Weddings, proms & nights out · 2026-09-21 · 8-minute read
London, Ontario's festival nights by black car with LondonLimo.net are two fixed in-city fares - a planning figure of $40-60 each way for a sedan - to Sunfest in Victoria Park in early July, Rock the Park in Harris Park in mid-July, Home County in Victoria Park, Pride London's parade, the Forest City Film Festival in October and the Western Fair in September, with the drop and the pickup at the corners that work when the city closes Richmond, Dundas and Ridout for the weekend - Wellington and Dufferin for Victoria Park, Talbot and Fullarton for Harris Park, the Florence Street gate for the fair. A family books an SUV, a group a Sprinter by the hour, and an out-of-town visitor the festival weekend with the hotel through the travel desk; the events page has the calendar and the concerts and sports page the service; this article is the summer, festival by festival, driven around the barricades.
The festivals, and their corners
| Festival | When | Where | The closures | The drop and pickup corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunfest | Early July, four days | Victoria Park | Richmond and Central around the park; Dundas on the weekend | Wellington and Dufferin; Richmond and Oxford |
| Rock the Park | Mid-July, four nights | Harris Park at the forks | Ridout Street from Dundas to Oxford; the forks' streets | Talbot and Fullarton; Dundas and Talbot |
| Home County Music and Art Festival | Mid-July, three days | Victoria Park | The park's streets | Wellington and Dufferin |
| Pride London | Late July, the parade on the last Sunday | Queens Avenue and the core | The parade route from Queens to the park | Wellington and King after the parade |
| The Western Fair | Early to mid-September, ten days | The Western Fair District, Dundas East | Dundas East slows; the district's lots fill | The Florence Street gate; Rectory and Dundas |
| The Forest City Film Festival | October, a week | The Grand, the Wolf Performance Hall, the downtown screens | None to speak of | The venue's curb |
| Ribfest and the food festivals | July and August weekends | Victoria Park; the market | The park's streets | Wellington and Dufferin |
The City of London publishes the closures the week of each festival; the events page has the dates and the venues page the parks.
Sunfest, in Victoria Park
The world-music festival fills Victoria Park with five stages, the food stalls and thirty thousand people a day over the first weekend of July, the park's streets close and Dundas on the weekend, and the drop is at Wellington and Dufferin on the park's southeast or Richmond and Oxford to the north with the pickup at the same corner texted at the last set; the attractions page has the park and the Sunfest site the programme.
Rock the Park, in Harris Park
The rock festival at the forks closes Ridout Street from Dundas to Oxford for four nights in mid-July with the stage facing the river and the crowd on the slope; the drop is at Talbot and Fullarton or Dundas and Talbot with the walk down to the park, the pickup at the same corner at the encore, and the Rock the Park site has the lineup. The core's garages fill by 5 and the desk's advice is the drop by 5:30.
Home County, Pride and the food festivals
Home County's folk stages in Victoria Park the weekend after Sunfest with the same corners; Pride London's parade down Queens Avenue on the last Sunday of July with the drop before the route closes and the pickup at Wellington and King after; Ribfest and the food festivals in the park on the August weekends; the Pride London site has the parade's route each year.
The Western Fair
Ten days of the fair in September at the Western Fair District on Dundas East - the midway, the grandstand, the halls, the racing - with the district's lots full by 6 and the drop at the Florence Street gate or Rectory and Dundas; a family's SUV at 5:30 and the pickup at the gate at 9:30 texted from the midway; the events article has the fair in full.
The Forest City Film Festival
A week of screenings in October at the Grand, the Wolf Performance Hall in the library and the downtown screens, with no closures and the drop at the venue's curb; the concert article has the Grand's door and the Forest City Film Festival site the programme.
The family's SUV and the group's Sprinter
A family of five to Sunfest in an SUV at $50-70 each way with the stroller in the back and the drop at Wellington and Dufferin; fourteen friends to Rock the Park in a Sprinter by the hour with dinner on the Row first and the corner at Talbot and Fullarton at the encore; the fleet page has each and the group transportation page the Sprinter.
The visitor's festival weekend
A couple from Toronto for Rock the Park: the Toronto page's fare down on Friday, the DoubleTree through the travel desk, the festival's four nights with the corner each night, the market and Springbank by day, and home on Monday; the things to do article has the days between the sets.
The closures, honestly
The city publishes each festival's closures the week of, the police add a closure on the night if the crowd needs it, and the corner the desk names at booking is the one that has worked for years - Wellington and Dufferin, Talbot and Fullarton, the Florence Street gate; a corner that closes on the night is replaced by the chauffeur's text with the next one, and the events article has the closures' pattern.
Three festival nights, as they went
Sunfest, a Byron family of five, a Saturday in July. The house at 4:30, Wellington and Dufferin at 4:50, the same corner at 9:40, home at 10:05. Two SUV fares at $62.
Rock the Park, fourteen, a Friday. The office at 5, a Row restaurant, Talbot and Fullarton at 6:45, the corner at 11:20, the drops to 12:15. A Sprinter for seven and a quarter hours.
The Western Fair, grandparents and grandchildren, a Sunday in September. Masonville at 1, the Florence Street gate at 1:20, the gate at 6:10, home at 6:35. Two SUV fares at $54.
Booking it
The festival night is two fixed fares on the reservation engine with the festival and the corner in the notes, or one email to the desk for the group's Sprinter or the visitor's weekend; the concerts and sports page has the service.
Three questions the desk is asked about the festivals
Can we be dropped inside the closure? No - the police close the streets to all cars but the festival's own; the corner is a two-to-five-minute walk and the desk names it.
Can the chauffeur wait through the festival? By the hour, yes; a family that goes for three hours books two fixed fares and the chauffeur runs another booking between.
What about rain? The festivals run in rain, the park's paths are mud by Sunday, and the SUV's mats are rubber; the FAQ has the rest.
Sunfest, in detail
TD Sunfest fills Victoria Park over the first weekend of July with five stages of world music, the food stalls along the paths, the craft market and thirty thousand people a day, free; the park's streets close and Dundas on the Saturday and Sunday; the drop at Wellington and Dufferin or Richmond and Oxford, the pickup texted at the last set, and the Sunfest site has the programme in June.
Rock the Park, in detail
Rock the Park's four nights in mid-July fill Harris Park at the forks with the stage facing the river, the beer garden and the crowd on the slope, ticketed; Ridout closes from Dundas to Oxford, the forks' streets fill, and the drop at Talbot and Fullarton or Dundas and Talbot by 5:30 with the walk down; the Rock the Park site has the lineup and the attractions page the forks.
Home County, in detail
The Home County Music and Art Festival's folk stages in Victoria Park the weekend after Sunfest, free, with the craft village and the same corners; the Home County site has the programme.
Pride London, in detail
Pride London's festival week in late July ends with the parade down Queens Avenue to Victoria Park on the last Sunday, the parade route closed from the morning, and the drop before the route closes and the pickup at Wellington and King after; the Pride London site has the route and the events page the week.
The Western Fair, in detail
The fair's ten days in September at the Western Fair District: the midway, the grandstand's concerts, the agricultural halls, the racing and the food; the district's lots on Florence and Rectory fill by 6, Dundas East slows, and the drop at the Florence Street gate or Rectory and Dundas with the pickup texted from the midway; the Western Fair site has the dates and the venues page the district.
The Forest City Film Festival, in detail
A week in October of screenings at the Grand, the Wolf Performance Hall in the Central Library and the downtown screens, with the galas at the Grand and no closures; the drop at the venue's curb, and the Forest City Film Festival site has the programme.
Ribfest and the food festivals, in detail
Ribfest's weekend in Victoria Park in late July or August, the food-truck festivals, the market's summer nights: the park's streets close and the corners are Sunfest's; the attractions page has the park and the market.
The visitor's weekend, in detail
The Toronto page's fare down on Friday, the DoubleTree or the Delta through the travel desk, Rock the Park's four nights with the corner each night, the market and the forks by day, Springbank on Sunday, and home on Monday; the hotels article has the downtown hotels a walk from both parks.
Booking checklist for the festival night
The date; the festival; the pickup address; the drop corner; the pickup corner; the vehicle; the numbers; the visitor's hotel if any. Eight lines to the desk or two fixed fares on the reservation engine.
The honest summary
Six festivals, three parks and a downtown that closes its streets every July weekend, driven around the barricades to the corners that work; the concerts and sports page has the service and the events page the calendar.
A worked example: four nights at the forks
A Toronto couple booked Rock the Park's four nights: the Toronto page's fare down on Thursday to the DoubleTree, the Talbot and Fullarton corner at 5:30 each evening and 11:15 each night on eight fixed fares at $44, the market and Springbank by day on the attractions itinerary's route, and home on Monday; one file, one invoice, and the travel desk held the hotel through the festival's sellout.
The desk's rule of thumb
Two fixed fares per night; the drop by 5:30 for Rock the Park and any time for Sunfest; the corner the desk names and its alternative by text; the SUV for a family and the Sprinter for a group; and the visitor's weekend on one file. The events page has the calendar.
Booking it, in one line
The festival night is two fixed fares on the reservation engine with the festival and the corner in the notes, or one email to the desk for the group's Sprinter or the visitor's weekend.
