Orillia's Festivals Listing
Folks living in Barrie, Orillia, along Gerogian Bay or in the Muskokas (and those visiting)love festivals, be it spring, summer, fall or winter. Throughout
the year, over 100 different festivals and annual events are put on by various local groups.
There's no better way to enjoy yourself than to take in a festival.
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Festival
| Date
| Comments |
Orillia Winter Carnival | Early Feb | Downtown & Waterfront |
Franklin Carmichael: Our Native Son | End April to mid -July | Phone: 705-326-2159
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Annual Orillia Perch Festival | mid April - early May | The 24th Annual Orillia Perch Festival the largest fishing derby of its kind in North America!
Waterfront. |
Annual Orillia Spring Blues Festival | Late April | |
9th Annual Busker Festival | Late May | Lakefield: 705-652-6936 |
Christmas In June | End June | Decorated Boat Contest & Lighted Boat Parade, free to viewing public. Turkey Buffet dinner with proceeds to local charity. Port of Orillia |
Coldwater & Area Studio Tour | End June | Professional area artists & artisans open their studios to the public, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, 325-6094 or 835-2076 |
Annual Orillia Arts For Peace Festival | End June | A celebration of peace & social harmony for all ages, live music, story-telling, face painting, arts & crafts activities & more, Noon - 5:00 pm, Leacock Museum, 329-2333 |
Canada Day | July 1 | community celebration with parade through Downtown at Noon, opening ceremonies with Legion Band & Colour Guard, live entertainment on three stages, children's village, Citizenship Court, waterski show, craft/food vendors & more, giant fireworks display at dusk, Couchiching Beach Park, 329-2333 |
Sunday Evening Band Concert, | July & August | Rotary Aqua Theatre, Couchiching Beach Park, 329-7250 (rain location Orillia Community Centre) |
Orillia Guild Arts & Crafts Show | Early July | Juried display of arts & crafts by local artists & artisans, Orillia Square Mall, 325-2366 |
Mariposa Folk Festival | Early July | North America's longest running folk festival, featuring an incredible weekend of music with great artists, emporium, artisan's village, folkplay area for kids, food, beer tent & more, Tudhope Park, on the shores of Lake Couchiching, 329-2333 or 1-877-504-4415 |
Annual Orillia Scottish Festival | mid July | Ceilidh at Legion Friday; parade downtown, pipe & drum competitions, Highland & Scottish Country dancers, craft & vendor booths at Couchiching Beach Park Saturday; church service & kirkin' of the tartan, entertainment at Legion Sunday, 325-8442 |
Coldwater Stampede - Dodge Series Rodeo | Late July | Bull & bronc riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, Saturday parade & Saturday night dance, Coldwater Fairgrounds & Arena, 686-7558 |
Leacock Summer Festival | Late July | F eaturing the best in contemporary fiction & poetry, Annual Reading Series, Leacock Lecture & Tea, silent auction & children's activities, Leacock Museum, 329-1908 |
Leacock Sunshine Sidewalk Sale, | Late July | Two great days & ten walking blocks of the best bargains of summer! Music, entertainment, attractions & events, Downtown Orillia, 325-3261 |
Rotary-Lions Annual Funfest | End July | Midway, vendors, bingo, games of chance, fun for the whole family, Couchiching Beach Park, 327-0479 or 327-3210 |
Annual Tribute Artists Weekend | Early Aug | Top tribute artists perform live tributes to Elvis, Buddy, Dean, Connie & others, preliminary, semi-final & final competitions, memorabilia vendors, Royal Canadian Legion, Mississaga Street East at waterfront, 325-1266 or 325-8442 |
Corn/Midsummer Festival | Early Aug | Orillia Farmers' Market, 7:30 am - 12:30 pm, Market Square, Downtown Orillia behind Opera House, 325-8272 |
Annual Carden Fair, | Late Aug | Farm olympics, horseshoe tournament, ATV pull & more, Carden Community Centre, Lake Dalrymple Road, 833-2713 |
155th Orillia & District Fall Fair, | mid Sept | Three fun-filled days packed with events for all ages, including midway, live entertainment, demolition derby & tractor pull, ODAS Park, Fairgrounds Road, 325-0353 |
Harvest Festival, - Orillia Farmers' Market | mid Sept | 7:30 am - 12:30 pm, Market Square, Downtown Orillia behind Opera House, 325-8272 |
153rd Oro World's Fair | Late Sept | Midway, antique power show & tool display, truck & tractor pull, horse & pony shows, demolition derby & more, Oro-Medonte Fairgrounds, 7th Line & 15/16 Sideroad, 487-1753 |
Ramona Fall Fair | Late Sept | Horse show & pull, ATV display, crafts, live entertainment & more, Fairgrounds Road off Hwy. 169 South, Washago, 689-2862 |
Coldwater Fall Fair | Late Sept | Three action-packed days include Friday evening demolition derby; Saturday tractor pull, agricultural show & cattle judging; Sunday horse pull & goat & sheep show, Coldwater Fairgrounds & Arena, 686-7847 |
Thanksgiving Market, - Orillia Farmers' Market | Early Oct | 7:30 am - 12:30 pm, Market Square, Downtown Orillia behind Opera House, 325-8272 |
Mnjikaning First Nation Annual Thanksgiving Pow Wow | | A Thanksgiving celebration in the Native tradition, featuring a spectacular display of Native arts, crafts & contemporary Pow Wow style dancing & singing, MASK Arena, Mnjikaning/Rama First Nation, 325-3611, Ext. 1294 |
Annual Orillia Jazz Festival | mid Oct | Weekend of great jazz at the inns, restaurants & lounges throughout Orillia, free shuttle bus service, 327-1036 or 326-4424 |
Electric Light Parade | mid Nov | Official tree lighting ceremony for the "Wonderland of Lights", free candles for the first 500 children marching in the parade, Mississaga Street from waterfront to Opera House, Downtown Orillia, 325-3261 (Parade: 6:30 pm / Tree Lighting: 7:00 pm) |
4th Annual Christmas Open House | Late Nov | A great day of shopping as merchants welcome everyone Downtown to start the festive season, treats & live music at various locations, Downtown Orillia, 325-3261 |
Orillia Santa Claus Parade | End Nov | Over one hundred floats & bands, & of course, Santa himself! 1:00 pm, Downtown Orillia, 326-4424 (Non-perishable foods collected for Orillia Food Bank by Big Brothers along parade route) |
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