October 3, 2019
Itching for a fall escape? You can pick and choose your own activities with our new fall itinerary and create a perfectly personalized Autumn adventure!
Pick from our list below, browse our website or download our fall checklist below and see how much you can experience before the chill of winter creeps in.
Feel the Halloween hype:
- Explore local lore with the Oakville Historical Society’s Ghost Walks. These family-friendly walks run Monday to Saturday from Oct. 16-30
- Channel your inner ghostbuster and help banish a rogue spirit at the Oakville Public Library’s Library After Dark Escape Room
- Trick or treat in style with favours from local businesses at Tiny Tots on Parade in Downtown Oakville
- Play haunted house bingo with this list of spooky spots
Raise the curtain on a new Oakville Centre season:
- Go behind the scenes with amazing authors at the In Conversation With…series:
- Oct. 4: Ann Patchett
- Oct. 29: Ted Barris
- Oct. 30: Bob McDonald
- Listen to the classics at these intimate concerts:
- Oct. 6: Lunch at Allen’s
- Oct. 22: Max Weinberg’s Jukebox
- Oct: 23: The Lonely – Celebrating the Music of Roy Orbison
- Spend your night laughing alongside legendary Canadian comedian Sean Cullen
Explore new art at local galleries:
- Laurie Kang combines research in fields like biology, feminist theory and science fiction in her latest exhibit, Beolle
- Toronto-based artist Georgia Dickie takes over Centennial Square with Agouti Sky, an exhibit made up of the bric-a-brac refuse of a society built to consume and discard
- Fantasy, alchemy and the unknown are explored through the works of Sheridan College students at the Fantasia: Students and Emerging Artists Exhibition
Feast on fall favourites:
- Visit downton Oakville throughout the month of October to taste seasonal specials from select restaurants during Flavours of Fall
- Try some seasonal and year-round selections at Cameron’s Brewing Co., Oakville’s only craft brewery
- Fill up with delectable delights from our Talk of the Town Award winners
- Best Burger: The King’s Arms
- Best Wings: The Original 6 Line Pub
- Best Cafe: Vereda Central
- Best Craft Beer: BRU
Opt outside:
- Try your hand at crisp fall camping at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Take part in festive fun during their Halloween weekends on Oct. 18-20 and 25-27
- Navigate through fall colours at these top-5 outlooks
Want to carry this list around with you? Download your digital copy below.
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