Are you in search of one thing thrilling to do in Muskoka this August? In that case, then look no additional! August is the proper time to discover all that Muskoka has to supply – from outside actions and dwell music to historic websites and culinary delights. We’ve put collectively a complete information of occasions occurring all through the month so you can also make probably the most out of your time in Muskoka. So allow us to be your information as we present you among the hottest spots on the town throughout this stunning season!
August Lengthy Weekend
Midnight Insanity Bracebridge–Don’t miss this night time stuffed with enjoyable and pleasure and bargains galore! Stay music, nice procuring and household enjoyable at Memorial Park Youngsters Play Zone 6 pm – 10 pm. There can be Musical leisure by native artists, and enjoyable for the entire household. So remember to head to downtown Bracebridge this August Lengthy Weekend! Occasion Schedule August 2nd, 2024
Muskoka Chautauqua Arts & Tradition Pageant–Muskoka Chautauqua is happy to be once more internet hosting their annual pageant celebrating curiosity and creativity in historic Windermere Village. This yr’s pageant will happen in intimate venues all through this walkable village, with most occasions hosted in our open-air, Theatre within the Woods overlooking Lake Rosseau, simply as they had been 100 years in the past. The ten-day program kicks off with a Pageant Welcome and Opening occasion on Friday, August 2nd. It is a nice alternative for brand new and seasoned pageant goers alike to get an summary of the complete pageant from every of the pageant programmers! August 2nd-Eleventh, 2024
James Barker Band– James Barker Band have fueled an unbelievable story during the last six years, largely on their very own, from taking part in opening spots in small Ontario bars to charting a number of No. 1 singles, garnering lots of of hundreds of thousands of worldwide streams, and headlining a few of Canada’s largest nation music festivals. Now, with new music on the way in which, the four-piece is continuous their meteoric ascent in Nashville. Made up of James Barker, Taylor Abram, Connor Stephen, and Bobby Martin, the members of James Barker Band grew up inside an hour of one another in rural cities surrounding Toronto. In 2017, they despatched their single “Chills” straight to the high of Billboard’s Canadian Scorching 100 chart. The upbeat anthem additionally achieved Platinum standing, alongside different songs from their introductory LP Recreation On, incomes them quite a few nationwide awards. Now, because the rising stars reposition themselves in Nashville, many miles from their hometowns, the alternatives are limitless – however the band stays grounded of their small-town roots, returning once more to The Kee To Bala. August 2nd & third, 2024
Sip, snort, repeat! Yuk Yuk’s On Tour faucets into comedy at Canvas Brewery, serving up Muskoka vibes, hoppy humor, and a frothy night time of laughter in cottage nation. A rotating roster of gifted headliners and comedy pageant favorites will craft punchlines with precision and brew up barrels of laughter. August 2nd, 2024
Civic Vacation Fireworks– The Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst is the backdrop of this household favorite! Come by automotive, bike, boat, or on foot and see the present! It’s also possible to take pleasure in a cruise aboard the Wenonah II and think about the fireworks over the bay as you come to the dock. Fireworks show start place at nightfall and continues into the night. August third, 2024
Music on the Barge Exhibits–This August Lengthy weekend Music on The Barge is proud to current the Tom Jones Present. If you’re in search of an entertainer with huge charisma and an beautiful capability to copy the Tom Jones expertise for his audiences Dave is it!!! Real replication of Tom Jones voice, look, efficiency & stage traits in his mid-late 1970’s heyday. August 4th, 2024
Make a Splash-Come to Gull Lake Rotary Park for a fun-filled day of people-powered water sports activities and different nice seaside enjoyable! 10 am – 3 pm. August 4th, 2024
Bala Palooza Summer season Cottage Celebration– Reunite with pals, combine in some drinks Head to the Kee to Bala Sunday, August 4th of the lengthy weekend for an unforgettable night time of enjoyable! August 4th, 2024
Turtle Day-The Muskoka Lakes Museum is welcoming Turtle Guardians from 1-3 pm on August fifth. Come and work together with their REAL turtles and study extra about these wonderful creatures! Sponsored by Turtle Jacks, Port Carling – who can be visiting with coupons, treats, and a really particular “turtle” visitor – Turtle Jack! Turtle balloon animals and crafts may even be a part of the enjoyable! Included with admission. August fifth, 2024
August Music & Theatre Occasions
Peter’s Gamers Music Cruises-In the event you’re in search of a music expertise like no different attempt a Peter’s Gamers Music Cruise this August! Hosted aboard the historic impressed steamship the Wenonah II. Take pleasure in unbelievable dwell reveals whereas crusing throughout Lake Muskoka on a beautiful sundown cruise. Peter’s Cruise’s has a big selection of artists, genres and tribute reveals positive to entertain visitors of each style! The August music line-up is filled with thrilling reveals that you just received’t wish to miss:
The Kee-A Summer season Live performance Custom Since 1942. The Kee to Bala is among the really iconic live performance venues, not solely in Ontario, however the world. It’s wealthy historical past and heritage have made it a vacation spot in Muskoka, and a convention amongst locals and guests for the final 82 years. August eighth: Moneen, The Flatliners, Chastity August ninth & Tenth: David Wilcox August Eleventh: James Kennedy August thirteenth: Billy Idol August Fifteenth-Seventeenth: The Superb Sons August twenty second: Kim Mitchell August Twenty third & twenty fourth: Dallas Smith August twenty seventh: Sean Paul August thirty first & September 1st: Sam Roberts Band
Nashville Nights at The Speakeasy Muskoka Foundry-Embark on a novel musical journey at their seated “Bluebird Cafe” fashion occasion in Bracebridge, ON on August twentieth, 2024 at 6:30pm, hosted by Chris, Ali, Scott and Yard Music Co. Curated by billboard charting artist Scotty James, this intimate yard live performance unveils 2-3 achieved songwriters in a Nashville-style writers’ spherical, providing acoustic renditions of their nation, pop, and folk-infused originals. August 20, 2024
Acoustic Sundown Classes at Deerhurst Resort-Be a part of Deerhurst Resort for an unforgettable night time of music below the celebrities at our Acoustic Sundown Classes Outside Live performance, that includes the acclaimed headliners Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk. August twenty fourth, 2024
Muskoka Music Crawl Campfire Classes-Think about sitting by a roaring hearth, feeling the comfortable sand or cool grass beneath your ft, and being serenaded by gifted musicians. That’s precisely what you’ll take pleasure in throughout this summer time lengthy occasion, occurring each Friday and Saturday night time from the Canada Day lengthy weekend by means of to Labour Day weekend. 2024 Schedule Aug 2: James Grey at Hutcheson Seashore Aug 3: Leah Leslie at Hutcheson Seashore Aug 9: Bluebird Days at Brunel Locks Aug 10: Gina Horswood at Brunel Locks Aug 16: Bluebird Days at Port Sydney Seashore Aug 17: Leah Leslie at Port Sydney Seashore Aug 23: James Grey at Avery Seashore Aug 24: Bluebird Days at Avery Seashore Aug 30: Jack Gaughan at City Dock Park Aug 31: James Grey at City Dock Park- 6-8pm particular begin time!
Gravenhurst Opera Home-Skilled summer time theatre, award-winning live shows and celebrations of each type, make the Gravenhurst Opera Home the place to be all yr spherical! Since 1901, this beautiful venue has been the group’s cultural cornerstone and the oldest leisure custom in Muskoka, the birthplace of summer time theatre in Canada. August ninth: One Evening with Elvis & Elton August thirteenth – Seventeenth: Each Good Factor August twenty fourth: Grant Lawrence & Associates August twenty eighth: The Music of Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks
Music on the Barge-The Music on the Barge live performance collection is the biggest outside live performance collection north of Toronto and attracts 1000’s of seasonal and everlasting residents to the shores of Gull Lake to take pleasure in an excellent night of musical leisure at this distinctive waterfront setting. Sunday nights 7:30 PM. August Eleventh: Joplin Meets Hendrix August 18th: Sound of Sting August Twenty fifth: Foreigner: Jukebox Heroes
Music on the Meadows is the annual outside music pageant offered by Group Residing South Muskoka. Headlining at this yr’s pageant is the legendary Grant Tingey and Employed Gun! The night time’s line-up will characteristic the unbelievable native expertise of Blue Moon, Cache Creek, Dunning Butchers + extra! Tickets are $25 upfront and $35 on the door. Beer Backyard offered by Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
August twenty fourth, 2024
Festivals & Extra This August
Summer season Water Ski Present-Thrill to SWS Ski Exhibits each Tuesday Evening at Windsor Park in Bala. The present begins at 7:30pm. Let go ski present – a Muskoka custom for the reason that early Nineteen Seventies. Whereas these reveals are free, the athletes actually recognize your donations for the laborious work they do to ensure your loved ones has a good time each Tuesday by means of the summer time rain or shine. August sixth, thirteenth, twentieth & twenty seventh, 2024
Pirate Cruise aboard the Wenonah II-Ahoy, maties! Sale on the excessive seas of Lake Muskoka for an interactive pirate journey designed for kids and the younger at coronary heart. Costumes inspired! AAAAAARRRRGH!!!! Pirates are again this summer time to plunder the graceful waters of Lake Muskoka and reign terror on Sundays in July and August aboard the magnificent Wenonah II with infamously fearless Captain Corbin in lead! August 4th, Eleventh, 18th, & Twenty fifth, 2024
Muskoka Lakes Affiliation Vintage Boat Present-The MLA Vintage Boat Present started in 1971 and has been held bi-annually since, honouring boats which have been inbuilt Muskoka or have spent most of their life in Muskoka waters. This present is a tribute to our Muskoka boat constructing heritage. August 10, 2024
The Northern Cross returns to Muskoka for its eighth unbelievable yr! Get your crew collectively and be a part of us for one more full day journey as we weave our means by means of considered one of Ontario’s most stunning landscapes. August Tenth, 2024
Baysville Arts & Crafts Pageant – The Baysville Riverfront Group will host the thirty seventh Arts & Crafts Pageant in Baysville. An outside occasion that includes distinctive and authentic artisans from throughout Ontario in Robertson Parkett and Grist Mill Park. The occasion will run Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm, and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. This widespread occasion brings out 1000’s annually and certainly received’t disappoint this August! August Tenth- Eleventh, 2024
Artists of The Limberlost Studio Tour– Come to the 2024 Artists of the Limberlost Studio Tour on August 16, 17 and 18, from 10 am to five pm. You’ll enter our studios and show areas to satisfy the artists and see our latest creations. We characteristic 21 various and gifted artists in 7 artwork studios or historic lodge settings. August Sixteenth-Seventeenth, 2024
Muskoka Market: Huntsville Summer season Version-Come take pleasure in what stunning Downtown Huntsville has to supply! The downtown outlets can be bursting out onto the road and the children will love the actions! August Seventeenth, 2024
fortieth Annual Bracebridge Vintage Present & Sale–The Bracebridge Vintage Present and Sale can be held within the Agricultural Constructing on the JD Lang Exercise Park, 331 Fraserburg Rd, Bracebridge. Antiques featured on the occasion will embrace Canadiana, furnishings, instruments, lamps, persian rugs, jewelry, vinyl data, cash,- silver, china, paper objects and promoting, dolls, pressed glass, toys, quilts and linens. This present is ideal for vintage lovers or anybody serious about Muskoka heritage! The occasion runs Friday from 4pm – 8pm, Saturday from 10am to 5pm, and Sunday from 10am to 4 PM.
August Twenty third-Twenty fifth, 2024
August in Muskoka is an thrilling time of limitless prospects and nice occasions. From outside live shows, to art-making workshops, to one-of-a-kind theatrical performances, there’s one thing for everybody! It’s the season for journey and discovery like no different. So make the leap this August into all that Muskoka has to supply – discover these wonderful occasions whereas surrounded by the great thing about Muskoka’s panorama. The times could also be getting shorter however they positive don’t must really feel that means! So what’s it going to be? Which occasion will you be attending this August? It’s your flip now – select your journey correctly!
