Save the date: Culture Days 2025 is September 19 to October 12!
Applications for local artist and group participation for 2025 will open in early spring 2025. Check back for the application link.
Culture Days is a unique opportunity to explore creativity, share artistic expression, and celebrate what makes Oakville such a vibrant and special community.
In 2024, the Town of Oakville was an official Ontario Culture Days Festival Hub.
Local artists, creators, and community members offered more than 150 free programs and activities, helping Oakville enjoy three weeks of local arts and culture events during the Culture Days festival.
Runner-up: People's Choice Award 2024 - Spotlight Awards
"Music Without Borders – Arabic Jazz Concert JazzYat" received the "Runner-up People’s Choice Award 2024" from Ontario Culture Days.
This exceptional concert celebrated the distinctive and soulful sound of Arabic Jazz, blending the improvisational spirit of jazz with the rich traditions of Arabic music. Featuring four talented musicians and a captivating vocalist, JazzYat showcased Arabic Jazz songs predominantly popular in the Levant region of the Middle East.
The performance, which united artists from Arab and Canadian backgrounds, delivered an unforgettable experience at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on October 5, 2024.
2024 Culture Days events included
- Seniors Services Art Show and Sale at the Colborne Centre on Saturday, September 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Exhibitions, workshops, and performances at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC) on Saturday, September 21, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. including the Halton Municipalities Culture Days artist project Harmony in Culture.
- Workshops and performances at River Oaks Community Centre on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Trafalgar Township Historical Society events at the Palermo School House on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- The Crossing Community Heritage Day at Lions Valley Park on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- We Are Kerr public art and activities in Heritage Square on Saturday, October 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Included art-making workshops, a new ground mural, painted benches, and banner art installations. *This project was supported by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), the Canadian Urban Institute, and the My Main Street program.
- Tours and other hands-on activities at the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate on Saturday, October 5, from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
- Performances by the Oakville Symphony Orchestra and Music Without Borders, as well as Backstage Theatre Tours, at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, October 5.
- Connextions 2024, featuring seven traffic signal cabinet box artist wraps.
- Fun, family-friendly activities with the Oakville Public Library.
Over the past 13 years, Oakville has placed among the top 10 cities and towns in Ontario offering Culture Days activities. Rankings are based on the number of programs, tours, performances and demonstrations held in each community.
*We Are Kerr is supported by
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Questions?
Please email culturedays@oakville.ca or call 905-845-6601, ext. 4614.