4th Annual Art for Aid Fundraiser and Celebration of Indigenous Culture
2025-05-03 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Zion Memorial Church, 37 Franklin Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
The 4th Annual Art for Aid Fundraiser and Celebration of Indigenous Culture will take place on May 3rd from 10-3pm at Zion Memorial United Church located at 37 Franklin St, Carleton Place, ON K7C 1R6.
This is an annual fundraiser organized and supported by Zion Memorial United Church and the Carleton Place Public Library to help support Art for Aid in raising funds for art supplies that are shipped from September to May annually to Indigenous resource-challenged schools across Canada.
There will be Indigenous vendors, workshops, a variety of Indigenous food, education and information tents, games and crafts tables for children, drumming and more. We hope you can make it!

3rd Annual EarthFEST 2025
2025-05-03 11:00 - 15:00 | Market Square, 7 Beckwith Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
3rd Annual EarthFEST 2025 Saturday, May 3rd 11 am. – 3 pm.
Market Square Pavillion, 7 Beckwith St., Carleton Place & At the Grand Hotel, 7 Bridge St.
A free event celebrating our beautiful world, with many fun, sustainable things to do and to so very much to learn about, for the whole family!
Workshops, Presentations, activities, and entertainment for all ages, presented by the Carleton Place Environmental Advisory Committee (CPEAC). Featuring an expanded range of presentations, workshops, performances, food, and other vendors at Market Square from 11:00 am-3 pm, plus special events at the Grand Hotel at 7 Bridge St.
Test Drive an EV and learn about EV’s from the experts by EVCO! (pre-registration is recommended)
Free face painting is provided again this year!
Many fun workshops for children to take part in thanks to the Carleton Place & District Horticultural Society, Seed ball making with Play Where You Live & Yarrow Collective and Darning & Mending with Cara Larochelle.
Enjoy great performances by wonderful musician Vicki Brittle and Ian Tamblyn.
Engage with the many Lanark County organizations and experts like Lanark County Master Gardeners and Mississippi Valley Conservation Area who that will be on hand to answer your questions about the great things they are doing to take care of our environment and how you can help. Savor delicious food by Blue Spoon Atelier, and Michelle’s Filipino Food and Sarah’s kitchen, and sweets from Cooookies with us. Check out the quality products, services and handmade artisanal creations at our Sustainable Marketplace, including native plants from Kiwi Gardens. Are you New to the region? Learn about local resources for waste reduction and recycling like Just Good Compost! Learn where the trails and excursions are.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS At the Grand Hotel, 7 Bridge St.
(no pre- registration required)
Presentations held at the Grand Hotel, next to the main outdoor event site.
The bar will be open for non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages.
Three internationally known authors to astound you.
Each talk will be 45-50 minutes includes max.10 minutes Q & A
They will each have their books for purchase and for signing at the Pavillion marketplace, afterwards, is also an opportunity to ask more questions following their presentation.
11 a.m. Lorraine Johnson. Celebrated Author and Nationally known advocate of Naturalized spaces and Native plants and Pollinators. A repeat visit to Carleton Place by popular demand!
Gardens for Pollinating Insects: Friends not Foes!
In this talk, Lorraine explores some of the surprising corners of insect and plant relationships and how our gardens can support these dynamic interactions. Moving beyond charismatic species such as monarchs and milkweeds, Lorraine shares inspiring information about lesser-known creatures-native wild bees, moths, beetles and more.
12 p.m. Diana-Beresford Kroeger Internationally Celebrated Biochemist, Biologist and Author. We are so very excited to have her with us this year!
Without the global forest there is no hope for humanity’s future on earth. Join renowned biochemist and botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger in her mission to share the ancient wisdom of the trees and bring about a renewed connection to the Global Forest.
“The Jane Goodall of trees,” Diana is a world recognized best selling author, with a PHD in both medical biochemistry and botany and a Doctor of Laws, hono ris causa, from the University of Carleton for her work in Forest Medicine. She possesses a unique combination of western scientific knowledge and ancient wisdom of the natural world. She is known for her extraordinary ability to bring a simple understanding and appreciation of scientific complexities to the public regarding our daily interconnectedness with nature. Diana’s unique knowledge, experience and insight is critical to the preservation and revival of our essential global forests.
1 p.m. Jill Heinerth: Internationally celebrated Cave Diver with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, author, filmmaker and most recently named The Ottawa Riverkeeper.
Exploring Water, Climate, and the Unknown
Join Jill Heinerth, a world-renowned underwater explorer, as she takes you on a journey from the depths of underwater caves to the icy interiors of Antarctic icebergs. Working alongside climatologists, archaeologists, biologists, and engineers, Jill has contributed to groundbreaking discoveries and brought the mysteries of the underwater world to global audiences. With experience creating programs for CBC, BBC, and National Geographic, consulting on films for directors like James Cameron, and producing independent documentaries, Jill is a passionate advocate for climate awareness and water conservation.
In this talk, she will share captivating stories from her adventures, along with key insights into water literacy and climate change—lessons learned from some of the most extreme environments on Earth.
2:15 p.m. The Recycled Runway Fashion Show
Join us for a fun time seeing local real people modeling clothes they love. Local stores: Coastal Consignment, As Good as New, Cheerful Giver and Electric Catwalk will be participating. Host, Linda Seccaspina is bringing along three of her original Flash Cadilac models from the 70s to join in the fun. Watch our ladies, gents and local kids strut their stuff in an outfit they love and will wear for a long time to reduce waste in a fun and fashionable way!
AT THE EARTHFEST CIRCLE: bring your questions and thoughts!
10:45 EarthFEST Climate, Grief and Gratitude Circle:
You are invited to be in a collective space to cultivate hope in these trying times. The invitation is to join together in this 45 minutes to touch into how we feel as we watch the land we know so dearly transform and change across Mother Earth, to share our grief and also our hope and gratitude for each other and to slow ourselves mindfully to a halt in a time when we are being told to carry on as normal with out busy lives.
Convenor: Janet Mrenica, Integral Master Coach, Climate Change Coach, Master Facilitator Cultivating Safe Spaces (Elphin and Ottawa Ontario)
11:40 I’m a NEWBEE: Getting out there – Local Trails and Programs for Connecting with Nature. Presented by: Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust, Lanark County Tourism, Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists learn about what they do, and details on the many beautiful trails and outdoor opportunities for connecting with nature locally. You’ll be astounded of what is available to explore! If you are new to the region, this is one not to miss.
1:25 Of Gardening HOES & WOES
Lanark County Master Gardeners, David and Dale, with over 100 years of gardening experience between them have experienced many gardening woes. They will answer your gardening questions and share their love of gardening with you. If you are just getting started or are an experienced gardener, join us. We recommend you buy the best gardening tools you can afford and will explain how to keep your Hoes and other tools in top notch shape, so they will last a gardening lifetime. We will discuss the pros and cons of ‘No till’ Gardening. Learn how you can work with experienced vegetable gardeners so you can learn hands on.
2:15 Foraging in Spring: Mushroom Hunters with Loose Morels for newbies and advanced foragers alike. Naturalist Tauney Stinson is an outdoor educator, forager, and beekeeper and teaches foraging classes as Forager Bee, as well as standing in as a professor for the Wild Edibles class at Algonquin College.
She shares her extensive knowledge about wild springtime edibles, including the elusive morel mushroom. Her presentation will delve into some of the ethical ramifications of foraging for wild food and suggests ways that foragers and gardeners can be stewards of the land, safely and sustainably.
Free face painting again this year!
Workshops for Children! No pre-registration, and on-going throughout the day.
Several fun workshops to take part in for busy bees! Much thanks to the Carleton Place & District Horticultural Society, Play Where You Live & Yarrow Collective.
Seed and live planting:
-Seed planting in recycled containers the kids can decorate (favourite from previous years with new animal shapes)
-Baby houseplant (spider plants, etc.) planting in up-cycled mugs
-Dill seedling planting for swallowtail butterflies in recycled or upcycled containers
Crafts:
-Cereal box cactus handprint cards (see example at link)-https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/cactus-handprint/
-Garden marker decorating (from previous years- popsicle sticks and wooden cutouts of butterflies and birds)
-Butterfly pipe cleaner rings (chenille like last year)
A Meadow is a Neighbourhood created by play where you live and Yarrow Collective
A Seed Ball Making Workshop with imagination!
We need a meadow but can’t remember.
Through a collaborative act of sowing and imagining, join us as we re-make a place we have never experienced.
Our participatory installation invites young people to consider how to imagine and care for landscapes that they have never seen. Through poetic invitations and getting our hands dirty, we will explore, imagine, and plant micro meadows where future generations of people and pollinators can thrive.
WORKSHOPS for all ages! No registration required and on-going throughout the day.
Darn it! Mending Workshop
Did you know that Canadians throw away nearly 500 million kilograms of clothing and home items made of fabric every year*? Join us for a crash course in mending and hang on to that favourite shirt or your comfiest jeans for years to come. Learn how to repair small tears, patch holes and fix falling-down hems. We’ll even share our foolproof trick for sewing on buttons, so they never fall off again! Bring your mending with you, or practice on our scrap fabric. No supplies needed.
The EARTH without ART is just EH! by Paint with Janet
All ages can create a little watercolor painting for free at EARTHFEST.
This time I am going to show you how to paint HAPPY TREES, the Earth without Trees is nothing…quite literally. No registration required.
LIVE Entertainment:
Amazing Musical Performers: Juno award winner and friend of the environment, Ian Tamblyn and the Ottawa Valley’s own Vickie Brittle will entertain us through the day.
https://www.iantamblyn.com/
https://www.facebook.com/vickibrittlemusic/
Sustainable & handmade Marketplace
Many beautiful, locally handmade artisan pieces, environmentally conscious services, and have a delicious lunch prepared by Michele’s Filipino Food, Blue Spoon Atlelier, Sarah’s Kitchen and a sweet treat by Cooookies with Us!
NEW this Year!
There will be a shuttle for ease of parking –
Park at the Independent Grocers area closest to Hwy 7 & McNeely. The Shuttle will take you to the festival site and back, looping back and forth throughout the day.
Many, many thanks to the good people at Lanark County Transportation.
(Donations jar will be available in the shuttle – donations much appreciated)
To Register for EarthFEST – EV Test Drives – (Intake will start two weeks ahead of the event): https://evco.ca/events/
PARKING & SHUTTLE:
There will be additional parking at the Independent Grocers Parking Lot at the corner of Hwy 7 & McNeely Ave. AND a shuttle provided by Lanark County Transportation. Consider providing them with a donation.
#cpeacearthfest2025
For more information, please contact:
EarthFEST Coordinator – Barbara Purdy
earthfestcpeac@gmail.com or (613)294-8255

Crocheted Flower Coaster Workshop - Perfect for Mother's Day
2025-05-03 12:00 - 15:00 | A Bunch of Whimsy, 142 Bridge Street, Carleton Place, Canada
Must know how to:
Single Crochet, Double Crochet, Chain, Magic Ring
Details include;
25$ Per person, 5 person minimum, Supplies included.

Recycled Runway Fashion Show
2025-05-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Grand Hotel, 7 Bridge Street, Carleton Place
Join us for a fun hour seeing local real people modeling clothes they love. Local stores: Coastal Consignment, As Good as New, Cheerful Giver and Electric Catwalk will be participating in this show. Linda Seccaspina is hosting, and is bringing along three of her original Flash Cadilac models from the 70s to join in the fun.
Recycling is a buzzword used to market products as being more sustainable and producing less waste. So watch our ladies, gents and local kids strut their stuff in an outfit they love and will wear for a long time to reduce waste in a fun and fashionable way.

Book Signing With Danielle C. Baker
2025-05-04 11:00 - 16:00 | A Bunch of Whimsy, 142 Bridge Street, Carleton Place, Canada
Danielle C Baker talks about things no one wants to talk about. No sugar-coating. From parenting traps to avoid, to children’s non-verbal ways of communicating, to wellness and positive mindset, Danielle works to help you heal faster so she does not have to heal your children. When it comes to breaking patterns, she can help.

Fibre Workshops
2025-05-04 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-11 13:00 - 15:00 | A Bunch of Whimsy, 142 Bridge Street, Carleton Place, Canada
Fibre Workshops with Cheesemaster’s Cottage Fibre Arts #4
Sun, May 25 at 1 PM – 4PM
This is a 4 session workshop.
1. Wool Washing – Sunday, April 27th from 1pm – 3pm

Basics of Dyeing and Intro to Spinning – Sunday, May 4th from 1pm – 3pm
Fibre Preparation – Sunday, May 11 from 1pm – 3pm
Stand Alone Spinning Workshop – Sunday, May 25th from 1pm – 4pm

Discounts for signing up to all 4
Participants can join in at later workshops

Paper and Pastes Textured Painting Workshop
2025-05-04 13:00 - 16:00 | Carleton Place Collective, 155 Industrial Ave
Registration at www.paminottawa.com

Spring Concert - “Playing May Fourth with the Force”
2025-05-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Carambeck Community Centre, 351 Bridge Street, Carleton Place, Canada
Performed by Carleton Place and District Community Band (45+ musicians)
Carambeck Community Centre, Carleton Place
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Admission $15 / under 12 Free
http://www.facebook.com/cpadcb

Carleton Place Community Lunch
2025-05-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Zion Memorial Church, 37 Franklin Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
Everyone is welcome

Free Community Breakfast
2025-05-07 08:30 - 10:30, 2025-05-14 08:30 - 10:30 | St James Anglican Church, 225 Edmund Street
Hot breakfast. All weclome

Carleton Place Cruise Nights
2025-05-07 17:00 - 20:30, 2025-05-14 17:00 - 20:30 | Anderson’s Independent Grocer – Parking Lot, 455 McNeely Avenue
Classic cars, trucks, motorcycles, 50/50 draw, door prizes, music, and more!
My68lark@rogers.com or Facebook @carletonplacecruisenights

Library Cookbook Book Club
2025-05-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Carleton Place Public Library, 101 Beckwith Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
The last Cookbook Book Club of the season is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7th at 6:30pm. The theme this month is “Brunch!”—whatever you typically love to eat in between Breakfast and Lunch. Please bring enough for everyone to have a little sample and don’t forget to also bring your recipe to share. This session will be drop in this month—no registration required! As our library is a nut-free space, we ask that you please try to keep your dishes peanut free. This is also a great program for anyone who might want to practice their English language skills in a safe and supportive environment—and eat some great food!

Horticultural Society Monthly Meeting
2025-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Zion Memorial Church, 37 Franklin Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
Stephanie Benoit works at EnviroCentres as project lead. Her topic is ‘ Tiny Forests, Big Impact ‘.

Social Media and Online Safety
2025-05-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Carleton Place Public Library, 101 Beckwith Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE SAFETY with the Lanark County OPP. This presentation and open discussion will focus on making sure your teen is staying safe online and how to ensure you have the right types of conversations with them about their online presence.

Carleton Place Toastmasters Club - Open House
2025-05-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 7 pm on Zoom
Learn how to improve your public speaking and leadership skills.
No charge for visitors
Info: carletonplace.toastmastersclubs.org or carletonplacetoastmasters@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/CarletonPlaceToastmasters

Legion Community Breakfast
2025-05-10 08:00 - 10:30 | Carleton Place Legion, 177 George Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
Breakfast options include: Eggs to order, bacon, sausage, pancakes, home fries, homemade beans, and a variety of toast, along with juice, coffee or tea.
$13 Adults, or two for $25.
$6.50 Kids under 12
Kids under 6 eat free.

Carleton Place Farmers' Market
2025-05-10 08:30 - 12:30, 2025-05-17 08:30 - 12:30 | Market Square, 7 Beckwith Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
Support local farmers and artisans. Fresh produce, baked goods, and handmade treasures. Rain or shine.
carletonplacefarmersmarket.ca

Mother's Day High Tea
2025-05-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Navy League of Canada, 137 John Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
tickets: 25.00. They can be purchased Tues/Wed evenings from 6:30-9pm in person. Or online by emailing me, kathrynaunnahuber@gmail.com

Meet the Author – Michael Dupuis – Carleton Place Public Library
2025-05-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Carleton Place Public Library, 101 Beckwith Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
The Carleton Place Public Library invites you to a fascinating talk by Perth author Michael Dupuis on Saturday, May 10th, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. He’ll be discussing his book THE WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE: ORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES and making copies of his book about the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike available for $20 each after the event.
Michael Dupuis is a former history teacher, consultant, writer and now avid pickleball player and has a great gift of the gab, so this talk is bound to be interesting! No registration required.
We hope to see you at the Library (101 Beckwith Street) on Saturday, May 10th at 1:00 p.m.

Legion Trivia Night
2025-05-10 20:00 - 22:30 | Carleton Place Legion, 177 George Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
$10 per person, tickets available at the door

Library Adult Book Club
2025-05-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Carleton Place Public Library, 101 Beckwith Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
Adult Book Club is meeting on Monday, May 12 at 6:30pm. This month, we’re reading LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus. We’re at our limit for accessing books for Book Club so please try Libby or Hoopla for digital options, or feel free to source your own copy and come to the meeting! We’d love to have you attend our discussion. We meet on the 2nd Monday of each month, September through June, at 6:30pm.

Provincial Day of Action on Litter
2025-05-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
Residents of Carleton Place are invited to participate in Provincial Day of Action on Litter Day, which is Tuesday May 13, 2025. Clean-Up Kits of bags and gloves can be picked up at the Book Box outside of the Carambeck Community Centre (351 Bridge Street) in order to have the proper equipment to participate in this day. Bags can be tied and placed at the nearest garbage bin at any park or trail for Recreation Staff to pick up.
Thank you for assisting to keep our community spaces free of litter.

Queer Sphere Crafting Circle
2025-05-14 15:00 - 16:30 | Carleton Place Public Library, 101 Beckwith Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
The 2nd Wednesday of the month from 3-4:30pm, Ages 12-16. This month, we’re dusting off the button maker and designing our own spring-inspired creative buttons! Wednesday, May 14 from 3-4:30pm.

Promoting Healthy Teen Relationships
2025-05-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Carleton Place Public Library, 101 Beckwith Street, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
PROMOTING HEALTHY TEEN RELATIONSHIPS with Lanark County Interval House. Learn how to help your teens create healthy boundaries, identify relationship red flags, and learn about safety in relationships.

Bywater Call Concert
2025-05-16 19:30 - 22:30 | Ontario
Carleton Place proudly welcomes Bywater Call to the Town Hall Auditorium on Friday, May 16.
Doors open: 6:45pm | Show start: 7:30pm
Tickets: $35.00/person
Tickets are on sale now and will sell out- so don’t delay! – online.carletonplace.ca
Bywater Call is a powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock band from Toronto, Canada, featuring Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), John Kervin (keys), Stephen Dyte (trumpet) and Julian Nalli (tenor sax). The band’s music is an exploration of life’s highs and lows. From intimate ballads that lay bare the complexities of human emotion to electrifying anthems that demand to be played at full volume, their catalogue is a journey through the human experience, incorporating influences from the likes of The Band, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Otis Redding, Little Feat, Sly and the Family Stone, among others.
