Top Left: Balls Falls Fall Craft Show (Lauren Garbutt);Top Right: Skyhunters Birds of Prey exhibit with owner Kim Gibson from Port Colborne (Lauren Garbutt); Left: Balls Falls Fall Craft Show Stage (Lauren Garbutt); Bottom Right: Toronto’s Daniel Pollack jewellery is a favourite every year(Lauren Garbutt)

General Information

The Ball's Falls Thanksgiving Festival Craft Show and Sale runs over Thanksgiving Weekend (Friday - Monday) and features over 140 vendors. It is a great event that has not just crafts to offer, but also features food, live entertainment, birds of prey, pony rides, children’s activities and heritage activities. The admission is $6 a person and free for those under fourteen years of age. This makes it a great trip out for families who want to do something creative and fun outdoors. It is also a great opportunity to explore Balls Falls itself and witness the waterfall and surrounding area. Fall is also the perfect time of year to visit, as the colours of the leaves are in full force here. It’s also a great photo opportunity for visitors interested in landscape photography, and for those interested in geography. There is plenty of both natural and cultural heritage here.

Vendors include everyone from photographers and local artists to woodworkers and artisans, and products include everything from homemade bath supplies and candles, decorations, homemade jams and jellies, clothing, and any other knick knacks you can think of. The atmosphere is colourful and fun, and it's always bustling with people going from tent to tent.

It's a great destination for a nice fall trip out with the family!

 Hours of Operation

Thanksgiving Weekend    Friday - Monday    10:00 am-5:00 pm

Directions

From Toronto:

1. Travel along QEW Niagara and take Exit 57, Victoria Ave. (RR #24).
2. Turn Right onto South Service Rd.
3. At the lights, turn Left onto
Victoria Ave. (RR #24).
4. Turn Left onto 6th Ave.
5. Park Entrance is on 6th Ave.

From Buffalo:

1. Travel along QEW Toronto and take Exit 57, Victoria Ave. (RR #24).
2. Turn left onto North Service Rd.
3. At Stop sign, turn left onto Victoria Ave.
4. Follow directions above. 

Click to play or download Ball's Falls Craft Show TripClip (mp3 format)

This destination is also part of the TripClip tour 'Thanksgiving Colours and Flavours'

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