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

July August
JULY
'til Jul 17 On Golden Pond, King's Wharf Theatre, Penetanguishene 705-549-5555 (ad page 28)
Jul 1 Canada Day Celebrations, Niagara Falls www.niagarafalls.ca
Jul 1 Port Credit's 175th Anniversary, Port Credit www.pc175.ca (ad page 2)
Jul 1 Canada Day in Clarington, Bowmanville 905-623-3106
Jul 1 Strawberry Social, Joseph Brant Museum Burlington www.museumsofburlington.com
Jul 1 Canada Day & Fireworks, Bronte Waterfront Park www.brontevillage.net
Jul 1 Canada Day Celebrations, Orillia 705-325-4996
Jul 1 Canada Day Celebrations, Kinsmen Park Pickering 905-420-4660 x 2098
Jul 1-4 34th Annual Promenade Days, Downtown Barrie www.downtownbarrie.ca (ad page 28)
Jul 1-4 Port Dover Kinsmen Ribfest, Kinsmen Park 1-800-699-9038
Jul 1-4 100th Birthday Celebration, Allenford www.allenfordontario.com
Jul 2-4 Flavours of Niagara, Port Colborne www.portcolborne.ca
Jul 2-4 Niagara Antique Power Annual Heritage Display, Sherkston www.niagaraanituqepower.org
Jul 3 "All You Can Eat" Garden Party, Osprey Museum, Grey Rd 31 705-441-1182
Jul 3 Eugenia Gold Rush Days, www.eugeniagoldrush.com
Jul 3-4 ARTFEST...on the Bay, Meaford Harbour 519-538-0386
Jul 3-4 Farm Fun for Kids, Country Heritage Park, Milton 1-888-307-3276 (ad page 4)
Jul 4 Teeterville Pioneer Museums Teddy Bear Picnic, Teeterville 1-800-699-9038
Jul 7 & 21 Victorian Tea, Billy Bishop Museum Owen Sound 519-371-0031
Jul 7-10 Brantford International Villages Festival, various locations www.brantfordvillages.ca
Jul 7-10 Preston Towne Centre Summer Sidewalk Sale and Funfest, Cambridge (ad page 10)
Jul 8-11 9th Annual Ribfest & Craft Beer Show, Barrie www.downtownbarrie.ca (ad page 28)
Jul 9-10 Orangeville's Annual Founders Fair www.discoverbroadway.ca (ad page 15)
Jul 9-10 Art Show, Wine & Cheese, Wye Marsh 705-526-7809
Jul 9-11 Art in the Park, Dunnville 905-774-3183
Jul 9-11 Muskoka Pioneer Show, Bracebridge Fairgrounds www.bracebridgechamber.com/mppa
Jul 9-11 8th Annual Ribfest, Peterborough 705-748-4774
Jul 9-11 Mariposa Folk Festival 50th Annivesary, Orillia 705-326-3655
Jul 9-11 11th Annual Arts Festival, Bobcaygeon www.settlersvillage.org
Jul 10 16th Annual Library Garden Tour, Perkinsfield www.lobrarygardentour.ca
Jul 10 Downtown Classic Car Show, St. Paul Street St. Catharines www.mydowntown.ca
Jul 10 One of a Kind Art Show & Sale, Newcastle newcastleartshow@sympatico.ca
Jul 10 FiddleFest 3, St. Paul Street St. Catharines www.mydowntown.ca
Jul 10 Celebrate the World Cup, Downtown Port Perry (ad page 33)
Jul 10-11 Rural Heritage Traditions, Country Heritage Park, Milton 1-888-307-3276 (ad page 4)
Jul 10-11 40th Annual Antique Show & Sale, Lindsay 1-866-520-2689 (ad page 30)
Jul 10-12 Bobcaygeon Art Show & Sale, Kawartha Settlers' Village 705-738-6163 (ad page 30)
Jul 11 1st Annual Butterfly & Dragonfly Festival, Port Rowan 1-800-699-9038
Jul 12-17 The Love List, Theatre Collingwood www.theatrecollingwood.com
Jul 14-24 Six Dance Lessons in 6 Weeks, Globus Theatre, Bobcaygeon 1-800-304-7897 (ad page 30)
Jul 16 Firefly Festival, Downtown Huntsville www.downtownhuntsvilleadventures.ca
Jul 16-18 Antique Tractor and Toy Show, Country Heritage Park, Milton 1-888-307-3276 (ad page 4)
Jul 16-18 Scottish Festival, Orillia 705-325-8442
Jul 16-18 Port Credit Art Show, Credit Village Marnia 905-278-7742 (ad page 2)
Jul 16-18 Annual Arts and Crafts Summer Show, Bracebridge www.muskokaartsandcrafts.com
Jul 16-18 Mount Forest Fireworks Festival, Mount Forest www.mountforest.ca
Jul 16-18 Downtown Kitchener Ribfest and Craft Beer Show, www.kitchenerribandbeerfest.com
Jul 16-18 Cayugafest, various location www.cayugafest.com
Jul 17 Pirate Invasion, Main St. Brighton 613-475-2775
Jul 17 14th Annual Garden Tour, Bobcaygeon Horticultural Society 705-738-5631 (ad page 30)
Jul 17 Waverly Park BBQ & Car Show, Waverly 705-322-2950
Jul 17-18 Hometown Downtown Rib Cook-off, Lindsay www.mylindsayevents.com
Jul 17-18 3rd Annual Art in the Park, Penetanguishene www.questartgroup.ca
Jul 20-25 Leacock Summer Festival, Leacock Museum Orillia 705-329-1908 (ad page 35)
Jul 21 Wine & Food Festival, Kawartha Settlers Village, Bobcaygeon 705-738-6163 (ad page 30)
Jul 21-Aug 2 See How They Run, King's Wharf Theatre, Penetanguishene 705-549-5555 (ad page 28)
Jul 23-24 Tom N' Huck, Theatre Orangeville www.theatreorangeville.ca (ad page 15)
Jul 23-24 41st Annual Open Fiddle & Stepdance, Bobcaygeon www.fiddlecontest.ca (ad page 30)
Jul 23-25 100th Anniversary Homecoming Weekend, Bell Homestead Brantford 519-756-6220
Jul 23-25 Hillside Festival, Guelph Lake Island Guelph www.hillside.com
Jul 23-25 Burlington Jazz n Blues Festival, Spencer Smith Park www.burlingtonjazzbluesfestival.ca
Jul 24 Victoria County Historical Society Heritage Showcase, Lindsay 705-320-9979
Jul 24 16th Annual Wooden Boat Festival, Newcastle 905-987-5251
Jul 24-25 Highlands of Durham Games, Elgin Park, Uxbridge 1-888-253-5552 (ad front cover page)
Jul 24-25 Kids Country Farmer Olympics, Country Heritage Park, Milton 1-888-307-3276 (ad page 4)
Jul 24-25 Champion of Champions Powwow, Chiefswood Park, Ohsweken 1-866-393-3001 (ad page 6)
Jul 30 Twelfth Night, Kawartha Settlers Village, Bobcaygeon 705-738-6163 (ad page 30)
Jul 30 Meaford Rotary Annual Fish Fry, Meaford Harbour Pavilion www.meafordrotary.ca
Jul 30-Aug 2 Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival, Port Colborne www.portcolborne.ca (ad page 8)
Jul 31 Midnite Madness, Bobcaygeon 705-738-2202 (ad page 30)
Jul 31 Caygeon Carnival, Kawartha Settlers Village 705-738-6163 (ad page 30)
Jul 31-Aug 2 Simcoe Rotary Friendship Festival, Simcoe 1-800-699-9038
Jul 31-Aug 2 28th Annual Car, Truck, Bike Show & Flea Market, Fenelon Falls 705-887-2277
Jul 31-Aug 2 Pirate Festival, Country Heritage Park, Milton 1-888-307-3276 (ad page 4)
AUGUST
Aug 2 45th Annual Art in the Park, Bronte Waterfront Park www.oakvilleartsociety.com
Aug 2 Tours of Natural Landscape, Ruthven Park, Cayuga 905-772-0560 (ad page 7)
Aug 2 Joseph Brant Day Festival, LaSalle Park Burlington 905-332-9888
Aug 4 48th Annual Summer Flower Show & Tea, Knox Presbyterian Church 705-738-2573
Aug 5 Scott Woods Show, Shelburne Arena 519-925-8620 (ad page 16)
Aug 5-7 Lions Carnival, Lions Park Dunnville 905-701-4386
Aug 6-8 Waterfront Festival, Orillia 705-326-4424
Aug 6-Sep 6 The Shilling Experience, Southampton Art Gallery 519-797-5068 (ad page 27)
Aug 7 Fiddle Championship Finals and Entertainment, Shelburne Arena 519-925-8620 (ad page 24)
Aug 7-8 Muskoka Model Train Show, Bracebridge www.muskokamodelrailwayclub.com
Aug 7-8 Heavy Horse Field Days, Country Heritage Park, Milton 1-888-307-3276 (ad page 4)
Aug 11 & 25 Victorian Tea, Billy Bishop Museum Owen Sound 519-371-0031
Aug 13-14 Streets Alive! Busker Extravaganza, Downtown Owen Sound 519-376-9225
Aug 13-15 Harbour Days Music Festival, Bronte Harbour www.brontevillage.net
Aug 13-15 Caribfest, Centennial Park Barrie www.caribfest.ca
Aug 14 Balm Beach Summerama, Balm Beach Waterfront 705-527-1441
Aug 14 Lion's Club Meaford Fish Fry, Meaford Harbour Pavilion d.dhunks@gmail.com
Aug 14 Sunlight Music Festival, Riverside Park Guelph www.sunlightmusicfestival.com
Aug 15 Orono Antique & Art Fest, Downtown Orono www.patriotantiques.net
Aug 20-22 Dockside Festival, Gravenhurst www.gravenhurstchamber.com
Aug 20-22 20th Anniversary Beach Cruise, Wasaga Beach www.wasagabeachcorvetteclub.com
Aug 20-22 Buskerfest 5, Port Credit www.portcreditbuskerfest.com
Aug 21 Annual Streetfest, Peterborough www.godowntown.ca 
Aug 21-22 Dunnville Agricultural Fair, Lions Park 905-774-8199
Aug 21-22 Port Dover Summer Festival, Port Dover 1-800-699-9038
Aug 27-29 Port Credit's In Water Boat Show, Port Credit www.portcreditboatshow.ca (ad page 2)
Aug 28 Flesherton Fling www.theflesherton.ca (ad page 25)

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