Downtown Belleville celebrates the flavours of fall

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Downtown Belleville celebrated the sights, sounds and flavours of fall on Saturday. The festivities included pumpkin carving, kid’s events at the Memorial Arena, live music and lots of pumpkin flavoured food from 10 Downtown restaurants.

Flavours of Fall in Downtown Belleville

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The Downtown Belleville Flavours of Fall celebration is on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There is a “Pumpkin Pleasures” food challenge featuring 10 restaurants as well as a Halloween Witch Hunt, art show, pie eating contest and a “The Great Pumpkin Giveaway”. Events happen in Empire Square, Market Square, Century Place and the [...]

Porchfest brings music community together

Andy Forgie was among the local artists that performed in the Third Annual Belleville Porchfest on Saturday. Photo by Aaron Bell/QuinteLive.ca

When Ken Hudson was enjoying a community live music festival in Ithaca, NY in the summer of 2008, he immediately thought that the idea would be received just as well in his own neighbourhood in Belleville. Three years later, it’s clear that Hudson’s vision was bang on. Saturday, Hudson and his wife Lucinda Pritchard hosted [...]

Banged up Bulls looking for all the firepower they can get

Sophomore forward Scott Simmonds is one of several Bulls' regulars that are out of the lineup with injuries. Photo by Aaron Bell/QuinteLive.ca

Despite all the trades and draft picks that brought new faces in to the Belleville Bulls’ lineup, it’s all the missing faces that will be most noticed on Friday in Ottawa for the Bulls’ first regular season opener. While the preseason has seen the Bulls enjoy a great deal of success, it has also seen [...]

Taste! Regional Cuisine and Wine Showcase in The County

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Taste! The 10th annual celebration of regional cuisine and wine takes place on Saturday in Picton.

Gravity Fest rolls through Picton

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Many of the world’s best gravity sports athletes were in Prince Edward County this weekend to participate in the PEC Gravity Fest in Picton. Dozens of street luge and downhill skateboarders competed in the event, which is one of just three International Gravity Sports Association events held in Canada. Gravity Fest organizer and competitor Kolby [...]

Gravity Fest rolling this weekend in Picton

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The International Gravity Sports Association is making one of just three Canadian tour stops in Picton this weekend for the Prince Edward County Gravity Fest. PEC Gravity Fest is a two-day IGSA sanctioned event that will see as many as 40 street luge and downhill skateboarders compete in multiple events. Zen Shikaze from Vernon, Canada [...]

PEC Music Festival kicks off on Friday

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The 2011 Prince Edward County Music Festival runs from Friday Sept, 16 through Saturday Sept. 24.

Downtown Belleville Art Walk this Saturday

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The Downtown Belleville Art Walk with art, food, entertainment and specials happens on Saturday from 10:00 – 6:00. There will be live entertainment, a community mural for local artist to leave their mark and lots of great talent! In 2010 the downtown Belleville Improvement Area hosted the Art Walk. There were 28 locations around downtown [...]

Scottis-Irish Festival this weekend in Trenton

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The Trenton Scottish Irish Festival will be held in Centennial Park on Friday Sept. 9 and Saturday Sept, 10. Friday evening featuring the 2nd Annual Military Tattoo and live performance by Poor Angus. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the gate.  Saturday is free admission. Watch the parade through the downtown beginning at 10 am, opening [...]