Culture Days

Unexpected Intersections - Culture Days 2020

Join us for an even bigger national celebration where arts, culture, and creativity intersect. Culture Days is extending beyond the traditional Culture Days weekend to a more inclusive and interactive four-week schedule of activities. Kicking off Sept. 25 and running until Oct. 25, Culture Days invites everyone to participate in and show appreciation for arts and culture in their own community and nationwide.

This year’s theme is Unexpected Intersections - encouraging creative and outside-the-box thinking to reveal new avenues of discovery, learning, and expression. In light of the current situation with COVID-19, Culture Days recommends digital presentations, do it yourself activities, and self-guided programs. The Culture Days website will act as a promotional platform for creators of every kind to showcase thousands of virtual and in-person activities. Visitors can find small-gathering or self-guided events near them, while going digital allows participants to virtually criss-cross the country and discover live-streamed performances and other online presentations.

Culture Days encourages organizers who can do so to plan for the possibility of pivoting to digital presentations. For in-person events, it is recommended to take a self-guided or pre-registered, limited capacity approach. Organizers must ensure they are adhering to regional government and public health guidelines in their jurisdiction. Ontario Culture Days has created resource pages for organizers and ways to discover Ontario arts and culture from home for audiences. 

Burlington's Culture Days Ranked in the Top Ten Across Canada

Culture Days, a national, non-profit organization celebrating arts and culture has ranked Burlington’s 2019 Culture Days weekend seventh among cities with a population between 50,000-500,000. Hundreds of cities and towns of all sizes have embraced Culture Days to showcase their local talent, cultural assets and to come together in creative expression.

Burlington’s Culture Days celebrations feature local creative organizations, venues, professionals and businesses that host free events throughout the weekend for the community. Culture Days is hosted by the City of Burlington, independent Burlington artists, the Arts and Culture Council of Burlington, the Art Gallery of Burlington, the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Burlington Public Library, Museums of Burlington and Tourism Burlington.

Culture Days is a nationwide weekend to celebrate arts and culture. It has become the largest cultural happening in Canada, attracting more than 2.5 million attendees to thousands of free activities and performances hosted by artists, cultural organizations and municipalities in 800 communities across Canada. Culture Days highlights and amplifies the diverse arts and cultural life of our community.