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Monday
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Wednesday
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Friday
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Harrow Market
Harrow Country Depot
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Find items made by local artisans, hand
crafted jewelry, soaps and body products, wood working, gift ware, produce, artwork,
homemade baked goods and more. Eat Your City Restaurant Week
Diners and food lovers can celebrate
Windsor and Essex County’s local dining
scene by taking part in a unique culinary
event. For one week, you can visit any Eat Your City participating restaurant and
indulge in 3-course meals for lunch or
dinner at great values across the county.
Each restaurant will offer a unique Eat
Your City menu and highlight the diverse and exceptional local dining in the region.
See website for participants and menus.
Runs through August 13
Windsor-Essex Pride Fest
Theatre, music, art, and entertainment
while raising awareness of discrimination
and the issues and difficulties affecting the lives of LGBTTIQ people in Windsor-Essex
and around the world. An explosion of
Pride in the heart of Downtown Windsor,
attracting over 5,000 people in a celebration of diversity. See website for
complete schedule. Until August 13
Walkerville Buskerfest
Spontaneous, colourful and bursting with
excitement. Be amazed as international
street performers and master chalk artists
take over Windsor’s vibrant heritage
neighbourhood with spectacular daredevil
feats of circus skill and slapstick magic for
all ages. Until August 13 Shows), demolition derby, home crafts,
and the clown contest. For a full schedule
of events please see the website.
Until August 13 Kingsville Folk Music Festival
Lakeside Park - Kingsville
Canada’s most southern town will play
host to national and international
award-winning musicians. Rain or shine,
and accessible. Until August 13
158th Annual Comber Fair
Comber Fair Grounds
Come and see the animals, midway (Carter
Saturday
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Windsor Comicon
The Colosseum
An incredible pop culture event featuring
entertainment and comic
celebrities, thousands of square feet of
shopping, celebrity Q&A sessions, panels
and workshops, community groups and
more. Also August 13
Essex County Steam & Gas Engine
Show
Co-An Park
Featuring international tractors and
machinery. Until August 13
Annual Woofa-Roo Pet Fest
Libro Complex
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
There is so much to do and see, you’ll need
two days. Friendly dogs are welcome to
bring their responsible owners. Please read
our pet policy before attending Woofa-Roo
with your dog. Also August 13
Perseid Meteor Celebration
Point Pelee National Park, West Beach
We’re staying open all night to view the
Psychic Expo
Caboto Club
Features all kinds of readers using various
methods and tools. It’s fun to see what’s in
store for you. Until August 13
peak of this annual meteor shower. Join
members of Royal Astronomical Society
and enjoy the meteor show.
2nd Annual Tomato Town Weekend
Colasanti’s
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Food vendors, children’s activities and
entertainment, unlimited rides, mini-golf,
zoo admission and zoo shows. All proceeds
go to the Leamington Salvation Army
Food Bank. Also August 13
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