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.
19th
Annual Thornbury Winter Antiques Show March 14th & 15th , 2009
Meaford Spring
Quilt Show April 17th and April 18th 2009
29th Annual
Spring Trout Derby begins April 17th and runs
until April 30th, 2009
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
12th Annual Rocklyn Classic Car Show June
21st, 2009
Georgian Theatre
Festival Meaford Garden Tour June 28th, 2009
Priceville Canada Day Fireworks
Display July 1st, 2009
Meaford Harbour Canada Day Fireworks
Display July 1st, 2009
Eugenia Gold Rush
Days July 4th & 5th, 2009
151st Markdale Fall
Fair August 28th, 29th, 30th 2009
Meaford & St. Vincent Fall Fair Sept. 5th, 2009
Feversham Fall Fair September 18th - 20th 2009
Rocklyn Fall Fair September 26th, 2009
Meaford
Annual Scarecrow Invasion starting mid September through to mid
October
Meaford Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival -
Friday October 2nd, 2009
Meaford Apple Harvest Craft Show
October 2nd, 3rd, & 4th, 2009
Autumn Leaves
Studio Tour October
2nd, 3rd, & 4th, 2009
Kimberly Apple Festival Fall Fair - October check back for
exact date
Fall Colour Tours
Andre's Alpacas open farm Saturday
and Sunday, November 7th and 8th,
2009
The Festival
of Northern Lights November 14th, 2008 to January 4th, 2009
The
Flesherton & District Farmers' Market, Christmas Market Saturday, November 28,
2009
Markdale Santa Claus Parade November 28th, 2009
Meaford Santa
Claus Parade December 5th, 2009 starts at 6:30 p.m.
Feversham Santa Claus Parade December 7th, 2009
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 4th & 5th, 2009 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 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 151th
Markdale Fall Fair, is August28th to 30, 2009
The Flesherton &
District Farmers Market Saturday mornings at 8:00 a.m. held at
Flesherton Arena. Runs from Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving.
Fall
Visit Meaford for
The Annual Scarecrow Invasion
starting mid September through to mid October, scarecrows will be
everywhere. There's even a Scarecrow Parade on Friday October 2nd,
2009,
at 6:00 p.m. followed by children's activities, food, karaoke contests and
more at the Rotary Pavilion.
Apple Harvest Craft Show
October 2nd, 3rd & 4th, 2009 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. www.visitmeaford.ca/scarecrow
Autumn Leaves
Studio Tour October 2nd,
3rd & 4th, 2009.
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 28th, 29th, 30th 2009
Meaford & St. Vincent Aug. 30th 2008
Feversham September 18th, 19th, 20th 2009
Rocklyn September 26th, 2009
Kimberly Apple Festival October
Andre's Alpacas -
Open Barn - November 7th & 8th, 2009
Alpaca yarn for your Christmas projects; alpaca fleece,
rovings, socks, scarves, mitts, toques, shawls, thrum mitts, quilt batting,
and boot liners;
all made from our alpacas' fibre. Come and see the alpacas that
produce this luxurious fibre as well.
November 7th 10:00am - 5:00pm
November 8th 11:00am - 4:00pm
RR 1 Hanover, ON, 033201 Drive In Road
Phone: (519) 364-4921
The
Flesherton & District Farmers' Market Christmas Market,
Saturday, November 28, 2009. The Christmas Market will be held at the
Flesherton Kinplex from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Offering One of a Kind Hand
Crafted Gifts, Pottery, Wooden Bowls and Toys, Baked Goods and Preserves,
Gingerbread Houses, Jewelry, Knitting, Home Decor and Christmas Decorations.
Art, Quilts and More! Hourly door prizes. Free Admission
Winter
19th
Annual Thornbury Winter Antiques Show is March 14th, 15th 2009 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 20th, 2009 and runs
thru to January 3rd, 2010. 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.
http://festivallights.ca
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 5th, 2009 and starts at 6:30 p.m.
Spring
Come see the beautiful quilts on display at the
Spring Quilt Show, April 17th
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., April 19th 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
29th Annual Spring Trout Derby
begins April 17th and runs until April 30th 2009. 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 28th, 2009, 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 12th
Annual Rocklyn Classic Car Show is June 21st, 2009
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