I'd heard of the festival for ages, but finally checked it out. It's a bigger event than I'd…read moreexpected, with several blocks set aside for a few stages and vendors and tents galore. It turned out that the band playing the main stage when I came was a Blues band. That's fairly typical of Jazz festivals too - though I personally prefer Jazz and would've hoped to have caught that. There was a great vibe, and wonderful to see so may people coming out enjoying it together and supporting local business. Will be back for sure.

I accidentally stumbled across this event yesterday. We wanted to make a quick stop to Kelly's Bake…read moreShoppe after Veggie Fest and quickly found out why Kelly hadn't brought her vegan baked goods to Hamilton that day. Sound of Music takes over the whole water front as well as several blocks of downtown. We strolled down Brant and passed several small stages along the way. We were able to get vegan soft serve and sit on a bench and listen to free live music. Parking was crazy as a result but we had a nice walk through some fancy neighborhoods and the free live music was quite a pleasant surprise.

Great festival with multiple music stages, a min-carnival and food and craft booths held in Summer…read more(Father's Day weekend) right along the waterfront. Free admission. We'll go every year! Tip: parking can be tough, so get there early or you may miss a favorite band.

Went there for the First Time this past Summer and we received 5 Star Treatment. We bought a…read morepackage with a one night stay at the White Oaks hotel. Upon arriving we received our Swag bags full of Goodies with coupons for the outlet stores, dinner for two, free drinks, wine tasting tickets for a few of the Best Wineries. The Dixie Land Band Brunch on Sunday was absolutely Incredible, Great Buffet Food, Free Mimosa and incredible Music. We were so wowed with the experience, listened to some of the most beautiful talented musicians. We have decided to make this an Annual Event, except next time we will make it a Full weekend and will be taking a couple of friends along. This is one of those Festivals that you will be Wowed even if you are not that into Jazz.

From the owner: The TD Niagara Jazz Festival will take place this July 19th-22nd and July 27th-29th 2018 in the…read morebeautiful Niagara Region of Canada. Please join us for our 5th annual festival, which will include an incredible lineup of musical talent at stunning venues from the wine vineyards of Niagara-on-the-Lake to the Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines.

The Burlington Food Truck Festival is a free three day festival that took place by the waterfront…read morein Burlington Ontario at Spencer Smith Park. The festival is run by the Canadian Food Truck Festival which is also responsible for food truck festivals in Toronto, Richmond Hill, Brampton and Pickering. Admission was free but an amount of $5 was suggested which would go to the charitable cause SickKids Foundation. I went on a Sunday afternoon and Spencer Smith Park was a perfect location for the festival, right by the waterfront and lots of ample space to move and areas to sit and enjoy your food. There were forty food trucks in attendance. We went with 4 tacos from El Trompo (four for $12 tax included), the Mexican restaurant in Kensington Market also has a food truck now. A spicy lamb roti from T Dot's Naansense ($12 tax included), A paella from La Fiesta ($14 tax included). All three vendors we bought food from were all pretty good but nothing really outstanding. For those interested in alcoholic beverages, they had cans of Budweiser for sale ($9 tax included) and free samples of Budweiser's prohibition beer. Budweiser also happened to be one of the sponsors of the event. In terms of entertainment, they had a children's village with rides for the children in attendance and local musicians performing at the main stage. Overall, really well run food truck festival at a great location with lots of ample space and lots of different food options. Prices were a little on the high side but food at most food festivals are pretty expensive in general. It's a great event for people of all ages: teenagers, couples, friends looking for something to do and families.

This was such a fun, spontaneous evening! It had a cool Oriental night market vibe with tons of…read morefood stalls, bouncy houses, and two live DJs. The food was tasty but definitely pricey, especially after the entrance fee (which wasn't cheap). Highlight was launching lanterns into the water such a sweet little moment with my kid. It felt like a cool blend of culture-meets-festival energy. Would totally go again, just maybe pre-game with snacks first .

The website: I wasn't impressed with this waterfront night…read moremarket. I had such high hopes though. Their marketing & pictures of past events looked so good. Hubby & I bought tickets for this year's event. Firstly, their website doesn't have any FAQs. Other than a link to buy tickets & what the cost of the ticket gets you there's not much more information. First Impressions: We arrived just after 4pm & lined up. We got through pretty quickly because there wasn't much of a lineup. The device they were using to scan tickets wouldn't scan ours so they took a picture instead. We had VIP tickets so we got the "nicer" red lantern with tealight candle (the kind with a battery & a switch to turn on). They did a bag check & saw one of us had a bottle of water with us (unopened). They made us throw it into the garbage before going in. That wasn't nice. I later saw people with their reusable water bottles walking around with it. Why were those allowed and not ours? Not nice. As we went inside some booths weren't even set up. Though a good amount were already making their food items for waiting customers. One booth near the entrance was grilling skewers & the smoke went everywhere. The food: After wandering around I decided to get the ube burger & fries from the Bunso booth. The burger was a lot smaller than I thought it would be. The beef patties inside were quite thin. It didn't look appetizing compared to the picture. But it tasted a lot better than it looked. LOL. One thing I will criticize about the burger I wish they hadn't put so much black pepper into the patty. It was a bit spicy for me. It would have been nice if they had seasoned it more gently. The fries were decent. My only complaint is that they weren't hot. But given the circumstances where they were cooked (outdoors on a windy day) I can understand that. The Chatime food truck was nearby so I bought a purple aura bubble tea drink from them. It was too sweet for me. I only drank about half of it before abandoning it. Later on I got the egg shaped waffles in a small carton & the combo comes with lemonade in a flask. This was from Eggette Lab. The flask is a round ring & the strap is pink. Hubby drank the weak lemonade in it. It was funny to see him wearing the flask with pink ribbon & cartoon cats on it. Hubby got chicken skewers from Bunso (no picture) & a Vietnamese coffee style drink (didn't catch name of food vendor). The good: -The red lanterns hanging above the dance floor were nice. -The water feature where the lanterns go was nice. But the water didn't look too clean. -There was a plastic gold dragon by the water which looks nice in pictures & there's a small red bridge beside the water feature for selfie shots. -There was also some plastic Fu dogs where the dragon dancers have a tent. -The fake cherry blossoms looked nice too. -People were friendly & food vendors were friendly. -There were picnic tables set up near the back of the area away from the dance floor. It was quieter there. -The live dj was good. The bad: -A lot of the same food vendors here have also been at Mel Lastman Square events which is free to get into - I didn't feel like I was getting anything special or VIP. I was hoping to see more food vendors I hadn't seen before. -The only washrooms were portapotties which were disgusting & dirty. You can use the washrooms at enercare center but you have to leave the market & might not be allowed back in. -The VIP ticket came with a free alcoholic drink. That booth wasn't even set up yet when we arrived. Hubby was able to get a soju bomb later. -There are no recycle bins or green bins. Everything goes into the garbage. That's a lot of waste. When we got home we opened up the lanterns to look at them. They are cheap plastic lanterns. We recycled them at home. The electronic tea lights are ones you can get at the dollar store. It was nice to experience a different night market but I don't think I'll come back to this one. There are tons of free-entry night markets around the city that I can go to.

Happening every weekend in March, from 9:30-3pm, Bronte Creek's Provincial Park's Maple Syrup…read moreFestival was a first for me! So obviously, I didn't know what to expect. There is a guided tour as soon as you enter the Festival portion of the park. Our guide was quite funny and enthusiastic, even though the conditions were quite cold and she was donning her Victorian garb. The tour consisted of stops complete with visual demonstrations of how collecting syrup has evolved throughout the years. Approx. 20-30mins. At the end of that tour, there are several barn looking structures where you get to defrost and peruse for yourself, take goofy pics, buy maple syrup stuff (not made on-site & other unrelated things which the park thinks you may grab), climb hay bales (outdoors), buy Maple Taffy ($2 for a small-ish sized stick), visit an old Victorian house, etc. Then after all that's done, ideally you'll like to climb aboard the free "wagon ride", a.k.a. tractor that pulls a trailer and have space for the Pancake House. Good: - well organised, complete with good signage - friendly staff all around - informative and tour is geared towards children, so it should keep their interest - there are affordable treats along the way, $0.50 for a small maple syrup candy, Maple Taffy - meals aren't terribly expensive either, $25/3-4 ppl with 10 pancakes, bacon/sausages, 4 small cups of maple syrup Meh: - there was quite a line-up at the Pancake House and even if you get food, you are NOT guaranteed seating indoors. It's better to have a family/friend reserve a table indoors while someone else gets the food. Otherwise, you're eating in the freezing cold! DRESS ACCORDINGLY! It's better to be over-dressed than under. Most of the activities are outdoors in an open field, so prepare for that. Dog Owners: I did see a few dogs on the tour, but they weren't allowed on certain parts of the tour, re: any of the indoor locales OR the wagon ride.

From the owner: Traditional Maple Syrup Festival - with all day pancake breakfast, fresh maple taffy and maple…read moresugar made on site. Tour maple lane or our Victorian Farmhouse—- a glimpse of what settler life was like (1899). Farm animals, family games and activity centre. Nature nearby. Great family value. Busses welcome. Group tours.

We had an amazing time at the Buskerfest. Between the phenomenal entertainers, the delicious food…read moreand wide variety of vendors, it would be hard to ask for much more. This free event takes place every year and I know we will be back for sure.

Maybe I came to Winona Peach Festival with high expectations?! I was hoping for an event that has…read morepeach everything since it is a peach festival?! There are only a few stalls outside the entrance that sells Peach. Nothing I could not get from a local farmer's market! And the other peach thing is probably their $5 Peach Sundaes which I could made at home! There are no admission fee. Maybe I should not be complaining? Worth coming if you are in the area. There are no on site parking. The official free parking is at Puddicombe Farms but you need to get a shuttle which is $5 per person return to get to the Park!!! Though the charge is towards charity. There are also numerous food outlets that are run by local charities, you expect to find so so food but all for a good cause!

You never want to miss this annual event!…read more This place has the famous $5 peach sundaes and a ton of other good food like the Lions Club burgers, which are always a fan favourite. There is also lots of entertainment, arts and crafts, booths selling all kinds of interesting things, and the classic cars. And, don't for get to buy a basket of peaches on your way out folks!