Events

Savour traditional Rice Lake fare prepared with locally grown ingredients for a mouthwatering buffet featuring local cultural flavours. Sample authentic, homegrown Canadian cuisine!

Before dinner, learn about the Rice Lake experience at the exposition showcasing local outfitters, venues and opportunities. Listen to the story of Rice Lake and join in the conversation as we share the Rice Lake Adventure!

Place: Elmhirst's Resort, Settlers Line, R.R. #1 Keene, ON K0L 2G0
Date: Saturday May 12, 2012
Time: 5pm
Cost: Regular Ticket $50 per person; Perks Card Holders $35 per person

Experience nature in all of its splendour as you sample the local culture, lifestyles and flavours around Rice Lake.

Create memories amidst beautiful scenic settings and charming small towns. Converse with the locals as you collect playing cards at your own pace. Be sure to ask them for the best places to visit and sights to see! (This is a camera-friendly experience!)

Sponsor: Rice Lake Tourist Association (www.ricelakecanada.com)
Place: Rice Lake Ontario
Date: Saturday May 26 and Sunday May 27, 2012
Time: 10am to 4pm
Cost: FREE!

Participate hands-on as you fish Rice Lake! Meet local pro anglers who will help you bait your hook and land your very own fish! Borrow fishing equipment and tackle for free from OFAH Tackle Share.

Learn how to filet your catch. Talk to local biologists, conservation officers and anglers as they share their knowledge of Rice Lake native species, invasive species, biology and ecology. Join them at one of their workshops!

Win free prizes and show your Perks Card to claim your fishing grab bag, worth $10 (while quantities last). Participate in this authentic Canadian experience!

Sponsor: Rice Lake Fishing Festival (www.ricelakefishingfestival.ca)
Place: Bewdley Township Park, 5075 Rice Lake Drive Bewdley, Ontario K0L 1E0
Date: Saturday June 2, 2012. (Rain Date: Sunday June 3, 2012.)
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Cost: FREE!

Experience the magic of Rice Lake at this extraordinary outdoor art gallery! Displayed among beautiful natural settings, the stories of these African stone sculptures come to life!

Be inspired by the cultural diversity and learn about creative expression through stone as you explore the spacious forested grounds. Enjoy this outdoor experience in a natural Canadian setting!

Sponsor: ZimArt Rice Lake Art Gallery (www.zimart.ca)
Place: ZimArt Rice Lake Art Gallery, 855 Second Line, Bailieboro, ON K0L 1B0
Date: Saturday June 9 and Sunday June 10, 2012
Time: 12pm noon - 7pm
Cost: FREE!

Enjoy the largest show of its kind in the Kawarthas! Meet local collectors who bring to life some of the oldest antique tractors and steam engines around. See fully operational, unique, working examples of the earliest gas engines as well as "hit and miss" engines and have a rare opportunity to see Lang's own 1921 Sawyer-Massey Steam Engine in full operation.

Experience local history and culture. Converse with authentic costumed interpreters as they tell the story of the pioneers who settled the Rice Lake region.

Sponsor: Lang Pioneer Village Museum (www.langpioneervillage.ca)
Place: Lang Pioneer Village Museum, 104 Lang Road, Keene, ON K0L 2G0
Date: Sunday June 17, 2012
Time: 10am to 4pm
Regular Admission: Adults $10, Students/Seniors $9, Youth (5-14) $6, under 5 free, Family (2 adults and up to 4 youth) $30.
Perks Card Holders: Take $2 off Adult or Family admission with your Perks Card!