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ONTARIO MODEL SOLDIER SOCIETY SHOW & COMPETITION
Atten-shun! Fort York is proud to host the Ontario Model Soldier Society’s 47th annual show and competition. Demonstrations of figure casting and painting techniques; displays of expertly-rendered connoisseur figures, realistic dioramas, tableaux and toy soldiers. More than a thousand pieces on display. This show is Canada’s largest gathering of military miniature vendors. Many exhibitors will be offering figures for sale.
DATE: Saturday, June 13
TIME: 10am–4pm
COST: Show is FREE with regular admission.
LOCATION: Blockhouse No. 2 & Blue Barracks
SIMCOE DAY
The first Monday in August is marked in Ontario as a municipal and federal holiday. Toronto City Council first fixed the day as a civic holiday in 1875. In 1968, council passed a by-law naming it Simcoe Day after Colonel John Graves Simcoe – Upper Canada’s civil lieutenant-governor and military commander from 1791-96. Simcoe established Toronto (York) in 1793 as the site for a naval arsenal and dockyard in anticipation of war with the United States. The community that followed gave rise to the city that we know today. At Fort York, Simcoe Day is a time for special performances and activities.
DATE: Monday, August 3
TIME: 10am–5pm
COST: Free admission
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