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How Do YOU Travel in The Kawarthas?

Take Our Traveller Persona Quiz

At The Kawarthas, no two visits look exactly the same. Maybe you’re planning a family getaway, a weekend on the water, a food-focused escape, a visit to family or friends at the cottage, or a few days of small-town wandering and discovery. However you like to travel, there’s a version of The Kawarthas that fits your style.

Our traveller personas are designed to help you find it. They highlight different ways to experience the region based on what you enjoy, what inspires you, and how you like to spend your time while you’re here.

So…how do YOU travel in The Kawarthas? Take the quiz to discover your traveller persona and start exploring the places, experiences, and local favourites that feel like your kind of trip!

Take the Quiz, Get Rewarded!

A special gift, from us to you!

Take the quiz before you visit, then find our Mobile Visitor Services team this summer around The Kawarthas. Share your traveller persona with us and you’ll unlock special rewards inspired by your travel style, along with personalized tips, local recommendations, and ideas to help you experience more of The Kawarthas your way!

Learn more and find out where we will be this summer by clicking the button below.

Meet the Traveller Personas

However you travel, there’s no wrong way to experience The Kawarthas.

You might be a bee travelling with an otter, a bear parent with fox children, or part of a mixed group with different interests, and that’s part of what makes travel here so rewarding. Your quiz results are simply a starting point. Every traveller can explore all four personas to discover new places, fresh ideas, and experiences that might surprise you.

Browse them all below and build a trip that brings everyone together!

Build Your Trip Around a Festival or Event

Norwood Community Market
a jar of a variety of flowers
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Norwood Community Market

June 20 at 8:00 am—Free

The Norwood Community Market is where small-town charm meets local flavour—an inviting, pop-up style market that brings together farmers, makers, and artisans in the heart of Norwood. Held on select…

42 Victoria Street
Norwood, K0L 2V0
10 Anniversary of Foxfest!!!!! Mustang and Car Show
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10 Anniversary of Foxfest!!!!! Mustang and Car Show

June 20 at 9:00 am

10 Anniversary of Foxfest!!!!!Gonna be the Biggest Show yet!!!It’s a Saturday event this year!!!! Saturday June 20th ** just in time for Father’s Day 9am -3pm Mustang and Car Show.Tons…

1328 County Road 28
Fraserville, ON K0L 1V0
Live Harness Racing & T-Rex Dino Racing
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Live Harness Racing & T-Rex Dino Racing

June 20 at 6:00 pm—$25

Join us this June 20th during live harness racing as we celebrate Father’s Day with a ROAR….. Sign up to take part in the “Jurassic Downs” T-rex Race. Kawartha Downs…

1328 County Road 28
Fraserville, ON K0L 1V0
Apsley Gaming Night
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Apsley Gaming Night

June 20 at 7:00 pm—$20

🎲 Mark Your Calendars! Apsley Gaming Night Returns 🎲 Saturday, June 20, 2026 Join us for an exciting evening of fun, games, and prizes, all in support of Community Care…

340 McFadden Rd
Apsley, K0L 1A0
29th Annual Father’s Day Smoke & Steam Show at Lang Pioneer Village Museum
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29th Annual Father’s Day Smoke & Steam Show at Lang Pioneer Village Museum

June 21 at 10:00 am

Enjoy the Kawarthas’ original tractor show featuring power equipment displays, tractor games, vintage farm trucks, tractor & wagon rides, and more. The day concludes with a huge tractor parade through…

104 Lang Road
Keene, K0L1C0
Music at Lock 31!
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Music at Lock 31!

June 23 at 6:00 pm—Free

The highly anticipated outdoor summer event is back! ☀️ Grab your lawn chair and blankets, and head to Lock 31 of the Trent-Severn Waterway for a musical performance Tuesday nights…

1961 Lakehurst Road
Buckhorn, ON
Line Dancing Lessons and Dinner
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Line Dancing Lessons and Dinner

June 25 at 5:30 pm—$30

Doors and Bar open at 5:30pm Dinner at 6pm Lessons start at 7:15pm Tickets – JUNE – Line Dancing Lessons and Dinner

1328 County Road 28
Fraserville, ON K0L 1V0
Sip and Paint – Horse Picture
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Sip and Paint – Horse Picture

June 26 at 6:00 pm—$45

Join us in the Player’s Lounge for a night of Drinks, Laughs and Beautiful Art. Must be 19 plus please bring ID. Click the link to purchase TODAY!!!  https://tixert.com/events/june-26—sip-and-paint

1328 County Road 28
Fraserville, ON K0L 1V0
5th Annual Oyster & Barbecue Food & Music Festival
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5th Annual Oyster & Barbecue Food & Music Festival

June 27 at 8:00 am—$20

☀️ Summer Festival Season kicks off on Saturday, June 27th with the 5th Annual Oyster & BBQ Food & Music Festival!!! 🎸Get ready for a fun-filled festival day featuring 4X…

764 Hunter Street
Bridgenorth, Ontario K0L1H0 Canada
Apsley Artisan Festival 2026
Event

Apsley Artisan Festival 2026

June 27 at 10:00 am—Free

Join us on Saturday, June 27, 2026, the weekend before the Canada Day long weekend, for the 2026 Apsley Artisan Festival at the North Kawartha Community Centre (NKCC) in Apsley.…

340 McFadden Rd
Apsley, K0L 1A0