The Rosseau Pumpkin Festival returns to the Rosseau Waterfront Park for a free, fun-filled family day. Enjoy live music, local vendors and delicious food, plus face painting, pumpkin decorating, inflatables, exotic animals and more.
Running 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
One of Canada’s largest harvest festivals, the Bala Cranberry Festival returns the weekend after Thanksgiving for three full days. Enjoy one of Ontario’s premier arts and crafts shows, live music and entertainers, a fall-fair atmosphere, midway rides, a kids’ zone, and plenty of cranberry-themed food.
A visit to Muskoka Lakes Farm & Winery rounds out the weekend with marsh tours, wine tastings and the famous Cranberry Plunge.
Light Up the Park holiday celebration at Market Square Park, 6:00 PM – the annual kickoff to the holiday season.
Kick off the holiday season in downtown Bracebridge with Santa! This free family evening features fireworks, holiday window reveals, live entertainment, Christmas carols, kids’ crafts and activities, local vendors, and the illumination of festive displays throughout downtown.
Runs 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Parry Sound’s annual Santa Claus Parade through downtown. 2026 theme is ‘Santa’s Workshop’, starting at 4:00 PM.
Family Breakfast with Santa and the Grinch at the Bobby Orr Community Centre (Stanley Cup Hall).
Free drop-in family skate at the Bobby Orr Community Centre over the winter break. Based on last season, sessions run Dec 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 and Jan 3, most 11:00-11:50 am (closed Dec 24-26 and Dec 31-Jan 2). This year’s confirmed times and sponsors are posted on the Town of Parry Sound site closer to the date.
Ring in the new year on the shores of Lake Rosseau at the JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa. The New Year’s Eve celebration features a gala dinner, live entertainment and dancing, and a champagne toast at midnight.
Visit the resort for tickets and full details.
Parry Sound’s winter community festival over the Family Day long weekend – four days of outdoor fun including tobogganing, skating, a fisherman’s dinner and dance, and a fireworks show.
Annual fair showcasing Parry Sound’s sports, recreation and leisure programs and community groups, 5-7 pm at the Bobby Orr Community Centre (held mid-April).