London Events

LIGHT THE NIGHT 2018 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Walk with us on Saturday October 13 at Victoria Park, as we gather together with families, friends, and coworkers to celebrate, honour, and remember those touched by cancer. Did you know blood cancers are the 4th most diagnosed cancer in Canada, yet the survival rates are much...

Celebrate and promote awareness to de-stigmatize mental health with 980 CFPL! Join us and Run for Peace of Mind, in support of Brain Health at London Health Science Centre. On October 14th, walk or run 5 or 10K at Springbank Gardens, in all its fall glory. Run for Peace of Mind is open to all...

Show how you #ShineTheLight by wearing PURPLE to WIN! Send in your photos of how you’ve turned purple for the Shine the Light on Woman Abuse Campaign during the month of November for a chance to win a prize at the end of the month! Submit your photos to jen@lawc.on.ca and/or tag #ShineTheLight on social...

Join 980 CFPL on November 1st for the Campaign Kick-Off and Lighting of the Tree of Hope Ceremony! Thursday November 1st, 2018 @ 5:30PM. The London Abused Women’s Centre will be kicking off the 2018 #ShineTheLightCampaign with a ceremony in Victoria Park! The family of Shine the Light on Woman Abuse Honouree, Maddison Fraser, will...

The 21st annual BBB Business Integrity Awards breakfast will be held on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 7:00 a.m. Presented annually since 1998, the BBB Business Integrity Awards honors companies who demonstrate best practices in leadership character and high standards of organizational ethics.  

Welcome to the 23rd annual Scotiabank StairClimb. This year, we are donning our superhero capes in the name of building opportunity and hope for local people and families. Do you have a super-power? Known super-powers include: Raising donations faster than a speeding bullet Assembling super friends and family into powerful pledge raising teams for good...

For the first time ever, the Cascades of Fire International Fireworks Competition is set to light up the Niagara Falls skies this winter. Presented by Hornblower Niagara Cruises, the event will take place over six weekend nights starting on November 9, 2018. The competition will take place over two weekends in November with all shows...

Pop-Up Shop – Monday November 12th @ Covent Garden Market from 10am – 3pm! Come and get ready for Wear Purple Day on November 15th and get some of your Christmas shopping done at the same time with the Shine the Light Pop-Up Shop! Choose from purple long & short t-shirts, pashminas, socks, ties, and...

Join 980 CFPL on November November 15th for Wear Purple Day! A few things you can do to get prepared for the day: Put a purple LED light bulb on your front porch for the month (contact your local hardware store for purple light bulbs) Hang a Shine the Light on Woman Abuse Campaign Poster...

Mark Brand is one of North America’s foremost social entrepreneurs. With eleven businesses under his belt, he is determined to breathe new life into struggling communities through his work in social impact business. Five years ago, Brand took over Save On Meats (a Vancouver butcher and diner) and created The Token Program—an alternate currency to...

Hope In The City – A Story of Truth and Reconciliation The establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was a consequence of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history. The Salvation Army is committed to reconciliation, not as an external imposition, but out of our own...

Spin. Groove. Move. Ready to get your sweat on for a good cause? GoodLife Fitness clubs across Canada bring the party for Spin4Kids, a one-day indoor fitness fundraiser. Costumes, themes, special guests and prizes! Build your team of up to eight and join the fun by fundraising and participating in one hour of high energy group...

Gordon Lightfoot Saturday November 24th, 2018 RBC Theatre- Budweiser Gardens Tickets go on-sale to the public on Friday January 19th, 2018.

Santa is coming to Victoria Park November 30 and staying the whole festive season! Santa’s House will officially open Friday November 30th with the lighting of the lights in Victoria Park! This Holiday Season will be bigger, brighter, and jollier than ever – Santa’s house will feature photos of Santa in his workshop, festive dancing...

London’s Only Family-Friendly Black Tie Event! Follow us down the rabbit hole this holiday season as we transform the London Convention Centre into a fantastical, vibrant and exciting wonderland! Children’s Magical Winter Ball is a one-of-a-kind evening with extravagant silent auction items, dinner and exciting surprises around every corner. Filled with family-friendly activities, crafts, and...

Two time Grammy-award winner, John Prine, is a singer songwriter who, from his eponymously titled first LP release in 1971, has continued to write and perform songs that have become central to our American musical heritage. Classics like, ‘Angel from Montgomery’,‘Sam Stone,’ ‘Paradise,’ and ‘Hello in There’ speak to the everyday experience of ordinary people...

Don’t miss the 2019 London Wine & Food Show taking place Thursday January 17 to Saturday January 19 at the Western Fair Agriplex. Choose your night, get your tickets, and experience the best restaurants, wineries, craft beers, and spirits! Enjoy live entertainment and tasting seminars. Tantalizing Thursday January 17:  5PM – 10:30PM Are you a wine connoisseur...

RENT 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR  COMING TO Start.ca Performance Theatre at BUDWEISER GARDENS MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2019 AT 7:30PM & TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2019 AT 7:30PM.  In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway…and forever changed the landscape of American theatre. Two decades later, Jonathan Larson’s RENT continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences...

Grand Theatre presents Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad!  About the Show:  “Now that I’m dead, I know everything.” So begins Penelope, the famously faithful wife of the Greek hero Odysseus, speaking from the afterlife in Hades. Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale, Alias Grace) retells Homer’s Odyssey through Penelope’s eyes: her husband’s return, along with vengeance and...

January 25-27, 2019 | Western Fair District 845 Florence Street, London ON N5W 6G6 Friday, January 25, 2019 | 12 pm – 9 pm Saturday, January 26, 2019 | 10 am – 8 pm Sunday, January 27, 2019 | 11 am – 5 pm Presented by the London Home Builders’ Association and Rembrandt Homes Parking & Directions: Get Directions Tickets:...

ASLM’s annual Cabin Fever Reliever Dinner & Auction brings together friends, families, business and community leaders to advance the fight against dementia while raising funds for local programs and services. Over 300 attendees will join us for dinner, a high-energy live auction hosted by the fabulous Auctionista as well as a silent auction with a...

13th Annual Breakfast for YOU! Since 1982, Youth Opportunities Unlimited has helped lead youth 15-29 in London and Middlesex County toward success. We believe that investing in youth results in stronger communities, and know that many youth need guidance and support to reach their true potential. Whether in need of a hot meal, affordable housing, employment or...

13th Annual Breakfast for YOU! Since 1982, Youth Opportunities Unlimited has helped lead youth 15-29 in London and Middlesex County toward success. We believe that investing in youth results in stronger communities, and know that many youth need guidance and support to reach their true potential. Whether in need of a hot meal, affordable housing,...

The kids at Children’s Hospital need YOU to join the fight to take back kids’ health.  Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be raising funds for programs and equipment at Children’s Hospital, any way YOU know how. You must do whatever it takes, sick kids in our community are counting on you....