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Thresher and Balcony
2025-10-18 20:00 - 23:00 (America/Toronto) | Rumpus Room, 237 9th Street East, Owen Sound, ON, Canada
Rumpus Room and Sour Cat records are proud to present local alternative improvisation group Thresher, accompanied by Hamilton based Balcony.
For only $15 you can’t go wrong!

Lumen Printing at Blue Moon Collective
2025-10-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Blue Moon Collective, 13 Toronto Street South, Markdale, ON, Canada
Lumen Printing with Julie Pasila
October 19th
Time: 1- 4 PM
Cost: $120 per person Blue Moon Collective 13 Toronto St S
Spend an afternoon exploring analogue, experimental photography in collaboration with the natural world.
The workshop includes:

Introduction to materials and process with a live demo (intro & demo)

Trail walk and foraging for natural materials (trail walk to forage materials)

Creating compositions and first sunlight exposures in the studio or outside (create compositions & exposures with the sun)

Fixing and washing prints, sharing results (fix, wash & review compositions)

Optional time for experimentation, additional exposures, and exploring personal compositions (experiment & refine)

Julie Pasila is a Tkaronto/Toronto-based artist whose practice engages with landscape and ephemeral elements like sunlight, breezes, and water. Her work has been exhibited internationally and supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. Posters for event attached! Let me know if you need anything else from me, Thank you so much!

Karaoke at Lovebird
2025-10-20 18:00 - 21:00 | Lovebird Snack Club, 49 Bruce St S, Thornbury, ON, Canada
KARAOKE AT LOVEBIRD. OCTOBER 20TH. KITCHEN’S OPEN. NO COVER. MONDAYS ARE FUN IN MEAFORD.

We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of the Ontario Farmerettes
2025-10-21 13:00 - 21:00 | Grey Roots, 102599 Grey Road 18, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 5N6, Canada
1:00 pm and 7:00 pm showtimes
Screening at Grey Roots – October 21, 2025 | 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Doors open 30 minutes before each screening
Join us for a powerful 49-minute documentary that uncovers the little-known story of the Ontario Farmerettes—40,000 teenage girls who volunteered between 1941 and 1952 to keep Canada’s farms running during wartime. With no farming experience, these young women faced grueling conditions to produce vital food supplies for soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war.
Told through moving reenactments and rare archival footage, We Lend a Handbrings their voices to life—many now in their 90s—reminding us that service takes many forms.
Post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers
Farmerette-themed books and products available for purchase
Tickets just $16.54 with a discount for Grey Roots members
Tickets are sold by the producer of the film online only – they are not available at Grey Roots

Songwriter Night at Three Sheets Brewing
2025-10-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Three Sheets Brewing Tap Room, 1246 Goderich Street, Port Elgin, ON, Canada
Songwriter Showcase is back this October & we’re so excited to welcome @jdcrosstown with @amber_may_music Save the date!

An evening with Anna Maria Tremonti
2025-10-23 18:00 - 22:00 | Unifor Family Education Centre, 115 Shipley Ave, Port Elgin, Ontario, N0H2C5, Canada
The Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre invites you to join us this October for a remarkable evening with acclaimed Canadian journalist and broadcaster Anna Maria Tremonti.

Known for her decades-long career at the CBC, Tremonti will reflect on why public broadcasting matters and share candid stories from behind the scenes, including the myths and realities of journalism. She will draw on her experiences as a foreign correspondent and as a host who engaged millions of listeners each day, revealing the people and places that have left an indelible mark on her.

Tremonti’s talk will also look beyond the headlines to the deeper question of how we find unity in times of conflict and division. She explores the commonalities that connect us, the compassion that sustains us, and how these insights have guided her personal path toward growth and change. In sharing her story, she invites audiences to reflect on how these lessons might inspire their own journeys.

Don’t miss this unforgettable opportunity to hear from one of Canada’s most trusted voices in an inspiring evening of insight, humanity and hope.

OSNGUPL Local Author book Fair
2025-10-24 - 2025-10-26 | Owen Sound and North Grey Library, 824 1st Ave W, Owen Sound, ON, N4K4K4, Canada
The Local Author Book Fair will showcase a wide range of genres and give the public a chance to get to know the authors, purchase their books and enter to win some prizes.

PA Maker Day: Make it Spooky
2025-10-24 08:30 - 20:30 | Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, 33 Victoria St N, Southampton, ON, Canada
Join us for a frighteningly fun PA Day of STEAM-based creations and activities! Explore our mysterious exhibits, mix up creepy concoctions, and create boo-tiful crafts to take home and do some spooky experiments. Costumes are optional but encouraged, so come dressed to impress…if you dare!
Ages 5-10 years | Space is limited, preregistration and prepayment required.
$40 Member | $50 Non-member

Proudly presented by Ontario Power Generation.

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About Maker Days
This STEAM-based series (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) allows children to explore their creativity as they design, build, experiment and share ideas with their fellow makers. Participants will engage with the exhibits, explore the outdoors, learn new skills, and above all have fun.

Bill Bishop Spooktacular Trivia Fundraiser night
2025-10-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Billy Bishop Museum, 948 3rd Ave W, Owen Sound, ON, Canada
Get ready for a ghoulishly good time at the Billy Bishop Museum Spoooktacular Halloween Trivia Night! Circle Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 on your calendar! Doors creak open at 6pm, and the trivia chaos begins at 7pm!
Location: Royal Canadian Legion Br. #6, 1450 2nd Ave West, Owen Sound, ON .
Snag your tickets for just $15 each or gather your ghostly gang of 8 for only $100!
Bring your favorite munchies and your spookiest friends—it’s going to be a wickedly good time!
Amazing prizes await the top trivia team, the best-dressed ghoul, and a mysterious surprise just waiting to be revealed!
Plus, a silent auction to keep the chills coming! Don’t let this spooky bash vanish into thin air!
This event is for the grown-ups only—no tiny monsters allowed!

Changemaker Coffee House
2025-10-24 19:00 - 23:00 | Harmony Centre, 890 4th Ave E, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 2N7, Canada
BE INSPIRED! Don’t miss this imaginative mix of live entertainment and brief presentations by local community groups – all set in a coffee house style with coffee and pastries!
Changemaker Coffee House brings together reps from nine local social change groups to deliver a series of three-minute pitches about the organization they represent, what they do, and what they need. These pitches are sprinkled throughout an evening filled with music from Amanda Journey, The Ruthven Sisters, and JD Crosstown.
Changemakers presenting their three-minute pitches are: Food Not Bombs, Glassworks, M’wikwedong, REACH, Sydenham Bruce Trail Club, Kiwanis, OSHaRE… and more to come!
Get get your tickets in advance or Pay What You Can at the door if there’s room!

Forever Seger
2025-10-24 19:30 - 22:30 | Meaford Hall, 12 Nelson St E, Meaford, ON, Canada
FOREVER SEGER creates a dynamic journey through the timeless music of Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band. With authentic vocals, commanding performances and that unmistakable Seger sound, FOREVER SEGER’s fast growing reputation as THE Bob Seger tribute experience, has propelled them onto the top-ranking concert stages and festivals across North America.
From the opening notes of the timeless classic “Turn the Page”, to Rock and Roll anthems such as “Hollywood Nights”, “Old time Rock and Roll”, and “Night Moves”, it’s clear why Bob Seger fans are calling FOREVER SEGER a true concert experience that invites audiences to dance and sing along once again to the soundtrack of their lives.
Presented by Blackrose Entertainment Inc.

Beaver Valley Birding with David Turner
2025-10-25 09:30 - 12:00 | Ontario
Sat Oct 25, 9:30 am – Noon – David Turner: Beaver Valley Birding At various habitats and locations, discover what species have arrived, which will stay, and which ones will be winging southwards.
Leisurely pace and easy terrain – driving from location to location
Limit: 20.
For start location, etc., Register: David, fleshertonartgallery@gmail.com or 519-924-3560 for start location and other details.
Owen Sound Field Naturalists Outdoor Program Event Waiver for Beaver Valley Birding October 25

160th Bruce Battalion
2025-10-25 11:00 - 14:00 | Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, 33 Victoria St N, Southampton, ON, Canada
Featuring dinner and a talk by Kent Kraemer about the 160th Bruce Battalion during the First World War. Kent Kraemer is founder of the 160th Bruce Battalion Facebook page
and Marathon of History magazine’s 160th Disptaches column author.

Bev Morgan Artist Talk
2025-10-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, 33 Victoria St N, Southampton, ON, Canada
Step into the creative world of artist Bev Morgan during an intimate artist talk at the BCM&CC and get a personal look at her stunning new exhibit, Art and Soul: Watercolour and Batik in Harmony.
Bev will guide you through her unique collection, created using the vibrant and expressive Watercolour Batik technique — a captivating process that blends melted wax, watercolours, and rice paper to produce rich, layered works of art.
Gain behind-the-scenes insight into her artistic process, from traditional watercolour methods to the exciting unpredictability of working with wax. Whether you’re an art lover or curious creator, this is a rare opportunity to connect with the artist and learn what brings her work to life.
Coffee, tea, and treats will be provided.

Members FREE; General Admission Applies.

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About Bev Morgan
Bev Morgan is a Hanover artist and teacher associated with Southampton Art School since 2011, member of Federation of Canadian Artists since 2018 and founder of the Saugeen Artists Guild. She has volunteered in her community representing the arts in Hanover in town committees and assisted in many past events. Her Hanover Arts Studio provides small group workshops. Her passion for teaching with travel began in 2015 on cruise lines such as Queen Mary 2, Azamara Journey Queen Elizabeth and Celebrity Summit. Inspired by these travelers, she began online teaching on Udemy.com and currently has over 8700 students.

An Evening with Tom Allen
2025-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Beloved CBC Radio 2 host Tom Allen joins the Georgian Bay Symphony for this evening of musical storytelling. Prokofiev’s music from the film Lieutenant Kijé and Bizet’s incidental music to the play L’arlésienne are in regular rotation on classical radio. In his characteristic jovial manner, Tom will narrate each selection and place them in their original contexts, providing new layers of appreciation for these perennial favourites.

MSC Hair of The Dog
2025-10-25 19:00 - 23:00 | The Marsh Street Centre, 187 Marsh Street, Clarksburg, Ontario, Canada
HOD returns to the Marsh Centre after a very successful debut last fall to play two full sets of all your favorite covers from Bands like The Tragically Hip, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Chili Peppers, Zeppelin, Our Lady Peace and more!

Live Music Bingo
2025-10-25 20:00 - 23:00 | Parkwood Restaurant, 939 2nd Ave E, Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K1K4, Canada
Get ready to rock out and mark off those songs ! Hosted by Just Duet (Shea Whalen & Diane Meekins).
Join us at Parkwood Restaurant for MUSIC BINGO. It’s bingo but with classic songs instead of numbers. Sing along to iconic tunes, test your music knowledge, and compete for prizes. $10 ticket includes bingo cards for all rounds plus LIVE ENTERTAINMENT in between bingo rounds with JUST DUET. Enjoy pizza, craft beer, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT and play MUSIC BINGO for fun and prizes. Categories include, Classic Rock, 80s hits.

2nd Annual Richard Laviolette Memorial Concert
2025-10-25 20:00 - 23:00 | Heartwood Hall, 939 2nd Ave E, Owen Sound, Ontario, n4k 2h5, Canada
Come join “Dad Band” as they recreate some of Richard Laviolettes incredible original songs, along with the Rock And Roll he loved so much! Made up of old friends from bands in high school and college, Dad Band consists of Rob Elder, Dan Sandink, Ben Brown, Matt Gowan and Dave Sandink.
After an incredibly successful fundraiser for Huntingtons in Richards name last year (one year after his battle with Huntingtons disease took him from us) the boys are back to show their love and admiration or an incredible friend, musician, songwriter – PERSON.
At their core Dad Band is 100% rock and roll, so expect loud classics and melting solos! Join us to remember Richard with joy, love, family, friends, and especially music!

Grey Roots Fall Lecture Series: Elysia DeLaurentis – A Grave Offenc
2025-10-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Grey Roots, 102599 Grey Road 18, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 5N6, Canada
October 28: Elysia DeLaurentis – A Grave Offence

October 28 at 1 PM – included with admission and free for Grey Roots members.
Some are surprised to learn that body snatching was widely practiced in Ontario throughout the 19th century and even into the early 20th. Repugnant and disconcerting to most, it was viewed by many at the time as a necessary evil. While no one wanted their own graves or those of loved ones to be disturbed, most recognized the importance of fresh cadavers in providing medical students with the hands-on experience they needed to gain competency in their field. This illustrated talk explores the rich and complex history of a subject that was viewed with distaste at the time and is almost unfathomable today. It delves into the long history of the practice and, using examples from urban and rural Ontario, examines whose bodies got snatched and how, what became of them, and who was behind this unsavoury practice.
A more suitable presentation for Halloween would be difficult to find! It will be a perfect accompaniment to our exhibit, Going Out in Style, returning to Grey Roots in October.
Presenter Elysia DeLaurentis is a returning favourite of our Lecture Series. She is a local historian with over 25 years experience in the heritage field. She is the owner of, and principal researcher for, Oakenwood Research Services.

Community Conversations
2025-10-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, 33 Victoria St N, Southampton, ON, Canada
Join community members from the Chippewas of Saugeen and Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation for more insight about the exhibit A National Crime: The Residential School System, Local Saugeen Ojibway Nation Impacts, and gain deeper awareness into local and person experiences. Coffee is on us and the sessions are FREE! Limited to small groups so please pre-register.
Wednesday’s 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
October 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19, 26
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WARNING: This exhibition contains subject matter that may be disturbing to some visitors and may be triggering. Please call 1-866-925-4419 or your local crisis line for counselling and support.

Bluewater Toastmasters
2025-10-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Royal LePage, 820 10th St W, Owen Sound, ON N4K 3S1
President Jay Cox will open Bluewater Toastmasters meeting celebrating 50 years of providing continuous opportunities for citizens of Grey and Bruce to learn and improve both their public speaking and leadership skills.
Who: Local Federal, Provincial and Municipal and Toastmaster dignitaries will bring greetings and recognition of this significant accomplishment. Past and present members will have an opportunity to reminisce and celebrate the accomplishments of Bluewater Toastmasters.
Celebration is open to everyone

BALL Series: a Deep Dive into the Great Lakes
2025-10-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Bayshore Community Centre
An Undiscovered Country No Longer: The Archaeology of An Early Hunting Site Beneath Lake Huron
Since the initial discovery of early hunting sites beneath Lake Huron, archaeologists have worked to produce a progressively more detailed picture of the ancient environment and of the way human groups came to occupy and exploit the newly exposed landscape. These sites have been explored using a wide variety of methods, from sonar and remote operated vehicles (ROVs) to direct excavation by SCUBA trained archaeologists. More recently, the research tool kit has expanded to include artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and the extraction of ancient environmental DNA. While much is now known about these early hunters, many questions remain to be answered, such as the nature of their earliest sites, what relationship did they have with the peoples living around the lake, and what ultimately happened to the early hunters when the lake levels again began to rise? The talk will conclude with some thoughts on the possible answers.
Lecturer – John O’Shea

John O’Shea is the Curator of Great Lakes Archaeology at the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology and Professor in the Department of Anthropology. He received his PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology from Cambridge University. He has directed major field projects focused on Bronze Age societies in Hungary, Romania, and Serbia, and on late pre-contact cultures in North America. His current work is focused on underwater archaeology in the Great Lakes, where his research involves both historic shipwrecks and ancient submerged hunting sites.

Fright Night: Cabin in the Woods
2025-10-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Grey Roots, 102599 Grey Road 18, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 5N6, Canada
Enjoy a frightfully fun screening of The Cabin in the Woods – a clever, self-aware horror-comedy from 2012 that gleefully turns every scary-movie trope on its head. Starring Chris Hemsworth, this brilliantly twisted film delivers laughs, shocks, and surprises you won’t see coming.
Enjoying a ‘Certified Fresh’ rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, The Cabin in the Woods is “an astonishing meta-feat, capable of being funny, strange, and scary – frequently all at the same time.”
This event is licensed, with a cash bar, popcorn and movie screening.
The recently upgraded equipment in the Thomas Wheildon Theatre guarantees a true cinema experience, with razor sharp picture and immersive sound.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Explore our Hallowe’en friendly exhibit Going Out in Stylebefore the screening at 7:30 p.m.

Kaleb Hikele with Special Guests
2025-10-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Rumpus Room, 237 9th Street East, Owen Sound, ON, Canada
Kaleb Hikele’s ‘Storytelling’ Tour is the debut of a new solo album, performed live on stage from front to back, in Owen Sound for one night only at The Rumpus Room! With special guests James Harris and Michelle Meunier.

Kaleb Hikele is a Canadian singer-songwriter and prolific recording artist. In the fall of 2025, Kaleb is touring his new album, Storytelling, by premiering it on stage, from front to back, with a live debut before the album is even released. It will be performed as if you’re listening to the vinyl record; Side A in full, flip the record – Side B in full, no dialogue – just the songs and their stories.

Kaleb Hikele’s recorded catalogue dates back to 2004, while his recent work as The Sun Harmonic has since played internationally on community and FM radio, SiriusXM and Netflix. Back home in Canada he’s been recognized by CBC Music, Canada’s Walk of Fame, Ontario Folk Music Awards (nomination, 2022) and winner of the FCLMA Ontario Independent Recording Artist Award (2024). In 2024 Kaleb set out to tour his new solo studio album all around Ontario, opening for Devan (Wild Rivers), Royal Wood and Julian Taylor, with 73 dates total continuing in 2025.

Kaleb‘s brand new 7″ vinyl record, Fire Fighter’s Son, will be on the merch table during the upcoming tour along with other LP’s from his diverse catalogue. The Storytelling LP will be available for pre-order.

90s Halloween Costume Party
2025-10-31 20:00 - 23:00 | Rumpus Room, 237 9th Street East, Owen Sound, ON, Canada
Time to get spooky Owen Sound!
If you feel like dancing instead of sitting down this year for Halloween – we got you covered!
Billboard Remix gold record holder DJ Strobe is back at it, spinning all night.
Prizes for best and funniest costumes announced at midnight!

Back to the 80s Costume Party at The Dunes
2025-10-31 20:00 - 23:00 | The Dunes, 11 Southampton Parkway, Sauble Beach, ON, Canada
it’s happening the back to the 80s halloween bash at the dunes is going down
friday, october 31 from 8pm to 12am
we’re talking costumes, throwbacks, and one hell of a good time ✨
local legend dj ron howard is back behind the turntables at the dunes
and if you know, you know…
he brings the vibes (and the electric slides) every single time
we’re so stoked to have him back at the dunes locals, prepare… this is going to be a night
costume party, obviously, but make it 80s, so dig out those leg warmers and headbands, we’re going retro with our costumes this year ‍
3 prizes for best costume
thanks to our friends at @molsoncoorscanada, we’ve got a stellar lineup of prizes this year, stay tuned to see what’s up for grabs
drop your favourite 80s song in the comments
we’ll see what we can do to get it on the setlist
send this to the group chat, we’ll see you on the dance floor
open late after once dj set is finished too let’s Halloween grey Bruce style, but make it back in the day

Pick Up Game's 2nd Annual Shiver and Shake
2025-10-31 20:30 - 23:00 | Heartwood Hall, 939 2nd Ave E, Owen Sound, Ontario, n4k 2h5, Canada
Get ready for Pick Up Game’s 2nd Annual “Shiver & Shake” Party on Friday October 31st at Heartwood Hall in Owen Sound! One of the area’s most popular top 40 party bands is back on the big stage!
Join us for a night of epic music, great vibes, and killer costumes – PRIZES for best and worst costumes, so dress to impress (or not)!
Tickets are only $30 in advance – grab yours now before they sell out. Don’t miss THE Halloween party of the season!

Treaties History
2025-11-01 13:00 - 15:30 | Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, 33 Victoria St N, Southampton, ON, Canada
Ahead of Treaties Recognition Week (November 2-8), we invite you to join us for a powerful presentation on our collective Treaty rights and obligations, with a specific focus on Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory. Deeply rooted in Indigenous knowledge and practice, this insightful session will be led by Trish Nadjiwon Meekins — an Anishnaabe woman from Chippewas of Nawash, also known as Neyaashiinigmiing, and a member of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation.

Coffee, tea, and treats will be provided.
FREE to attend; Preregister to save your seats.
Proudly presented by Bruce Power.

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About Trish Nadjiwon Meekins
Trish Nadjiwon Meekins has been a therapist and a teacher of First Nations history for over 30 years and currently has a private practice in downtown Owen Sound. Trish holds a master’s in social work, based in the Indigenous Field of Knowledge from Wilfrid Laurier University. As a ‘wholistic’ practitioner, with a focus on the spirit coming first, Trish works

OSLT Halloween Dance
2025-11-01 19:30 - 23:00 | Bluewater Curling Club, 651 19th St E, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2B3
The Roxy Theatre is keeping the spooky spirit alive with a Halloween Dance you won’t want to miss! On Saturday, November 1, join us for a thrilling night of music, dancing, and fun. Our DJ, Cory Laycock will keep the dance floor packed all night long with your favourite tracks, while you enjoy games, prizes, and plenty of Halloween surprises.
Dress to impress—or scare—for your chance to win best costume prizes, and fuel your night with free snacks and treats and the bar will be open for purchases.
Gather your friends, put on your most creative costume, and get ready for a spooktacular evening with the Roxy Theatre/Owen Sound Little Theatre.
19+ event.
