20 things to do in Guelph this summer

Plan the ultimate summer bucket list with these local gems

ALYSSA MARKS

Soak up the sun by heading to Butt's Berry Farm in Rockwood and going berry picking. CREDIT: UNSPLASH If you're in Guelph for the summer, be sure to snack on an ice cream cone at The Boathouse. CREDIT: NICOLAS BUCK / THE ONTARION

Say ‘sayonara’ to a long and cold winter and get ready to celebrate the end of another school year with this Guelphthemed summer bucket list!

If you’re staying in Guelph for the summer or simply visiting, check out these 20 great ways to enjoy what the Royal City and surrounding area have to offer. Feel free to tear this page out and keep it handy so that you can check off each activity you complete while enjoying the warm weather Mother Nature has finally graced us with! • Head to The Boathouse and cool off with an ice cream cone. • Go for a swim at Guelph

Lake or Emerald Lake. • Buy some fresh local produce at the Guelph Farmers’ Market. • Attend Guelph’s Hillside music festival. • Take a nature walk through

U of G’s Arboretum. • Gather with friends in the bandshell at Royal City Park to play some board games. • Spend the weekend camping

at Guelph Conservation Area. • Rent a kayak or canoe at The

Boathouse and take it out on the Speed River. • Enjoy a meal at one of

Guelph’s best patios (such as

La Cucina, La Reina, Fixed

Gear, Earth to Table: Bread

Bar, Royal Electric, Buon

Gusto, Miijidaa Café and Bistro, Beertown, etc.). • Catch a flick at the Mustang

Drive-In. • Check out the Terre Bleu

Lavender Farm, Ontario’s largest lavender farm. • Visit a Guelph brewery (such as Brothers Brewing, Fixed

Gear Brewing, Royal City

Brewing, Sleeman Brewing, or Wellington Brewery). • Go for a hike at Starkey Hill

Conservation Area. • Hang out with some furry friends at the Donkey Sanctuary of Canada. • Go thrifting at the weekly

Aberfoyle Antique Market. • Bike the Speed River Trail. • Create and paint pottery at

Play with Clay’s patio. • Grab a bite at Guelph’s famous Rocky’s Drive-In. • Tee off at Victoria Park East

Golf Club. • Go berry picking at Butt’s

Berry Farm in Rockwood.