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Special Events

There is an event for you in the Town of Grimsby. Whether you are looking for art, music, food, family activities, or all of the above, Grimsby has plenty to offer all year round.

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Are you interested in running your own event in Grimsby? View our Special Event Guidelines to learn about how you can run a successful event and to learn about some of the requirements that you will need to consider.

Special Events

For a complete list of all events and activities happening in Grimsby, visit our Community Calendar.

Ring in the New Year with Mayor Jordan, Council and the Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee! Sunday, January 5 from 1 - 4 pm at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery stop by for free resolution collage making, free treats, hot chocolate, face painting, movie and scavenger hunt with a chance to win a $50 gift card!

Family Fun Day at the Peach King Centre from 1 - 4 pm!

Free public skating on the West and East pads, sponsored by Zoi Ouzas Team. 

Weather depending the outdoor rink will be open for free public skating as well. 

Thank you sponsors!

Hosted at Southward Park from 10 am - 2 pm 

Join us for this community favourite equal in fun and education for the whole family. 

Thursdays from end of May until October 3rd 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Main Street, downtown Grimsby

Grimsby Farmers Market

Set up as a “Home Grown” Market, our vendors grow their own product and take the time to answer all the questions of the shoppers at the market. The Grimsby Farmers' Market runs rain or shine for the entire season.

Gardeners who make our neighborhoods look beautiful deserve to be recognized.  That’s why the Grimsby Garden Club and the Town of Grimsby sponsor and run this event.  We recognize and celebrate Grimsby’s outstanding gardens.

Nominations will be accepted in June and should be submitted to:  Grimsby Trilliums 2021, Grimsby Garden Club, P.O. Box 321, Grimsby, ON L3M 4G5, or scan/photograph the completed nomination form and email to grimsbytrillium@gmail.com

Click here to go directly to the nomination form.

Key Dates:

  • Nominations Accepted: Jun 1 - 30
  • Judging of Nominated Residential Gardens: Jul 7 - 14
  • Winning Garden Owners Notified: Early August

               Publication of Winning Gardens: mid August

Join us downtown Grimsby for our summer festival with kids zone, vendor market, food trucks, live entertainment and licensed beverage area. The Happening in Grimsby takes place June 12, 13 and 14.

Visit our website for full event details. 

Road Closure: Main Street from Patton Street to Ontario Street

Join the Grimsby Museum for Canada Day celebrations as we celebrate Canada's 158th birthday with this annual one-day festival.

Grab your lawn chair or bring your dancing shoes and join us Thursday nights in July from 7 - 9 pm following the Grimsby Farmer's Market in Coronation Park for live music! 
Band information coming soon! 
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JULY 31

Grab your blanket, popcorn and put on your pajamas and join us this summer for a movie under the stars. Happening Friday nights in August at Coronation Park. The movies will begin at sundown - arrive early to get a good spot! 

Movie details coming soon!

August 8 

August 15

August 22 

August 29

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.

Vendor applications open in May.
Applications open until September 27, 2025 or until full. 

Kick off the holidays with the lighting of our Town Tree "Hope". Light refreshments and music inside Town Hall following the lighting sponsored by Canadian Tire. 

Canadian Tire logo

The 68th Grimsby Santa Claus Parade happens on the first Saturday in December!

Interested in being a sponsor for the event? Email mrusich@grimsby.ca 

Contact Us

Community Services Department
Peach King Centre
162 Livingston Ave.,
Grimsby, ON L3M 0J5
T.: 905-945-1288
Email: recreation@grimsby.ca
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