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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Festival at Historic Fort Willow
- Dates: 30 Sep - 30 Sep 2023
- Location: Utopia
- Address: 2714 Grenfel Rd, Utopia, ON L0M 1T2
- Contact: Maria Leung
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://fortwillow.nvca.on.ca/
- Phone: 7054241479
Experience the Historic Fort Willow Conservation Area come to life this September 30! The Festival at Fort Willow is an annual event where visitors will experience what life was like at Fort Willow pre-European contact, during the Fur Trade and the War of 1812.
Activities include: Visit settlers homes and smell their delicious food Discover how ships were built Make candles like settlers Watch a blacksmith work Tie ropes like a sailor Find out what items were traded between Indigenous Peoples and Europeans Learn about Lives and traditions of Indigenous Peoples Talk to fur trappers Muster up and march in the King’s Army Hear the cannons roar