🍓 Barrie Hill Farms Strawberry Festival 🍓 

Join the fun at Barrie Hill Farms to kick off strawberry season with their Strawberry Festival. Pick your own strawberries, enjoy live music, taste some strawberry treats and browse local artisan vendors from The Sunday Market.

Admission is free.

📆 Saturday June 21st & Sunday June 22nd - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last wagon leaves to the picking fields at 4:30 p.m.).

📍 2935 Barrie Hill Rd. Springwater.

🐐 Baby Day Weekend @ Ayres Country Livin’ Farm

Get ready for some real cuteness at Ayres Country Livin’ Farm with their new baby goats, calves, chicks and bunnies. There is also kids entertainment such as colouring stations and games.

Admission is $5 for ages 2 and up (kids under 1 year are free). Please leave pets at home.

📆 Saturday June 21st and Sunday June 22nd - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

📍 2505 9th Line Innisfil.

🚜 Spring Showdown Truck & Tractor Pull @ Essa Agriplex

Get ready for an adrenaline-pumping night of horsepower, torque and dirt-flying action. The Spring Showdown is bringing the biggest and baddest machines together for an epic battle of strength and speed.

General Admission is $10. Kids 12 and under are free.

📆 Saturday June 21st - 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.

📍 Essa Agriplex - 7505 10th Line. Thornton.

🌳 Willow Creek Loop Trail in Springwater

The Willow Creek Loop Trail in Springwater is a 3.1km loop trail within the Simcoe County Forest. It is an easy trail that is suitable for the whole family and takes around 50 minutes to complete.

Parking is available in the parking lots near the Simcoe County Administration Centre or the Simcoe County School Board.

🥘 Recipe of the Week: Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos

Sheet pan nachos are so easy and can be tailored to anyones tastes. With the chips in an even layer along the pan, you can dress up each side however you like: cheese, beans, jalapenos, ground beef (cooked with taco seasoning), corn, onions, avocado, sour cream.. you name it!

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🗞️ Local Good News Stories

🎸 Barrie residents embrace live music and lakeside vibes at Troubadour Festival. Read more. 

🍦 New enterprise, powered by teens, ‘isn’t just about ice cream’. Read more.

🏊‍♀️ Midhurst teen makes huge splash at Ontario Parasport Games. Read more.

🎭️ Still in rehearsal, but moving forward with planned performing arts centre along Barrie waterfront. Read more.

💃 Talk Is Free Theatre unveils 'ambitious' lineup for 2025-26 season. Read More.

🍪 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign raises $220,425 for RVH and Hospice Simcoe. Read more. 

🏡 Ground broken on affordable housing development in Barrie. Read more.

🧸 New downtown Barrie toy shop Hey Bootsy focuses on nostalgia, community building. Read more.

🍪 Barrie’s newest cookie shop went full rainbow to celebrate its launch and Pride Month. Here’s how you can get your hands on one of 80 cookie varieties. Read more.

 🌆 What’s Happenin’

Friday

🎬️ 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.

🎤 Comedy Night Under the Big Tent @ Quayles Brewery - 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 19+ event. Learn more.

🍽️ Taste Markers Dinner @ Friday Harbour Beach Club - 6:30 p.m. Learn more. 

Saturday

🌠 Astronomy in Action Planetarium Event - varying showtimes. Learn more.

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

🍓 Barrie Hill Farms Strawberry Festival - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn More.

🐐 Ayres Country Livin Baby Animal Days - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn More.

🥍 Legends of Lacrosse @ Sainte Marie Among the Hurons - 10 a.m. to 5 pm. Learn more.

🦆 Duck and Run Barrie @ Tiffin Conservation Centre - 10 a.m. Learn more.

🛶 MEC Clinic: Learn how to tie 6 of the best basic knots @ MEC Barrie - 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Learn more.

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

🏎️ Super Car Event @ Friday Harbour - 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn more.

🔥 Beach Campfire @ Friday Harbour - 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Learn more.

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

Sunday 

🍓 Barrie Hill Farms Strawberry Festival - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn More.

🐐 Ayres Country Livin Baby Animal Days - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn More.

🌊 MEC Clinic - What’s sup: intro to stand-up paddle boarding @ MEC Barrie - 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Learn more.

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

💃 GARBA Night @ Eastview Arena - 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Learn more.

🎸 Jonni X - Live Music @ Kenzington Burger Bar - 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Learn more. 

🌦️ Barrie Weekend Weather

Friday 25° 🌡️ 17° l 🌦️ l 1-3 mm 💧 l 17 - 26 kmh 🌬️ 

Saturday 28° 🌡️ 20° l ⛈️ l 15-20 mm💧 l 20 - 30 kmh 🌬️ 

Sunday 31° 🌡️ 24° l ☀️ l 0 mm 💧 l 11 - 17 kmh 🌬️ 

Thank You ❤️ 🍦 

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