Time well spent

People sitting around a campfire playing drums, with a warm glow illuminating their faces.

Midsummer Night’s Drum & Bonfire

Saturday, 21 June 2025

Starts 6pm. Campsites available. Come all ye rolling minstrels, bring your drums, guitars and songs for a celebration of midsummer and the longest night of the year. 

Collage of three decorative art pieces: a bowl with a geometric pattern, a wooden sign with a red cardinal and "welcome" text, and a colorful abstract landscape painting.

Coldwater Studio Tour

Saturday, 21 June & Sunday 22 June 2025

10:00am to 4:00pm. Join in the local fun come visit us at the Coldwater Museum. Everyone is welcome.

July-August School Days

The School Day program runs on Wednesdays from the first week of July to the last week of August.  See details HERE.

July-August Crafting Days

The Crafting Day program runs on Thursdays from the first week in July to the 21st August from 10 am to the afternoon.

Row of vintage cars parked on a grassy field under a cloudy sky.

Vintage Car Show

Saturday, 5 July 2025

Starting 10am and into the afternoon. Come see this first class collection of spectacular vehicles which can honestly be described as fully operational time machines. 

Vintage Tractor & Mystery Farm Equipment Display

Saturday 19 July , 2025

Wonder at how dangerous farm implements truly were and ask the experts about what the heck they were used for.

Man in overalls and straw hat standing next to vintage steam engine inside wooden workshop.

Family Farm Day

Saturday 19 July , 2025

A celebration of farm life and an opportunity to meet ‘Franken Tractor’, arguably the ugliest tractor in Ontario.

Outdoor craft fair booth with quilts and handmade crafts displayed, attended by several people.

Sell Your Stash Craft Day

Thursday 21 August , 2025

Starts at 10am ends at 3pm. Make room in your calendar for this event as vendors will be selling vintage hand made crafts, crafting materials, putting on displays and giving demonstrations to help both the experienced and the uninitiated. Rural creativity in all its glory.

Two women in elaborate steampunk costumes with vibrant hats, goggles, and jewelry, posing at an outdoor event.

Steampunk Event

Saturday 13 September , 2025

FREE all-day event. Think Steampunk is Johnny Rotten in a sauna? Indeed it is not, stop by and prepare to be amazed. Join the fun as vendors get together to sell and display incredibly creative Steampunky things.

Enjoy the performers, demonstrations, and music.

Open Doors Simcoe County

Saturday 13 September, 2025

10:00 until 4:00. Make time to visit the Coldwater Museum as part of the Simcoe wide open house annual tradition.