B.A.L.L. Lecture Series
2025-11-27 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Bayshore Community Centre
The Lake Huron Fish Community and Ecosystem Change
The Lake Huron aquatic ecosystem has experienced profound changes to the composition and dynamics of its fish communities. Most of these recent changes are a consequence of the continued introduction of invasive exotic species which have altered food webs, affecting the most minute plankton species as well as top predatory fishes. David will review the historic legacy of changes in the lake and highlight contemporary developments that range from tentative steps towards native species recovery to the ongoing proliferation of exotic species, habitat alteration and other changes. He will also briefly explore the possible effects of climate change on Great Lakes fish communities.
Lecturer – David Gonder

David was born in Owen Sound and has spent the majority of his career working on Lake Huron at OMNR’s Upper Great Lakes Management Unit. As the Resource Management Supervisor at the Unit since 2014, he and his team lead fisheries management planning on both Lake Huron and Lake Superior. This includes work with Indigenous communities and stakeholders as well as species specific management and rehabilitation plans. David is also an ardent, life long fly fisher, fly tyer and rod builder.

A Skydiggers Christmas
2025-11-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Meaford Hall, 12 Nelson St E, Meaford, ON, Canada
For over 25 years, Skydiggers’ friends and fans have gathered during the holidays to celebrate the season to the soundtrack of the band’s distinctive rootsy Christmas tunes and Skydiggers’ classics. What started at Toronto’s Legendary Horseshoe Tavern grew into an annual tradition at the Danforth Music Hall and has since taken the holiday show on the road.
“We’ve realized that the most moving moments of the season are more than just expressions of glad tidings and comfort and joy,” says Skydigger Andy Maize. “That there are moments of melancholy, regret and truth that are, in their own way, as much a part of the Christmas experience as any joyous carol. We want to put on a show that both celebrates the season while leaving room for quieter, more personal moments.”
Please note that the balcony level is ONLY accessible by stairs.
♿ For accessible seating, please call the Box Office at 1-877-538-0463.

Mutt and Wax Manequin
2025-11-28 20:00 - 23:00 | Rumpus Room, 237 9th Street East, Owen Sound, ON, Canada
Sourcat Records and Rumpus room are proud to present: Wax Mannequin & Mutt!
Wax Mannequin veers from scrappy folk and art punk to absurdist stadium metal, churning with dark humour. Beneath unsettling imagery and musical twists there is a steady questioning of life’s strangeness and his own neurodivergence. Wax has appeared on thousands of pub, gallery and festival stages worldwide.
Mutt brings their unique, hypnotic, fuzzy folk sound back to Rumpus – if you missed them last time, don’t sleep on this one!

Dan Walsh at The Dunes
2025-11-28 20:00 - 23:00 | The Dunes, 11 Southampton Parkway, Sauble Beach, ON, Canada

The Art of Seeing: Expressive Arts Retreat
2025-11-29 10:00 - 15:00 | Harmony Centre, 890 4th Ave E, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 2N7, Canada
AWAKEN YOUR SENSES
Get out of your head and step into a day of presence, creativity, and mindful self exploration. Nurture your body, mind, and spirit through art, sound, and movement.
Explore and play in a safe, supportive and confidential space and leave with practices and insight to integrate connection and awareness into your everyday life.
WHAT’S INCLUDED

Guided mindful journey inward
Reflective Art Therapy exercises and art materials (sensory processing, drawing, watercolour, journaling)
Exploration of what gets in the way of seeing ones truth
Sound/frequency healing
Opportunity for group sharing
Catered lunch and refreshments

YOUR HOSTS
Shawna Banville, BA, RP, Registered Art Psychotherapist,
nature lover, mother, artist, dancer, private practice owner, and
guide in creative mindful self discovery.
Mike Merrit, MSW, Clinical Logo therapist, Ex Naval officer,
2nd degree black belt in Karate, dabbler in the arts, and
mindfulness practitioner.
Contact Shawna to Reserve
1-519-374-9850
shawnabanville@gmail.com

Exhibit Opening: 30 by 30
2025-11-29 14:00 - 16:00 | L.E. Shore Library, Thornbury, ON, Canada
BayValley Artists (formally Marsh Street Artists) are bringing a special exhibition to The Gallery at L.E. Shore to help us mark 30 years of incredible art.
The show’s theme? We’re tying it in as close as we can: 30”x30” paintings!
Join us for the grand opening on November 29 (2-4pm) to explore a beautiful collection of work, mingle with the BayValley Artists and celebrate local artistic talent.
Learn more about the show
Following the opening, the show runs November 29 – December 29.

Home For Christmas: Presented by the Thornbury Community Theatre
2025-11-29 19:00 - 22:00 | The Marsh Street Centre, 187 Marsh Street, Clarksburg, Ontario, Canada
“Home for Christmas ”
Adapted by Anne Coulter Martens
From the story by Lloyd C. Douglas

A heartwarming comedy of a scattered family who is reunited and determined to recapture something they seem to have lost, forcing them all to come home for Christmas.

Directed by: Dean Hollin
Produced by: Annette Sandberg
Stage Management: Jack Quail & Shannan Miller

Starring:
⭐️ Susan Eijsenck
⭐️John Knox
⭐️Xan Lazaridis
⭐️Hannah McInnis
⭐️Toby O’Brien
⭐️Tina O’Halloran
⭐️Serena Pockaj
⭐️Aniah Ruthven
⭐️Barb Wilson
⭐️Jeff Wilson

Special Guest Appearances:
Kim McLaren, Jessica Walker, Lorelai Walker, Katie Noble, Glen Ellegood, Katrina Trautrim, William McMurchy

A Very Messy Drag Brunch with Messy Margaret
2025-11-30 13:30 - 15:00 | Parkwood Restaurant, 939 2nd Ave E, Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K1K4, Canada
A Very Messy Drag Lunch/Brunch! Featuring Messy Margaret with special guest BOA! Sip on mimosas and take in some legs n’ bacon as Messy Margaret and special guests SERVE up the hottest brunch around, with sickening looks, fierce lipsyncs, and shady comments on the mic! With delicious food a la carte by Parkwood Restaurant! (Please note, to accommodate everyone, some small groups may have to share tables with other small groups)

Dried Floral Arrangement Class
2025-12-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Three Sheets Brewing Tap Room, 1246 Goderich Street, Port Elgin, ON, Canada
We have an awesome chance to get together with some friends over the holiday season coming December 3rd ✨ Grab a friend and let’s learn how to create the perfect dried floral arrangement!

Kiwanis Holiday Concert
2025-12-03 19:00 - 22:00 | Harmony Centre, 890 4th Ave E, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 2N7, Canada
Excellent music in support of a great cause.
The annual Christmas Concert fundraiser for the Grey Country Kiwanis Festival of Music.
Wednesday Dec 3 at 7pm (doors 6:30pm).
Admission is by donation.

B.A.L.L. Lecture Series
2025-12-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Bayshore Community Centre
All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes
For the past three years, documentary filmmakers Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick have been exploring the underwater world of the Great Lakes with a cutting-edge underwater drone, or “ROV.” Diving to the lake’s greatest depths and filming for hours at a time has allowed the husband-and-wife team to capture never-before-seen footage of the lakes’ most elusive species.
Join these freshwater explorers and their ROV, “Kiyi,” for a “behind-the-scenes” look at their latest documentary, “All Too Clear.” See how quadrillions of invasive mussels have re-engineered the Great Lakes on a scale not seen since glaciers. Organisms of all kinds—from tiny plankton to large fish—are vanishing, creating vast biological deserts. From dazzling shallow-water worlds resembling the Caribbean to the shipwreck of the “Africa,” entombed in mussels 300 feet below—All Too Clear explores the freshwater world like never before.
This lecture will begin with the showing of a 20 minute version of Yvonne and Zach’s award-winning feature-length documentary, followed by the usual talk and Q&A format.

Lecturers – Yvonne Drebert & Zach Melnick

Filmmakers Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick are the founders of Inspired Planet Productions, located on the beautiful Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula in Ontario. For more than two decades, the husband-and-wife team have been shining the spotlight on Canadian nature and history stories, creating more than 40 hours of broadcast documentary, including the 2021 Canadian Screen Award nominated series, “Striking Balance.” For their 2024 series “All Too Clear,” Drebert and Melnick shifted their lens to the underwater world. Using cutting-edge ROVs, they immerse themselves in rarely seen aquatic environments, capturing extraordinary wildlife behaviours, and even discovering the occasional shipwreck.
All Too Clear Film Website

Christmas On The Bay in Meaford
2025-12-04 14:00 - 20:00 | 12 Nelson St East, Meaford, Ontario, 12 Nelson St East, Meaford, Ontario, Meaford, Ontario, Canada
Thursday, December 4: 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Friday, December 5: 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday,December 6: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 7: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Come and immerse yourself into a welcoming world of delightfully decorated wooden market stalls, twinkling lights, fire bowls, beautifully adorned Christmas trees, music, and live entertainment. Stroll through the market and experience the sights, sounds and, scents of the season. Shop for the area’s finest locally made foods, artisanal products, and hand-crafted gifts.
In celebrating diversity, Christmas On The Bay™ strives to be a welcoming, inclusive, and safe space creating a sense of belonging for all. Everyone is encouraged to be a part of this magical event.
Explore and discover Meaford as well. Local retail, and dining seasonal features can be found throughout the Meaford downtown area.

Marsh Street Rocks: Student Showcase
2025-12-04 18:30 - 21:00 | The Marsh Street Centre, 187 Marsh Street, Clarksburg, Ontario, Canada
All the Marsh Street Rocks groups perform at the MSR Showcase. Concert starts at 6pm – Thursday Dec 4th, 2025 – – – FREE ENTRY EVENT – – –

TIFF Film Circuit: The Penguin Lessons
2025-12-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, 33 Victoria St N, Southampton, ON, Canada
December 4 | 7:00 PM
Our TIFF Film Circuit series continues with a screening of the 2024 British-Argentinian film The Penguin Lessons. Inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students. However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.

About the Film
Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy follows an Englishman’s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history. Inspired by true events, The Penguin Lessons takes to heart the notion that saving someone’s life begins a new responsibility. In this case, that someone is a surprisingly wise, utterly adorable penguin. Helmed by Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty; Military Wives, TIFF ’19), The Penguin Lessons delivers this delightful story with wit, warmth, and subtle insight into just how rewarding it can be to do the right thing.

Craft Show - Artisans Holiday Show and Sale
2025-12-05 - 2025-12-08 | Bayshore Community Centre
Shop expertly curated handmade products in home décor, fashion, jewellery, visual art, body care, artisanal food items, and many more unique works while meeting the passionate creatives in person, and hearing their stories.

Christmas on the Bay in Meaford
2025-12-05 14:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-06 10:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Meaford

Rob Elder
2025-12-05 20:00 - 23:00 | Harbour Street Fish Bar, 10 Keith Ave #403, Collingwood, ON, L9Y0W5, Canada
Rob Elder

Rob Elder is an independent singer-songwriter based in Ontario, Canada, who could be described as a “re-emerging” artist. In a previous life, he was an award-winning young musician who self-released two albums and performed his way onto many stages and into many hearts.

Saturday Morning Sound Bath with Jay Robinson
2025-12-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Lotus Sound Collingwood
Join Sound Bath Artist Jay Robinson for a 60 minute Saturday morning Gong Bath featuring an ever evolving palette of sonic tools including Planetary Tuned and Chau Gongs, Percussion, Santoor, Harmonium, Handpan, Singing Bowls and more.
All cushions and comfort supplied by Lotus Sound.

The Most Wonderful Time...Maybe: CMF
2025-12-06 15:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple Street, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Celebrate the holidays with great music, a whole lotta fun, and with BROADSWAY … featuring four of Canada’s finest musical theatre, jazz and cabaret artists doing the music of Broadway – and the Holidays – their way and delighting audiences in the process!
Join Dora Mavor Moore award-nominee Diane Leah, JUNO and ECMA-nominee Heather Bambrick, international touring artist Julie Michels, and jazz/cabaret vocalist Kylie Martin, for “The Most Wonderful Time … Maybe”, celebrating the season with an evening of Yuletide classics and lesser-known seasonal gems, all put together in unique arrangements with tons of musicality and humour! CBC Radio called it “a musical version of the best Christmas party ever” … and it’s a party you won’t want to miss!

Moreston By Candlelight
2025-12-06 16:00 - 20:00 | Grey Roots, 102599 Grey Road 18, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 5N6, Canada
2025

It’s that special time of year again, and we are pleased to invite friends and families to our beloved holiday tradition: Moreston by Candlelight.
Festivities include:

Horse drawn wagon rides
Live music featuring Moreston by Candlelight favourites
Delicious hot apple cider (bring a reusable mug!)
Holiday cookies
Heritage buildings open to explore
Delicious hot and cold treats for sale from Heat n’ Eat Meal Co.

Join us to celebrate the magic of the season in this unique family friendly event – presented by Fairmount Security.
Moreston by Candlelight runs on two evenings, December 6th and 13th, from 4-8 p.m.

Shipyard Kitchen Christmas Party 2025
2025-12-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Trinity United Church Collingwood
An evening of holiday music and laughter with the Shipyard Kitchen Party and special guests in support of the Trinity Church Food Program.
A Christmas Tradition returns! Join Shipyard Kitchen Party and special guests, Derek McLean, Emily Power, Rick Fairburn and Jason Redman for an evening of holiday folk music, storytelling and comedy. A feel-good way to kick off the yuletide, supporting the Trinity Food Program!
Tickets are $45 plus HST.
Get 5 tickets for the price of 4 with the “4 + 1 More” deal! Bring an extra friend!

The Barra MacNeils - An East Coast Christmas
2025-12-06 19:30 - 22:00 | The Roxy Theatre, 251 9th St E, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 1N8, Canada
The Barra MacNeils – An East Coast Christmas is a musical potpourri of traditional MacNeil family favourites gleaned from Christmas ceilidhs, midnight masses and the general festive frolic that accompanies each holiday season. With their captivating vocals, distinctive harmonies and extraordinary musicianship, The Barra MacNeils inject new life and energy into the sights and sounds of Christmas, prompting the Halifax Daily News to describe them as “a treasure of the East Coast, rich with tradition and unmatched in ensemble performance”; and the Globe & Mail to name the recording on which this tour is based “one of the best five Christmas albums of all time!”
The five MacNeil siblings – Lucy, Boyd, Stewart, Kyle and Sheumas – combine on a vast array of instruments including accordian, guitar, piano, fiddle, bodhran, mandolin, banjo, Celtic harp, tin whistles, bouzouki, flute … all underpinned by the nimble-fingered Jamie Gatti on bass. The result is a sound that is unmistakably The Barra MacNeils, one moment a rousing chorus, then a hauntingly beautiful Gaelic ballad, the next a flurry of foot-stomping instrumentals, which of course pulls one then another into a step-dancing revelry. For a delightful seasonal celebration, don’t miss An East Coast Christmas with The Barra MacNeils!

Radio Sonics Dance Party
2025-12-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Harbour Street Fish Bar, 10 Keith Ave #403, Collingwood, ON, L9Y0W5, Canada
Radio Sonics
ROCK! DANCE! PARTY!: Get ready for the sound of good times with The RadioSonics. This talented group is known for delivering the ultimate classic rock dance party that will have everyone on their feet. With a setlist packed full of big hits from artists like David Bowie, The Killers, The Cure, The Black Keys, Tears for Fears, Simple Minds, Def Leppard, Kings of Leon, and more, they know how to keep the energy high and the dance floor packed.

Walker House Artisan Craft Market
2025-12-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Walker House Museum, 235 Harbour St,, Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
Walker House Artisan Craft Market
Date: Sunday, December 7⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: The Walker House
Discover and support local makers while finding unique gifts for the holiday season!
Admission: By donation
Come celebrate local creativity and get a head start on your holiday shopping!

Owen Sound Winterfest
2025-12-07 11:00 - 15:00 | Owen Sound Farmer’s Market Building, 114 8th St E, Owen Sound, ON, N4K1K8, Canada
December 7th, 14th, 21st
Winterfest is a celebration of local arts, crafts and food. Join us Sundays in December at the Owen Sound Market building for a wonderful festive experience. I’m addition to all the fabulous offerings there will be live music and demonstrations by local artisans. Bring a friend and make an afternoon of it. Come for lunch, sit and enjoy the music and a fabulous, warming Christmas bevy! Save the dates. Shop. Eat. Enjoy. Repeat.

Fantastic Cinema Club: Die Hard
2025-12-09 18:30 - 22:00 | The Marsh Street Centre, 187 Marsh Street, Clarksburg, Ontario, Canada
Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988)
Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp.

It stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, and Bonnie Bedelia, with Reginald VelJohnson, William Atherton, Paul Gleason, and Hart Bochner in supporting roles. Die Hard follows a New York City police detective, John McClane (Willis), who becomes entangled in a terrorist takeover of a Los Angeles skyscraper while visiting his estranged wife during a Christmas Eve party.

The Little Mermaid: The Panto
2025-12-10 - 2025-12-22 | Simcoe Street Theatre, Studio 7, 65 Simcoe Street, Collingwood, ON, L9Y1H7, Canada
Theatre fans of ALL ages can cheer on our hero, The Little Mermaid, as she chases her dreams across the deep waters of Georgian Bay and beyond!
Boo and hiss at the scheming Sea Witch, celebrate the season with underwater royalty, and take a swim with Theatre Collingwood this December!
Featuring Y2K fashions and fun twists on your favourite pop hits from the 2000s, this show will have you dancing in your seat from beginning to end.
You’ll sing, you’ll laugh, you’ll shout, you’ll cheer! Theatre Collingwood’s annual Panto party is here!

Our box office is at 150 Saint Paul Street, unit 201, Collingwood.

Endswell Fundraiser
2025-12-11 - 2025-12-12 | Endswell Brewery, 26 Elm St, Collingwood, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
We’re offering 150 Later Pizzas and 150 Endswell cocktails* on a pay-what-you-can basis, with 100% of proceeds donated directly to My Friend’s House.It’s a house party. It’s a pizza bonanza. Most importantly, it’s a chance to show up for a cause that matters.Dine-in, take-out, order online, call, or walk in, whatever works. Just come eat pizza, have a drink, and help make a difference
