Automobile Events

Arts & Theatre

Festival of the Arts 2009

Alliston
February 15 – July 5, 2009
Youth Arts By The River, Art on Main Streets of South Simcoe Communities Piano, Concert Bands, String Performances and professional Adjudications, Choral Concert Showcase of South Simcoe Art
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Reel Paddling Film Festival

Owen Sound
March 27, 2009
Reel Paddling Film Festival sponsored by Suntrail Outfitters
Phone: (519) 371-2833

Celebrations & Festivals

Winterfest

Elliot Lake
February 22 – March 1, 2009
There are many events going on throughout the City of Elliot Lake. Bowling for Kids Sake, The Elliot Lake Amateur Theatre Ensemble performing "Ethan Claymore" for more information
call 800-661-6192

WinterFeast

Orangeville
February 16 – March 13, 2009
Experience the diverse dining opportunities within the Hills of Headwaters. The Executive Chefs at various fine dining establishments present WinterFeast.
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Kenora Winter Carnival

Kenora
March 6-8, 2009
Winter carnival activities along with the K-town music classic bluesfest join forces for an amazing weekend of events and activities. Fun in the snow - adventure for all!
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Wildlife Festival & Adventure Show

Simcoe, Ontario
March 14-15, 2009
Come Celebrate Nature! See wildlife up close. Explore many exciting interactive attractions. Experience hands-on activities - free rock climbing, face painting.
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La Nuit Sur l'etang

Sudbury
March 21, 2009
Experience a Francophone Music celebration in the City of Greater Sudbury
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Marten River Winterfest

Marten River
March 21, 2009
Come celebrate the winter season with Marten River
Phone: (705) 569-3344

Reel Paddling Film Festival

Owen Sound
March 27, 2009
Reel Paddling Film Festival sponsored by Suntrail Outfitters
Phone: (519) 371-2833

Maple Sugar Bush Tours

McLean Berry Farm
Buckhorn, ON

March 16 - April 9, 2009
Pre booked group sugar bush tours of a traditional working sugar bush. Tours include a hay ride, guided walking tour of the sugar bush. Maple demonstrations, pioneer demonstration and activity centre, Toffee on snow, kids corral, straw pile Email: smclean@mcleanberryfarm.com
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NEW TO THE SAULT

Sault Ste. Marie
March 28, 2009
Passport to Unity will unite and celebrate the various cultural backgrounds that make up our city through performance, food and art. This event will take place at White Pines
Phone: (705) 945-1600

Charitable Golf Tournament

15th Annual Kerry\'s Place Autism Services Golf Tournament

Angus Glen Golf Club - North Course Markham, Ontario

May 22nd, 2009
Kerry\'s Place Autism Services is proud to present it\'s 15th Annual Golf Tournament to raise funds to enhance the quality of life of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder through innovative personalized supports, expertise, collaboration and advocacy. We are looking for sponsors, golfers and prize donors. We are also looking for committee members and volunteers for the day of the event. Call for more information or to support us.Email: nbrouillard@kerrysplace.org Web Site Click Here

Crafts, Arts & Antique Shows

19th Annual Thornbury Winter Antiques Show

Beaver Valley Community Centre
Thornbury

March 14th & 15th, 2009
The 19th Annual Thornbury Winter Antique Show, featuring 26 professional antiques dealers, takes place in the Beaver Valley Community Centre, 81 Victoria St. in downtown Thornbury. This show, known as Southern Georgian Bay\'s premier antiques event, opens on Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 10am to 5pm and continues on Sunday, March 15 - 10am to 4pm. Admission is $5.00. \"as always . . . a great show in the heart of ski country!\"
For further info please call 519-599-5017 or Email: agsa@georgian.net or visit us at Web Site Click Here

Ethnic & Historic

Family Fun Days

Thunder Bay Pioneer Sleigh Rides

Thunder Bay

January 5 –March 31, 2009
Discover winter in the Slate River Valley circa 1915. Enjoy horse drawn sleigh rides, & the warm log house.
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Thunder Bay Maple Syrup Tours

Thunder Bay
February 15 – March 31, 2009
The sweet taste of spring! Maple bush, sugaring off, Maple taffy, pancakes and Maple syrup. Horse drawn sleigh rides
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Wildlife Festival & Adventure Show

Simcoe, Ontario
March 14-15, 2009
Come Celebrate Nature! See wildlife up close. Explore many exciting interactive attractions. Experience hands-on activities - free rock climbing, face painting.
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Wye Marsh Sweetwater Harvest

Midland
March 28 – 29, 2009
Wye Marsh Sweetwater Harvest
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Farmers Markets

Barrie Farmer’s Market

Barrie City Hall, Mulcaster and Collier Streets
Saturday s All Year
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Owen Sound & District Farmer’s Market

Located at 110-8th Street East, beside City Hall
Saturdays All Year
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Cobourg Farmers' Market

May 6 to Dec 16,
Come and check out our Saturday Farmers Market! There will be home baked desserts, vegetables, crafts, sausages, flowers, plants and much more!
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Orillia Farmer’s Market

Downtown Orillia, beside Opera House
Saturdays All Year
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Fishing Tournaments and Events

Kids Fishing Derby

Temagami
March 9, 2009
kids fish and have a chance to win prizes
E-mail: jchebert@temagami.ca

Lions Club MCTV Fishing Derby

Temagami
March 14, 2009
Fishing derby located on Lake Temagami
Phone: (705) 569-4160

6th Annual CHILDREN'S FISHING DERBY

Sault Ste. Marie
March 15, 2009
10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Located at West Neebish Road, Laird Township (30 km East of Sault Ste. Marie) Laframboise Pro
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Fundraiser's and Other Good Causes

Home & Leisure Shows

Maple Syrup Festivals

Thunder Bay Maple Syrup Tours

Thunder Bay
February 15 – March 31, 2009
The sweet taste of spring! Maple bush, sugaring off, Maple taffy, pancakes and Maple syrup. Horse drawn sleigh rides
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Warkworth, Ontario
March 14-15, 2009
For more information or directions,
phone 705-924-2057
or visit the website:
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Purples Woods Conservation Area-Oshawa
March 14-22 on weekends and March 28,29 & April 4-5, 2009
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Delta Maple Syrup Fest
Delta
April 18 & 19 2009
Maple Syrup Festival
Phone: (613) 928-2585

Maple Sugar Bush Tours
McLean Berry Farm Buckhorn, ON
March 16 - April 9, 2009
Pre booked group sugar bush tours of a traditional working sugar bush. Tours include a hay ride, guided walking tour of the sugar bush. Maple demonstrations, pioneer demonstration and activity centre, Toffee on snow, kids corral, straw pile
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Buckhorn MapleFest
Buckhorn
March 21 – April 5, 2009
Numerous maple syrup displays at the traditional sugarbush and throughout the community including, Maplefeast/dance, pancake breakfast, hay rides and music. visit mcleanberryfarm.com for all details.
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Sweetwater Festival 2008
Wye Marsh
Midland, ON
Saturday, March 28th & Sunday, March 29th, 2009
more info: Web Site Click Here

Shaws Maple Bush Tours
March-April. Between Barrie and Orillia, there is a Pancake House, and maple bush fun. Percheron horses will take you through the maple wonderland. When the snow melts we trade the sleigh for a wagon. Rides are available on weekends during March and April, usually around lunch time
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Saugeen Bluffs Maple Syrup Festival - Saugeen Bluffs
March 28 & 29, 2009
Sat. & Sun. 10-4
more info Web Site Click Here

Deerhurst Resort
March Maple Madness Package at Deerhurst Resort
click here for more information http://www.deerhurstresort.com/

Orangeville Ontario
March 2009
Orangeville Optimist Maple Syrup Festival at the Island Lake Conservation Area.
web site Web Site Click Here

Maple SugarFest:
March is Maple Syrup month in Ottawa
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West Lake Willows Maple
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Proulx Sugarbush
Ottawa
March 1 –April 13, 2009
more information Web Site Click Here

Maple in the County
Prince Edward County
March 28-29, 2009
Celebrate everything maple! From sap and syrup to lunch and laughter, taste the pleasure of this springtime tradition in maple country. Web Site Click Here

Fulton’s Sugarbush
Pakenham,ON
March-April, 2009
more information Web Site Click Here

Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm
Edwards, ON
March-April, 2009
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Westfield Heritage
Rockton, ON
March 1,8, 15, 22, 29 March Break 18-19, 2009
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Maple in the County
Bloomfield
March 28-29, 2009
A Top 100 Ontario Festivals featuring everything from lip-smacking pancake breakfasts to toe-tapping fiddling concerts. A celebration of spring and the first harvest of the year
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Wheeler’s Maple Syrup Pancake House
McDonald’s Corners, Lanark Highlands
March – April 2009
See how Maple Syrup is made at the sugar bush. Sleigh rides, taffy-on-snow and artisans in the Museum on weekends, tours, nature trails, heritage displays, pancake meals, and maple products for sale
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Maple Sugar Fest Sugar Bush Vanier
March-April, 2009
Richelieu Park
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Domaine Chez Philias
Hammond, ON
March –April, 2009
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Waverley Brook Farm - Haliburton, ON
end of March –April, 2009
More info phone 705-457-2214, jetyler@halhinet.on.ca.
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Perth Festival of Maples
March-April, 2009
more info pcoc@superaje.com

March Break Camp Programs

Simcoe County Museum

Barrie
The Simcoe County Museum offers a wide range of March Break, Summer and Winter day camps for children between the ages of 6 and 12

Maclaren Art Centre Art Classes During March Break

Barrie
March 16– March 20, 2009 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Join us at the MacLaren Art Centre for a week of art making with local artist Julie Robb. Each day will focus on a new activity and participants will enjoy a tour of current exhibitions for added inspiration. Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Drawing are in the spotlight for this fun and interactive week! It is recommended that campers register in advance as spaces fill up quickly.

Blue Mountain Foundation For The Arts

Blue Mountains
MARCH BREAK ART CAMP AT BMFA ARTS CENTRE –March 4 to 26, 2009
The Magic of Children’s Art Show.This show was designed to stimulate and encourage the youth of our communityto create, exhibit and celebrate their art.
Collingwood Public Library, 100 Second St. 705-445-1571 www.collingwoodpubliclibrary.ca

Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre

Haliburton Village
March Break
Wed/Thurs/Fri morning 10-12
New activity each day
for fees and projects call 457-2330

Midland Huronia Museum:

Midland
open Monday to Friday 9:00-5:00 Contact 705-527-6622

Wye March Day Camps for kids and teens.

Midland
A week long program filled with interactive, cooperative games, ‘Meet the Creatures’ live animal shows and daily themes including Winter Wildlife Survival, Animal Tracker, Chickadee Chatter, Snowshoeing or GPS Navigation & Orienteering or Cross Country Skiing, interactive cooperative games and additional activities.

National Gallery of Canada:

Ottawa
March Break Camps March 16-20, 2009
Join us for a week of hands-on fun. In the galleries, check out the amazing variety of artworks on view and enjoy in-gallery activities. In the studio, try your hand at painting, sculpting, and print-making. To top it all off, organize an exhibition to show off your masterpieces.

Seguin March Break Day Camp

Parry Sound Area
March 16-20, 2009 Humphrey Community Centre, Seguin Township
Do you want to have a March Break filled with games, learning, sports and most of all fun?!
Then come join us for the best March Break ever at the Seguin.

March Break Activities

Smiths Falls
March 16-20, 2009
Interpreters will welcome you and you will step back to the Victorian times with tours, special pioneer crafts, history treasure hunt, and workshops for children.
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Museum Exhibitions

Heart and Soul: Quebec's Folk Art

Ottawa/Hull

June 20 , 2008 – March 22, 2009
Discover 400 years of folk art through 400 remarkable creations. These carvings, paintings and other creative pieces attest of the talent and creativity of the province's folk artists.
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Tombs of Eternity: The Afterlife in Ancient Egypt

Ottawa/Hull
December 19, 2008 – August 16, 2009
A passage through corridors of the distant past gives insight into life, death and eternity in Ancient Egypt.
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Music

Nature

Pooches and Passions

Santa Claus Parades

Sporting

Red Lake Sno-X

Red Lake
February 27 – March 1, 2009
Sno-X is back in Red Lake and will take place once again at Hospital Hill from February 27 to March 1! Events are being scheduled for racers of all ages and skill levels.
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Mattawa Old Timers Tournament

Mattawa
March 6-8, 2009
Old timers and men's open tournament
Phone: (705) 744-2311

AMATEUR SNOW DRAGS AND WHEELS ON ICE TEST & TUNE

Sault Ste. Marie
March 7-9. 2009
This exciting 2-day event is open to racers of all caliber on sleds of all caliber
Phone: (705) 779-3031

Sleeping Giant Loppet

Thunder Bay
March 7, 2009
Enjoy the stunning scenery of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park as either a recreational or competitive skier. Variety of distances ensure an event for everyone. Ski the Giant!
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Big Buck and Bull Day

Tilbury Arena
Tilbury

March 7th, 2009
Southwest Outdoors Big Buck and Bull sporting show
March 7 2009 Time 11:00 am. To 7:00 pm.
Tilbury Arena 49 Bond Ave.
Everyone welcome $7.00 admission
Under 12 year free
Fish pond for kids
All Deer and Moose racks welcome
Product demo’s and Guest speakers
For more information
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