Oakville Children's Festival

The Town of Oakville and Tim Hortons are proud to present the Oakville Children’s Festival — an arts and culture playground for kids of all ages! Enjoy FREE live performances and fun events including interactive cultural activities that are sure to make your child’s eyes light up and put a smile on your face.

Join us for this very special event on Sunday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Coronation Park (1426 Lakeshore Road West). Catch a free Oakville Transit bus from the Bronte GO Station or ride your bike! Special bike parking corrals will be available on site. Festival-goers are also reminded to bring a refillable bottle to enjoy fresh and free water from the water bar.

Main stage performances:

• Jack Grunsky: Sing and Dance with Jack at 11 a.m.
• Sheesham & Lotus: Old Time Ways at 1 p.m.
• Multi Award Winning Sharon, Bram & Friends at 3 p.m.

South stage performances:

• Reptile show presented by Safari Science at 10 a.m. on the south stage
• Corpus’ Les Moutons at 11:30 a.m. in the sheep pen
• Magic and comedy show presented by IncrediBrent at noon on the south stage
• Science show presented by Safari Science at 2 p.m. on the south stage
• Corpus’ Les Moutons at 2:30 p.m. in the sheep pen

Also featuring:

• Art and building workshops provided by Oakville Galleries, QEPCCC, Home Depot and Momstown of Oakville
• Drop-in yoga and dance sessions provided by Lululemon and Ivivva
• Obstacle Courses and FUN provided by Monkeynastix
• Kids Play Zone
• Face painting
• Pancake breakfast by the Kinsmen Club of Oakville
• BBQ lunch by the Royal Canadian Legion

Food trucks:

• Frankie Fettuccine
• Gorilla Cheese
• karam chaMEALon
• The Mighty Cob

Oakville Transit Shuttle Service

The free Oakville Transit shuttle service from Bronte Go Station to Coronation Park will begin at 9:30 a.m. Oakville Transit buses will operate approximately every eight minutes to and from the festival. The last shuttle will leave Coronation Park for the Bronte GO Station at 5 p.m. All festival events will end by 4 p.m., so plan accordingly.

Additional event information will be posted as details are confirmed. Stay tuned!

Please note: this event will take place rain or shine.

Volunteers needed!

Interested in becoming a volunteer for the Oakville Children’s Festival? Volunteers are needed for events and activities, greeting families, directing visitors, and helping children with art and clay projects.

Benefits of volunteering:

• gain volunteer experience
• support your community
• earn high school community hours
• receive a letter of thanks from the Town of Oakville confirming your community hours

Volunteers must register and be at least 14 years of age to support this event. For details, please contact Lesley Franklin at ocfvolunteers@oakville.ca.