Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) has announced the 2025 Top 100 Festivals & Events in the province and four City of Barrie events are being recognized.
Downtown Countdown, Canada Day on the Move, and Game On! After Dark, join Winterfest on this year’s list of Ontario’s Top 100 Festivals and Events.
“This is a proud milestone for the City of Barrie and I want to extend my congratulations to the City’s Recreation and Culture team on this outstanding recognition. These events represent some of the best of Barrie’s tourism attractions, drawing thousands of visitors from across the province each year, which contributes to the local economy,” said Mayor Alex Nuttall.
“Thank you to our team, the supporting organizations, and to all those who attended and helped make these events such a success.”
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About the events
- The City’s annual Winterfest has been recognized numerous times over the years as one of FEO’s Top 100 Festivals and Events. The event celebrates all things in winter with outdoor activities and entertainment.
- The Downtown Countdown event has been the place to ring in the New Year since 1998 with family-friendly activities, live music, fireworks and more.
- The city’s traditional Canada Day celebrations were expanded to Canada Day On The Move with travelling Canada Day activities at three local parks in addition to the downtown.
- Game On! After Dark is the City's gaming event hosted at 5 Points Theatre, where players can relive the nostalgia of retro video games, go head-to-head in a video game tournament, and much more.
About Festivals & Events Ontario
Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) was established in 1987 as an association devoted to the growth and stability of the festival and event industry in Ontario. FEO supports a lively, engaged and dedicated festival and events industry by sharing knowledge, enabling networking and providing leadership on education, advocacy and promotion. FEO operates Canada’s largest dedicated festival and event Conference, publishes and distributes an annual consumer guide, promotes its industry festival supplier goods and services and oversees an industry-leading awards recognition program.
The festivals and events industry in Ontario is estimated to generate in excess of $2.3 billion annually in contribution to regional GDP, create/sustain approximately 50,000 full-year-equivalent jobs and foster approximately $1 billion dollars in taxes at all levels of government.
