The 5 most anticipated music festivals in Toronto this spring

Toronto music festivals are some of the most anticipated events of the year in the city, and with the weather hopefully warming up in the near future, festival season is about to get underway.

When Rihanna said "please don't stop the music," she must have been echoing the voices of Toronto music fans, because there's no end to the music this spring, from a grassroots heavy metal festival to a city-wide celebration of Canadian artists.

Here are my picks for the most-anticipated music festivals coming to Toronto this spring.

Music festivals

Date

About the Event

Location
- Electric Island
  
  May 18 - September 1
  
  Electric Island
  
  Kicking off the first of four weekends this spring, this electronic music festival is bringing the beats to Fort York to keep the party going all summer long.
  
  Fort York
- Prepare the Ground
  
  May 31 - June 2
  
  Prepare the Ground
  
  New music festivals are rare in Toronto, but Prepare the Ground is one such unicorn. Described as a "community-focused arts and heavy music festival," fans can headbang along with over 60 acts at hot venues across the city.
  
  Multiple Venues
- Boiler Room Toronto
  
  June 1
  
  Boiler Room Toronto
  
  This global outdoor dance party is returning to Toronto's Woodbine Park for one dizzying day featuring some of the hottest acts in electronic, house and dance music.
  
  Woodbine Park
- NXNE
  
  June 12-16
  
  NXNE
  
  One of the most highly-anticipated music festivals in the city, NXNE is back this year with hundreds of hot acts performing across dozens of venues across the city.
  
  Multiple Venues
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