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Offering local seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods, preserves, prepared foods, hand-crafted artisan items and more.

Local handmade items : Textiles, Jewellery, Wood Products, Photography and MORE!

For application forms and any other information regarding the Minden Hills Artisan Market, please contact Liz McGowan of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre Foundation at bluearth1406@gmail.com or phone, or text her at (613) 762-3874.

A quality studio tour of fine arts and crafts amidst the breathtaking scenery and the quaint communities of Irondale, Gooderham, Tory Hill, Wilberforce and Harcourt.

Step inside each studio to view the demos and creative works of art inspired by the beautiful lakes and hills of Highlands East.

Saturday afternoons with Chris Smith in the beer garden or on the patio. No cover charge; musician appreciation donations appreciated.

Singer-songwriter Gary Baumgartner will be serving up original music, classic hits and singalong favourites for your listening pleasure. Enjoy delicious smoky foods, cold beverages and welcoming servers!! A perfect combination. Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. Hope to see you there!!

From passionate declarations of love to political intrigue to hilarious cases of mistaken identity, opera is filled with dramatic scenes of every kind. Join us for an entertaining evening

A quality studio tour of fine arts and crafts amidst the breathtaking scenery and the quaint communities of Irondale, Gooderham, Tory Hill, Wilberforce and Harcourt.

Step inside each studio to view the demos and creative works of art inspired by the beautiful lakes and hills of Highlands East.

Join over festival with vendors celebrating pride in the Highlands. Kids activities, entertainment and more. Watch the Pride River Parade.

Great Beer, tasty food, River side patio with live music

Sunday afternoons in the beer garden or on the patio. No cover charge; musician appreciation donations appreciated. Artist line-up subject to change.

Doors will open at 1:30, event is going to start at 2pm. We have the Duketow family called Rhythm and Grace coming from Lakefield. They are a fiddle, step dancing, singing family.

There will be lots of silent auction items available as well. Our Lady of Lourdes and mission churches are raising money for some much needed repairs and maintenance for our 3 parishes.

All are welcome. Tickets are $30 for adults, children 6-12 are $10 and 5 and under are free. You can get tickets by calling 613 318 9075 or at the door pending availability.

Fun on Sunday. Join us for Sunday Happy Hour. We’ll have an emphasis on Jazz for Sunday. Music from the 40s through the 70s. Bring your dancing shoes. All welcome. Special food and drink prices.

Offering local seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods, preserves, prepared foods, hand-crafted artisan items and more.

back at Head Lake Park

The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is offering a free guided tour every Tuesday at 10:00am in July and August, beginning July 7th.

Registration is not required and the tours run rain or shine. (just not during thunder and lightning)

Great Party on the Tiki Deck. If it rains we move inside!

Tuesday Nights – admission by Donation

Hosted by the Rotary Club of Haliburton

Community Pay-What-You-Can Event!

Come join us in experiencing a short concert of new musical works by our 2026 Canadian Composer-in-Residence, never before performed in public. Meet the composer and have a chance to learn about his inspiration and creative process.

Afraid of snappers? Join us each Wednesday afternoon at 5pm to 6 to learn all about these amazing chelonians! Learn how to hold and carry them, and how to interpret their behaviour too.

Snapping turtles are actually shy, peaceful and predictable beings. Here we will teach you how they see, hear, move, and also how to hold them, help them and recover their populations. This is a 1 hour workshop at our centre, downtown Haliburton.

Book ahead or drop in!

The Dockside Patio brings summer in the Haliburton Highlands to life. Open from late June through Labour Day, this laid-back waterfront spot welcomes guests staying on site as well as visitors arriving by car, boat, jet ski, or even seaplane.

Come out and play a few songs and enjoy great food and live music

Great Beer, tasty food, River side patio with live music

Great Beer, tasty food, River side patio with live music

Great Beer, tasty food, River side patio with live music

Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti

Pre-performance chat @ 6:30pm.

One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas, this three-act comic opera follows the fortunes of young Ernesto, recently disinherited by his wealthy, cranky uncle, Don Pasquale, for refusing an arranged marriage in favour of the penniless widow Norina. A hilarious sit-com for all ages. Find out if love wins in the end!

(In Italian w/English Subtitles)

Great Beer, tasty food, River side patio with live music

Bring your chair – Parking available near on the grounds

Free event – donations will be accepted

Friday evenings in the beer garden or on the patio. No cover charge; musician appreciation donations appreciated. Artist line-up subject to change.

Offering local seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods, preserves, prepared foods, hand-crafted artisan items and more.

Local handmade items : Textiles, Jewellery, Wood Products, Photography and MORE!

For application forms and any other information regarding the Minden Hills Artisan Market, please contact Liz McGowan of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre Foundation at bluearth1406@gmail.com or phone, or text her at (613) 762-3874.

The Dockside Patio brings summer in the Haliburton Highlands to life. Open from late June through Labour Day, this laid-back waterfront spot welcomes guests staying on site as well as visitors arriving by car, boat, jet ski, or even seaplane.

2:00pm – 4:00pm Induction of Sculptures by artists Marlene Kawalez, Al Van Mil and Annette Brady, Nyasha Malika, Scott Childs and George Hart with Mark Puigmarti. Also, featuring dance and music with Mairéad Filgate, Shannon Kingsbury, Nick Russell, Bethany Houghton and Andrea Lithgow. It involves a 1/2 km walk to visit the sculptures.

4:00pm – 5:00pm Join us in the Great Hall for a celebration of 25 years of Sculptures! Refreshments, stories and a retrospective slide show.

Join us in the Great Hall

Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti

Pre-performance chat @ 6:30pm.

One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas, this three-act comic opera follows the fortunes of young Ernesto, recently disinherited by his wealthy, cranky uncle, Don Pasquale, for refusing an arranged marriage in favour of the penniless widow Norina. A hilarious sit-com for all ages. Find out if love wins in the end!

(In Italian w/English Subtitles)

Great Beer, tasty food, River side patio with live music

Sunday afternoons in the beer garden or on the patio. No cover charge; musician appreciation donations appreciated. Artist line-up subject to change.

Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti

Pre-performance chat @ 6:30pm.

One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas, this three-act comic opera follows the fortunes of young Ernesto, recently disinherited by his wealthy, cranky uncle, Don Pasquale, for refusing an arranged marriage in favour of the penniless widow Norina. A hilarious sit-com for all ages. Find out if love wins in the end!

(In Italian w/English Subtitles)

Fun on Sunday. Join us for Sunday Happy Hour. We’ll have an emphasis on Jazz for Sunday. Music from the 40s through the 70s. Bring your dancing shoes. All welcome. Special food and drink prices.

Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti

Pre-performance chat @ 6:30pm.

One of the zaniest and most loved of all Donizetti’s operas, this three-act comic opera follows the fortunes of young Ernesto, recently disinherited by his wealthy, cranky uncle, Don Pasquale, for refusing an arranged marriage in favour of the penniless widow Norina. A hilarious sit-com for all ages. Find out if love wins in the end!

(In Italian w/English Subtitles)