3 Events to Check out in Gravenhurst this Summer

The fun begins this weekend!

July 3, 2018 – Muskoka, ON

Gravenhurst has it going on every weekend all summer long.

Stroll the trendy Muskoka Wharf or historic downtown, catch a concert at Peter’s Players, take a cruise aboard the Muskoka Steamships, catch live music every weekend at Sawdust City Brewery or every Sunday at Music on the Barge, dine waterfront, shop, sip and play.

Of course, events and festivals play a big part in Gravenhurst’s summer scene. Here are 3 events in Gravenhurst that you’ve got to check out this summer!

38th Annual Summer Vintage Boat Show

July 7, 2018 A highlight of the season is the 38th Annual Summer Vintage Boat Show hosted by Antique and Class Boat Society of Toronto on Saturday, July 7. Admission is free!

Check out the hundred-year-old wooden classics, chrome-laden early century luxury vessels and olde Muskoka yachts. They’ve added some favourite fibreglass ones too. Eat, shop and wander the docks and purchase your own new project in the field of dreams.

For more information, visit their website

Sawdust City Music Festival

August 3 – 5, 2018 In only its second year, the Sawdust City Music Festival already feels like a summer mainstay. Bringing together some of Canada’s most talented up-and-coming artists, the musicians set to take the stage are artists in the truest form.

Above: The Good Lovelies are just one of the acts headlining the 2018 music festival

The weekend will include two evenings at the Opera House, a Songwriters’ Circle, Music on the Barge, Sunday Kids Zone and a vendor village in Gull Lake Rotary Park. Entertainment includes the Good Lovelies, Rose Cousins and Royal Wood.

For more information, visit their website

Veridian Dockside Festival of the Arts

August 17, 18 & 19, 2018Then in August, the Veridian Dockside Festival of the Arts returns for its 27th year with a field full of vendors with handcrafted items plus scheduled activities for the whole family.

Visit the 100 artisans on Aug, 17, 18 and 19 at Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst.

Enjoy everything from live music to kids yoga and face painting. Have you ever seen a chainsaw artist at work? Get up close and personal with Ontario’s turtles?

Relax with a beer, enjoy the live music and be wowed by the creative work.

For more information, visit their website