October Festivals & Events

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• ONGOING: Pumpkin Festival & Haunted Adventures

  Date: September 29 - October 31, 2012
  Location: Chappell Farms, 617 Penetanguishene Road, Barrie
  Contact: (705) 721-1547; www.chappellfarms.ca
  
  Description:
  Pick your own perfect pumpkin! Experience the corn maze, wagon rides, haunted barn, Magic shows, live entertainment and more.
  
  Event Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
  Admission: TBA

• 5-8: Images Thanksgiving Studio Tour

  Date: October 5 - 8, 2012
  Location: Various Locations Throughout Barrie & Simcoe County
  Contact: www.images-studio-tour.com 
  
  Description:
  This artist-run, juried event is one of Ontario’s finest and longest running studio tours. Forty outstanding artists and crafts people will exhibit their work over the 4 days at 23 different studios.
  
  Discover exceptional art and enjoy the beautiful fall colours of Simcoe County. You will meet painters, potters, sculptors, photographers, wood turners, jewellery and clothing makers – a wide selection with something for everyone. This self-guided Tour roams from Barrie through the scenic Horseshoe Valley and along the Lake Simcoe shores to Orillia. Come for the day, come for the weekend!
  
  Event Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
  Admission: Free

• 6-7: Thanksgiving Harvest Festival with Arts and Crafts Show

  Date: October 6 - 7, 2012
  Location: Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, 16164 Highway 12 East, Midland
  Contact: (705) 526-7838; www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca 
  
  Description:
  Showcasing over 40 outstanding artisans and crafters during this two-day festival. Fun activities for the whole family.
  
  Event Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm (Last Admission 4:45pm)
  Admission: $7.00 per person

• 13: Last Blast

  Date: October 13, 2012
  Location: Simcoe County Museum, 1151 Highway 26, Minesing
  Contact: (705) 728-3721; www.museum.simcoe.ca 
  
  Description:
  Start your engines and head to the Simcoe County Museum for one of the largest displays of working historic construction equipment in Canada! The Simcoe County Museum and the Historical Construction Equipment Association present our annual Last Blast at the Simcoe County Museum on Saturday, October 13, 2012. Ride out to the gravel pits on a people mover for a guided tour. See live demonstrations of steam powered equipment, vintage road building, rock crushing, grading, hoisting and much more. Wander through the displays of vintage tractors, classic trucks and other historic equipment set up around the Museum grounds. Each year we power up pieces of our heritage equipment for one last blast before the winter, and you are invited to come see it. This is a family event guaranteed to rev up the inner child in everyone!
  
  Event Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
  Admission: $6.00

• 25-27: Haunted Harbour

  Date: October 25 - 27, 2012
  Location: Discovery Harbour, 93 Jury Drive, Penetanguishene
  Contact: (705) 549-8064; www.discoveryharbour.on.ca 
  
  Description:
  Walk the candlelit trails through a 19th century naval historic site to see what is lurking in the dark and buildings. A spooky evening for the entire family! A special “haunted house” for those 10 and up looking for a frightfully good time.
  
  Event Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm
  Admission: $5.00 per person