The Elora Festival features a lineup of jazz and classical concerts in an open-air barn near Guelph. July 10 to 26, 136 Metcalfe St., Elora. 1.5-hr drive Pit stop: The carrot-hued Cheltenham Badlands off the Bruce Trail, now sadly only viewable from a distance.
The Tree Museum showcases art designed to live beneath a leafy Muskoka canopy. 1634 Doe Lake Rd., Gravenhurst. 2-hr drive Pit stop: A crème brûlée milkshake at Ice Dreams Soda Shop in Bala.
4th Line Theatre stages new Canadian dramas on a creekside farm. June 30 to August 29, The Winslow Farm, Millbrook. 1.5-hr drive Pit stop: The 300-foot Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge in Ferris Provincial Park.
The JamJam Forest Festival transforms a woodsy treescape into a hippie indie music commune. Sept. 5, Springwater Conservation Area, Aylmer. 2-hr drive Pit stop: A tour of Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese in Woodstock.
Jackson-Triggs’ moonlit amphitheatre welcomes Sam Roberts Band, Stars and Joel Plaskett. June 12 to Sept. 11, 2145 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara. 1.5-hr drive Pit stop: A trolley ride through the vines at Small Talk Vineyards.
Hayloft Dancehall features honky-tonk hoedowns and indie concerts all summer long. From May 15, 311 Salmon Point Rd., Picton. 2.5-hr drive Pit stop: Fresh local asparagus from Greenridge Farms’ roadside stand.
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The Elora Festival features a lineup of jazz and classical concerts in an open-air barn near Guelph. July 10 to 26, 136 Metcalfe St., Elora.
1.5-hr drive
Pit stop: The carrot-hued Cheltenham Badlands off the Bruce Trail, now sadly only viewable from a distance.
The Tree Museum showcases art designed to live beneath a leafy Muskoka canopy. 1634 Doe Lake Rd., Gravenhurst.
2-hr drive
Pit stop: A crème brûlée milkshake at Ice Dreams Soda Shop in Bala.
4th Line Theatre stages new Canadian dramas on a creekside farm. June 30 to August 29, The Winslow Farm, Millbrook.
1.5-hr drive
Pit stop: The 300-foot Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge in Ferris Provincial Park.
The JamJam Forest Festival transforms a woodsy treescape into a hippie indie music commune. Sept. 5, Springwater Conservation Area, Aylmer.
2-hr drive
Pit stop: A tour of Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese in Woodstock.
Jackson-Triggs’ moonlit amphitheatre welcomes Sam Roberts Band, Stars and Joel Plaskett. June 12 to Sept. 11, 2145 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara.
1.5-hr drive
Pit stop: A trolley ride through the vines at Small Talk Vineyards.
Hayloft Dancehall features honky-tonk hoedowns and indie concerts all summer long. From May 15, 311 Salmon Point Rd., Picton.
2.5-hr drive
Pit stop: Fresh local asparagus from Greenridge Farms’ roadside stand.
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