Celebrate June

The Town of Oakville is situated on Treaty 14 and 22 lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and Haudenosaunee. Oakville is currently home to many different First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge and thank the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation for being stewards of this territory.

In recognition of National Indigenous History Month, residents are encouraged to:

• Learn more about Treaty 22, which encompasses the lands at 12 Mile Creek (Bronte Creek) and 16 Mile Creek in Oakville, and Treaty 14 (Head of the Lake Purchase) through 13 permanent educational signs in prominent Oakville locations including Erchless Estate, Sovereign House, and Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre as part of The Debwewin Project.
• Visit Erchless Estate for a better understanding of past and present Treaty relationships in what is now Oakville. The Debwewin: The Truth Project Exhibition was created in partnership with Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Oakville Community Foundation and the Oakville Museum in collaboration with the Debwewin Advisory Council and Know History.
• Join Oakville Public Library (OPL) and Archives Canada online on June 17 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to learn about resources related to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation genealogy, how to access collections in person or online, and how to get advice or assistance. Registration is required.

There are many other ways to learn more and mark this important part of our past, present and future:

• Take a walk along one of the Moccasin Trails and explore the history of the lands from an Indigenous perspective. Follow one trail along Sixteen Mile Creek Inner Valley to Dundas Street West at Lions Valley. Or take the other trail located along Bronte Creek Heritage Trail near Rebecca and Mississaga Streets where you'll find a kiosk featuring a series of 13 plaques containing Indigenous stories, verses and information relating to the land, water and sky, giving visitors a deeper understanding of Indigenous heritage. The content for the information booth and plaques was developed in partnership with the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and Indigenous community members.
• Visit Tannery and Waterworks parks to check out the Moccasin Identifier and outdoor classroom gathering circle. There is an interpretive game for children and various moccasins designs permanently sandblasted into the stone and painted, as well as the “Rooted in the Land” history wall, which was created in consultation with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
• Take a stroll to the orange crosswalk at the corner of Thomas and Church streets in downtown Oakville to learn more about the treaty lands Oakville resides on and Indigenous culture. This crosswalk honours children of the residential school system while providing an opportunity to reflect on generational impact, trauma and oppression endured by Indigenous peoples in Canada.
• Visit the Indigenous Culture and Community page.
• Visit the Oakville Public Library’s Truth and Reconciliation page for book recommendations.

Display or wear a rainbow to show your pride or support any time of year. The rainbow flag is flown at Town Hall during the month of June to recognize and support Pride Month and Oakville’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Visit the Oakville Public Library (OPL) and the Book Bike at Halton Pride Fest on June 1 at Hidden Valley Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kids 6 and under are FREE, with general admission tickets available for $10 each.

Join us for Pride Trivia hosted by the OPL in partnership with Pflag Halton on Thursday, June 6 at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Central Branch or Tuesday, June 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Glen Abbey Branch.

Make a Pride button during Maker Drop-in hours at the OPL.

You can also walk with pride along one of Oakville's rainbow crosswalks on Lakeshore Road at Navy Street, Bronte Road and Kerr Street! The Kerr Village rainbow crosswalk was recently updated with the progress rainbow flag design.

Communities like Oakville embrace this opportunity to promote the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle. It is also a chance to showcase our great programs and amenities that can be enjoyed as a pathway to individual, community, and environmental well-being.

Get active and join us in ParticipACTION’s Community Challenge as the town vies to be Canada’s most active community! The more Oakville organizations and individuals sign up and participate, the bigger the town’s chance of winning $100,000 to support local sport and physical activity initiatives!

Our Fitness Member Appreciation Week starts June 3! Check out the activity schedule on this page for a list of drop-in programs you can try (some free of charge!) and special events throughout the month. 

Summer Fun Passes are available for online purchase now!

Our Summer Fun Pass allows ages 2-17 to attend unlimited recreational swims and skates between June 1 and September 2 for just $45.06 (with tax).

Lions Pool will open for early outdoor swimming on June 1. All of our other outdoor pools will open June 15.

Visit the Oakville Museum

Join us for a Bike History Workshop on June 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Take in our Headquarters for Horsemen and Bicyclists display and Erchless Estate: Its Gardens and Dwellings outdoor panel exhibition. You'll learn about how Oakville grew to boast more than 260 kilometres of on-road bike lanes and off-road cycling paths as well as the creation, development and evolution of the Erchless Estate, including the gardens, horticultural features and architecture.

Borrow a Sports Kit through the OPL

The OPL lends cardholders various types of Sports Kits for you to try new activities without having to buy all of the equipment. Availability varies by branch on a first-come, first-served basis. Holds are not available. Loan periods are seven days and are not renewable.

OPL Summer Reading Challenge

Every summer the library invites Oakville residents to read and participate in fun programs while discovering new titles and authors. The Summer Reading Challenge is open to all ages.

Go on a StoryWalk®

Enjoy year-round, self-guided walks at Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park, Tannery and Waterworks Parks and George Savage Park with stories that change seasonally. This initiative is in partnership with the Town of Oakville, and funded by The Canada Healthy Communities Initiative from the Government of Canada.

June is Bike Month

Oakville has over 260 kilometres of on-road bike lanes and off-road cycling paths! Coordinated by Cycle Toronto, Bike Month is celebrated across the GTHA and Guelph from June 1 to 30. Visit the Bike Month website for activities, events and safety webinar details.

Oakville's Heritage Trail system is almost 60 kilometres of mixed-surface pathways accessible to walkers, joggers and cyclists. These trails feature information stations telling over eighty stories about this land and its people, dating from 9000 BC to AD 2000. The trails link all areas of the community and reflect our natural, human and built heritage.

Explore the outdoors

Visit our parks and open space, including our gardens, off-leash dog parks, playgrounds, skateboard parks, splash pads, sports fields, courts and harbours. 

Oakville offers more than 1,700 hectares of parkland, more than 260 kilometres of trails and more than 200 parks!

The town has five seniors centres in Oakville that provide older adults with a welcoming, accessible and supportive environment. An annual Seniors Services membership is required to register for Seniors Services drop-in and registered programs. To celebrate Seniors Month, we're offering two free drop-ins, no membership required:

• Older adult social time at Iroquois Ridge Community Centre on June 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. (refreshments available to purchase)
• Group session with a personal trainer at Trafalgar Park Community Centre on June 11 from 11 a.m. to noon

Visit the Seniors Services page to learn more about our special events, drop-in and registered programs.

Without Walls (WOW)

Our free and interactive telephone-based initiative safely connects you with others without having to leave the house. Without Walls (WOW) is a series of 30 to 60-minute multi-person phone conversations covering various topics, including Mindfulness & Meditation, historical discussions and special guests!

Connection Kits from the Oakville Public Library (OPL)

Residents who are 55+ and do not have access to the internet or technology, can stay connected with friends and family using an OPL Connection Kit. These kits can also be used by those with print disabilities to access alternative formats of reading material online.

The library also offers Tech Help sessions, to receive assistance with questions about your computer, tablet, eReader or iPhone.

Check out the OPL's Seniors Month Programming.

Snooker drop-ins for ages 50+ are available Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Colborne Centre*

Saturday, June 1

• Free clay drop-in for ages 6+, 2:30 to 4 p.m. at QEPCCC
• Lions Pool opens for early outdoor swimming, including an all ages combo swim, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
• Drop-in family basketball for ages 6+, 6 to 8 p.m. at Glen Abbey Community Centre

Monday, June 3

• Free Getting Started in Exercise workshop for ages 14+, 5 to 5:45 p.m. at River Oaks Community Centre

Tuesday, June 4

• All ages leisure swim, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Glen Abbey Community Centre
• Free Functional Movements – Exercise for Daily Living workshop for ages 14+, 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. at QEPCCC

Wednesday, June 5

• Adult pickleball drop-in for ages 18+, 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre
• Free adult basketball drop-in for ages 18+, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Glen Abbey Community Centre
• Balance, Strength and Flexibility workshop (free for Fitness members), 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre
• Adult badminton drop-in for ages 18+, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre
• Free older adult social time drop-in for ages 50+, 1 to 3 p.m. at Iroquois Ridge Community Centre (coffee and cookies available for purchase)

Thursday, June 6

• Balance, strength and flexibility workshop (free for Fitness members), noon to 1 p.m. at Trafalgar Park Community Centre

Friday, June 7

• Drop-in badminton for ages 50+, 9 to 11 a.m. at Colborne Centre*
• Free all ages Community Play Night, includes inline/roller skating, 5 to 8 p.m. at Trafalgar Park Community Centre
• Leisure swim for all ages, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at QEPCCC

Snooker drop-ins for ages 50+ are available Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Colborne Centre*

Saturday, June 8

• Recreational skating for all ages, 1 to 2:45 p.m. at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex

Sunday, June 9

• All ages combo swim, 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Iroquois Ridge Community Centre

Monday, June 10

• Drop-in hall walking for ages 50+, 1 to 2 p.m. at QEPCCC*
• Free youth basketball drop-in, 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Trafalgar Park Community Centre

Tuesday, June 11

• Free seniors group session with a personal trainer for ages 50+, 11 a.m. to noon at Trafalgar Park Community Centre
• Free preschool playtime drop-in for ages 2.5-6, noon to 1:30 p.m. at Iroquois Ridge Community Centre
• Seniors Italian conversation club for ages 50+, 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Colborne Centre*

Wednesday, June 12

• Free stretch class for ages 14+, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. at Glen Abbey Community Centre

Thursday, June 13

• Free clay drop-in for ages 6+, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at QEPCCC
• Free seniors group session with a personal trainer for ages 50+, 1 to 2 p.m. at Trafalgar Park Community Centre

Friday, June 14

• Drop-in badminton for ages 50+, 9 to 11 a.m. at Colborne Centre
• Combo swim for all ages, 8 to 9:30 p.m. at White Oaks Pool

Snooker drop-ins for ages 50+ are available Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Colborne Centre*

Saturday, June 15

• Brookdale, Falgarwood, Bronte and Wedgewood Pools open today! Join us for a free combo swim at Wedgewood Pool from 8:30 to 10 a.m. or 10 to 11:30 a.m. (June 15 only).
• Free Bike Month event (in partnership with Sustainable Transportation) for all ages, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oakville Museum Coach House
• Free Maker Space drop-in for ages 6+, 2:30 to 4 p.m. at QEPCCC

Sunday, June 16

• Combo swim for all ages, 2 to 3:30p.m. at Iroquois Ridge Community Centre

Monday, June 17

• Free youth basketball drop-in for ages 13-17, 11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. at Iroquois Ridge Community Centre
• Free youth basketball drop-in for ages 13-17, 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Trafalgar Park Community Centre

Tuesday, June 18

• Free youth sports drop-in for ages 13-17, 11a.m. to noon and 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at Glen Abbey Community Centre

Wednesday, June 19

• Drop-in family badminton for all ages, 3 to 5 p.m. at Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre
• Free adult table tennis drop-in for ages 18+, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Iroquois Ridge Community Centre

Friday, June 21

• Free Zumba® class for ages 14+, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. at Glen Abbey Community Centre
• Youth basketball drop-in for ages 13-17, 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Trafalgar Park Community Centre

Snooker drop-ins for ages 50+ are available Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Colborne Centre*

Saturday, June 22

• Leisure swim for all ages, 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre
• Free Maker Space drop-in for ages 6+, 2:30 to 4 p.m. at QEPCCC

Monday, June 24

• Drop-in preschool playtime for ages 2.5-6, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Iroquois Ridge Community Centre
• Youth basketball drop-in for ages 13-17, 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Glen Abbey Community Centre
• Hatha yoga drop-in for ages 14+, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. at River Oaks Community Centre

Tuesday, June 25

• Seniors Italian conversation club for ages 50+, 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Colborne Centre*

Wednesday, June 26

• Free seniors current affairs drop-in for ages 50+, 10:30 a.m. to noon at Trafalgar Park Community Centre

Thursday, June 27

• Free clay drop-in for ages 6+, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at QEPCCC

Friday, June 28

• Cardio explosion drop-in for ages 18+, 10 to 11 a.m. at River Oaks Community Centre
• Youth basketball drop-in for ages 13-17, 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Trafalgar Park Community Centre

Snooker drop-ins for ages 50+ are available Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Colborne Centre*

Saturday, June 29

• Free Maker Space drop-in for ages 6+, 2:30 to 4 p.m. at QEPCCC

Sunday, June 30

• Adult Zumba ® drop-in for ages 18+, 11 a.m. to noon at River Oaks Community Centre