Hope and Action Festival

Gather your family and friends for a day of creativity, connection, and discovery at the Hope and Action Festival on Oct. 25, 2025 from 10 AM - 3 PM.

Come hungry! The Grilled Cheesery, New Leaf, Leen's Shop, Donut Diva, and Rosie's Streetery will be ready to serve you.

Community members are also invited to join an Indigenous opening ceremony at 9 AM led by Anishinaabe Elder Mary Lou Smoke. It will be a great opportunity to gather in reflection and gratitude.

This free community event at Fanshawe Conservation Area offers something for everyone:

Music
10 AM: London South Collegiate student performers
10:20 AM: Katherine Fischer
11 AM: Dawn Redskye
11:45 AM: Shawn Durant
12:30 PM: Fiker
1:15 PM: Fraser Teeple
* break from 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM *
2:15 PM: Kevin’s Bacon Train

Birds of Prey Shows with the Canadian Raptor Conservancy showtimes: 10 AM, 12 PM, and 2 PM

Biinaagami Giant Floor Map presentations with Tia Kennedy start times: 11 AM and 1 PM

Free shuttle departures from Argyle Mall: 10 AM, 10:30 AM, 11 AM, 11:30 AM, 12 PM, 12:30 PM, 1 PM, 1:30 PM, 2 PM
Departures from Fanshawe CA (day-use area): 10:15 AM, 10:45 AM, 11:15 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:15 PM, 12:45 PM, 1:15 PM, 1:45 PM, 2:15 PM, 2:45 PM, 3:15 PM

Join them to explore what it means to come together in hope—and leave inspired to take action for a greener tomorrow. Registration is not required.

Follow the Facebook event page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/share/16ogUYH8bx/