What’s on Where: Barrie/Orillia

August 9-11, 2024
Port of Orillia

The Orillia Waterfront Festival features entertainment, food, a vendor market, new and used boat sales, a Cardboard Boat Race, and a dog diving contest!

The festival will feature a vendor market on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with a wide range of unique vendors showcasing everything from hot tubs to one-of-a-kind clothing and decor items to unique food options.

The famous Cardboard Boat Race takes place on Sunday at noon. The public is encouraged to…

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The City of Barrie and Orillia continues to be one of Canada’s fastest-growing and dynamic cities. Its location in proximity to the great outdoors and recreational activities promotes an active and healthy lifestyle. Culture can be thought of as the beliefs attitudes, customs, and practices of a people and place. For Barrie, culture is a celebration of its people’s experience, heritage, human creativity, imagination, and originality.

The following festivals and events are presented at various locations in Barrie, Orillia, and…

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The City of Barrie, Orillia, and the surrounding area continues to be one of Canada’s fastest-growing and dynamic cities. Its location in proximity to the great outdoors and recreational activities promotes an active and healthy lifestyle.

The following live theatre productions, concerts, and dance shows are presented at various locations in Barrie, Orillia, and the surrounding area.

March 17, 2024, 2023 | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
SEAN MCCANN
Orillia Opera House – G.L. Auditorium

Sean McCann returns to Orillia to help us…

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January 25 – April 27, 2024
Five Points Theatre, Barrie

Established in 2003 in Barrie by Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak and colleagues, TIFT has produced over 100 works. The company develops and produces a wide range of work from the periphery of the mainstream, concentrating on new writing, neglected classics and drastic re-examinations of established repertoire.

TIFT’s programming emphasizes the development and production of off-centre, story-driven musicals and new types of site-specific, immersive creation, among others.

2024 Productions

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