April 2 - 5 Alliance Hockey House League Select Championships Hosted by: Brantford Minor Hockey Association Various 3 - 5 Move with the Beat Dance Competition Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts 3 - 5 Paul Mitchell Invitational (A/AA) Hosted by: Brantford Boys CYO Basketball Various 4 Crocus Bonspiel Hosted by: Brantford Golf & Country Club Brantford Golf & Country Club 4 - 5 Underwater Rugb...

Welcome to our April roundup of training and networking opportunities for creative professionals in our community. Don’t forget to sign up for our monthly Arts & Culture e-newsletter to get these opportunities delivered straight to your email inbox so you don’t miss a thing.  Looking to join a monthly, recurring networking group? Scroll to the bottom of this blog to learn about local groups and when they meet. Do you have any great training or networking opportunities to s...

*UPDATE* This event has now been postponed to 2021. Please visit the Brant Skating Club's media release for more information. Submitted by: Brant Skating Club The Brant Skating Club will enter a new decade with grand celebration as skaters and families prepare for the 70th annual Flashing Blades spectacle scheduled for April 11 at the Brantford Civic Centre. Under the direction of award-winning coaches Alison Purkiss and Kevin Stefan, the annual ice revue will involve over 130 local skaters. ...

La Saveur en Blanc, which roughly translates to “the flavour in white” is the theme of Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant’s annual “Taste of Glenhyrst” event. The highly-anticipated event will take place on June 18, 2020 in Glenhyrst Gardens, a beautifully landscaped sixteen-acre park on the banks of the Grand River. Welcome the warm weather at Taste of Glenhyrst, the 23rd anniversary of one of the community’s most loved fundraising events. Lucky ticket holders w...

The Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) has opened their annual Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence program for nominations. These awards recognize outstanding contributions to the tourism industry in Ontario. There are eight award categories: Tourism Innovator of the Year Award This award recognizes an organization or individual that created a new innovative product, policy or service to promote and enhance tourism in their local community, region or the province of Ontario. Tour...

For the third year in a row, players from two of Brantford’s house league hockey teams will finish the season with an exciting, friendly and fun competition. Brantford Minor Hockey Association (BMHA) and Brantford Church Hockey League (BCHL) will host a weekend of games for the overall house league City Championship. BMHA won the inaugural event in 2018 and BCHL claimed the title in 2019. The action gets underway for both leagues on Saturday, March 28 – Super Saturday. BCHL will pla...

Easter will be here on Sunday, April 12, 2020 and to celebrate Brantford has a few different Easter activities to kick off your holiday festivities. Mark your calendars, grab a basket and hop on over to Brantford on Easter weekend and choose from three fantastic egg hunts offered in the City. Or better yet – do them all!  Easter Egg-Stravaganza Brantwood Farms, 251 Powerline Rd., Brantford Friday, April 10 – Sunday, April 12, 2020 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (with timed entry ev...