Admission by Donation. Enjoy stories of Westport told by four residents covering the early years of the Village.
The Big Fire, history of the Review Mirror, growing up on a farm, Aboriginal residents of our area. Silent auction, 50/50 draw, refreshments.

Date :

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 7 pm

Event location :

EST Royal Canadian Legion Branch
542, 10099 10, Westport, ON K0G
1X0, Canada

Contact :

Tel: 1-613-273-2191
E-mail: info@villageofwestport.ca
Website: https://www.villageofwestport.ca

Delta will be celebrating the fall harvest with activities throughout the village.  The day starts at 8:00 am with a hearty Harvest Breakfast in the Old Town Hall.  This will be followed by all sorts of activities in the Old Town Hall, the Old Stone Mill, the Fairgrounds, the Fire Hall Museum and other spots in Delta with food vendors, children’s activities, music by The Run of the Mill, led by Judy Longstreet, blacksmithing demonstrations, milling demonstrations, a bread baking contest, a book sale and more.  Come to Delta and celebrate the harvest. 

Date :

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Event location :

Delta, ON

Contact :

The Delta Mill Society
Box 172, Delta, Ontario K0E 1G0
Tel: 613-928-2584 (office)
Email: info@deltamill.org

Stay active during the spring/summer months. Join us for a free outdoor walking program! Meet at Lockwood Park – 31 Spring Street Please wear appropriate footwear and bring a water bottle Rain or Shine – excluding extreme weather conditions

OPEN TO EVERYONE

Date :

September 1,6,8,13,15,20,22,27,2017 | 9 am to 5 pm

Event location :

Lockwood Park – 31 Spring Street

Contact :

For questions about participating or volunteering, please contact Emily Beelen

 Phone contact: 613-272-2799 Ext.256

Free two stage outdoor music festival. Nine bands, food, kid zone, vendors, arts and crafts, horse and wagon rides plus more.

Date :

Saturday, August 19, 2017 | 12 pm

Event location :

Westport, ON

Contact :

Phone contact: (613) 2738788

E-mail: kimbonner@mac.com

With 9 albums, a swag of accolades to his name and 26 years writing, performing and recording, Lloyd Spiegel is an artist at the forefront and cutting edge of Australian Blues. The unique experience of growing up on stage combined with a relentless touring schedule and stage presence well beyond his years that has seen him become a driving force in Australian blues and one of most respected guitarists in the country, recently being named in Australian Guitar Magazine’s list of the 50 top Australian guitarists of all time.

Date :

Friday, Aug 25, 2017

Event location :

The Cove Country Inn,
2 Bedford St., Westport, Canada

Contact :

Phone contact: +1 613-273-3636

WAC is the proud home of MUSICwestport. The annual free outdoor music festival is our flagship and most popular event attracting locals and visitors from far and wide—and that includes the musicians too! We continue to grow the festival but strive to maintain our roots and mission to bring music to our village and all those that join us over the third weekend in August of every year.

Free outdoor two stage music festival with nine bands, kidzone, food, arts, crafts, horse and wagon rides and family fun all day. Starts at 12 pm in beautiful downtown Westport. Lots of shopping, parking and free boating spots at local harbour.

Also get in the spirit of MUSICwestport and Kick-Off the weekend with The PepTides at the Cove Inn on the friday, Aug 18! The larger-than-life nine-member band from Ottawa have a pop sound with influences from funk, electronic and disco. Known for their extravagant performances with vocal harmonies, theatrical choreography and colourful visuals, we couldn’t think of a better way to start the festival! Tickets are $50 and include the show and a buffet dinner. This event always sells out so reservations are a must! 

Date :

Friday, Aug 18 to Saturday, Aug 19, 2017

Event location :

The Cove Inn,
Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :

Phone contact: 613-273-3636
Website: https://westportartscouncil.com/

By popular demand, WAC is proud to bring Driftwood Theatre Group back to Lockwood Park for their presentation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.

Synopsis:

Like, hop in your DeLorean and travel back in time with Driftwood Theatre to the totally awesome 1980s. When cool dude Petruchio meets Kate, the queen of mean, sparks fly in Shakespeare’s most controversial romantic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew. This most epic battle of the sexes will entertain audiences of all ages in this summer’s outdoor theatre production.

Directed by D. Jeremy Smith. Starring Geoffrey Armour as Petruchio, Siobhan Richardson as Kate, Renée Hackett, Drew O’Hara, Paolo Santalucia, Fiona Sauder and Tahirih Vejdani.

Tickets: Pay What You Can

Date :

Aug 4, 2017 at 7 pm

Event location :

Lockwood Park
 

Contact :

Website: http://www.driftwoodtheatre.com/

Fish license-free! Take a friend fishing! Ontario Family Fishing Weekend (OFFW) events make it easy to try fishing in Ontario waters for the first time (or the first time in a long time).

The government of Ontario designates several days during which Canadian residents can fish license-free in any water body where fishing is allowed. During all other periods, most Canadian residents between the ages of 18 and 64 years must purchase an OUTDOORS card and a fishing license to legally fish in Ontario.

Date :
Saturday, July 1 to Sunday, July 9, 2017 | 12 am to 11:59 pm

Event location :
Westport / Rideau Lakes, ON

Contact :
Website: http://www.ontariofamilyfishing.com/

The Irish town of Westport is revitalising the “Westport’s of the World” by holding a Convention from 14th to 17th September of next year 2017.
 
Westport of the world is an association of towns worldwide that share the name Westport. It’s believed that there are over 25 Westport’s across the world.
 
We extend an invitation to Westport citizens worldwide to come along and join the gathering as we
here in Westport Ireland also celebrate our 250th Birthday.
 
In the past from 1985 to 2010 WOW had representation from Westport’s in Kentucky, New York, Ontario, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Zealand, Massachusetts, Missouri, South Dakota, New Mexico and Connecticut.
 
Full details of the Convention programme will be available in the coming month
 
We look forward to hearing from you and participation from your Westport.
 
 
Date :
September 14 to 17, 2017
 
 
Event location :
Westport, ON
Canada
 
 
Contact :
Dermott Langan
Tourism & Enterprise Officer
Tel: 353 98 50400
Email: dlangan@mayococo.ie
 
For more information about Westport Ireland check out the following websites:
http://www.destinationwestport.com/
http://www.westportsmartertravel.ie/
http://www.mayo.ie/

DOORS OPEN in DELTA featuring the Old Stone Mill, the Old Town Hall and the Blacksmith’s Shop.  There will be guided tours of the mill (10 am to 4 pm) plus milling and blacksmithing demonstrations starting at 1:00 pm.

Enjoy complimentary light refreshments in the Old Town Hall.  Come out, take a tour of the mill, watch a blacksmith ply his art and see how flour used to be made. Admission is free (donations appreciated).

Date :

Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28, 2017 | all day

Event location :

Old Stone Mill

Contact :

The Delta Mill Society
Box 172, Delta, Ontario K0E 1G0
Tel: 613-928-2584 (office)
Email: info@deltamill.org
Website: http://www.deltamill.org/