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Featuring a variety of fine art pieces created by Haliburton School of Art + Design faculty! Come see paintings, ceramic pieces, jewelry and more!

This free event is available for viewing on campus, Monday-Saturday from 8:30AM-4:30PM.

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.

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

Pay-What-You-Can Community Event!

Hear the 2026 participants sing their personal favourite music – other than opera – and talk about what brought them to opera.

A Banff Artist residency is a highly sought after opportunity for many Canadian artists. HSAD alumni and current Studio Technologist, Alex Chouinard McLellan will share her recent experience participating in the program and the impact she sees it having on her artistic career. Alex will discuss her continued study of craft post ceramics certificate, and the creative splicing of both formal and informal learning opportunities – community wood firings, apprenticeships, mentorships, and work exchanges – that have supported her ongoing artistic growth and clay exploration.

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

Entertainment is suitable for all ages.

The Minden Hills Cultural Centre will host the second part of the Community Heritage Series speaker events this summer: Hands at the Loom: Weaving Heritage in Minden by Andrea Coysh on Thursday, August 13 at 5:00 PM. Andrea’s presentation features a live barn loom demonstration and reflections on her time leading the former local weavers and spinners group, which regularly gather at Pritchard House in Minden. The presentation highlights sustainable practices connected to weaving and spinning traditions.

Admission is by donation. No pre-registration is required. All ages welcome.

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

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

Great operatic selections presented by the 2026 participants of Highlands Opera Studio.

Agneya is an award-winning Indo-Canadian percussionist and composer whose debut album AGNEYA (2026) blends South Asian rhythmic cycles with contemporary improvisation, cinematic textures, and global grooves. His music reflects his diasporic identity and belief in rhythm as a shared language, inviting audiences into a sound world that is groove-driven, meditative, and expansive. His band is HOT with jazz, fusion, roots and pop sounds.

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.

2026 FIRA Annual Pancake Breakfast
The Fort Irwin Resident’s Association (FIRA) is holding their annual pancake breakfast on Saturday morning, Aug 15, from 9 am – 11:30 am.

Cost is $8 for adults, which includes 3 pancakes, 3 sausages, fruit compote, and coPee, tea or orange juice. $5 for children 10 and under.

Come and enjoy pancakes and great company at the FIRA hall, 5821 Haliburton Lake Rd, just 4 km north of the Fort Irwin Marina on Haliburton Lake

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.

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

Voted Peterborough’s 2022 Top Local Band, the Austin Carson Band is back at the Red Umbrella Inn to “Rock The Lake” again! Didnt make it last summer? Come on out and see what the buzz is all about!

Live Music in Gunners Pub

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.

Join Highlands Opera Studio Alums from the past 20 years for a special nostalgic afternoon of celebration featuring a variety of music including opera, musical theatre and more!

SPECIAL GUESTS from the world of sports and the arts!

Not to be missed!

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

Shannon Litzenberger and Mairéad Filgate of PlaySpace will share research findings from an ongoing inquiry into creative practice as a vital support for collective well-being. Through stories, embodied research, and reflective practice, they will shed light on how creative processes foster resilience, connection, and relational leadership within artistic and social ecosystems. The presentation draws on shared research as well as the artist’s individual practices as creators and educators, each with over 25 years of experience working across professional and community contexts.

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.

Pay-What-You-Can Community Event! Be the first to hear the NEW OPERAS based on stories from Haliburton County, composed and performed by artists of Haliburton County! SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS in this creative project! One performance only!

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

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

Live Music in Gunners Pub

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.

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.