Discover Belleville

Halcyon Days: Ultra Vivid at John M. Parrott Art Gallery
2026-03-17 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | John M Parrott Art Gallery, 254 Pinnacle St, Belleville, K9N 2C4, Canada
Local artist Briana Godden invites you to her first-ever solo exhibition, Halcyon Days: Ultra Vivid, which transforms Gallery One of the John M. Parrott Art Gallery into a surreal world where her captivating paintings come alive. Experience the full exhibition all March long at the Library Gallery, 254 Pinnacle St, Belleville. (February 28 to April 1)
Operating under the moniker Lady Brazen Studios, Godden is a Quinte West–based artist whose paintings combine surrealism with bold, vibrant colour. Her work has been featured by Global News, YourTV Kingston, Umbrella Magazine, and The Intelligencer, and showcased in juried shows and festivals all across Ontario. Her paintings and limited-edition prints are held in private collections internationally.
Godden’s paintings are defined by a signature combination of black-and-white subject matter punctuated by hyper-vivid colour. She uses digital collage as a foundation, reimagining and remixing nostalgic imagery into distinct conceptual works. These designs serve as a reference only, which she then freehand paints on canvas. Her artworks create a sense of transformation, nostalgia, and wonder, reframing familiar scenes through a surreal lens that invites emotional and narrative depth. The Art of Surreal Life encapsulates the conceptual language of her practice.
Based out of her home studio in Trenton, Ontario, Godden personally conceptualizes, paints, frames, and prepares every original and print. Her evolving body of work reflects a commitment to craft and storytelling, offering viewers a space where familiar moments reveal the unexpected.

Thru the Lens March Gallery Show
2026-03-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Belleville Art Association, 392 Front Street, Belleville, k8n2z8, Canada
Belleville Art Association
Gallery Show and Sale March 3 to March 28th
Opening March 7th 2pm to 4pm
Lots of art pieces, artisan works, jewelry, prints, cards and so much more
Great for Gifting

Gallery 121 Spring Show
2026-03-17 10:00 - 16:00 | 48 Bridge Street East, 48 Bridge Street East, Belleville, Ontario, K8N1L6
Gallery 121 proudly presents our Spring Show featuring Debby Smith as Guest Artist, Larraine Milligan as Featured Member artist and the combined eclectic works of our members.
Debby uses vivid fabric contoured with threads and texture in her Landscape Fibre Art pieces while Larraine asks you to step into the narrative created by her paintings of charcoal, cold wax, oils and ink, of the female body captured in her life drawings.

RISE: Give to Gain
2026-03-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Quinte Arts Council Cultural Hub, 36 Bridge St E, Belleville, K8N 2Z5, Canada
RISE is a space for women to be seen, heard, and honoured. This annual exhibition is an invitation to all who identify as women to share their artistic voices—bold or quiet, emerging or established—across painting, illustration, photography, mixed media, textiles, sculpture, and ceramics.
Aligned with International Women’s Day 2026 and its theme Give to Gain, RISE explores what grows when we offer our time, our stories, our care, and our creativity. What do we gain when generosity becomes a practice? When women lift one another, what becomes possible—for ourselves, for our communities, for the future?
RISE is more than an exhibition—it’s a gathering of voices, a shared platform, and a declaration that women’s creativity shapes culture.
Exhibition: March 6th-27, 10:00am – 4:00pm (closed Mondays, Weekends)
Featured Artwork: Angela Wiggins, “I Am Here”

St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans @ Meyers Creek Brewing
2026-03-17 11:00 - 22:00 | Meyers Creek Brewing, 60 Dundas St E, Belleville, K8N 1B8
We’re celebrating all things IRISH!
Join us as we celebrate everything Irish. We’ll have green drinks, prize draws, live music and of course all the best beer ever. From our classic Irish Stout to adding a bit of green sparkle to your drink, we’ll will have you celebrating all things green!
St. Patrick’s Day! – Tuesday. March 17
Live Music – Happy Ghost Gang – @ 7 pm
Sausage Rolls – from Byrnns Fresh Market
Green Drinks – You choose a drink, and we’ll add green sparkle!
Flat Cap Irish Stout – On tap and in cans!
Prize Draw – March 11 to 17 – Win the MCBC pot of gold gift pack!

Buck(ish) Shuck at The Local Social House
2026-03-17 15:00 - 22:00 | The Local Social House, 211 Coleman St, Belleville, K8P3H8
Buck(ish) Shuck at The Local Social House
Join us every Tuesday for Buck(ish) Shuck — our weekly oyster night where we make our fresh oysters available to you at our cost without markup ($1.75 each).
Fresh oysters, shucked to order and served ice cold with classic accompaniments. Whether you’re popping in for a quick dozen with a glass of wine or settling in for a full dinner, it’s the perfect midweek treat.
Fresh oysters
Classic mignonette & lemon
Perfect with a crisp white or bubbly
Bring friends, grab a seat, and enjoy one of our favourite nights of the week overlooking the Moira River.
The Local Social House – Downtown Belleville
Tuesdays after 3 pm
Buck(ish) priced oysters available while supplies last

Crochet Tuesdays @ The QAC
2026-03-17 17:00 - 18:30 | Quinte Arts Council, 36 Bridge St. E., Belleville
Join the Bridging Communities project!
Bridging Communities – Crochet Circle with artist/educator Emebet Belete
Emebet’s current art project is Bridging Communities, a large-scale art installation where community members will create crochet, and cover the downtown Front Street Bridge in stripes, blocks and patterns! Over the past year, she has taught and involved students in six area schools in the art of crochet.
Open for youth and adults, experienced and beginners, individuals, families and friends!
