The Kawarthas Tourism

Games Day
2022-08-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-08-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-07-29 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Canada
Are you looking for some laid-back fun? Come to Hutchison House on Fridays in the summer for Games Day. During this drop-in program, play board, parlour, and outdoor games in a historic house. Browse our games library, relax, and enjoy. Regular admission price applies. Refreshments will be served.

GreenUP's 30th Anniversary
2022-08-11 16:00 - 19:00 | GreenUP Ecology Park, 1899 Ashburnham Dr, Peterborough, Ontario, K9L 1P8, Canada
30 years ago this year GreenUP was created! GreenUP’s early roots in 1992 began in citizen-lead awareness-raising projects and in cooperation between different community organizations. We are proud of those roots and we stay true to them with strong resident engagement programs and partnerships with many organizations.
Over the past three decades, GreenUP has been recognized as a model for supporting meaningful on-the-ground action, both nationally and internationally, and other communities have followed our example by developing similar organizations.
On August 11 from 4-7pm, GreenUP will celebrate its birthday with a public event at Ecology Park.
The celebrations will start at 4pm with family-friendly programming.
At 5:30 short remarks will be shared recognizing donors, supporters, and partners.
Refreshments and light dinner will follow, and family-friendly programming will continue to 7pm.

Annual Artist Exhibition
2022-08-11 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-08-10 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-08-09 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-08-08 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-08-07 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-08-06 11:00 - 17:00 | ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery, 855 Second Line Rd, Bailieboro, ON, K0L 1B0
During the season, ZimArt hosts a month long exhibition celebrating the work of the visiting artist. Tapiwa Mapuranga, this year’s artist-in-residence, will be featured in Stories in Stone, an exhibition focused on his work.
Opening night of the exhibition will feature live Zimbabwean music by Nhapitapi from 2-5pm. On weekends during the exhibition a selection of hand-made Zimbabwean crafts and other items will be on sale with all proceeds going to, ZimKids Community Support, a Canadian not-for-profit supporting grassroots projects in Zimbabwe.
Many visitors to the Rice Lake series return year after year. Our guest book is overflowing with compliments about the extraordinary beauty of the work, the skill and creativity of the artists, the emotional power of this indigenous art and the inspirational natural setting in which they are displayed.

Summer Craft and Cooking Workshops for Kids
2022-08-11 09:30 - 12:00, 2022-08-04 09:30 - 12:00, 2022-07-28 09:30 - 12:00 | Canada
Get creative at our Thursday morning summer workshops! Each week we will focus on a different crafting or historic cooking activity. Suitable for children ages 6 to 12. Please make sure to bring a peanut-free snack to the workshop. Advance registration is required. Please call 705-743-9710 or email info@hutchisonhouse.ca to register. $20 per child.

Ontario 55+ Summer Games
2022-08-09 - 2022-08-11
The Ontario 55+ Summer Games is a celebration of active living. Hosted annually, alternating between Winter and Summer, the Games bring together people 55 years of age or older for competition and camaraderie. The Games Ontario Program is operated under the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries as part of its efforts to support amateur sport, physical activity, and community development in the province. The Ontario 55+ Games are delivered in partnership with the Ontario Senior Games Association.
The 2022 Peterborough Ontario 55+ Summer Games are supported by the Ontario Government through its Games Ontario program. This program delivers and supports multi-sport events, including the Ontario Winter and Summer Games for youth, the Ontario 55+ Winter and Summer Games and the Ontario Parasport Games.

Trails Day 2022
2022-08-06 11:00 - 13:00 | Mill Pond Forest Trails, 187 County Road 40, Norwood, Ontario, K0L 2V0, Canada
Join us for Trails Day 2022

NEW Trail Map unveiling in partnership with the Norwood Lions Club
Lots of fun activities:

Take part in a Geocache Scavenger hunt;
Sign out a NEW Trails Backpack from the Asphodel-Norwood Public Library;
Enjoy a FREE BBQ courtesy of the Norwood Lions Club and the RCL Branch 300; and
Take our 10,000 steps challenge for a chance to win a Family Pass courtesy of Canada’s Dinosaur Park!
Enter your step count here on Trails Day.

Get out, GET ACTIVE, and celebrate Trails with the Township of Asphodel-Norwood.

Lakefield Homecoming
2022-08-05 09:00 - 2022-08-07 20:00 | Lakefield, Ontario, Lakefield, Ontario, K0L 2H0
Events Include:
– Opening Reception, Lakefield Legion
– Self Guided Tour of Historic Lakefield
– Sidewalk Sale, Queen Street
– Golf Tournament, Katchiwano Golf & Country Club
– Memorial Stone & Bench Installation to Moses & Nellie Marsden and the Michi Saagig People
– Dance feat. the band ‘Gravy’, Lakefield Community Centre
– Classic Car Show, Isabel Morris Park
And much more!
For more info on this event, please contact: lakefieldhomecoming@gmail.com

Lakefield Homecoming 2022
2022-08-05 - 2022-08-07 | Lakefield, Ontario, Lakefield, Ontario, K0L 2H0
Join us for Lakefield Homecoming! A weekend to celebrate the Village of Lakefield, and bring the past and present together. All are welcome to join in the festivities August 5-7, 2022.
Events Include:
– Opening Reception
– Self Guided Tour
– Sidewalk Sale
– Golf Tournament
– Memorial Stone & Bench Installation to Moses & Nellie Marsden and the Michi Saagig People
– Dance feat. the band ‘Gravy’
– Classic Car Show
– And much more!
Visit the Lakefield Homecoming Facebook page for more details on these events.

ZimArt Presents: Jackson Delta
2022-08-03 18:00 - 20:00 | ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery, 855 Second Line Rd, Bailieboro, ON, K0L 1B0
Come out August 3rd, 2022 for a night of live music featuring Jackson Delta, at the beautiful venue of ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery!
Date: Wednesday, August 3 (Rain date Thursday, August 4) 6 p.m. til 8 p.m.
Bring your own chair, beverages and food.
Tickets $40 payable in advance. Tickets sell quickly and may sell out soon. For more information and to purchase tickets, email musicatzimart@gmail.com
Limited to 75 people.

Emancipation Day Concert: Freedom Cabaret
2022-08-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Peterborough Square, 340 George St. N., Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 7E8, Canada
After much critical success from last summer’s performance of Freedom Cabaret: The Spirit and Legacy of Black Music, Beau Dixon with the sponsorship from Music Performance Trust Fund and support from Peterborough BIA brings an exciting and intimate show exploring the triumphant sounds of blues, gospel, reggae, soul, jazz and the influence African American music had on western civilization during the Freedom Movement and civil rights era. Narrated through song and text, you’ll hear the works of musicians, poets and activists such as Martin Luther King Jr., Stevie Wonder, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Maya Angelou and many others. Join us in Peterborough Square as we celebrate the history of Black music presented by some of Canada’s most talented singers and musicians.

The Artisan Fair
2022-07-31 10:00 - 14:00 | Silver Bean Cafe, 130 King St, Peterborough
Come buy beautiful, locally handcrafted treasures and meet their creators. Visit the lovely Silver Bean Café by the lake for a delicious, nutritious snack then head to the market! The Artisan Fair is a nonprofit resource that supports local artisans.

Yoga in the Lavender
2022-07-29 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-26 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Rocky Meadows Lavender, 2295 County Rd 38, Asphodel-Norwood, K0L 2B0, Canada
Join your host Kelsey Watts (Certified Yoga Instructor) from Worthy Truth Wellness (worthytruthwellness.ca) for an aromatic, relaxing yoga class in Rocky Meadows Lavender Field every Tuesday to Friday, 11am to 12pm during the month of July, while the lavender is in bloom. To attend, please go to rockymeadowslavender.ca and book your space. Please bring your own mat and water to drink.

Dancing Queen: A Tribute to ABBA
2022-07-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Showplace Performance Centre, 290 George St N, Peterborough, ON, K9J 3H2
Direct from Australia, the world’s premier live ABBA tribute is back by popular demand! On June 28th, at Showplace performance Centre!
Far from being ‘just another cover band’, Dancing Queen: A Tribute To ABBA is a full-scale concert production featuring more than two hours of fun, energetic musical performances with a live backing band, replica costumes, theatrical lighting and effects and all the dancing an ABBA fan can handle.
Starring incredibly detailed performances from internationally acclaimed impersonators ABBAsolutely fABBAulous, Dancing Queen: A Tribute To ABBA gives fans of all ages a chance to re-live the ABBA concert experience, celebrate the music of ABBA and dance the night away!

Agricultural Fair & Tractor Pull
2022-07-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Kawartha Downs, 1328 County Road 28, Fraserville, ON, K0L 1V0
GATES OPEN -3PM
RABBIT SHOW
ANTIQUE TRACTORS
FOOD TRUCKS
VENDOR SALE
GARDEN TRACTOR PULL- 4PM
LAMB SHOW
MEGA FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT DUSK
TRUCK & TRACTOR PULL! 7PM

Life Drawing in Nature
2022-07-26 18:00 - 20:30 | Canada
Life drawing in nature at the beautiful Rice Lake Gallery. Drawing outdoors, from a live model, this evening life drawing session is not instructed and is open to artists with all levels of experience.
Bring your own art supplies, including easel or table and chair as needed. Email lifedrawing@hotmail.ca to register and pay.

Vase Painting in the Lavender
2022-07-24 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-07-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Rocky Meadows Lavender, 2295 County Rd 38, Asphodel-Norwood, K0L 2B0, Canada
Join us at Rocky Meadows Lavender for a fun workshop painting a glass vase.
All materials provided. To reserve a spot, go to rockymeadowslavender.ca to book .
Hosted by Karen Feeley from “Mad About Plaid” (local artist)
Bring yourself and a couple friends to create something beautiful to hold your flowers!
Glass vase and paints provided by Karen.
Event will be held 2 days- Sat July 23 and Sun July 24 from 1pm- 2:30
Also receive a $5.00 voucher to be used in Rocky Meadows shop on the same day!
