Rama Powwow
2023-08-26 - 2023-08-27 | Rama First Nation
Rama Powwow is one of the biggest and best powwows in Ontario. All are welcome!
Held on Chippewas of Rama First Nation territory, at the John Snake Memorial Community Multi-Purpose Grounds.
Cost is $10/day $15/weekend pass; free for kids under 12, seniors, handicapped, or veterans. No pre-registration or advance tickets necessary – pay at gate.
First Grand Entry is Saturday August 26 at 12PM; evening session begins at 630PM. Sunday Grand Entry August 27 at 12PM. Gates open around 10AM

North Simcoe Muskoka & District Labour Council - Labour Day Picnic
2023-09-03 11:00 UTC | The Gravenhurst Muskoka Wharf, Bay St, Gravenhurst, Ontario, ON P1P 1G7
Please join us for our annual Labour Day Picnic.
This year we will be in beautiful Gravenhurst on the Wharf.

Greenbelt Public Forum
2023-09-12 19:00
Hey #Simcoe Community!

Are you frustrated over the Ontario government’s handling of the Greenbelt? Do you still have questions about the whole process? Wondering what can be done in response? Us too!

Mark your calendars for September 12th @ 7:00 PM and join us at Grace United Church in Barrie for a special public forum. Hear from special guest speakers, share your voice, and be part of the change. Together, we can unite for a sustainable future.

RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/…/uniting-for-a-sustainable…

Orillia Climate Strike
2023-09-15 16:00
?SEPTEMBER 15TH @ 4PM ?TIME TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON CLIMATE ACTION ORILLIA
This historic mobilisation renews and reinforces global efforts focused on ending the era of fossil fuels. The scale of this mobilisation and the urgency of the moment underscore the devastating impacts of recent record breaking heat, deadly floods, wildfires and other extreme weather events.
In 2019, almost 400 citizens and students rallied in front of Orillia City Centre calling for early action to address the climate emergency – the largest such rally in Orillia’s recent history. Then-mayor Steve Clark encouraged the crowd to “keep your foot on the pedal” and maintain pressure on all levels of government and the general public to step up their reductions of carbon emissions. Can we get 400+ people out again?!?!? ✊
This is a youth-led event. All are welcome. This event is family friendly!
#EndFossilFuels #FairFastForever

An Evening with Dr. Ellen Field: Young People and the Climate Crisis
2023-09-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Creative Nomad Studios, 23 Mississaga St W
Dr. Field, an assistant professor at Lakehead University and a leading researcher in this field will present her findings and recommendations from her recent study of 1000 Canadian young people – ages 16 to 25. A study that captured young people’s perspective on the climate crisis, their futures and what we, the older generations can do to ensure their future well-being.
The event is free and will include a question and answer session. Coffee, tea and some desserts will be served.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-dr-ellen-field-young-people-and-the-climate-crisis-tickets-716616538357?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Special Film Screening: Orange Shirt Day
2023-09-26 13:30 - 18:30 | Orillia Public Library, 36 Mississaga St W, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 3A6, Canada
Join us in the Program Room on Tuesday, September 26 at 1:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. for this special screening of “Orange Shirt Day”. In honour of the 10 year mark of Orange Shirt Day, Phyllis Webstad shares the Orange Shirt Day origin story by reliving what it was like growing up in an Indigenous community and attending a residential school as a third generation residential school survivor. Everyone welcome; no registration required. Free. (For ages 7-100+)

Truth and Reconciliation Film Screening: Birth of a Family
2023-09-26 18:30 | Midland Cultural Centre, 333 King St, Midland, Ontario, L4R 3M7
In this deeply moving feature-length documentary, three sisters and a brother meet for the first time. Removed from their young Dene mother during the infamous Sixties Scoop, they were separated as infants and adopted into families across North America.
Betty Ann, Esther, Rosalie, and Ben were only four of the 20,000 Indigenous Canadian children taken from their families between 1955 and 1985, to be either adopted into white families or live in foster care. As the four siblings piece together their shared history, their connection deepens, and their family begins to take shape.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Sixties Scoop Survivors and the Working Together-Wijinokiwag Program facilitator for a discussion about how we can create a better future for all people.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/truth-reconciliation-film-screening-birth-of-a-family-tickets-700351930477

Parklane Landscapes Free Native Plants event
2023-09-29 16:00 - 19:00 | 250 Matchedash St S, 250 Matchedash St S, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 0C4
Who doesn’t want FREE NATIVE PLANTS for their shoreline or garden?

SAVE THE DATE ALERT

September 29th from 4-7pm at our yard in Orillia, we will be hosting a complementary night thanks to @orilliamuseum & @parklanelandscapes.

Bring your family or friends to 250 Matchedash St, South.
Stay a little to collect your plants & mark it on our map.
OR stay for an evening full of fun;

FREE native plants
Rain garden workshop at 4:14
BBQ meal & Photo booth
Children’s activities & crafts

Want more info?
Contact us at 705-327-0064
www.parklanelandscapes.ca

Sustainable Orillia Urban Planning Walk
2023-09-30
First Session:- 9:30am
Second Session: 2:00pm
Gathering Location:- Mnjikaning Fish Weirs Historical Site, Bridge Street, by Blue Beacon Marina, Atherley

National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Walk
2023-09-30 13:00 - 15:00

OMAH Elevating Indigenous Voices Event
2023-09-30 13:30 - 14:00
This one hour presentation focuses on the work of Ziigwen Mixemong, an Anishinabek youth from Beausoleil First Nation. Performed by her mother, Kelly Brownbill, it will include excerpts from plays, poems and children’s books written by Ziigwen and Kelly that focus on the issues facing Indigenous people in our area, while underlining the importance of an ancient culture in our lives today.

Israelism Film Screening
2024-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Paul’s Centre, 62 Peter Street N, Orillia
This Wednesday, April 3rd at 7pm at St. Paul’s Centre. All are welcome, no registration required.
Media, stories, voice, and representation play a defining role in shaping public opinion, conditioning us to see the Palestine-Israel situation in radically different ways.
We are excited and hopeful about this opportunity to bring our community together in person to screen an award winning film produced by young Jewish filmmakers. Following the film we will engage in critical dialogue among our diverse community members regarding this important global issue.
While the situation in Gaza may seem like a far removed issue for many of us, it directly affects many in our community. Global events such as what we witness on the news nightly have very real-world implications for social and environmental justice here in Orillia and everywhere. We have an opportunity to unpack and oppose the forces of hatred, racism, oppression and bigotry in our own community and build a culture of dialogue, education, understanding, and care.

Shkagojin: New Moon
2024-04-05 19:00 - 21:30 | St. Paul’s Centre, 62 Peter Street N, Orillia
Gojijing Friendship Circle + St. Paul’s presents:
Shkagojin – New Moon
“An Evening of Renewal Through Song and Story”
Friday April 5, 2024, 7-9:30 PM, at St. Paul’s Centre in Orillia.
Admission is FREE, Donations are welcomed.

Seedy Saturday and Earth Day Fair
2024-04-20 09:00 - 13:00 | Orillia Public Library, 36 Mississaga St W, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 3A6, Canada
Come one, come all! Orillia Seedy Saturday is happening on Saturday April 20th from 9am-1pm at the Orillia Public Library. We are sow excited!

Seedy Saturday is an event where local farmers and gardeners connect to trade and share open pollinated, organic, heritage seeds.

This year it is happening as part of a larger ‘Earth Day Fair’ at the library: waste reduction stations • seed exchange • kids activities • farmers market vendors • community tables

This is a free, family-friendly event. All are welcome!

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About the Orillia Seed Library: Orillia Community Gardens and the Orillia Public Library partnered in the spring of 2013 to launch this ever growing public collection of seeds integrated within the public library system, schools and community gardens. An effort to gather, organize and freely share seeds and knowledge to realize seed and food sovereignty and promote diversity.

Spring Community Cleanup
2024-04-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Terry Fox Circle at Couchiching Beach Park
Our annual spring community cleanup!

As the snow melts, alarming amounts of garbage and debris are uncovered, posing risks to ecosystems, waterways, and wildlife. Join us for a morning of community connection and environmental stewardship.

We will meet at Couchiching Beach Park in the Terry Fox Circle, where you will find the Green Orillia. We will have a community discussion, identify high-priority clean up areas, and then split off into groups to clean up while some folks stay back to help sort the waste as it comes in!

Garbage bags and gloves will be provided.

Be sure to share and spread the word! See you there!

5th Annual Green Orillia Garbage Cleanup
2025-04-19 10:00 - 13:00
For our 5TH ANNUAL Earth Day Community Clean Up, we so excited to be teaming up with the Orillia Naturalists’ Club and the Orillia Lighthouse!
On Saturday, April 19th at 10am, we will meet at the Peace Park Gazebo in Veterans’ Memorial Park (beside the Skatepark). Garbage bags and gloves will be provided!
Our community has endured a lot this winter – from unprecedented levels of snowfall, to a major structure fire downtown, to a historic ice storm – let us come together to clean up, check in on each other, and show our city some love. ♥️
Please share & spread the word!

13th Annual Seedy Saturday
2026-03-28 09:00 - 13:00 | Orillia Public Library, 36 Mississaga St W, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 3A6, Canada
The 13th Annual Orillia Seedy Saturday is sprouting this Saturday, March 28th from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. at the Orillia Farmers’ Market in the Orillia Public Library. We are ‘sow’ excited for this day of seed sharing, exchanging, and connecting!
Seedy Saturdays are local events held across the country throughout the winter and early spring whereby local seed farmers and gardeners connect to buy, trade, and share seeds. Bring your seeds to share and trade! Don’t have seeds? That’s OK – there will bee seeds there for you to borrow from the Orillia Seed Library!
Chat seeds and all things gardening with our volunteer gardeners and learn about what’s growing on in our community and how you can ‘bee’ involved! Bring your kids for kids seed/gardening related programming activities. We welcome donations of your surplus seeds, which will be shared with community gardeners and re-circulated through the Orillia Seed Library located year-round on the second floor of the Orillia Public Library.
Some things you can expect at the event include: community displays, local seed growers and vendors with seeds and produce for purchase, resources, pollinator information, and kids activities.
The event is a partnership between Green Orillia, Mariposa Pollinators, Orillia Horticultural Society, Monarch Squad, Lakehead Orillia Farm Lab, the Orillia Farmers Market, and the Orillia Public Library.
About the Orillia Seed Library: Orillia Community Gardens and the Orillia Public Library partnered in the spring of 2013 to launch this ever-growing public collection of seeds integrated within the public library system, schools and community gardens. An effort to gather, organize and freely share seeds and knowledge to realize seed and food sovereignty and promote diversity. The Seed Library is located on the second floor of the OPL.
The energy, enthusiasm, and efforts of dedicated volunteers is needed to make the event a success. If you would like to volunteer, or have any ideas you’d like to share, please connect with us by emailing greenorillia@gmail.com.

Bake Sale for Palestine
2026-03-29 10:00 - 13:00 | St. Paul’s Centre, 62 Peter Street N, Orillia
There will be a bake sale for Palestine on Sunday March 29th from 10am-1pm in the Banquet Hall of St Paul’s Centre. Enjoy an array of fresh baked goods, beverages and art!
This event is hosted by Simcoe County 4 Palestine with all proceeds going to support families in Gaza through the Sustain Campaign Network, a grassroots group of volunteers working directly with families on the ground to provide Mutual Aid.
Follow their work on Instagram:
@SimcoeCounty4Palestine
@SustainCampaignNetwork
