Frontier Adventure Challenge |
A winter adventure race - race as a team of 3 or solo! Navigate a 35km course of snowshoeing, xc skiing, biking, trekking and more through wild and beautiful Haliburton winter terrain.
Teams are provided t-shirts, maps and directions, and a banquet dinner and awards. A great fun winter day! Local volunteers also needed for staffing checkpoints and more.
More details and registration at www.fastadventures.com. |
| Web: | http://www.fastadventures.com |
| Email: | adventure@fastadventures.com |
Canada Day 2009 Festivities |
CANADA DAY 2009 & FIREWORKS
July 1 2009
Downtown Minden - 2009 Festivities 8:00am - 11:00am
- Rock Bass Derby - Minden Dock 10:30
- Entertainment all day long Highlands Time Travellers
- Classic Cars along the Gull River Children's Activities
- Petting Zoo
- Prizes drawn all day long
- Drum Circle (post office) sponsored by the Arts committee
- Crazy River Raft Race Registration 11:00 (Rotary Park)
- Lions, Rotary and Classic Cars BBQ's
12:30 Crazy River Raft Race
1:00 Rubber Ducky Race
2:00 Live musical entertainment - Highlands Concert Band 7:30 pm Live Entertainment - Corn Fed
DUSK - fantastic fireworks - Minden Fire Department at Minden Fairgrounds
Visit Website below or
Contact: Minden Hills Township Office Tel: 705-286-1260
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| Location: | Minden Village and Fairgrounds Minden |
| Web: | http://www.mindenhills.ca |
Canada Day Celebration in West Guilford |
July 1 2009
A day long celebration at the West Guilford community centre, ball diamond and Pine lake Beach.
- Opening ceremonies 12:00 noon;
- horseshoes, Pine Lake swim, water games at the beach
- Footraces, nail driving contests, cross-cut saw competitions, pie contest
- 5:00 pm beef BBQ dinner
-Dusk: fireworks at the baseball diamond.
Contact Sheryl Cooper Tel: 705-754-3210 |
| Location: | West Guilford Community Centre |
Haliburton Highland Games |
Saturday July 11, 2009
All you lads, lassies and wee ones too are
cordially invited to come and celebrate your heritage at the Haliburton Highland Games
- Massed Band Presentations
- Heavy Events Competition
- Scottish Country Dancing
- Children's program by Camp Wanakita
- Clan Tents, and lots of food and souvenir vendors.
"FOOD and MUSIC and LARGE MEN THROWING STUFF"
Parade Time : 11 am "A Call To The Games"
Gates Open 9:00 am
Official Opening: 11:30 am
Games Admission: Adults: $10 - Children under 12 free.
For more information call Toll Free 1-877-540-8126 or e-mail bellow:
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| Location: | Head Lake Park - Haliburton Village |
| Web: | http://haliburtonhighlandgames.com/ |
| Email: | info@haliburtonhighlandgames.com |
45th Annual Haliburton Art & Craft Show |
45th Annual Haliburton Art & Craft Show
July 24-26 2009
The Haliburton Art & Craft Show is an outdoor show held in Head Lake Park in Haliburton village. This is a show that welcomes applications from a wide range of artists and crafts people. Sponsored by Rail's End Gallery, a non-profit community Art Gallery. The Haliburton Art & Craft Show is the primary fund raising event of the year for the Rails End Gallery and is attended by more than eight thousand area residents and tourists alike. |
Highlands Summer Festival |
July 28 - 2009
Six great weeks of summer theatre featuring the musical Annie, the touching comedy from the sixties, Butterflies are Free and the laugh out loud fun of Play On.
Also concerts featuring music from classical to contemporary with well-known local performers Lauren McInnes, Tom Regina and Melissa Stephens, plus some surprise performers.
Contact: Box Office Tel: 705-457-9933 |
| Location: | Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion Haliburton |
| Web: | http://www.highlandssummerfestival.on.ca/ |
| Email: | ticket@highlandssummerfestival.on.ca |
Minden Rotary Carnival |
July 29-30 2009
Location, times and attractions to be announced.
Contact: County Information Centre Tel: 705-286-1777 |
| Location: | Minden |
| Email: | tourism@county.haliburton.on.ca |
139th Annual Haliburton County Fair |
139th Annual Haliburton County Fair
August 15 & 16, 2003 |
| Location: | Minden Fairgrounds |
| Web: | http://haliburtoncountyfair.netfirms.com/main.html |
