About The Festival

A Niagara Tradition

Ball’s Falls Thanksgiving Festival is a Niagara Tradition that will run October 6th through October 9th.

WHAT’S IN STORE FOR 2023?

The 49th Festival will bring back fall favourites – including 150+ unique craft and artisan vendors, delicious foods, craft beverages and wines, fresh, local farmers’ market vendors, live music on the main stage and children’s entertainment, historical demonstrations, heritage tours and guided nature hikes.

Enjoy the beauty of the fall season along the Niagara Escarpment as you take in the sights, sounds and delicious scents of the Thanksgiving Festival and explore the colourful forested trails.

Make Thanksgiving memories, and visit the Festival with friends and family – enjoy elevated musical entertainment and family-friendly activities and shows throughout each day.

Where previous year’s offered a Seniors Day, we now offer discounted rates to seniors all weekend long! Join us for elevated musical entertainment and family activities and shows throughout each day, and a new open-air festival format (no big-top tents).

Dates and Times

Friday, October 6 – Monday, October 9
10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Admission

On-site parking for this event is limited and not guaranteed. Please consider carpooling if you are able to! We also recommend purchasing tickets online in advance, but these will also be available at the gate upon arrival. Please pay admission using digital payment method – save your cash for our cash-only artisans and vendors! ATMs available on site!

• General Admission: $9
• Seniors (65+): $7
• Children (3 – 11): $7

BUY TICKETS ONLINE– OR AT THE DOOR! 

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: (READ MEDIA RELEASE)

The first Thanksgiving Festival was held at Ball’s Falls Conservation Area in 1974. The intention was simple: to raise money for conservation and environmental programs that were not otherwise funded. This remains the purpose of the Festival today. From its humble beginnings as a one-day craft show, the event has become a family tradition.

Land Acknowledgement

The Niagara Peninsula watershed is situated within the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Attiwonderonk (Neutral), and the Anishinaabeg, including the Mississaugas of the Credit—many of whom continue to live and work here today.

This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties (No. 3, 4, and 381) and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today, the watershed is home to many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples.

Through the 2021-2031 Strategic Plan, we reconfirm our commitment to shared stewardship of natural resources and deep appreciation of Indigenous culture and history in the watershed.