| It's in Canada...
In the Region of Ontario...
Right at the southern end
and not far from Toronto
Less than an hour away from
Toronto, Hamilton and close to other major centres in Southwestern
Ontario, Guelph is ideally located for your next conference, tournament or
corporate event. Our historic Downtown and spacious University Campus
offer a unique and picturesque setting for a quality event experience.
Guelph is a culturally vibrant city with an interesting range of fine
dining, live music and theatre, visual arts and restored heritage
architecture.
Often called "The City of
Music", Guelph is noted for its signature music festivals: Guelph Spring
Festival, a 10-day celebration of music held in late-May and early-June,
Hillside Festival, a summer weekend music event held in late-July and the
Guelph Jazz Festival held the second weekend in September. Other Guelph
events of interest include College Royal, the University of Guelph's open
house, Ribfest, a weekend of food and music, Autofest, a classic car show
and the Great Canadian Brewing Festival, featuring many brands of Canadian
ales and lagers. As a centre of craft brewing, Guelph pubs and restaurants
feature a wonderful array of quality micro brews on tap and several of the
local breweries offer tours and tastings to visitors.
With direct access to the
401, Highways 6 and 7 and other major routes, Guelph is a short drive to
many nearby attractions including African Lion Safari, Stratford Festival,
St. Jacobs, Wings of Paradise and Elora Gorge. Guelph offers
reasonable-priced accommodation ranging from deluxe hotel rooms, bed and
breakfasts to student residences (seasonal May-August).
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