Welcome to the 2018
Cobourg Waterfront Festival
The roots of the festival go back 51 years ago when a small art and craft show was held on beautiful Victoria Beach for Canada Day in 1967. The event included a fireworks display put on by local fire fighters to celebrate Canada's Centennial.
In 1987 the Cobourg Waterfront Festival was formally launched when the Cobourg Rotary Club and the Cobourg Lions Club became involved along with a volunteer committee of town citizens. Now, 31 years later, the Festival has become one of the largest summer festivals in Ontario, attracting tens of thousands of people to the community over the Canada Day long weekend. Watch here for 2018 Festival Guide when it becomes available.
We hope you'll visit us in 2018. While here, take some time to stroll downtown (just two blocks away) and visit our many shops and restaurants. Our magnificent town hall (shown above in a photo by Jean Simard), Victoria Hall, is a must see. We think you'll be impressed. Who knows... maybe you'll become one of the visitors to the festival who decides to set down roots in our extraordinary community.
Welcome message from the Mayor of Cobourg
Festival Admission
The 2018 Cobourg Waterfront Festival is Saturday, June 30th through Monday, July 2nd. Join the Town of Cobourg, the Rotary Club of Cobourg and the Lions Club of Cobourg to celebrate the Canada Day long weekend. The Rotary Arts & Crafts Show and Lions Marketplace are open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saurday and Sunday and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday. There are a variety of activities in Victoria Park each day, ending at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Rotary Arts & Crafts Show:
$5.00
day pass
Canada Day Celebration - Victoria Park Entertainment - Lions Marketplace:
Free Admission - All weekend
Parking
Parking is available at at Donegan Park, three blocks east of Victoria Park, the Cobourg Community Centre and Northumberland Mall. A shuttle to and from the Waterfront Festival is available. We ask that you respect our neighbours in the area and not block driveways. Details