Sundridge Sunflower Festival

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The Sundridge Sunflower Festival is the largest annual summer festival in the Almaguin area. Located downtown in beautiful Sunny Sundridge, Ontario the Sunflower Festival features live music, family activities, great food and a street market with over 100 vendors. With new activities and events added every year this year’s festival will be better than the last.

The 2017 Sundridge Sunflower Festival begins on Friday, August 11th, with the Royal Canadian Legion WING NIGHT Dinner and will wrap up with the Friday Night FREE movie. Title of this year’s movie will be announced.

The real fun begins on Saturday, August 12th with the Sundridge-Strong Volunteer Firefighter’s pancake breakfast at the SSJ Arena.  Come out and support the local Firefighter’s association.

Take the courtesy shuttle from the Arena to Sundridge’s Main Street where the opening ceremony begin at 9:30 AM. The street will be closed to accommodate the Main Street Street Market which will be in full swing. With over 120+ vendors, you will be able to find just about anything from jewelry to lawn tractors. Acoustic Live Music will be playing on the Main St and Rusty the Clown will be walking the street with balloon animals for children and the young at heart. They will also be welcoming Lukas Stark (Magician) again for 2017!

Down at the Waterfront (Lion’s Park) there will be organized children’s games, a cardboard boat race, stand up paddling boarding, and live music! The Lion’s Club will be having their annual BBQ at the park and be sure to check out the new Splash Pad while you are there.

At 1:00 PM make your way to the Sundridge Municipal building parking lot for the Mutt Show (dog show). The children’s show starts at 1:00 PM, followed by the the adults show at 2:00 PM.

Don’t forget about the Saturday Night Street Dance starting at 8:00 PM and hosted by DJ2. Here’s your chance to dance into the streets with great music and great people.

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FRIDAY EVENTS

• 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm – Royal Canadian Legion WING NIGHT at the Sundridge Legion (45 Ontario St – hwy 124, Sundridge, ON)
• 7:00 pm – Friday Night Movie | Movie to be announced

SATURDAY EVENTS

• 7:30 am to 11:00 am – Sundridge-Strong Volunteer Firefighters Pancake Breakfast at the SSJ Arena
• 9:00 am to 12:00 pm – COPA for Kids Airplane rides at the Almaguin Highland Airpark (pre-registration required – click here for more information)
• 9:30 am – Open Ceremony at the Main Street Stage
• 9:30 am to 4:00 pm – Main Street Market , over 120 vendors fill Main Street from Paget to the Sundridge Community Centre with even more vendors set up in the Lion’s Park.
• Live Musical Entertainment will be playing at the Lion’s Park Gazebo throughout the day and some musical entertainment will be on the Main Street.
  • 9:30 – Patty Crozier (Main Street)
  • 10:30 – Pearl Penel (Main Street)
  • 11:00 – Grooove (Lion’s Park Gazebo)
  • 12:00 – Swamp Donkeys (Lion’s Park Gazebo)
  • 2:00 – Stone House (Lion’s Park Gazebo)
  • 3:00 – Barbwire (Lion’s Park Gazebo)
• 10:00 am to 4:00 pm – Magician: Lukas Stark
• 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – Swift Canoe Paddle-board Lessons/Interactive Demo (Lion’s Park)
• 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – Children Activities at the Waterfront (Lion’s Park)
• 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – Rusty the Clown
• 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm – Lions BBQ at the Waterfront (Lion’s Park)
• 12:00 pm – Card Board Boat Race (This year build your own boat at the festival with materials provided at the Lion’s Park Waterfront)
• 1:00 pm – Mutt Show (Dog Show)
• 8:00 pm – Street Dance on Main Street with DJ2