There is lots going on in and around Markham this week – tours, music, food, markets and more! You can even take your little ones to meet their favourite princesses should that be their heart’s desire! Scroll down to find out What’s On in Markham – Aug 4th – 10th! Have a fun week!
Varley Art Gallery Markham – Free weekend tours until August 27th
The Varley Art Gallery is offering FREE guided tours every Saturday and Sunday this summer to August 27. The tours start promptly at 1 PM and 3 PM. Registration is not required. Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes before the tour is scheduled to begin. To learn more information or to book a private group tour, please email: [email protected] or [email protected]
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Jillian Mendez & The Natural Elements in Concert – Markham Museum – Aug 4th – 7-10pm
The second ‘Night at the Museum’ will be a free live concert from 7:00-9:00 PM featuring Jillian Mendez and the Natural Elements! Their live tribute to the music of Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan is not to be missed!
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Stoufville Ribfest – Aug 5th – 7th – Memorial Park Stouffville
Four Ribbers will be returning to Memorial Park, alongside a vast array of food vendors, merchants, craft beer vendors, and entertainers on the main stage.
A new feature of this year’s event will be an exhibit of animatronic dinosaurs. These life-like dinosaurs can be viewed for free of charge, as no admission fee is required to enter the area. There will also be a midway zone filled with thrilling rides and games.
Friday, August 5th, 12-11 pm
Saturday, August 6th, 12-11 pm
Sunday, August 7th, 12-7 pm
For more details click here. Price: Free admission
Big Bounce Canada – Markham Fairgrounds – Aug 4th – 7th
Big Bounce Canada is a family-focused inflatable event featuring six unique interactive inflatables, a live DJ inside the World’s Biggest Bounce House, games, food and photo opportunities coming to the Markham Fairgrounds this August.
The Big Bounce Canada is the largest touring inflatable event in the entire world! We’ve created an action-packed day out suitable for all ages and featuring some of the most unique and exciting custom-built inflatable attractions ever made. We have the World’s Largest Bouncy Castle (Guinness certified!), we have a 300-meter-long inflatable obstacle course and we have slides, ball pits, a maze and climbing walls galore!
With every bounce, there’s a whole new experience to be shared and down every slide a new adventure for you, your friends and your family to be a part of.
Sneakers off, party on at the awesome, Big Bounce Canada!
For more details click here. Price: from $42
Night It Up! Night Market – Downtown Markham – Aug 5-7th
Night It Up! is an outdoor festival showcasing a mosaic of delicious Asian street foods complemented by local talents’ nightly performances, styled in the vein of night markets from Taiwan, Hong Kong and across Asia.
| Hours: | |
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| Friday | 7PM to Midnight |
| Saturday | 2PM to Midnight |
| Sunday | 2PM to 8PM |
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Music on the Street – Unionville – Aug 6th & 7th
Introducing Week 9 of Music on the Street, a concert series featuring local musicians every weekend on Main St. Unionville 
The upcoming weekend will feature Lammy on Saturday and Sol-De-Vi on Sunday. They will present a mix of oldies, pop, jazz and more.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Pickering Food Truck Festival – Aug 5th – 7th – Esplanade Park, Pickering
You’ll want to bring your friends and kids to Esplanade Park for some unbelievable food! We’re transforming the park to a foodie haven, jam-packed with a children’s village, beer garden and live entertainment stage. As always, admission is free and we’ll be beefing up the park with some good tunes.
AUG 5: 5PM – 9PM
AUG 6: 12PM – 9PM
AUG 7: 12PM – 8PM
1 The Esplanade, Pickering, Ontario
You’ll want to bring your friends and family to Esplanade Park for some unbelievable food! We’re transforming the park into a foodie haven, jam-packed with a children’s village, eating challenges, live entertainment stage and cold beer. As always, admission is free and we’ll be beefing up the park with some good tunes.
*Unfortunately pets will not be permitted at the Pickering Food Truck Festival due to a City of Pickering regulation
For more details click here. Price: Free Admission
The Princess Ball – Aug 7th – Woodview Park Community Centre – Oshawa
Meet some of your favourite princesses at our annual Princess Ball on Sunday, August 7th 2022 in Oshawa!
Meet 9+ princesses featuring Musical Performances, Dancing, Crafts and MORE! This event is full of magical memories for your child to cherish forever. Our princesses love to sing, dance and inspire during our ball to make your little one feel like true royalty!
We will be hosting two, 2-hour sessions starting at 11:00am and 2:30pm. This is our biggest event so don’t forget to grab your tickets!
For more details click here. Price: from $10
Hope & Healing Art Installation – Aug 6th – Black Creek Pioneer Village
Hope and Healing is a temporary installation exhibit by Métis Encaustic Sculptor, Tracey-Mae Chambers. The installation reflects the unrest of the current global and national climate. From the COVID-19 pandemic and battling racial discrimination to the forgotten Indigenous children in the discovery of numerous mass graves across Canada.
Tracey-Mae Chambers asks the tough question of where we go from here, individually, and collectively, and how do we stay hopeful?
These temporary installations across Canada are made using crochet, knit and woven red yarns. The ongoing body of work is used to illustrate connections between Indigenous, Inuit, and Métis peoples with Canadians, while also addressing the decolonization of public spaces.
Once dismantled, the work is returned to the artist and will be reworked and repurposed at another site somewhere else in the country. The stories gathered from each participating venue will culminate in a book and travelling exhibition.
The installation with Tracey-Mae Chambers will take place Saturday, August 6, at Black Creek Pioneer Village. The public program of the installation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For more details click here. Price: Free with admission from $12.86