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Celebrate festivals and events year-round in Owen Sound! Every season, our variety of festivals and events attract visitors from near and far, helping to make Owen Sound 'Where You Want to Live'.
We highlight many of our unique and exciting celebrations below.
All year long the City of Owen Sound offers many different events for different audiences. Learn how your business or organization can be involved by checking out our Sponsorship Packages or Tourism Brochure Advertising.
Are you interested in planning a public event in Owen Sound? If so, please visit our Submit a Community Event page.
To list a tourism-related event in Owen Sound (events within 20km of the city center that attract both locals and visitors), please submit your event on the "Submit a Community Event" page. If your event requires involvement from the city, email the City's Events & Activation Coordinator.
Please note: If your event is in the River District, Submit a River District Event by clicking here! It will automatically appear on the Tourism Events Calendar as well, so there is no need to submit it twice!
Thank you for your submissions!
![photo of the farmers market sign](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/business-directory/farmers-market.jpg)
![Event image Cindy Norton : These Eyes, an exhibition of new paintings](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\ro2ne4lx.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/river-district-blooms.png)
![Event image Laugha-Cadabra: a Comedy Magic Show](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\5tazqvmu.jpg)
![Event image Laugha-Cadabra: a Comedy Magic Show](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\elic3jfx.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/summer-sundays-square-2024.png)
![Event image Artful Teaching: Art Activity Workshop Series for Educators – Intermediate Teachers](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\yr52xjhj.png)
![Event image Summer Art for Kids – July 29](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\y32o55h2.png)
![Event image 2024: An Art Odyssey at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\4mq23wnu.png)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/preschool-baby-time.png)
![Event image Summer Art for Kids – July 30](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\tq0kjgbt.png)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events/cu2azyl5.jpg)
![Event image Polymer Clay Adventures for Kids – July 31](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\wwxawuww.png)
![Event image Summer Art for Teens – July 31](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\fp2bvyec.png)
![Event image Wacky Wednesdays at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\io34bw0q.png)
![Joan Spence knitting at wooden table](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/joan-river-side-yarns-weekly-class.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/2024winterteenwritinggroup.png)
![Event image Getting Started on YouTube and Growing Your Channel: Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\n44ka4y2.png)
![Event image Grey Gallery weekly drop-in life drawing](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\pa1bk4s5.jpg)
![Band Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events/jazzmyns-open-mic.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/baby-time.png)
![Event image The Artful Entrepreneur: Navigating the Business of Art – Sharing Expertise Beyond Artwork](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\pj0phrwg.jpg)
![Event image Summer Art for Kids – August 1](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\zgcdlmmd.png)
![Event image Texture in Encaustic: Adventures in Accretion – August 2024](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\3czon0dw.jpeg)
![Event image Tech Petting Zoo at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\bri1t2w0.png)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events-after-july-18-2024/band-of-people.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events-after-july-18-2024/live-band-karaoke-w-good-enough-live-karaoke.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events-after-july-18-2024/emancipation-festival-afterparty-freedom-funk-n-blues-w-blackburn-brothers.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/get-yer-celtic-on.jpg)
![Event image Summer Art for Kids – August 6](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\js24frhd.png)
![Event image Summer LEGO Club at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\br3hp2yd.png)
![Event image Rod Puppets with Monique – August 7](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\xqnq4wl5.png)
![Event image Summer Art for Teens – August 7](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\zjbckpjk.png)
![Event image Happy Minds Happy Lives](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\albrco5w.jpg)
![Event image Summer Art for Kids – August 8](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\m1ghm1i2.png)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events/cu2azyl5.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/woodcarving-celtic-love-spoons-with-carl-durance.jpg)
![Event image Creating Encaustic Paints with Natural Earth Pigments – August 2024](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\2eexgft5.jpeg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/georgian-shores-songwriters-circle.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events-after-july-18-2024/georgian-shores-songwriters-circle-summer-showcase.jpg)
![Event image Finish Alternatives: Encaustic with a Oil and Cold Wax Finish – August 2024](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\cgd0pkcv.png)
![Event image Artful Teaching: Art Activity Workshop Series for Educators – Senior Teachers](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\3j15hnqy.png)
![Event image Summer Art for Kids – August 12](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\hbil55qu.png)
![Event image Summer Art for Kids – August 13](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\qaaweird.png)
![Event image Sciensational Sssnakes at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\riroifzu.png)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events/cu2azyl5.jpg)
![Event image Printmaking with Craft Foam with Monique – August 14](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\mmdei5ue.png)
![Event image Summer Art for Teens – August 14](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\xqbe1ix2.png)
![Event image The Artful Entrepreneur: Navigating the Business of Art – Digital Marketing Strategies for Artists](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\4mfdafd4.png)
![Event image The Artful Entrepreneur: Navigating the Business of Art – Digital Marketing Strategies for Artists](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\oplzvjiq.jpg)
![Event image Summer Art for Kids – August 15](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\j1vgrke0.png)
![Event image Fandom Crafting at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\4djquuwx.png)
![Event image Designs In Wax: Creating Intricate Patterns with Tjaps – August 2024](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\2qvi5p3p.png)
![Event image Teen Murder Mystery at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\qoepyxk5.png)
![Event image Golf 'Fore' Kids Sake 2024](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\wmb2vuw5.png)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/get-yer-celtic-on.jpg)
![Event image Embroidery for Teens at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\r0qb1ygf.png)
![Event image Gardener in Residence](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\xc22iw1l.png)
![Event image Afternoon @ the Movies with Kanopy](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\mvixmsj1.png)
![Event image End of Summer Reading Club Party](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\prkkffac.png)
![Event image MidWeek Music featuring Mid Life Crisis at the Owen Sound Farmers' Market](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\qzeohb12.jpg)
![Event image Back to School Teddy Bear Picnic](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\qs2hqesb.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events-after-july-18-2024/richard-laviolette-huntingtons-society-benefit-concert-in-loving-memory-of-our-friend.jpg)
![Event image Bluewater Quilters' Guild - Quilt Show at the Owen Sound Fall Fair](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\qanmfaly.png)
![Event image A Deadly Paring: Tom Thomson X Coffin Ridge 2.0](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\gvppy33y.png)
![Event image Off the Rock - A Tribute to Great Big Sea](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\ychezdvb.png)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/fundamentals-of-woodworking-2-cupboard-with-drawer-with-pierre-rousseau.jpg)
![Event image Snowbird Lifestyle Presentations](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\p1dgokxg.png)
![Event image CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud At the Roxy!](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\b21qv1j0.jpg)
![Event image Queen's Court](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\tha1f1sj.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events-after-july-18-2024/higher-funktion.jpg)
![Event image The Worlds Greatest Tribute to the Traveling Wilburys!](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\avyvfgek.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events-after-july-18-2024/leash-a-tribute-to-pearl-jam.jpg)
![Event image Hotel California - The Original Eagles Tribute](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\ebbcfixk.jpg)
![Event image Chicago Transit Canada](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\b0alyfed.jpg)
![Event image Relive the Music 50s & 60s SHOW](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\w0zogyvf.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events-after-july-18-2024/richard-laviolettes-all-wild-things-are-shy-magpie-album-release-show.jpg)
![Event image Ron James... Not Nearly Done Yet!](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\5tdbwz4t.jpg)
![Event image Jason Cyrus Live! A Mystical and Magical Journey Into the Unconscious Mind](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\ijq1apf5.png)
![Event image The Comic Strippers](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\gntqykaf.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events-after-july-18-2024/grace-2-celebrating-the-tragically-hip.jpg)
![Event Poster](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/images/events/holiday-magic-website-image-2024.png)
![Event image Art of Caring-Youth Charity Gala](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\znmus4hg.png)
![Event image Bublé Christmas Tribute Show](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\42xdpfs4.png)
![Event image Tribute to Elton John & Ed Sheeran](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\rxqnill1.png)
![Event image MIDDLE RAGED Sketch Comedy](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\kp4y2avr.jpg)
![Event image Christmas With The Ennis Sisters](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\cu2wvazg.png)
![Event image Wonderful World of Christmas Graceland Edition](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\jxzlsppa.jpg)
![Event image Wonderful World of Christmas Graceland Edition](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\wi2k1kjd.jpg)
![Event image Choir! Choir! Choir! - Un-Silent Night: An EPIC Holiday Sing-Along!](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\j3rtc0fn.png)
![Event image Prelude to a Kiss](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\rn3wcsz5.jpg)
![Event image Prelude to a Kiss](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\iz1ejvbf.jpg)
![Event image Prelude to a Kiss](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\25hoky4z.jpg)
![Event image Prelude to a Kiss](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\yglisdr3.jpg)
![Event image Prelude to a Kiss](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\j2vuddip.jpg)
![Event image Prelude to a Kiss](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\yg1ezt5m.jpg)
![Event image Prelude to a Kiss](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\nmmqmicj.jpg)
![Event image Prelude to a Kiss](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\vj2yjrvg.jpg)
![Event image The Play That Goes Wrong](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\fgcp4i3j.jpg)
![Event image The Play That Goes Wrong](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\xglk5tid.jpg)
![Event image The Play That Goes Wrong](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\dfmbwlb1.jpg)
![Event image The Play That Goes Wrong](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\5fy5az3h.jpg)
![Event image The Play That Goes Wrong](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\n2jfoeh0.jpg)
![Event image The Play That Goes Wrong](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\udq21req.jpg)
![Event image The Play That Goes Wrong](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\dlhlagml.jpg)
![Event image The Play That Goes Wrong](https://owensoundriverdistrict.ca/uploads/file-uploads/events\tbb2haw5.jpg)