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DICKINSON DAYS -
annual festival first weekend in June
It's Moss Kent Dickinson's Birthday in Manotick village!
The village of Manotick invites you to join in the celebration of the unique
history of the village, its founders, and Watson's Mill -
a celebration full of family fun in Manotick, in Canada's capital.
Friday, June 5
- 6 - 7 pm
- Parade
- Manotick Arena, Dr. Leach Drive, Potter Drive, Eastman Ave, Manotick Main,
Clapp Lane, Dickinson St./Square.
- 7:30 pm
- Children’s show with local clown
- Dickinson Square
- 8:30 pm
- Terrifying Tales of Twilight
- Watson's Mill
Saturday, June 6
Location is Dickinson Square unless otherwise noted.
- 7 - 11 am
- Pancake Breakfast
- 9 am – 12 noon
- Kids Fishing Derby
The dam at Watson's Mill
- 9 am - 4 pm
- Pioneer Days
- 9 am - 5 pm
- Craft Market and Trade Fair
- 10:30 am
- Manotick Brass
- 11 am – 12 noon
- Pique Dance Studio
- 12 noon – 12.30 pm
- Opening Ceremonies
- 12 noon – 6 pm
- Refreshment Tent & Entertainment
- 12.30 – 1pm
- Knox Presbyterian Children’s Choir
- 1 pm
- Grain Milling Demonstration
Watson's Mill
- 2 pm – 3 pm
- Dominic Darcy – the Singing Policeman
- 3 pm - 3:30 pm
- Village Singers
- 3:30 pm – 4 pm
- Monette Family Fiddlers
- 4 pm – 5 pm
- Junkyard Symphony
- 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Show from local Carnival
Saturday-Sunday, June 6-7, 2009 Doors Open Ottawa
Buildings of architectural, historical or functional significance will open their doors on June 7 and 8. Ottawa was the 2nd city in North America to launch this prestigious event.
See a list of buildings in South Ottawa. Here are some in Manotick Village.
- Christ Church, Anglican (1832)
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City of Ottawa Archives, Rideau Branch (1876)
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Inspiration Ecohome (Minto)
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Dickinson House (1868)
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Hindu Temple of Ottawa-Carleton (1984)
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North Gower Fire Station
- Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum (1961)
- Ottawa Public Library, Vernon Branch (1882)
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Rideau Valley Conservation Centre
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St. James Anglican Church (1985)
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Suntech Greenhouses
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Trinity United Church, Kars (1895)
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Watson’s Mill (1859)
Sunday, June 7
- 10 am – 4 pm
- Used Book Sale
Carriage House
- 10 am – 4 pm
- Photography Exhibition
Dickinson House
- Noon – 4 pm
- Horse-drawn Wagon Rides
- Noon – 4 pm
- Refreshment Tent
- 1 pm
- Olde Fashioned Ice Cream
Dickinson House
- 1 pm – 3 pm
- Kiwanis Idol Performers
- 1 pm
- Grain Milling Demonstration
Watson's Mill
- Noon / 2 pm
- Watson's Mill Gossip Tours
See you at the Mill!
The History of Dickinson Days
The annual celebration of Manotick's popular Dickinson Days
often features an old fashioned parade, an outdoor craft market, and non-stop
entertainment with food, children's fun, dancing and music. Dickinson
Days offers fun for the whole family. Best of all, most events are
free!
Watson’s Mill is one of the few remaining operating grist mills in North America and the only industrial heritage site in the city of Ottawa. The Mill is located at 5525 Dickinson Street, Manotick, beside a dam in a side channel of the Rideau Waterway (a World Heritage Site). As of 2008, it is operated by the volunteer board of registered charity. It is open every day. Upcoming events at the Mill are listed on Manotick Directory's Events page.
Most of the celebration takes place in Dickinson Square, also known as Mill
Square, beside Watson's
Mill. Dickinson and his partner Joseph Currier built the Mill in 1860.
It is the oldest gristmill in Ontario still grinding grain into flour
and is Ottawa's only operating industrial heritage site. Moss Kent
Dickinson, the founding father of Manotick back in the 1800s, celebrates his
actual birthday on June 1st, 1822, but the party is always on the first weekend
in June.
Bring your family and friends and enjoy Manotick's annual Dickinson
Days.
