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1st Annual Lindsay Ag Society Fall Home + Living Show!
Visit the show to shop local vendors and craft vendors, connect with community groups, start your Christmas shopping, get your house ready for winter, tackle that home reno you've been putting off...or dare we say, plan ahead for next spring?!
Psychic Fair on Oct 29th
We are hosting a Psychic Fair with tarot & oracle card readers, tea leaf reading stones & crystals, divination & smudging tools, and so much more.
Spotlight Kawartha - Sun, Oct 16th
The most recent Spotlight Kawartha episode aired on Sunday, October 16 on Rogers tv North Durham/Kawartha! In this episode we visit Buzzing Bees Adventure Farm in Sunderland for a fall tour, meet the Kawartha Lakes Minor Lacrosse Team, and learn about The Grove Theatre in Fenelon Falls from Artistic Director Sean Cox.
Shinny Hockey Returns to Arenas this Fall
The Kawartha Lakes Parks and Recreation Division is pleased to welcome the return of drop in Shinny Hockey to select Arenas this fall. Drop in Shinny Hockey is a non-contact, co-ed program for players 16 years of age and older. Senior Shinny is also offered for players 55 years of age and older.
Christmas Is Coming!
On Monday, October 24th, we will be having our October Meeting at the Senior Citizens Club (58 Murray Street, Fenelon Falls) at 7:00 PM. Our speaker this month will be Penni Holdham, a Props Master and multi-awarded Live Event Designer and Producer. She will be giving us many timely tips and tricks to use when decorating for Christmas.
Hay Fever is Back in Fenelon Falls!
The hay bale art displays are popping up in town again—for the third year. Watch over the next few days for new creations at these locations!
The Grove Theatre's 2nd Annual Pumpkin Parade
Walk a parade of locally carved pumpkins at the beautiful Grove Theatre, giving second life to Fenelon's carved pumpkins. This accessible, walk-through event is FREE to the public. Access is scheduled every half-hour.
Fashion Through Time
A fashion show unlike any you have ever attended! Remember Rocky Horror Picture show where the audience threw toast at the screen? Did you attend the Queen’s Silver Jubilee tea and wear a fascinator? The Fashion Through Time Event, on Oct 22 at the United Church in Fenelon Falls is a little bit like that. The audience is part of the show. Guests are invited to wear “fashion through time” that is meaningful to them.
A Sunday Morning of Herping: An Outing Guided by Dr. Josh Feltham
This October our club presents 'A Sunday Morning of Herping: An outing guided by Dr. Josh Feltham'. Herping describes the act of searching out amphibians and reptiles, and who better to guide this search than amphibian expert and Fleming College professor Dr. Josh Feltham.
Breakfast Television filming live in Fenelon Falls on Tuesday September 27
On Tuesday September 27 Breakfast Television will be in Kawartha Lakes filming a portion of the show aboard a 60’ R&R Houseboat docked at Lock 34 in Fenelon Falls. Hosts Frank Ferragine and Devo Brown from Breakfast Television will be visiting Fenelon Falls and taking in the Kawartha Lakes Houseboat Experience to share with viewers on the live show. Residents are invited to come down to Lock 34 in Fenelon Falls on September 27 from 6am to 10am to meet Frank and Devo and to watch the live broadcast.
Mushrooms: The Hidden World Beneath our Feet
The September meeting of the Fenelon Falls Horticultural Club will be held next Monday night, 7 P.M., at the Fenelon Falls Senior Citizens Club, 58 Murray Street. The topic, “The Hidden World Beneath Our Feet” is a fascinating one and you are sure to learn some amazing new facts.
Victoria County Studio Tour
The Victoria County Studio Tour is a self-driving art tour that takes place over two weekends. It showcases the work of 37 artists showing at 21 locations…offering a unique blend of mediums, something for every taste.
Fenelon Falls Tennis Club Championships
Saturday September 17th was a spectacular day at the Fenelon Falls Tennis Club (FFTC) as members and tennis fans turned out to watch the final round of this year's Club Championships. The day showcased the Mixed Doubles, Men's Doubles and Women’s Doubles final matches followed by a BBQ and social. For the many spectators and players in attendance, it was the culminating event to another great season of tennis.
Tell Me Something Good: Sharing Stories of Resilience & Hope
The Resiliency Collective, an umbrella group of local service providers that includes the Therapeutic Family Care Program and Five Counties Children’s Centre, wants to better define and share stories of ‘resiliency’ in the community. The Collective is organizing a free virtual event on October 19 that is open to everyone and meant to inspire participants and local service providers with unique, uplifting stories of hope.
End of Season Shows at the Grove Theatre
It’s the last 3 shows of this season at the Grove Theatre - get your tickets before they’re gone!
BOWL FOR KIDS' SAKE IS BACK
We are very excited to host Bowl for Kids Sake – Lindsay on October 15, 2022, at the Strike Point Bowling Center in Lindsay, Ontario. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kawartha Lakes - Haliburton is sending out a challenge to all who feel mentoring children is essential to our community's health and future!
Non-Members Welcome: Annual Mixed Golf Tournament
The Fenelon Falls Curling Club is hosting an Annual Mixed Gold Tournament at Sturgeon Point Golf Club on Saturday, September 17th. Pricing is $60 per person and includes 9 holes of golf, dinner, and the opportunity to win prizes. Sign up and payment is due by September 9th and e-transfers are accepted to curlfenelon@gmail.com
Rory Taillon playing The Grove Theatre this Saturday, September 10th
Ottawa-based alternative-folk musician Rory Taillon is bringing his unique style and dynamic voice to the beautiful Grove Theatre stage on Saturday, September 10th. Taillon spent most of his time pre-pandemic touring across Canada performing his music to captive audiences and he is excited to be back performing live again. Rory’s latest album, “Drifting” dives deep into themes of loss, remorse, death, and dealing with mental illness. The subject matter of Rory’s songs exemplify a curiosity and a wisdom of difficult ideas that is beyond his years.
Next Week at the Grove Theatre
This upcoming week at the Grove Theatre: Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar, Chris Gibbs: A Legal Alien, Rory Taillon, Broadway Through the Ages: Today and Tomorrow.
Doors Open is returning to Kawartha Lakes on September 11, 2022
Doors Open is returning to Kawartha Lakes for an in person event on September 11, 2022. Heritage sites across the municipality will open their doors and allow the public to have access to their building for free. Eleven properties throughout Kawartha Lakes will be participating in the event.