Andy Glecoff, one of the organizers of the Haliburton Home and Cottage Show, said this year’s 46th annual event May 30-June 1 will feature 41 new exhibitors.
“You’d be surprised at how many new businesses there are in the County, and they’re asking to be in the show to get better represented in the community,” Glecoff said.
While there is always a turn over every year, there were 31 new vendors in 2024, compared to the 41 for 2025.
The co-organizer added the show continues to be one of the largest, longest running, popular, and successful ones in central Ontario.
“We’ve got a real reputation going on now for this show. This is now the third year where we’ve had a long waiting list.” Glecoff said on May 15 they’d been sold out for eight weeks.
All up, there will be 150 exhibitors in 171 booths, including the 41 newbies.
“Our show gives businesses a chance to showcase themselves to our community and for visitors to come out and see a vast array of services available in our County. There’ll be a wide spectrum of home and cottage products and services as well as home décor, decks and docks, heating and cooling, landscaping, construction and renovations, automotive, alternate energy; we have two solar energy companies this year, and there’s travel companies and beauty products.”
Glecoff believes they have a larger assortment of vendors this time around. “We even have a fellow that’s coming who can fix pavement on driveways without having to repave it. He has a procedure. I don’t know what he is using for a compound. It’s called Eager Beaver Services.”
While they will not have a special guest this year, as they have in past years, or a speaker series, they have added face painting for the kids on Saturday between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Some of the usual offerings are back; such as a shuttle from the Haliburton medical building to the A.J. LaRue Arena, free doggy daycare, Smokey the Bear touring the grounds, and the restaurant and bar being open.
“And, of course, we have our non-profit organizations that want to be part of the show and be represented, including the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation, the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association, the Haliburton County Master Gardeners, Environment Haliburton! Brooksong Retreat and Cancer Support Centre.”
The Rotary car draw will be stationed at the home show. The vehicle this year is a 2025 GMC Terrain SUV.
Glecoff added they will have a donation box at the event this year on behalf of Turtle Guardians.
As for prizes, David Alexander Risk has donated a painting, Buttermilk Falls a weekend getaway and Glecoff’s Family Store a three-piece patio set.
The Haliburton Curling Club puts on the annual show, thanks to volunteers, with proceeds going toward supporting youth curling and learn-to-curl initiatives.
Glecoff added, “the club always needs new members … some retire, some pass away, things change.”
2025 show dates: Friday, May 30 3-8 p.m., Saturday, May 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $3, with children 12 and under admitted for free. For more information, visit haliburtonhomeandcottageshow.com.
