Older than Canada: Pelham's Comfort Maple
Pelham
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Believed to be Canada's oldest sugar maple, the Comfort Maple has stood in Pelham for an estimated 400 to 500 years. Fall is the time to visit.
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Niagara's year in the arts: festivals, art shows and free nights out
Niagara Region
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From Canada's oldest heritage festival to a juried art show by the river in Niagara-on-the-Lake, here's Niagara's arts calendar and where to find art all year.
Niagara's festival year, from peaches and tall ships to Icewine
Niagara Region
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From the Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival and the Niagara-on-the-Lake Peach Festival to the Niagara Grape & Wine Festival and the Niagara Icewine Festival, here's Niagara's festival calendar.
Niagara's 2026 harvest: growers stay hopeful after a wet summer
Niagara Region
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Summer storms flooded vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake, but growers expect a good crop. Here's how this fall's harvest is shaping up, and how to enjoy it.
Niagara wine country, explained: benches, lakeshores and Icewine
Niagara Region
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Why grapes grow so well between the lake and the escarpment, what the names on a Niagara wine label mean, and how Icewine put Canada on the wine map.
Four Fridays left at the Port Colborne Farmers' Market this season
Port Colborne
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More than 50 vendors fill Market Square every Friday morning until October 30th. Here's what to know before the season ends.
Downtown St. Catharines is one of the world's coolest neighbourhoods
St Catharines
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Time Out ranked Downtown St. Catharines ninth in the world for 2026, thanks to St. Paul Street's independent shops, restaurants and bars.
Craft beer meets 1812 history at Old Fort Erie's first History on Tap
Fort Erie
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Upcoming
On Saturday, October 24th, Niagara Parks and Niagara College pair Teaching Brewery samples with history-themed food inside Old Fort Erie.
Ball's Falls Thanksgiving Festival: what to know before you go
Lincoln
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Upcoming
The 52nd Ball's Falls Thanksgiving Festival runs October 9th to 12th in Lincoln. Tickets, parking, what's on, and the story of Ball's Grist Mill at the heart of it all.