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  • Join us for the Guelph 200 kick-off!  

    Join us on Guelph’s 199th anniversary, as we look ahead to 2027   Guelph, Ont., April 8, 2026 ​– On Thursday, April 23, the City of Guelph and Guelph 200 Community Working Group invite community members to celebrate Guelph’s 199th anniversary, while looking ahead to Guelph’s 200th anniversary in 2027.   Guelph 200 Kick-off and Harnessing the Spark Workshop  Thursday, April 23, 2026 2 – 5 p.m. Draught…

  • Doors Open Guelph returns with free tours around the city! 

    Doors Open Guelph invites community to discover some of the city’s most intriguing and inspiring places   Guelph, Ont., ​April 7, 2026​ – Doors Open Guelph returns Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., inviting community to step inside a remarkable mix of heritage buildings, community spaces, places of worship, creative businesses and environmentally-minded homes across the city.    This year’s lineup includes well-loved…

  • Join us to learn more about Guelph’s bicentennial 

    Two town hall meetings will be held on February 4 at Guelph Civic Museum   Guelph, Ont., January 27, 2026 – On February 4, the City will host two town hall meetings about Guelph’s bicentennial at Guelph Civic Museum at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. We invite interested community members and organizations to come learn and share ideas as we prepare to commemorate Guelph’s 200th anniversary in 2027. Members of the Guelph 200 Community Working Group…

  • Decision meeting for designation of Ontario Reformatory Heritage Conservation District on February 10

    Guelph, Ont., January 27, 2026 – City Council will consider the proposed designation of the Ontario Reformatory Heritage Conservation District at a decision meeting on Tuesday, February 10. This includes consideration of the designation bylaw, and final draft plan and guidelines for the Ontario Reformatory Heritage Conservation District (HCD).  Review the final draft of the Ontario Reformatory HCD plan on Have Your Say or on the Ontario Reformatory HCD webpage. This plan provides policy…

  • Guelph Civic Museum renovations are underway

    Guelph, Ont., January 8, 2026 – Guelph Civic Museum is beginning renovations on Jan. 12. These renovations are expected to finish in the summer. This work will include: These renovations won’t result in any building-wide closures. The gift shop will remain open for business and there will still be exhibitions to explore and events to…

  • Guelph Recreation welcomes our new Pottery and Art Centre

    The new centre will open on October 25, 2025, at the West End Community Centre Guelph, Ont., October 16, 2025 – We are excited to announce the opening of our new Pottery and Art Centre for registered programming on October 25, 2025. This new space, inside the West End Community Centre, will serve as a…

  • The Family Fountain will be taken to storage as we prepare for the Downtown Revitalization construction

    To prepare for the construction phase of the Downtown Infrastructure Renewal Program starting in spring 2026, underground utility work is required to be completed. Starting in September, Alectra Utilities began replacing and upgrading the critical below-ground electrical infrastructure. Due to this work, the Family Fountain is required to be moved out of St. George’s Square…

  • The annual Culture Days Festival is here!

    Nationwide celebration of arts and culture runs until October 12. Guelph, Ont., September 23, 2025 – Culture Days is back once again! The annual national celebration of arts and culture features free events throughout Guelph—and across the country—between September 19 and October 12. The Ontario Culture Days Guelph Festival Hub catalogues all the upcoming local…

  • Guelph 200 Community Working Group announced

    Working group set to guide planning for Guelph’s bicentennial in 2027 April 21, 2026 update Danny Williamson has taken on the role of vice-chair, effective February 25, 2026. Please see below for an updated list of members of the 200 Community Working Group: January 16, 2026 update Barbara Turley-McIntyre, Lynda Murray and Shawna Peddle have…

  • Sam Roberts Band Brings the Canadian Dream to River Run

    Legendary Canadian rock band set to play all the favourites Guelph, ON August 19, 2025 — One of Canada’s quintessential campfire, festival, and road-trip bands is coming to the Main Stage! Sam Roberts Band is the multi-JUNO Award-winning artist rounding out River Run Centre’s 25/26 Season – It’s Really Live. With a legacy of hit…

  • City of Guelph Artists-in-Residence to host Walk to Freedom participants on July 25

    Participate in Echoes of Liberation: A Day of Welcome Guelph, Ont., July 24, 2025 – As part of their Echoes of Liberation project, Kween and Rachele Lovell, Guelph’s 2025 Artists-in-Residence, are welcoming participants in the Walk to Freedom for a day of rest, reflection and collective activation as they pass through the city. Echoes of…

  • NEW – no more gates at all city owned lots and parkades

    Guelph is updating all parking lots and parkades so you can get in and out of City parking lots faster and easier, whether you have a permit or not. 

  • Don’t miss the National Celebration of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples on June 20

    Starting at 5:30 p.m. on June 20, Riverside Park will be a site for celebration as the National Celebration of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples brings music, dancing, drumming, food and artisanal items to the space. The annual event is a celebration of the rich culture, notable achievements and unique heritage of First Nations,…

  • Announcing Guelph’s 2025 Artists-in-Residence

    The City of Guelph is pleased to announce Kween and Raechele Lovell as the 2025 Artists-in-Residence (AiR). Their project, Echoes of Liberation, will invite the Guelph community to explore movement, rest and resistance through an interdisciplinary residency grounded in afro-diasporic storytelling, dance and cultural memory.

  • Doors Open Guelph returns with free tours and fascinating experiences

    Doors Open Guelph returns Saturday, April 26 with free guided tours of some of Guelph’s most architecturally, historically and culturally significant sites.

  • Holiday hours for City of Guelph facilities and services

    Holiday hours for City of Guelph facilities and programs.

  • Remembrance Day in Guelph

    Remembrance Day in Guelph

  • Unveiling of photographic mural brings contemporary Indigenous perspective to the river’s edge

    All are invited to attend and celebrate the unveiling of an art installation beside the Speed River in John Galt Park, at the site of the former Trans Canada Trail kiosk, on October 18 at 5:30 p.m. 

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