Ontario Culture Days 2026
September 18 to October 4, 2026 →
Ontario Culture Days
The Ontario Culture Days Festival is an annual celebration of arts, culture and heritage taking place each fall across the province. Each year, we work with organizers of all disciplines to produce this province-wide festival. Organizers host programs throughout Ontario and invite the public to participate for free.
This year’s Festival will take place from September 18 to October 4, 2026.
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Featured Events
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Thunder Bay Art Gallery (Pay What You Can Admission)
Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Thunder Bay, ON
Tuesday–Thursday
12pm–8pm
Friday–Sunday
12pm–5pm
Gallery for the Senses
Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Thunder Bay, ON
Tuesday–Thursday
12pm–8pm
Friday–Sunday
12pm–5pm
Drop-in Art Activities
Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Thunder Bay, ON
Tuesday–Thursday
12pm–8pm
Friday–Sunday
12pm–5pm
Family Funday - Watercolour Landscape Painting Drop-in Workshop
Homer Watson House & Gallery
Kitchener, ON
Sep 20
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Common Threads – Drop-in Making Space & Needle Felting Workshop
Homer Watson House & Gallery
Kitchener, ON
Sep 24
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Youth Creators Guild – Mixed-Media Printmaking
Homer Watson House & Gallery
Kitchener, ON
Sep 24
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Fall Leaf Charcoal Rubbing Workshop
Homer Watson House & Gallery
Kitchener, ON
Oct 3
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sketching in the Gallery
Homer Watson House & Gallery
Kitchener, ON
Sundays
12pm–4pm
Tuesday–Friday
10am–4pm
Be the Artist at Norval Studios and Gallery
Norval Studios and Gallery
Norval, ON
Oct 3
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
What’s the Texture of Your Town?
Kelly Dinsmore and Mischa Dinsmore
Glen Morris, ON
Oct 3
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Walking Tours
Homer Watson House & Gallery
Kitchener, ON
Sep 18
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sep 20
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sep 26
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
En Plein Air Drawing Drop-in Workshop
Homer Watson House & Gallery
Kitchener, ON
Sep 19
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Barley Days to Baco Noir: A History of Wine and Spirits in Prince Edward County
The County Museums
Wellington, ON
Wednesday–Sunday
1pm–4pm
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Culture365 Blog
A Step to the Side: Culture Days @ the Library Offers Resilience, Beauty, and Joy
Taylor Basso
Jul 17, 2019
