Come and enjoy a great day or stay for the weekend in the heart of the 1000 Islands.  Browse, shop, relax, taste the delicious ribs and discover the sites, legends, and history Gananoque has to offer. See why we call it paradise! This weekend offers something for everyone! Four days of fun for the whole family with music, children’s entertainment, vendors, beer tent, and of course, lots of great ribs and pulled pork to eat! We’ll Be Ribbin’ & Rockin at the 1000 Islands Family Ribfest!

Event Details

When: June 26, 27, 28, and July 1, 2014

Where: Gananoque Town Park

A SWASHBUCKLING MUSICAL COMEDY

By W.S. Gilbert and A. Sullivan

When: June 19 – July 18
Where: Springer Theatre

Tuesday to Saturday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8pm.
Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday. . . . . . . . .2:30pm
(No Saturday matinee on opening day of shows)

A pirate? No, a pilot! Frederic was mistakenly apprenticed to buccaneers and now, at 21, wants out! Silly, romantic, adventurous and completely iconic, The Pirates of Penzance is an all-out musical riot.

Are you overloaded with work? Are you sick of asking your boyfriend to pick up his socks to the extent that you start shoving them at the foot of the bed just to enjoy his bewildered gaze at the empty floor the next morning?

Or perhaps you are married with children and you sometimes feel you just can’t handle another tomorrow full of requests, demands, screams, making dinner and doing the dishes?

Do you feel you’ve lost your balance in life?

We are here for you.

No matter if it is your birthday soon or you just want to get away from it all for a few days, our 1000 Island Girls Getaway package will help you find your better and happier self, so that, when you come back, you will be refreshed and full of new energy to cope with the everyday challenges of your personal and professional life.

The package includes:

• A non-smoking room (on the same level for your easy access)
• Continental buffet breakfast
• A meal voucher to a local restaurant (so that you can also experience the town during your stay)
• A bottle of white wine
• A $45 spa voucher valid towards a service of your choice

Note: If you reserve online, be sure to indicate the service requested as well as the preferred date/time in the comments section. Your spa appointment is not confirmed until you hear back from our Front Desk.

You know better than anyone you need some quality time for yourself. You deserve it! Let us pamper you with this flattering girls’ getaway package. Call today to book your 1000 Island Girls Getaway!

For more information:

Colonial Resort & Spa

780 King St. W, Gananoque, ON  K7G 2H5
Toll Free: 800-267-9497
Email: info@1000islandtours.com
Website: www.colonialresort.com

A pirate?
No a pilot! Frederic was mistakenly apprenticed to buccaneers and now, at 21, wants out. Silly, romantic, adventurous and completely iconic, The Pirates of Penzance is an all-out musical riot.

Admission Details: 
Tickets: Regular $32,
65+ $30,
Student/child $16

A musical “how-to” manual for the middle aged. Told solely through song, this cleverly universal show tackles the entire “Wrong Side of 40” table of contents.

Admission Details: 
Tickets: Regular $32,
65+ $30,
Student/child $16

Date:

from Friday, May 8, 2015 – 6:00pm to Saturday, May 9, 2015 – 9:30pm

Registration at the Gananoque Public Library.

Further information about this event :

Website:www.gananoqueliteraryfestival.ca

Contact: Debra Davis

Email:debradavis.cda@gmail.com

Phone: 613 929-3942
Contact Organization: Thousand Islands Festivals & Events

The Gananoque Literary Festival combines a weekend break with great Canadian lit.  Seven authors have confirmed – including Peter C. Newman, Canada’s most successful author having written over 26 books and selling over 2 million copies; Terry Fallis, award-winning author of Best Laid Plans, The High Road, Up & Down and No Relation; and Kelley Armstrong, a prolific author of modern gothic novels – #1 New York Times and #1 Globe & Mail bestselling author.

Admission Details: 
Friday night and Saturday programme – $39pp
Saturday programme – $29pp
Early Bird registration; $39
on site 10% concession on groups over 10 people
Students Saturday programme – $10pp

Date:

Saturday, May 23, 2015 – from 10:00am to 3:00pm

Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival

Location: Gananoque Town Park 30 King St.E

A day of outdoor family fun and entertainment in Gananoque’s beautiful Town Park. Special guest artists, (David Day Guy Wales, Wallace Edwards), live music (Spare Change) “Tay”, Dreams in Motion, Dr. Kaboom and more.

Registration $2. (includes chalk)

Info: or preregistration forms www.chalkthewalk.ca

Admission Details: $2.Registration only (includes chalk)
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Website: www.chalkthewalk.ca
Contact: Jan Gravelle

Email: jangravelle@gananoque.com
Phone: 613 530 0922
Contact Organization: Chalk the Walk

Location: 125 Water Street, Gananoque, Ontario

The refurbishing of our Museum is complete and we are ready to launch a new season with a new Seasonal Exhibit “Back in the Day:

Dated Technologies” and a new Permanent second floor Exhibit, “Plying the River”. Open daily from 10 am until October 31st Admission Details: Admission by Donations. For information on fully guided, group tours please contact the Museum.

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Website: www.1000islandsheritagemuseum.com
Contact Name: Linda Mainse
Contact Email: ivillage@cogeco.net

Contact Phone: 613-382-2535
Contact Organization: Arthur Child Heritage

Blue Canoe Productions presents SWEENEY TODD the musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim. Running from August 5th-14th at the Octave Theatre, 711 Dalton Ave in Kingston, shows at 8:00pm with Matinees on the 7th and 14th at 2:00pm. For more information and to purchase tickets visit the Grand Theatre Box Office, 218 Princess St, Kingston, open Mondays-Fridays from Noon-5pm, call 613-530-2050 or visit www.kingstongrand.ca.

Attend the tale of a barber who has lost everything to a power crazy judge, responsible for the death of the barber’s wife. The barber is fueled by revenge as he searches for his long lost daughter. From Blue Canoe Productions, the group that brought Kingston its first Production of RENT and Tick, Tick…BOOM! Which the Kingston Whig Standard Called “An explosive success” and the group that brought “Broadway to Gananoque” according to the Gananoque Reporter in its production of GUYS & DOLLS!