🍦Fall Hikes, Apples and Shows, Oh My!

🍁 🍂 🌞 Family Fall Adventure @ Ardagh Bluffs

With colder weather arriving and fall colours setting in, the coming few weeks are the perfect time to get active and take the family on an adventure to soak up fall and explore Barrie’s trails. For the next few weeks we will feature a family friendly local trail to help you enjoy fall nature in and around the city. 

This week’s featured trail is Ardagh Bluffs Nature Reserve. With over 17 kilometers of trails, it’s the perfect spot to explore with the family this weekend.

Whether you are looking to just spend some time in nature, or go for a serious family hike, Ardagh Bluffs has you covered. There are several marked trails for you to explore:

• West Creek Trail - 2.2 Km

• Ardagh Ring Trail - 5 Km 

• Central Creek Trail - 1.9 Km

• East Creek Trail - 1.3km

🗺️ Ardagh Bluffs Trail Map 

🚗 There is a lot of parking at the community centre at 171 Mapleton Ave across from the central creek trailhead. All other access points have street parking.

🍎 Apple picking @ Barrie Hill Farms

Just 10 minutes outside of Barrie, Barrie Hill Farms is a great spot to enjoy everything the fall harvest season has to offer. Take a scenic wagon ride out to the apple orchard where you can pick-your-own farm fresh apples!

This weekend Sunrise, McIntosh, Zestar, Cortland Empire, Ida Red, Ambrosia and Honey Crisp will be available to pick. PYO apples are $2.29/lb, and there is a minimum $8 spend per person. 

Don’t forget to make a stop at the Farm Market and pick-up a fresh baked apple pie, or their Silo Cafe and try farm favourite apple cider donuts, a fresh pressed hot apple cider or a warm waffle topped with apple pie topping! 

Barrie Hill Farms is open this Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 9 am to 5 pm. Learn more at the Barrie Hill Farms website.

📍 2935 Barrie Hill Rd, Springwater

🍂 🏠️ Barrie Fall Home And Lifestyle Show

Call your bestie and head over to Bradford Greenhouses for the Fall Home and Lifestyle show this weekend. The event features 90+ exhibitors, many local and one of a kind, specializing in home decor, interior design, accents, home renovations and so much more.

Tickets can be purchased in advance online or at the door the day of the show. Admission is $7 with 100% of net proceeds going to Roots for Youth.

Click here to learn more and order your tickets.

🎪 Saturday October 19 from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday October 20 from 10 am to 4 pm.

📍 Bradford Greenhouses Garden Gallery - 4346 Highway 90, Springwater 

👰 💐 Simcoe County Bridal Show

Are you or is anyone you know a bride-to-be? Head on down to Sadlon Arena this weekend on October 19th or 20th for Central Ontario’s largest upscale wedding event. Talk face to face with experts in all areas of wedding planning such as cakes, djs, venues, make up artists, decor and more!

Tickets can be purchased in advance online or at the door the day of the show. Admission is $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Children 12 years and under are free. Free parking onsite.

Click here to learn more and order your tickets.

🎪 Saturday October 19 from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday October 20 from 10 am to 4 pm.

📍 Sadlon Arena - 555 Bayview Drive, Barrie

📕The Barrie Public Library’s Inaugural Fall Book Sale

Check out the downtown library location this Saturday to stock up on new reads for the fall season. The books included in the sale feature both community donations and materials that have been removed from the library’s collection. All proceeds support advancing the library’s services.

Donations are being accepted at the Downtown Library Cafe on Thursday October 17th and Friday October 18th from 9:30 am to 5 pm.

🎪 Saturday, October 19th from 10 am to 4pm

📍 Barrie Public Library Downtown - 60 Worsley St., Barrie

🗞️ Local Good News Stories

🏅 Updated plan for new multi-use sport fields and performing arts centre received initial approval from Barrie City Council. Read more.

🏒 Hockey equipment drive in Barrie begins deliveries to Indigenous communities across Ontario. Read more.

💓 Barrie woman donates her kidney to stranger so that her uncle can receive a kidney in return. Read more.

🎓️ Lakehead University is Ontario’s top primarily undergraduate university and fifth in Canada, according to the 2025 Maclean’s University Rankings. Read More.

🎨 🖌️ Inspiring teens paint faces at local farmers market to raise money for food bank. Read more.

🦇 Batman caught! Barrie police finally arrest man who robbed a series of convenience stores in a batman disguise. Read more. 

🔥 No one hurt in home explosion in Oro. Community raising money for the family. Read more.

Mom’s Night Out 🍾 

We know these nights are too rare 😅 ! But if you are in need of a fun evening out on the town consider checking out these live shows:

Friday

🎸 Big Wreck @ The Ranch 2.0 Concert Hall

8 to 11 pm - tickets start @ $50 and are almost sold out - Order your tickets here.

Saturday 

🍽️ + 🍺 + 🎶 Daniel Humphreys @ Flying Monkeys Brewery 

5 to 8 pm - Free Admission - check out the tap list and menu here.

🎸 Supersonic (Oasis Tribute Band) @ Rec Room Barrie 

Tickets are $20, order them here. Doors open at 7 pm. 

🍁 🍂 🌞 Barrie Weekend Weather

Friday - 17 🌡️ 5 l ☀️ l 10% 🌧️ l 12 kmh 🌬️ 

Saturday - 19 🌡️ 8 l ☀️ l 10% 🌧️ l 10 kmh 🌬️ 

Sunday - 19🌡️ 8 l 🌤️ l 15% 🌧️ l 14 kmh 🌬️ 

Thank You ❤️ 🍦 

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