Events & Exhibits

 

The Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives offers a wide range of events, exhibits, and programs throughout the year. Some activities require registration, while others are free of charge or included with admission. We encourage you to check our website regularly, as event listings are updated year-round.

 

2026 Events & Exhibits

Summer Tea & Tarts

  • Date: Friday, August 14th
  • Time: 1PM to 2:30PM
  • Join us for a relaxed gathering to enjoy delicious tea, sweet treats and conversation. Meet a local spinner and try your hand at this historic art form!
  • $15 per person
  • Registration is required.
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Soapmaking Workshop

  • Date: Tuesday, August 18th
  • Timeslots: 1PM to 3PM
  • Get creative with The Rustic Tub for a beginners melt and pour soapmaking workshop. All supplies included.
  • $30 per person
  • Registration is required.
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Museum Tots Program

  • Date: August 12th & 26th, September 9th & 23rd, October 7th & 21st, November 4th & 18th
  • Time: 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM
  • Come on a different themed adventure every session with crafts, games, sensory play and more fun!
  • $5 per child (2-4 years of age)
  • Pre-registration is required.
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Family Fun Days

  • Date: June 29th to August 29th
  • Time: 10AM to 4PM
  • Drop-in to the museum during the summer for a themed craft and scavenger hunt each week.
  • Admission by Donation ($)
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Make and Take Wednesdays

  • Date: August 12th & 26th
  • Timeslots: 2PM to 3:30PM
  • Join us to make and take a fun historical item and learn about the lives of the past! Each week will be a different theme including butter, soap, yarn dolls, and candles
  • $10 per child,
  • Ages 5+
  • Registration is required.
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Rotary Champlain Wendat Park Walking Tour

  • Date: June 24th or August 13th
  • Timeslots: 6PM
  • Take a walk in the park and learn about the Indigenous and Franco-Ontarian history of our area.
  • $7 per person, 12 and under are free
  • Registration is required.
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End of Summer Concert

  • Date: Sunday, September 13th
  • Time: 6PM
  • Dance the night away at the museum with the band Passport. BBQ available while supplies last.
  • Free Admisssion
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Doors Open Simcoe County

  • Date: September 19th
  • Time: 10AM to 4PM
  • Join us and learn about the logging industry, and our cultural history! Enjoy a fun kids scavenger hunt and a guided walking tour visiting landmarks connected to Charles Beck.
  • Walking Tour Timeslots: 10AM, 11:30AM, 1PM, 2:30PM
  • Free Admission
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Meet the Spirits

  • Date: October 16th
  • Timeslots: 7PM, 7:30PM or 8:30PM
  • Tour the St. James on the Lines cemetery by lantern light and encounter the spirits from Penetanguishene's past, who will share their life stories with you.
  • $10 per person
  • Registration is required. (August 12th residents, August 19th non-residents)
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Halloween Spooktacular

  • Date: October 31st
  • Timeslots: 10AM to 12PM
  • Join us for a morning of Halloween fun including crafts, games, scavenger hunt, face painting and goodie bags!
  • $6 per child, adult supervision required
  • Registration is required. (August 12th residents, August 19th non-residents)
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Penetanguishene Centennial
Museum & Archives
13 Burke Street,
Penetanguishene, ON
L9M 1C1
T: 705-549-2150
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