The Starry Night Studio & Gallery Tour is an annual self-guided walking tour of downtown Orillia art spaces that exhibit and promote local artists on an on-going basis. The event occurs in late August, rain or shine and features downtown artist studios, galleries, shops and restaurants.
For more information, visit orilliastarrynight.weebly.com or contact the organizers of Starry Night at orilliastarrynight@gmail.com
As we approach the summer months, we at OMAH are preparing for a third season of our Wednesday night 19+ walking tour, “Gangs, Guns & Grog: True Stories of Orillia’s Wild West Days.” We invite you to join us for an early access edition of this entertaining program that takes guests back in time to the 1870’s The 1.5 hour tour is filled with stories of shootouts and brawls, brothels and bootleggers. At the end of the night guests are dropped off at the Hog N’ Penny Pub where the first drink is on OMAH.
For tour details or to RSVP, please contact Lindsay at historycoordinator@orilliamuseum.org to reserve your space.
Welcome to Downtown Orillia’s Merchants and Makers Event!
On July 22nd from 10am – 5pm, join us downtown for a Saturday filled with interactive demos, handmade goods, unique products, and interactive activities for your family. This event will feature our downtown stores, market vendors, , live music, street animation, and much more! This event area is Mississaga St from Albert St to Front St, and Peter St S.
Interested in being a vendor? Click
HERE to fill out the vendor form!
Join us for an evening of art and celebration! Mariposa Arts Theatre presents QUEER CABARET, on Saturday, June 10 at 7:30pm at the Mariposa Arts Theatre Centre (12 Brammer Drive, Orillia). Featuring drag artists, singers, poets and more, come out and enjoy local talent and celebrate Pride Month in style…
FEATURING:
Drag Artists: Themme, Rodaysha Red Ashes, & Champagne Top’Her
Poets: Mitch Gibbons & Amy Miller
Singers: Josh Halbot & Richard Birch
** This is a 19+ event **
Time & Location
Jun 10, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The MAT Center, 12 Brammer Dr, Orillia, ON L3V 7T4, Canada
For more information & tickets, click HERE.
We would like to provide an update regarding our “Celebrate You!” event planned for this Saturday and loop you in on recent developments that have impacted the trajectory of the event.
Our focus with “Celebrate You!” has always been to create a safe space in which our diverse community can be celebrated and have their voices amplified. This week, our office has received strong feedback from our potential vendors and key community members that this year, more than ever, it is important and most impactful for Pride to be prioritized and proclaimed during the month of June. The feedback also notably expressed an interest in focusing exclusively on the externally planned Pride March taking place on Saturday as well as other initiatives focused more directly on Pride. In listening to community members from the groups our event was created to support, many felt that when comparing our event and the externally planned Pride March, the latter was a method of celebration and self-expression that better aligned with how they want to be represented and celebrated.
As an act of solidarity and in an effort to amplify these voices, we have made the difficult decision to step back and cancel “Celebrate You!” to allow the Pride March to be at the forefront of this weekend’s focus and to focus our efforts on promoting Pride-centric events supported and hosted by our downtown businesses this weekend and throughout the month of June. Our overarching priority through any event is to promote our businesses in Downtown Orillia, and as such, we are actively exploring alternative options for future events to allow for similar business opportunities to what would have been provided at “Celebrate You!”.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and consideration as we work together as allies and advocates to create a Downtown Orillia that is rich in celebration, diversity, and powerful community voices.
Mariposa Dance Company is pleased to present a fun filled afternoon watching the dancers hit the stage in preparation for the 2023 Competitive Season
Everyone requires a ticket – even babes in arms
Price: $15.00