Ontario Culture Days

Culture Days 2026: Together We Create

September 18 – October 4, 2026

Creativity thrives where people come together. In Centre Wellington, art is not created in isolation—it is shaped by shared experiences, collaboration, and a strong sense of community. From informal gatherings and workshops to festivals and performances, creativity is often a collective act, bringing people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds together.

Centre Wellington’s towns and villages—Elora, Fergus, and Belwood—each contribute their own character, traditions, and creative voices. When these voices come together, they create something greater than the sum of their parts. Artists collaborate across disciplines, generations share skills and stories, and cultural traditions are celebrated side by side. This spirit of participation and connection lies at the heart of the Township’s cultural life.

Centre Wellington’s strong commitment to arts and culture continues to be recognized nationally. The Township has been named a Top Participating Community by Culture Days for the past three consecutive years, placing in the Top 10 across Canada and highlighting the strength of local collaboration between artists, organizations, volunteers, and community partners.

Surrounded by inspiring landscapes and rich heritage, Centre Wellington offers fertile ground for creativity to flourish. Whether through visual art, music, dance, storytelling, culinary arts, or hands-on making, the act of creation becomes a way to connect—with place, with one another, and with the broader community.

The Culture Days 2026 theme, Together We Create, celebrates creativity as a shared journey. It recognizes the power of collaboration, inclusion, and collective expression, and highlights how art strengthens community connections while creating space for understanding, celebration, and belonging.

Call for Artists and Creators

Culture Days is a nationwide celebration of arts, culture, and creativity that encourages people to discover and engage with artistic experiences in their own communities through free or pay-what-you-may events.

The Township of Centre Wellington invites artists, performers, makers, and cultural organizations to participate in Culture Days 2026, taking place September 18 to October 4, 2026.

How You Can Participate

Artists and creators living or working in Centre Wellington are invited to share their work and connect with the community by hosting an event or activity as part of Culture Days. Opportunities are open to a wide range of disciplines, including visual arts, music, theatre, dance, literary arts, heritage, culinary arts, and hands-on creative experiences.

Event Registration

The national Culture Days website is expected to begin accepting event registrations around June 1, 2026.

Please check back soon for the official registration link and further details on how to submit your event.

Microgrant Opportunities

Events that submit both their Culture Days event registration and Township microgrant application prior to July 1, 2026 will be eligible to apply for Township-provided microgrants to support their programming.

More information and the Centre Wellington Culture Days Microgrant Application Form will be available when registration opens.

Let’s come together to celebrate the creativity that emerges when ideas, stories, and experiences are shared—because in Centre Wellington, Together We Create.