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Celebrate the abundance of the fall season at the Hometown Harvest Festival. Experience true holiday magic at First Light. And more!

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First Light

Experience holiday magic at the 25th edition of First Light at Sainte-Marie and Martyrs’ Shrine. Take in live music, historic demonstrations, an artisan market and so much more by the light of 5,000 candles.

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harpist playing at the first light event while surounded by glowing lanterns
Beyond the Palisades
A woman standing with bow and foam tip arrow in front of the Indigenous Ingenuity Exhibit
Indigenous Ingenuity Exhibit
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Adventures in Time Travel
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Sweetwater Harvest Festival
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Hearth to Table: Dinner in 1648
National Indigenous Peoples’ Day dancer twirling in traditional Indigenous costume
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
fire lit inside of a longhouse during a shadows and stone tour
Shadows & Stone: Evening Experience
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Hometown Harvest Festival

Events at our sister location: Discovery Harbour

Pumpkinferno
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Mid-Winter Social
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Ghost Tours
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hhp@ontario.ca
705-526-7838
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Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
16164, Highway 12 East
P.O. Box 160
Midland, Ontario
L4R 4K8

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