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Saint Catharines, Ontario Events Calendar
Annual Events
January
Mid-January
Niagara Icewine Festival
Telephone: 905-688-0212
One of Canada?s most prestigious wine tastings showcases wines from Ontario?s
premier wineries and features Canada?s largest tasting of internationally
acclaimed Icewine. Enjoy 10 days of tours, tasting and special events with the
Festival Icewine Passport program.
RELATED EVENTS:
Tastes of Ontario Winemakers? Dinner. Also enjoy 10 days of tours,
tasting and special events with the Festival Icewine Passport program.
Icewine Festivities in the
Twenty Valley
Join us during the Niagara Icewine Festival, to sip world acclaimed Icewine at
more than thirty wineries in the Twenty Valley area. From the boutique shops of
historic Jordan Village to special events throughout the valley, celebrate with
live entertainment, ice-carving demonstrations, food & wine pairings and
more.
February
White Meadows Farms -
Maple Sugar Bush Feast
Telephone: 905-682-0642
Nights/Pancake Weekends Sugar bush Opens - February to April (weekends), March
Break Open weekdays.
Dinner & live music, admission. Pancake weekends every Saturday & Sunday
February to April.
Downtown Pub Tour
Telephone: 905-685-8424
Take a walking tour through six nightlife establishments in the downtown. Sample
different foods and beer at each of the stops along the way. Book early for this
popular event.
April
Early April
Pen Centre, St. Catharines
Telephone: 905-687-6622
Home and Garden Show,
Late April
St. Catharines Spring Home Show
Jack Gatecliff Arena (Geneva St. & Gale Cres.)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Telephone: 1-800-465-1073.
Spring Salmon Derby
April through June
Salmon is running in Niagara! Come to Port Dalhousie and Lake Ontario and see
for yourself our world-class fishing.
Contact the St.
Catharines Game and Fish Association at 905-937-6335
May
Early May
Kids Day Fishing Derby
Contact the St.
Catharines Game and Fish Association at 905-937-6335
For children ages 2-16 years of age. Free catch and release fishing derby.
Prizes and fun for the whole family.
Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Telephone: 905-685-6589 ext 236
Email: festival@folk-arts.ca
Canada?s oldest cultural festival celebrates 38 years of cultural diversity in
St. Catharines. Ethnic dances, music, pageants, food and customs are plentiful
at individual club open houses throughout the City, culminating with a weekend
showcase of Canadian talent in Montebello Park. Celebrate Canada with top-notch
artists, international foods and family programs.
Mother?s Day High School Invitational Regatta
For more info go to www.rowontario.ca
and click on the "Regattas" link.
Late May
Cultural Restaurant Walking Tour
Telephone: 905-685-8424 or visit: www.stcathdowntown.com
Guided walking tour through historic downtown St. Catharines. Five distinct
downtown restaurants, sampling unique cuisine complemented by award winning
Niagara wines. Event showcases some of the culturally inspired cuisine available
downtown.
June
Early June
Annual Catfish Derby
Telephone 905-323-3863 or see www.scghfoundation.com
Outdoor Antique Marketplace
For information contact Marcia Ridley at 905-984-8880 or email mridley@stcatharineslock3museum.ca
Located on the grounds of the Welland Canals Centre at Lock 3, peruse and
purchase vintage antique pieces that you might be looking for at the first
annual City of St. Catharines Outdoor Antique Marketplace.
Mid June
Niagara Grape &
Wine Festival New Vintage Niagara Celebrations
Telephone: 905-688-0212
Join more than 130 Ontario wineries at one of Canada?s premier spring events.
Tours, tastings and special events all celebrating the first taste of Ontario?s
newest wines. Included is the ?New Vintage? Winery Passport program with
special events, tours and tasting of Niagara wineries.
The Art
of Peace Festival
The City of St. Catharines, Project Ploughshares Niagara & the St.
Catharines and Area Arts Council invite you and your family to enjoy a day of
music, poetry, dance, theatre, arts, and crafts at Montebello Park. To honour
the value of peace in our world, local artists, peace groups, churches, schools,
and ethno-cultural organizations from across Niagara will showcase their work
and offer an array of fun, inspiring activities and workshops, addressing global
issues through art.
Strawberry Festival, Saturday, June 17, 2006
Market Square, City Hall, Downtown St. Catharines
Telephone: 905-688-5601 extension #1503
Producers from across the region offer their fresh crops of berries, strawberry
preserves and treats, and a variety of locally grown produce. Children?s
games, food vendors, crafts for the kids, community displays and entertainment
for all ages will be available.
July
Canada Day Family Street Party, July 1
Telephone: 905-688-5601 extension #1503
Market Square in downtown St. Catharines Annual ?Canada Day Family Street
Party?. Free entertainment, children?s activities, and much, much more.
Port Dalhousie Canada Day
Celebrations, July 1
telephone: 905-937-4783
Celebrate Canada Day at Lakeside Park in historic Port Dalhousie. Fun for the
whole family at the Lion?s Club Carnival with midway rides and one of the
summer?s largest fireworks displays on the shores of Lake Ontario.
Hernder Estate Wines ?Weekend
Patio Sizzle?
July 1 to October 1
telephone: 905-684-3300
Weekend Patio Sizzle featuring Steven Popp. Live Jazz Reflections every weekend.
Ontario Sausage Festival
Lipa Park, Pelham near Rockway, 2850 Ollie Road, Lipa Park (St. Paul St West
to 5th Street, South to Effingham Road to Ollie Road).
Telephone: Tony 905-685-4149 or email ahcobb@sympatico.ca
Live bands, dancing in outdoor pavilion, sausage tasting, outdoor BBQ, Sausage
King crowning. Refreshments and food available.
Concerts in Montebello Park
July through August
Telephone: 905-688-5601 extension #1927
Enjoy the sounds of local jazz, classical, brass, Dixieland and ethnic bands
throughout the summer months in a beautiful outdoor venue. Performances are
Sunday and Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your lawn chair or blanket.
Out to Lunch Summer Concert Series
July through August 31
Telephone 905-685-8424 or visit www.stcathdowntown.com
Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Market Square, Downtown St. Catharines, 12 noon to
1pm. Have lunch at the Market Square every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon in
July and August.
mid-July
St.
Catharines Rowing Club - Invitational Regatta
Dragon Boat
Races
Telephone: 905-984-8880
Annual Dragon Boat Festival. Get involved or be a spectator on the waters of the
Historic Henley as Dragon Boat teams from Niagara and beyond compete for a day
of family fun and competition.
August
Early August
Annual Rotary Ribfest
Montebello Park, St. Catharines
Free admission
Telephone: 905-935-4142
?Ribs, Blues Band music and family entertainment!? Specialized chefs from
across North America bring their closely guarded secret sauces and styles of
serving a variety of the world?s best ribs.
City of Port Colborne Annual
Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival
Take Highway 406 South to Highway 140 South to Highway 3
Telephone: 1-888-PORT FUN
Port Colborne?s signature event kicks summer into high gear with the
transformation of downtown into festival grounds. With ship cruises, Boat Parade
of Lights, Fireworks display over the canal, car shows, concert series and kite
festival, Canal Days? caters to your quest for summer adventure
Mid-August
Royal Canadian Henley
Regatta
Held on Martindale Pond, Port Dalhousie
Telephone: 905-937-1117 or email: info@henleyregatta.ca
An international regatta that draws more than 3,500 competitors in a variety of
classes. . This regatta is celebrating over 100 years in St. Catharines.
Late-August
Wings and Wheels
Niagara
Niagara District Airport, Hwy #55, Niagara-on-the-lake
Telephone: 905-684-7447
Spectacular aerial displays, aerobatic demonstrations by Julie Clark, and more.
Ground-based displays include a Vintage Car display, Static aircraft,
Children?s activities, food/souvenir vendors and Beer and Wine Tent.
September
Early-September
St. Catharines Fall Home Show
Jack Gatecliff Arena (Geneva St. & Gale Cres.)
Telephone: 1-800-465-1073
Mid-September
Restaurant Walking Tours
Telephone: 905-685-8424
Enjoy wining and dining your way through historic downtown St. Catharines. Take
this guided walking tour to 5 distinctively downtown restaurants, sampling
unique cuisine complemented by award winning Niagara wines. Running during the
Niagara Wine Festival this event is always a quick sell out.
Late_September
Niagara Wine
Festival
Telephone: 905-688-0212
Celebration of Niagara?s internationally acclaimed grape and wine industry.
More than 100 events including winery tours and tastings, concerts, Niagara
cuisine, artisan shows, wine seminars, family entertainment and one of Canada?s
largest parades. Selected as Ontario?s Cultural Event of the Year for three
years in a row and as one of North America?s Top 100 Events by the American
Bus Association in 2005.
Pioneer Day
Telephone 905-562-5242 or visit www.lincoln.ca
Spend the day with pioneers at the museum in historic Jordan Village.
Demonstrations, live entertainment, displays, food and refreshments galore!
Stroll the village; visit the shops, winery and art gallery.
October
mid-October
Pumpkinville
Telephone: 905-688-5601 extension *1570 or email jgreen@stcatharines.ca
Join the fall celebration! Pumpkinville is a free family event held at Happy
Rolph?s Bird Sanctuary. The day includes professional children?s games,
bouncers, face painting, costume characters, pumpkin carving and scarecrow
building contests.
Late-October
Pumpkin Festival
Market Square, City Hall, Church Street, and Downtown St. Catharines
Telephone: 905-688-5601 extension #1503
Pumpkin carving contest, costume contest and parade. Children?s rides and
entertainment.
Doors Open
An annual heritage festival that spans both sides of the border in the Niagara
Region and Western New York. Over one hundred heritage attractions open their
doors to the public for tours organized especially for this weekend. Unique
insights and a ?behind the scenes? look at our rich shared heritage is a
rare opportunity during the only bi-national Doors Open event in the world -
Niagara?s! Sites in St. Catharines include the BME Church, Rodman Hall Arts
Centre, Morningstar Mill and the Millers House, Hernder Estate Wines, Henry of
Pelham Winery, St. Thomas? Anglican Church, Mayholme and more.
Historical Ghost Walking Tours
Telephone 905-685-8424 or visit www.stcathdowntown.com
Downtown St. Catharines has some of the best historical buildings in Niagara,
but it just so happens that many of them are haunted! Tour guides take you on an
easy paced stroll through Downtown sharing the many tales of our haunted
downtown.
November
Late-November
St. Catharines Santa Claus Parade
December
Christmas Events
Telephone 905-685-8424 or visit www.stcathdowntown.com
Free Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides & Visits with Father Christmas Each Saturday
in December
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