Arts, Culture & Heritage

The Township of Algonquin Highlands is updating its Corporate Communications Plan in 2024, and you can be part of that process by taking a brief survey.

Join us at the Dorset Parkette (22602 Highway 35) on Saturday, June 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Dorset Arts, Crafts and Antiques Show. Support local artisans and enjoy music by Junkyard Symphony (sponsored by Dorset Community Partnership) with show times at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. 

Take a step back in time with Dorset Heritage Day at the Dorset Heritage Museum (1040 Main Street) on Saturday, June 29. Outdoor exhibits will include steam-powered machinery, antique automobiles and tractors, as well as visit from the 35th Battalion.

The Township of Algonquin Highlands is hosting a spring fly-in at the Stanhope Municipal Airport on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

It’s National Volunteer Week and Algonquin Highlands Council is celebrating the many residents who volunteer their time and energy to make Township events, activities, attractions and programming a reality.

One of the Township of Algonquin Highlands’ biggest events of the year returns Family Day Weekend with the Dorset Snowball Winter Carnival.

The Township of Algonquin Highlands and Haliburton County Public Library are thrilled to announce approval for the creation of a new library space within the Dorset Recreation Centre (DRC). The previous library in the DRC closed its doors to the public in 2019, making this new endeavor an exciting chapter in the facility's history.

The Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office at 1123 North Shore Road will close to the public at noon on Friday, Dec. 22, re-opening at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2. The AH Trails Office at 20130 Highway 35 North will be closed during the same time period.