City of Sarnia Summer Events Guide 2018 Presented by the City of Sarnia Parks and Recreation Department Sarnia Summer Events Program To recognize the breathtaking views of Lake Huron, St. Clair River and Sarnia Bay alongside the beautiful Centennial Park, in 1989, the City of Sarnia Parks and Recreation Department established the Waterfront Program. This program offered a variety of free community festivals stationed along the waterfront. Fifteen years later as these events grew in size and participation, the Parks and Recreation Department began introducing new locations for these events, with a vision to highlight more of Sarnia s beautiful parks and green spaces, in addition to the waterfront. Today, the program is now known as the Sarnia Summer Events Program, and features: the Summer Music Series, hosted at four different locations, Kids Funfest, Hobbyfest, the Children s Art Workshop, and an Outdoor Movie Night. 2018 will be an exciting season filled with programs and activities geared to enrich the lives of our children, families, and older adults within our community. In addition to the Summer Events Program, the Parks & Recreation Dept. is involved in organizing and promoting many other festivals and events along the waterfront, in our parks, and throughout the city. Kids Funfest Date: Saturday, June 9, 2018 Location: Clearwater Arena Time: 9:00am-2:00pm Cost: Free admission Held on the second Saturday in June since 1996, the Recreation Coordinator along with a dedicated group of volunteers from the community - fondly known as the Kids Funfest Committee - along with many others, organize this fun family-friendly event. Our goal is always with a focus to enhance children s lives by providing them and their parents with the resources to find and take part in all of the child and family-oriented services, clubs, and organizations in our community. Each year, participants can expect a new addition to the wide array of community groups. Math games, obstacle courses, story time, and much more, all community groups offer unique interactive activities for participants to engage in, while learning more about what they have to offer. Kids Funfest is the spot to be!
Hobbyfest Date: Saturday, August 25, 2018 Location: Germain Park and the Strangway Centre Time: 10:00am-3:00pm Cost: Free admission Learn. Explore. Create. Whether you are looking to pick up a new hobby, reignite an old one, or are interested in learning more about someone else s passion, this one-day event is where you will find it. Hobbyfest is a platform for individuals, local clubs, and organizations to increase their visibility in the community, to show off and share their achievements, as well as recruit new members. Hobbyfest is intended to be a fun, relaxing, educational event that allows for participation in interactive demonstrations and displays. Children s Art Workshop Date: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Location: Canatara Park Time: 9:30am-12:00pm and 1:30pm-3:30pm Cost: $10.00 per child The Children s Art Workshop, held in cooperation with the Sarnia Artists Workshop, promotes healthy play and learning experiences for young children. Organized by the Parks & Recreation Department and located in Canatara Park, children aged 5-8 enjoy a special themed day, working with paint, clay and other art materials to make a variety of different crafts alongside the artists from the Sarnia Artists Workshop. Tobacco-Free Outdoor Movie Night Date: Friday, July 20, 2019 Location: Clearwater Park Time: 6:30pm activities, movie at dusk Cost: Free admission To educate community members about tobacco-use, the City of Sarnia in partnership with Lambton Public Health Youth CHAT host an annual tobacco-free outdoor movie night. The event comprises interactive games and prizes, followed by a children s movie at dusk.
Summer Entertainment Series For more than twenty-five years, the City of Sarnia has put on a variety of eclectic concerts that originated with our Waterfront Concert and Entertainment Series at Centennial Park, and later moved and expanded to Canatara Park. As the years have gone by, local interest has grown, and the concert series now includes two additional locations: Kenwick on the Lake in Bright s Grove and the Germain Park Garden. Our newest mini-series, Get Out of the Garage, features up and coming youth bands and musicians. Today, this array of concerts is known as the Summer Music Series, featuring On the Waterfront, Kenwick on the Lake, Music in the Garden, and Get out of the Garage - with a new Battle of the Bands events. Calendar of Events 2018 26th Annual Waterfront Concert and Entertainment Series June June 5: Opening Night Scottish Night, Suncor Agora June 6 LifeSigns (50s and 60s), Canatara Park June 7 Mark Blayney Trio/Band (Country/Folk/Rock), Canatara Park June 8 Get Out of the Garage Youth Series, Band to Be Announced June 12 The Music Monsters (Variety), Suncor Agora June 13 The Sarnia Outtaliners (Line Dancing), Canatara Park June 14 Borderline (Country/Classic Rock, Old and New), Canatara Park June 15 Get Out of the Garage Youth Series, Band to Be Announced June 19 The Forest Excelsior Band (Community Stage Band), Suncor Agora
June 20 Seaway Sounds Sweet Adelines and Friends (Choral Groups), Canatara Park June 21 Paula and the Cornhuskers (Country), Canatara Park June 22 Get Out of the Garage Youth Series, Band to Be Announced June 26 Bluewater Chordsmen and Guests (Male Barbershop Quartet/Acapella), Suncor Agora June 27 The Dynamic Duel (Variety), Canatara Park June 28 Bluewater Cloggers (Clogging), Canatara Park June 29 Get Out of the Garage Youth Series, Battle of the Bands Event July July 3 Town and Country (Country/Blues/Jazz), Suncor Agora July 4 The Casuals (Variety), Canatara Park July 4 The Jam Band (60s and 70s Country/Western), Kenwick Park July 5 The Music Monsters (Variety), Germain Park Garden July 9 Wayne Hayward in Concert (Organ Music), Suncor Agora July 10 Gary Boyle and South Winds (Country/Blues), Suncor Agora
July 11 Deano Brainelli (Jazz/Blues), Canatara Park July 11 Blast From the Past (50s and 60s Rock/Old Country), Kenwick Park July 12 Rockwork (Classic Rock), Germain Park Garden July 16 Rob Dickson and Friends (Rock/Country/Party Mix), Suncor Agora July 17 Missy Burgess (Variety), Suncor Agora July 18 Sisters of Soul (Upbeat Gospel/Motown), Canatara Park July 18 The Celtic Hillbillies (Variety), Kenwick Park July 19 The Celtic Hillbillies (Variety), Germain Park Garden July 23 The Co-Co NUTS!! (Variety), Suncor Agora July 24 The Wade Sisters (Country), Suncor Agora July 25 Bill Hines (Contemporary Old and Folk), Canatara Park July 25 MJM Musical Memories with Janet (Variety), Kenwick Park July 26 Blackmore and Blackmore (Variety), Germain Park Garden July 30 Jeff Baldock (Variety), Suncor Agora
July 31 An Evening of Fiddle with Christine Storey and Debbie Wellington (Fiddling/Keyboard), Suncor Agora August August 1 Offsite Impact (Rock and Roll), Canatara Park August 1 Thorn and Roses (Country/Rock/Pop), Kenwick Park August 2 Missy Burgess (Variety), Germain Park Garden August 7 The Siteks (Jazz and Blues), Suncor Agora August 8 Electric Grandparents (Roots Americana visits New Orleans), Canatara Park August 8 Six Degrees (Variety), Kenwick Park August 9 Bill Hines (Contemporary Old and Folk), Germain Park Garden August 13 Rockwork (Classic Rock), Suncor Agora August 14 Mike Blackmore Percussion Group (Percussion), Suncor Agora August 15 The R.E.D. Line Band (Old and New Country), Canatara Park August 15 Blackmore and Blackmore (Variety), Kenwick Park August 16 Bluewater Ceili Band (Celtic), Germain Park Garden
August 20 The R Jammers (Variety), Suncor Agora August 21 Joan Spading and the Foggy Mountain Band (Country Western/Dance), Suncor Agora August 22 The Buck Brothers (Classic Rock/Pop/Country), Canatara Park August 22 Bluewater Ceili Band (Celtic), Kenwick Park August 23 Macsmusic (Variety), Germain Park Garden August 30 The Casuals (Variety), Germain Park Garden
Summer Community Events June Community Events June 1st First Friday - Downtown Sarnia June 1st-3rd ARTWALK - Downtown Core, Christina Street June 2nd Three on Three Ball Hockey Tournament - Canatara Park Middle Beach Parking Lot June 3rd YMCA CHOK 41st International Bridge Race - Canatara Park June 9th Dirty Dash for Rebound - Canatara Park June 9th Kids Funfest - Clearwater Park June 12th Ride Don t Hide School Ride - Canatara Park June 15th Relay for Life - Clearwater Park June 16th Access to Rec. Adaptive, Inclusive, Accessible Recreation Fair - Strangway Centre June 17th Huron House Boys Home Father s Day Walk/Run/Skate/Bike - Mike Weir Park June 23rd Bright s Grove Canada Day - Kenwick Park and Old Lakeshore June 24th Cruise in the Park - Canatara Park June 25th Peter Henderson Memorial Boat Cruise - Duc d Orleans June 29th Get Out of the Garage: Battle of the Bands Event - Suncor Agora at Centennial Park July Community Events July 1st Canada Day Celebrations - Canatara Park and Centennial Park July 5th Exit Realty Outdoor Movie Night - Canatara Park July 5th-8th Sarnia Kinsmen Ribfest - Centennial Park July 8th VegFest - Canatara Park July 8th-29th Gospel by the Bay - Centennial Park across from the Humane Society July 13th Sarnia Block Party - Suncor Agora at Centennial Park
July 14th Noelle s Gift Family Fun Day - Tecumseh Park July 14th Stephanie Shaw Memorial Ball Hockey Tournament - Canatara Park July 20th Tobacco-Free Outdoor Movie Night - Clearwater Park July 20th-21st Beats on the Street - Downtown July 21st Doggie Paddle Beach Fest - Canatara Park July 26th-28th Bluewater Borderfest - Centennial Park July 28th-29th Bluewater Triathlon/Duathlon - Wildwood Park August Community Events August 1st Children s Art Workshop - Canatara Park August 2nd Hot August Nights - Canatara Park August 3rd-5th Sarnia Greekfest - Downtown August 5th Bluewater International Granfondo - Mike Weir Park and Old Lakeshore August 11th Bright s Grove Music Fest - Kenwick Park August 11th Unleashed 2018 - Stoke s Bay August 12th Sarnia Family Fun Day - Canatara Park and Kiwanis Pavilion August 17th-19th ARTZSCAPE - Centennial Park August 21st Libro Credit Union Outdoor Movie Night - Canatara Park August 25th Hobbyfest - Germain Park and Strangway Centre August 25th Humane Society Gala - Canatara Park
Canada Day Celebrations 11:30AM Annual Parade (begins at Lakeshore and Colborne) 11:00AM 4:00PM Canatara Park (multicultural food booths, art and craft sale, inflatables) 1:30PM Opening Ceremonies 2:00PM Multicultural Performances 2:00PM Entertainment On and Off Stage 6:00PM 11:00 PM Centennial Park Midway Carnival new for 2018, from June 29 to July 2. Tickets available on site or at City Hall. Evening entertainment o 6:30PM Get Out of the Garage o 7:00PM All Canadian Rock and Roll Band o 8:15PM Jabrito o 9:15PM Yasgurs Farm o 10:00PM Annual Fireworks o 10:20PM Yasgurs Farm