Around Owen Sound

07/28/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Winner #3 – Linda Merkley! 🎉

Linda has won 2 full weekend passes to the 50th Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival happening August 15–17! 🌞🎶

Thank you to everyone who entered — we’ve had an incredible response and can’t wait to celebrate this milestone year with you all at Summerfolk 50.

🎵 Music, community, and good vibes await! Follow this page and keep posted for our next giveaway!

07/28/2025

Owen Sound may be known today for its waterfalls, vibrant arts scene, and access to Georgian Bay, but walk the streets of downtown and you& #39;re stepping into a city once known as the "wettest dry town in Canada

07/25/2025

🎶 COMING HOME – A FREE SUMMERFOLK CONCERT 🎶
Thursday, August 14 | Kelso Beach, Nawash Park | Owen Sound
Gates open: 6PM | Show: 7–10:15PM

We’re kicking off Summerfolk’s 50th Anniversary with Coming Home — a by-donation, all-ages, pre-festival concert celebrating five decades of music, stories, and community. 🎉

✨ FEATURING:
Blackburn Brothers • Coco Love Alcorn • david sereda • JD Crosstown • Paige Warner • Rob Elder • RPR • Amber May • Samantha Martin • Tim Harrison • Larry Jensen • Kailey Jane Hawkins • Bobby Dean Blackburn • Grey Road 1 • The Hummingbyrds — backed by the Summerfolk House Band!

🌟 This is more than a show — it’s a homecoming.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of local talent, Summerfolk alumni, delicious eats, and artisan vendors — all set against the stunning shores of Georgian Bay.

📍 Kelso Beach, Nawash Park – Owen Sound
💰 Admission by donation – everyone’s welcome
🛍 Vendors + food on site
🪕 Festival weekend runs August 15–17

Let’s raise the roof (and our voices) in celebration of 50 years of Summerfolk magic.


📲 Follow us or visit summerfolk.org for festival weekend info!

07/23/2025

🚨 LAST CHANCE TO WIN 🚨

We’re giving away 2 Full Weekend Passes to Summerfolk 50 — and this is your FINAL shot!

But don’t forget — you MUST follow all the rules or your entry won’t count (and so many people are missing out 😢):

✅ LIKE this post
✅ FOLLOW
✅ TAG a friend you’d bring!
➕ BONUS: Comment your favourite Summerfolk memory or why you want to go!

Let’s make this golden anniversary one to remember 🌞🎶

07/23/2025

Youth summer art camp week seven! 🐟🦜

Above & Below From soaring birds 🦅 and drifting hot air balloons 🎈to mysterious sea creatures and coral reefs🪸, this week explores what’s high above and deep below. 🫧

Register @ upwardsartstudio.com - art classes - art for kids - tickets

07/21/2025

🎶 CONGRATULATIONS to our second Summerfolk 50 Giveaway Winner — Janine White! 🎶

Janine has scored 2 Full Weekend Passes to celebrate 50 years of music, art, and community at this iconic event in Owen Sound.

Missed out? Don’t worry — there’s one more chance to win next week!
But remember — be sure to follow or your entry won’t count!

07/19/2025

📣 Attention Owen Sound & area businesses!
Do you have a local business? Make sure people can find you where they're already looking 👀

✅ Add your business to www.AroundOwenSound.ca — Basic Listings are completely FREE!
It’s the go-to community and visitor website for where to eat, shop, and explore in Owen Sound — and we’d love to feature you.

📩 Send us your info today and we’ll get you listed! [email protected]

07/15/2025

🎉 SECOND CHANCE TO WIN! 🎉

We’re giving away another 2 Full Weekend Passes to Summerfolk 50 – and you could be our next lucky winner! 🎶🌞

👉 Make sure to follow all the contest rules — many entries didn’t count last round!

✅ LIKE this post
✅ FOLLOW
✅ TAG a friend you’d love to bring!
💬 BONUS: Comment your favourite Summerfolk memory OR tell us why you want to go!

🗓 Another winner will be drawn this Friday — don’t miss your chance at an unforgettable weekend at Kelso Beach Park, Aug. 15–17!

Tickets are non-transferable, no cash value.
Contest brought to you in partnership with

07/11/2025

🎉 Congratulations Kelsey Gilchrist Lowes!
You've won 2 full weekend passes to Summerfolk 50! 🌞🎶

To everyone else who entered — don’t worry, you’ve still got 2 more chances to win!
BUT — entries will only be counted if you follow all contest rules:

✅ Follow
✅ Like this post
✅ Tag the friend you’d bring to Summerfolk!

🎟️ (Reminder: If you haven’t liked & followed, your entry isn’t valid — and many have missed out because of this!)

Keep posted for our next giveaway — and make sure your entry counts!

07/09/2025

🎶 SUMMERFOLK GIVEAWAY 🎶

The first draw is THIS FRIDAY — don’t miss your chance to win 2 full weekend passes to Summerfolk 50 at Kelso Beach!

👉 Here’s how to enter:
✅ Like this post
✅ Follow
✅ Tag someone you’d love to bring!
✨ Bonus Entry: Comment your favourite Summerfolk memory OR tell us why you want to go!

We’ll be picking one winner each week — three winners in total!

📅 Festival Dates: August 15–17
📍 Kelso Beach, Owen Sound

Tickets are non-transferable. Contest open to residents 18+. No cash value.

07/08/2025