
Special Events
With tons of cool events happening in every part of the region in every season, you can plan your getaway around a unique festival or fair. From sporting events to live music performances, from foodie gatherings to art shows, from author readings to triathlons, discover the perfect event to suit your interests and make a vacation out of it.
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2023 Art Exhibit – “Spectrum: Studies of Light”
The Algonquin Art Centre Explores the Nature of Light in Special 2023 Art Show “SPECTRUM: STUDIES OF LIGHT”…
The Algonquin Art Centre Explores the Nature of Light in Special 2023 Art Show “SPECTRUM: STUDIES OF LIGHT” “You’ll never look at light the same way again” says gallery curator Matt Coles…

Luminance: The Scratchboard Art of Lori Dunn
“Luminance: The Scratchboard Art of Lori Dunn” is a special featured artist exhibit exploring light and contrast in…
“Luminance: The Scratchboard Art of Lori Dunn” is a special featured artist exhibit exploring light and contrast in nature through the incredible scratchboard art of Lori Dunn. The show will be on…

Gravenhurst Autumn Arts Tour
Gravenhurst has a rich heritage of artisans from our first boat builders and home builders to today’s artists…
Gravenhurst has a rich heritage of artisans from our first boat builders and home builders to today’s artists who capture the spirit and essence of Muskoka that calls to us all. The…

Wilderness Traverse
Wilderness Traverse is a 24 Hour Adventure Race hosted annually in Ontario. Teams of 3 or 4 navigate…
Wilderness Traverse is a 24 Hour Adventure Race hosted annually in Ontario. Teams of 3 or 4 navigate using map and compass over 150 kilometers of rugged Canadian Shield back-country on foot,…

Honey Bee Festival
The Honey Bee Festival began in 2019 with a vision to help educate people on the importance of…
The Honey Bee Festival began in 2019 with a vision to help educate people on the importance of saving the bees! Working together with Georgian Bay Biosphere and Bee City Canada we…

Waterfalls of Muskoka Photography Tour
Join Helen E. Grose on a 2-day adventure around Muskoka to visit and photograph a few of the…
Join Helen E. Grose on a 2-day adventure around Muskoka to visit and photograph a few of the region's waterfall gems. Spend some time exploring different angles, compositions, and camera settings that…

Bones of Crows
Presented by Reel Alternatives in partnership with the Algonquin Theatre. Sponsored by The Great Vine The screening of…
Presented by Reel Alternatives in partnership with the Algonquin Theatre. Sponsored by The Great Vine The screening of this important film is timed to as closely as possible with, and to honour,…

The Family Crow: A Murder Mystery
Puppets! Puns! Murder! A mysterious murder has occurred amidst the Family Crow and now Horatio P. Corvus (Sorter…
Puppets! Puns! Murder! A mysterious murder has occurred amidst the Family Crow and now Horatio P. Corvus (Sorter Outer of Murders) is on the scene to crack the case. Eat your heart…

Acoustic Tina
Simply” THE BEST” of the songs of Tina Turner stripped of the showbiz flash to reveal the raw…
Simply” THE BEST” of the songs of Tina Turner stripped of the showbiz flash to reveal the raw emotion that is Tina! The Company that produced the critically successful shows of Acoustic…

The Big Sound International Film Festival
The fourth annual Big Sound International Film Festival is returning to Parry Sound October 11-13, 2023. The Big…
The fourth annual Big Sound International Film Festival is returning to Parry Sound October 11-13, 2023. The Big Sound International Film Festival is an annual three-day event that intertwines the spell-binding nature…

Burton Cummings Unplugged
Burton’s voice has been rated among the finest in rock music. He has amassed more hit records than…
Burton’s voice has been rated among the finest in rock music. He has amassed more hit records than almost any performer in Canadian history. As lead singer and songwriter with the Guess…

Bala Cranberry Festival
The Bala Cranberry Festival is many, many things, but most of all it’s a FUN-FILLED weekend for everyone!…
The Bala Cranberry Festival is many, many things, but most of all it’s a FUN-FILLED weekend for everyone! One of Ontario’s premier arts and crafts shows with hundreds of exceptional vendors An…

Golden Encore Photography Workshop
Join Helen for a workshop in Algonquin Park during her favourite "season" -- the Golden Encore! After the…
Join Helen for a workshop in Algonquin Park during her favourite "season" -- the Golden Encore! After the peak-colour crowds have dwindled, and many of the leaves have fallen, a special kind…

It’s Too Late to Stop Now
“It’s Too Late to Stop Now” is performed by a group of 7 highly experienced musicians lead by…
“It’s Too Late to Stop Now” is performed by a group of 7 highly experienced musicians lead by Matt Weidinger (soulful singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist). Joined on stage by his Hammond B3, they…

Bala Museum Cran-Anne Contest
The Cran-Anne Look-Alike Contest is one of the highlights every year at the Bala CranberryFestival and that will…
The Cran-Anne Look-Alike Contest is one of the highlights every year at the Bala CranberryFestival and that will be true once again when the contest takes place on October 14th, Saturday,at the…