🎡 Visit the Barrie Fair @ Essa Agriplex

The 2025 Barrie Fair is scheduled for August 21–24 at the Essa Agriplex in Thornton, Ontario. This annual event features livestock shows, homecraft exhibits, a midway with rides and games, a demolition derby, truck and tractor pull, live entertainment, and a variety of local vendors. ​For detailed schedules, ticket purchases, and additional information, please visit the official Barrie Fair website here.

📆 August 21 to 24th

📍 Essa Agriplex - 7505 10th Line, Thornton

👩 The Women’s Body & Soul Wellness Fair @ Lions Gate Banquet Centre

Connect with inspiring wellness coaches and practitioners, indulge in rejuvenating services such as Massage, Reiki, Reflexology, visit our exciting vendor market, and treat yourself to a Psychic Reading and Henna Tattoo.

Free Admission! Swag Bags First 30 Guests!

📆 Saturday August 23rd - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

📍 Lions Gate Banquet Centre - 386 Blake Street, Barrie.

🎸 Enjoy the Barns2Beaches Music Tour @ Meridian Place

Barns2Beaches Music Tour is a high-energy, live music production featuring captivating performances from over 20 of Canada’s up-and-coming emerging artists. This family-friendly, three hour production contains both new Canadian songs and our exciting renditions of beloved Canadian hits. Audience members are invited to discover their favourite new artists while singing along to familiar classics. 

The Canadian Musicians Cooperative is proud to be touring the Barns2Beaches live show across Ontario, thanks to the support of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

📆 Saturday August 23rd - 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

📍 Meridian Place, Barrie

🏊️ Save the Date: Barrie Rec Fall Activity Sign up ⚽️ 

This fall’s activity wish list is now open! Save your favourite programs and log back in to register on Tuesday August 26th at 8 a.m. sharp!

🥘 Recipe of the Week: Grilled Pineapple Chicken

Pineapple is the secret ingredient that will take your weeknight dinners from good to vacation-worthy levels. It’s especially great with grilled chicken! It adds a sweet tropical flavour and the acidity helps to tenderize the chicken. It is the perfect summer dinner that will have the entire family happy.

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🗞️ Local Good News Stories

🚗 Canadian Festival of Old Cars rolls into Simcoe County Museum. Read more.

👭 Southlake breast cancer patients take part in ‘pivotal’ global study. Read more.

🏆️ Shine a light on local: Celebrate Barrie’s businesses. Read more.

🎹 Backpacks, Beaches & Boots and Hearts. Read more.

🚣 OPP continue to remind boaters about important of lifejackets. Read more.

🤝 Wellthera set to introduce new massage therapy technique to Barrie. Read more.

🏘️ Simcoe County housing market shows signs of balance in July. Read more.

🌻 This Ontario town is hosting a music festival in a massive sunflower field next week. Read more.

 🌆 What’s Happenin’

Friday

👩‍🌾 Oro-Medonte Farmers Market @ Chappell Farms - 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Learn more.

🎬️ Friday Flicks @ The Barrie Library Painswick Branch - 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Learn more.

🎬️ Friday Flicks @ The Barrie Library Painswick Branch - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Learn more.

🎹 DJ & Live Music at CIBC Pier @ Friday Harbour - 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Learn more.

Saturday

👩‍🌾 Barrie Farmers’ Market @ City Hall - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more.

🛍️ The Market @ Friday Harbour - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Learn more.

🎹 DJ & Live Music at CIBC Pier @ Friday Harbour - 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Learn more.

Sunday 

🧘 Sunday Morning Yoga @ Horseshoe Valley Resort - 8:30 a.m. Learn More.

🛍️ The Market @ Friday Harbour - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Learn more.

🎥 Once Upon a Time Movies @ Barrie Library Downtown - 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn more.

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