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🗓️ What's Ahead (So Far!)
Dated events on our radar from today forward, in order. We add more with every issue.
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⚔️ FEATURED: Ironwood Fantasy Fair | The Spire, Kingston | August 15 | 🔦 Read our story
📚 FEATURED: KWF Presents: Yann Martel and Iain Reid | The Spire | August 19 🔦 Read our story
🎼 FEATURED: Cataraqui Chamber Music Festival 2026 | The Spire | August 5 to 19 🔦 Read our story
August 2026 Events
🪶 Free Indigenous Cultural Workshop With Robert Spade | The Spire | August 11
🔥 Kingston 1976 Olympic Torch Parade | Kingston | August 11
🎬 Free Outdoor Movie Night: Cool Runnings | Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, 53 Yonge St | August 12
📜 Heritage Hour: Kingston and the 1976 Olympic Sailing Events | Memorial Hall, City Hall | August 13
🔬 Health Adventures Camp | Canadian Museum of Health Care, 32 George St | August 10 to 14
🛣 Rideau Canal Lock & Paddle | Rideau Canal | August 15
⚔️ Ironwood Fantasy Fair | The Spire, Kingston | August 15 | 🔦 Read our story
🌿 Celebrate 4ever Summer Party | Glen Elbe Learning Centre, Athens | August 15 🔦 Read our story
🧸 Tamarack Teddy Bear Party | BGC South East, 1300 Bath Rd | August 15
⛵ Kingston 1976 Community Exhibition | Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, 53 Yonge St | August 15
🚪 UHKF Door-to-Door Monthly Donor Campaign | Kingston neighbourhoods | August 10 to 15
🎭 TK Fringe 2026 | Tett Centre, 370 King St W | August 6 to 16 🔦 Read our story
🧭 Discover L&A County MEGA Geocaching Event | Museum of Lennox & Addington, Napanee | August 12 to 16
🗳️ Vote: 2026 Election Sticker Design Contest | Get Involved Kingston | vote by August 17
📚 FEATURED: KWF Presents: Yann Martel and Iain Reid | The Spire | August 19 🔦 Read our story
🎼 FEATURED: Cataraqui Chamber Music Festival 2026 | The Spire | August 5 to 19 🔦 Read our story
🎤 Forever Hip Day 1: Choir! Choir! Choir! Sings The Hip | Springer Market Square | August 20
⛳ 3rd Annual YGK Healthcare Champions Golf Tournament | Loyalist Golf & Country Club, Bath | August 20
🎬 Forever Hip Day 2: Long Time Running Screening & Music Walking Tours | Springer Market Square | August 21
📺 Forever Hip Day 3: CBC Final-Concert Re-Broadcast Viewing Party | Springer Market Square | August 22
⛳ Little Heroes Charity Golf Tournament | August 22
🎸 Forever Hip | Springer Market Square | August 20 to 22
🍶 Music Festival in Compton Park | Compton Park | August 23
⛳ Power of Hope Golf Tournament | August 24
🎞️ To Labour, with Love Film Screening and Mixer | Broom Factory, 305 Rideau St | August 27
September 2026 Events
🚗 12th Annual Limestone City Car Classic | Kingston Memorial Centre Fairgrounds, 303 York St | September 5
🐱 Groovy Cats Art Colouring Book Fundraiser for Napanee Kitten Rescue | Napanee | through September 8
⛳ Almost Home Annual Charity Golf Tournament | Rivendell Golf Club, Verona | September 11
🛝 Jumpstart Inclusive Playground Grand Opening | Shannon Park | September 12
🚗 RoadTrip Music Festival | Princess Street & Springer Market Square | September 12
🐾 Big Paws in the Basin | Confederation Park | September 12
🎉 Party on the Pier | Great Lakes Museum, Kingston | September 13
💼 Celebrating Women in Business, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce | September 17
🛡️ Fraud Awareness Presentation | North Crosby Hall, Westport | September 18
🌍 Intercultural Arts Festival | Confederation Park, Kingston | September 20
✏️ Sketch Canada, First National Urban Sketchers Event | Kingston, venue TBD | September 18 to 20
🎪 Europa Super Circus | RioCan Centre | September 18 to 21
✈️ Wheels on the Runway | YGK Airport, 1114 Len Birchall Way | September 26
October 2026 Events
📚 Kingston Writersfest | Downtown Kingston | October
🎸 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band | Slush Puppie Place | October 1
🏃 9RUNRUN: Run the Pen | Lake Ontario Park | October 10
December 2026 Events
🥌 Grand Slam of Curling Players Cup | Slush Puppie Place | December 15 to 20
We update this calendar with every issue. Get it in your inbox first, along with spotlights on local people and businesses, community wins, and a bit of uplifting news.
☀️ Week In, Week Out
Things that repeat, sorted by the day they run, so you can find something for whatever day you have free. Most of it costs nothing.
Mondays
🗨️ Café Franglish | Sydenham St. Commons | to Aug 28
Tuesdays
💃 Salsa in the Square | Springer Market Square | to Aug 25
🪑 Chair Fitness | Sydenham St. Commons | to Aug 28
🤟 ASL Workshop | Sydenham St. Commons | to Aug 28
Wednesdays
🎲 Games in the Square | Springer Market Square | to Aug 26
🤫 Silent Reading | Sydenham St. Commons | to Aug 28
Thursdays
📖 Stories in the Square with KFPL | Springer Market Square Amphitheatre | to Aug 27
🧶 BYOC (Bring Your Own Craft) | Sydenham St. Commons | to Aug 28
🎥 Movies in the Square | Springer Market Square | Thursdays at dusk, to Aug 27
Fridays
🇪🇸 Spanish Conversation Sessions | Sydenham St. Commons | to Aug 28
🏛️ Free Fridays at the Museum of Lennox & Addington | Napanee | Fridays to August 28
Saturdays
🍳 Chef Demos | Springer Market Square Amphitheatre | Most Saturdays, to Aug 29
🪁 Screen Free Saturdays | Sydenham St. Commons | to Aug 29
🎵 Waterside Summer Series | St. Paul's Church, Amherst Island | to Aug 15 🔦 Read our story
Sundays
🧘 Yoga in the Park | Battery Park | to Aug 30
Several Days a Week
🎶 Live 365 Summer Music Series | Springer Market Square & Confederation Park | Wed, Fri & Sat, to Aug 29
🔬 Exploration Days | Babcock Mill (Odessa) & Bath Museum | Thursdays & Fridays, to Aug 21
🌳 Neighbourhood Parks Program | Five Kingston parks | Weekdays, to Aug 28
🧍 Free Otago Exercise Program, Falls Prevention for Older Adults | Six rural sites | various weekdays, starts September
Open Any Day
🚤 Rideau Canal Free Lockage | Rideau Canal | Season open, through Sept 7
🚢 S.S. Keewatin Tours | Great Lakes Museum | Season open
🐟 Aquaculture: Farming the Waters | Great Lakes Museum | to October 18
🎵 Music From Miles Around | Market Wing Cultural Space, City Hall | Free, to June 2027
📷 Cataraqui Trail Photo Contest | Cataraqui Trail | to Oct 30
🎒 United Way KFL&A Backpack Program Donations | 417 Bagot St & Cataraqui Centre | to Aug 14
🦥 The Frontenac Challenge (Turtles Theme) | Frontenac Provincial Park | September 1 to October 31
🥕 Markets
Farmers' markets, makers' markets and the rest, by the day they run.
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
🥕 Kingston Public Market | Springer Market Square, downtown
Thursdays
🏊 Gananoque Farmers' Market | Town Hall Square, 30 King St E
Saturdays
🛍️ Summer Mini Market Series | Sydenham St. Commons | Select Saturdays, to Sept 12
Sundays
🥬 Memorial Centre Farmers' Market | 303 York St
🛠️ Makers at the Mill | Babcock Mill, Odessa | through Oct 18
🪪 Katarokwi Indigenous Market | Springer Market Square | Monthly Sundays, June to Sept
🌱 Really Really Free Veggie Market (Mutual Aid Gardens) | rotating locations | Sundays: Aug 9 (Firelane, 106-140 Compton St), Aug 30 (52 Bayswater St), Sept 20 (Coffeeway, Division/Concession), Oct 11 (Firelane, 106-140 Compton St)
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