Kempenfest is Barrie Ontario’s signature festival event, celebrating 53 years Aug 1-4, 2025, located across two-kilometers of Barrie’s beautiful waterfront. The annual event is Ontario’s largest waterfront festival, featuring 300 arts & crafts vendors, a midway, youth village, antiques, face painters, buskers, great food, a poutine village, and two stages of live music! Kempenfest attracts upwards of 150,000 patrons visits per year, and is recognized in Ontario’s Top 100 Festivals (as per FEO 2024). For more festival info visit: www.kempenfest.com All Ages / Licensed.

Kempenfest is Barrie Ontario’s signature festival event, celebrating 53 years Aug 1-4, 2025, located across two-kilometres of Barrie’s beautiful waterfront.

The annual event is Ontario’s largest waterfront festival, featuring 300 arts & crafts vendors, a midway, youth village, antiques, face painters, buskers, great food, a poutine village, and two stages of live music!

Kempenfest attracts upwards of 150,000 patrons visits per year, and is recognized in Ontario’s Top 100 Festivals (as per FEO 2024).

For more festival info visit our official website

All Ages / Licensed.

The Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games is an annual three-day event that celebrates local Scottish heritage and features world-renowned talent and entertainment in the beautiful town of Fergus, Ontario.

The Port Hope Arts Festival will take place on Saturday August 9. The event will feature a 10-Minute Play Series, Art Around Town, an outdoor vendor market, wagon rides, and a community gathering in the park. You can expect activities for the kids, live music, food vendors and other fun surprises! New for this year will be an Under The Marquee event at the Port Hope Capitol Theatre into the evening. You are not going to want to miss a minute.

The Municipality recognizes August as Arts Month. Our vision for Arts Month is to encourage an organic community celebration of the arts by extending an open invitation to get creative and curious. During Arts Month, we empower residents, organizations and businesses to present activities, digital content or displays that engage folks in experiences that educate, inspire, and connect us to a variety of artistic mediums. Participation could be private, and may include reaching out to a local artist to tell them you admire their talents, purchasing a unique art piece, trying your hand at or experiencing a new art form. Participation could also be more public, like hosting a workshop, sharing a work-in-progress or tips online. Ultimately, the goal is to have some creative, community fun. 

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.

FREE event brings together music, entertainment, learning, activities and so much more. This festival has something for all ages, so plan to spend the day!

Since 1989, the Sun Life Waterloo Busker Carnival has been bringing world-class street performers to Uptown Waterloo for four unforgettable days each August. From acrobats and contortionists to comedians and fire acts, these international performers keep crowds laughing, gasping, and cheering. But the fun doesn’t stop there! The carnival also offers special events, free workshops, thrilling midway rides, Artist Alley with local artisans, and a feast of food trucks. With free admission, it’s open to everyone, making it a truly inclusive celebration. So come out, join the fun, and get ready to be amazed!

Highlighting the festival, the Compass Minerals Concert on Saturday, August 30, features the renowned Finger Eleven, promising an unforgettable evening of dynamic live music. The weekend features a variety of “Salty” attractions including the Compass Minerals Above Ground Salt Experience and Mine Rescue Demonstrations along with the Goderich Tourism Virtual Reality Mine Images, Videos and Selfie Stations, and more. For family fun, the Royal Lepage Heartland Realty petting zoo, wagon rides, and a family photo booth will be back along with the Parrish and Heimbecker Inflatables! This year’s festival emphasizes celebrating local salt heritage through food, music, and culture. Enjoy diverse culinary offerings at the Food Truck Village and local restaurants highlighting their salted specialties. Don't miss out on the popular Salt Walk from previous years, with the location to be announced soon.

Canada's Largest Beach Party!

Get ready for the ultimate end-of-summer celebration at the 2025 Sauble Beach Party! With three days of chart-topping artists, exciting performances, and an amazing festival atmosphere, this is your can't-miss event of the year... we guarantee it!

Lineup includes: The Reklaws, Brett Young, Mariana's Trench and many more.

The full lineup for each day in on our website and tickets are on sale NOW!

The 27th Annual Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle is a non-profit, award-winning blues and jazz festival held in Port Credit,Mississauga, Ontario. The three-day outdoor festival features three stages at Port Credit Memorial Park, presenting over 40 Canadian and International acts, along with performances from over 20 musical acts during its free Saturday afternoon street party, the LIUNA Local 183 Street Shuffle, held in the village from 1-5 P.M. The park is fully licensed, offers food vendors, an artisan market, two free stages and one ticketed stage, attracting thousands of attendees to the park each day.

Kitchener's Victoria Park will embody the essence of summer with a mix of music, food, activations and entertainment and more!

Stonebridge Wasaga Beach Blues Festival is an annual, outdoor music event featuring 3 days of top entertainment; welcoming thousands of music fans every year. Tickets are now on sale for Stonebridge Wasaga Beach Blues 2025. Don’t miss out, get yours today. Come help us celebrate our 13th anniversary with 20 bands and performers on 2 stages.

Supercrawl Productions is a not-for-profit organization which presents the annual Supercrawl festival on James Street in Hamilton on the second weekend of September each year. Every year the festival welcomes close to 300,000 people into Hamilton’s downtown core with an economic impact of over $20 million. Supercrawl is a free, three-day arts and music street festival which celebrates the cultures, businesses and creative people in Hamilton's downtown core. Road closures along James Street allow for a variety of programming, including three music stages, art installations, fashion runway, theatre, dance, theatre, author talks, active zone, family zone, street vendors and food trucks.

Be Bavarian with us and join us for K-W Oktoberfest September 26 – October 18, 2025!

Please note: Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest runs from September 26th to October 18th, but events are not held every day. To make the most of your Oktoberfest experience, be sure to check the event calendar for specific dates and times!

Check our website www.oktoberfest.ca  | or any social media channel @kwoktoberfest.

Celebrating arts and culture with the many murals of Midland. Join us September 27 from 10:00am-5:00pm and take a guided or self-guided tour of some of the 30+ outdoor murals. 

There will be live music all day long with talented local musicians. Check out local artists and artisan booths, food trucks, make-and-take activities, as well as artistic opportunities to get involved in.

At our inaugural Midland Mural Festival in 2024, festival goers participated in the creation of TWO brand new community murals to be installed downtown Midland.