
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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Loggers Day in Algonquin Park
Join us for this highly entertaining and educational day when the Algonquin Logging Museum comes to life. Brought…
Join us for this highly entertaining and educational day when the Algonquin Logging Museum comes to life. Brought to you by The Friends of Algonquin Park, the Algonquin Forestry Authority, in cooperation…

35th Annual Baysville Walkabout Festival
Bring your family to downtown Baysville for the 35th annual Walkabout on Saturday, July 26, 2025, where you…
Bring your family to downtown Baysville for the 35th annual Walkabout on Saturday, July 26, 2025, where you will find the streets lined with vendors selling their wares. Start the day off…

Extreme Bush Race
Run, walk or crawl across the finish line. 15+ obstacles, including archery, axe throw, mud pit, cargo net…
Run, walk or crawl across the finish line. 15+ obstacles, including archery, axe throw, mud pit, cargo net climb, balance logs, sand hill, bush trails etc. This race can be done alone…

Northern Pass
Be a part of Northern Pass and Carry The Fire for cancer patients everywhere. Every dollar raised goes…
Be a part of Northern Pass and Carry The Fire for cancer patients everywhere. Every dollar raised goes towards life-saving cancer research at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the world’s leading…

Summer Foraging – Lake of Bays
An afternoon hike in the beautiful oak hills of the Algonquin highlands to connect with nature and learn…
An afternoon hike in the beautiful oak hills of the Algonquin highlands to connect with nature and learn about summer foraging. Laura Gilmour of Wild Muskoka will lead participants on an afternoon…

Grand Muskoka Overnight Voyage
Muskoka’s steamship heritage is older than Canada. The first ship steamed Lake Muskoka in 1866. In 2017, we…
Muskoka’s steamship heritage is older than Canada. The first ship steamed Lake Muskoka in 1866. In 2017, we marked the amazing RMS Segwun’s 130 year history. She is North America’s oldest operating…

Hotel California
HOTEL CALIFORNIA, the original Eagles tribute returns to The Stockey Centre, Thursday August 14 for a mid summer…
HOTEL CALIFORNIA, the original Eagles tribute returns to The Stockey Centre, Thursday August 14 for a mid summer show you are going to love. For almost three decades, HOTEL CALIFORNIA has been…

Endurance Gravel Camp
Missing Link Adventure Tours is very excited to announce a new event series for 2025, designed for riders…
Missing Link Adventure Tours is very excited to announce a new event series for 2025, designed for riders looking to up their endurance gravel racing game! Gravel Camp will help participants gain…

Mudskipper Championship Series
Welcome to the second annual Mudskipper Canadian Individual SwimRun Championships and Parry Sound 15K Ultra Swim, now part…
Welcome to the second annual Mudskipper Canadian Individual SwimRun Championships and Parry Sound 15K Ultra Swim, now part of the Mudskipper Championship Series held at Waubuno Beach, Parry Sound on August 17,…

Introduction to Mushroom Identification & Foraging – Lake of Bays
An introductory class on how to identify wild mushrooms, mushroom ecology, and beginning steps in mushroom foraging. During…
An introductory class on how to identify wild mushrooms, mushroom ecology, and beginning steps in mushroom foraging. During this class, Laura Gilmour of Wild Muskoka will share with participants the fasinating ecology…

The Undercovers: Celebrating the Music of Rogers, Richie & Robinson
The Undercovers presents ROGERS RICHIE & ROBINSON – the songs of Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie & Smokey Robinson…
The Undercovers presents ROGERS RICHIE & ROBINSON – the songs of Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie & Smokey Robinson like you’ve never heard them. Spend an evening with world class singers Luke McMaster,…

Georgian Bay Islands National Park Photography Workshop
Explore the north end of Beausoleil Island that contains some of the best hiking trails and scenery in…
Explore the north end of Beausoleil Island that contains some of the best hiking trails and scenery in the park with Spark Adventure Photography. For women only. For complete event details please…

The Bowie Lives
David Bowie. The Bowie Lives. In Parry Sound! It’s North America’s most adored recreation of Bowie – the…
David Bowie. The Bowie Lives. In Parry Sound! It’s North America’s most adored recreation of Bowie – the magic and the music. The Bowie Lives makes its first visit to Parry Sound.…

Challenge the Shield Multi-Sport Adventure Race
The Challenge the Shield Multi-Sport Adventure Race is an awe-inspiring wilderness endurance challenge on the rugged Canadian Shield.…
The Challenge the Shield Multi-Sport Adventure Race is an awe-inspiring wilderness endurance challenge on the rugged Canadian Shield. Teams of two have up to 6 hours to tackle as many of the…

Muskoka River X
2025 marks the 12th Season of Algonquin Outfitters Muskoka River X. Considered by some the most demanding single-day…
2025 marks the 12th Season of Algonquin Outfitters Muskoka River X. Considered by some the most demanding single-day paddling race in the world, River X returns to the fundamentals of Adventure Racing.…