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ORILLIA AND AREA’S FOUR SEASON PLAYGROUND!

Boots and Hearts is the biggest country music
festival around, and makes its home at Burl’s Creek
Event Park, in beautiful Oro-Medonte. Held in early
August, visitors get to enjoy the gorgeous summer
weather and big sky of Oro-Medonte, camp under
the stars, and listen to the big stars in country music.
Boots also has great food vendors, drinks, and
merch, and is a wonderful opportunity to have fun
with friends and experience the magic of live music
and a three-day camping experience like no other.
Grab your tickets now at BootsAndHearts.com.
Ramara Annual Classic Car Show
Township of Ramara’s big event is the Ramara
Classic Car Show, which celebrated its tenth
anniversary in July 2022. Over 200 classic cars are
showcased at this event each year, which draws
thousands of admirers to Lagoon City in Brechin. This
is a great opportunity for car fans to admire, chat,
Mariposa Folk Festival and learn with other enthusiasts. Check the Ramara
Coldwater Steampunk Festival Chamber of Commerce website for this super special
Continuing with the live music theme, Orillia and Lake event, RamaraChamber.com.
Orillia and Lake Country Country is home to two huge summer music festivals: The village of Coldwater, located 15 minutes west of The Port of Orillia also hosts many
is definitely the place to Mariposa Folk Festival, and Boots and Orillia, is a little town that packs a big punch, when it great events each summer, including
comes to events. The Coldwater Steampunk
Hearts.
come if you are looking Mariposa, held in early July, is known as the grande Festival, held each August, attracts upwards of waterfront festivals with vendors,
music and food, Christmas in
10,000 visitors to this small hamlet. With different
for big events for you dame of folk festivals, with an over 60-year history. themes each year, vendors, entertainers, and lots of June, Halloween in July, and a
fun pirate party every Labour
and your family and Held in Orillia’s beautiful Tudhope Park, on the shores opportunity to dress up and be creative, this festival Day weekend.
of Lake Couchiching, it has an atmosphere like no
just gets better and better. Check out Steampunk-
friends to enjoy, other, with incredible music, picturesque views, FestivalColdwater.webs.com for all the details. Of course, there are lots of
many stages, a great Pub tent, delicious food,
all year round! fantastic workshops, unique artisans, camping, and great places to stay in Orillia
and Lake Country while you
fun activities for kids in the designed Folk Play area. are enjoying these events.
Each April, enjoy live music at St. Paul’s Centre and Mariposa really is magical, for all ages. With good You can find out more about
throughout downtown Orillia, with Roots North prices for weekend passes, better snap yours up today accommodation here
Music Festival. Mainstage performers are always at Mariposafolk.com. OrilliaLakeCountry.ca/stay.
a thrill, Friday and Saturday night at the beautifully
renovated St. Paul’s Great Hall. A cash bar adds to Rama First Nation Powwow
the fun, and a vendor’s market showcases a variety FOR UP-TO-DATE
of wonderful local artwork for you to purchase. Heading east and north out of Orillia, enjoy the
Rama First Nation Powwow, held each
During the festival, partake in performances
throughout the weekend at various downtown August at the John Snake Memorial Community LISTINGS CHECK,
locations, free with the purchase of your festival Multi-Purpose Grounds in Rama First Nation. This is
the biggest and best powwow in Ontario, two days
pass. Enjoy variety and quality in Orillia’s quaint worth of incredible First Nation dancing, drumming, OrilliaLakeCountry.ca/events
main street, with live music as the added bonus.
Check it all out RootsNorthMusic.ca. food, and culture. Follow the powwow on Facebook to Enjoy all the great events Orillia
find out more Facebook.com/RamaPowWow. and Lake Country has to offer!
For more information visit OrilliaLakeCountry.ca/Events/

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