When:May 1st 2011. Where: Along the Niagara Parkway, Table Rock Welcome Centre and other Niagara Parks attractions. Paid Parking is available. Price: Free and Varried Pricing
Come down to the Falls on May 1st and celebrate Niagara Parks opening of the 2011 tourist season. For the first time ever, the Niagara Parkway will be closed for car traffic for most of the day from Clifton Hill to Murray Street. This closure will take place from 9am to 6pm and is intended to allow visitors a chance to experience the Falls without the sound of traffic going on the road and with the freedom to walk from the park areas to the railings along the river without worry.
Other highlights of the event include deep discounts on many attractions, restaurants and merchandise on the Niagara Parks property. These discounts include a $5.00 flat rate price for many items, parking and eateries.
When: During the Month of May. Open daily from 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: 7145 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ontario just 500 meters (½ mile) south of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. Paid Parking is available. Price: FREE
Come to the Floral Showhouse to view these gigantic spheres of spring colour. Annual features include hanging baskets – some over five feet wide, overflowing with colourful Hydrangeas. In addition, forced Foxglove and Delphinium will complete the spectacular display of blues, pinks and white.
For more information, visit the Niagara Parks website.
Get Fresh in Twenty Valley
When: April 30th - May 1st and May 7th and 8th Where: Jordan area Short drive from Niagara Falls.
Price: $35.00 each
AWAKEN YOUR TASTEBUDS!
Join us as we celebrate spring in Niagara’s Twenty Valley. Your weekend passport entitles you to sample new vintage aromatic wines paired with fresh spring flavours from some of the area’s premium chefs at up to 20 premium wineries, as well as a collectible packet of seeds to help kick-start the gardening season. Spend the afternoon or weekend exploring the wine route that meanders up and down the Niagara Escarpment.
$35 plus HST. April 30-May 1 and May 7-8/11 For more information visit the Twenty Vally Website or send them an email to or getfresh@twentyvalley.ca
Contact Adele Alfano @ 905-562-3636
Margaritaville's Spring Job Fair
When: May 6th & 7th, 2011 from 9am-12pm May 9th, 2011 from 6pm-9pm Where: Margaritaville Niagara Falls 6300 Fallsview Blvd
Do you want to Love your Job? Are you looking for a Fun place to work for the Summer? Then come and visit us on May 6th & 7th from 9am-12pm and on May 9th from 6pm - 9pm.
Please bring your Resume and be prepared for an interview.
Now Hiring for the following positions: Server, Host, Bartender, Barback, Busser, Dishwasher, Prep Cook, Line Cook, Retail Sales, Cash Clerk, FOH Supervisor, Stilt Walker
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Eat, Drink, Chill! Fins Up :)
For more information Phone: 905-354-1245 email: info@margaritaville.ca
Lyrics on the Lawn
When: May 26 2011 - 3:20-5:30 Where: Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School - 101 Glen Morris Drive, St. Catharines Cost of Event: $2.00 Music for a cause! The Lyrics on the Lawn benefit concert will feature Lambs become Lions, Tyganda and many more bands in a concert to support Wells of Hope's work to bring water, education and many other necessities to communities in Guatemala. There will also have hot dogs and drinks available.
For more information contact Gaëlle Groux (905) 262 1506.
Niagara Food & Wine Expo
When: May 27th, 2011 2pm-10pm May 28th, 2011 12pm-10pm May 29th, 2011 12pm-6pm
Where: Scotiabank Convention Centre 6815 Stanley Ave, Niagara Falls
Price: $12.00
Event Details: Niagara’s biggest international tasting event! Sample wines, beers and spirits from around the globe alongside Niagara’s finest vintages. Local chefs will prepare their brilliant creations and a star-studded line up of celebrity guests will take the stage.
Sign up for a Tutored Tastings Wine Class and buy tickets online starting in April at the Niagara Food and Wine Expo website.
"COME FIREWALK WITH ME"
When: Saturday, May 28 from 7PM - 11 PM Where: HEARTLAND FOREST 8400 KALAR RD
Price: $85.00 ($75.00 pre-register before May 18)
DISCOVER HOW TO OVERCOME PERSONAL FEARS & OBSTACLES
INCREASE YOUR PERSONAL POWER FEEL EMPOWERED, EXHILARATED & JOYFUL
please note whether you choose to walk on hot coals or not you will experience breakthroughs in your life refreshments served after the firewalk (proceeds go to Heartland Forest)
For more information visit the Firewalk Niagara Website or send them an email to hkeeso@live.com
Take Root for Hospice
When: May 28, 2011 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Where: 3480 Cardinal Drive, Niagara Falls Cost of Event: Free Elco and Mary Drost have been braving gale force winds, frigid cold temperatures and shower after shower to make sure they are ready to Take Root For Hospice. Recruiting fellow gardeners more than 200 plants are ready for their first annual fundraiser for Daval Hospice. Aster, Black-Eyed Susan, Cornflower, Daylily and Hosta are but a few varieties available. And while Mother Nature has been busy with her storms, Mary has been baking up a storm of special treats for you to also take home!
Perfect sustenance after time in your garden. Mary and Elco are award winning gardeners so even if you thumb isn’t perfectly green, come enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee, view their garden and take some baked treats home!
For more information contact Executive Director Tracey Robertson at 905-902-2428.
SecondHand Noose at City Lights Live Music in st. Catharines
When: Friday May 6th 10pm Where: City Lights 67 St.Paul St St. Catharines.
Price:Tickets are $5 at the door
SecondHand Noose is putting on a killer show with Parking Lot Special and another special guest. Come on down and support your local bands. The guitarist from SecondHand Noose has been known to stop traffic outside while still playing the song! Definately not a show you want to miss.
For more information you can email Andy at booking@secondhandnoose.com
**Toronto Event** 6th Annual Wings and Wheels Heritage Festival Anyone visiting Niagara Falls at the end of the month may be interested in the only air show in the area at the time. Located in Toronto, this event is about a two hour drive from the Falls.
When: Saturday, May 28 - 10am - 6pm Sunday, May 29 - 10am - 5pm
Where: Downsview Park & Airport, Toronto (Keele & Sheppard)
Price: See below description for details.
Event Details: Rare opportunities to fly in a vintage aircraft, helicopter or around the CN Tower
Calling all aviation and automotive enthusiasts! The Canadian Air & Space Museum will host its 6th annual Wings & Wheels Heritage Festival at Downsview Park, Toronto on May 28-29, 2011.
Come and see a fantastic display of past and present, highlighted by a rich collection of vintage, classic and modern aircraft and vehicles. All this in addition to exhibits, vendors, seminars, family-friendly activities, models, simulators, airplane rides and more.
This is Toronto’s largest gathering of aviation and automotive excellence, where the whole family can get up close and personal with airplanes and their pilots, classic cars and their drivers, and military vehicles and Canadian Forces personnel. What better backdrop than the original historic de Havilland aircraft factory, and Bombardier Aerospace's Downsview Airport, all coupled with large indoor and outdoor exhibits.
An added bonus to the Festival will be a rare opportunity for guests to go flying in a vintage Tiger Moth, a helicopter, or one of the Brampton Flying Club's aircraft that will circle downtown Toronto! (additional fees apply)
The Wings:
Military aircraft, jets, helicopters and historic aircraft -- it will all be there! Some aircraft will include a C-130J Super Hercules (one day only), a RCAF Sabre fighter jet, a WWII Tiger Moth, a Russian MiG-15, a Czechoslovakian Delfin L29, a Snowbirds Tutor jet and complimentary access to the Canadian Air & Space Museum's collection, including their full-scale replica of the Avro Arrow. The Festival is designed to appeal to aviation fans of all ages, offering rare opportunities to explore these aircraft up close.
The Wheels:
The “Show & Shine” event is back -- the only event of its kind in Toronto! Automotive enthusiasts will relish the wide selection of vintage, custom and working "wheels" – civilian and military - from cars, trucks and motorcycles to army vehicles. Join us and be part of the judging! Awards in a number of categories will be presented based on public voting.