Your comprehensive directory of fun, exciting and interesting things to do and places to stay in Ontario. Whether you live here or are travelling to the province, you'll find new regions to explore and adventures/activities to experience in the Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa, and Niagara Regions, as well as in Eastern, Central, Northern, and Southwestern Ontario. Families, friends, individuals, and couples, young or old...if you looking for something great to do or somewhere perfect to stay in Ontario, you'll find it here! read more…
Plan Your Next Ontario Adventure
With thousands of places to see and stay, countless events, activities and attractions, Summer Fun Guide's comprehensive guide has thousands of listings to help tourists (and residents) make the most of their Ontario vacation.
How to Use the Summer Fun Guide
For easy reference, the guide is divided into 7 Ontario regions, with up to 18 categories in each, such as Accommodations, Amusement Parks, Attractions, Festivals, Outdoor Adventures, Museums, Galleries & Historic Sites, Sightseeing Tours, and so much more. Use the convenient itinerary feature to save your favourites!
Regardless of if you’re searching for things to do in Ontario on a specific date or looking for information about special events or festivals in a particular town, city or region, SummerFunGuide.ca is the place to get all you need to know. Along with helpful Ontario travel information, the Summer Fun Guide is also the place to get valuable coupons that will save you money at some of Ontario’s top attractions. Make sure to also check back regularly as we are always announcing new giveaways where you will have the chance to win getaways and passes to various Ontario attractions and resorts.
Unleash Your Inner Explorer and Find Things to do in Ontario, Canada
From Attractions and Water Parks to Farms, Outdoor Adventures and Festivals, Summer Fun Guide has options in every region, category, age and price range. We’re the largest and most comprehensive Ontario tourism directory online—your one guide for up-to-the-minute listings, our Event Calendar, hidden gems, and the best things to do year-round.
Fun Facts About Ontario, Canada
Ontario is the second largest province in Canada, covering an area of more than one million square kilometres; it's bigger than the countries of Spain and France combined! Ontario extends north to Hudson's Bay, south to the Great Lakes, west to the Manitoba border, and east to Quebec. It should come as no surprise that such a vast province would have great diversity in its landscape and terrain.
From the wild and craggy beauty of the northern Canadian Shield to the lakes and forests of cottage country; from the rolling hills of the Ontario farm belt to the scenic wonders of the Niagara Escarpment… Ontario rivals any place on earth for diversity and natural wonders.
Ontario Geography & Weather
● The province boasts over 250,000 lakes which account for approximately one-fifth of the world's fresh water.
● The temperature in Ontario can go to extremes. In the dead of winter, temperatures can plummet to as low as -40C, while in the summer, they can rise to over 30C.
● Ontario is home to the longest freshwater beach in the world. Wasaga Beach on Georgian Bay is 14 kilometres in length.
● The longest street in the world is in Ontario. Yonge Street / Highway 11 is 1,896 kilometres long.
● The world's third largest tower is in Toronto, Ontario. The CN Tower, at 1,815 feet high, is a must-see landmark.
Rich & Diverse Culture
There is great diversity in Ontario's population as well. Home to more than 13.5 million people, the province is a multicultural mosaic whose citizens hail from all corners of the globe. Although English and French are Ontario's official languages, there are over 100 other dialects and languages spoken.
Ontario's food scene is a major beneficiary of multiculturalism, offering residents and visitors an almost unlimited choice of international cuisines. Festivals, fairs, parades, and exhibitions—Toronto Caribbean Carnival, Jambana One World Festival, Italfest, MuslimFest, Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest, the Orillia Highland Games—offer something for everyone.
The People of Ontario
The most populated area—the Golden Horseshoe—extends along the north shore of Lake Ontario and contains the cities of Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, St. Catharines, and Niagara Falls. The Greater Golden Horseshoe area extends north to include Barrie, Newmarket, Bradford, Oshawa, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, and Peterborough. Altogether, approximately nine million people live in this area of southern Ontario.
Population centers in other regions of Ontario include London, Kincardine, Windsor and Sarnia in southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa, Kingston, Belleville, Prince Edward County, Gananoque, Brockville in southeastern Ontario. In central Ontario, hubs include the Muskoka Lakes region, Huntsville, Bracebridge, and the Kawartha Lakes; in northern Ontario, major centres include Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Timmins, Thunder Bay, Dryden, and Kenora.
For quick and easy reference to everything you need to know about a particular area of Ontario, the Summer Fun Guide has divided the province into seven regions: Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa, Niagara Region, Eastern Ontario, Central Ontario, Northern Ontario, and Southwestern Ontario. Each region offers a wealth of sights to see and places to visit.
From Tasting Experiences to Outdoor Adventures; Find Fun Things to do in Ontario This Weekend
No matter what time of year you plan to visit Ontario, the number of activities, events, and things to do here is truly amazing. During the summer months, there are beautiful beaches to explore, boating, camping, hiking, waterskiing, biking, whitewater rafting and more. In winter, popular pastimes include skating, downhill skiing, Nordic skiing, snowboarding, hockey, curling, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, and tobogganing. There is also geo-caching, ATVing, boat cruises, fall colour tours, thoroughbred racing, hunting, kayaking, eco-tours, and the list goes on! Ontario is “Yours to Discover”.
No need to spend hours searching online to find all the information you need to plan a vacation or day trip in Ontario. Find up-to-date attractions, new places, getaway ideas, and money-saving coupons all in one place. Plan your next outing, vacation, family trip, girls’/guys’ weekend or romantic getaway today with SummerFunGuide.ca.
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