All About the 2nd Annual Bronte Block Party!
Join the businesses of the Bronte BIA as we party in the street! We’re closing down a stretch of Bronte Road on Saturday, September 21st, 2024 from 11am to 5pm and this is your official invitation to join us.
⛳️ Free activities for all-ages; bouncy castles, art & music workshops, dance classes, face-painting, mini-golf and more!
🎵 Live performances all day, including the first-ever Bronte’s Got Talent Contest at 12:15pm!
🙋🏽♀️ Meet our wonderful local business owners and community partners.
👗 Shop the sidewalk sale along Bronte Rd and visit the Pop-Up Market inside Taste of Colombia.
🛒 Enjoy our Mini-Market set-up along the Boardwalk.
🚲 Catch a waterfront ride on a Trishaw Bike sponsored by Amica Senior Lifestyles.
🍔 Grab a bite from a food truck (Curbside Foods, Wing Kxng & Shircuterie Co.) or a local Bronte restaurant.
🌦️ Event is rain or shine, but hopefully shine!
🐶 Dogs welcome.
LIVE ON STAGE (On the Bronte Boardwalk)
| Featuring DJ HYPRSPACE | Enjoy the musical stylings of DJ HYPRSPACE who will keep the party going all day long! |
| 11am | The Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton’s STEEL BAND will kicks things off with vibrant sounds & rhythm that will set the stage for an amazing party. |
| 12:15pm | The first ever Bronte’s Got Talent Contest will feature your friends and neighbours who will WOW you with their one-of-a-kind talents. A not-to-be-missed event! |
| 1:30pm | Get ready because Oakville’s own YASSiN & Sean Torrio will be taking the stage with a dynamic and genre-crossing show that will get you dancing in the street. A BIG thank you to RBCxMusic for sponsoring this exciting performance! |
| 2:45pm | It’s time for some COMEDY & MAGIC! Delight in the hilarious, bumbling-fumbling comedy and dazzling magic of Bumbling Bert. He’ll have the crowd utterly enchanted with his silly, zany, whirlwind of jokes and magic. |
| 3:45pm | GIGI NOCHE and her 4-piece band is back in Bronte for another fabulous performance! Drawing inspiration from millennial luminaries like Britney Spears, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, and Michael Jackson, GIGI crafts a sound that’s both timeless and refreshingly modern. |
PLAY ZONE (Bronte Road)
- Bouncy castles sponsored by Simply Green Baby – 7 in 1 Combo for ages 5 to 12 and Wild Animal Zoo for ages 1 to 4, PLUS free popcorn & sno-cones!
- Face painting by the fabulous Face Paint by Erin
- Giant Beer Pong
- 9-hole mini-golf
- Human Foosball
- Chalk art – the street is your canvas!
- Games, bubbles…and more!
ART ZONE (Bronte Road at Marine Drive)
We’ve got not one, not two, but THREE free art workshops for you to enjoy:
- Art Lab Creators with Laura Ruiz – let the brushstrokes flow as you paint your own Bronte-themed 8×10 canvas and take home a souvenir.
- ArtHouse Halton in partnership with RBC & Indigenous Artist Amber Paquette – paint an art canoe with friends & neighbours!
- Bronte Rocks! Painting led by our wonderful Block Party Volunteers – paint a rock that we’ll put on display in Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park.
LIVE ACTION ZONE (Ontario Street) – get moving & grooving!
11am to 3pm: Hoops Zone with Ember from Circa
11am: Connect your body & mind as you follow along with the Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi demonstration.
12pm: Kick-up those heels and get ready for some line-dancing fun with Tammy Lee Wyatt from Boots & Spurs.
1pm: Join Kira from LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic, who will lead a beginner-level fitness class.
3pm: Tiana Adames, owner of Filedaria, will turn the street into a salsa dance floor!
4pm: Keep the dance party going with a Bachata lesson with the fabulous Tiana Adames, once again!
3pm to 5pm: Join Bandology for a fun & educational Percussion Instrument Demo!
MINI-MARKET (Bronte Boardwalk)
We’re so pleased to welcome back some of our wonderful vendors from the Bronte Farmers’ Market for a mini-market experience! Stroll the boardwalk, shop and enjoy the offerings from:
- King’s Court Estate Winery
- Cocoa Binge
- Bronte Woodwork
- Jeannie B – Photo Chalkboards
- Cure Superfoods
- Kashmir Handicraft Emporium
- Soothing Petals
- Around the Corner
- Chucky Habanero Hot Sauce
CYCLING WITHOUT AGE TRISHAW BIKE TOURS
Generously brought to you by our community partner, Amica Senior Lifestyles, feel the wind in your hair and enjoy a free tour of Bronte on a Cycling Without Age trishaw bike.
WHERE TO EAT
Grab a yummy bite to eat from our three food trucks – Curbside Foods, Wing Kxng and Shircuterie Co – and then enjoy your meal at one of the picnic tables along Bronte Road.
Or, book a reservation at one of our 20 local restaurants. Many are just steps to the water’s edge!
PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES & COMMUNITY PARTNERS
A huge thank you to our participating local businesses and community partners who will be proudly and vibrantly on display at The Bronte Block Party.
My Girlfriend’s Closet – sidewalk sale
Lakeside Livin’ Home Décor – sidewalk sale
Goodnight Goodmorning – sidewalk sale
Taste of Colombia – stop in for a pop-up market
Simply Green Baby – sponsor of the bouncy castles & popcorn/sno-cone giveaway
The Mortgage Centre/Escapes2 Waterfront Conference Centre
Bronte Coat Drive
Safetynet Children & Youth Charities
C’est La Vie Wellness – stop by for supplement giveaways and treatment demos
In-Line Family Chiropractic – providing free postural health checkups
Amica Senior Lifestyles – Trishaw bike tours, kids’ games & a lemonade stand
LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic – make sure to pop by their free fitness class at 1pm!
Bronte Village Residents Association
The Block Party is generously sponsored by:
With support from:
🎉 The Bronte Block Party
🗓️ Saturday, September 21
🕚 11am to 5pm
📍 On Bronte Rd starting at Marine Dr