Authentic Turkish Coffee

FREE! Demi tasse of authentic Turkish Coffee freshly prepared by Sandi.
There will be an option to have your coffee grounds read from your cup (for a small fee).

@echoesfergus

240 Saint Andrews Street (beside Fergus Theatre)
Friday November 24th, December 1st & 15th
6 to 9 pm

Sip, Shop and Be Merry

Stores will be open late for 3 FRIDAY NIGHTS for our Late Night Sip & Shop. Join us Friday November 24th, December 1st and December 8th from 6-9pm for late night shopping.

What You Can Expect:
This year our tree lighting ceremony will be on the Riverwalk, behind the library – starting at 6pm. There will be horse-drawn carriage rides, The Elora Singers (Nov 24th), Santa Claus, hot chocolate, a DJ and food truck available outdoors. Provost Lane will be closed to host the food truck and carriage rides. Santa will be inside at The Red Door - come say hi and take a picture! Make sure to grab a bite indoors at one of the restaurants or the food trucks coming for the event. There will be a DJ playing holiday tunes while you stroll the streets and shops downtown. You can help support your local businesses this holiday season while enjoying an old-fashioned Christmas at our Late Night Sip & Shop in downtown Fergus!

Many stores will also be open late on Thursdays and Fridays until Dec 24th.

Food Truck Schedule:
Friday November 24: S.W.A.T.
Friday December 1: S.W.A.T.
Friday December 8: S.W.A.T.
Friday December 15: Beavertails (late night shopping)

Shopping Local this Holiday Season:
The downtown shops look forward to helping you get all those holiday preparations done this season. Thank you for supporting your local community and small businesses.

And thank you to all our supporters and volunteers this season – we couldn’t do it without you!

Meet the Author

Pat Mestern, author of Clara and Anna & Rachel's Legacy

Get your books signed and learn more about the TV series based on these books.

Hosted at The Bookery in downtown Fergus.

Be Here For A While

Shane Cook & The Woodchippers

Shane Cook & The Woodchippers rely on their deep foundation in the traditional music, song and dance of Ontario for the core of their sound, yet also draw on styles as broad as Celtic, folk, roots, bluegrass and swing. Their superbly crafted compositions and arrangements are a modern, exhilarating approach to fiddle tunes, song and dance.

A Canadian and U.S. National fiddle champion, Shane Cook is a multi-instrumentalist who has distinguished himself as a master of the Canadian old-time fiddle tradition. Says multiple Grammy nominee, Claire Lynch: "Shane offers up death-defying, acrobatic fiddle precision, soaring through tunes from his beloved Ontario with impeccable clarity." Joining Shane as a four-member group of multi-instrumentalists, singers and step dancers, The Woodchippers are: Emily Flack (Leahy) on piano, vocals and dance, Joe Phillips (Art of Time Ensemble) on vocals, double bass and guitar, and Kyle Waymouth (five-time national step dance champion) on guitar, tenor banjo and dance.

Shane leads a joyous and diverse musical journey through fresh, original fiddle tunes and songs on Be Here for a While, the debut album from Shane Cook & The Woodchippers. Shane Cook & The Woodchippers first premiered the music of Be Here for a While with The International Symphony Orchestra and has since toured the album across Canada and the US in 2022. The band and album are 2022 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees for Instrumental Group of the Year and Traditional Album of the Year.

www.shanecook.com

Authentic Turkish Coffee

FREE! Demi tasse of authentic Turkish Coffee freshly prepared by Sandi.
There will be an option to have your coffee grounds read from your cup (for a small fee).

@echoesfergus

240 Saint Andrews Street (beside Fergus Theatre)
Friday November 24th, December 1st & 15th
6 to 9 pm

Sip, Shop and Be Merry

Stores will be open late for 3 FRIDAY NIGHTS for our Late Night Sip & Shop. Join us Friday November 24th, December 1st and December 8th from 6-9pm for late night shopping.

What You Can Expect:
This year our tree lighting ceremony will be on the Riverwalk, behind the library – starting at 6pm. There will be horse-drawn carriage rides, The Elora Singers (Nov 24th), Santa Claus, hot chocolate, a DJ and food truck available outdoors. Provost Lane will be closed to host the food truck and carriage rides. Santa will be inside at The Red Door - come say hi and take a picture! Make sure to grab a bite indoors at one of the restaurants or the food trucks coming for the event. There will be a DJ playing holiday tunes while you stroll the streets and shops downtown. You can help support your local businesses this holiday season while enjoying an old-fashioned Christmas at our Late Night Sip & Shop in downtown Fergus!

Many stores will also be open late on Thursdays and Fridays until Dec 24th.

Food Truck Schedule:
Friday November 24: S.W.A.T.
Friday December 1: S.W.A.T.
Friday December 8: S.W.A.T.
Friday December 15: Beavertails (late night shopping)

Shopping Local this Holiday Season:
The downtown shops look forward to helping you get all those holiday preparations done this season. Thank you for supporting your local community and small businesses.

And thank you to all our supporters and volunteers this season – we couldn’t do it without you!

Authentic Turkish Coffee

FREE! Demi tasse of authentic Turkish Coffee freshly prepared by Sandi.
There will be an option to have your coffee grounds read from your cup (for a small fee).

@echoesfergus

240 Saint Andrews Street (beside Fergus Theatre)
Friday November 24th, December 1st & 15th
6 to 9 pm

Sip, Shop and Be Merry

Stores will be open late for 3 FRIDAY NIGHTS for our Late Night Sip & Shop. Join us Friday November 24th, December 1st and December 8th from 6-9pm for late night shopping.

What You Can Expect:
This year our tree lighting ceremony will be on the Riverwalk, behind the library – starting at 6pm. There will be horse-drawn carriage rides, The Elora Singers (Nov 24th), Santa Claus, hot chocolate, a DJ and food truck available outdoors. Provost Lane will be closed to host the food truck and carriage rides. Santa will be inside at The Red Door - come say hi and take a picture! Make sure to grab a bite indoors at one of the restaurants or the food trucks coming for the event. There will be a DJ playing holiday tunes while you stroll the streets and shops downtown. You can help support your local businesses this holiday season while enjoying an old-fashioned Christmas at our Late Night Sip & Shop in downtown Fergus!

Many stores will also be open late on Thursdays and Fridays until Dec 24th.

Food Truck Schedule:
Friday November 24: S.W.A.T.
Friday December 1: S.W.A.T.
Friday December 8: S.W.A.T.
Friday December 15: Beavertails (late night shopping)

Shopping Local this Holiday Season:
The downtown shops look forward to helping you get all those holiday preparations done this season. Thank you for supporting your local community and small businesses.

And thank you to all our supporters and volunteers this season – we couldn’t do it without you!

Ghost Walks

Lantern walk and guided tour of the mysteries and histories of one of Canada's most haunted villages. Tours start at The Bookery.

Tickets: $15/person available at The Bookery or online at www.bookery.ca

Dates for 2023:
August 12th
September 9th
September 23rd
October 12th
October 27th
October 28th

Ghost Walks

Lantern walk and guided tour of the mysteries and histories of one of Canada's most haunted villages. Tours start at The Bookery.

Tickets: $15/person available at The Bookery or online at www.bookery.ca

Dates for 2023:
August 12th
September 9th
September 23rd
October 12th
October 27th
October 28th

Ghost Walks

Lantern walk and guided tour of the mysteries and histories of one of Canada's most haunted villages. Tours start at The Bookery.

Tickets: $15/person available at The Bookery or online at www.bookery.ca

Dates for 2023:
August 12th
September 9th
September 23rd
October 12th
October 27th
October 28th

Ghost Walks

Lantern walk and guided tour of the mysteries and histories of one of Canada's most haunted villages. Tours start at The Bookery.

Tickets: $15/person available at The Bookery or online at www.bookery.ca

Dates for 2023:
August 12th
September 9th
September 23rd
October 12th
October 27th
October 28th

Ghost Walks

Lantern walk and guided tour of the mysteries and histories of one of Canada's most haunted villages. Tours start at The Bookery.

Tickets: $15/person available at The Bookery or online at www.bookery.ca

Dates for 2023:
August 12th
September 9th
September 23rd
October 12th
October 27th
October 28th

Live Music & Handmade Market

Wednesday August 30, 2023: Ryan Hancock

Twilight at Templin features local musicians playing in their own backyard!
There is a Handmade Night Market from 5pm to 9pm.
Groovy Grilled Cheese Food Truck will be serving from 5pm to 9pm weekly (except July 12th and Aug 30th).

This is a free family friendly music event that will take place in downtown Fergus at Templin Gardens on Wednesday evenings - starting at 5pm with the artisan market and 7-9 pm for live music during the months of July and August. Each evening will conclude with a Piper piping down the sun while standing on the historic Templin stairs. The stairs will be illuminated in candles, creating an intimate finale to the evening.

Templin Gardens are located in Downtown Fergus and are a part of our Riverwalk and an attractive heritage setting for this event. The park is a beautiful garden display with a large historical set of stone stairs spiralling down the gorge wall to the river’s edge. When permitting, we may situate some of the singers and band members on these stairs to perform some of their music and have it echoing into the natural amphitheatre of the Gorge (power supply and sound system permitting).

This event will run rain or shine, so bring your umbrellas!!

More info at twilightattemplin.com

Summer Lineup:
July 5: Friday Empire
July 12: Jiggity James
July 19: Jack & Danica
July 26: The Bearskins
August 2: Jack Walzak
Aug 9: The Rogersons
Aug 16: Kyle Binden
Aug 23: Living Room for Small
Aug 30: Ryan Hancock

Live Music & Handmade Market

Wednesday August 23, 2023: Living Room for Small

Twilight at Templin features local musicians playing in their own backyard!
There is a Handmade Night Market from 5pm to 9pm.
Groovy Grilled Cheese Food Truck will be serving from 5pm to 9pm weekly (except July 12th and Aug 30th).

This is a free family friendly music event that will take place in downtown Fergus at Templin Gardens on Wednesday evenings - starting at 5pm with the artisan market and 7-9 pm for live music during the months of July and August. Each evening will conclude with a Piper piping down the sun while standing on the historic Templin stairs. The stairs will be illuminated in candles, creating an intimate finale to the evening.

Templin Gardens are located in Downtown Fergus and are a part of our Riverwalk and an attractive heritage setting for this event. The park is a beautiful garden display with a large historical set of stone stairs spiralling down the gorge wall to the river’s edge. When permitting, we may situate some of the singers and band members on these stairs to perform some of their music and have it echoing into the natural amphitheatre of the Gorge (power supply and sound system permitting).

This event will run rain or shine, so bring your umbrellas!!

More info at twilightattemplin.com

Summer Lineup:
July 5: Friday Empire
July 12: Jiggity James
July 19: Jack & Danica
July 26: The Bearskins
August 2: Jack Walzak
Aug 9: The Rogersons
Aug 16: Kyle Binden
Aug 23: Living Room for Small
Aug 30: Ryan Hancock