Festivals & Events
Maple Syrup Festival
March , 2009
Organized by Orangeville Optimist Club
Island Lake Conservation Area
Market on Broadway
May 9 to October 10, 2009
Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Outside the historic Town Hall in Downtown Orangeville
Janice Gooding (519) 941-8733
[email protected]
Lobsterfest
May, 2009
Tony Rose Sports Centre
4:30-8 p.m.
Dance/musical entertainment
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Organized by the Orangeville Lions Club. Ticket information at http://www.orangevillelions.org/
Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival
June 5-7, 2009
Downtown Orangeville
[email protected]
http://www.orangevillebluesandjazz.ca/
The annual Blues & Jazz Festival runs in June. Dozens of blues and
jazz musicians play area restaurants and bars. There is a free outdoor
concert in Alexandra Park on the weekend.
Dufferin Children & Youth Festival 2008
Saturday, June 13, 2009
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fairgrounds Shopping Centre (Wal-Mart Parking Lot)
Helen Sherrard 519-940-8678
[email protected]
An event for children of all ages including face painting, sand play, activities and more!
Admission: Free. Some activities have costs
Annual Founders' Fair
July 10 & 11, 2009
Downtown Orangeville
519-942-0087
http://www.discoverbroadway.ca/
Every year the Orangeville BIA organizes a festival in July. The attractions usually include buskers, art and craft kiosks, sidewalk sales, food and much more. The main street (Broadway) is the focal point of the celebration
Canada Day
July 1, 2009
Orangeville Fairgrounds, 5 Sideroad
Canada Day celebrations will be held July 1 at the Orangeville Fairgrounds, organized by the Rotary Club of Orangeville Highlands. Local talent performs onstage leading up to a fireworks display.
Downtown Music in the Park
Every Saturday in August
Orangeville Agricultural Fall Fair
September 4-7, 2009
Orangeville Fairgrounds
519-942-9597
Orangeville & District Agricultural Society
Downtown Orangeville Harvest Celebration
October 24, 2009
Home & Lifestyle Show
October 2-4, 2009
Orangeville Fairgrounds
519-941-0490
http://www.gdacc.ca/
The Greater Dufferin Area Chamber of Commerce holds this popular show every fall.
Santa Claus Parade
November, 2009, starting at 2 p.m.
Downtown Orangeville
Contact: Parade Chairman Carman Plester
519-942-0099, cell 416-436-8436
http://www.orangevillekinsmen.ca/
Christmas Moonlight Magic & Tree Lighting
November20, 2009
6-10 p.m.
Downtown Orangeville
519-942-0087
Join in the festivities and take a traditional horse and wagon ride
around the downtown, have your photo taken with Santa, and listen to
the holiday sounds of Orangeville’s Sweet Adelines. Merchants will
offer extended shopping hours (until 10 pm), and many will have special
activities, products and pricing, for this holiday family evening!
First Night Celebration
Downtown Orangeville
December 31, 2008
6-10 p.m.
Live performances, horse-drawn wagon rides, pyrotechnics
Christmas in the Park
December 5-28, 2008 to January 1, 2009
KayCee Gardens
http://www.micomm.ca/optimists/
The Orangeville Optimist Club presents the popular “Christmas In The
Park” in KayCee Gardens for most of December, during the evening hours,
generally 6:30-10 p.m. The illuminated displays create a beautiful
spectacle in the park, just off Bythia Street.