Events

Invitation to artists to paint, draw, create art in and around Bala!

The Bala Plein Air Group organizes weekly sessions during the summer on Wednesdays. At the end of each session, participants are encouraged to share their work as well as offer a friendly critique of each others’. Professional and beginner artists using all mediums of art are welcome. Take part in a session and use your preferred medium to express how you see Muskoka. Bring your own supplies, make connections and enjoy the outdoors with other artists.

Plein air sessions are FREE.

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Calling all lovers of everything fall! From September 16th to October 23rd head to the annual Fall Festival at Sandhill Nursery! Gather your friends and family to check out how Sandhill Nursery has transformed over the last year, and have some fun at the same time. There will be so many fun games, activities, performers and musicians for the entire family to enjoy over the next few weeks. Be sure to have a look the schedule to see the full list of performers.

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A fun-filled trail inspired by our beloved cranberry. Over 30 Cranberry Route stops for you to discover. Stop at them all, or plan your own self-guided adventure and discover why cranberries are ‘Muskoka’s Berry.’ Tour the cranberry marsh (and get that iconic photo in the berries), sip cranberry craft beer and cider, indulge in cranberry baked goodies and treats, be amazed by cranberry inspired cuisine, and bring home the tastes (and smells) of the harvest! Plan your #CRANROUTE adventure today. This is one crantastic experience you don’t want to miss!

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Harvest 2022 begins September 24!

Harvest is the most exciting time of the year. It’s when we (quite literally) get to see the fruit of our labour! We start two weekends before Canadian Thanksgiving and are usually finished by October 31st. We harvest only once a year. We have 27 acres to pick and produce around 300,000-400,000 lbs of cranberries

Cranberries are grown and harvested like no other crop in the world. They’re also native only to North America. Drop by and learn about this unique crop!

• Harvest Activities
• Wagon Tours
• Wine Tasting
• Cranberry Plunge
• Fresh cranberries
• Hiking Trails
• Beautiful fall scenery!

There is no charge to visit the store/café area of the farm. If you want to explore beyond the store/café, you need a farm pass. There are also activity fees for tours, wine tasting and the cranberry plunge.

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Exhibition Participants: Pat Schofield, Christine Bojahra, Pat Whittle, Marilyn Gargarella, Daria Romanec, Catherine Goodwin, Marnie Wright, Iris Gammon, Michele Fox-Bertin, Margaret Richards, Wendie Donabie, Paula Burger, Margot Snow, Kathy Cormier, Pat Hillcoat, Martha Davis, Marion Stevenson, Maureen Rieckhof

Opening Reception Friday September 30th 2022 4pm-7pm

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Monday, October 3rd at 7pm join certified yoga instructor @morgankingdon for a class you won’t want to miss! Don’t know what beer yoga is? Well it’s exactly how it sounds- yoga while enjoying a cold beer. The beer is incorporated into the movements and can be enjoyed before, during, and after the class. Great for beginners and those more advanced looking for something different.

Tickets are $25+tax- including the class and a pint!

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Always the Weekend after Thanksgiving! October 14 – 16, 2022

Since 1984, A Dedicated Group Of Volunteers Has Ensured The Bala Cranberry Festival Is An Event That Can’t Be Missed.

Named one of Ontario’s Top 100 Festivals and one of the World’s 15 most delectable Harvest Festivals, exceptional shopping, exciting entertainment and culinary delights come together for one of the province’s most popular fall festivals.

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Presented in partnership with the Huntsville Festival of the Arts

Deerhurst Resort – Legacy Hall

Six-time JUNO Award winning singer-songwriter Johnny Reid has just released his brand new full length album, Love Someone via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Love Someone is the artist’s eleventh album and features 14-tracks in which Reid leans into his country roots. The album marks the artist’s most intimate and inspired collection of songs to date. True to Reid’s wide range of repertoire, the album is a refreshing blend of country, pop and soulful ballads. “Love Someone is a call to action,” says Reid. “The pandemic has taught us all a lot about the significance of time and how we spend it. We need to look out for each other now more than ever. ‘Roll your windows down, feel the sun, take some time, love someone.’”

Concert tickets on sale as of February 24, 2022.
See the Huntsville Festival of the Arts site for more information and other events

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Cran-Anne contestants should arrive at the museum no later than 1:30 pm.
Winner will be announced at 2 pm.
Prize is a vinyl Anne of Green Gables doll.

Register by phone 705-762-5876 or balamus@muskoka.com

Please note that tickets to Bala Cranberry Festival can be purchased online
(Adults & children over 13 $10. Children 5-12 $5)

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Timberbeast Productions present Souls of the Shield by Autumn Smith based on Muskoka Ghost Stories Music by Justin Hiscox

Part One: October 20,22,26,28,30 at 7pm and 22, 30 at 9pm
Muskoka Foundry

Part Two: October 21, 23, 27, 29 at 7pm and 23, 29 at 9pm
Various Locations throughout Gravenhurst (immersive)

8 new micro plays unearthing the paranormal and exhuming our spectral voices. Muskoka is full of stories…especially ghost stories. Join us as we wind our way through different tales and locations for this immersive theatrical event.
Stories include: The Terrible Tale of Toussant, The Woes of Wilhelmena; the spirt or Germania, and The Sorrow of Skeleton Lake.

Funded by: The Ontario Arts Council $20 per ticket per night or $30 for 2-part series

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Huntsville Festival of the Arts presents Blue Rodeo at Deerhurst Resort Legacy Hall

The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. For close to thirty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less travelled – and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. The band emerged in the early 80’s as a countrified rock band in the era of hair metal and glossy pop. Despite sticking out like a sore thumb (or maybe because of it), their single “Try” became omni-present on radio across Canada and set in motion a three decade long career of headlining every club, theatre and arena in Canada. In 1993, when grunge rock was squeezing commercial rock off the radio, they recorded their most acoustic album, Five Days In July, and scored their biggest hit selling over a half million copies of that one record alone.

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Timberbeast Productions present Souls of the Shield by Autumn Smith based on Muskoka Ghost Stories Music by Justin Hiscox

Part One: October 20,22,26,28,30 at 7pm and 22, 30 at 9pm
Muskoka Foundry

Part Two: October 21, 23, 27, 29 at 7pm and 23, 29 at 9pm
Various Locations throughout Gravenhurst (immersive)

8 new micro plays unearthing the paranormal and exhuming our spectral voices. Muskoka is full of stories…especially ghost stories. Join us as we wind our way through different tales and locations for this immersive theatrical event.
Stories include: The Terrible Tale of Toussant, The Woes of Wilhelmena; the spirt or Germania, and The Sorrow of Skeleton Lake.

Funded by: The Ontario Arts Council $20 per ticket per night or $30 for 2-part series

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Brass Transit – a dynamic, crowd-pleasing, studio-tight powerhouse, and the world’s foremost Chicago tribute! An indication of the band’s authenticity and high-level musicianship: Chicago’s current ranks already include one longtime veteran of Brass Transit! Brass Transit was formed in 2008, its accomplished, award- winning roster intent on paying tribute to the decades-long, multiplatinum songbook of Chicago. Since 2008, Brass Transit has toured North America steadily, dazzling audiences with flawless performances and spectacular attention to detail. Hits like, Saturday In The Park, 25 or 6 To 4, If You Leave Me Now, Feelin’ Stronger Every Day and You’re The Inspiration have left crowds in awe, inspiring multiple standing ovations and comments like: “Spine-Tingling!” “Brought me back to my youth!” and “Perfect in every detail!” Brass Transit goes far beyond just replicating the songs; they embody the music. They recently produced their first (self-titled) album, taking songs by other top rock artists from the seventies and recording them with horns in the Chicago style. The result is a fresh approach to some of the greatest hits of the era.

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At 12:30pm on October 26th the Algonquin Theatre presents ILL-ABILITIES™. Prepare to be inspired by this one-of-a-kind dance group!

ILL-ABILITIES™ is an International breaking crew comprised of eight dancers from around the world. Created in the summer of 2007 by Montreal-based dancer and motivational speaker Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli, ILL-ABILITIES™ was an all-star team of differently-abled dancers whose goal was to compete in the breakdance competition circuit, showing the world that anything is possible.

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The Company that brought the sold out show of Acoustic Floyd to Canvas Brewery, presents Muskoka’s only Led Zeppelin show, ACOUSTIC ZEPPELIN! From Blues and Old English Folk music influences to Moroccan and Middle Eastern beats and melodies, ACOUSTIC ZEPPELIN is a musical journey around the acoustic world of Zeppelin.

Featuring the mandolin, 12 string acoustic guitar, violin and fiddle along with layered 6 string acoustic guitars, and foot stomping backbeats, the show presents the Zeppelin songs as they were performed on record and on stage.

The music is executed by Sean Cotton on acoustic guitar, foot percussion, and lead vocals; Tamica Herod on lead vocals and hand percussion; George Axon on 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars, electric guitar, and mandolin; Wayne Ferguson on fiddle and mandolin; Mike Phillips on bass guitar.

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Mark your calendars and come dressed in your Halloween costume! Stay tuned for more details.

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A family-friendly annual community event aimed to spook but not haunt. Trick-or-treat with us on the evening of October 31 each year, rain or shine!

• You’ll be trick or treating in a traffic-free setting
• Pioneer buildings are decorated by local businesses or people
• Themes are kept on the “not-so-scary” side as this event is geared for the younger trick or treaters
• The site has rope lights to guide you as you go building to building gathering your treats
• Mayor judges the best decorated building
• Music, magic, mystery

Where and When

• Muskoka Heritage Place – Pioneer Village at 88 Brunel Road, Huntsville, Ontario
• October 31, 2022
• Door opens at 5 pm until 8 pm (last site entry is at 7:30 pm)

Who

• All ages – families, couples, friends, ghouls

Cost

• $10.00 per immediate family or $3.00 per head, which must be attached to a body
• We accept: Visa, Master Card, cash and debit

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