Downtown Summer Block Party

Downtown’s Summer Block Party promises to be fun for the whole family! This annual street festival attracts thousands of locals and visitors to the downtown core. Here’s what’s planned this year!

• Sizzling Sidewalk Sales from downtown merchants
• On-street art & art activities
• Main stages boasting live music by headliners & local bands
• Live DJ
• Mouth-watering food trucks
• Kids Zones complete with a giant bouncy castle and face painting
• Family Fun Zone to include exciting water features
• On street games
• Water fun for the whole family
• Contests, giveaways and more!!

Stay tuned for more exciting features as they become available!

If you are a downtown merchant and would like to participate in the event, please fill out the Merchant Participation Form 2017 and send it in to us via email at office@downtownorillia.ca or via fax at 705-325-7666.

2017 Downtown Mural Project

The downtown mural will be unveiled during the Summer Block Party and will commemorate and celebrate Orillia’s 150th anniversary. The public art mural will aim to positively transform and revitalize Downtown Orillia while bringing Orillians together through art. The mural will highlight the identity and character of Orillia, encourage other community artwork and express who we are as a city through dynamic, vibrant artwork. The DOMB and City of Orillia, Parks, Recreation & Culture is excited to see this public art mural come to life in downtown and are looking forward to seeing the story of our people, of our city and of past and present events come to life in this mural in a unique and lively way.

2017 Downtown Orillia Mural Project Community Input- Release

2017 Downtown Orillia Mural Project Call to Artist Release

2017 Downtown Orillia Mural Project Artist and Location Release

Reserve your spot on the street!

If you are an artisan, outside vendor, food vendor or a community group and would like to come be a part of this awesome Summer Street Festival experience, be sure to fill out your vendor forms and return them to us ASAP. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of a fun filled weekend in Downtown Orillia.

For more information, please contact courtney@downtownorillia.ca.