Mark your Calendars for May

May is a big month in Brockville with many operators opening for the season and exciting events taking place. See list below of important dates:

Monday, May 1 - The Roost (previously Mini Moose) opens for season
Saturday, May 6 - 1000 Islands & Seaway Cruises opens for season
Saturday, May 6 - Treetop Trekking opens for season

Saturday, May 6 - First Farmer's Market of the season

Sunday, May 7 - FANATICCON Brockville
Saturday, May 13 - Alvarium Arts event at the Aquatarium
Tuesday, May 16 - First Twilight Tuesday Market at the Tunnel
Saturday, May 20 - Fulford Place opens for the season

Saturday, May 20 - First day of the Travelling Bricks Exhibit presented by the Aquatarium

Saturday, May 20 - DIVE Brockville opens for rentals

Have an event to share for May? Make sure you submit to our Events Calendar!

April 24-30 is TIAC Tourism Week 

Tourism Week is an annual invitation for all tourism partners to come together to champion and promote Canada’s destinations, tourism businesses, and employees.

We encourage you to check out the TIAC website for social media ideas on how you can get involved and showcase Brockville and your tourism business.

DEADLINE APRIL 28
Experience Ontario 2023: Funding Available

The government is investing $19.5 million in one-time funding through the Experience Ontario 2023 program to provide support to in-person festivals and events with a tourism economic impact to motivate visitors to rediscover Ontario.

Applicants are eligible to apply for a grant of up to 50% of total eligible costs to a maximum of $125,000.

Applications will be measured against program criteria and, as such, there is no guarantee of funding.

As we head into the busy tourism season, we will be sharing weekly social media tips to help enhance your online presence and appeal to visitors.

Weekly Tip: Encourage your Customers to Tag You 

When customers tag you on social media, this is called User-Generated Content and it is extremely valuable to your marketing! How can you encourage customers to tag you?

Ask them to! Add your social media handles to printed materials in your shop, when you see your customers taking photos remind them to tag you, and make sure to interact and share customer posts so they are encouraged to tag again.