Coffee Break® is a major nationwide annual fundraiser where friends, co-workers and customers gather in communities across Canada to raise funds for their local Alzheimer Society. On September 19, visit the Brantford Visitor & Tourism Centre on your Coffee Break to make a donation in exchange for a cup of coffee. The money raised stays in our community to help support local programs and services.

The Laurier Golden Hawks Men's Varsity basketball team will play in Brantford for the first varsity basketball action ever seen in Brantford on September 21, 2019.

New for 2019, each month we will be featuring some great local opportunities for training and networking specifically geared to creative industry professionals! Sign up for the Arts & Culture e-newsletter to get these opportunities delivered straight to your email inbox (once per month)! Do you have any great training or networking opportunities to share with us? Comment below, or send your suggestions to culture@brantford.ca. Please note that these lists are compiled at the beginning of th...

The Brantford International Jazz Festival has grown to be one of the largest and musically diverse festivals in Brantford and the County of Brant region, attracting upwards of 28,000 visitors each year. Mark your calendars for September 13-15, 2019 so you do not miss out on any of the incredible live performances. The idea for the Brantford International Jazz Festival originated in 2006 when local jazz musician Frank DiFelice heard of the revitalization and plans for the Downtown core in Brantf...

Walk-It for Parkinson's Mohawk Park, Brantford Saturday, September 7, 2019 Registration - 1:00 p.m. Walk - 2:00 p.m. Walk the beautiful grounds of Mohawk Park individually or as part of a team. You can collect pledges or even just volunteer to help at the walk. Food, refreshments and entertainment will be provided as part of the walk. This event is a fundraiser for the Parkinson's Society to raise money for support, education, advocacy and research for Parkinson's. Details Brantford Burs...

The City of Brantford is very encouraged by a significant leap in the annual Maclean’s Magazine’s ranking of top communities to live in Canada - jumping an impressive 128 positions higher versus last year and rising a whopping 165 positions since 2017, resulting in a top 20% ranking overall. Maclean’s annual ranking of the best communities to live in Canada is based on data gathered on 415 towns and cities across the country compared in the categories of: wealth and economy, a...

“If you build it…they will come.” This is the core message from a very well-known film that captures the wonder and excitement of playing a sport that you love in a perfect setting. For those who have had this experience, they remember everything about their surroundings – the sights, the sounds, the feel of the ground – it is engrained in their memories forever. Brantford is fortunate to have such a facility in its Kiwanis Field. Located on three acres of land be...