Arts & Culture

Round out your education by getting to know your new home through arts and cultural experiences. The Toronto Heights communities of Barrie and Orillia are home to 50+ festivals celebrating music, art, film, and more, attracting tourists from the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. Learn more about what makes Barrie and Orillia unique through their museums, art galleries and live theatre, or take in live music at popular pubs and entertainment venues right in your neighbourhood.

With close proximity to internationally-renowned cultural attractions and venues in downtown Toronto such as the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Roy Thomson Hall, Harbourfront Centre, The Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, and much more, you will find it easy to to enrich your Canadian experience through spontaneous day trips to exhibitions, concerts, parades, and plays.