Cedars Cottage Resort is located close to
some of Ontario's very best year-round recreation.
If country fairs, antique, craft, car
shows is more along your line here are some of the local events. There is
always something do in Grey Highlands. Please check this page
regularly for updates on seasonal events listed.
To get information on
everything going on in the area, we recommend the
Georgian
Triangle Tourist Association web site.
Meaford Spring
Quilt Show April 20th and April 21st 2007
27th Annual
Spring Trout Derby begins April 21st and runs
until May 5th, 2007
Markdale Garden Tour
is in May
Flesherton Antique
Show Sale Victoria Day weekend and Thanksgiving weekend
Flesherton &
District Farmers Market Saturdays Victoria Day weekend to
Thanksgiving
Cruise
Nights at the Meaford Harbour Every Tuesday night during June, July,
August
Movie Under the Stars at
Blue Mountain. Friday nights in June & Wednesday and Friday nights in July &
August
9th Annual Rocklyn Classic Car Show June 17th, 2007
Georgian Theatre
Festival Meaford Garden Tour June 24th, 2007
Priceville Canada Day Fireworks
Display July 1st, 2007
Meaford Harbour Canada Day Fireworks
Display July 1st, 2007
Eugenia Gold Rush
Days July 14th & 15th, 2007
Markdale
Ice-Cream Festival July 7th, 2007
149th Markdale Fall
Fair August 23rd, 24th &, 25th, 2007
Meaford & St. Vincent Fall Fair Sept. 1st, 2007
Feversham Fall Fair September 14th & 15th, 2007
Flesherton Split Rail Festival is September
21st, 22nd & 23rd, 2007
Rocklyn Fall Fair September 22nd, 2007
Meaford
Annual Scarecrow Invasion starting mid September through to mid
October
Meaford Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival -
September 28th, 2007
Meaford Apple Harvest Craft Show
September 29th, 30th, 2007
Autumn Leaves
Studio Tour September
28th, 29th, 30th, 2007
Kimberly Apple Festival Fall Fair October 13th, 2007
Fall Colour Tours
The Festival
of Northern Lights November 16th, 2007 to January 6th, 2008
Meaford Santa
Claus Parade December 1st, 2007 starts at 6:30 p.m.
17th
Annual Thornbury Winter Antiques Show Sunday March 11, 2007
Summer
O Canada,
Celebrate Canada Day, July 1st with the family at
Priceville Community Centre, An all day event that is topped off with
a great bang of fireworks. There is also a great display at Meaford
Harbour.
On July 14th & 15th, 2007 visit where the gold rush began,
Eugenia Falls. Come and take part in the
Eugenia Gold Rush Days. Visit
the beautiful Eugenia Falls Conservation Park, try your luck at panning for
gold. There will be a Silent Auction, various craft vendors and
entertainment.
Another cool way to spend a day is at the
Markdale Ice-Cream Festival
July 7th 2007. There is a kid's mid-way, craft booths, food booths,
music, classic cars and of course lots of ice-cream.
Another attraction sure to get the kids in
motion are the Blue Mountain Slide Rides. There's a mini-bobsled course and the popular water and
tube slides. Be cool this summer!
Enjoy the weekly
Movie Under the Stars at
Blue Mountain. Friday nights in June & Wednesday and Friday nights in July &
August for the latest and greatest movies on an outdoor inflatable movie
screen. Bring a chair or blanket. Movies start at dusk but come early
to ensure a space. Admission is FREE!
A sure sign that Fall is coming is the beginning of the
fall and agricultural fairs. The 149th
Markdale Fall Fair, is August 23rd, 24th, 25th 2007
The Flesherton &
District Farmers Market Saturday mornings at 8:00 a.m. held at
Flesherton Arena. Runs from Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving.
Fall
The Flesherton Split Rail Festival is September
21st, 22nd, & 23rd, 2007 at the Flesherton Community Centre. The Arts and Crafts
open Friday at 6:00 p.m. in the Arena. The Handmade Quilts will
be on display at the Kinplex Community Hall.
There will be the Famous Handmade Quilt Auction on
Saturday @ 1:00 p.m. The display is open all morning for viewing. The
Arts and Crafts Show has over 80 vendors and will be ongoing all
weekend.
For the children there are lots of events, a Make & Take
Craft booth, pony rides, bouncy balls, mini-golf, Pumpkin Carving
Contest, Chess Challenge, Mini Tractor Pull. Musical
entertainment all day.
Be sure to check out the Heritage Exhibition and
Demonstrations of vintage machinery and equipment.
The Antique Car Display will be on Saturday and the Classic Car Display on
Sunday at the front of the arena. Saturday enjoy an Olde Tyme Fowl Supper at
Grey Highlands Secondary School. Sunday take part in the
Community Praise Service at the Pavilion.
Check out the new events this year: The Ontario Ferriers
(Blacksmithing) Association Regional Ferrier Competition, being held
Saturday and Sunday. The Battle of the Bands will be on Saturday afternoon
in the Pavilion. Sunday afternoon is the Babies on Parade, for infants
up to 18 months, followed by The Little Red Schoolhouse Spelling Bee.
For more information
please go to
www.splitrailfestival.com
Visit Meaford for
The 11th Annual Scarecrow Invasion
starting mid September through to mid October, scarecrows will be
everywhere. There's even a Scarecrow Parade on Friday September 28th
at 6:00 p.m. followed by children's activities, food, karaoke contests and
more at the Rotary Pavilion.
Apple Harvest Craft Show September
29th, 30th, 2007 in
Meaford at the Meaford Arena and the Meaford Curling Club. This show has
over 200 booths, with a wide spectrum of handcrafted items, pottery, tole
painting, wind chimes, quilting, folk art, Belgian chocolates, stained
glass, woodworking, apple products, knitting, sewing, baking, leather work,
stuffed animals, painting, home and garden ornaments, natural soaps, maple
syrup, spinning, handmade jewellery, decoys and weaving. Plus many
more, some of the artisans will be demonstrating their work. This is
the place to start and finish your Christmas shopping.
Autumn Leaves
Studio Tour September
28th, 29th, 30th, 2007.
Art and nature at their best renew energy, creativity and contentment. The
Autumn Leaves Studio Tour offers close ups of rustic, contemporary, classic,
Celtic, traditional, Art Nouveau and funky creations against a backdrop of
country lanes, rivers, stands of cedar, waterfalls, fields of mown hay and
exquisite autumn foliage. Join us for an odyssey of the senses.
See functional, wearable, edible and whimsical art for your homes, gardens
and bodies. Touch hardwood bowls, cool glass, hand woven fabrics, textured
stoneware, satiny glazed clay. Smell coal burning forges, sun warmed cedar,
trout grilling on the barbeque, fresh herbs, hot cider, dried flowers, clean
air. Hear birds, laughter, answers, the hiss of water cooling hot metal.
Taste homemade jams and pickles, lunches made from fresh local produce and
decadent desserts. Experience raku firing, glass-blowing, forges, a stone
labyrinth, sculpture gardens. We have the guide books in the office.
For online maps and information please go to
www.autumnleavesstudiotour.ca
FALL COLOUR TOURS Cedars is a great place to
start off your tour of the incredible fall leaves and scenery.
Stop in our office and pick up your free copy of the Georgian Triangle Fall
Tours Guide; there are 7 tours listed and Cedars is just minutes away from 6
of them. Another tour of the Beaver Valley was highlighted in the September
3, 2005 Toronto
Star issue on Ontario Fall Foliage Routes. To get up-to-date Colour
Reports you can contact Ontario Tourism at 1-800-ONTARIO (668-2746) or check
out their website at
www.ontariotravel.net
Flesherton Antique Show Sale at the Flesherton Community
Centre, Highway 10, held twice a year on the Victoria Day weekend and
Thanksgiving weekend, for more information please
call 519-848-2200.
Take in one of the local Fall Fairs
Markdale August 23rd, 24th, 25th, 2007
Meaford & St. Vincent Sept. 1st 2007
Feversham September 14h & 15th, 2007
Rocklyn September 22nd, 2007
Kimberly Apple Festival October 7th, 2006
Winter
17th
Annual Thornbury Winter Antiques Show is Sunday March 11th, 2007 10am to 5pm at
the Beaver Valley Community Centre.
The Festival of
Northern Lights in Owen Sound is a great evening out for the entire
family. This year the Festival begins November 16th, 2007 and runs
thru to January 6th, 2008. Walk along the banks of the Sydenham River and
enjoy the wonderful magic of 210 lighted Christmas displays and more than 18
kilometres of light strings in downtown Owen Sound.
Experience a different type of
Santa Claus Parade in Meaford.
This Santa Claus Parade goes right through the main street of town at night.
The children will love it, the floats are decorated with lots of lights.
The parade is December 1st, 2007 and starts at 6:30 p.m.
Spring
Come see the beautiful quilts on display at the
Spring Quilt Show, April 20th
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., April 21st 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Meaford
United Church. Featuring unique and beautiful quilts and decorator items
from local quilters. Lunches available, raffles, door prizes.
Okay fishing fans, let the fun begin. The
27th Annual Spring Trout Derby
begins April 21st and runs until May 5th, 2007. There is $8,000 in
prizes to be won. This event is
sponsored by the Georgian Triangle Anglers Association. For more information
go to www.georgianfishing.com
Spring is a time of new life and new beginnings, and what
better way to start than with flowers and gardens. The
Markdale Garden Tour is in May, exact
date TBA. The
Georgian Theatre
Festival Meaford Garden Tour is June 24th, 2007, 10:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
Although spring is a time of newness, for many it's time
to bring out the old classics. If you like old classic cars, the thin
tired cars of the 20's, the big fin cars of the 50's, and the smaller,
sleeker cars of the 60's,
Cruise Nights at the Meaford Harbour is the place to go. Every
Tuesday night during June, July, August from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m you can
join the Golden Town Cruisers and check out their classic cars, then enjoy
an evening walk along the shore.
The 9th
Annual Rocklyn Classic Car Show is June 17th, 2007.
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