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Kortright Centre 2012 Event Listing
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Food Event |
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Regular Programing |
 MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL |
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TRCA Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival |
Maple Syrup by Lamplight Dinner |
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Saturday, March 3 to It's a sure sign of spring! Come out and 'tap into nature'. Demonstrations, wagon rides, live entertainment and, of course, pancakes and maple syrup! Special March Break activities. For daily times visit MapleSyrupFest.com |
Saturday, March 31 7 pm Tap into Spring with a magnificent evening that begins with a delicious maple themed dinner. Once your appetite has been satisfied, take advantage of a twilight guided walk through the Kortright Sugar Bush. Menu available online Advance Tickets Required: |
 SPRING |
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Nature Awakening |
Kortright by Twilight |
Four Winds Kite Festival |
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Weekends, 1:00 pm Forest Walk Take a walk into the forest or by the pond to see what animals are waking up after a long cold winter. Look for signs of white-tailed deer, squirrels, butterflies, toads and more! |
Saturday, April 21 7 pm - 9 pm Join us for an evening and learn about the animals that ?wake up? when the sun is going down. At the close of the evening, enjoy roasting marshmallows around a campfire. Advance Tickets Required: |
Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm It's time to look up ? way up to see the fabulous and fascinating kites that will take to the air. A great family |
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Spring Wetlands |
GPS/Geocaching Weekend |
Mother's Day Brunch |
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Weekends, 1:00 pm Spring Peeper Pond Visitors are given a dipnet and will be looking in the water for the many invertebrates and other animals that live or start their life in the water. This includes dragonflies, tadpoles and more. |
Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm Find hidden geocaches on the Kortright property. Also enjoy a beginner GPS workshop Archetype Sustainable House, a BBQ, and more!
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Sunday, May 13 11:30 am Celebrate Mother's Day weekend with a delicious brunch and delightful Advance Tickets Required: |
 SUMMER |
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Art in Nature |
Energy |
The Kortright Organic Farm |
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Weekends, 1:00 pm Oudoor Sketching Come and sketch outdoors, in nature. At 2:30 pm, Sundays only, participate in a workshop led by the McMichael Gallery staff*. |
Weekends, 1:00 pm Fly a Kite Use the wind's energy to fly kites. Pump water, ride bikes as you try to match the energy produced by the wind and sun. |
Weekends, 1:00 pm Visit the Farm Visit Kortright's working organic farm. Learn to "make soil" and take home a pot with seeds ready to grow. |
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 FALL |
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Fall Migration |
Doors Open Vaughan |
Fall Colours Celebration |
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Weekends, 1 pm & 2:30 pm Learn about migrating birds and butterflies. Watch for raptors, visit the Canadian Peregrine Foundation site to see the live birds. |
Weekend, September 29 & 30 10 am - 4 pm Come out and visit Kortright, as part of the Doors Open Vaughan Event. |
Weekends, 10 am - 4 pm Lots to enjoy including guided fall colour walks, Archetype Sustainable House tours, self-guided activities and more. |
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Marvelous Mammals |
Animals that Hoot and Howl |
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Weekends, October 27-28, 1:00 pm Forest Mammals Hike with a naturalist to look for Kortright?s marvelous mammals. |
Saturday, November 3 7 pm - 9 pm Meet a live Owl. Go on a nature hike looking for night animals. Roast marshmallows around a campfire. Advance Tickets Required: |
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 CHRISTMAS |
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Christmas Dinner & Nature Hike |
Natural Christmas Lore |
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Saturday, December 15 7 pm Celebrate the season with family & friends, and enjoy a traditional Christmas Dinner and a guided nature walk at Kortright. Menu available online. Advance Tickets Required: |
Weekends 1:00 pm Christmas Natural Lore Learn about natural Christmas traditions and listen to Christmas stories around a campfire. |
