Since 1992, Vineland ARTFest has been a staple school community fundraising event. The event has included vendors and exhibitors from around the province and beyond. Artisans showcase their crafts, fine art, music and foods to attendees over the Thanksgiving weekend. Thousands of visitors would travel from around Ontario to participate in this local event. Funds raised during this event supported students at Twenty Valley Public School.

We are a juried show with 150+ exhibitors. Our show consists of fine art, a balance of quality crafts, as well as fantastic food and drink from the Niagara Region. The Vineland ARTfest has been very successful due to our high standards of quality. Return of our regular exhibitors is approximately 80%. Vineland ARTfest does NOT charge admission and exhibitors display and exhibit on the perimeter of the property only.

Since 1992, Vineland ARTFest has been a staple school community fundraising event. The event has included vendors and exhibitors from around the province and beyond. Artisans showcase their crafts, fine art, music and foods to attendees over the Thanksgiving weekend. Thousands of visitors would travel from around Ontario to participate in this local event. Funds raised during this event supported students at Twenty Valley Public School.

We are a juried show with 150+ exhibitors. Our show consists of fine art, a balance of quality crafts, as well as fantastic food and drink from the Niagara Region. The Vineland ARTfest has been very successful due to our high standards of quality. Return of our regular exhibitors is approximately 80%. Vineland ARTfest does NOT charge admission and exhibitors display and exhibit on the perimeter of the property only.

With gravestones dating back to 1800, St. Andrew’s graveyard has many stories to tell! Join the Grimsby Museum on a lantern tour and hear about Grimsby’s past residents. Learn about gravestone symbolism and other fascinating facts along the way.

Two tour dates: October 1^st and October 15^th 

Tours start at 6 pm and end about 7 pm *Please arrive at 5:45 pm to sign in.

Online pre-registration is required. Limited space. Groups are kept small to ensure a quality experience. 

$14.48 (total) per ticket. Recommended for ages 12+ (with an accompanying adult)

*Ticket sales in support of Grimsby Museum educational community programming and artifact collection care.

This is not a ghost tour and does not feature costumed actors. Tour information is collected from various historical records. Tours are always presented in a respectful manner.

The Nelles Manor Players perform mini theatricals based on paranormal activities at the Manor.

When Tonya wrote Farm: Lot 23, she went back into her childhood memories of the farm where she grew up: “I let myself drop into the smells, sounds, feelings and the mystery of that place. In doing this work I was reminded that when we are anywhere, we are in relationship to all that is there. We are never only on the land, or working the land or extracting resources from it. We are with it and however we are with it affects us, just as it affects the land and all that lives there. I believe that we are always with the land in ways that fall outside of the narratives the dominant culture gives us.”

Tonya will share some poems and talk a little about her understanding of her relationship to the farmland where she grew up.

Then Tonya will invite those in attendance to spend time remembering and writing about a childhood relationship to land. Maybe it's one memory in particular, the way an apple eaten off the tree tasted, or the mourning doves that woke you up, the sticky feeling of dandelion milk drying on your fingers? 

The Nelles Manor Players perform mini theatricals based on paranormal activities at the Manor.

The Knights of Columbus council 4917 Grimsby is having a bottle drive fundraising event on Saturday, October 18, 9am to 2 pm.

Bring all your empty refundable, recyclable beer, wine and liquor containers to St. Josephs church parking lot located at 135 Livingstone Ave. Grimsby. Rain or shine drive thru service.

proceeds to support local charities.

We’re excited to announce the return of the Fonthill Kinsmen Craft Show and Fall Market, held Saturday October 18th, 2025 from 10am – 4 pm, and continuing Sunday October 19th, also from 10am – 4pm.

The event is PAY WHAT YOU CAN, with the club donating any collected funds after the event to a deserving, local non-profit organization!

Head out to the Meridian Center in Fonthill to experience the amazing talents of almost 100 vendors! We get a wide variety of products each year, holiday decor, freshly baked treats, custom wood working, kids toys, clothing, and more!

Pumpkinville will be back for its 37th year at Happy Rolph's Animal Farm and Sanctuary.

Join us for a free, all-ages day of activities, including:

• Free Pumpkin Giveaway while supplies last
• Scavenger Hunt and Bird Watching
• Inflatable Games
• Selfie Station
• Print Photo Booth
• Touch a Fire Truck
• Visit with the Animals
• Bones from the Niagara Ice Dogs
• Princess and Super Hero visits.

Hot chocolate and Timbits will be offered by Tim Hortons along with a selection of food available for purchase from local restaurants including Johnny Rocco's Italian Grill and Country Boys Mobile Food Services.

Gillian's Place is excited to announce the 19th annual Walk a Mile in HER Shoes: The Men's March to end Violence Against Women. Are you Brave Enough? Prove it on Saturday, October 18th at The Niagara Pen Centre. 

Walk a Mile in HER Shoes is a symbolic march that gives men and male-identifying allies the opportunity to take a stand against violence against women. We are abundantly grateful to our corporate sponsors, walkers, ambassadors, and donors, who over the past 19 years have helped raise over $1,512,000 for Gillian’s Place. Beyond raising vital funds for Gillian’s Place, the men’s march has helped spread awareness about gender-based in Niagara, and beyond.

Gillian's Place relies on community support to sustain our life-changing programs and services. By walking and/or donating, you are raising awareness and ensuring that practical and compassionate services are there 24/7, 365 days. 

Spooky season is here! Join us for our second night market from 6 pm - 9 pm, with free hot cocoa for attendees. As the sun sets cozy up under the stars for a bewitching movie screening.

The Nelles Manor Players perform mini theatricals based on paranormal activities at the Manor.