Events

Summer Programs

“Play in the Past”
Children’s Day Camps

Tuesdays from July 8-August 12
Haliburton House Museum
Time: 10am-noon
Cost: $5.00 per child
Pre-registration is recommended.

Bring your kids to Haliburton House for a morning of no-batteries-required diversions like watercolor painting, insect hunting, old-style toys and games, kite-making, and more! Join us every week for a morning of old-fashioned games, crafts, stories, and snacks.

July 8 – Old Fashioned Toys and Games
July 15 – Watercolour Painting
July 22 – Kite Making
July 29 – Nature Walk and Insect Hunting
August 5 – Pirates of Haliburton
August 12 – Lawn Olympics

Events by Day

Sat., June 28 - Morning Walk and Breakfast
Haliburton House Museum – 8:30am
Join our resident expert for a stroll in our historic corner of Windsor. Afterward, enjoy a light breakfast around the kitchen hearth. Cost: $5.00 per person. Call Haliburton House or visit website to register.

Saturday, July 26 - Doggie Meet-n-Greet
Haliburton House grounds 2pm-4pm
A thank you for all the responsible dog-owners who use our trails and grounds. Bring your friendly dogs and their leashes. Let your dog meet some friends! We’ll have treats for sampling and for sale.
Cost:$0. Free-will donations accepted.

August 1,2,3. - Sam Slick Weekend
Events all around Windsor. Haliburton House event to be announced.

Sunday, August 3 – Sam Slick Family Picnic
Haliburton House - 2:00-4:00pm
You and your family are welcome to enjoy the beautiful grounds of the Haliburton House Museum, where Sam Slick was born! Bring your picnic blanket and your favourite summer picnic food. We’ll have hot dogs and other refreshments for sale, and on the lawn we'll have traditional games like stilts and croquet to play with, as well as kite-flying in the field. Celebrate the character of Sam Slick with a reading from his “Clockmaker” stories. Her Worship Mayor Anna Allen will be on hand to meet and greet our visitors from 2-3. As always, free admission to the grounds, regular admission to tour the museum. We also have a small gift shop on site.

Friday, Sept. 26 - Murder Mystery Night!
Haliburton House Museum, 7:30pm
Take part in a night of mystery and fun as you try and solve a fictional murder at the Haliburton House Museum. A light lunch/dinner will be served.
Tickets must be pre-purchased by Monday, September 22
Cost: $20.00.
If event is cancelled, ticket price will be refunded.
Ages 19 and older only.

Sunday, Oct. 12 – Golden Gourd Scavenger Hunt
Haliburton House Museum, 9:30am
Celebrate Windsor’s World-Famous Pumpkin Regatta as children join us for a crazy scavenger hunt on the Haliburton House grounds. Prizes will be awarded in 3 age categories.
Cost: $3.00 per child.
Ages 13 and under only, please

Photos from past events:

Windsor’s uncontested stilt champion shows off her stuff at Haliburton House	Living statues filled the grounds at Haliburton House during this fund-raiser. Students from Mermaid Theatre’s ‘youtheatre’ group poised as classical Greek statues, as well as figures from history and literature in order to raise funds for a trip to Ireland
Ghosts of servants past discuss the ‘recent’ passing of poor Mrs. Haliburton	A ‘ghostly’ piper plays for the audience
Author and retired broadcaster, Bill Jessome tells the story of the ghost of Piper’s Pond	Mrs. Haliburton and two of her daughters wait ‘in the wings’ for their moment
Mr. Jessome autographs a copy of his book for a fan	Taking tea on a beautiful summer mid-day at the Mayor’s Tea
Her Worship, Mayor of Windsor, Anna Allen at the Mayor’s Tea held at Haliburton House during the Sam Slick festival

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