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Town Happenings
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Event organizers' telephone numbers are provided for further information on these exciting events.

September October
SEPTEMBER
'til Sept 4 Tap Dogs, King's Wharf Theatre, Penetanguishene 705-549-5555 (ad page 23)
Sept 1 Rotary Brantford Charity Airshow, Brantford Municipal Airport www.brantfordairshow.com
Sept 2-6 Paris Fair, Paris Fairgrounds 519-442-2823
Sept 3-4 Meaford & St. Vincent Fall Fair, Meaford Fairgrounds 519-538-0942
Sept 3-5 13th Annual Mustard Festival, Hamilton www.mustardfestival.ca 
Sept 3-5 Bayfest, Port Rowan 1-800-699-9038
Sept 3-6 Canada's Largest Ribfest, Burlington www.canadaslargestribfest.com
Sept 4 Annual Kirkfield Festival, Kirkfield 705-488-8868
Sept 4-5 Kawartha Arts Festival, Fenelon Fairground 705-887-3263
Sept 5 Giant Garage Sale & Pancake Breakfast, Royal Cdn Legion Penetanguishene 705-549-4126
Sept 5-7 Port Perry Fair, Fairgrounds www.portperryfair.com
Sept 7-25 "The Radio Show", Orillia Opera House 705-326-8011
Sept 9-11 Fall Fair, Victoria Park Owen Sound, 519-371-1720
Sept 9-12 Guelph Jazz Festival, various locations www.guelphjazzfestival.com
Sept 9-12 Six Nations Fall Fair, Ohsweken Fairgrounds 1-88-3001
Sept 9-12 Orono Fair, Fairgrounds 905-983-9510
Sept 10 Feast of 1812, Prime Time Club Wasaga Beach 705-429-2516
Sept 10-12 Orillia & District Fall Fair, Fairgrounds Road 705-325-0353
Sept 10-12 Georgetown Fall Fair, Fairgrounds www.georgetownfallfair.ca
Sept 10-12 Southside Shuffle Blues & Jazz Festival, Port Credit www.southsideshuffle.com (ad page 14)
Sept 11 Dead & Buried Ontario, Simcoe County Genealogy Society www.simcoebogs.com 
Sept 11 Pratie Oaten, Grey Roots Museum Owen Sound www.greyroots.com
Sept 11 Breeders Parade of Horses, Orangeville www.discoverbroadway.ca (ad page 32)
Sept 11 Doors Open Meaford 1888-632-3673 tourism@mdca.ca
Sept 11-12 War of 1812 Re-enactment, Backus Heritage Conservation Area 1-800-699-9038
Sept 11-12 Annual Pow Wow, Sainte Marie Park Midland 705-526-5589
Sept 12 Feast of Fields, Cold Creek Conservation Area, Nobleton 905-859-3609 (ad page 6)
Sept 13-16 Sleuth, Theatre Orangeville at The Gayety Theatre www.theatrecollingwood.com 705-445-2200
Sept 14-Oct 8 A Taste of Streetsville, various locations Streetsville www.villageofstreetsville.com
Sept 15 Annual BBQ & Tour de Perry Trike Race, Port Perry United Way (ad page 29)
Sept 15-Oct 15 14th Annual Scarecrow Invasion, various locations Meaford www.visitmeaford.ca
Sept 16-19 Delhi Harvest Festival, Delhi 1-800-699-9038
Sept 17-18 Annual Beatles Celebration, Downtown Orillia 1-866-329-5959
Sept 17-19 Acton Fall Fair, Prospect Park www.actonfair.ca
Sept 17 A Spirit Walk, Pickering Museum Village 905-683-8401
Sept 18 Preston Music Festival, Central Park, Cambridge www.discoverpreston.com
Sept 18 Nine Mile Portage Heritage Festival, Barrie www.barrie.ca
Sept 18 Beautiful Joe's 4th Annual Autumn Adventure, Meaford 519-538-4391
Sept 18 Doors Open Waterloo Region, various locations www.region.waterloo.on.ca/doorsopen
Sept 18-19 Brantford International Jazz Festival, Harmony Square www.brantfordjazzfestival.com
Sept 18-19 Fall Farm Craft Show, Country Heritage Park, Milton 1-888-307-3276
Sept 18-20 156th Beaverton Fall Fair, Beaverton www.beavertonfallfair.ca
Sept 18-20 28th Annual Oshawa Fall Art Festival, Camp Samac Oshawa 905-576-4547
Sept 19 Vintage Clothing Fashion Show & Silent Auction, Meaford Hall jddolmer@gmail.com
Sept 19 Doors Open Barrie, various locations www.doorsopenbarrie.ca
Sept 19 Eden Mills Writers' Festival www.edenmillswritersfestival.ca (ad page 9)
Sept 20 Pioneer Fall Fair, Scugog Shore Historical Museum, Port Perry www.scugogshoresmuseum.com
Sept 21 Shades of Autumn Car Show, Downtown Huntsville www.downtownhuntsvilleadventures.ca
Sept 22-26 156th Lindsay Central Exhibition, Lindsay 705-324-5551
Sept 23-26 Rhinestone Cowgirl presented by Theatre Orangeville www.theatreorangeville.ca (ad page 32)
Sept 24 Harvest Tea, Oshawa Community & Museum Archives www.oshawamuseum.org
Sept 24-25 A Spirit Walk, Pickering Museum Village 905-683-8401
Sept 24-26 Applefest, Brighton www.applefest.reach.net
Sept 24-Oct.11 Headwaters Arts Festival , Orangeville www.discoverbroadway.ca (ad page 32)
Sept 25 Concert for the Cure, Hank's Place, Ohsweken 1-866-393-3001
Sept 25 Chili Cook-off, Main Street Orono 905-242-5755
Sept 25 Autumnfest, Bronte Village www.brontevillage.net
Sept 25 Culture Days, various locations Barrie www.barrie.ca
Sept 25 Settlers' Day & Dinner, Penetanguishene Museum 705-549-2150 (ad page 23)
Sept 25 St. James Festival & Marketplace, Paris Fairgrounds (519_442-4334 (ad page 10)
Sept 25 Doors Open Brant, various locations Brantford & Brant County 519-752-2483 (ad page 10)
Sept 25 Cloverleaf 45th Annual Garden Tour, Mississauga www.cloverleafgardenclub.org
Sept 25-26 Georgina Studio Tour & Sale www.georginastudiotour.com (ad page 25)
Sept 25-26 25th Anniversary Studio Tour, Victoria County www.victoriastudiotour.com 
Sept 25-26 Doors Open Oakville, various locations Oakville www.heritagetrust.on.ca
Sept 25-26 Norfolk Studio Tour, various locations Norfolk Couny 1-800-699-9038
Sept 26 Applefest Fall Fair, Ireland House Burlington www.museumsofburlington.com (ad page 13)
Sept 26 Harvest Celebration, Port Perry www.discoverportperry.ca (ad page 29)
Sept 30-Oct 2 152nd Annual Bobcaygeon Fair, Bobcaygeon Fairgrounds www.bobcaygeonfair.com
OCTOBER
Oct 1 Rhinestone Cowgirl, Capitol Theatre Port Hope www.capitoltheatre.com
Oct 1-3 Gem Mineral Bead & Jewellery Show, Ancaster Fairgrounds 1-800-360-2813 (ad page 10)
Oct 2 Newcastle Fall Fair, Downtown Newcastle 905-987-5372
Oct 2-3 27th Annual Meaford Apple Harvest Craft Show, Meaford Arena (ad page 22)
Oct 2-3 Studios of Brampton Tour www.studiosofbrampton.com 905-874-2919 (ad page 2)
Oct 2-3 Brant Studio Tour, various locations Brantford & Brant Cty www.brantstudiotour.ca
Oct 2-3 Lion's Antique Show & Sale, Port Dover 1-800-699-9038
Oct 3 Harvest Home Festival, Wellington County Museum www.wcm.on.ca
Oct 3 Fall Family Festival, Pickering Museum Village 905-683-8401
Oct 5-11 Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show, Simcoe 1-800-699-9038
Sept 9-10 Thanksgiving Harvest Festival, Ste Marie Among the Hurons 705-526-7838
Oct 9-10 Escarpment Studio Tour, various locations Grey County www.escarpmentstudiotour.ca
Oct 14-31 Skin Flick, Theatre Orangeville www.theatreorangeville.ca 1-800-424-1295 (ad page 4)
Oct 15-16 25th Anniversary Guelph Studio Tour, various locations www.guelphstudiotour.com
Oct 15-17 Waterford Pumpkinfest, Waterford 1-800-699-9038
Oct 16-17 10th Annual Stouffville Studio Tour, various locations www.stouffvillestudiotour.com
Oct 17 Trafalgar Day, Oakville www.brontvillage.net
Oct 17-Nov 7 30th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Bowmanville 905-623-5831
Oct 23 Annual Haunted Village, Kawartha Setter's Village www.settlersvillage.org 
Oct 23-24 21st Annual Harvest Tour, Downtown Midland 705-527-7246
Oct 27-28 Haunted Harbour, Discovery Harbour Penetanguishene 705-549-8064
Oct 28-30 31st Annual Art Show & Sale, Mississauga Senior Citizen Centre 905-615-4810
Oct 30 14th Annual Snowflake Bazaar, Maxwell Community Centre 519-923-5414 (ad page 20)
Oct 30 Spooktacular Events, Penetanguishene Centennial Museum 705-549-2150
Oct 30 Hagersville Lions Club Christmas Craft Show, Hagersville Secondary School 905-768-5917
Oct 30-31 Markham 48 Studio Tour, Unionville www.markham48studiotour.com
Oct 31 Rocky Horror Halloween, Ireland House Burlington www.museumsofburlington.com

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