Brockville Loves Canada 150 – Celebrate with these special events
Brockville is set to celebrate the sesquicentennial with events all year long commemorating Canada 150. The events below are local initiatives that celebrate being a Canadian right here in Brockville with our own unique spin.
2017 Canada 150 Event Listing:
March 3-5: Winter Classic Weekend: brockvillewinterclassic.com
March 8: Fulford Place Speaker Series: Toys and TV – Finding a Uniquely Canadian Identity in the 1950s and 1960s
March 9-12: The Drawer Boy: brockvilleartscentre.com
March 11: Brockville Loves Books presents Frances Itani at The Mill: brockvillelovesbooks.ca
March 15: Fulford Place Speaker Series: Making Meaning in Early Aboriginal-European Relationships
March 22-26: Downtown Brockville “Spring into Flavour” downtownbrockville.com
April 4: AlexandreTrudeau at the Aquatarium brockvillelibrary.ca
April 9: 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge brockvillemuseum.com
April 19: National Film Day: Film Brockville screening “Water” at the Brockville Galaxy filmbrockville.ca
April 28: The Museum @ Night: History or Hearsay? brockvillemuseum.com
May 5 & 6: Brockville Multicultural Festival brockvillemulticulturalfestival.com
May 6: Jane’s Walk janeswalk.org
May 26: The Museum @ Night: 60s Night brockvillemuseum.com
May 26-28: Quiltfest thousandislandsquiltersguild.com
May 27: Downtown Brockville “Street Eats” Street Festival downtownbrockville.com
May 27 & 28: Doors Open Brockville & 1000 Islands download the local brochure
June 1: Brockville Loves Books presents Terry Fallis brockvillelovesbooks.ca
June 6: Canada C3 Visit to Brockvillestudentsonice.com/canadac3/
June 21-24: Island Breakfast refugeeislandbreakfast.com
June 23: The Museum @ Night: Battle of the Brushes brockvillemuseum.com
June 23-25: Poutinefest brockvillepoutinefest.ca
June 30-July 3: 1000 Islands International Regatta 1000islandsregatta.com
July 1: Join us in Brockville for Canada Day! brockvilletourism.com/canada150
July-August (Fridays): Brockville’s Criminal Past Walking Tours brockvillemuseum.com
July 5, 12, 19, 26: Summer Music Series heritagetrust.on.ca/Fulford-Place/Home.aspx
July 9: Canada 150 Paint Party brockvillelibrary.ca
July 10-15: Brockville Pride Week brockvillepride.weebly.com
July 15 & 16: Brock Trail Spirit Walk brockvillemuseum.com
July 25: Aboriginal Music, Dance, and Storytelling Workshop at Fulford Place Museum heritagetrust.on.ca/Fulford-Place/Home.aspx
August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Summer Music Series heritagetrust.on.ca/Fulford-Place/Home.aspx
August 10: Brockville Museum opens “Blockhouse Island & the Railway Tunnel” exhibit brockvillemuseum.com
August 10-13: Rails to Trails Festival & Ontario 150 Tour railstotrailsbrockville.ca
August 12: Grand Opening of Canada’s First Railway Tunnel + Canada 150 Parade brockvillerailwaytunnel.com
August 10-13: Brockville Ribfest brockvilleribfest.ca
August 13: Canada 150 Paint Party brockvillelibrary.ca
August 19: Downtown Brockville Street Fest downtownbrockville.com
August 25-27: Canine Watersports Canadian Championships caninewatersportscanada.ca
August 30–Sept 3: Red Hot & Blue Rockabilly Weekend rockabillyjam.com
September 19: Heritage Skills Workshop brockvillemuseum.com
Sept 29-Oct 1: Culture Days brockvillearts.com/culturedays
Sept 29-Oct 1: Brockville Oktoberfest productionsdoubleconcept.com/oktoberfest
October 25: Heritage Skills Workshop brockvillemuseum.com
November 24: Downtown Brockville Black Friday downtownbrockville.com
November 29: Heritage Skills Workshop brockvillemuseum.com
December 3-9: Downtown Brockville Shop Local Week downtownbrockville.com
December 31: New Year’s Eve Concerts
Download a printable version of the local events tri-fold brochure here
Visit our Canada 150 page to find out about more local initiatives you can take part in