Each year, the City of Barrie is proud to celebrate Culture Days, a Canada-wide celebration designed to catalyze and inspire public participation in arts and culture.
Culture Days programs invite the public to show appreciation for arts and culture in their own communities and nationwide. The Culture Days organization supports a Canada-wide network of arts, culture, and heritage organizers to facilitate free public events in their communities every year.
2024 Culture Days ran from September 20 until October 13, 2024, delivering three glorious weeks of colour, creativity and community.
Barrie was recognized by Culture Days in 2024 as one of Canada’s Top Participating Communities, ranking in the Top 10 Mid-Size Cities. One of our funded activities, “Nature’s Threads” by artist Ebru Winegard, won Culture Days’ People's Choice Spotlight Award.
Check this webpage closer to September for 2025 Culture Days programming!
2024 Culture Days Highlights
- 55 total activities
- 13 activities funded by the City
- $11,775 invested by the City
- 32 sites animated
- 44 artists engaged
- 18 organizations & businesses engaged
Thanks to our Partners
Culture Days programming wouldn't be possible without our partners: MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie Public Library, Downtown Barrie BIA, UPlift Black, Talk is Free Theatre and Barrie's Seeds to Sow Exhibition.