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🌊 Barrie Waterfront Festival @ Centennial Park
📖 Big Spring Book Sale @ Barrie Public Library
🗝 Antiques and Vintage Show @ Cookstown Steam Show Grounds
🍽 Recipe Of The Week: Grilled Romaine Wedge
🗞 Local Good News Stories
🌆 What’s Happenin’
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🌊 Barrie Waterfront Festival @ Centennial Park
The 21st annual Barrie Waterfront Festival is a free admission festival that brings Centennial Park to life with amazing musical acts, food trucks, vendors, beer garden, midway and more!
📅 Friday May 22nd to Sunday May 24th - varying times
📍 Centennial Beach, Barrie
📖 Big Spring Book Sale @ Barrie Public Library Downtown Branch
All proceeds from the book sales help support our plans for future branches and expand opportunities for lifelong learning, including the Library of Things collection and Creative Spaces area.
These events take place at the Downtown Library in the Angus Ross Room. Each sale features a blend of community donations and recently withdrawn library materials.
📆 Saturday May 23rd - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday May 24th - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
📍 Barrie Library Downtown
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🗝 Antiques and Vintage Show @ Cookstown Steam Show Grounds
Cookstown has long been known for antiques, eclectic shops and a country vibe. The show takes place on the spacious grounds of the Georgian Bay Steam Show, one km west of downtown. Expect to find top dealers, great antiques, food court and other conveniences in a beautiful rural setting. A great day in the country!
📆 Sunday May 23rd - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
🎟 $12 admission, children under 13 free
📍 Steam Show Grounds - 4635 Victoria Street W. Cookstown
👩🍳 Recipe of the Week: Grilled Romaine Wedge
Wildly popular and extremely simple to make, the classic Caesar salad gets a "grill up" in this recipe. The idea of grilled lettuce may leave you scratching your head, but trust us, it’s a game-changer.
🗞 Local Good News Stories
🎸 Kim Mitchell lined up for free show in July at Meridian Place. Read more.
🗝 Antique show making whistle stop at Steam Show Grounds in Cookstown. Read more.
📺 New docu-series featuring Collingwood from above ready for takeoff. Read more.
🌆 Lookout built atop former dump now offers stunning views. Read more.
👩🚒 Going door-to-door to promote fire safety. Read more.
🚚 Wasaga Beach invites food truck vendors to join summer event scene. Read more.
🏅 SCDSB students strike gold at the 2026 Skills Ontario Competition. Read more.
🌆 What’s Happenin’
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.
Saturday
🧑🌾 Barrie Farmer’s Market @ City Hall - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more.
🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library - various branches - 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.
🧺 The Market @ Friday Harbour - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Learn more.
Sunday
🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library - Holly Branch - 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.
🪚 Grand Opening Free Food, Giveaways and Games @ Rona South Barrie - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn more.
🧺 The Market @ Friday Harbour - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Learn more.
⛳ Family Fun: Disc Golf @ Friday Harbour Beach - 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more.
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