The Annual Learning Expo is returning to the Carleton Place on January 16th from 10am to 4pm for the third year. Previously at the Carambeck Community Centre, the event has grown and will be moving to the Carleton Place Arena (75 Neelin St) upper hall this year. From early childhood development to college prep, this event brings together industry experts, community programs, education-related businesses and educators in one convenient location. Admission is free and the first 50 visitors will receive a swag bag of freebies and information from participating organizations. The show will feature talks on childhood health/nutrition, car seat safety and more! There will also be exhibits and vendors from area schools, extracurricular programs, summer camps, youth groups, community programs and services and more are being added daily. Learn about options for enrolling your children in school, child ID programs, health and safety, college prep and student employment services, driver’s education, playgroups and all things children and youth. In previous years visitors enjoyed information sessions on Homeschooling and lunch ideas from “The Brown Bag Café”. A Children’s craft area, free play zone and interactive dance and art workshop will entertain youngsters while their caregivers and parents browse. For information about the event or to sign up as a vendor, guest speaker or community group please contact Sarah Cavanagh at sarah@creativemindseventplanning.ca or 613-253-8952. More info here:

Date:
January 16th, 2016, 2016 – 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

Event Location:
Carleton Place Arena, Upper Hall
​75 Neelin Street, Carleton Place

The Brett Pearson Run For Your Life Walk/Run will take place on September 26th 2015 in Carleton Place.

For further information please call 613-257-8049 or visit www.cpdrugstrategy.com Come and join us on

Saturday September 26th, 2015 – 9 AM to 1 PM

Supporter of the Canadian Armed Forces and First Responders (Police, Fire, Paramedics)

RUN/WALK Fundraiser 5 km Carleton Place Town Square (behind Carleton PlaceTown Hall)
15 Mill street, Carleton Place, ON

Online registration closes at 11:59 PM on September 25, 2015. Onsite registration is available on day of the event from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM.

For the past several years Carleton Place has been host to one of the most well-attended rural Take Back the Night Marches in Canada. Even on the soggiest of nights local residents turn out with their banners and noise-makers in record numbers. All to demand that a womanʼs right to walk our streets safely be upheld.

This year’s event will be held on Thursday, September 25th. The gathering begins at 6:30 in the park behind Carleton Place town hall, with the rally and march set to begin at 7pm. This is a family friendly event for all to join!! We hope to see you there!! For inquiries, contact the Public Education Coordinator at 613-257-3469 ext 63. or visit www.lcih.org/events

The Take Back The Night, march, an event that focuses on ending violence against women. Take Back the Night events take place across North America. They are designed to raise the awareness of safety issues for women and children. This march protests harassment, sexual abuse, and assault.

Date: September 24th 2015
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Place: Carleton Place Town Hall
Cost: FREE

Get Fresh with a Local Farmer at this Annual festival that celebrates fine foods made with love in Lanark County. Taste maple garlic and honey galore at the Annual Lanark County Harvest Festival slated for Sunday September 13th 2015 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Beckwith Park (1319 9th Line Beckwith near Carleton Place).  Enjoy seminars on delicious topics that will teach you about such things as the food that grows here and how to prepare it. Discover children’s activities and games tap your toes to some of Lanark County’s finest musicians and of course sample the wares offered by local vendors who are passionate about what they produce. Come and see why Lanark County is a food destination and experience the benefits of local food! The festival is a collaboration of local farmers’ markets and groups that partner to bring the best in local food to your table.

Food Seminars & Cooking Demonstrations
In 2015, the following topics will be presented by experts. From maple syrup to improvisational cooking, we’re sure to spark your interest in local food!

11:00 AM

Edible Flowers
Sylvia Van Ort
Sylvia will demonstrate the art of flower arrangements and discuss which flowers are edible.

11:30 AM
Cooking Demonstration
Roger Weldon
Local chef Roger Weldon will shop on site for ingredients to make an impromptu dish using local products.

12:00 PM
Opening Ceremonies
Harvest Festival Committee

Featured Municipality
Tay Valley Township Display

1:00 PM
Mushrooms
“The Fungus Among Us”
Scott Perrie, Valley Wild Edibles
Discussion of the tricks and secrets of the foragers of Valley Wild Edibles. Learn how, where and when to look for tasty wild edibles commonly found in the region, as well as tips on how to responsibly harvest a few of these tasty treats. Tools, guide books, culinary preparation and preservation methods will also be discussed to provide the audience with a starting point for their own foraging adventures!

2:00 PM
Cooking Demonstration
Stan Dueck or Bruce Enloe
Local chefs will provide visitors with the experience of learning how local foods can be transformed into masterpieces.

2:30 PM
Maple Syrup Seminar
Ray Fortune and Dwight James
Maple Syrup – Learn about the proper methods for storing and cooking with maple syrup as well as recipe ideas. Tasting opportunities where audience members can sample and compare the different grades of maple syrup and other maple products.

Welcome to The Fall 400™ Dragon Boat Festival

On September 12, 2015, the town of Carleton Place will once again find Riverside Park teaming with excitement. Preparing for another successful year, we plan on another full festival with 46+ teams – over 1100 paddlers and drummers coursing across the finish line with a large number of spectators cheering them on. Visitors from all over Eastern Ontario are drawn to this event. The Race Format has changed for 2015. A few highlights:

Two 400m races and one 200m race
Two final races (“A” Final and “B” Final)

Refer to the Race Schedule Format section in the posted rules for details. We believe this exciting new format will be welcomed by all!

Come, be a part of the The Fall 400™ Dragon Boat Festival – Carleton Place’s newest tradition and one of the world’s oldest.

The mission of the Festival Committee is to host the best (fun & well-run) small, one-day dragon-boat event in Eastern Ontario. We are a non-profit organization that returns 100% of the proceeds back to the community.

Date: September 12th 2015
Place: Carleton Place, Riverside Park
Cost: FREE

Let’s “Light up the Labyrinth” together – from 6:30 – 9:00 PM on September 11th, 2015.
On Friday September 11th, the warm glow of more than 600 candlelit luminaries will flicker along the path of Carleton Place’s Community Labyrinth for this year’s “Light up the Labyrinth” event. The labyrinth is located at the corner of George and Baines Streets beside the Carleton Place & Beckwith Heritage Museum, 267 Edmund Street in Carleton Place.

To make this event more collaborative – organizers are asking participants to gather at 6:30 PM at the labyrinth to prepare and place luminaries for a 7:30 PM candlelit walk.

Bring out your lanterns, glow sticks or flashlights and join our evening walk.
Debby Lytle, Chairperson for the Labyrinth Committee, explains: “We are a very small committee and really need some extra hands to make this event happen. Join us at the labyrinth at 6:30 PM to help assemble and place the luminaries, then everyone will have a chance to be part of lighting up the labyrinth at 7:30 PM before the walk begins. If you have a BBQ lighter bring it along and if people are able to stay and assist with the dismantling of the luminaries at the end of the night, that would be a great help as well!”

The Labyrinth Committee of Carleton Place invites you to bring out your lanterns, glow sticks or flashlights and join our evening walk. This year, we are fortunate to once again have live guitar and didgeridoo music by local musician Kerron Lamb.

Walk accompanied by live Guitar and Didgeridoo music by local musician Kerron Lamb.
Our candlelit labyrinth walks have become a popular fall event, as individuals and families from across the region bring along their festive lanterns, and enjoy an evening labyrinth walk. “Children love this particular night-time event. It’s a chance to bring along one of their own lantern creations.” says Julia Heathcote, a volunteer labyrinth keeper. To add to the after-dark fun, Carleton Place jugglers Michael and Kayla McNeely will be doing a “glow in the dark” juggling demonstration.

For those who wish to relax and watch the candlelight, garden benches and a wheelchair-accessible contemplation ring encircle the labyrinth. If you would like to sit for a while and take in the candlelight glow, bring along a lawn chair too.

Thanks to support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Town of Carleton Place and individuals and businesses within our community, this permanent labyrinth exists for people to use at any time.

For more information or if you would like to help prepare the luminaries,
please contact Debby Lytle: 613-257-1014 or dlytle@rogers.com
Facebook: /CarletonPlaceCommunityLabyrinth

August 8 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Meet local farmers and their animals.

Fun for young and old learning about farming in Lanark County. At the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market.

Info: 613.257.1976 or www.cpfm.ca

Saturdays, Carleton Place Farmers’ Market

August 1 @ 9:00 am – August 29 @ 1:00 pm

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the market offers a wide variety of produce, artisans and local specialities at Market Square.

Info: 613.257.1976 or www.cpfm.ca

Our Mission

Just picked snow peas from the market
By fostering engagement and relationship among market goers and local environmentally responsible food producers, the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market increases access to and awareness of local and seasonal food. Here we will consciously offer fresh food options that are as healthy for the people who eat them as for the ground in which they are grown.

Our hope is to create a unique experience in our downtown area for all who shop here.

Meet the Executive

George Dallaire
Scott Dunlop
Francois Maltais – secretary/treasurer
Gwen Thirlwall – president

History

The Carleton Place Farmers’ Market opened its doors in 1991 with a couple of farmers. Since then and after many different locations the farmers’ market is proud to call Market Square its new home. The market is also proud that it still has one of its founders still selling at this year’s market.

Partners

What would we be without our community partners? The Carleton Place Farmers Market continues to successfully join forces with the Carleton Place and District Chamber of Commerce, the BIA and the Town of Carleton Place to provide special events and local activities that promote our community and bring awareness to the importance of “buying local.”

Contact Us

Carleton Place Farmers’ Market
Cpfarmersmarket@yahoo.ca
(613)809-0660 or Face Book us.

Visit Us

7 Beckwith St. (corner of Lake Ave.) in Carleton Place
Saturdays from 8:30 – 12:30 (May – Oct)

Canada Day Festivities

Come to Riverside Park and celebrate with lots of children’s activities and entertainment for all ages. The day is topped off with the best fireworks in Lanark County.

Info:613.257.1704 or jsmith@carletonpalce.ca