Embrace winter at Discovery Harbour's Mid-Winter Social on Family Day weekend! Enjoy a tractor-pulled wagon ride, try showshoeing and snowtubing, enjoy make and take crafts, watch historical demonstrations, and so much more!

Looking for family-friendly activities during March Break? Feed your curiosity and travel back in time at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons! With take-home crafts, historical demonstrations, storytelling and more, we guarantee your journey to the 17th century will be both educational and fun. No time machine, or reservations, required.

Join the Friends of Wye Marsh and Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons for an awesome celebration of maple syrup this spring! Visit a real sugar shack, taste delicious maple taffy, roast bannock over a fire, shop our artisan market, enjoy make and take crafts, and enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast at Restaurant Sainte-Marie!

The 38th Annual Pelham Art Festival will take place in-person this Mother’s Day Weekend (May 9-11). All art lovers are welcome to attend the festival to listen to live music, browse and meet over 80 juried artists’ collections and even take home your favourite piece! The online festival also takes place for the entire month of May, where you can browse all selected artwork.

On June 14, 2025 from 9am-5pm our downtown Midland core and our waterfront parks host 200+ vendors and food trucks for Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival.  Vendors sell everything from butter tarts to unique, hand-made items.  And the variety of butter tarts you’ll find at our festival includes plain, raisin, pecan, walnut, skor, maple, bacon, coconut, chocolate covered, PB&J, s’mores, gluten-free, vegan, nut-free, cheesecake, pumpkin... and many more.

The Ontario's Best Butter Tart Contest will award the prize for BEST Butter Tart in Ontario.  The contest is open to both professional and amateur/home bakers.  The contest features both Traditional and Wild Style categories.  Our judges include celebrities, chefs, food and travel bloggers, and local dignitaries all with one thing in common – a love of butter tarts!

And while you are here in Midland, visit our downtown merchants and their unique shops.  Some will be will be offering butter tart festival sales, deals and sweet treats.

The Entertainment Stage features family-friendly musical performances all day. And kids will love the Kids Zone in Harbourside Park. Enjoy free shuttle service, complimentary bike valet, free transit and much more!  Mark your calendar to join us for the sweetest day of the year!

For more information, please visit us at: www.buttertartfestival.ca

King St., Dundas, ON is closed for 3 days of street festival fun, shopping, food AND 4 stages with free Entertainment including a Family Fun Zone with Free activities.

King St., Dundas, ON is closed for 3 days of street festival fun, shopping, food AND 4 stages with free Entertainment including a Family Fun Zone with Free activities.

King St., Dundas, ON is closed for 3 days of street festival fun, shopping, food AND 4 stages with free Entertainment including a Family Fun Zone with Free activities.

The Sun Life Waterloo Busker Carnival is a long-standing, 4-day international street performers festival in Uptown Waterloo, drawing around 50,000 attendees annually and heading into its 37th year. Here, world-class buskers—including jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, comedians, fire acts, and musicians—gather crowds, perform incredible acts, and then “pass the hat.” Many of our buskers have trained at prestigious circus schools or Cirque du Soleil, with performers from Canada, the U.S., Ireland, Australia, Mexico, Estonia, and England to name a few. With over 64 scheduled performances across the weekend, plus roaming entertainers, free workshops, midway rides, and Artist Alley, the carnival offers something for everyone. Uniquely, the festival is accessible to all—attendees watch the show and decide what to pay based on what they can give, making it possible for everyone to enjoy high-quality entertainment regardless of financial means. Entirely volunteer-driven, the event brings the community together in an inclusive atmosphere, creating a true celebration of summer’s end for attendees of all ages.

The Sun Life Waterloo Busker Carnival is a long-standing, 4-day international street performers festival in Uptown Waterloo, drawing around 50,000 attendees annually and heading into its 37th year. Here, world-class buskers—including jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, comedians, fire acts, and musicians—gather crowds, perform incredible acts, and then “pass the hat.” Many of our buskers have trained at prestigious circus schools or Cirque du Soleil, with performers from Canada, the U.S., Ireland, Australia, Mexico, Estonia, and England to name a few. With over 64 scheduled performances across the weekend, plus roaming entertainers, free workshops, midway rides, and Artist Alley, the carnival offers something for everyone. Uniquely, the festival is accessible to all—attendees watch the show and decide what to pay based on what they can give, making it possible for everyone to enjoy high-quality entertainment regardless of financial means. Entirely volunteer-driven, the event brings the community together in an inclusive atmosphere, creating a true celebration of summer’s end for attendees of all ages.