Step 3 Gathering Limits & Rules in Ontario

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Ontario has announced that Step 3 of the reopening will start on July 16, 2021.

According to Ontario’s 2021 three-step plan for reopening, outdoor social gatherings will be permitted with up to 100 people and indoor social gatherings with up to 25 people.

In all cases, individuals are required to continue to maintain physical distancing of at least two metres with people from outside their households.

 

Step 3 Gathering Limits & Rules in Ontario

Social Gathering:

  • 25 people if the event is held indoors
  • 100 people if the event is held outdoors

An organized public event ( if it is held at a private dwelling, including houses, apartment buildings, condominium buildings and post-secondary student residences):

  • 25 people if the event is held indoors
  • 100 people if the event is held outdoors;

Wedding, a funeral or a religious service, rite or ceremony (at a regulated venue):

  • Indoor religious services, rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services permitted with physical distancing;
  • Indoor dining permitted with no limits on the number of patrons per table with physical distancing and other restrictions still in effect;
  • Outdoor wedding, funeral or religious service, rite or ceremony – All persons attending the gathering must comply with public health guidance on physical distancing

Meeting or event space, conference centres, convention centres:

  • Indoors: The total number of members of the public permitted to be in an indoor portion of the rentable meeting or event space at any one time must be limited to the number that can maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from every other person in the indoor portion of the rentable meeting or event space and in any event may not exceed 50 per cent capacity, as arrived at by taking 50 per cent of the capacity of every room in the rentable meeting or event space and totalling the result, or 1,000 persons, whichever is less.
  • Outdoors: The total number of members of the public permitted to be in an outdoor portion at any one time may not exceed 75 per cent capacity, or 5,000 persons, whichever is less.

Sports & Recreational Fitness Facilities :

  • Indoor sports and recreational fitness facilities to open subject to a maximum 50 per cent capacity of the indoor space.
  • Capacity for indoor spectators is 50 per cent of the usual seating capacity or 1,000 people, whichever is less.
  • Capacity for outdoor spectators is 75 per cent of the usual seating capacity or 15,000 people, whichever is less.

Museums, Festivals & Other Tourist Attractions

  • Museums, galleries, historic sites, aquariums, zoos, landmarks, botanical gardens, science centres, casinos/bingo halls, amusement parks, fairs and rural exhibitions, festivals, with capacity limited to not exceed 50 per cent capacity indoors and 75 per cent capacity outdoors;
  • Concert venues, cinemas, and theatres permitted to operate at:
      • 50 per cent capacity indoors or a maximum limit of 1,000 people for seated events (whichever is less)
      • up to 75 per cent capacity outdoors or a maximum limit of 5,000 people for unseated events (whichever is less); and up to 75 per cent capacity outdoors or a maximum of 15,000 people for events with fixed seating (whichever is less).

Cineplex Theatres in Ontario to Reopen on July 16th

Retail, Restaurants, & Other Businesses

 
  • Essential and non-essential retail with capacity limited to the number of people that can maintain a physical distance of two metres;
  • Personal care services, including services requiring the removal of a face covering, with capacity limited to the number of people that can maintain a physical distance of two metres;
  • Real estate open houses with capacity limited to the number of people that can maintain a physical distance of two metres
  • Indoor food or drink establishments where dance facilities are provided, including nightclubs and restobars, permitted up to 25 per cent capacity or up to a maximum limit of 250 people (whichever is less).

Upcoming Festivals

04 Apr

Norfolk County Fairgrounds, 172 South Drive, Simcoe

April 4, 2024 To April 6, 2024

$16 to $28

Check out Norfolk County’s best restaurants, wineries, breweries and food producers all under one roof for 3 days! Live musical entertainment all weekend! Featuring local restaurants, food ...  »

06 Apr

Various Sugar Bushes, Ontario

April 6, 2024 To April 7, 2024

Varies

Join maple syrup producers from across Ontario for Ontario Maple Weekend. This free, family-friendly, two-day event is hosted by the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association, and is ...  »

06 Apr

24 Church Street West, Elmira

April 6, 2024

Free & Ticketed Events

Visit the 56th volunteer-run Elmira Maple Syrup Festival for local food, fun, and maple syrup on Saturday. 2001 – Guinness World Book of Records – World’s Largest One Day ...  »

07 Apr

Lakeside Drive, Stratford, ON

April 7, 2024

Free

Visit Stratford the first Sunday in April and witness swan parade. Every year, on the first Sunday of April, the swans are released from their winter home. ...  »

11 Apr

TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King Street West, Toronto

April 11, 2024 To April 14, 2024

Free for ages under 25

The TIFF Next Wave Film Festival returns with brand new movies free for anyone under 25. Kick things off at Battle of the Scores where four bands compete ...  »

12 Apr

Arts Court Alma Duncan Room, 2 Daly Ave, Ottawa

April 12, 2024 To April 14, 2024

613 440 2196

Varies

Three days of Irish films ,including Oscar winner An Irish Goodbye and Oscar nominee The Quiet Girl Wolfwalkers for children. Irish Film Festival Ottawa is a non-profit ...  »

12 Apr

The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, 400 East Avenue, Kitchener

April 12, 2024 To April 13, 2024

$12-$130

Come to the Ultimate Papercrafting Destination at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium that caters to scrapbookers, cardmakers, stampers, and mixed media artists! Prepare to be inspired at the ...  »

13 Apr

Downtown, Port Hope

April 13, 2024

Free to visit and enjoy' $5 to $30 to race

Participants are challenged in a rigorous 10-kilometre race down the mighty Ganaraska River. At the finish line, “Fannyville”, the outdoor event village, is set up to host ...  »

16 Apr

Queen Street, Stratford

April 16, 2024 To October 27, 2024

Varies

North America’s largest classical repertory theatre, presenting the works of William Shakespeare and other great writers.  »

17 Apr

Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto

April 17, 2024 To May 5, 2024

$15

New Ideas Festival is an annual juried festival of new writing, works-in-progress and experimental theatre, with a different program of plays each week and staged readings. Proudly ...  »

25 Apr

Various Venues, Toronto

April 25, 2024 To May 5, 2024

Varies

Hot Docs will present its 31stth annual edition, in cinemas across Toronto, with a selection of films available online to audiences throughout Canada. Hot Docs will also ...  »

26 Apr

Ottawa City Hall Plaza, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa

April 26, 2024 To April 28, 2024

Free Admission

Ottawa PoutineFest celebrates the best in Traditional, Exotic, and Extreme Poutine, over 125 choices of poutine, a new Best in Cheese Curd, an exotic poutine competition, live music, ...  »

27 Apr

Downtown Perth, Gore Street East, Perth

April 27, 2024

Free

Maple products and taffy sales displays of maple syrup production maple awards, entertainment, pony rides & children’s activities. Live musical entertainment over 100 Craft & Artisan Vendors Food Vendors ...  »

27 Apr

Various Venues, Powassan, ON

April 27, 2024

Free & Ticketed Events

The Powassan Maple Syrup Festival is an outdoor, family friendly event held every year on the 4th Saturday in April. The event offers participants the opportunity to ...  »

01 May

Point Pelee National Park, 1118 Point Pelee Drive, Leamington

May 1, 2024 To May 20, 2024

519-322-2365

Park Admission

The Friends of Point Pelee and Point Pelee National Park welcome “birders” each spring to experience the avian migration phenomenon from Canada’s southernmost mainland. Forty-two of ...  »

04 May

40 Brock Street, Stayner

May 4, 2024

$5

Watch out for the ducks! The Stayner Kinsmen launch their annual Duck Race at Kinsmen Park in Stayner. Featuring 2000 rubber ducks and 200 corporate decorated ducks, the Kinsmen ...  »

10 May

Commissioners Park, Ottawa

May 10, 2024 To May 20, 2024

1-613-567-5757/ +1 800-668-8547

Free & ticketed

Ottawa’s award-winning flagship festival since 1953, the Canadian Tulip Festival is one of the largest events of its kind in the world celebrating Ottawa’s official flower ...  »

11 May

Welland Community Wellness Centre Complex, 145 Lincoln St, Welland

May 11, 2024 To May 19, 2024

9056828326

Free-$50.00

The Niagara Children’s Festival is an exciting explosion of creativity, offering live theatre, performances and arts-based activities for young audiences, from early years to teens. This ...  »

13 May

Aki Studio, 585 Dundas Street East, Toronto

May 13, 2024 To May 19, 2024

Free

Currently in the 8th year of partnership, Paprika Festival is working with Native Earth to present the 23rd annual youth-led performing arts festival. Following a year of ...  »

17 May

Binbrook Country Fairgrounds, 2600 Regional Rd., Hamilton

May 17, 2024 To May 20, 2024

$2 per person

The Binbrook Ribfest is scheduled for May 17 to 2oth at the Binbrook Fairgrounds. Northern Heat Rib Series is Canada’s largest Rib & Craft Beer Series featuring ...  »

17 May

Clarke Fields Park, 93 Houlahan Street, Ottawa

May 17, 2024 To May 20, 2024

Free Admission

Join us for the best in Ribs, Chicken, and Pulled Pork and more including Mini Donuts Express, Loaded Funnel Cakes, Deep Fried Cheese Cake and Mars Bars, ...  »

24 May

Community Hub, 400 March Road, Kanata

May 24, 2024 To May 26, 2024

Free

Come to Community Hub with the whole family and enjoy 3 days finger lickin’ good ribs, great entertainment and much more! Joins us for the best in Ribs, ...  »

24 May

Ajax Downs and Casino, 50 Alexander's Crossing, Ajax

May 24, 2024 To May 26, 2024

(289) 404-3832

FREE

Ajax Rotary Ribfest is returning Ajax Downs and Casino. Enjoy Live Music, Vendors, REPTILLIA ZOO, & a Carnival along with our Famous Rib Vendors and all our ...  »

24 May

Various Venues, Mississauga

May 24, 2024 To May 26, 2024

$15

The Carassauga; Festival of Cultures will be one of the biggest attractions this May as we stand as one of the largest multicultural showcases in Ontario and ...  »

24 May

Centennial Park, 57A Lakeshore Dr, Barrie

May 24, 2024 To May 26, 2024

free

The Barrie Waterfront Festival is back to bring Centennial Park to life with amazing musical acts, food trucks, vendors, and a children’s fun zone! This year’...  »

25 May

Iroquois Park Grounds, 500 Victoria Street West, Whitby

May 25, 2024 To May 26, 2024

$5

With its continued success, Food Truck Frenzy Whitby has become the Finest Foodie Festival in Durham Region. Get ready for a taste bud extravaganza at Food Truck ...  »

25 May

Various Locations, Warkworth, Trent Hills

May 25, 2024 To May 26, 2024

Free

The annual Warkworth Lilac Festival highlights the Millennium Lilac Trail showcasing 300 lilacs of 83 unique varieties. There will be entertainment, music, master gardeners, horticultural vendors, a photo show, ...  »

26 May

Various Venues, Toronto

May 26, 2024 To June 2, 2024

416-638-4492

Many Free events

A festival of concerts, recitals and musical events throughout the Greater Toronto Area. It features the different styles of Jewish music, such as Israeli, Klezmer, Sephardic, Cantorial, ...  »

28 May

Hamilton Golf and Country Club, 232 Golf Links Road, Ancaster

May 28, 2024 To June 2, 2024

$28 & up

Played annually continuously since 1904, except during World War I and World War II, the Canadian Open is the third oldest continuously running tournament on the PGA TOUR, ...  »

31 May

Upper Canada Mall, 17600, Yonge St, Newmarket

May 31, 2024 To June 2, 2024

$2

Join us for a weekend of mouth-watering, finger-lickin’, belly-rubbin’ good BBQ! We’re excited to announce our entertainment format for 2024, featuring Country Night on Friday, Rock the ...  »

31 May

Various Venues, Orangeville

May 31, 2024 To June 2, 2024

Free & Ticketed Events

The Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival returns to historic downtown Orangeville this June. This award winning festival boasts over 90 acts on multiple stages over 3 days. With amazing concerts, ...  »

31 May

Chinatown Gateway, 687 Somerset Street West, Ottawa

May 31, 2024 To June 2, 2024

Free

Step into a world of vibrant colors, tantalizing aromas, and lively festivities as the 2024 Ottawa Chinatown Night Market opens its doors to locals and visitors alike. This ...  »

01 Jun

Various Venues, Toronto

June 1, 2024 To June 8, 2024

Varies

Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining multifaceted ...  »

01 Jun

Downtown Milton, Main Street East, Milton

June 1, 2024

Free

Join us in Downtown Milton and celebrate the start of summer! Hosted by the Downtown Milton Business Improvement Area with support from the Town of Milton and ...  »

05 Jun

Various Venues, Toronto

June 5, 2024 To June 16, 2024

4163684849

Varies

Luminato is Toronto’s international arts festival dedicated to performance, media and visual arts, and programming that cuts across traditional artform boundaries. Luminato works closely with Canadian ...  »

06 Jun

Various Venues, Uxbridge

June 6, 2024 To June 8, 2024

$25-$90

Springtide Music Festival is back this year, showcasing live music along a 750m strip of downtown Uxbridge. Presenting 12 stages that include a diverse set of Canadian Musicians ...  »

07 Jun

Clarington Fields, 2375 Baseline Road, Clarington

June 7, 2024 To June 9, 2024

Free

Known for bringing the best ribs, local food, craft beer, musical entertainment, family activities and fun festival atmosphere to Clarington, and a huge success with raising funds ...  »

07 Jun

255 Centrum Blvd, Ottawa

June 7, 2024 To June 9, 2024

613-220-0765

$30.63

The Orléans Craft Beer Festival has quickly become the “can’t miss event of the season”! With a great combination of outstanding craft beers, smooth wines ...  »

08 Jun

The Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens, 155 Arena St, Oshawa

June 8, 2024 To June 9, 2024

Free

The City of Oshawa is hosting the annual Peony Festival at the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens. The popular festival celebrates horticulture, arts and heritage. Many of the ...  »

08 Jun

Mississauga Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga

June 8, 2024

Free

Mississauga’s annual Polish cultural festival features live music, traditional food and drinks, a kids’ zone and much more! Expect a full day of exciting attractions for ...  »

12 Jun

Various Venues, Toronto

June 12, 2024 To June 16, 2024

Varies

North by Northeast (NXNE) Canada’s most important festival of emerging music returns this June 13 – 17 with over 300 of the world’s best new bands in more than 20 ...  »

13 Jun

Spencer Smith Park, Lakeshore Road, Burlington

June 13, 2024 To June 16, 2024

Free

Every year in June, music takes over Burlington Downtown and Waterfront. The largest local music event of the year features an eclectic combination of emerging artists, blasts ...  »

13 Jun

Various Venues, Brampton

June 13, 2024 To June 16, 2024

Free & Ticketed

The Annual Musical Extravaganza Is Back! With 3 Days Of Multi-Genre Music, And An Amazing Line-Up Of 50+ Artists, You Don’t Want To Miss This! YOUR MUSIC, YOUR ...  »

14 Jun

Main Street, Markham

June 14, 2024 To June 15, 2024

Free

Markham Village Music Festival will have over 50 artists lined up for some awesome performances, Kidz Zone, a vendor village, a beatbox battle and much more. 5 Stages Of ...  »

14 Jun

Pickering Village, Old Kingston Rd, Ajax

June 14, 2024 To June 16, 2024

free

Join us for Father’s Day weekend at this year’s Pickering Village Jam Fest. Pickering Village’s favourite FREE ADMISSION music festival, will fill the streets ...  »

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