Orillia & Area Events
Orillia & Area Events
| 19 Sep - 20 Sep | HELP! A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES - One of the most popular tribute acts in Canada, the stunning three-part harmonies, arrangements, costumes & choreography are like experiencing the Beatles live! 8:00 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 19 Sep - 21 Sep | 2ND ANNUAL ORILLIA BEATLES CELEBRATION - A jam-packed festival celebrating the world's greatest band! Beatle tribute artists & bands Downtown & in venues throughout Orillia, celebrity interviews, Beatles museum, Beatles marketplace, Downtown Orillia, 1-888-692-3285 |
| 19 Sep - 20 Sep | NEIL SEDAKA - 9:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 20 Sep | VOLUNTEER FAIR & COMMUNITY INFO DAY - Information on community organizations, services & volunteer opportunities, Orillia Square Mall, presented by Information Orillia, 326-7743 |
| 20 Sep | ORILLIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA: BEATLES REPERTOIRE - In conjunction with the Beatles Celebration, the Orchestra performs an all-Beatle repertoire & the public are invited to conduct! Orillia Farmers' Market, 7:30 am - 12:30 pm, Market Square, Downtown Orillia beside Opera House, 238-7955 |
| 21 Sep | THE FAB FOUR: FAB FILMS - A musical & historical re-enactment of the life of the Beatles, the group presents a first-ever concert featuring music from Beatles' films only, 2:30 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 25 Sep | THE WILKINSONS - Canadian country music Juno Award winning trio, 7:30 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 25 Sep - 26 Sep | B-52S - Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca (Thurs: 8:00 pm / Fri: 9:00 pm) |
| 26 Sep - 28 Sep | COLDWATER FALL FAIR - Parade on Friday, midway, demo derby, pony pull, stock tractor/ATV pulls, working antique machinery, continuous entertainment, & more! Coldwater Fairgrounds & Arena, 705-538-2111 |
| 26 Sep - 28 Sep | GOSPELFEST 2008: A CELEBRATION! - A variety of musical praise throughout Orillia! "Joyful Noise" appealing to teens Friday night at Oddfellows Hall; Bob Hawkins Band at Saturday morning Farmers' Market; Contemporary & Southern Gospel Saturday night at First Baptist Church; Local Choirs Sunday night at St. James Anglican Church, 326-2819 |
| 27 Sep | HARVEST FESTIVAL & FOOD TASTING EVENT - Samples of extraordinary & delicious food prepared by Market vendors & local chefs! 7:30 am - 12:30 pm, Market Square, Downtown Orillia beside Opera House, 238-7955 |
| 27 Sep | ORILLIA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL - A parade of colourful dragon boats & friendly, competitive atmosphere create a fun & exciting racing event! Couchiching Beach Park, 325-4903 |
| 29 Sep - 4 Oct | CRAFTS WITH CLASS CRAFT SHOW - A variety of crafters display their work throughout the mall, Orillia Square Mall, 325-2366 |
| 30 Sep - 30 Oct | TEODORO DRAGONIERI: I DREAMED I WAS IN PICASSO'S SHOES - Inspired by paint droppings on his shoes while working at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Dragonieri transforms commonplace shoes to represent the work of 56 great artists who influenced 20th Century art, Orillia Museum of Art & History, 326-2159 |
| 1 Oct - 14 Nov | CANADA REMEMBERS: MONUMENTS & CENOTAPHS - Over fifty evocative black & white images of Canadian war memorials, monuments & cenotaphs, taken by renowned photographer David Street & historian Robert Shipley, Leacock Museum, Art of Writing Galleries, 329-1908 |
| 2 Oct | BURT BACHARACH - 8:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 3 Oct - 4 Oct | TERRI CLARK - 9:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 5 Oct | LITTLE TONY - 8:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 8 Oct - 10 Oct | DAVID COPPERFIELD: AN INTIMATE EVENING OF GRAND ILLUSION - Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca (Various Times) |
| 10 Oct - 1 Nov | SCREAMSHACK - One of Canada's most elaborate haunted attractions! Hollywood-style effects, sound & scenery to overload the senses! 1500 Wainman Line, Coldwater, 835-3939 (Weekend evenings only / various hours) |
| 10 Oct - 13 Oct | 25TH ANNUAL IMAGES THANKSGIVING STUDIO TOUR - A juried presentation of professional works by local artists & craftspeople in their studio environments, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Orillia & Barrie area, 327-3363 (Brochure & map available at all venues, Orillia District Chamber of Commerce & various locations throughout Simcoe Cunty) |
| 10 Oct - 31 Oct | DAVID SAMILA & RODNEY FROST - Abstract & kinetic artists, ODAC Gallery, Mississaga Street across from Library, 329-2333 (Opening Reception: October 10 @ 7:00 pm) |
| 11 Oct - 12 Oct | MNJIKANING FIRST NATION ANNUAL THANKSGIVING POW WOW - A Thanksgiving celebration in the Native tradition, featuring the finest in Native arts, crafts, foods & contemporary Pow Wow style dancing & singing, MASK Arena, Rama Mnjikaning First Nation, Rama Road, 325-3611, Ext. 1294 |
| 14 Oct - 15 Oct | SONGBIRDS - Powerful moments from memorable Broadway musicals starring Kristin Wilkes & Blair Bailey, 2:00 & 7:30 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 16 Oct - 17 Oct | BILL COSBY - Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca (Thurs: 8:00 pm / Fri: 9:00 pm) |
| 16 Oct | ORILLIA JAZZ FESTIVAL OPENING GALA - Shakura S'Aida & Band with Lance Anderson, 7:00 pm, Highwayman Inn & Conference Centre, 329-0001 or 325-2366 |
| 17 Oct - 19 Oct | 18TH ANNUAL ORILLIA JAZZ FESTIVAL - A weekend of fabulous live jazz at Orillia & area restaurants & hotels, free shuttle bus service Friday & Saturday evenings, 329-0001 or 325-2366 |
| 18 Oct | FREDDY VETTE & THE FLAMES - The world's only atomic powered 50's rock & roll show, an 8-person revue featuring songs from Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, Elvis & more! 7:30 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 18 Oct - 19 Oct | TOMMY HUNTER - Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca (Sat: 9:00 pm / Sun: 1:00 & 8:00 pm) |
| 19 Oct | MUHTADI: 100 DRUMMERS DRUMMING AWAY HUNGER! - Bring your own djembe or other hand-drum & drum with one of Canada's premier percussionists! A participation happening with pledge proceeds to The Sharing Place Food Bank, Refreshments, prizes & surprise guests, Noon - 5:00 pm, Leacock Museum, 326-0307 |
| 22 Oct - 23 Oct | BOWFIRE - 8:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 24 Oct - 25 Oct | THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND - 9:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 31 Oct | THE MAGICALLY HIP: HILARIOUS HALLOWEEN HYPNOSIS SHOW - Fun & laughs for all ages with Robert Maxwell, certified master hypnotist, hypnotherapist, stand-up comedian & magician, 7:30 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 31 Oct - 8 Nov | FESTIVAL OF BANNERS EXHIBITION - A display of the 175 vibrant, hand painted banners that graced Orillia's downtown with colour this summer, Orillia Museum of Art & History, 326-2159 |
| 1 Nov - 14 Nov | CANADA REMEMBERS: MONUMENTS & CENOTAPHS - Over fifty evocative black & white images of Canadian war memorials, monuments & cenotaphs, taken by renowned photographer David Street & historian Robert Shipley, Leacock Museum, Art of Writing Galleries, 329-1908 |
| 1 Nov | A NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS - A British comedy with twisted Christmas carols & naughty lyric bits, 7:30 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 1 Nov - 2 Nov | RITA MACNEIL & THE MEN OF THE DEEPS: MY MEMORIES OF THE MARITIMES - Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca (Sat: 9:00 pm / Sun: 1:00 & 8:00 pm) |
| 1 Nov | FESTIVAL OF BANNERS GALA & SILENT AUCTION - An auction of the beautiful hand painted banners that graced our streets with colour this summer, proceeds to the 2009 Festival of Banners, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Orillia Museum of Art & History, 326-2159 (Call Museum for viewing & advance bidding times) |
| 6 Nov | ROBIN WILLIAMS - 8:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 7 Nov - 9 Nov | THE WIT PROJECT (WOMEN IN TRANSITION) - A unique theatrical production written & performed by women of Orillia, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 (Fri. & Sat: 8:00 pm / Sun: 2:00 pm) |
| 7 Nov - 8 Nov | ROGER HODGSON (FORMERLY OF SUPERTRAMP) - 9:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 8 Nov | ANNUAL ORILLIA KIWANIS MAMMOTH AUCTION - Live auction featuring everything from soup to nuts up for bid, bargains & fun for all ages, O.D.A.S. Park, Fairgrounds Road, proceeds to Kiwanis Club of Orillia children's programs & community projects, 329-4911 |
| 8 Nov | WAR & REMEMBRANCE: A TRIBUTE TO CANADA'S VETERANS - Featuring the Muskoka Concert Band, Lake Country Brass & special guest, Dinah Christie, presented by Orillia Legion Branch 34, 7:00 pm, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Peter Street, 325-8442 |
| 9 Nov - 10 Nov | DOLLY PARTON - 8:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 9 Nov - 29 Nov | TEODORO DRAGONIERI: I DREAMED I WAS IN PICASSO'S SHOES - Inspired by paint droppings on his shoes while working at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Dragonieri transforms commonplace shoes to represent the work of 56 great artists who influenced 20th Century art, Orillia Museum of Art & History, 326-2159 |
| 11 Nov | REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY - Remembrance Day service & wreath laying ceremony at Cenotaph, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, followed by parade down Mississaga Street & lunch at Legion, 11:00 am, all welcome, 325-8442 |
| 13 Nov - 14 Nov | ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK - Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca (Thurs: 8:00 pm / Fri: 9:00 pm) |
| 15 Nov | NASHVILLE STAR - 9:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 16 Nov | UMBERTO TOZZI - 8:00 pm, Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca |
| 17 Nov - 23 Nov | 7TH ANNUAL ROTARY FESTIVAL OF TREES - Holiday celebration featuring a "winter wonderland" of trees & wreaths! Gala, fashion show, children's Teddy Bear Breakfast, silent auction, raffle draws & more! Trees displayed at Orillia Square Mall, location of some events to be determined, proceeds to Rotary-sponsored community projects, 325-1386 |
| 20 Nov - 23 Nov | A FEW GOOD MEN - The Broadway play, adapted into a movie starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson & Demi Moore, tells the story of military lawyers who uncover a high-level conspiracy in a court-martial defence of U.S. Marines accused of murder, Mariposa Arts Theatre, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 (Thurs. - Sat: 8:00 pm / Sun: 3:00 pm) |
| 23 Nov | ORILLIA SANTA CLAUS PARADE - One of the largest Christmas parades north of Toronto! Over 100 floats, bands & Santa himself celebrate "What Christmas Means to Us", 1:00 pm, Downtown Orillia, 326-4424 (Non-perishable food collection for Orillia Food Bank by Big Brothers / Bucket Brigade collection by Orillia Kiwanis Club along parade route) |
| 27 Nov - 30 Nov | A FEW GOOD MEN - The Broadway play, adapted into a movie starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson & Demi Moore, tells the story of military lawyers who uncover a high-level conspiracy in a court-martial defence of U.S. Marines accused of murder, Mariposa Arts Theatre, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 (Thurs. - Sat: 8:00 pm / Sun: 2:00 pm) |
| 4 Dec - 7 Dec | KENNY ROGERS - Casino Rama, Tickets at Box Office (1-800-832-7529), TicketMaster locations & www.ticketmaster.ca (Thurs. & Sun: 8:00 pm / Fri. & Sat: 9:00 pm) |
| 6 Dec | ORILLIA WIND ENSEMBLE & JUBILEE CHORALE: CHRISTMAS PRELUDE - A concert of holiday favourites old & new, with a visit from a jolly fellow in a red & white suit! 7:30 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 7 Dec | THE BARRA MACNEILS: A CELTIC CHRISTMAS - A musical potpourri of traditional MacNeil family favourites, 8:00 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 14 Dec | THE CELLAR SINGERS: MESSIAH - G.F. Handel's world famous oratorio, 2:30 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 16 Dec - 20 Dec | ALLADIN - A brand new version of the classic fairy tale that will delight all ages! Sunshine & Company, Orillia Opera House, Studio Theatre, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 (Tues. - Thurs: 2:00 pm / Fri. & Sat: 8:00 pm) |
| 26 Dec - 27 Dec | ALLADIN - A brand new version of the classic fairy tale that will delight all ages! Sunshine & Company, 8:00 pm, Orillia Opera House, Studio Theatre, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 29 Dec - 30 Dec | ALLADIN - A brand new version of the classic fairy tale that will delight all ages! Sunshine & Company, 2:00 pm, Orillia Opera House, Studio Theatre, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 2 Jan - 3 Jan | ALLADIN - A brand new version of the classic fairy tale that will delight all ages! Sunshine & Company, 8:00 pm, Orillia Opera House, Studio Theatre, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 18 Jan | RUSSELL BRAUN - Canada's finest operatic baritone, accompanied by pianist, Carolyn Maule, performs a variety of spirituals, folk songs, oratorio & operatic arias, 4:00 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 29 Jan | RON JAMES: MENTAL AS ANYTHING - Canada's best-selling comedian is on the road with a new "gut-bustingly, knee-slappingly funny" rant, 8:00 pm, Orillia Opera House, 326-8011 or 1-888-674-5542 |
| 13 Feb - 16 Feb | ORILLIA WINTER CARNIVAL - Cool family fun for all ages! Shivers' ice castle, snow sculptures, dog sled rides, petting zoo, teen & adult dances, polar bear dip & much more! Port of Orillia & Couchiching Beach Park, 329-2333 |
| 14 Feb - 16 Feb | ONTARIO FAMILY FISHING WEEKEND - Licence-free fishing weekend throughout Ontario for Canadian residents, many local fishing events across the province, 705-748-6324 (Non-licenced anglers required to abide by Conservation Licence limits set out in the Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary) |
| 28 Feb | ORILLIA WIND ENSEMBLE & SERGIO PALLOTTELLI - World-renowned flautist, Sergio Pallottelli, joins the Orillia Wind Ensemble for an exciting concert, 7:30 pm, St. Paul's United Church, 327-3105 |
| 18 Apr - 9 May | 28TH ANNUAL ORILLIA PERCH FESTIVAL - One of Canada's largest registered fishing derbies! Great cash & product prizes, adult & children's categories, Special OPP Kids Day. Just fish to win!! Lakes Simcoe & Couchiching, Headquarters at Tudhope Park, 326-4424 or 1-888-326-4424 |
Back to top of page.
|Main Page|Attractions|Port of Orillia|Accommodation|Business
Directory|