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September 2019
Save 20% on Fall Eco Adventure Tours at Scenic Caves Nature
Take an autumn colour tour through the treetops! Save 20% off any guided Eco Adventure Tour until October 31/19. View a dazzling display of vibrant fall colours as you walk the treetop canopy and glide down a blazing forest zipline plus a majestic escarpment ridgetop zipline. Experience panoramic views of south Georgian Bay from the iconic 420 ft. suspension footbridge. Hike the underworld of caves/crevasses long ago inhabited by the Petun First Nations people. Discover the unique geology of a…
Find out more »The Great Northern Exhibition
Visit the annual fall fair for midway rides, great food, demolition derby, tractor pull, children's activities, displays, antique cars, entertainment, livestock judging and more! Located on Fairground road between Collingwood and Wasaga Beach!
Find out more »Pumpkin Mania Fall Festival
Have a blast with your friends and family as you get in the Fall spirit playing pumpkin-themed games! We have a variety of fun Fall activities suitable for all ages.
Find out more »Barrie Culture Days
The City of Barrie is proud to celebrate Culture Days, a Canada-wide celebration designed to catalyze and inspire public participation in arts and culture from September 27 to 29, 2019. Culture Days is a collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. The first Culture Days was held in September 2010 in over 700 Canadian cities and towns and was a great success. Annually,…
Find out more »Coldwater Fall Fair
Coldwater's annual Fall Fair featuring a Demolition Derby, Live Music, Children's Play Area, Rides, Great Food, livestock judging and more! 2019 will see the addition of a Talent Show, Zucchini Drag Races, a new circuit tractor pull class as well as many changes within existing classes in addition to our many long standing and popular events and features such as the Demolition Derby, Horse Pulls, Tractor pull, Midway and others. This year’s theme is “Tree’s - Come Grow With Us”.…
Find out more »Marche de Nuit Midland Night Market
Downtown Midland will be alive on Saturday, September 28 with the inaugural Marché de Nuit Midland Night Market. From 1 to 9 p.m., Elizabeth Street, between King and First Streets, will be the site of the new street festival. Visitors will enjoy performers and buskers on the street and inside a big top tent where the grand finale, including fire jugglers, will take place at 8 p.m. There will be a hula hoop area and face painting for families. The free,…
Find out more »October 2019
Pumpkinferno
Experience the phenomenon of hauntingly magical and stirring outdoor exhibits of hand-crafted synthetic pumpkins, all lit up against the night-time backdrop of Discovery Harbour. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays starting October 3 until October 20. Operates every evening from Monday October 21 to Wednesday October 30 - 7pm-10pm (last admission at 9:30 PM) This is an outdoor exhibit spanning our beautiful historic attraction. Please wear comfortable shoes and appropriate weather gear, we are open even during rainy evenings.
Find out more »Meaford Scarecrow Invasion Parade & Festival
The Invasion The “Invasion of Scarecrows” begins in mid September through to mid October. More than 250 scarecrows will be found in the downtown area alone – dangling from downtown lamp posts, hiding in bushes and trees, lounging happily on benches, peeking out from behind cornstalks and resting comfortably on porches and verandas. They frolic everywhere! The main street (Sykes St.), and harbour area, are particularly alive with scarecrows during this time. This year’s decorating theme is “Scarecrows’ Book Invasion”.…
Find out more »Port Elgin Pumpkinfest
Featuring two GIANT Vegetable Weigh Offs, one of Ontario's LARGEST two day outdoor Car Shows, over 100 craft & marketplace vendors for all your Shopping needs and tons of FAMILY FUN Attractions, Port Elgin Pumpkinfest is THE place to be!
Find out more »Halloween at Drysdales
The halloween spirit howls at Drysdale’s haunted harvest village beginning the first weekend in October and running each weekend until halloween. Be it their first Halloween or recapturing memories of past, the Harvest Village provides everything for a memorable October outing. We will help you in your search for the great pumpkin and The Evergreen Store will fulfill your needs from corn stalks and hay bales to devilish delights for decorating your home inside and out. Enjoy a day of…
Find out more »Evening Halloween Activities at Drysdales
Beginning the first Saturday Night of October brave creatures and entities from both this world and beyond while embarking on a wagon ride on the Psycho Path through the Frightful Forest. Last wagon leaves at 9:00pm "The Psycho-Path" Wagon Ride (ages 13+) Pick Pocket Magician Sand Mountain Bonfire & Marshmallow roasting Zipline Tarot Card Reader Food & Beverage Service (Cash Only) And Much More...
Find out more »Flashlight Maze Nights at Rounds Ranch
Come for Pumpkin Mania and stay for our Flashlight Corn Maze nights! Every Saturday night in October from 6 - 10pm! Can you solve our interactive maze puzzle to find the secret…in the dark? Bring your flashlight and try to navigate your way through the twists and turns. Try not to get lost! The Flashlight Corn Maze package also includes a Campfire and a wagon ride out to the Pumpkin Patch where you can pick your own pumpkin of ANY…
Find out more »Halloween Midland Movie Night
Halloween Midland Movie Night is back! Catch the last FREE 2019 movie under the stars in Downtown Midland on Saturday, October 5th, 2019. Join us for the screening of "Monsters Inc." on the big screen at the 509 Bay St. Parking Lot (At King St). All movies start at dusk. Bring your own lawn chair. FREE water from ShopMidland.com & FREE popcorn from Downtown Midland! Portable toilet on-site from Georgian Bay Sanitation. This movie is brought to you in partnership…
Find out more »Apple Harvest Festival
There's no better way to enjoy Thanksgiving Weekend and no better place to explore the countryside, harbour towns and fall colours! Free activities throughout the Blue Mountain area from the Village to Thornbury & Clarksburg. Live Music, The Apple Pie Trail, street performers, hiking, biking, trails, gallery tours and much, much more!
Find out more »November 2019
HoHo Holiday 5K Run
Come kick off the 2019 Holiday Season with the 3rd Annual HoHoHoliday 5K in support of You’re The Chef Program and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Georgian Triangle! The HoHoHoliday 5K is the most Festive run in town! This 5km trail run combines the magic of the Holidays with community engagement and fitness. Join us and light up the Collingwood trail system with 1000+ Santas. Along with an epic 5K run, there will be rest stops with holiday treats…
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