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  • May 2025

  • Thu 1

    Commemoration of Gord’s passing

    1 May, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    'Golden Leaves' statue, Tudhope Park 450 Atherly Rd, Orillia, Ontario
  • October 2025

  • Fri 31

    Interactive Session with the Lightfoot Band featuring the 50th Anniversary of the Big “Fitz” (Session 1)

    31 October, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
    Creative Nomad Studios 23 Mississaga St W, Orillia, Ontario, Canada

    A musical workshop with the Lightfoot Band discussing the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on the 50th anniversary of the tragedy

  • Fri 31

    Interactive session with the Lightfoot Band featuring the 50th Anniversary of the Big “Fitz” (Session 2)

    31 October, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
    Creative Nomad Studios 23 Mississaga St W, Orillia, Ontario, Canada

    An interactive musical session with the Lightfoot Band discussing the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on the 50th anniversary of the tragedy

  • Fri 31

    Memories of Gordon Lightfoot with Family & Friends

    31 October, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Creative Nomad Studios 23 Mississaga St W, Orillia, Ontario, Canada

    An informal in-person chat session with the Lightfoot Band and special guests discussing the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on the 50th anniversary of the tragedy. This is a FREE session but does require a wristband as seating is limited

  • Fri 31

    Folk Crawl

    31 October, 2025 @ 9:00 pm

    Various artists throughout downtown Orillia performing at participating bars & restaurants. Venues & performers TBA.

  • November 2025

  • Sat 1

    Proclamation of Gordon Lightfoot Day

    1 November, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
    Lightfoot Bust 20 Mississaga St W, Orillia, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us at 11:00am on Saturday, November 1 in front of the Orillia Opera House for Mayor Don McIsaac’s proclamation of ‘Gordon Lightfoot Day’ in the City of Orillia.  There will also be music provided by local musician and Lightfoot Days Festival Director, Steve Porter, as well as remarks from other committee members about […]

  • Sat 1

    The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald

    1 November, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Manticore Books 103 Mississaga St E, Orillia, Ontario, Canada

    The author, John U. Bacon, will be on hand for book signings

  • Sat 1

    Folk Crawl

    1 November, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

    Various artists throughout downtown Orillia performing at participating bars & restaurants. Venues & performers TBA.

  • Sat 1

    Lightheaded screening: A Gordon Lightfoot State of Mind

    1 November, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Creative Nomad Studios 23 Mississaga St W, Orillia, Ontario, Canada

    This film celebrates and chronicles Gordon Lightfoot’s extraordinary career by taking viewers on a journey into the lives of his devoted fans, affectionately known as “Lightheads.” The film begins with the legendary Canadian singer’s return tour to the United Kingdom and Ireland (where fans had waited more than 30 years to see him perform), but […]

  • Sun 2

    Church Service

    2 November, 2025 @ 10:30 am
    St Paul's United Church 62 Peter St N, Orillia, Canada

    Memorial Church service in memory of Gordon Lightfoot

  • Sun 2

    Closing Ceremony

    2 November, 2025 @ 12:30 pm
    Mariposa Market 109 Mississaga St E, Orillia, Ontario, Canada

    Join us for a piece of celebratory cake!

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