Events

Lennox & Addington County is home to many growers, crafters and artisans. A number of markets are available in L&A where you can take home some unique goods. Markets are happening on weekends on Amherst Island, Amherstview, Bath, Napanee and Yarker. More details are available below.

Photo Art Show 2019: The 35th Annual Exhibition & Sale of Photography by members of the Napanee Photo Club will be held at the gallery of the Lennox & Addington County General Hospital, 8 Richmond Park Drive, Napanee, from October 4 to November 14, 2019. Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Parking is free and so is the show.

Anne Frank – A History For Today tells the story of Anne Frank against the background of the Holocaust and the Second World War. Anne didn’t just keep a diary. She also wrote tales and planned to publish a book about her time in the Secret Annex. After the war, Otto Frank fulfilled her wish. Since then, Anne Frank's diary has been translated into more than 70 languages.

The Bath Museum is celebrating the art of the quilt in a special exhibit called 'A Stitch in Time'. The Bath Bicentennial Quilt, now part of the Heritage Quilt Collection at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre will be on display along with quilts on loan or donated from members of the community. 

The quilts will be on display on October 12,13,14,19,20 from 10am - 4pm.

There's great music in store this weekend at The Old Bookstore Café in Camden East. On October 18th at 6pm, extremely talented folk musician Mellow Lily performs. On October 20th at 1pm, vocalist Chantel Thompson and guitar player, vocalist John Torres harmonize their soulful expressions seamlessly.

The Fall Fibre Affair returns to the Fairfield-Gutzeit House in Bath. This year's show & sale features hand spun and dyed yarns in natural fibres; sheep, alpaca & angora rabbit; along with pottery, jewellery, felted hats & scarves; needle felted ornaments; hand-dyed silk scarves; cotton rag rugs & dolls; rustic birdhouses; knitted wearables and a few tasty treats.

On Sunday, October 20th, Salvage Garden in Enterprise, Rogues' Hollow Antiques in Newburgh and Croydon House Antiques are having an open house. As part of the tour there will be a fourth venue at Bon Eco Gallery in Tamworth.

We have teamed up with HOMEscapes Napanee to provide you with a one of a kind sleuthing experience. Spend a fun evening at the library testing out your skills by solving puzzles and clues that will help you escape from the library before the time on the clock runs out.

You’re invited to a great night of music at the Lennox and Addington County Museum in Napanee. On Thursday,October 24th at 7pm, join John David Williams Klezmer Quartet for a performance Live at the Museum.

The annual Loyalist Spooktacular is a Halloween tradition! Head to Odessa Fire Training Centre (note new location) on Friday, October 25th from 5-8pm and have a 'spooktacular' time! Ride the shuttle from the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre (322 Amherst Drive, Amherstview).

Travel through the Wynn Farm Corn Maze and find a variety of spooky monsters. Experience fog, travel through tunnels and be prepared to be chased by a few of the monsters you meet along the way...

Friday October 25, 2019  7pm-11pm 
Saturday October 26, 2019 7pm-11pm 

You are invited to join us at the Amherstview Community Market with your garage sale items. There is NO FEE. just come out and we will have a space assigned to you. The Amherstview Community Market is at the W. J. Henderson Recreation Centre. The Market is open from 9:30am until 4:00pm You mat set up any time after 7am. Hope to see you on the Garage Sale Saturday.

Lansing Gifts & Gallery is hosting a workshop. You will create this stunning 4 sided Candle Holder with mirrored bottom using stained glass, globs and wire in colours of your choice. You will learn the techniques of cutting, grinding,foiling and soldering. All materials are provided and no experience is necessary. Cost is $75.00 + HST.

SOLD OUT. The Tamworth-Erinsville Community Development Committee proudly presents Myles Goodwyn at the Tamworth Legion on October 26th.

For this year's community read program, we are encouraging the Lennox & Addington community to read The Gown by bestselling author Jennifer Robson.

The Bath Haunted Tour is back this year by popular demand with new ghost stories. Your tour host Dave Fisher brings to life the stories and mysteries of the spirits in the Village.

Discover the Symphony is an interactive program offered by the Kingston Symphony Association and the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions to trained musicians and take part in different activities such as building an instrument or trying out one of the instruments featured in the program. 

Have you ever wondered what the inside of a computer looks like?  Do you like figuring out how things work? Join us this PA Day to Dissect the Tech!

This free event is aimed at school-aged children. Registration is not required.

It’s a Museum Kids Saturday at the L&A County Museum and Archives in Napanee on November 2nd! Have fun with our "Beaded Poppy" workshop at the Museum with Indigenous Artists Tina Brant and Joy Brant.

The annual Amherstview Lions Club Santa Claus Parade is on Saturday, November 2nd beginning at 11am. Non-perishable food donations are apppreciated along the route. This event is presented by the Amherstview Lions Club and Loyalist Township. For more information call Del at 613-384-1059.
 

Enjoy 'An Evening in Paris' at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee on November 2nd at 5:30pm. There will be wine tasting from Three Dog Winery, Beer Tasting from Prince Eddy's Brewing Co., appetizers from Seasons Fine Food, and dinner by The Catering Company. Enjoy the music of Turpin's Trail, a live auction and photo booth. 

Jessica Rhaye & The Ramshackle Parade will be at Doghouse Studios in Napanee on Tuesday, November 5th.

Learn about historical property searches with Kim Kerr, Archivist at the Lennox & Addington Museum & Archives. Historical property searches are incredibly useful for geneaologists as they can give one insight into where their ancestors lived and when they lived there.

Do you want to learn more about the archives? How about how to access and read records? Not sure where to start in your geneaology research? No matter your archives-related question, come on out and ask the County Archivist Kim Kerr from the Museum & Archives. This drop in session will directly follow Kim's Historical Property Workshop at the Amherstview Branch. 

Live music returns to Ellena's Café on November 7th. Whether he’s picking his 48 Gibson, weaving through lap slide songs or looping his fiddle, Joe Crookston will draw you in. It happens every time. Watch a YouTube video. It’s good, but it’s not the same. You gotta come to a show. With unwavering courage to be himself, he is literate, poignant and funny as hell.