Be Here in 2024: Summertime Happenings You Won't Want to Miss

The festivals, the events, and all the happenings in Ontario's Highlands.

Festivals & Events

'Tis the Season: 5 Festive Small Town Shopping Escapes

Light Up the Holidays

Perfect Pumpkin Patches, Apple Orchards, and Harvest Festivals

10 Festive Events to get the Holidays Started

Warm Up with 12 Winter Festivals and Events

10 Holiday Events for Maximum Festive Cheer

Good Food, Good Company and Good Music

Sweet Maple Events to Celebrate Spring

Celebrate Culture in Ontario's Highlands

If You Lived Here: 11 Ontario Small Towns You Won't Want to Leave

Show Your Pride: 3 Ontario's Highlands Pride Events to Celebrate Inclusivity

Local's Take: The Joy of Yurting in Hastings County

Breaking Boundaries with Remote Ice Climbing in Haliburton Highlands: Lorne Foisy

Spring into Maple: 5-day, 4-night Maple Immersion

Collection • 5 stories

Winter Trails

These winter trails will take you through a winter wonderland while cross-country skiing, snowshoeing snowmobiling, or hiking. 

Holiday Gift Guide for Music Lovers

Best of Fall: 5-Day, 4-Night Cross Country Road Trip

Tales of Wilno: Exploring Canada's Oldest Polish-Kashub Settlement

7 Restorative Retreats to Find Yourself

Your 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Food Lovers

Fall in Love With Winter

2-Night, 3-Day Couple's Road Trip for Maximum Fall Colours

Collection • 7 stories

Local's Takes

Insider tips from the people who both live and take their vacations in the Highlands.

Be a Better Ally to First Nations Peoples

5 Real-Life Holiday Movie Sets

Shine at Giving this Holiday Season

Sun's Out, Fun's Out

Collection • 18 stories

Day Trip Destinations

The towns of the Highlands make perfect day-trip destinations from Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.

A Taste of Italy - Ontario's Highlands Style