Plan your Winter Outdoor Ontario Outings

SNOW SHOEING ON A SUNNY DAY

NORTH IN ONTARIO

Winter Carnivals highlight the months of January and February. Check the January events and festivals and plan your winter vacation north in Ontario's Cottage Country via Highway 400 North to Highway 11, Highway 60, or Highway 26.

Winter sports for kids and family resort destinations can be found with a selection of Ontario outdoor winter adventure packages or a more relaxed winter family getaway.

Ontario Resort Destination News Week of Feb. 1, 2009

Barrie Ontario:


MacLarenArtCentre Puck Painting Performance at Winterfest Take Your Best Shot-Puck Painting
Platt will encourage everyone at Winterfest to pick up a hockey stick and make their mark with a simple wrist shot or slap shot, using pre-painted pucks in blue, red and yellow — the colours of local hockey team favourite, the Barrie Colts. More Details on Barrie Winterfest. Where to stay in Barrie Area: Barrie Accommodation.

Winter Carnivals North of Toronto in 2009

Winter in Ontario traditions continue north of Toronto. Family outdoor fun is one of the characteristics of the Canadian spirit which is often captured at one of the many of the winter carnivals, snow fests, winter fests, ice festivals and winter light festivals north of Toronto-skating, dog sledding, ice carvings, outdoor ice slides, ice mazes, snow tubing, toboggan rides, wood splitting, wood burning fires, axe throwing, lumberjack antics, snow tubing, hot chocolate, hot cider, face painting, clowns, smash-up derbies With the second year of the new long weekend family day on February 13 -16 more Ontario residents will have a greater opportunity to get outdoors in Ontario and experience winter.

Ontario Travel to Winter Carnivals, Snowfests, and family winter fun

The weekend of Jan 19, 2008 is the start of the winter Carnival season north of Toronto. Here is a list of carnivals for the upcoming weekend. Combine a winter getaway weekend at one of the many resort destinations. Check out the Winter Carnival page for more winter fun ideas.

Brighton

Brighton, January 18-27
Start off with a pancake breakfast and finish off with an old fashioned winter supper. In between, check out a hockey tournament, a winter bird workshop or enjoy a lantern-lit skate.

Tim Horton's Georgian Cup

Owen Sound, January 19, 20
The ultimate snowmobiling race highlights this snowcross weekend. Don't miss the big race or the freestyle challenge.

Snofest Winter Carnival

Peterborough, Ontario
Saturday, January 19, 2008

Enjoy Pancake breakfast, sleigh rides, snowman contests and much more at the PCMA and Armour Hill. All events are free and family friendly. Dress for the weather!
Featured at 11 am and again at 1 pm enjoy acclaimed children’s entertainer MUSIC BY JAKE. Snowfest Winter Carnival Information Peterborough Hotels On-line

Campbellford Polar Bear Festival

January 19 A winter festival including an icy dip in the Trent River, demolition derby, enter your favourite recipe in the chocolate or cheese contest.
For more information call 1-888-653-1556 or (705) 653-1551