August is here and we’re soaking up the final stretch of summer with incredible community events happening all month long! Whether you’re planning fun with the kids, relaxing in a sunflower field, hitting the farmers markets, or dancing under the stars there’s something happening every week in Durham Region and Northumberland County.
🎉 Durham Region Events
The Glow Hour at Timeless Beauty Lounge
📅 Select dates: August 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 30
🕐 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Timeless Beauty Lounge, 172 Harwood Ave S, Ajax
STEM Summer Camp
📅 August 5–8, 11–15, 18–22, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 PartyCade, 713 Krosno Blvd, Pickering
Art Camp
📅 August 5–8, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Sanctus Church Port Perry, 14480 Old Simcoe Rd, Port Perry
Kids in the Square (Presented by TD Bank Group)
📅 August 5 & 19, 2025
🕖 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Pat Bayly Square, 55 Bayly St W, Ajax
Whitby Farmers Market
📅 Every Wednesday: August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Celebration Square, Whitby
Bragg Farms Sunflower Bloom
📅 August 5–17, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
📍 Bragg Farms, 3048 Concession Rd 3, Bowmanville
Mobile Food Market (Ajax)
📅 Wednesdays: August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2025
🕦 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Ajax Community Centre (North Lot), 75 Centennial Road, Ajax
Events in the Park – Barnes2Beaches Music Tour
📅 August 7, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park, 169 Harbour Rd, Oshawa
Classic Movie Night – Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
📅 August 7, 2025
🕖 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Regent Theatre, 50 King Street E, Oshawa
Music in the Park (Whitby)
📅 August 6, 7, 13, 14, 21, 2025
🕖 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM
📍 Grass Park, Whitby
Bowmanville Farmers Market
📅 Fridays & Saturdays: August 8–30, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Garnet B. Rickard Rec Complex, 2440 Durham Regional Hwy 2, Bowmanville
Yoga in the Garden (Oshawa Museum)
📅 Fridays: August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
📍 1450 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa
Fish Frydays at Ajax Legion
📅 Fridays: August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 322, 111 Hunt Street, Ajax
Meditation with the Horses
📅 August 9, 2025
🕘 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
📍 Smiling Faces Equestrian, 2677 Audley Road, Ajax
Make Your Own Arrangement Workshop
📅 August 9, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Parkwood Estate National Historic Site, 270 Simcoe St N, Oshawa
Hip-Hop Dance Class (Ages 7–14)
📅 August 9, 2025
🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Ajax Dance Company, 400 Monarch Ave #11, Ajax
Broadway Kids Musical Theatre Camp
📅 August 11–15, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Amberlea Presbyterian Church, 1820 Whites Rd, Pickering
Adventure into the Hive
📅 August 11, 2025
🕥 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 B’More Farm – Sunflower Maze, 6900 Country Lane, Whitby
Teen Innovation Lab (Ajax Library Makerspace)
📅 August 11, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 95 Magill Dr, Ajax
Lego Spike Club – August Session
📅 August 12–14, 2025
🕑 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
📍 Courtice Branch Library, 2950 Courtice Road
Dino Tales! (Story & Activities)
📅 August 14, 2025
🕕 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Bowmanville Branch Library, 163 Church Street
Theatre in the Park – Theatre on the Ridge
📅 August 14, 2025
🕖 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park, Oshawa
Movies in the Park (Ajax)
📅 August 15, 2025
🕣 8:15 PM – 10:15 PM
📍 McLean Community Centre, 95 Magill Dr, Ajax
Bargain/Liquidation Sale
📅 August 16, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
📍 Eastdale Collegiate Cafeteria, 265 Harmony Rd N, Oshawa
Hands-On Exotics: Jurassic Adventure
📅 August 18, 2025
🕑 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 McLaughlin Branch Library, Oshawa
Paint Your Own Pottery Night for Kids
📅 August 19, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
📍 Courtice Branch Library
Concerts at the Complex (Courtice)
📅 August 20, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Courtice, ON
Love Your Lakes Cleanup – Pickering (Beachfront Park)
📅 August 21, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Beachfront Park, Waterfront Trail, Pickering
Country Night – Line Dancing Lessons
📅 August 25, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 135 Perry Street, Port Perry
Little Sprouts Caregiver & Tot Program: Forest Friends
📅 August 31, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Pickering Museum Village, 3550 Greenwood Road
Movie in the Meadow
📅 August 31, 2025
🕖 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
📍 Pickering Museum Village, 3550 Greenwood Road
🌾 Northumberland County Events
Kids Summer Art Camp (Ages 5–12)
📅 August 5–8, 2025
🕣 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
📍 These 4 Walls, 22 Front Street, Quinte West
STEM Explorers
📅 August 5, 12, 19, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Trenton Branch Library, 7 Creswell Drive, Quinte West
Harmony in Havelock – Music by the Pond
📅 August 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, 2025
🕒 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Havelock Rotary Park, 25 Industrial Drive, Havelock
Movies at the Square: The Wild Robot
📅 August 5, 2025
🕗 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Peterborough, ON
Sun School Summer Camp
📅 August 6–22, 2025 (Weekdays)
🕗 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Westdale United Church, 1509 Sherbrooke St, Peterborough
Outdoor Storytime (Trenton)
📅 August 6, 13, 20, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Trenton Branch Library
Lakefield Farmers Market
📅 August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Lakefield Arena Lot, 20 Concession St, Lakefield
Helicopter Golf Ball Drop Raffle
📅 August 8, 2025
🕐 1:00 PM
📍 Oak Hills Golf Club, 1538 Frankford-Stirling Rd, Stirling
Millbrook Farmers Market
📅 Sundays: August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Millbrook Public School, 10 Tupper Street
Horseback Riding Summer Camp (Weekly)
📅 August 11, 18, 25, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 Pine Haven Stables, 163 Crandall Road, Colborne
New Orleans Harvest Dinner
📅 August 13, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Rolling Grape Vineyard, 260 County Rd 2, Bailieboro
Port Hope Movies in the Park
📅 August 13 & 27, 2025
🕘 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
📍 Memorial Park, 44 Queen Street, Port Hope
Skilled Trades 101 Bootcamp
📅 August 15, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 418 Sheridan Street, Peterborough
Wings & Wheels Car and Bike Show
📅 August 16, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 National Air Force Museum of Canada, 220 RCAF Rd, Trenton
Peterborough Folk Festival
📅 August 16–17, 2025
🕚 Sat: 11 AM – 11 PM | Sun: 11 AM – 7 PM
📍 Nicholls Oval Park, 725 Armour Rd, Peterborough
Bewdley Legion Corn Roast
📅 August 16, 2025
🕒 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 5063 Main Street, Bewdley
PrimRose Donkey Sanctuary Visit (Roseneath)
📅 August 21, 2025
🕚 Sessions at 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
📍 1296 Bowmanton Rd, Roseneath
Kiwanis Lemonade Stand Day
📅 August 23, 2025
🕕 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM
📍 Across Peterborough & Area, including 951 Hilliard St
Summer Market at The Big Apple
📅 August 23, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM
📍 262 Orchard Drive, Colborne
Country Line Dancing at Rolling Grape Vineyard
📅 August 29, 2025
🕔 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 260 County Rd 2, Bailieboro