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01/23/2025

Looking to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Kingston? 🐍 🎉 Check out these four fun activities to ring in the new year and enjoy cultural traditions in Downtown Kingston.

1. Decorate your own Chinese lantern at Midori Gifts: Feb 1, noon–3 pm

Get creative and celebrate the Year of the Snake by decorating a Chinese lantern.

2. Lunar New Year Market & Festivities at MissBao: Feb 1, 11 am–3:30 pm

Tea tasting, local crafts, and an exciting lion dance performance—all in one place!

3. Snake Crafting & Hunt at the Visitor Information Centre: Feb. 8, 11 am–4 pm.

Bring your little ones to celebrate with fun crafts and win a prize by participating in the snake hunt (scavenger hunt).

4. Chinese Calligraphy & Red Envelope Craft at Martello Alley: Feb. 8, 1–3 pm

Learn from an artist how to bring New Year messages to life through Chinese calligraphy.

🔗 Learn more about Lunar New Year events: https://bit.ly/40rNhdM

01/21/2025

Indulge in a delicious fondue menu at AquaTerra this weekend! The cheesy fondue and waterfront views make for a delightful afternoon in Kingston.

📆 Jan. 25 & 26, 10:30am–2pm

🔗 Reserve your spot: https://buff.ly/4aLXLZV

Let’s get cheesy🧀 Our fondue menu is back for one weekend only, ready to melt hearts (and cheese). Swiss, Emmental, and Gruyère fondue served with all the dipping essentials. Pair it with a drink, settle in, and chase away the winter blues.

📆 January 25 & 26 from 10:30am to 2pm
🎟️ $68 (serves 2)

Reserve your spot at: https://buff.ly/4aLXLZV

01/20/2025

With Kingstonlicious culinary events, film screenings, a new art installation, and more, there are many reasons to come and enjoy Kingston in February.

With Kingstonlicious culinary events, film screenings, art installations, and more, there are many reasons to come and enjoy Kingston in February.

01/16/2025

Experience a sustainable culinary celebration, dinner and a movie, or a Moroccan feast during Kingstonlicious in February.

Signature events in February:

🌿 Winter harvest: a seasonal, sustainable culinary celebration
Feb. 19, 5:30 & 8:15 pm

Chefs from MissBao are joined by Chef Jason Bangerter (Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa) to create an innovative multi-course menu celebrating winter's harvest, with locally sourced ingredients.

🎬 Dinner and a movie: a walk through Italy at Olivea
FEB. 26–MAR. 2, 5 PM–9 PM

Enjoy a four-course culinary journey at Olivea Restaurant, with treats from four regions of Italy. Pair your meal with tickets to the Kingston Canadian Film Festival for a perfect "dinner and movie" night.

🍲 Moroccan nights: a culinary journey in four courses
Feb. 27, 7 PM

Join Academy Food + Drink for a Moroccan feast! Enjoy a four-course menu by chefs Ahmed Boukraa and Ricky Casipe (Restaurant Ricky + Olivia), featuring spiced tagines, vibrant desserts, paired drinks, and a modern Moroccan vibe.

🔗 Book tickets online: https://bit.ly/3iBJjbY

Select events were curated in partnership with Culinary Tourism Alliance.

01/15/2025

📖 Tomorrow, listen to Ted Barris share stories from his award-winning book, Battle of the Atlantic, during the first Nautical Nights speaker event at the Great Lakes Museum.

🗓️January 16, 7 pm

🔗 Book tickets: https://greatlakesmuseum.ca/programs/nautical-nights/

01/14/2025

What can you do in Kingston this week? Get creative at a pottery workshop, experience a classical performance, or test yourself with an escape room.

🍶 Meet The Wheel Pottery Workshop at Amaranth Stoneware: Jan. 15, 6–8 pm

🎹 Virtuosi Soloist Series: Bruce Liu at The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts: Jan. 17, 7:30 pm

🔎 "The Undersea Overthrow" escape room at Improbable Escapes: Daily

🔗 See more things to do in Kingston this January: https://www.visitkingston.ca/25-things-to-do-in-kingston-this-january/

01/13/2025

Three festivals coming up in Kingston that you won't want to miss:

🎭 Reelout Q***r Film Festival: Jan 30–Feb 8
ReelOut, Kingston’s longest-running film festival, offers 18 programs over 10 days showcasing 45 filmmakers, media artists, game designers and performing artists from 14 different countries.

🔗 Book tickets and passes: https://bit.ly/4h7voYc

🍽️ Kingstonlicious: Feb 3–Mar 31
Enjoy a premier prix fixe menu or signature event during Kingstonlicious. Indulge in premier prix fixe menus to discover local flavours, or attend curated culinary events showcasing local chefs, special guests, and a delicious experience.

🔗 Book a signature event: https://bit.ly/3iBJjbY

🎬 Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF): Feb 26–Mar 2
The Kingston Canadian Film Festival is the largest festival dedicated exclusively to Canadian film. Visit Kingston during KCFF and explore screenings by filmmakers from coast to coast, Q+As, parties, live music, stand-up comedy, and more.

🔗 Book tickets and passes: https://bit.ly/4hcRlVM

01/13/2025

❄️Have you heard about the new Spirit of Winter experience coming to Springer Market Square from February 1–17? Spirit of Winter is an immersive light and sound experience of Indigenous storytelling in Downtown Kingston.

Visit Springer Market Square on February 1 from 6:15–7 pm for the opening ceremony to meet the artists behind this immersive light and sound experience.

🔗Learn more: https://downtownkingston.ca/.../upcoming.../spiritofwinter

An All-New Winter Experience is coming to Downtown Kingston! Visit Springer Market Square from February 1-17 for Spirit of Winter, an immersive light and sound experience of Indigenous storytelling in the heart of downtown ❄✨

Stroll through an enchanted forest, and discover captivating visuals projected onto the limestone façade of the historic buildings surrounding Springer Market Square while the voices of Indigenous storytellers immerse you in their tale and transport you to a world of wonder.

Don’t miss your chance to embrace the beauty of Canadian winter nights in an unforgettable way. Learn more at https://downtownkingston.ca/spiritofwinter

01/10/2025

Inhale 2025 and exhale 2024 at a relaxing spa experience in Kingston. ✨ Whether you feel like a facial, warming up by the fire, an icy dip, or sweating it out in a sauna, Kingston spa's feature a variety of offers.

📍 Stoked Sauna Co: 225 King St E.
Offers: outdoor sauna, fire pit, ice bath, custom menu of food and drink at The Bank Gastropub

📍Cher-Mere Kingston, West End: 68 Brock St. and 787 Blackburn Mews
Offers: facials, microdermabrasion, dermaplaning, eyebrow and eyelash services, massages, manicures, pedicures

📍Dolce Bella Spa: 8 Cataraqui St.
Offers: professional makeup, hair styling, skin rejuvenation, massage therapy, manicures and pedicures, seaweed wraps

📍Glow Spa Kingston: 234 Princess St.
Offers: large hydrotherapy hot tub, soothing sauna, energizing steam room, a cold plunge pool, food and beverage service

📍 The Refinery Spa & Social House: 327 King St. E.
Offers: steam room, facials, pedicures, skincare, massages

📍Symphony Spa & Yoga: 295 Brock St.
Offers: hair treatments, facials, yoga studio, smoothie bar, spa packages

👉 Learn more ways to rest, relax, and retreat in Kingston: https://www.visitkingston.ca/rest-relax-retreat-in-kingston/

01/09/2025

From cozying up at a historic inn to indulging in delicious cuisine, discover fun ways to spend a winter weekend in Kingston.

Get outdoors or warm up inside: here are our picks for a fun winter weekend in Kingston.

01/06/2025

From enjoying an acoustic date night to discovering a Kingston museum, start the year trying something new in Kingston.

🗣️ Nautical Nights speaker series at Great Lakes Museum: Jan. 16, 7 pm
🎤 Atiari – An Acoustic Date Night at The Buckle kingston: Jan. 18, 8 pm
🚌 The Magic School Bus at Kingston Grand Theatre: Jan. 26, 3:30 pm
🔎 Explore Canadian military history at the Military Communications and Electronics Museum: Mon.–Fri., 10 am–3:30 pm

Which would you prefer to start the new year with? Let us know in the comments.

See all 25 things to do in January: https://bit.ly/4gLLOFF

01/03/2025

Discover elegant inns and chic hotels, soothing spas and saunas, cozy escapes, and food & drink to feed your soul this winter.

When the chill of winter sets in, find warmth in the Limestone City. Discover elegant inns and chic hotels, soothing spas, saunas, and food & drink to feed your soul.

12/31/2024

🎉 🍻 Celebrate 2024 and the new year at a local brewery or pub in Kingston. Enjoy NYE Karaoke at Daft Brewing, The Trevor Walsh Band at Tir Nan Og Irish Pub, a New Year’s Eve dance party at Spearhead Brewing Company, and more!

✨ Where's your favourite place to celebrate New Year's Eve in Kingston? Let us know in the comments.

🔗 See our guide to unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebrations in Kingston: https://bit.ly/3RFBOE9

12/28/2024

Ring in the new year with live entertainment, great food, and live music.

Here's your guide to unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebrations in Kingston:

🎉 K-Town Countdown
📍 1350 Gardiners Rd.
From 5 to 9 pm, celebrate with a Zoo-To-You Animal Education exhibit, magic and comedy shows, a 19+ painting workshop, a live DJ skate party, glitter tattoos and more!

💃 Roaring Twenties New Year's Eve burlesque show
📍 82 Sydenham St.
From 7 to 11 pm, take a step back in time at The Spire and enjoy music, dancing, drinks and entertainment set in the jazz age.

🥂 New Year's Eve menus
Indulge in special NYE menus at Heist Restaurant + Wine Club, AquaTerra, Frontenac Club, Wharf and Feather, Atomica, Black Dog Tavern, Dianne's, Harper's, and more!

🔗 See more New Year's Eve activities and events in Kingston: https://bit.ly/3RFBOE9

12/25/2024

Happy Holidays! 🎄 We wish you a restful and joyous day.

🎵 Looking for some holiday tunes? Check out the YGK Holiday Playlist, featuring amazing local talent like Miss Emily, Kasador, and Abby Stewart.

Perfect for cozy nights by the fire or festive gatherings with friends and family. Listen online: https://bit.ly/3BJafVk

12/24/2024

⛸️ It's a beautiful day for a skate in Kingston! The Springer Market Square outdoor rink is open. Gather with friends and family and head downtown Kingston for a holiday skate.

🔗 See more sports and recreational activities available in Kingston during the holidays: https://bit.ly/3PwpuV7

12/21/2024

🎁 Need a last-minute gift idea? Give the gift of an unforgettable Kingstonlicious signature event.

Experience the vibrant flavours of Kingston with a hands-on culinary journey, including a slider showdown between Otter Creek Kitchen & Food Truck and Burger 347 Kingston, vegan cooking classes with Knifey + Spooney, and more!

🔗 Reserve your tickets now at visitkingston.ca/kingstonlicious.

12/20/2024

🏒 Tomorrow, Team USA takes on Team Slovakia in a World Junior Championship pre-tournament game.

Don’t miss your chance to witness the excitement of the World Junior action up close at Slush Puppie Place this Saturday at 7 pm.

🔗 Book now: https://bit.ly/4hmwmRs

🏒 On December 21, you have the opportunity to see some of the world’s best junior hockey players in a pre-tournament game! Kingston will host the USA vs Slovakia game at the Slush Puppie Place on Saturday, December 21, at 7 pm ahead of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship.

🔗 Book your tickets today: https://bit.ly/4hmwmRs

(Hockey Canada)