Member Events
Georgian College Connecting Students to Businesses
2020 Noëlla Tree Lot
2020 Noella Festival Social Media Kit
Complete Your Taxes Like a Pro
Economic Recovery Consultations
2020 Noella Festival – Window Decorating Contest
Register now for Holly Days!
Open Air Dunlop: What You Need To Know
Dunlop Streetscape Info Session (September 10, 2020)
Digital Main Street Grants: Apply Today!
Business in the Park
Music @ Meridian Place
Coming Soon: Beautification Coordinators
Dunlop Street Pilot Project
HeyLocal! Sign Up Today!
Summer Saturdays at Meridian Place: We want to share your stuff!
BIA Members: Tell Us Your Story
Katie Green @ Meridian Place
Summer In the City Social Media Kit
#BarrieTogether Recover Kits
Commercial Leasing Info Session Recording
Barrie Fire Wants to Work With You!
Commercial Leasing Info Session – Tips & Traps Including Rent Relief
Start Selling Online with a FREE Custom Site
Face Coverings Required Indoors as of July 13th, 2020
Digital Main Street Expansion
Welcome the BIA’s New Board & Executive Team!
Dunlop Streetscape Info Session (June 3, 2020)
City of Barrie Staff Report: Pedestrianizing Dunlop St E
Return-To-Work PPE Kits for BIA Members
Safe Service Training Recap
Pedestrianizing Dunlop St E: We Want Your Input
Dunlop Street Becomes Loading Only Zones for Curbside Pickup
COVID-19 Recovery Process Consultations
Save The Date: Food Safety & Safe Service Training
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Board By-Election Update
Xcelerate Challenge 2020
Ladies’ Day + Date Night in Downtown Barrie
1st Ladies’ Day + Date Night – Postponed
Doors Open Simcoe County Participants Wanted!
Songwriter Series Returns!
Dragons’ Den Season 15 Auditions!
Ladies’ Day + Date Night in Downtown Barrie
Meet the BIA’s New Executive Director!
Open Mic @ Lazy Tulip!
Barrie’s Poet Laureate at Homestead Artisan Bakery!
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Board of Management: 2020 By-Election Statement
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Board By-Election: Legal Memorandum
Barrie Film Fest’s Reel Stories 2020
Let’s Celebrate Heritage Week
Host an event during Heritage Week!
Feedback on Smoking By-law Amendment
Valentine’s Day Pop-Up Dinner
Celebrate Family Day at the MacLaren!
Let’s Celebrate Heritage Week
Dunlop Streetscape Info Session (Feb 12, 2020)
Xcelerate Learning Series
Spare Room Grand Opening
Coldest Night of the Year 2020
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Board By-Election
Owen Street Closure
2020 Hot Cocoa Trail
Art for Lunch with Bewabon Shilling
W-Edge Youth Art Program
Battle of the Bands 2020
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Office Holidays
Mantiques Closing Sale
12 Days of RIPE Christmas
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Christmas Social
MacLaren Members’ Holiday Sale
Dunlop Streetscape Phase 1A Open House!
Classical 102.9 FM Cooperative Buy for Downtown Businesses
2019 Noëlla Tree Lot & Market
Green Your Holidays with Living Green Barrie
A Barrie Merry Christmas!
Swirleez Speaker & Author Series
Upcoming Events at J’adore & The Speak!
2019 Tree Lighting Celebration & Santa Claus Parade
Art for Lunch: CARFAC Info Session for Practicing Artists
2019 Santa Claus Parade Road Closure
Santa Claus Parade Float – BIA Member Discount
Tourism Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
Halloween Book Signing @ ZuZu Fashion Boutique!
Free Youth Arts Drop-In: Ukulele Workshop
Run/Row for Breast Cancer with OrangeTheory Fitness!
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Board Members Update
Art for Lunch with Yam Lau
Over the Rainbow: Halloween Coffeehouse
Mantiques 2nd Anniversary Sale
Thanksgiving Closures 2019
Town Hall Scheduled for 10/09/19
5th Annual MacLaren Speakeasy
2019 BFF Window Decorating Contest
WIN BIG with the Downtown Dig!
Downtown Barrie is Open for Business During Construction!
Art for Lunch with Derek Sullivan
City of Barrie’s Skip the Construction
The Auto Shoppe Charity Golf Tournament
Game On! in Downtown Barrie
Culture Days in Downtown Barrie
Trade Accelerator Program Launched in Simcoe County
BFF Wants Your Shorts!
2019 Troubadour Festival
Want to Be Part of the Troubadour Festival?
Survive the Dig with BLiSS Ann Green Yoga!
Esports Lunch & Learn with Nest
Expand Your Business with BDC’s Online Strategies
Carnegie Days 2019
Public Piano in Meridian Place
National Video Games Day
Hollis-Day
Barrie Chamber’s Business After 5 @ Meridian Place
Dunlop Streetscape Project: Meet the Construction Team August 21st!
Clean Up Crew for Downtown Barrie
Summer Start-Up Series
Free Public Art Walking Tour
Filming on Dunlop Street
Theatre By the Bay’s The Cenotaph Project
Christmas in July @ Meridian Place
A Ripple of Kindness in Downtown Barrie
Troubadour Festival Venues in Downtown Barrie
Lawnchair Luminata @ Meridian Place
Skyliners Big Band @ Meridian Place
Twin City Band @ Meridian Place
2019 Craft Beer & BBQ Fest
2019 Barrie Airshow
Meridian Place & Memorial Square 1st Anniversary
2019 Promenade Days
Summer 2019 Exhibitions Reception @ MacLaren
Town Hall – June Recap
BNFC’s 1st Annual Nish-Stravaganza
ElderWisdom in Downtown Barrie
Green Office Movement in Downtown Barrie
Professionals in Practice: Business After Business
Camphill Presents Power: A Dynamic Theatre Experience
Summer House is Celebrating!
Town Hall Scheduled for 6/19/19
Dunlop Streetscape Project: Next Steps June 12/19
Customer Appreciation Day @ Olive Oil Co. Supporting CMHA
Free Youth Arts Drop-In
Word Up @ Unity Market Cafe & Studios
Vinylpalooza 2019
Rural Alberta Advantage @ Mavricks
Age-Friendly Business/Organization Award Program
Barrie’s Official Plan – Grow the Conversation
Dunlop Streetscape Information Sessions
Comfort Keepers Alzheimer’s Charity Golf Tournament
Creative Artrepreneur Expo
Barrie Wrestling in Support of RVH
Liaison College Now Hosts Private Events
COPE Service Dogs’ Mother’s Day High Tea
MacLaren Art Centre – Reception for Youth 2019 Exhibitions
Camphill Focus Group
Barrie Chamber of Commerce – Living Well Expo
David Busby Centre 50/50 Draw
Art for Lunch with Victoria Butler, Barrie Poet Laureate
Songwriter Series
The Screen One Series – Wild Rose
Georgian College presents its Design and Visual Arts Student Scholarship Exhibition
Barrie Waterfront Activities Request for Proposal Info Session
Free Screening of Before the Plate
Sandbox Centre Women Entrepreneurs – Think Big!
Sandbox Centre’s Cyber Security Session
W-Edge: Showing Pride
Tender Hearts Gala Supporting Seasons Centre
Barrie Waterfront Activities Request for Proposal
Olive Oil Co. 4th Anniversary
The Chilton Team – Save The Date
Free Youth Arts Drop-In
Grand Opening of Sacred Soul Yoga & Wellness
Art for Lunch with Michael Vickers @ MacLaren
Occasion Dressing for Spring @ ZuZu Fashion Boutique
Town Hall – March Recap
Cravings & Homestead Present Pop-Up Dinner
Spring Coffee House Youth Auditions
Intimate Bridal Event in Downtown Barrie
Barrie Film Festival – Third Thursday Film Series
Barrie Film Festival – Screen One Monthly Film Series
Art for Lunch with Tammi Campbell
Reception for Spring Submissions @ MacLaren Art Centre
World Down Syndrome Day @ The Camphill Store
Hot Cocoa Trail – 2019 Event Report
TIFT’s The Gamblers
March Break Camp @ MacLaren Art Centre
Auditions for OMCI Emerging Musicians & Emerging Artists
Building Resilience Through Co-Regulation with Seasons Centre
Have Your Say on a Supervised Consumption Site in Barrie
Meridian Place Receives Honourable Mention
Art for Lunch with Frances Thomas from the Barrie PRNT Collective
Mantiques Yoga
Live Charity Auction @ Mantiques
The Social Shift Screening
Congratulations to the New Executive Team
Dragons’ Den Auditions are Back!
Winter Market @ Five Points Theatre
Battle of the Bands
Artist Entrepreneur Bootcamp
Attention Local Musicians: City of Barrie’s Customer Service Hold Music
February Blues Fest 2019
Late Night Transit Service on Fridays & Saturdays
Barrie Film Fest’s Reel Stories
Winterfest 2019
A Hall of Unflattering Portraits @ MacLaren Art Centre
Jazz & Blues @ City Hall Rotunda
Zuzu Fashion Boutique’s 3-Day Weekend Sale
Noella Festival – 2018 Event Report
Curb Appeal DIY – 2018 Event Report
October Tasting Trail – 2018 Event Report
Welcome Mary Street Psychotherapy Centre
BFF Featuring “Falls Around Her”
Skating @ Heritage Park
Art for Lunch with Exhibiting Artist Jill Price
Holly Days Winner Announced
2017 Annual Report
Results of the BIA Board Election
Barrie Transit’s Late Night Bus Service
Waste Collection Changes on Clapperton St & Mary St
BFF’s “Christmas in a Box (Noel en Boite)”
Happy Holidays
Calling All Creative Entrepreneurs
Barrie Public Library – Looking for Employers for Teen Job Fair
Dentistry By the Bay: Toy Drive Drop-Off for Christmas Cheer
Just a Few Holly Days Left!
Pie Media Group’s Revelation: A Holiday Tale
Drawing into Painting with Jason Dunda
SAVE THE DATE for Our Christmas Social!
Curb Appeal DIY
Festive Tree Lot & Market
Noëlla Festival – Social Kit
2018 Noëlla Window Decorating Winner
Holly Days – Social Kit
BFF’s Screening of Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
Get Your Logo on a Noella Festival Flag
38th Anniversary Sale @ Nutrition Plus
Metzger Studio Open House & Goldsmithing Graduate Exhibition
Holly Days is Coming!
Happy Anniversary to Bill Le Boeuf Jewellers & The Creative Space!
Noella Festival Window Decorating Contest
Corporate Holiday Gift Programme
Get Connected with One Degree Network
2nd Annual ‘Stache Bash
All-level art class at Renegade!
Choose Chillz for your Christmas function
Off the Hook: Silent Art Auction @ MacLaren Art Centre
November Health Series @ RIPE Juicery
4th Annual Open House @ ZuZu
Maclaren’s Art for Lunch with Paul Petro
Digital Main Street Launches Grant Program
Sophia St. Apothecary’s Fall Market
Nominations are Open for the City of Barrie Arts Awards
21st Annual Barrie Film Festival
Barrie Film Fest Window Decorating Contest
Celebrate CARP & Community @ Meridian Place!
Thanksgiving Closures 2018
Celebrate Culture Days!
Sophia St. Apothecary is Turning 1!
Meridian Place Event Summary to Date
Comfort Keepers Food Drive
Rotary Fall Fishing Festival
Silent DJ Dance Party @ Meridian Place
Troubadour Festival
Free Youth Arts Drop-In: Cartooning
Emerging Musicians Showcase
9th Annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
Attention Local Musicians!
Inhabit’s 5th Anniversary
Reminder to Be a Good Neighbour
We Want Your Updated Information!
Welcome 5Fold!
3rd Annual Barrie Public Library Comic Con
Forgather Floral Co. Grand Opening
2018 MacLaren Legacy Dinner
Carnegie Days 2018 @ MacLaren Art Centre
2018 Barrie Dragon Boat Festival
What’s Coming Up in Downtown Barrie
Happy Paddling Film Fest
Coming Up at Lawnchair Luminata
Troubadour Festival Tickets on Sale Friday
Intro to Blockchain for Business
Donovan Woods @ Meridian Place
Intro to Bollywood Dance @ Meridian Place
Country Heat @ Meridian Place
Career Opportunity with Cambium Inc.
This Friday’s Live Music Series Concert
Rotary Festival of Trees Sponsorship Opportunity
Live Music Series at Meridian Place – Expanded!
Kempenfest 2018
Theatre by the Bay’s Northern Lights
The Barrie Advance Readers’ Choice Nominations
Classics in the Park Car Show
Medley Food & Drink Festival
Live Music Series at Meridian Place
The Importance of Main Street BIAs
Downtown Barrie Craft Beer & BBQ Festival
Lawnchair Luminata has Begun!
Renegade has Moved!
Free Drop-In – Multi-Instrument Jam
Focus on Simcoe – Photographer Meet & Greet
Road Closures
Social 705’s Grand Opening
Attention Food Retailers & Restaurateurs
Chances ‘R’ Sailing Excursions
The 2nd Annual Barrie Boat Show
The Curious Voyage Applications
Advertise with Pride
Pride Week Contest
Free Goods Exchange Day
Licence 2 Ride
Night Market Barrie @ Drors
Public Art Lunch & Learn
Barrie Native Friendship Centre’s 29th Annual Pow Wow
Mid-Week Food Tour in Downtown Barrie
31st Annual Rotary Fun Run
Celebrate Barrie!
Vinylpalooza in Support of the Barrie Literacy Council
Smoke’s Poutinerie’s 5th Anniversary & Fundraiser
Barrie Waterfront Festival
Dwayne Gretzky at Mavricks
Art for Lunch with Robert Zeidler from the Cotton Factory
Sophia St. Apothecary – Intro to Essential Oils
Places to Grow – Workshop Summary
Art for Lunch with Author Kevin Hardcastle
Reception for Spring 2018 Youth Exhibitions
Barrie Native Friendship Centre Youth Benefit
5th Annual Mother’s Day High Tea
An Intro to WSIB
Auditions for the Emerging Musicians Program
How to Help the Victims of the 100 Little Ave. Fire
BLOCKCHAIN: Solutions in Healthcare
GROW BARRIE – E-commerce Workshop
Earth Day Design Sprint
10th Anniversary Barrie Spring Art Tour
Identity & Design – Design Your Own Skateboard Graphic
Youth Arts Drop-Ins – Hip Hop Dance
City of Barrie’s Emerging Musicians Program!
4th Annual Butt Blitz
Acoustic Open Mic
The Medicine Of Mindfulness
Barrie Olive Oil’s 3rd Anniversary
BARRIE CHORALFEST: A MUSICAL ODYSSEY
Neil Young Tribute
MacLaren Art Centre Programs
Last Weekend For Hot Cocoa Trail
New Free Youth Arts Drop-in Workshops
Rename This Barrie Theatre – Winner
Yoga By Donation
Hot Cocoa Trail
Freezin’ For A Reason
Want Local Flights To Ottawa & Montreal?
Mid-winter Events
Tales Of Imagination – A Family Concert
Celebrate Winterfest At The MacLaren
Winterfest 2018
Reel Stories – Save The Date
Fundraising Campaign For Simcoe Sam
Chillz Lounge Official Opening – January 26
Rename This Barrie Theatre
Ripe Juicery’s January Health Series
An Introduction to Blockchain Technology
Holly Days Winner Announced
2-Hours Free On-street Parking In December
Downtown Countdown 2018
Holly Days Collection Reminder
12 Days Of Ripe Christmas
Christmas Social Reminder
1st Annual ‘Stache Bash
Be Part of Creating a Makerspace in Barrie
Holly Days – Participant Registration
Book Signing With Barrie Author
Home For The Holidays
Off The Hook: Silent Art Auction
What’s A Business Owner To Do In The New Canadian Tax Paradigm?
Holiday Open House @ ZuZu & Our House
Theatre By The Bay Presents ‘We Must Have More Men’
Santa Claus Parade Float & Band Registration
Om For The Holidays – Artisan Market
4th Annual Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education Vigil
Friends Of The Homeless – Spooktacular Clothing Exchange
Curious about Living Wage?
Date Tuesday November 7th, 2017 Time 8:30am – 9:30am Location Barrie Public Library (Downtown) 60 Worsley Street RSVP [email protected] Description […]