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Join us at the Bracebridge Centre for Active Living for a morning of cards. Play Euchre and/or Bid Euchre Wednesday's 10 am to 12:30 pm. Program fee: Members $2.00 Non-Members: $3.00 Membership is not required to participate!

 Chats Cafe is open, Coffee/Tea/Water only $1.00 Newcomers welcome to learn to play, bring a friend, have some fun and a laugh or two!

Old Tyme Square Dance to a live band. Newcomers and beginners welcome. No partner required and no special outfits needed. Musicians playing acoustic instruments are welcome to play a tune or two with the band. Callers Welcome

Program Fee: Members $2.00, Non-Members: $3.00

(Do not need to be a member to participate)

Every Wednesday 7pm, yourTV

We need YOU to volunteer today!

Fire and Ice is an ever-growing and dynamic event that draws in approximately 15,000 people annually. As you can imagine, an event of this stature would not be possible without the aid of our incredible volunteers! 

Each volunteer receives FREE access to the day's events, a fast pass to skip the tube run line, along with a warm & comfy toque. The expectation is that each person works for a minimum of one, 3 hour shift. However, if you volunteer for more than one, 3 hour shift, you will also be provided with a hot meal.  

We are looking for volunteers in the following areas:

• Ticket Sales
• Tube Run Attendants 
• Parking Attendants
• Mascot/Entertainer
• Carnival Game Attendants
• Set Up/Tear Down Crew

Host an Activity During the Event

We are looking for businesses and/or organizations to get involved with either building, or running, a fun winter, carnival-style activity to round out our programming. No idea is a bad idea!

If you are interested in creating an activity or wish to be part of the event please contact: info@fireandicebracebridge.com

Be a Part of Fire and Ice

This dynamic event draws in approximately 15,000 people annually. Our attendees mostly come to the festival from Bracebridge, the District of Muskoka, and the GTA. However, Fire and Ice has seen visitors from as far as Japan!

The main objective of the Festival is to provide business opportunities for Muskoka's community by providing an influx of visitor traffic to the Bracebridge area during a traditionally slow time of the year. 

Partnering with the Fire and Ice Festival provides an opportunity for brand recognition with a loyal, family centric audience, providing regional exposure to our sponsors while they provide support to a great community event. Check out our sponsorship opportunities below!

Group led by Troy Hunter, Paranormal Investigator.

Topics; re-incarnation, leprechauns, ghosts, witches, ESP, bigfoot, telepathy, astrology, angels and UFO's too!

Every third Monday, Members $2.00, non members $3.00.

Paranormal "Not scientifically explainable".

Join us for a discussion of the paranormal! 

Every Tuesday, 7pm ON yourTV

Win up to $5500

Join us at the Bracebridge Centre for Active Living for a morning of cards. Play Euchre and/or Bid Euchre Wednesday's 10 am to 12:30 pm. Program fee: Members $2.00 Non-Members: $3.00 Membership is not required to participate!

 Chats Cafe is open, Coffee/Tea/Water only $1.00 Newcomers welcome to learn to play, bring a friend, have some fun and a laugh or two!

Old Tyme Square Dance to a live band. Newcomers and beginners welcome. No partner required and no special outfits needed. Musicians playing acoustic instruments are welcome to play a tune or two with the band. Callers Welcome

Program Fee: Members $2.00, Non-Members: $3.00

(Do not need to be a member to participate)

Every Wednesday 7pm, yourTV

Over the course of 40+ years of performing and recording, 54•40 has not only made their mark on the Canadian music industry, but the entire cultural landscape. Led by Neil Osborne with members Brad Merritt, Matt Johnson, Dave Genn & David Osborne, 54•40 has carved a legacy of gold and platinum albums. With decades of hit songs, the secret to 54-40’s longevity is their ability to reinvent themselves in the music industry.  A 54•40 concert experience gives an understanding of how their songs have touched, inspired, and changed people’s lives. For those who have followed the band from their humble beginnings in East Vancouver to younger fans that are just discovering the band’s originality, 54•40 shows are extraordinary affairs that bridge gaps between generations through a shared love of music. Their most recent album is titled West Coast Band recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Having come through the hardship with a sense of unity, the album celebrates the common history they share as band members.

Fire and Ice is set to return!  Join us on January 25th, 2025 in Downtown Bracebridge. from 9:00am - 6:00pm along Manitoba Street.   

The "FIRE" features include  performances by talented fire artists and a spectacular fireworks display. Warm up around the many fire pits throughout the festival and enjoy a classic Muskoka treat,  on a open fire.  The "ICE" features include our , interactive ice displays, ice sculpture carvings, ice skating (BYOS, weather dependent) . Your ticket also gets you admission to the fan-favourite Downtown Tube Run that sends you flying down the main street in the heart of Bracebridge (weather dependent).

Pancake Breakfast includes sausage and drink.

Large Breakfast $10.00, Small Breakfast $7.00.

Begin your day of fun with a delicious pancake breakfast!

Bracebridge Legion Pipe Band is hosting a Robbie Burns Celebration Dinner Sat. January 25th at the Bracebridge Legion Branch 161 located at 168 Muskoka Road Bracebridge. 

Cost is $30.00 per ticket available at the Bracebridge Legion or contact Ph: 705 645-4073

Cocktails 530PM

Dinner 600PM 

Enterainment 730PM  

Door Prizes available 

127th AGM, 2025

A Year in Review

Join us on Tuesday January 28th at the Parry Sound Friendship Centre for the

2025 Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce AGM Annual General Meeting.

The Chamber warmly welcomes all businesses, owners,

and staff to attend and participate.

We welcome our special guest speaker

Hon. Graydon Smith MPP for Parry Sound/Muskoka.

Coffee and light refreshments will be served starting at 9am,

with the meeting beginning at 9:30 am.

Every Tuesday, 7pm ON yourTV

Win up to $5500

Join us at the Bracebridge Centre for Active Living for a morning of cards. Play Euchre and/or Bid Euchre Wednesday's 10 am to 12:30 pm. Program fee: Members $2.00 Non-Members: $3.00 Membership is not required to participate!

 Chats Cafe is open, Coffee/Tea/Water only $1.00 Newcomers welcome to learn to play, bring a friend, have some fun and a laugh or two!

Old Tyme Square Dance to a live band. Newcomers and beginners welcome. No partner required and no special outfits needed. Musicians playing acoustic instruments are welcome to play a tune or two with the band. Callers Welcome

Program Fee: Members $2.00, Non-Members: $3.00

(Do not need to be a member to participate)

Every Wednesday 7pm, yourTV

INDRODUCING The TAP TAKEOVER BEERFEST at Canvas Brewert happening February 1st 2025

We’re letting OTHER BREWERIES take over our Taps! Different beers from Breweries all over Ontario will be served right from our very own taps.

Come enjoy the local musicians playing throughout the day, try your hand at some lawn games while you sip on your beer or check out the specialty cocktail bar. Stop by the Meet the Brewers corner to chat about all things beer or join them on a free tour of the brewery and see where the magic happens. Grab a bite from the food booths and shop the local vendors.

Tickets are $20+tax and include entry and 2 beer tokens! Doors open at Noon, music starts at 12:30PM.

Are you ready for Huntsville’s Got Talent 2025?

The Top 10 Finalists will step into the spotlight on the Algonquin Theatre stage on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 7:00 PM. Who will impress the judges, wow the crowd, and take home the grand prize?

Contestant registration and virtual audition deadline extended to Friday, January 10, 2025.

Audience tickets are on sale through the Algonquin Theatre. Don’t wait – this event sells out!

Come celebrate amazing local talent and community. This is one incredible event you will not want to miss.

Sun Feb 2 at the Active Living Centre. 10am-3pm. Cosplay contests, 501st Legion, 4152 Hoya Robotics (and Lego Robotics) demonstrations by HHS students, special guests, photo ops in Captain Kirk’s chair, toy and game vendors, food by Pulled Smokehouse and Auntie Em’s Donuts — hosted by the The USS Nomad NCC 72382, Muskoka’s Star Trek fan club!

Every Tuesday, 7pm ON yourTV

Win up to $5500

Join us at the Bracebridge Centre for Active Living for a morning of cards. Play Euchre and/or Bid Euchre Wednesday's 10 am to 12:30 pm. Program fee: Members $2.00 Non-Members: $3.00 Membership is not required to participate!

 Chats Cafe is open, Coffee/Tea/Water only $1.00 Newcomers welcome to learn to play, bring a friend, have some fun and a laugh or two!

Old Tyme Square Dance to a live band. Newcomers and beginners welcome. No partner required and no special outfits needed. Musicians playing acoustic instruments are welcome to play a tune or two with the band. Callers Welcome

Program Fee: Members $2.00, Non-Members: $3.00

(Do not need to be a member to participate)

Every Wednesday 7pm, yourTV

Come join us for a fun evening of dance.

Music by DJ Lois, Spot Dance Prizes and Chats Cafe will be open.

Tickets $10.00

Ontario’s largest dog sled racing event comes to “Ontario’s biggest little town” every year. Kearney is a quaint community of 800 people, located just north of Huntsville, Ontario. We are located within the Robinson-Huron and Williams Treaty lands inhabited by indigenous peoples since the beginning, and acknowledge the legacy of stewardship over these lands that indigenous peoples have had.

Join us for two days of winter fun just 2.5 hours north of Toronto in Kearney Ontario on the western border of Algonquin Park.

For anyone that has never raced at Kearney, the race courses feature challenging hills to climb, hardwood bush, lakes and marshes to enjoy while racing through the natural beauty of the Almaguin Highlands. The trail poses many challenges in it's technical, yet exhilarating sections for our racers and their dogs to enjoy.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Please note that all start times are subject to change by our race marshal and the race committee. The final schedule will be determined and confirmed at the earliest possible opportunity. Sunday start times are determined on race weekend after race results are posted.

SATURDAY February 8th, 2025

7:45 am – Private Mandatory Mushers Meeting
8:30 am - Opening Ceremonies/ Bib Draw
9:30 am - 8 dog sled
10:45 am - 6 dog sled
12:00 pm - I-Kid-Arod – Lunch (Groom)
12:30 pm - 2 dog ski
1:30 pm- 4 dog sled (Groom)
3:30 pm - 1 dog ski
4:15 pm - 2 dog sled
5:30pm - Pints and Prizes! - MR Jutzi Musher's Prize Draw at the Legion

SUNDAY February 9th, 2025

8:00 am - Private Mandatory Mushers Meeting
TBD – 8 dog sled
TBD – 6 dog sled
TBD – I-Kid-arod – Lunch (Groom)
TBD – 2 dog ski
TBD – 4 dog sled (Groom)
TBD – 1 dog ski
TBD – 2 dog sled
4:30pm - Musher's Banquet Meal service begins at the Kearney Community Center
5:30pm – Awards Presentations

Mushers, Volunteers, and Vendors can register to attend our event at www.kearneydogsledraces.ca

Ontario’s largest dog sled racing event comes to “Ontario’s biggest little town” every year. Kearney is a quaint community of 800 people, located just north of Huntsville, Ontario. We are located within the Robinson-Huron and Williams Treaty lands inhabited by indigenous peoples since the beginning, and acknowledge the legacy of stewardship over these lands that indigenous peoples have had.

Join us for two days of winter fun just 2.5 hours north of Toronto in Kearney Ontario on the western border of Algonquin Park.

For anyone that has never raced at Kearney, the race courses feature challenging hills to climb, hardwood bush, lakes and marshes to enjoy while racing through the natural beauty of the Almaguin Highlands. The trail poses many challenges in it's technical, yet exhilarating sections for our racers and their dogs to enjoy.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Please note that all start times are subject to change by our race marshal and the race committee. The final schedule will be determined and confirmed at the earliest possible opportunity. Sunday start times are determined on race weekend after race results are posted.

SATURDAY February 8th, 2025

7:45 am – Private Mandatory Mushers Meeting
8:30 am - Opening Ceremonies/ Bib Draw
9:30 am - 8 dog sled
10:45 am - 6 dog sled
12:00 pm - I-Kid-Arod – Lunch (Groom)
12:30 pm - 2 dog ski
1:30 pm- 4 dog sled (Groom)
3:30 pm - 1 dog ski
4:15 pm - 2 dog sled
5:30pm - Pints and Prizes! - MR Jutzi Musher's Prize Draw at the Legion

SUNDAY February 9th, 2025

8:00 am - Private Mandatory Mushers Meeting
TBD – 8 dog sled
TBD – 6 dog sled
TBD – I-Kid-arod – Lunch (Groom)
TBD – 2 dog ski
TBD – 4 dog sled (Groom)
TBD – 1 dog ski
TBD – 2 dog sled
4:30pm - Musher's Banquet Meal service begins at the Kearney Community Center
5:30pm – Awards Presentations

Mushers, Volunteers, and Vendors can register to attend our event at www.kearneydogsledraces.ca

Every Tuesday, 7pm ON yourTV

Win up to $5500

Join us at the Bracebridge Centre for Active Living for a morning of cards. Play Euchre and/or Bid Euchre Wednesday's 10 am to 12:30 pm. Program fee: Members $2.00 Non-Members: $3.00 Membership is not required to participate!

 Chats Cafe is open, Coffee/Tea/Water only $1.00 Newcomers welcome to learn to play, bring a friend, have some fun and a laugh or two!

Old Tyme Square Dance to a live band. Newcomers and beginners welcome. No partner required and no special outfits needed. Musicians playing acoustic instruments are welcome to play a tune or two with the band. Callers Welcome

Program Fee: Members $2.00, Non-Members: $3.00

(Do not need to be a member to participate)

Every Wednesday 7pm, yourTV

Women's Wellness Circle facilitated by Deanne Rapacioli A drop in for women aged 45 and up. A great place to learn, laugh, exchange ideas and connect with other women. Exploring healthy aging, holistic wellbeing, sleep and memory, positive living. joint health and much, much more.

Program Fee: $7.00

HOTEL CALIFORNIA, the original Eagles tribute is here at The Stockey Centre, Friday February 14 for a Valentines show you are going to love. 

For almost three decades, HOTEL CALIFORNIA has been re-creating the legendary sound of THE EAGLES, and thrilling audiences all over the world. The band set the bar in 1986 and they’ve remained the industry leading substitute for The Eagles ever since, playing to huge outdoor and arena audiences, sharing bills with some of rock’s legends, and going places no tribute band has gone before.

You can count on incredible lead vocal similarity, intensely accurate instrumental work, soaring harmonies, and a top flight live performance.

HOTEL CALIFORNIA’s show has evolved into a masterful celebration of The Eagles’ music, as one of the most game-changing song catalogs in the history of rock n’ roll is performed to perfection.

If you love The Eagles – you’ve just found the next-best thing.