Skip to main content
Bon Echo

Bon Echo Provincial Park

Start: July 6, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: July 6, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Learn to Fish - Friday, July 4th to Sunday, July 6th:

Learn to Fish staff will show you how to use fishing equipment and fish legally, safely, and sustainably. Find out about some basic tips about fish identification and anatomy. Registration required for this event.

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Bon Echo Creek Boat Launch

Register online here!

Start: July 6, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: July 6, 2025 - 15:00 PM

Learn to Fish - Friday, July 4th to Sunday, July 6th:

Learn to Fish staff will show you how to use fishing equipment and fish legally, safely, and sustainably. Find out about some basic tips about fish identification and anatomy. Registration required for this event.

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Bon Echo Creek Boat Launch

Register online here!

Start: July 6, 2025 - 15:00 PM End: July 6, 2025 - 16:30 PM

Join Katelyn at Bon Echo’s Pollinator Garden for a fun and fascinating look at the buzzing heroes behind our favourite fruits and veggies! Discover the amazing world of pollinators and learn simple ways you can help protect them!
Program Location: Pollinator Garden / Inn Clearing

Start: July 18, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: July 19, 2025 - 16:00 PM

Friends of Bon Echo Festival of the Arts - Friday, July 18th to Saturday, July 19th:

Various artists will be showing and selling their works at this Friends of Bon Echo event. Come to enjoy local art and stop in for a hot dog, sausage, or hamburger at the BBQ!

Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Main Beach

Start: July 18, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: July 18, 2025 - 14:00 PM

Healthy Parks Healthy People Day - Yoga on the Beach with WildRoga! - Friday, July 18th:

To celebrate Healthy Parks Healthy People Day on July 18, we invite you to join us for yoga on the beach with instructor Ro from WildRoga! There will be a special sunset yoga session taking place at 8:00 pm that you won't want to miss. All are welcome!

Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Pumphouse Beach (near Amphitheatre parking lot)

Start: July 18, 2025 - 20:00 PM End: July 18, 2025 - 21:00 PM

Healthy Parks Healthy People Day - Yoga on the Beach with WildRoga! - Friday, July 18th:

To celebrate Healthy Parks Healthy People Day on July 18, we invite you to join us for yoga on the beach with instructor Ro from WildRoga! There will be a special sunset yoga session taking place at 8:00 pm that you won't want to miss. All are welcome!

Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Pumphouse Beach (near Amphitheatre parking lot)

Start: July 20, 2025 - 14:00 PM End: July 20, 2025 - 15:30 PM

Rock Painting with Restoring Our Roots Indigenous Youth Collective - Sunday, July 20th:

Swing by the Picnic Shelter to create your own rock painting and learn about Anishinaabe culture and language. Everyone is welcome!

Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Picnic Shelter (near the Lagoon)

Start: July 27, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: July 27, 2025 - 14:00 PM

Speaking of Wildlife - Sunday, July 27th:

Would you like to see some wildlife up close? Join staff from Speaking of Wildlife for a close encounter with some animals native to the Bon Echo area. Bring family and friends to this 1 hour presentation and learn some amazing things about Ontario wildlife.

Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Amphitheatre

Start: July 30, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: July 30, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Learn to Fish - Wednesday, July 30th to Thursday, July 31st:

Learn to Fish staff will show you how to use fishing equipment and fish legally, safely, and sustainably. Find out about some basic tips about fish identification and anatomy. Registration required for this event.

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Bon Echo Creek Boat Launch

Register online here!

Start: July 30, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: July 30, 2025 - 15:00 PM

Learn to Fish - Wednesday, July 30th to Thursday, July 31st:

Learn to Fish staff will show you how to use fishing equipment and fish legally, safely, and sustainably. Find out about some basic tips about fish identification and anatomy. Registration required for this event.

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Bon Echo Creek Boat Launch

Register online here!

Start: July 31, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: July 31, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Learn to Fish - Wednesday, July 30th to Thursday, July 31st:

Learn to Fish staff will show you how to use fishing equipment and fish legally, safely, and sustainably. Find out about some basic tips about fish identification and anatomy. Registration required for this event.

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Bon Echo Creek Boat Launch

Register online here!

Start: July 31, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: July 31, 2025 - 15:00 PM

Learn to Fish - Wednesday, July 30th to Thursday, July 31st:

Learn to Fish staff will show you how to use fishing equipment and fish legally, safely, and sustainably. Find out about some basic tips about fish identification and anatomy. Registration required for this event.

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Bon Echo Creek Boat Launch

Register online here!

Start: August 2, 2025 - 19:00 PM End: August 2, 2025 - 20:00 PM

David Archibald - Saturday, August 2nd:

Join our special guest, David Archibald, for a musical romp celebrating Ontario Parks! David is a singer, songwriter, children’s entertainer, and all-around parks legend that you won't want to miss!

Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Amphitheatre

Start: August 16, 2025 - 19:00 PM End: August 16, 2025 - 20:00 PM

Paddling Puppeteers, The Big History Mystery- Saturday, August 16th:

Come join us at the Amphitheatre for a puppet show with Glen Caradus and the Paddling Puppeteers! The Paddling Puppeteers have been performing puppet shows across Ontario and Eastern Canada for almost 20 years. The show will aim to teach visitors of all ages about Canada and its beautiful land, critters, and people.

Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Amphitheatre

Start: August 23, 2025 - 13:00 PM End: August 23, 2025 - 14:00 PM

Wild Ontario - Saturday, August 23rd:

Calling all bird nerds! Wild Ontario will be bringing their live raptor show to Bon Echo in August! Join us at 1:00 pm at the Amphitheatre to find out what makes Ontario's birds of prey so special!

Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Amphitheatre

Start: September 13, 2025 - 19:00 PM End: September 13, 2025 - 20:00 PM

“The Bear That Ate Me, Almost - The Dangerous Life Of A Naturalist” with Michael Runtz - Saturday, September 13th:

In his career as a naturalist, Michael Runtz has explored much of Ontario, from Point Pelee National Park to Hudson Bay, from Lake of the Woods to the Frontenac Axis. His 15 natural history books are lavishly illustrated with his award-winning images, and this highly visual presentation focuses on the stories behind them.

Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Amphitheatre

Start: September 20, 2025 - 06:00 AM End: September 21, 2025 - 22:00 PM

Monster of Mazinaw Trail Race - Saturday, September 20st:

On Sunday, September 21, Happy Trails Racing will be hosting the Monster of Mazinaw Trail Race at Bon Echo Provincial Park! Please exercise additional care while driving and biking on park roads, and expect to encounter increased foot traffic while enjoying Bon Echo's trails.

Time: All Day
Location: Bon Echo