St. Catharines is the entertainment capital of Niagara! Come and enjoy such popular events as the Niagara Grape and Wine festival which produces such events such as New Vintage Niagara, the Niagara Wine Festival and the Ice Wine Festival, Canada Day celebrations in historic downtown and in Port Dalhousie, or cultural festivals like May’s Niagara Folk Arts Festival, August’s Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, free summer evening concerts in Montebello Park and Ribfest – featuring the “Blues” and Ribs!
The following festivals are presented at various locations in St. Catharines and the surrounding area.
Open Year-Round St. Catharines Farmers Market
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
Come experience the City of St. Catharines crowd-pleasing Farmers Market to find everything Niagara grows, bakes, and makes in our community! Since the early 1860s, the market has been a vibrant scene that offers fresh foods and handmade items from the local area. Visitors enjoy connecting and learning from the local vendors who grow and produce meats, fruits, veggies, and baked goods. It’s a thrilling farm-to-table experience you don’t want to miss!
October 28, 2023 | 11 am to 3 pm
FREE Downtown St. Catharines Halloween Candy Trail
201 St Paul St St. Catharines
Trick or treat at Downtown St. Catharines Businesses, kids workshops, costumed characters, Handmade Halloween Crawl, and more! Saturday, October 28th from 11 am to 3 pm head to Downtown St. Catharines for Halloween fun! Wear your costumes and trick or treat the Downtown Candy Trail! Find your favourite characters walking the streets, enjoy free kids’ crafts and check out the Handmade Halloween Crawl run by Cozy Bones.
October 29, 2023
Spooky Sips Cellar Tasting
Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery, 1469 Pelham Rd.
Visit the cellar at Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery … if you dare. On Sunday, October 29, you’re invited to a blind tasting of four 100 per cent estate grown wines at Henry of Pelham’s underground barrel cellar. Try guessing the wines while enjoying a few of the winery’s famous ghost stories. And, maybe the Ghost of Henry will appear! Tickets include four wine samples, candy, and charcuterie.
Open Year-Round St. Catharines Farmers Market
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
Come experience the City of St. Catharines crowd-pleasing Farmers Market to find everything Niagara grows, bakes, and makes in our community! Since the early 1860s, the market has been a vibrant scene that offers fresh foods and handmade items from the local area. Visitors enjoy connecting and learning from the local vendors who grow and produce meats, fruits, veggies, and baked goods. It’s a thrilling farm-to-table experience you don’t want to miss!
November 5 – 9, 2023
Stories from the Front
St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre, 1932 Welland Canals Parkway
The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre presents Stories from the Front this November. Commemorate the sacrifices of soldiers and their families by taking in a performance of Stories from the Front featuring diaries and letters from the museum’s collection.
November 18, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Winter Festival of Lights
www.wfol.com
Enjoy spectacular illuminations and countless festive events at the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights, Canada’s foremost illumination festival. The most enchanting of Niagara Attractions– the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights- has become a Holiday tradition for over one million visitors from around the globe. Join us for spectacular light displays, the Fallsview Sound and Light Show, Holiday Lights Tours, and over 2 million lights displayed along the Niagara Parkway, Dufferin Islands and throughout Niagara Falls. There is no admission fee to enjoy them but donations are gratefully accepted with all proceeds used to enhance the lights and displays (a $10 per vehicle donation is suggested). Enjoy brilliant fireworks and a calendar full of festive events as we capture the magic of the holiday season.
Open Year-Round St. Catharines Farmers Market
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
Come experience the City of St. Catharines crowd-pleasing Farmers Market to find everything Niagara grows, bakes, and makes in our community! Since the early 1860s, the market has been a vibrant scene that offers fresh foods and handmade items from the local area. Visitors enjoy connecting and learning from the local vendors who grow and produce meats, fruits, veggies, and baked goods. It’s a thrilling farm-to-table experience you don’t want to miss!
To December 15, 2022 | 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Winter at the Market
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
The Winter at the Market series runs for five(5) weeks, every Thursday from November 17 to December 15, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Vendors will be set up selling a selection of fine preserves, local wines, toys, and games, handmade jewelry and decor, woodwork, gift cards, quilts and more.
November 18, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Winter Festival of Lights
www.wfol.com
Enjoy spectacular illuminations and countless festive events at the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights, Canada’s foremost illumination festival. The most enchanting of Niagara Attractions– the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights- has become a Holiday tradition for over one million visitors from around the globe. Join us for spectacular light displays, the Fallsview Sound and Light Show, Holiday Lights Tours, and over 2 million lights displayed along the Niagara Parkway, Dufferin Islands and throughout Niagara Falls. There is no admission fee to enjoy them but donations are gratefully accepted with all proceeds used to enhance the lights and displays (a $10 per vehicle donation is suggested). Enjoy brilliant fireworks and a calendar full of festive events as we capture the magic of the holiday season.
November 18, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Winter Festival of Lights
www.wfol.com
Enjoy spectacular illuminations and countless festive events at the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights, Canada’s foremost illumination festival. The most enchanting of Niagara Attractions– the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights- has become a Holiday tradition for over one million visitors from around the globe. Join us for spectacular light displays, the Fallsview Sound and Light Show, Holiday Lights Tours, and over 2 million lights displayed along the Niagara Parkway, Dufferin Islands and throughout Niagara Falls. There is no admission fee to enjoy them but donations are gratefully accepted with all proceeds used to enhance the lights and displays (a $10 per vehicle donation is suggested). Enjoy brilliant fireworks and a calendar full of festive events as we capture the magic of the holiday season.
February 2024
SportFest, Festival of Sports™
Port Colborne
It is a city-wide, family-friendly, community SportFest, Festival of Sports™ event that attracts participants from across Niagara, with proceeds going to various charities. The Mayor’s Cup Hockey Tournament, indoor volleyball, family skating, ball hockey, trivia, and family skating are just some of the events that are traditionally offered to the public. Providing a sense of community pride and spirit with greater awareness of each community group and their contribution to the community, Sportsfest provides recreational activities for all ages, promotes a healthy lifestyle, an opportunity for organized fundraising, and promotes Port Colborne.
Open Year-Round St. Catharines Farmers Market
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
Come experience the City of St. Catharines crowd-pleasing Farmers Market to find everything Niagara grows, bakes, and makes in our community! Since the early 1860s, the market has been a vibrant scene that offers fresh foods and handmade items from the local area. Visitors enjoy connecting and learning from the local vendors who grow and produce meats, fruits, veggies, and baked goods. It’s a thrilling farm-to-table experience you don’t want to miss!
March 15, 2024
Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo LIVE
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St.
The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre presents Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo LIVE in St. Catharines Friday, March 15. Get ready for the ultimate playdate – 65 million years in the making – as Erth’s DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE guides your family on a breathtaking tour that begins in prehistoric Australia. You’ll observe, meet and interact with an eye-popping collection of amazingly life-like dinosaurs and other creatures presented in a theatrical performance that will thrill and entertain kids while stimulating their imaginations in ways that will forever connect them to their world.
Expect a roaring good time while observing, meeting, and interacting with over 19 dinosaurs, including the Triceratops, T. Rex, Megneura, Leaellynasaura, Titanosaur, and more! Erth’s DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE, from its humble origins, has hit international fame with over 750 shows spanning the globe.
Open Year-Round St. Catharines Farmers Market
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
Come experience the City of St. Catharines crowd-pleasing Farmers Market to find everything Niagara grows, bakes, and makes in our community! Since the early 1860s, the market has been a vibrant scene that offers fresh foods and handmade items from the local area. Visitors enjoy connecting and learning from the local vendors who grow and produce meats, fruits, veggies, and baked goods. It’s a thrilling farm-to-table experience you don’t want to miss!
Open Year-Round St. Catharines Farmers Market
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
Come experience the City of St. Catharines crowd-pleasing Farmers Market to find everything Niagara grows, bakes, and makes in our community! Since the early 1860s, the market has been a vibrant scene that offers fresh foods and handmade items from the local area. Visitors enjoy connecting and learning from the local vendors who grow and produce meats, fruits, veggies, and baked goods. It’s a thrilling farm-to-table experience you don’t want to miss!
Open Year-Round St. Catharines Farmers Market
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
Come experience the City of St. Catharines crowd-pleasing Farmers Market to find everything Niagara grows, bakes, and makes in our community! Since the early 1860s, the market has been a vibrant scene that offers fresh foods and handmade items from the local area. Visitors enjoy connecting and learning from the local vendors who grow and produce meats, fruits, veggies, and baked goods. It’s a thrilling farm-to-table experience you don’t want to miss!
June 2024
In The Soil
Downtown St. Catharines
www.inthesoil.on.ca
In the Soil Arts Festival brings Niagara artists from a range of disciplines together to provide unique audience experiences. The festival nurtures the creation of new work, showcases talent, encourages innovation, offers learning opportunities for youth, and provides intimate and uncommon platforms for audiences to experience work by contemporary performing and literary artists, musicians, and media artists. In the Soil is Niagara’s homegrown arts festival and is working to make a Niagara that is self-determining and culturally distinct.
The St. Catharines Downtown Association is proud to be a sponsor of this festival.
Open Year-Round St. Catharines Farmers Market
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
Come experience the City of St. Catharines crowd-pleasing Farmers Market to find everything Niagara grows, bakes, and makes in our community! Since the early 1860s, the market has been a vibrant scene that offers fresh foods and handmade items from the local area. Visitors enjoy connecting and learning from the local vendors who grow and produce meats, fruits, veggies, and baked goods. It’s a thrilling farm-to-table experience you don’t want to miss!
July 30 – August 4, 2024
2024 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
www.henleyregatta.ca
2024 will mark the 138th annual Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. Come and join in the celebrations, and be a part of Henley tradition. Since the “Henley” settled in St. Catharines in 1903, it has grown to become the largest of its kind in North America.
Open Year-Round St. Catharines Farmers Market
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
Come experience the City of St. Catharines crowd-pleasing Farmers Market to find everything Niagara grows, bakes, and makes in our community! Since the early 1860s, the market has been a vibrant scene that offers fresh foods and handmade items from the local area. Visitors enjoy connecting and learning from the local vendors who grow and produce meats, fruits, veggies, and baked goods. It’s a thrilling farm-to-table experience you don’t want to miss!
July 30 – August 4, 2024
2024 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
www.henleyregatta.ca
2024 will mark the 138th annual Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. Come and join in the celebrations, and be a part of Henley tradition. Since the “Henley” settled in St. Catharines in 1903, it has grown to become the largest of its kind in North America.
August 2024
City of Port Colborne Annual Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival
https://www.portcolborne.ca/en/recreation-and-leisure/canal-days.aspx
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.
Open Year-Round St. Catharines Farmers Market
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines
Come experience the City of St. Catharines crowd-pleasing Farmers Market to find everything Niagara grows, bakes, and makes in our community! Since the early 1860s, the market has been a vibrant scene that offers fresh foods and handmade items from the local area. Visitors enjoy connecting and learning from the local vendors who grow and produce meats, fruits, veggies, and baked goods. It’s a thrilling farm-to-table experience you don’t want to miss!
September 2024
Greek Festival
St. Katharine Greek Orthodox Church, 585 Niagara Street
niagaragreekfestival.com
Come visit the Niagara Greek Festival for authentic Greek food, pastries, drinks, dancing, entertainment and music. See our entertainment schedule for more details. Visit the Children’s area for plenty of family fun.
