Community Barrie Events

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15	16	17	18	19	20 Native Plant Sale Native Plant Sale June 20, 2026 9:00 am - 2:00 pm St George's Anglican Church, 9 Granville St, Barrie, ON L4N 3K1, Canada Our Spring Native Plant Sale is on June 20th! This is our biggest event every year because it's core to Pollinate Barrie's purpose: making it easier for you to get native plants in the ground across the city. It's also where we reach the most people - from those of you looking everywhere for that one species to total native gardening newbies - and where we get to educate and share in your excitement. More species. Same place as last year. Always pay-what-you-can. See more details •	21
22 Eco-Fair Eco-Fair June 22, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Barrie Public Library - Downtown, 60 Worsley St, Barrie, ON L4M 1L6, Canada Our Second Annual Eco-Fair is coming up! Junaid Shahzad Khan is a Muslim-Canadian from the Indus Valley, from the region that is now Pakistan. Junaid has worked as an ecologist for over 12 years, on issues of invasive species, plastic pollution, habitat revitalization, insect conservation, and bird education. Over the past four years, Junaid has committed himself to the understanding of ecologies within Indigenous cultures. Join Junaid Shahzad Khan for a talk about our native pollinator species, their lifecycles, identification features, and the best ways we can support them within urban environments. You can expect to learn about specialized relationships between native plants and native pollinators, as well as gardening tips for your own pollinator habitat enhancement! --- Dr. Kathleen Patnode is an ecologist who spent over 30 years working on preventing and reducing pollution's effects on aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. She has designed habitat for insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and the native plants that support them on over 1000 acres from backyards to mountain ridges. She continues to create and improve habitat on her own properties and enjoys sharing her methods with others. Moths are the not-so-flashy, pollinator night shift. Learn about their huge diversity, their fascinating lives, and their habitat needs. You will understand why they are so much more effective than butterflies at pollinating and critical to sustaining wildlife. --- We will also have some of our local environmental groups tabling: Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition Nature Barrie Living Green Barrie Xerces Society City of Barrie See more details •	23	24	25	26 New Seed Bank Garden Opening! New Seed Bank Garden Opening! June 26, 2026 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Dunsmore Park, 165 Dunsmore Ln, Barrie, ON L4M 6Z7, Canada A celebration of Pollinator Week, and the newly planted native seed bank by Pollinate Barrie, with a celebration in the gardens. Dunsmore Park Community Garden Party \| Dunsmore Community Garden (165 Dunsmore Lane) \| Friday, June 26 from 2-5 p.m. • Explore the new community garden space, learn about the importance of native plants, and discover how we can all support local pollinators. • Family activities with the Nature Play trailer in the garden, learn about pollinators with Pollinate Barrie and Gwen Petreman and more! This event is in partnership with The City of Barrie. See more details •	27 Invasive Species Bounty Invasive Species Bounty June 27, 2026 Barrie, ON, Canada We're running our annual Invasive Species Bounty again this year! This means whoever pulls and bags the most invasive species wins a bespoke Native Garden Plan! Details at the link: Bounty Submission Form See more details •	28
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Native Plant Sale
Native Plant Sale
June 20, 2026 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
St George's Anglican Church, 9 Granville St, Barrie, ON L4N 3K1, Canada
Our Spring Native Plant Sale is on June 20th!
This is our biggest event every year because it's core to Pollinate Barrie's purpose: making it easier for you to get native plants in the ground across the city.
It's also where we reach the most people - from those of you looking everywhere for that one species to total native gardening newbies - and where we get to educate and share in your excitement.
More species. Same place as last year. Always pay-what-you-can.
See more details

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Eco-Fair
Eco-Fair
June 22, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Barrie Public Library - Downtown, 60 Worsley St, Barrie, ON L4M 1L6, Canada
Our Second Annual Eco-Fair is coming up!
Junaid Shahzad Khan is a Muslim-Canadian from the Indus Valley, from the region that is now Pakistan. Junaid has worked as an ecologist for over 12 years, on issues of invasive species, plastic pollution, habitat revitalization, insect conservation, and bird education. Over the past four years, Junaid has committed himself to the understanding of ecologies within Indigenous cultures.
Join Junaid Shahzad Khan for a talk about our native pollinator species, their lifecycles, identification features, and the best ways we can support them within urban environments. You can expect to learn about specialized relationships between native plants and native pollinators, as well as gardening tips for your own pollinator habitat enhancement!
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Dr. Kathleen Patnode is an ecologist who spent over 30 years working on preventing and reducing pollution's effects on aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. She has designed habitat for insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and the native plants that support them on over 1000 acres from backyards to mountain ridges. She continues to create and improve habitat on her own properties and enjoys sharing her methods with others.
Moths are the not-so-flashy, pollinator night shift. Learn about their huge diversity, their fascinating lives, and their habitat needs. You will understand why they are so much more effective than butterflies at pollinating and critical to sustaining wildlife.
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We will also have some of our local environmental groups tabling:
Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition
Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition
Nature Barrie
Living Green Barrie
Xerces Society
City of Barrie
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New Seed Bank Garden Opening!
New Seed Bank Garden Opening!
June 26, 2026 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Dunsmore Park, 165 Dunsmore Ln, Barrie, ON L4M 6Z7, Canada
A celebration of Pollinator Week, and the newly planted native seed bank by Pollinate Barrie, with a celebration in the gardens.
Dunsmore Park Community Garden Party | Dunsmore Community Garden (165 Dunsmore Lane) | Friday, June 26 from 2-5 p.m.
• Explore the new community garden space, learn about the importance of native plants, and discover how we can all support local pollinators.
• Family activities with the Nature Play trailer in the garden, learn about pollinators with Pollinate Barrie and Gwen Petreman and more!

This event is in partnership with The City of Barrie.
See more details

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Invasive Species Bounty
Invasive Species Bounty
June 27, 2026
Barrie, ON, Canada
We're running our annual Invasive Species Bounty again this year! This means whoever pulls and bags the most invasive species wins a bespoke Native Garden Plan!

Details at the link: Bounty Submission Form
See more details

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June 2026

Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition

Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition

Nature Barrie

Living Green Barrie

Xerces Society

City of Barrie

This event is in partnership with The City of Barrie.

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