JUNE
Back by popular demand: Elizabeth Simcoe’s Farewell Tea
Sunday, June 4, 2006, 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Elizabeth Simcoe, the wife of John Graves Simcoe, Upper Canada’s first lieutenant governor (1791-1796), kept extensive diaries of her travels and her life in York (now Toronto). Storyteller Maja Bannerman takes on the role of Elizabeth Simcoe as she hosts a farewell tea at Fort York in 1796 and shares incredible stories of her life in Upper Canada. Your ticket includes refreshments as would have served in 1796.
Audience: General. Tickets: Adults: $12; Seniors & Youths: $10; Children: $8. Pre-registration required.
Tours de Forts Bike Tour: Toronto’s French Forts
Sun. June 4, 2006, 2 p.m.
Enjoy the scenic Humber Bike Trail, and learn about Toronto’s old French Forts. Meet outside the Old Mill subway station. The tour ends at Fort York.
Free admission to the site following the tour.
Friends of Fort York Fundraising Georgian Dinner
Thurs. June 8, 2006
Ontario Model Soldier Society
– Annual Show & Competition
Sat. June 10 and Sun. June 11, 2006, 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vendor area; Toy Soldiers; Dioramas; Bands; Connoisseur Figures; Flats; Mounted bands and artillery.
Regular admission rates apply.
Ongoing
Tai Chi in Victoria Memorial Square
Portland and Niagara streets
Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. (weather permitting)
Comfortable clothing and soft shoes are recommended.
Free.
JULY
Canada Day – Annual Event
Sat. July 1, 2006, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tours, kids’ drill, military music.
Regular admission rates apply.
Fort York Ongoing Summer Programming
Daily throughout July, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thrill to the booming of the cannon, the firing of muskets, the vibrant colours of the uniformed guard and the lively music of fife and drum. These are the sights and sounds of Fort York this summer. Visitors will enjoy hourly demonstrations of military music, drill, musketry and artillery performed by students representing the Canadian Fencible Regiment that was garrisoned at the fort at the end of the War of 1812. Highlights include the cannon firing at 12:30 p.m. and the music of the Fort York Drums (a fife & drum corps) in the afternoons.
Ongoing
Tai Chi in Victoria Memorial Square
See June listing for details.
AUGUST
Ongoing
Tai Chi in Victoria Memorial Square
See June listing for details.
Simcoe Day – Annual Event
Mon. Aug. 7, 2006, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Celebrate the birth of the City at the Birthplace! Hourly tours and demonstrations: marching, musket and cannon firing, Fife & Drum Corps and Kid’s Drill.
Regular admission rates apply.
Festival of Beer
Fri. Aug 11, Sat. Aug. 12 & Sun. Aug. 13, 2006
Annual Ticketed Event – fort closed to casual visitors.
The Pirate Festival
Weekends – August 19 thru September 4, 2006
If it’s the Pirate’s life fer ye, then set yer course for the 1st Annual Pirate Festival, when our merry band of playful scallywags and seafarin’ scoundrels take over the Fort for seven days of merriment and hilarity for the whole family, the likes of which have never been seen! There’ll be music and comedy and entertainment galore, scrumptious food and drink to slake yer cravings, and plenty o’ fun stuff for pirates and lubbers of all ages to see, buy, learn and do! Come share all the romance and excitement of a high-seas adventure right in the heart of the City! Arrrrgh!
Admission: Adults: $16, Students & Seniors: $12, Children 12 & under: $10
Fort York Ongoing Summer Programming
Daily throughout August – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thrill to the booming of the cannon, the firing of muskets, the vibrant colours of the uniformed guard and the lively music of fife and drum. These are the sights and sounds of Fort York this summer. Visitors will enjoy hourly demonstrations of military music, drill, musketry and artillery performed by students representing the Canadian Fencible Regiment that was garrisoned at the fort at the end of the War of 1812. Highlights include the cannon firing at 12:30 p.m. and the music of the Fort York Drums (a fife & drum corps) in the afternoons. The fort’s guard won prizes at the annual competitions held at Fort George three years in a row.
Please note: The Fort York Guard will be out of town at national/regional competitions on the following weekends: August 12/13 and 19/20.
SEPTEMBER
Ongoing
Tai Chi in Victoria Memorial Square
See June listing for details.
Dance and Dance-ability – Annual Event
Fri. Sept. 22, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
Early 19th century English Country Dance workshop. Beginners welcome. No partners required.
Pre-registration Required. $10
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