UNIONVILLE HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Markham residents and visitors alike are invited to join the merchants of Main Street Unionville on Labour Day Monday, September 3 for the Unionville Heritage Festival. The street will be closed to traffic from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to celebrate our rich and intriguing history.

Unionville will “come to life” with lots of old-fashioned fun! There will be entertainment all day long at the Millennium Bandstand – including the Kick up a Fuss Cloggers, Markham Concert Band and After Hours Big Band. Come and learn about the early years of Unionville and the farming community that was once here. Enjoy historical demonstrations, buskers, a penny farthing rider, bands and food. You may want to explore a little more by taking one of our historical walking tours.

Bring the kids to see Garden-size Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, play old-style games, have their face painted, and be creative at the PaintLounge art corner.  You can also admire the work of regional artists as they draw and paint throughout Unionville, part of the OPAS’s second Plein Air Art Challenge here this year.

Don’t forget to allow time for a delicious lunch on a patio as well as visits to our many unique shops along Main Street. While you’re at each location, fill out a ballot to win one of three September Shopping Sprees.

Presented by the Unionville B.I.A., Unionville Historical Society and Unionville Villagers Association, this will be a great way to celebrate our colourful past.