The Kingston Kids Perch Derby takes place on August 27th, at the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. It’s hosted by Lip Locked Baits and takes place from 10am-2pm. Prizes include a grand prize, 6 bikes, 100 rod & reels, a Playtrium gift card and more. Entertainment includes free painting, games for kids with prizes, a DJ service, … Read more
The Kingston 2016 Zombie walk is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 22nd. Generally there is a meet-up at Skeleton Park before the walk downtown. There will be contests for the best group, best couple, best individual costume and best childs costume. For more details you can see the Facebook page linked below.
Kingston Writersfest 2016 takes place from September 28th to October 2nd, 2016. The festival features authors such as Robert Bateman, Samuel Archibald, Emma Donoghue and Eric Friesen. There are a wide variety of great events to it – too many to mention here. There’s International Marquee Thursday, The McGarrigles: A Musical Memoir and (Re)Visions: The … Read more
The 9th annual Wolfe Island Corn Maze event takes place on Saturday, October 8th. While the corn maze is open on many other dates, this is a special event in support of Easter Seals. It’s a great family friendly day full of activities. It features two different corn mazes, a BBQ, musical entertainment and much … Read more
If you’re a fan of Chili you won’t want to miss out on the 26th annual Chilifest which takes place at Confederation Park. There is a great selection of chili available with more than 15 local restaurants showing up to provide their own take on Chili. It takes place from 12pm until 3pm and is … Read more
The 2016 Nighttime Santa Parade takes place on Saturday, November 19th. It begins at 5pm at Innovation Park which is at Bath Road and Princess, and travels all the way down to the bottom of Princess – stopping off at Ontario St. Santa will then stick around before heading back to the North Pole, as … Read more
The 4th annual Kingston Ribfest and Craft Beer show will take place on September 9th-11th at the Memorial Centre. The times are Friday 5pm-10pm, Saturday 12pm-10pm and Sunday 12pm-6pm. It’s free admission and it’s one of Kingstons most popular events. Featuring live entertainment, awesome BBQd ribs and chicken, and some great craft beer. Please note … Read more
The Fall 2016 Princess St. Promenade will take place on October 1st, 2016. It’s from 10am-6pm and it’s always a great event. Located downtown, Princess St. is shut off from cars and the stores and local groups come out to play. There’s always lots of great activities such as face painting, bouncy castles, animals and … Read more
The 7th annual Kingston Multicultural Arts Festival will take place on September 11th, 2016 and is a great event. It takes place at Confederation Park and goes from 11:30am until 5:30pm. Both out of town artists and local artists will be showcased, and there will be world music and dance performances. There are also many … Read more
The gem and mineral show returns to Kingston for the 47th Annual Gem Storm. Officially called the Kingston Lapidary and Mineral Club’s Annual Gem & Mineral Show, it takes place at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour over October 15th-16th. On Saturday it’s at 10am-6pm, and on the Sunday it’s 10am-5pm. There’ll be unique jewellery, exotic fossiles, the … Read more