Events

In 2020, the Huntsville Festival of the Arts (HfA) celebrated the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Group of Seven Artists through this very Canadian project. Huntsville artist Gerry Lantaigne, known for his work on the Group of 7 Outdoor Gallery, created 7 new murals, each painted on the underside of a canoe and featuring the work of one the Group of 7 members. These murals celebrate the role of the Group of Seven and the canoe in shaping Canada’s national identity.

Throughout the summer of 2021, these canoes will be exhibited in different outdoor spaces throughout Ontario. Following this, the canoes will be auctioned off as part of the Algonquin Outfitters Paddle Art Auction in September 2021. The online auction will take place between September 13-27. For more information on the auction CLICK HERE

Thank you to those whose donated their used canoes for this project including the Trenholme Family, the Grundy/Dowsett family, the McIlroy family, the Harpell family, Tayten Yachuk, the Hunter family, the Horne family, Tara Smyth and all those who offered their canoes. We are fortunate to live in such a giving community!

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We ask families to decorate their homes for Canada Day and register on our website to enter to win. If you enter to win, your home address will be displayed on an electronic map that will be displayed on our website. This will provide a guide for other families to walk, bike or drive to see all the displays!

In solidarity with our indigenous people, we invite all participants to include orange in their display.

The first prize winner will get two $100 gift cards and 7 runner-up winners will each receive a
$100 gift card to Bracebridge restaurants of their choice.

The second way to win is by touring by foot, bike or by car to see the entry submissions. For a chance to win a $50 restaurant gift certificate, all you have to do is take a photo of your favourite entry, post it on Facebook and tag The Rotary Club of Bracebridge.

The contest runs from June 25th – July 5th. We ask that all entries keep the decorations up for that time so they can be admired and help our Town be festive!

To enter please register on our website

A MESSAGE FROM MIRANDA MULHOLLAND, Founder & Artistic Director

While we can’t be with you again as we’d planned this year in all our wonderful venues in downtown Gravenhurst we came up with something fun. We commissioned songs from some amazing Canadian artists just for you. These videos will be shown before the movies at the Muskoka Drive In all summer long! Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to find out who we’ll be bringing to the Muskoka Music Festival over the August long weekend in 2022!

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July 1 – July 31, 2021
We are excited to be planning for the 2021 trail running season! While there is definitely light at the end of the long tunnel we have all been immersed in over the past year, there is still a need to proceed with caution and great care. Recognizing the continued uncertainty surrounding allowable numbers for sporting events and gatherings, The Limberlost Challenge 2021 will go VIRTUAL for July 2021. We sincerely appreciate your ongoing support, patience and understanding through this ever changing and unusual time.

Virtual events offered this year will include: 7 kms, 14 kms, 28 kms, 42 kms, 56 kms and introducing our 100 kms event! We encourage all participants to run safely on well-loved trails in your local area.

Online Registration is now open for The Limberlost
Challenge 2021. We eagerly look forward to racing with you again!

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This year’s 40th Vintage Boat Show will be launched Saturday, July 10th, 2021 to our members and the public. Members of ACBS-Toronto, our affiliated clubs and all vintage and classic boat owners will be invited to ‘Display” their boat(s) online. We expect that this platform will attract a large variety of boats that should make the 40th Summer Boat Show one of the largest virtual vintage boat shows ever produced. With the Virtual Boat Show being available for an extended period, we forecast record numbers of visitors to the ACBS-Toronto Website.

Free to register and free to view

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For the second year in a row, Muskoka Arts & Crafts has cancelled its annual Summer Show that was to take place this summer from July 16 to 18 at Annie Williams Memorial Park in Bracebridge. In making this decision, Muskoka Arts & Crafts’ first and foremost priority was for the safety and health of its artists, volunteers, customers, service providers, staff and community as well as to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and its variants.

This year’s 59th Annual Summer Show will be held in the MAC Online Shop beginning on July 16 and running for four weeks until August 14. People will be able to browse the art available for sale, read stories about how and why it was made, and make those special purchases that financially support artists, all from the comfort of their homes or cottages.

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The Pride Festival week begins on Saturday, July 17th.

Muskoka Pride at flag-raising ceremonies at all six Muskoka municipalities.  The public is invited to come out and show their support for gender and sexual diversity in Muskoka.

A full listing of events can be found at www.muskokapride.com or on Muskoka Pride’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

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MultiSport Canada is proud to host the popular Du-the-Double Duathlon Challenge @ Bracebridge, and the following Triathlon Ontario Championships.

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Scott Barnim is in our garden THIS weekend!

If you haven’t met Scott, you’re in for a treat: if your a long-time fan and collector, be sure to stop by and sy “hi!”

The gallery is now open daily with Covid-19 protocols in place. Our regular summer hours are: Monday – Saturday, 10-5; Sunday, 11-4.

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Please join us in the Huntsville Hospital Honour Garden on Saturday July 24, for the Garden Tour, Art Show & Sale.

Enjoy a leisurely walk through gorgeous perennial gardens featuring a lovely display of art by local artists. Special thanks to Brian Smith and Briar Summers who have volunteered to provide live music.

Admission by donation and partial proceeds to support Huntsville Hospital Foundation.

Please note: COVID restrictions & protocol will be followed.

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Huntsville Festival of the Arts present Hawksley Workman

Hawksley Workman is a JUNO Award-winning and Gold Record certified singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Since his ground-breaking self-produced indie debut For Him and The Girls (1999) through to chart-topping singles of 2020, Hawksley has careened between major label international smash hits to Canadiana soaked indie releases. Boasting a catalogue of 17 solo records, Hawksley’s genre defying style strings together folk, chart pop and irrepressible cabaret. His show-stopping vocals on songs about weather, love, heartbreak and tales of end-times have garnered him a league of devoted fans.

These concerts will take place under the open air covered pavilion at the Huntsville Fairgrounds. These are in-person social distanced shows with a maximum audience capacity of 100. Concerts will follow guidance and regulations set out by the Simcoe/Muskoka District Health Unit.

NOTE: There will be 2 x 45 minute duo sets. We are encouraging one person to buy the tickets for each group so we can properly social distance between social bubbles. Ultimately we would love for our guests to buy tickets in groups of 6, but we understand that is not always possible. Seating is a mixture of picnic tables and individual seats. CLICK HERE TO SEE A SEATING CHART Members of the same household or extended bubble may be seated together. Gates open at 6pm. Cash bar available on site provided Lake of Bays Brewery.

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With the province officially opening back up, we are excited to announce the details of our Summer 2021 Muskoka Chautauqua Arts & Culture Festival.

The festival will be running from August 6 – 15 in historic Windermere Village, this year we celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Chautauqua’s first season in Windermere. This year’s festival will be located at 1039 Golf Avenue in Windermere (across from The New Baldwins Resort), where we have a new gallery space for art showings and a temporary version of the original outdoor ‘Theater in the Woods’ that hosted similar lectures, discussions and performances on Tobin Island a century ago.

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NEW FOR 2021: The Gravel Ride
When you’re riding through Muskoka, you never want it to end. And when you’re riding in support of cancer research, you never want to stop. So in celebration of the fifth anniversary of Northern Pass, we’re introducing The Gravel Ride for 2021.

This is a new, gravel-specific ride taking place on Sunday August 8, the day after the traditional road event. It’s open to everyone, whether you want to ride both days or simply take on some of the best gravel roads and ATV trails that Muskoka has to offer. And of course, the funds you raise benefit breakthrough cancer research at The Princess Margaret.

REGISTER HERE

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The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. This year Muskoka Chautauqua is thrilled to partner with Hot Docs to bring their Summer Screening Series to our outdoor Theatre in the Woods.

Muskoka Chautauqua and Hot Docs are proud to announce an outdoor, evening documentary film series in Muskoka, curated by Hot Docs, as part of Muskoka Chautauqua’s ten-day arts and culture festival this August. The series will feature three films from the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and one film that was featured in Hot Docs’ popular Music on Film series, recently presented on the festival’s ‘Hot Docs at Home’ streaming service. Films will run every other night of the festival, starting with Portrayal on Sunday, August 8th, Norway’s The Quest for Tonewood on Tuesday, August 10th, crypto-mystery Dead Man’s Switch on Thursday, August 12th and ending with Rogers Audience Award-winning Hell or Clean Water on Saturday, August 14th. Some of the screenings will be proceeded by a short Q&A featuring a speaker associated with the documentary or a local subject matter expert.

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Huntsville Festival of the Arts presents OKAN

Taking their name from the word for heart in the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, the women-led ensemble OKAN fuses Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in songs about immigration, courage and love.

Having recently worked with Bomba Estereo, Lido Pimienta and Dayme Arocena, OKAN recently followed up on their Juno-nominated and Independent Music Award-winning debut album Sombras, with their sophomore release Espiral. This album recently won a 2021 JUNO for World Music Album.

These concerts will take place under the open air covered pavilion at the Huntsville Fairgrounds. These are in-person social distanced shows with a maximum audience capacity of 100. Concerts will follow guidance and regulations set out by the Simcoe/Muskoka District Health Unit.

NOTE: There will be 2 x 45 minute duo sets. We are encouraging one person to buy the tickets for each group so we can properly social distance between social bubbles. Ultimately we would love for our guests to buy tickets in groups of 6, but we understand that is not always possible. Seating is a mixture of picnic tables and individual seats. CLICK HERE TO SEE A SEATING CHART Members of the same household or extended bubble may be seated together. Gates open at 6pm. Cash bar available on site provided Lake of Bays Brewery.

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The concert takes place at the Chautauqua Theatre in the Woods site in Windermere at 1039 Golf Club Ave. just past the cottages.

Audience is limited to 75 people, so tickets are required. Tickets are free, but registration is necessary.

Kelly & Jen
Kelly Creasor and Jen Morgan Anderson are a singing, guitar playing duo from Muskoka, Ontario. Inspired by the classic rock harmonies of Fleetwood Mac and CSNY. They cover an eclectic list of rock, folk, country and pop songs from the 60s to today. Kelly and Jen have been playing and singing together for over 10 years.

Bet Smith
Bet Smith is a Canadian alternative folk singer-songwriter who weaves environmental and socio-political philosophy into rich, reflective compositions. With a voice that is gentle and familiar, Smith offers elegant melodies locked to lyrics that are paced and precise. Bet is joined by accomplished local guitarist and producer, Rob Currie. She is a true renaissance woman.
Bet Smith-Canadian Singer – Songwriter

Beverlie Robertson
I will be your friendly, performer/host – be sure to bring your voices to join in on some refrains! Beverlie Robertson | ReverbNation

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Huntsville Festival of the Arts presents Tim Hicks

Defining a genre with his sure-footed everyman approach, in June 2020, the platinum selling entertainer released “Wreck This” a 6-song EP featuring the single “No Truck Song” and the summertime anthem “Floatin’.” Produced by Jeff Coplan and co-written by Hicks, Jeff Coplan and Bruce Wallace, ‘No Truck Song’ follows Hicks’ #1 chart-topper “What A Song Should Do”.

These concerts will take place under the open air covered pavilion at the Huntsville Fairgrounds. These are in-person social distanced shows with a maximum audience capacity of 100. Concerts will follow guidance and regulations set out by the Simcoe/Muskoka District Health Unit.

NOTE: There will be 2 x 45 minute duo sets. We are encouraging one person to buy the tickets for each group so we can properly social distance between social bubbles. Ultimately we would love for our guests to buy tickets in groups of 6, but we understand that is not always possible. Seating is a mixture of picnic tables and individual seats. CLICK HERE TO SEE A SEATING CHART Members of the same household or extended bubble may be seated together. Gates open at 6pm. Cash bar available on site provided Lake of Bays Brewery.

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When: Friday, August 13, 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm (gates open at 8:15 pm)

Who: Po Cholly & friends – with Julian Fauth, Mike Phillips, Ken Yoshioka, Beverlie Robertson & performer/host Po Cholly Robertson

Where: The concert takes place at the Chautauqua Theatre in the Woods site in Windermere at 1039 Golf Club Ave. just past the cottages.

Admission: Audience is limited to 75 people, so tickets are required. Tickets are free, but registration is necessary at:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/blues-night-with-po-cholly-and-friends-tickets-160212274225

Po Cholly
Your performer/host. For 50 years, Charlie has been an itinerant bluesman, traveling the globe, hosting concerts and conducting workshops. He is well-known for his blues harp styles, slide guitar & traditional blues. He has played the blues with the Gypsy Kings in France, tango bands in Argentina, reggae players in Jamaica, and flamenco dancers in Spain, where his passion for the blues has always erased national and political borders and brought strange bedfellows together to share the music.

Julian Fauth
A singer & piano player whose style is based on pre-war barrelhouse blues & boogie woogie, with infusions of gospel & jazz, he writes his own songs in addition to re-interpreting traditional material. He has toured Canada, the USA, Europe, Russia & Cuba. His 2nd CD won a JUNO award for Blues Album of the Year & his 3rd won Best Blues Album by the CBC.

Mike Phillips
If it has strings or keys, Mike plays it well. His big baritone voice has a great way with a song. Raised in the “kitchen parties” of PEI, he toured Canada singing, picking guitar & playing bass with the 70s jug band Jughead, which was awarded a gold record. His love for blues, boogie & ragtime infuses his music & songwriting. www.mightylopez.com

Ken Yoshioka
A blues artist originally from Kamakura, Japan, he started as a harmonica player and developed into a singer, guitar player and songwriter. Ken’s harmonica playing is dynamic and lyrical. Ken performs & records with Juno award winning blues artist Julian Fauth. He has released his 2nd CD “Underground Lonesome Blues” and toured in Japan. He performed at Winterfolk Festival and was a featured artist for the Toronto Blues Society’s harmonica workshop

Beverlie Robertson
As a member of the trio The Chanteclairs, she travelled widely & performed at festivals such as the Mariposa Folk Festival, the Fredericton Jazz & Blues Festival, & at venues from The Riverboat, to Massey Hall, Maple Leaf Gardens & the CNE Grandstand. She played on the CBC, CTV, BBC, US and European TV networks. She grew up with the New Orleans & Tin Pan Alley blues played by the many jazz & blues artists who came to her parents’ home after gigs. Peter Gzowski called her a pioneer in Canadian music. Her latest book is With Knowing Eyes; Canadian Women in Song. www.reverbnation.com/beverlierobertson

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Huntsville Festival of the Arts present The Fitzgeralds

A family group consisting of fiddling and step dancing siblings – Tom, Kerry & Julie Fitzgerald. These siblings, from just outside of Canada’s renowned Ottawa Valley, have come a long way from their small town roots. Featuring 3-time Canadian Grandmaster Fiddle Champions and Ontario Open Step Dance Champions, this unique act features high-energy fiddling and mind-blowing step dancing. It is the rare combination of exceptional musicianship, incomparable step dancing, audience interaction, evident love of performing, and genuine sibling connection that resonates with audiences of all ages and sets this group apart. See more at https://www.thefitzgeralds.net/

These concerts will take place under the open air covered pavilion at the Huntsville Fairgrounds. These are in-person social distanced shows with a maximum audience capacity of 100. Concerts will follow guidance and regulations set out by the Simcoe/Muskoka District Health Unit.

NOTE: There will be 2 x 45 minute duo sets. We are encouraging one person to buy the tickets for each group so we can properly social distance between social bubbles. Ultimately we would love for our guests to buy tickets in groups of 6, but we understand that is not always possible. Seating is a mixture of picnic tables and individual seats. CLICK HERE TO SEE A SEATING CHART Members of the same household or extended bubble may be seated together. Gates open at 6pm. Cash bar available on site provided Lake of Bays Brewery.

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Save the date for the International Vintage Boating Day August 21, 2021.

Huntsville Festival of the Arts present Serena Ryder

Toronto-based Serena Ryder is adored by fans, peers and critics alike, in part due to her raw and earnest songwriting, and beautifully electric live performances. She has received numerous accolades, including six prestigious JUNO Awards, a MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rock Video for “Stompa.”, and a Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Music–Original Song.

Her album, The Art of Falling Apart (released in March 2021), chronicles Serena’s journey from mental illness to wellness. The album was written and recorded over 10 days, and the track listing allows the listener to follow Serena’s creative process in a truly linear sense. Each song was recorded the day it was written, featuring raw, unprocessed vocals.

These concerts will take place under the open air covered pavilion at the Huntsville Fairgrounds. These are in-person social distanced shows with a maximum audience capacity of 100. Concerts will follow guidance and regulations set out by the Simcoe/Muskoka District Health Unit.

NOTE: There will be 2 x 45 minute duo sets. We are encouraging one person to buy the tickets for each group so we can properly social distance between social bubbles. Ultimately we would love for our guests to buy tickets in groups of 6, but we understand that is not always possible. Seating is a mixture of picnic tables and individual seats. CLICK HERE TO SEE A SEATING CHART Members of the same household or extended bubble may be seated together. Gates open at 6pm. Cash bar available on site provided Lake of Bays Brewery.

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