🐿️ Fun Fact
Did you know squirrels are nature’s accidental gardeners? They forget up to 25% of their buried acorns each fall — and those become future forests. 🌳
🎃 Events & Activities
(All times verified as of Oct 27 – please double-check before you go!)
1️⃣ Halloween Youth Party – Keswick
📅 Fri Oct 31 | 4 – 9 p.m.
📍 Multi-Use Recreation Complex (261 Garrett Styles Dr.)
🎬 Movies, games, costume contest & maker space for ages 12-17. Free admission with food/$ donation.
2️⃣ Haunted Hollows Scream Park – East Gwillimbury
📅 Fri – Sun (Oct 31 – Nov 2) | 7 – 10 p.m.
📍 18444 Yonge St.
💀 Walk-through horror zones, actors & effects. Ages 12 +. Timed tickets recommended.
3️⃣ Downtown Trick-or-Treat Zone – Newmarket
📅 Fri Oct 31 | 5 :30 – 8 :30 p.m.
📍 Timothy St. & John St. area
🚧 Roads closed for safe family trick-or-treating and costumed fun.
4️⃣ Gwillimbury Quilt Guild Show – Sharon
📅 Fri & Sat (Oct 31 – Nov 1) | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
📍 Sharon Hope United Church (18648 Leslie St.)
🧵 Over 100 quilts, vendors & demonstrations inside a historic church.
5️⃣ Full-Day Crop Scrapbooking – Sutton
📅 Sat Nov 1 | 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
📍 The Link (20849 Dalton Rd.)
✂️ 12-hour creative day with lunch & dinner included. Registration required.
6️⃣ Club 55 Marketplace – Keswick
📅 Sat Nov 1 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
📍 130 Gwendolyn Blvd.
🛍️ Local makers & hand-crafted goods. Open to all ages.
7️⃣ Pumpkin Parade – Newmarket
📅 Sat Nov 1 | Drop-off 3 – 6 p.m. · Lighting 6 :30 – 8 :30 p.m.
📍 Riverwalk Commons
🎃 Line the walkway with hundreds of glowing jack-o’-lanterns — free fun for all ages.
8️⃣ Doki Doki Anime Club (Teens) – Queensville
📅 Sat Nov 1 | 1 :30 – 3 :30 p.m.
📍 EGPL Queensville Branch (19950 Hwy 11)
🎥 Anime screening and discussion for teens 13-17. Free.
9️⃣ Chicago Transit Returns – Keswick
📅 Sat Nov 1 | 7 :30 p.m.
📍 Stephen Leacock Theatre (201 The Queensway S.)
🎺 A brassy tribute to Chicago — all the hits live.
🔟 East Gwillimbury ComiCon
📅 Sun Nov 2 | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
📍 EG Sports Complex (1914B Mount Albert Rd.)
🦸♂️ Vendors, artists & cosplay. $5 admission (kids 12 & under free).
🎸 Live Music
🎶 Lennie Gallant – Newmarket Folk Society
📅 Sat Nov 1 | 7:30 p.m. · Newmarket Legion (707 Srigley St.)
Award-winning East Coast songwriter in a cozy setting. Limited seats.
🎷 Chicago Transit Returns – Keswick (see #9 above)
Big band energy & brass section fun for classic-rock fans.
☕ Weekend Tip
Temps dip to 5–7 °C at night 🌡️ — bring a thermos for the Pumpkin Parade and gloves for trick-or-treating. Lakeside wind = colder than you think!
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🎸 That’s a Wrap
That’s the line-up for Oct 31 – Nov 2 across Georgina, East Gwillimbury & Newmarket!
If you spot a great band, market or local event we missed, email [email protected].
See you next week for holiday market kick-offs and November music nights!
The Georgina Digest Team
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