Mid-Winter Social: Experience winter
More 2025 information coming soon!
Dates & times (2025)
Saturday, February 15 to Monday, February 17
This event runs from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm daily
Mid-Winter Social tickets
- Tickets are $12.00 per person (this includes HST)
- Kids 5 & under are FREE!
- Indigenous people are eligible for free admission with valid ID (escape room not included)
- Cash, credit & debit accepted
- Season pass holders get free admission (escape room sold separately)
- Reservations are not required. Walk up, walk in!
- Free parking is available at 93 Jury Drive
- Tickets will be available for purchase in mid-January
Apply to be a vendor at the 2025 Mid-Winter Social event!
Do you create one-of-a-kind products for sale? Would you like to be part of this emerging vendor market? Apply to be an artisan or food vendor at Mid-Winter Social!
Come play at the Mid-Winter Social!
While we love our furry friends, we are not able to accommodate pets at this special event (service dogs are welcomed of course). Thank you for your understanding.
- Please arrive 15-20 minutes early to allow time to allow for parking and admissions.
- Taking photos is encouraged.
- Smoking or vaping (including marijuana) is not permitted on Discovery Harbour property.
- Light snacks will be available for purchase from the Snack Shack.
- Please note this event takes place mostly outdoors and, visitors should plan to dress accordingly for weather and terrain.
93 Jury Drive, Penetanguishene, L9M 1G1
Parking info
Please park in the parking lot provided and make your way on foot through the black entrance gates to the boardwalk area and The Charthouse (Admissions building).
Need more info?
Please contact us at hhp@ontario.ca or (705) 549-8064 if you have any questions.
Discovery Harbour traces its roots back to the original British naval and military base in Penetanguishene, built to safeguard access to Upper Canada after the War of 1812.
“His Majesty’s Naval Establishment on Lake Huron”, (as it was first called) kept ships prepared to supply British posts to the northwest. By 1820, it was home to over 70 people, including sailors, officers, shipwrights, and soldiers. Five large ships, 15 smaller vessels, and numerous workshops and dwellings were built.
In 1828, a British garrison on Drummond Island was relocated to Penetanguishene. By 1834, Canada was defended exclusively by these forces. An impressive stone Officers’ Quarters was built in 1845. The military occupied the site until 1856.
Discovery Harbour is operated by Huronia Historical Parks, and is an Attraction of the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries.
