Burlington is known for its festivals and events! Join us for immersive events all year round.
We are taking what we learned in the 2023 collaborative programming space, the Living Library, and putting it to the test with another year-long laboratory of community action. Artist José Luis Torres’ The place as an object and the object as a place takes over the Living Lab with an architectural platform built for spontaneous exploration,... Read more
We Who Have Known Many Shores brings together material practices rooted in Anatolian textiles, ceramics, and marbling, with contemporary mediums, to forge new directions for considering diasporic relationships to place and belonging. Conjuring earth, air, water, fire, and spirit, transdisciplinary artist Alize Zorlutuna collages mediums, methods, and geographies at the Art Gallery of Burlington (AGB)... Read more
Magdolene Dykstra uses clay as a medium for connection. The exhibition is comprised of two of her ongoing projects Gathering Presence and Exchanging Presence. Together, these works ask what it means to be seen and to what degree one wants to make themselves visible. Gathering Presence is a mural of impressions. Magdolene employs assistants to... Read more
Join us in the Family Studio for a free drop-in art activity with Catherine Jones, who will show you how to make your own thaumatropes! One of the oldest forms of animation, thaumatropes combine paired images drawn on both sides of a circular surface to create an exciting optical illusion of movement. Head into the... Read more
Guided tours, stories, songs and activities for preschoolers and caregivers with AGB’s Education Coordinator, Annie Webber. We Who Have Known Many Shores brings together material practices rooted in Anatolian textiles, ceramics, and marbling, with contemporary mediums, to forge new directions for considering diasporic relationships to place and belonging. Conjuring earth, air, water, fire, and spirit, transdisciplinary... Read more
Have an upcoming event in Burlington, Ontario that you would like to promote? Submit it for free and we will add your event to our calendar. Events include local concerts, festivals, theatre, live music, sporting events, outdoor attractions, tours, and culinary events.
Preference will be given to events that drive tourism, are hosted by a tourism partner, or provide experiences for residents and visitors. Community events must be within Burlington/Halton and are free to attend or hosted by a not-for-profit.
