Whether you are an individual, organization or business, the Polar Plunge welcomes all do-gooders with a little courage and a warm heart willing to get cold and creative for a worthy cause. All funds raised will support programming and events for 23,000 special olympic athletes across the province.

Brave the cold and you could win for wearing your most creative costume!

📆 Sunday February 22nd - Registration begins at 10:00am.

📍 Centennial Beach

🧪✨ Barrie’s FIRST Science Lab Kids Event + Parents’ Night Out! ✨🍽️
📍 Nawabs Crown Banquet Hall will turn into an exciting Science Lab Play Zone, expertly hosted by Craft Pop Events—known for creating engaging, hands-on kids’ experiences.

🧑‍🔬 Kids will enjoy supervised science experiments, creative activities, and interactive play in a safe and fun environment.

While the kids are fully engaged…
🍛 Parents can relax and enjoy a worry-free couple dinner at Nawabs Indian Cuisine, just steps away.

This special event is a collaboration between:
✨ Craft Pop Events – Science lab activities & kids’ engagement
✨ Crown Banquets – Spacious, safe event venue
✨ Nawabs Indian Cuisine – A relaxed dining experience for parents

📆 Saturday February 14th and Sunday February 15th - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

📍 Nawab’s Indian Cuisine - 70 Essa Rd Barrie

Join us for a special Family Sunday in acknowledgement of Black History Month. Led by Sheresha Mcintyre, families will get the chance to paint their very own cultural tile! Using acrylic paint and brushes, families will be guided on how to create an image that represents their cultural heritage—that will then be added to the tiles created by community this past year.  Organized by Making Change.

📆 Sunday February 22nd - 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

🎫 Free Event - advance registration required

📍MacLaren Art Centre - Barrie

Barrie Recreation Programming for spring opens this coming Tuesday February 27th at 8 a.m. sharp.

Programs are currently available for viewing and adding to your wish list.

This Zesty Black Bean Skillet is the ultimate one-pan meal. It's packed with vibrant veggies, savoury black beans, bold spices and a hint of tangy pepperoncini. The creamy avocado and crumbled queso fresco are the perfect finishing touch.

But this recipe isn't just packed with flavor – it's a nutritional powerhouse thanks to the combination of rice and beans that form a complete protein, meaning it contains all of the nine essential amino acids that our bodies need but can't produce on their own.

🌉 New Bridge Housing project launches in Barrie. Read more.

🤝 Simcoe County opens applications for 2026 Simcoe County Partnership Fund. Read more.

🥰 To celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day, here are 10 feel-good surprises. Read more.

👡 ‘Birkenstocks not required’: Comedians to perform at Lake Simcoe fundraiser. Read more.

⛽ Inflation ticks down to 2.3% in January amid lower gas prices: StatCan. Read more.

🥇 Barrie Public Library Olympic watch parties. Read more.

🐟 Why Barrie’s Kempenfelt Bay ranks among Canada’s top ice fishing destinations in 2026. Read more.

Friday

🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library Holly Branch - 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.

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

⛄ Moonlit Snowshoe @ Horseshoe Valley - 7 p.m. Learn more.

Saturday

🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library - various branches - 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.

❄ Guided Snowshoe Cookout @ Snow Valley - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Get tickets.

⛄ Moonlit Snowshoe @ Horseshoe Valley - 7 p.m. Learn more.

Sunday

🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library - Holly Branch - 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.

❄ Snowshoe Dodgeball @ Friday Harbour Outdoor Adventure Centre - 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more.

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