Blenheim Cherryfest
Blenheim Cherryfest is fun for children of all ages! Visit Downtown Blenheim during the third weekend in July for cherrific delights and great shopping!
📅 Date: July 16, 17, 18, 2026
📍 Location: Downtown Blenheim, Ontario
⏰ Time: Thursday and Friday - 9:00 am to 11:00 pm. Saturday - 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
🌐 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blenheimcherryfest
FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE! PARK AT SOBEYS - SHUTTLE LEAVES EVERY 30 MINUTES!
The Blenheim Cherryfest is wonderfully small-town huge! It has everything including rides, performers and entertainers, live music, vendors, huge sales, food, fun, opportunities to explore the community, prizes, contests, and of course… CHERRY PIES!
Agenda
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026
Sidewalk Sales - Amazing All Day Shopping 9AM - 7PM
Vendor Market 9AM - 6PM
World’s Finest Show Rides ($30 Ticket Ride All Day) 10am - 10pm
Dancers 2PM-5PM
Battle of the Bands starts at 7PM
BLENHEIM LEGION, FOOD TRUCKS, LOCAL RESTAURANTS SERVING UP COLD DRINKS AND GOODIES ALL DAY!
FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026
Sidewalk Sales - Continue All Day Shopping 9AM - 7PM
Vendor Market 9AM - 7PM
World’s Finest Show Rides ($30 Ticket Ride All Day) 10am - 10pm
Roaming Busker featuring Bella and Magic & Juggling
CHERRY PIT SPIT REGISTRATION & TRY OUTS. VARIOUS DIVISIONS - 3PM - 4:30PM
Battle of the Bands Winner 4:30PM
FREE ENTERTAINMENT on the Waste Connections Canada Ridge Landfill stage on McGregor Street
(Main Stage) Black River Remedy 5:30-7PM
(Main Stage) The Heartless Saints 7:30PM
(Main Stage) 40 Hours Over 9:30-11PM
BAYSIDE BREW PUB AND THE BOATHOUSE WILL BE SERVING UP REFRESHMENTS including Bayside’s popular beer brands while Abbi from the Boathouse will be creating specially seasonally mixed drinks to enjoy. Charges apply.
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026
Blenheim’s Amazing Sidewalk Sales Continue 9AM - 5PM
Vendor Market 9AM - 5PM
World’s Finest Show Rides ($30 Ticket Ride All Day) 10am - 6pm
Plenty of food vendors, restaurants and the local Branch 185 Legion and the Senior Centre serving up delicious assortments of burgers, perch burgers, fries, cheeseburgers and barbecue.
The Blenheim BYC will be serving delicious sweetness and cherry treats.
Watch for Kobbler Jay and Bellas Magic during their Busker Stops at various locations around town 11AM
Cherry Pie Baking Contest will also be a part of the festivities Saturday morning
Drop Off at Cherry Central between 9:15 & 9:50A
Pie Judging 10:00AM
Cherry Pie Auction 11AM
Cherry Pie Eating Contest 11:30AM with various divisions
Followed by CANADIAN NATIONAL PIT SPITTING CONTEST @ 1:00PM
Featured Entertainment Saturday at the Ford & McIntyre Stage...
Chad Oulds 10AM - 11:30AM
Cellar Door 12PM - 1:30PM
Quatro 2PM - 2:30PM
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