Community Events at
St. Catharines, Ontario
  

The following events are presented in various locations in St. Catharines and surrounding area.

| June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2011: January | February | March | April | May

Fish the waters of Lake Ontario and the lower Niagara River to win prizes for Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout and Brown Trout. The derby runs from 6:00 am Saturday April 17th to 12:00 noon Saturday June 12th with the prizes presented at SCG&F clubhouse during the general meeting in June at 7:30 pm. Increase your chances to win with a club membership.

The 64th Annual Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association Championship Regatta will take place in St. Catharines on Martindale Pond.

The Brock University Farmers' Market was established in 2008 and operates every Friday from June to September 2010.

Every Friday from 11:30am-1:30pm
More Info: 905-688-5550

Come join in the celebrations for our 22nd Anniversary show June 11, 12, 13, 2010. Sat. & Sun. beginning 8am, free spectator admission, 200+ Camaros, 40+ awards, DJ, BBQ, silent auction, Saturday cruise & evening banquet. Sunday awards. Prizes & giveaways to participants. Details & forms at www.ontariocamaroclub.com or contact Gary: (905) 640-0150

Admission: Free for Spectators - participants see web site
More Info: 905-640-0150
Contact Name: Gary

This all day scrapbooking fundraiser will help raise funds for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Registration is required and your fee includes: a large workspace, snacks, drinks, lunch, awesome goody bags, door prizes and access to a Creative Memories consultant. There will also be a silent auction, workshops available and lots of fantastic raffle prizes to be won. Early bird fee before May 12 is $30, after May 12 - $35, so get your registration in before the deadline. For more information please contact: Melisa Barnard at melisa.barnard@yahoo.ca

Admission: $35

Join in and help the Canadian Cancer Society's make cancer history! Relay For Life is a 12-hour overnight fundraising event which celebrates cancer survivors, remembers loved ones and fights back against a disease that takes too many. Relay For Life is about a community fighting back against cancer.

More Info: 905-684-6455

Vinyl in all shapes, sizes & Music of all genres. Lp's, 45's, 78's, tapes, DVD's, Videos, swag, equipment. Dealers from all over southern Ontario. New vendors welcome to inquire.

Admission: $4.00
More Info: 905 994-0477
Contact Name: Chrystal Haverstock

Fun for the whole family at the Lion"s Club Carnival with midway rides and one of the summer"s largest fireworks displays on the shores of Lake Ontario. Call 905-937-4783.

For the third year in a row Muay Thai Niagara is hosting an exciting night of live amateur Muay Thai fights while supporting a great cause. Local MTN athletes will be battling it out with other athletes from all across Ontario. Muay Thai Niagara is committed to producing well balanced and exceptionally trained athletes. Cultivating a training environment focused on the body, mind and community.

Thai Boxing originated in Thailand thousands of years ago as a form of military combat. It has also been called the science of 8 limbs as it incorporates the hands, elbows, knees and legs. In recent years its popularity has spread rapidly throughout the world, gaining recognition as the most effective stand-up fighting style. Even with its worldwide appeal, Thai Boxing retains much of its history and culture. Many Thai Boxers still perform the ceremonial wai kru and ram muay before their fight to pay respect to their teachers.

For tickets and further information:
905-324-7563
Advance Tickets are only $20, $25 at the door $30 for Ringsid

Epilepsy Niagara is excited to announce its 1st Annual Co-Ed Ball Hockey Tournament!!! A day of fun while supporting a great cause!

The tournament will take place at the BHI in St. Catharines (1944 Welland Canals Parkway - Lock 3) on July 10, 2010. Players must arrive by 9:30 to sign in and the games are to start at 10:00am SHARP. Entrance fee for the tournament is a $25.00 donation to Epilepsy Niagara. Teams will consist of 6-12 players - players must provide their own equipment and be 18 years or older – and each team will be guaranteed 3 games! The best 2 teams from the tournament will play a Championship game. All players must pay the $25.00 donation and be registered by and no later than June 30, 2010.

To register log onto our website at http://epilepsyniagara.org. Any questions, call us at 905-353-1096 or email community@epilepsyniagara.org

Admission: $25 donation
More Info: 905-353-1096 905-353-0758
Contact Name: Bob

• Over 400 Classic Cars line St. Paul Street
• Sport Compact, Import & Low-rider area on Queen Street
• Low-rider Hop Off competition @ 2:30 pm on Queen Street
• Good Rockin' Tonight : The Sun Records tribute show at 123 St. Paul Street Stage
• Summer sidewalk sales at the downtown boutiques
• Excellent patio's and restaurants to grab a bite to eat
• Niagara's Second Fiddle Festival happening at 366 St. Paul Street Stage

Great things are happened Downtown on July 11. The Downtown Classic Car Show was in full swing for it's seventh year. With over 200 Classic and Custom vehicles on display along St. Paul Street that Saturday, when the skies opened up and down came the rain. St. Paul Street is closed for pedestrian traffic only this day so that everyone can stroll along the street and take in the fantastic array of vehicles on display.

You'll want to set aside the entire day, as there are more than just classic cars Downtown.The merchants have great summer sales and cool boutiques to browse around in, there's a fabulous selection of restaurants and patio's to kick up your feet and have a bite to eat. Plus there are 2 stages filled with entertainment to check out. The 123 Stage will have Good Rockin Tonight (tribute to Johnny Cash, Carl Perking and Jerry Lee Lewis) starting at 11am and playing throughout the day. The 366 Stage will be hosting Niagara's Second Fiddle Festival, entertaining audience's young and old all day.

Free public parking at all city parking garages (St. Paul Street & Carlisle Street), lots (Market Square & Garden Park) and meters (along King St. and over to Church St.). So you won't have to worry about how long you are here or where to find a place to park.

Classic and Custom Vehicle Show N Shine information: no registration, admission or parking fee's. No registration this year. Goodie bags will be given out at the gate to the first 250 vehicles to arrive. Streets close at 8am and reopen at 5pm, please arrive between 8am and 12 noon for parking within the show area - we are usually full and have very limited parking left after 12noon. If you would like to park near/with your friends, please all arrive together as it is extremely difficult to save spots. Niagara Corvette Club will be on site helping out with parking this year...and taking donations for the Niagara Penninsula Children's Centre for thier efforts!

Performances are Sunday and Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Bring your lawn chair or blanket. Presented by City of St. Catharines Recreation and Community Services. For more information contact 905-688-5601 ext. 1927.

Enjoy lunch every Tuesday and Thursday in the Market Square, Downtown St. Catharines, 12 noon to 1pm in July and August while, enjoying the light sounds of local musicians playing outdoors. Contact 905-685-8424.

Join the staff of the Recreation and Community Services Department at the fire pit for a good old fashioned wiener roast and sing-a-long. Bring your own wieners, buns and other snacks – we will supply the pop, condiments and marshmallows! Remember to bring a blanket or lawn chairs to relax on! Contact the Recreation Supervisor at 905 688-5601 ext. 1570 for further information.

The City of St. Catharines Museum presents the 8th Annual Dragon Boat Festival. Get involved or be a spectator on the waters of the Historic Henley as Dragon Boat teams from Niagara and beyond compete for a day of family fun and competition. For more information or to register your team please call 905-984-8880.

Fish the waters of Lake Ontario for large mature salmon with a chance to win cash.

Join the staff of the Recreation and Community Services Department at the fire pit for a good old fashioned wiener roast and sing-a-long. Bring your own wieners, buns and other snacks – we will supply the pop, condiments and marshmallows! Remember to bring a blanket or lawn chairs to relax on! Contact the Recreation Supervisor at 905 688-5601 ext. 1570 for further information.

The lifeguards from your local pools will be competing in a variety of events showcasing their lifesaving skills. The challenge kicks off with a food drive in support of Community Care and a blood donor clinic in support of Canadian Blood Services. All food items will be donated to Community Care. Contact Koby Vanyo, Recreation Coordinator at 905 688-5601 ext. 1958 for further information. Please bring a nonperishable food item in lieu of admission fees.

A signature Port Dalhousie event! In one evening, you'll sample your way through the food of six unique Port Dalhousie restaurants and at each stop enjoy tastings of wine from our Niagara winery partners.

Feature restaurants include: Kilt & Clover, Mina's Meditteranean Café, Murphy's, Port Mansion, Scorecard Harry's, Spice of Life and Treadwell Farm to Table Cuisine.

Your ticket also includes a chance to win our prize draw that will take place at the After Party held at the Lion Tavern each nite of the tour. Call our office to confirm restaurant lineup for each of the three dates. This event is always a sell-out...order your tickets today!

Tickets are $49.50 per person
Order by calling the Port Dalhousie Business Association at 905-937-4783.

Come out and enjoy the 4th annual event from 7-10pm. Held on James St. between King and St Paul Streets. The street will fill with visual art, media art, dance, music and theatre in participating stores, store windows, sidewalks and the street. For more information call 905-988-1888.

Spend the day with pioneers at the museum in historic Jordan Village. Demonstrations, live entertainment, displays, food and refreshments galore! Stroll the village; visit the shops, winery and art gallery.  Call 905-562-5242.

Event Route: From Grantham Lions Club, east on Parnell Road, south on Bunting Road and, south on Welland Canals Parkway to Scott Street. Then north on Welland Canals Pathway, finishing on Pathway north of Parnell Road.

Contact: Gail Bird, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Phone 905-892-4420, Cell: 905-980-0882 gmbird2@gmail.com

www.mydowntown.ca Call: 905-685-8424

A free family event held at Happy Rolph's Bird Sanctuary. The day includes professional children's games, bouncers, face painting, costume characters, pumpkin carving and scarecrow building contests.

• Scarecrow Building Contest (registration begins at 9:00 a.m.)
• Children’s Pumpkin Carving Contest (registration begins at 9:00 a.m.)
• Children’s Games including arts and crafts, hay dive, face painting, Cauldron Fishing, Ghost Bowling, and jump and bounce fun!
  Children’s Entertainer
• Family Photos in the Barn: $5.00 per photo - Rachelle Photography
• Great Food and Snacks available for purchase

FREE ADMISSION
Please consider bringing a toonie donation to help support Pumpkinville and Family and Children’s Services

For further information please call 905-688-5601 extension 1563 or 1570.

Doors Open Niagara showcases the best of architectural and heritage design in Niagara, Ontario and Erie, Niagara and Orleans counties in Western New York. Join us on June 9 to kick off our Niagara By Design program and Doors Open Niagara with a gala evening.

2009 St. Catharines participants:

• 2M Architects (Former Fire Station #2)
• British Methodist Episcopal Church NHS 
• Miller's House at Morningstar Mill
• Niagara Artists Center
• Port Dalhousie Inner Range Lighthouse
• Queen Street Baptist Church
• St. Catharines Art Cluster
• St. Catharine's Museum at Lock 3
• St. George's Anglican Church

Downtown St. Catharines has some of the best historical buildings in Niagara, but it just so happens that many of them are haunted! Join our tour guides as they take you on an easy paced stroll through our Downtown while listening to and exchanging stories of the different haunting and ghosts that have made their presence known.

We have 2 walks available again this year!

• Tour A (original) - James St. to Yates Street areas
  Includes The Merrit House, Queen St. Axe Murder, Jenny Pincock stories and more...

• Tour B (new) - James St to Court Street area
  Includes the Haunted Vet, Diana Sweets, The Pole Walking Ghost stories and more...

Please specify if you are interested in a specific tour when booking - as both tours may not be available each night!

Tours run nightly at 7pm sharp, admission is $8.00 pp. Call for a tour today 905-685-8424.

Two floors of quality crafters, wine tasting and food all combined into one. Open Friday, November 2-4 from 10am-5pm. Second location at Woodland School, on 7th Street Louth off the QEW open Saturday and Sunday ONLY from 10am to 5pm. Vendors with quality crafts can contact Angel at ext 22. In lieu of an admission, a donation or non-perishable food will be accepted by Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold.  Hernder Wines (1607 8th Avenue off 5th Street Louth), Contact: 905-684-3300 extension 22.

The Santa Claus Parade starts at 2:30 pm Parade route: William St. to St. Paul St. to James St. to King St. to the Market Square. Come on over to the Market Square after the parade, have a chance to visit with Santa as he strolls around, enjoy some hot apple cider and activities for the whole family. In partnership with Community Care, please bring a food donation. For information call 905-688-5601 ext.1503 or email: dgarrington@stcatharines.ca

The aroma of chili will be filling the air over lunch hour, in downtown St. Catharines as the annual Downtown Chili Cook-off gets under way. This event is open from 11am – 2pm, at Market Square in Downtown St. Catharines. Tasting kits will be sold for $10.00 each at the door, with all proceeds going to Community Care.

Tasting kits will contain a ballot to enable the holder to vote for his or her favorite Peoples' Choice chili, along with 10 tickets to sample competitor's entries, and a bottle of water.

Niagara's Best Beer has joined in the fun, and will be onsite this year with their Niagara's Best Blonde Ale for people to cool their taste buds down with. All proceeds going to Community Care.

A panel of judges, including St. Catharines dignitaries and community personalities, will judge the competition chili. In the spirit of fair competition, the judges do not know which team's chili they are rating. The winners for the judged and people's choice awards will be announced at the end of the event.

The cook-off will benefit Community Care programs in St. Catharines, and Community Care will be on hand at the event selling pop & water, toques, and taking donations.

The Niagara Lifestyle Home Show is celebrating its 24th season - and it's still growing! Already a bustling show - we are expecting record crowds as homeowners from all over the Niagara Region congregate at the exciting new Seymour- Hannah Sportsplex in St. Catharines. The Home Show offers direct sales and marketing opportunities to a primary market population of 123,000 and a secondary Niagara Region market of 370,000. The Home Show is promoted by a major advertising campaign consisting of large newspaper ads, radio blitz, show flyers, area posters, exterior signage and press releases. Also featured in the show is live entertainment, strolling cartoon characters, contests, "Homer" the official show mascot, free draws, door crasher games, demonstrations and much much more!

Friday 1pm - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

For more information contact 1-800-465-1073.

• "On the Move" celebrates patients who have undergone joint replacement surgery or other orthopaedic surgery.
• This event centres on a piper led stroll through the park, music, displays and prizes.
• Barbeque lunch and refreshments follow the Stroll
• All participants will receive an event t-shirt

All pledges are directed toward the "On The Move" Fund for the Orthopaedic department at the St. Catharines General site of the NHS.

Pledge amounts over $10 will be issued a tax receipt. All cheques can be made out to SCGH Foundation - On the Move Fund.

Come out and stroll amongst the many crafts and homemade goodies, at the Thorold Arena in Downtown Thorold.  Admission: $2/person. Contact Cathy Henderson 905-227-7248.