Festivals and Events

Fire and Ice Festival is Bracebridge’s signature winter carnival! Full day of fun with tubing right down the Main Street, fireworks, axe throwing, ice sculptures, skating, buskers, and much more!

January 25, 2025
Downtown Bracebridge
For more information and tickets, visit fireandicebracebridge.com

Get ready for one of the most exciting event of the year, The Colour Fun Run at Santa's Village in Muskoka! This isn't just your average run – it's a festive extravaganza filled with fun, community spirit, and support for the Children's Foundation of Muskoka.

June 15th, 2024
Santa's Village - 1624 Golden Beach Road
Santa's Village Colour Fun Run 

The Father's Day Car Show is a go! The Rotary Club of Bracebridge is pleased to present this car show on Sunday June 16th, 2024 from 8:00am to 4:00pm. A free shuttle is available to the show from 505 Hwy 118 W and breakfast is offered at the Rotary Hall from 7:00am to 10:00am. Come out and enjoy!

June 16, 2024 
The Rotary Centre for Youth - 131 Wellington St
Rotary Club Father's Day Car Show 

This one-day show will feature the best of fibre arts, from raw fleece to finished objects. We welcome yarn enthusiasts and fibre newcomers alike to this one-of-a-kind event. Vendors will be both indoors and outdoors.

June 22, 2024
JD Lang Park
muskokafibrefest.com

Celebrate and embrace Indigenous cultures at the first annual See Muskoka Through Our Eyes Traditional Powwow. Join in cultural teachings and traditional dancing and drumming, and explore local craft vendors, traditional Indigenous food and more.

June 29-30, 2024
Annie Williams Memorial Park

Venture Fest will provide a chance to sip and sample different craft beer, ciders, cocktails, and bites. Games, activities, and live music provide a lively backdrop to mix and mingle with friends while supporting the community. All funds raised are for Muskoka Brewery's Venture Fund, which offers grants for local non-profits aimed at improving the lives of those within Muskoka.

Date TBD
Muskoka Brewery
muskokabrewery.com

The Members' Shows displays the strength, vitality, creativity and wealth of talent found within Muskoka Arts & Crafts. The diverse and outstanding work by our members creates an exciting three day exhibition. Over one hundred members have their work in the show.

Information on Spring, Summer and Christmas Shows is available at muskokaartsandcrafts.com

Kick off the summer at the Bracebridge Canada Day celebrations! Enjoy live music, good eats, and family activities Downtown throughout the day, and then head down to Bracebridge Bay for the fireworks spectacular at dusk!

July 1, 2024

Downtown street festival on Manitoba Street hosted by the Downtown Bracebridge Business Improvement Area (BIA).

Evening fireworks at Bracebridge Bay hosted by the Rotary Club of Bracebridge.

Join the members of Muskoka Pioneer Power to celebrate our heritage and the beginnings of the Muskoka area.  We have a display of machinery and items used by the early pioneers in the farming and forestry of our area.

July 12-14, 2024
JD Lang Park
muskokapioneerpower.ca

Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket to Memorial Park, grab some takeout from a nearby restaurant and enjoy great live music, fresh air and friends. Entry is free but donations to the artists are encouraged!

Wednesday evenings through July-August, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Memorial Park
bracebridge.ca

This event is a summer favourite! Swim, bike and run through Annie Williams Memorial Park, along the Muskoka River and throughout the surrounding areas. After your event, look to enjoy all the Muskoka area has to offer!

July 6-7, 2024
Annie Williams Memorial Park
multisportcanada.com

With over 200 of Canada's best artisans, you are sure to find a treasure to take home while also meeting with inspiring artists and craftspeople at the area's largest craft show.

July 12-14, 2024
Annie Williams Memorial Park
muskokaartsandcrafts.com

Celebrate the diversity of Muskoka's LGBTQ community at a family-friendly parade and picnic! Join businesses and community groups as they show their support by marching down Manitoba St. with colorful floats and walking contingents, decorated in rainbows, celebrating gender and sexual diversity. 

A free community BBQ is held in Memorial Park where you can enjoy children's games and activities, live local music, and a variety of vendors focused on supporting and engaging with the LGBTQ community.

July 20-28, 2024
Downtown Bracebridge
muskokapride.com

Spend your Friday night mixing and mingling with cottagers and locals alike at this annual downtown festival. Don't miss this fun filled night with music, excitement and bargains galore!

August 2, 2024
Downtown Bracebridge
downtownbracebridge.com 

Music at the Meadows is the annual outdoor music festival presented by Community Living South Muskoka.

Headlining at the 2024 festival is the legendary Grant Tingey and Hired Gun! The night's line-up will feature the incredible local talent of Blue Moon, Cache Creek, Dunning Butchers + more! Tickets available in advance or at the door. Beer Garden presented by Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
Support local talent – see you there!

Saturday, August 24, 2024
Morrison Meadows
1177 Fraserburg Road, Bracebridge, Ontario

www.clsm.on.ca

Bring a lawn chair and enjoy live theatre under the stars as a talented troupe of local youth bring favored productions to life.

August 6-10 & 13-17, 2024
Annie Williams Memorial Park
muskokastageworks.com

Take part in old fashioned, fall fair fun featuring midway rides, classic carnival games, live animals, petting zoo, interactive exhibits and of course, awesome food vendors!

September 13-15, 2024
JD Lang Park
bracebridgefair.com

Join us in Downtown Bracebridge for the first open air art market! This event will feature local artists from Muskoka Arts and Crafts, Student Artists, Live Music, and Art Demonstrations.

Saturday September 28th, 2024 10:00am - 4:00pm, Manitoba St. Bracebridge

This event is proudly brought to you by Downtown Bracebridge and Muskoka Arts and Crafts.

The event includes 4 races: 5 km, 10 km, half marathon (21.1 km), and a full marathon (42.2 km).

October 5, 2024
www.facebook.com/muskokamarathon/

Take a journey through the night sky! Join in on free events across Muskoka that feature stargazing and astrophotography sessions each October and November. In partnership with Muskoka Tourism, enjoy stargazing, astrophotography, storytelling and more!

October 17 - November 20, 2024
Bracebridge Events: October 25, 26, November 1
Discover Muskoka - Muskoka Tourism

Venues across Muskoka develop an 'Oktoberfest product' to create a large number of micro-events or attendees to explore. Oktoberfest products are anything from restaurant specials, to concerts, to art experiences.

October 25-26, 2024
oktoberfestmuskoka.ca

Bring your friends and the whole family downtown Bracebridge to kick off the holiday season with Santa!

Fireworks, living window reveals, late night shopping, Christmas carols, live entertainment, kids crafts and activities, hot cocoa trail, local vendors, Elf on the Shelf hide & seek, Santa Claus parade, illumination of holiday displays and much more!

November 22, 2024 - Moonlight Shopping Party & Street Festival [6:00PM - 9:00PM with fireworks at 8:00PM]
November 22 - December 6, 2024 - Self-Guided Activities
December 6, 2024 - Santa Claus Parade
www.facebook.com/VisitTheBridge 

Getting bigger and better every year! Parade starts at 6:00 p.m. and runs along Manitoba Street. 

December 6, 2024
Downtown Bracebridge
portal.clubrunner.ca/190

Santa's back in town for a few days this December.  During the winter edition of SantaFest you will be able to enjoy some of Santa's favorite activities - gingerbread cookie decorating, a petting farm, marshmallow roasting and of course a visit with Santa himself!

Weekends Throughout December
Santa's Village
santasvillage.ca

Enjoy arts and crafts, local food, preserves, soaps, lotions, art, jewelry and other had crafted items and gifts. There is so much at each of the annual markets. All markets are FREE Admission. 

Check the Market FAQs / Terms and Conditions for common answers.

Registration opens online for all for all Markets 90 days ahead of the date.

2024 Holiday Market - November 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bracebridge Sportsplex and Bracebridge Muskoka Lakes Secondary School Cafeteria