Music Guests : The Atkinson’s 

BBQ in the pavilion – Everyone Welcome

The Festival of Friends is back for three more days of FREE music, food, arts, and more!

August 1, 2, 3rd in Gage Park, Hamilton.

Featuring Sister Sledge, Brett Kissel, The Sugar Hill Gang, The Trews, Dan Mangan, & More!

Port Colborne's Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival returns August 1-4, 2025! Celebrate the city's rich nautical history with a weekend packed full of family-friendly fun. Enjoy tall ship tours, live music on multiple stages, a vibrant craft show, food vendors, heritage displays, a classic car show, and thrilling waterfront activities. From fireworks over the canal to historic reenactments and kid zones, there's something for everyone at this signature summer festival in the heart of Niagara. Don’t miss it!

Bring the whole family for a weekend packed with vintage charm and hands-on fun! Explore a huge display of antique farm equipment, catch live threshing demos, and enjoy action-packed tractor and lawnmower pulls. Kids will love the free petting zoo, bouncy castle, and games, while adults can browse the Trading Post and Craft Fair. Fuel up with pancakes for breakfast, beef on a bun for lunch, plus classic eats like burgers, fries, ice cream, and more. Don’t miss the Sunday Car Show and a visit to the open Train Station!

New this year is the Antique Marketplace and Yardsale in the big red barn from 9 am - 3 pm daily.

Tractor Pulls and Lawnmower Pulls are Saturday & Sunday only.

Car Show takes place on Sunday from 10 am - 2 pm

Presented by WAFAMA - Walpole Antique Farm Machinery Association, located at 2050 Hwy 6, Jarvis, Ontario.

Entry free or by donation.

Hamilton Children’s Museum will be popping up at Dundurn National Historic Site in the Historic Kitchen Garden. Bring your young family and friends for free nature-based activities in “Sophia’s Garden”, a child-focused interactive space. This area of the garden was inspired by excerpts from The Diary of Sophia MacNab, as Sophia describes playing in the kitchen garden and growing a small plot of fruits and vegetables with her younger sister. This new garden features plants selected to inspire kids to touch, smell and interact with nature. Join Hamilton Children’s Museum staff to explore plants, animals, insects and engage in hands-on activities.

This program is weather dependent and will be cancelled if there is audible thunder, heavy rain, or if temperatures are above 40 degrees Celsius. 

Dates:           SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, May 17 – August 31, 2025

Time:            12:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Ages:            All

Cost:             Free outdoor garden event.