Fun, family-friendly event.
A two-day festival with performances from ten professional puppet troupes in tented theatres. Street entertainment galore, along with a daily parade of puppets. For more information visit: Puppets.
International Offshore Powerboat Race
Really awesome boat racing on the St. Clair River this weekend.
Wow! A must see – more than 25 racing boats from all over the world are expected to race this weekend in Sarnia. This is event is free for spectators. Just head to the St. Clair River to see the action. For more information, go to: Powerboat Race.
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Cool stuff this weekend
Event listing for Ontario
| Acton | Acton Leathertown Festival | — |
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| Ajax | Celebrate Ajax Waterfront Festival Activities include Retro Beach Party, sand sculptures, live entertainment, kite flying demonstrations and more. |
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| Alliston | Alliston Potato Festival Activities include parade, bed races, Maximum Pro Wrestling Team, lawn tractor races, live music and more. |
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| Almonte | Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival A two-day festival as ten professional puppet troupes perform in our family-friendly tented theatres. |
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| Belleville | Quinte Ribfest | Free / $ |
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| Blue Mountains | Earth Rangers Wild Wonders at Blue Meet and celebrate some of the planet’s most amazing creatures. |
Free |
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| Brampton | Jazz & Blues Festival Four days of major concerts, themed programs, workshops, jam sessions, photo exhibits, author readings and more. |
Free / $ |
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| Brantford | Brantford’s Annual Ribfest Beer tent, bands and activities for the kids. |
Free / $ |
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| Brockville | Brockville RibFest | Free |
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| Campbellford | Campbellford Fair | — |
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| Collingwood | WakeStock Wakeboarding World Series The planet’s best wakeboarders and wakeskaters. Bikini contest, skatepark, marketplace, music and nightly parties! Live entertainment. |
$ |
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| Drayton | Drayton Fair Exhibits, midway 4H shows and a great evening tractor pull. Jam sessions throughout the weekend! |
$ |
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| Etobicoke | JerkFest (Jerk Food Festival) Takes place at Centennial Park in Etobicoke offering great jerk food, fun for the entire family, live entertainment and more. |
$ |
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| Exeter | Exeter Rodeo | $ |
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| Fenelon Falls | Fenelon Fair | $ |
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| Fergus | Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games Music, bands, bagpipes, drums, heavy events, highland dancing and more. Enjoy the best of Scotland without the airfare. |
$ |
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| Fort Erie | The Siege of Fort Erie Canada’s Largest Battle Re-enactment Weekend. Watch the battles of 1814 that turned Fort Erie into Canada’s bloodiest battlefield. |
$ |
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| Goderich | Celtic Roots Festival | — |
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| Grand Bend | Aquafest Emm Gryner & The Water Brothers perform, Aquafest Children’s Activites and more. |
Free |
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| Hamilton | Festival of Friends Performers include Theory of a Deadman, Chubby Checker, Mickey Hart and more. |
Free |
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| Hamilton | Teddy Bear’s Picnic, Whitehern Historic House & Garden Children will enjoy old-fashioned games, a teddy bear parade and a teddy bear hospital. |
$ |
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| Kingston | 1000 Islands Poker Run See more than 100 of the fastest performance boats in North America challenge the waters of the mighty St. Lawrence. |
Free |
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| Kingston | 7th Annual Amazing Challenge An amazing race style event where teams of 4 will travel by foot throughout Kingston completing mental and physical challenges at various checkpoint locations. |
$ |
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| Kingston | Kingston Sheepdog Trials Attractions will be the Birds of Prey and Jungle Cat World shows, Flyball and Agility demos, K9 Unit and sheep shearing demos and more. |
$ |
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| Kingston | Wolfe Island Music Festival | $ |
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| Kitchener | TD Kitchener Blues Festival 60 bands perform over the weekend including Big Sugar, David Wilcox, Steve Earle and The Dukes, The Sadies, Wide Mouth Mason and many more. |
Free / $ |
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| Long Point | Wonders of the Universe at Long Point Eco-Adventures Join Terrance Dickinson, Canada’s leading authority on astronomy, for a special dinner and exclusive tour of the night sky. |
$ |
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| Manitoulin Island | Perseids Meteor Party Camping and observing the Perseids Meteor Showers. Over 80 meteors per hour at peak shooting through the skies. |
$ |
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| Markdale | Mountain Top Jamboree | $ |
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| Milton | Heavy Horse Field Days at Country Heritage Park Horse drawn wagon rides, blacksmith shop, plowing & disking with horses, thrashing demonstrations, and more |
$ |
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| Milton | Ice Cream & Starlight, Halton County Radial Railway Ride the rails and enjoy hand-scooped ice cream. |
$ |
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| Milton | Oakville Dragon Boat Festival Takes place at Kelso Conservation Area. |
$ |
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| Niagara-on-the-Lake | A Peach of a Celebration Celebrate the peach harvest with a day of live music, historic displays, entertainment, fun and lots of Greenbelt-grown peaches. |
Free |
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| Oakville | Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival Three days of jazz on 6 outdoor stages. |
Free / $ |
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| Orillia | Orillia Waterfront Festival Features include an in-water boat show, water ski shows, beer garden and live performances. |
Free |
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| Ottawa | Navan Fair Live music includes Doc Walker, Jason McCoyand Lou Gramm (Voice of Foreigner). |
$ |
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| Ottawa/Hull | National Capital Craft Beer Week Beer dinners, brewery tours, brewmaster receptions, and a 2-day outdoor craft beer and food festival on the lawn of City Hall! |
$ |
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| Perkinsfield | Summerama | Free |
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| Perth | Perth Garlic Festival 70 + Garlic, Artisans and Food Vendors on grounds and in Commercial Building. Perth Fairgrounds. |
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| Red Rock | Live From the Rock – Folk Festival | $ |
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| Sarnia | International Offshore Powerboat Race Over 25 racing boats from all over the world are expected to race this weekend. |
Free |
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| Sauble Beach | Sandfest A Sandcastle building competition plus a volleyball and bocce ball tournament, Stand-up Paddle Board racing and demos plus live entertainment. |
Free / $ |
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| Shelburne | Canadian Old Time Fiddle Championship Canada’s top fiddlers in competition for more than $17,000 in prizes. This year’s event will also include a concert by Louis Schryer, step-dancing, jam sessions, parade, food and entertainment and more! |
$ |
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| Sioux Lookout | Blueberry Festival Lots of family fun. |
Free / $ |
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| St. Catharines | Dog’s Day of Summer Bring your pup down to St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre for a day of doggie pampering along with plenty of family friendly activities. |
$ |
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| Stouffville | Stouffville Country Ribfest Live music, Hot Air Balloon Rides, Midway and ribs. |
Free / $ |
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| Sutton | Sutton Fair & Horse Show Featuring Truck and Tractor Pull, FMX Freestyle Motocross, Thrill Show Demolition Derbies, midway, live music and more. |
$ |
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| Toronto | Grange Festival at Grange Park Free activities and games for children including a kiddie zone, food, a magic show, Skyriders trampoline act and more! |
Free |
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| Toronto | PARADE by Run for the Earth A fun family-friendly eco parade. Dress in FULL COSTUME and use materials you own, rent, borrow, or salvage. Consume nothing new! |
$ |
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| Toronto | Steamwhistle Roundhouse Craft Beer Fest 2013 Ontario’s finest craft breweries and food trucks in the Roundhouse Park. |
Free |
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| Toronto | Taste of the Danforth | Free / $ |
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| Toronto | Wheels on the Danforth & Fun in the Park Car Show will host Classics, Exotics, Tuners, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, and Motorcycles. Free Kid’s Zone there will be lots of bouncy castles. |
Free |
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| Turkey Point | Turkey Point Summerfest Five days of activities and entertainment. |
Free / $ |
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| Verona | Verona Cattail Festival Two days of live musical entertainment, parade, games, food, boat races, car show and lots more family fun. |
$ |
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| Wasaga Beach | Back to the Beach Festival Help break the Guiness Book of World Record for the longest bikini line, on the longest fresh water beach in the world. |
Free |
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| Winchester | Winchester Dairyfest Lots of family fun. |
Free / $ |
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| Wolfe Island | Wolfe Island Music Festival | $ |
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| Woodbridge | Woodbridge Ribfest | Free / $ |
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| Woodstock | Summer StreetFest Music, food, arts, shops, amusements, live entertainment, vendors and Sunday Car Show. |
Free |
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Treetop Trekking: 50% off Opening Weekend!
Check it out and save this weekend! 
Opening on August 1st, 2013, Treetop Trekking’s newest location is in Heart Lake Conservation Area in Brampton, Ontario. This adventure park will feature eight courses, 10 zip lines, and more than 75 aerial games. Two of the zip lines run over Heart Lake for a heart-stopping ride!
Based on a Tweet sent out this week by Treetop Trekking, they are offering 50% off of climbs on opening weekend – from August 1-4 (read Tweet here)! For more information about the park, go to: Brampton’s Treetop Trekking.
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ARG! Pirate Festival
Gather ye crew and set sail for the Pirate Festival on August 3-5, 2013. 
Um, let’s see…a pirate ship…check! Pirate performers…check! Things for kids and adults to enjoy together or separately…check! If you need more information, just click here: Milton Pirate Festival.
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Joseph Brant Day Festival at LaSalle Park!
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Oakville Waterfront Festival
Free, fun, family-friendly festival.
One of Oakville’s biggest festivals is on this weekend from August 2-4, 2013 and it’s free! Takes place in Oakville’s Coronation Park. Live entertainment includes 54-50, Kathleen Edwards, Skydiggers, and Elliott BROOD! Plus! Amusement rides, food trucks (yummy!), craft brewers (again…yummy!) and more. For more information, go to: Oakville Waterfront Fest.
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Cool stuff this weekend
Event listing for Ontario
| Amherstburg | Military Heritage Days Get all fired up as you discover 200 years of military life. Tactical demonstrations by period re-enactors, military bands and storytelling by Shaymus Gunn. |
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| Aurora | Aurora jazz+ Festival | $ |
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| Barrie | Kempenfest 2013 Performers include Chilliwack and Aaron Pritchett. |
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| Blue Mountains | Village at Blue Beach Party Featuring Reggae & Calypso music, Fire Dancing, Movies Under the Stars, scavenger hunts, kids activities, and family fireworks by the Mill Pond. |
Free |
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| Bowmanville | Boots and Hearts Music Festival This year’s lineup features Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Miranda Lambert, The Band Perry and Dean Brody. Held at Mosport International Raceway. |
$ |
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| Burlington | Ghost Walks at Spruce Lane Farmhouse The house is over 100 years old! Featured on Ghost Trackers and other paranormal groups have investigated. join us for an informative evening. Victorian beliefs in death and after life. |
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| Burlington | Joseph Brant Day Festival at LaSalle Park! The festival includes activities for all ages, live music and unique performances, Boat rides at LaSalle Park Marina, Giant Bouncies, Face Painting & Airbrush Tattoos, Capture the flag puzzle hunt and lots more. |
Free |
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| Cambridge | Mill Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music Traditional forms of folk music and dance are the festival’s theme with the day’s events are held on numerous outdoor stages in the town core. |
Free |
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| Campbellford | Campbellford Waterfront Festival Events include Belly Flop Contest, Ice Cream Eating Contest, Canoe and Kayak Races, Cardboard Boat Races and evening Fireworks. |
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| Carleton Place | Bridge Street Bazaar | Free |
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| Cobourg | Annual Cobourg Sandcastle Festival | Free |
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| Cobourg | Movie on The Beach- Oz: The Great and Powerful | Free |
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| Dresden | Emancipation Day Celebration at Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site Enjoy traditional music, reenactments, lectures and African-Canadian cuisine. |
Free |
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| Flinton | Flinton Bluegrass Jamboree | $ |
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| Gravenhurst | Piratefest and Renaissance Fair Muskoka Wharf from 10am to 5pm each day! Fireworks at dusk.Cruises, face painting, fun and games. |
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| Hamilton | Hamilton FireFit 2013 – Chili & Music Fest Firefighters from across North America will be competing at Conferderation Park. Children’s play area featuring bouncy castles, face painting, fire trucks and magicians. |
Free / $ |
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| Hamilton | Valens Lake Beach Party Games, sand sculpture contest, prizes and more. |
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| Kingston | The Battle of the Capitals World Town Crier Championships | — |
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| Kingston | The Canadian Guitar Festival Featuring some of the world’s most innovative guitarists in concert during the holiday weekend. Camping, swimming, great food, exhibitors, open mic and campfire jams |
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| London | Chalk Festival This year’s festival will see 25 + artist working for 2 days straight transforming Talbot St into multiple pieces of street art. |
Free |
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| London | Fanshawe Frolic: Dances from Queen Victoria’s era | $ |
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| London | Forest City Beer Fest London’s Annual Celebration of Craft Beer. |
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| London | London Rib Fest Takes place at at Victoria Park. |
Free |
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| Maxville | Glengarry Highland Games More than 60 pipe bands compete for the North American Pipe Band Championshipa, more than 200 dancers compete in the Highland Dance competition and giants hurl telephone pole-sized cabers and 50 pound iron hammers around the infield. |
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| Meaford | Electric Eclectics Festival of Experimental Music & Sound Art | $ |
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| Merrickville | Merrickville Canalfest Annual outdoor salute to the Rideau Canal, features ongoing live music, a craft show, silent auction, model boat display, children’s activities and more! |
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| Milton | The Pirate Festival Pirate ship; attend the three stages, the mud hole, and a street of piratical antics, for young and old. |
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| Mississauga | ITALFEST 2013 Food, fun and festivities, exploring all that is Italian at Mississauga Celebration Square. |
Free |
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| Muirkirk | Boot Hill “Country” Jamboree Inc. Performers include Joe Diffie, Charlie Major, Aaron Pritchett and more. |
$ |
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| Muirkirk | Boothill Country Jamboree Featuring three days and nights full of country music. |
$ |
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| Oakville | Oakville Waterfront Festival Takes place in Oakville’s Coronation Park. Live entertainment includes 54-50, Kathleen Edwards, Skydiggers, Elliott BROOD. Amusement rides, Food trucks, craft brewers and more. |
Free |
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| Orillia | Rotary-Lions Annual Funfest Midway, vendors, games of chance & more. Lots of fun for the whole family. |
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| Ottawa | Ottawa Buskerfest | Free |
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| Port Burwell | Tub Daze | — |
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| Port Colborne | Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival | — |
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| Rockton | Ice Cream Festival at Westfield Heritage Village Experience the fun and nostalgia of ice cream in pioneer, Victorian and Edwardian times. Edwardian carnival games, amusements, foods, music, ice cream making demonstrations. |
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| Scarborough | Scarborough Ribfest | Free |
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| Simcoe | Simcoe Rotary Friendship Festival Lots of free family fun, includes a parade and kidszone. |
Free |
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| Sioux Lookout | Annual Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival | Free |
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| Terrace Bay | Annual Terrace Bay Drag Fest Spend the weekend at the drag races. Located at the Terrace Bay Airport. |
$ |
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| Toronto | 2013 Rogers Cup – Women’s Tennis The women play in Toronto this year. |
$ |
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| Toronto | Free Family Weekend at the Rogers Cup The Rogers Cup is holding a free family weekend with interactive games, on court tennis activities and more. |
Free |
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| Toronto | Island Soul Festival High energy sounds of calypso, soca, rumba, guaguancó, reggae, rapso and reggae-rap fusions. Takes place at Harbourfront Centre. |
Free |
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| Toronto | Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Parade Takes place this Saturday at 9:00am. Exhibition Place & Lakeshore Blvd |
Free |
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| Toronto | Simcoe Day at Fort York Musket and artillery firing tactical demonstrations. Parade. |
Free |
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| Toronto | The Grove Music Festival Takes place at Fort York. Phoenix headlines the festival. |
$ |
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| Tweed | Tweed Stampede & Jamboree Activities include a Rodeo, horse and wagon rides, fireworks, water search and rescue demonstration. |
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| Windsor | Emancipation Day Celebration Free BBQ and lots of free family fun. |
Free |
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Magic and Mischief: An Enchanted Garden Weekend at the RBG
Put on your wings and enjoy a magical day!
The Royal Botanical Gardens is hosting a weekend of magic and mischief! You are encouraged to dress up for this event. There are lots of fun fairy-inspired activities planned including face painting, fairy tales, Mystic Forest Journey and more. For more information, go to: Fairies at RBG.
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19th Annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Bring your little one to this whimsical event.
Picnics, games and teddy bear activities at Benares Historic House in Mississauga. The Teddy Bear Parade starts at 3 p.m. Bring your own bear! For more information, go to: Teddy Bears Picnic.
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