LEACOCK MUSEUM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE – For over fifty years the Leacock Museum has been welcoming visitors to the Old Brewery Bay on the shores of Lake Couchiching. This stately, 19-room summer home represents Stephen Leacock’s lifetime love affair with Orillia, a town he immortalized as the mythical Mariposa in his quintessential best-seller Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.
Included in the nearly 10- acre site are Leacock House, the Boathouse, and the museum archives and administration building. The museum grounds feature gardens and trails such as the Orillia Millenium Trail or the Lightfoot Trail that travels throughout Orillia along the waterfront, through the property! These trails are ideal for a stroll, especially in their summer fullness or during fall colours. Enjoy the amazing waterfront, located on Lake Couchiching makes for some amazing views and a convenient spot to take a break from paddling and enjoy this local historic site! Open year round and available for rentals, meetings and special events.
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Bracelet Workshop
Celebrate Valentine's Day early with your friends at the Leacock Museum! Join us for a Galentine's themed bracelet workshop! Make three bracelets using lava stones, howlite, amethyst, and a variety of other semi-precious gems! Ticket also includes a self-guided tour of the museum. So grab your besties (or come alone and make new friends) and join us for a Valentine's celebration of friendship! Each guest will have the option to make three bracelets using lava stones and a variety of semi-precious stones. The workshop will be…
Find out more »Valentine’s Tea
Join us this February for a special Valentine's themed tea! Bring your friends or your partner and enjoy a three-tiered Valentine-themed food selection prepared by Krew Catering with unlimited tea while seated in the living room and dining room of the historic Leacock home! Ticket also includes a self-guided tour of the Leacock Museum. Ticket sales for February 9th teas will end at 11:59 p.m. on February 6th, and at 11:59 p.m. on February 13th for teas on February 16th.…
Find out more »Valentine’s Tea
Join us this February for a special Valentine's themed tea! Bring your friends or your partner and enjoy a three-tiered Valentine-themed food selection prepared by Krew Catering with unlimited tea while seated in the living room and dining room of the historic Leacock home! Ticket also includes a self-guided tour of the Leacock Museum. Ticket sales for February 9th teas will end at 11:59 p.m. on February 6th, and at 11:59 p.m. on February 13th for teas on February 16th.…
Find out more »A Bouquet from Me
Children 3+ welcome! Join us for a hands-on activity to celebrate someone special this May! Your child can select flowers and create a lovely bouquet and card that they can give as a gift. This activity will be held May 10, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m in the Leacock Museum boathouse. Please select your desired time slot below and drop-in to the boathouse on May 10 anytime during that time slot. Children must…
Find out more »Arts for Peace Orillia
After a 6 year hiatus, Arts for Peace will once again bring folks together for a peaceful summer afternoon of music, crafts, dance, storytelling, yoga, bubbles and community. Started by members of Project Ploughshares Orillia, a non-governmental organization that worked with churches, governments and civilian groups to prevent war and promote peace, the sunny festival on the grounds of the Leacock Museum has been honouring peacemakers from here and from around the world since 1983. A cancellation due to weather,…
Find out more »Leacock Museum Family Fun Day
Join us at the Leacock Museum for a day of family fun! On Saturday June 28th, admission to the museum is free for all children with the purchase of an adult self-guided tour ticket! Inside the museum children can complete an ispy activity with the artifacts on display and a scavenger hunt; various other activities will be held throughout the day on the grounds! No pre-registration is required for this event; self-guided tour tickets can be purchased in the museum…
Find out more »Paint by the Lake
Paint by the Lake is back this fall, by popular demand! Guests are invited to join us for an outdoor (or indoor, in the case of inclement weather) painting experience at the Leacock Museum! Participants will be guided through basic colour theory for mixing colours. M Nowick will start with teaching some techniques for composing a landscape. A focus will be on creative expression for completing the scene. Inspiration will be taken from nature surrounding the Leacock Museum. Come paint…
Find out more »Pumpkins & Pinot
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with friends! Join the Leacock Museum and artist, M Nowick in pumpkin painting. A complimentary glass of Pinot (or a non-alcoholic alternative) will be served. This event is one-day only! Very limited tickets are available.
Find out more »Ghost Walks
The Leacock Museum is back with our wildly popular Ghost Walks on the Leacock Museum Grounds! Join us for our biggest year yet with surprise guests, treats, and haunted happenings on historical Old Brewery Bay that will leave you with goosebumps, including a jaunt into the haunted basement! Ghost walks take place on the grounds of the Leacock Museum, so please dress appropriately for the weather. Original limestone pathways, stairs and muddy conditions may cause barriers to mobility. For more information,…
Find out more »Ghost Walks
The Leacock Museum is back with our wildly popular Ghost Walks on the Leacock Museum Grounds! Join us for our biggest year yet with surprise guests, treats, and haunted happenings on historical Old Brewery Bay that will leave you with goosebumps, including a jaunt into the haunted basement! Ghost walks take place on the grounds of the Leacock Museum, so please dress appropriately for the weather. Original limestone pathways, stairs and muddy conditions may cause barriers to mobility. For more information,…
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