Calendar of Events
The Barrie & Area has it all to keep you and your family entertained all year long with an abundance of cultural festivals and events, many located along the waterfront. Enjoy a live theatre performance, watch a film under the stars or browse arts & crafts and culinary delights at Kempenfest and Open Air Dunlop.


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Reel Stories Festival
The 19th edition of Reel Stories will be downtown Barrie this year. Discover extraordinary things about the world from this thought-provoking film festival which includes documentaries and dramas inspired by true events and real people – enjoy this four-day film adventure!
Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival
- Dates: 01 Apr - 02 Apr 2023
- Location: Utopia
- Address: Tiffin Conservation Area, 8195 8th Line
- Contact: Tiffin Centre
- Website: https://www.nvca.on.ca/Pages/Spring-Tonic-Festival.aspx
- Phone: 705-424-1479
Tiffin Conservation Area, Utopia
Visitors will take a trip back in time to explore how Indigenous people and pioneers made maple syrup. After that, they will return to current times and see how maple syrup is made today! End your tour with pancake and sausage breakfast with fresh maple syrup. Other activities include horse-drawn wagon rides, firefighters, dog performance, exotic and native animals and much more.
Admission: Adults: $20; Kids 1 - 12: $15; Free for children under 2