Discover Belleville

Fall Show at Gallery 121
2025-10-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-25 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Gallery 121, 48 Bridge Street East, Belleville, K8P5N6, Canada
FALL SHOW – GALLERY 121 – OCTOBER 7TH – NOV. 15TH, 2025
RECEPTION SATURDAY OCT. 18TH, 2025
The members of Gallery 121 are excited to show of their new works of art alongside those of Kayo O’Young, a famous potter and a well-known realistic, artist from Hastings.
Kayo O’Young is recognized as one of Canada’s finest porcelain creators with his works being featured in two films. His pieces are unique in style, minimalistic, intriguing, inviting and fired with hand made glazes. These pieces may be found in some of the most prestigious museums and galleries in North America.
The realism and luminosity found in Barb McGuey’s oil paintings is spell binding. Barb’s focus is on the natural world through landscapes, flowers and animals.
The Featured Member Artist for this show is Terry Hart. Terry uses natural beeswax that has been heated and applied to a board where it is fused, carved, and coaxed into landscapes, abstracts and city/rural scenes.
Please join us for refreshments and meet that Artists at a reception on Saturday Oct. 18th from 2-4 p.m.

Hands In Commemoration De’VIA Exhibition
2025-10-17 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-18 10:00 - 17:00 | JOHN M. PARROTT ART GALLERY, 254 Pinnacle Street, Belleville, K8N 3B1
The Quinte Arts Council is honoured to celebrate Hands in Commemoration, a landmark festival recognizing our local Deaf culture and the deep significance of the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf in our community. At the heart of this festival is the powerful exhibition of De’VIA (which stands for Deaf View/Image Art) at the John M. Parrott Art Gallery. These works affirm Deaf identity, share lived stories, and celebrate American Sign Language (ASL) as both a language and a vibrant cultural expression. The exhibition will be on display until October 18th.

Act Locally: One-Act Plays by Local Playwrights
2025-10-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-10-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-10-19 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-23 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-10-24 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-10-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-10-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Theatre in the Wings, 30 Bridge Street East, Belleville, K8N 1L6
Join us for three engaging and entertaining one-act plays by local playwrights brought to life by some of the region’s finest actors.
The Quinte Region is fast becoming a hotbed of play writing excellence…and we’ve got the proof. From bittersweet to poignant to laugh-out-loud funny, these three plays by Belleville playwrights are sure to have our audiences talking about them long after they’ve left the theatre.
“Driving” by Steve Billinger is timely and masterfully written with dialogue as sharp as a knife. It’s an intense tour de force throwing two disparate men together in a sometimes uncomfortable conversation that neither one can escape from.
“The Business Behind Us” by Matthew Sheahan is deceptively complex. With finely drawn characters, it’s both a modern morality tale and a mystery wrapped in a seemingly ordinary family story.
“After Graduation” by Beth Milligan is short and sweet and as funny as…well…you’ll just have to see it. A master of writing plays that are fun for both actors and audiences, Beth has truly outdone herself with this one.
Support local theatre and local writers. See all three plays for one price. That’s a bargain.
Tickets are $25 on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/act-locally-tickets-1613028925939

Belleville Theatre Guild: Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
2025-10-17 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-10-18 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-10-19 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-23 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-10-24 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-10-25 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-10-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Pinnacle Playhouse, 256 Pinnacle Street, Belleville, ON, K8N 3B1, Canada
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks is a touching and human comedy about a formidable retired woman, Lily Harrison, who hires an acerbic dance instructor, Michael Minetti, to give her private dance lessons —one per week for six weeks— in her condo in Florida. What begins as an antagonistic relationship blossoms into an intimate friendship as these two people from different backgrounds reveal their secrets, fears, and joys while dancing.

Directed by Lise Lindenberg

Written by Richard Alfieri

Belleville Diwali & Canadian Food Expo
2025-10-19 13:00 - 19:00 | Belleville Market Square
Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.
Join us on Sunday, October 19, 2025, from 1pm to 7pm at Market Square (behind City Hall).
Enjoy a vibrant celebration of Indian culture, including delicious food, beautiful arts and crafts, and unique creative products, as well as opportunities to connect with the community. This annual event is organized by Belleville International in partnership with the Saffron Hub Canadian Food Expo.
Follow Belleville International’s Facebook page for updates on vendors and activities.

Adult Chess Club
2025-10-20 17:30 - 19:30 | John M. Parrott Art Gallery at the Belleville Library, 254 Pinnacle Street, Belleville, ON, K8N 3B1
Belleville Public Library’s Adult Chess Club is for ages 18 and up. The club meets on Mondays at 5:30pm. Bring your own chess board or borrow one from the library and meet with fellow chess players for a friendly game. All skill levels are invited to this informal, self-led program.
To register call (613) 968-6731 ext. 2037 or email infoserv@bellevillelibrary.ca. Drop ins are welcome, but we encourage you to register if you’d like notifications about any updates or weather related cancellations.

Crochet Tuesdays
2025-10-21 17:00 - 18:30 | Quinte Arts Council Cultural Hub, 36 Bridge St E, Belleville, K8N 2Z5, Canada
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!
How You Can Get Involved:
Crochet a piece (or more!) for the bridge.
Join the organizing committee to help steer the project.
Teach others to crochet and share your skills.
Help distribute crocheting materials to participants.
Collaborate with your group or organization to crochet pieces.
Form a crochet group with friends or partners.
Sponsor a pillar to support the project financially.
Donate yarn to ensure we have enough materials.
Contribute to the GoFundMe to help cover project costs.
Supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Belleville, Quinte Arts Council

Night Light Walk
2025-10-21 18:30 - 21:00 | Empire Theatre, 321 Front Street, Belleville
Join us for the Night Light Walk 2025, a moving community event where we walk together under the night sky in support of the Royal LePage® Shelter Foundation™ and Three Oaks Foundation.
Every step we take helps raise awareness and funds for women and children affected by domestic violence in our community. Together, we light the path toward safety, hope, and healing.
What to Expect:
* A glowing walk through downtown Belleville
* Powerful moments of solidarity and remembrance
* Community, connection, and purpose
* Opportunities to fundraise and show support
Whether you’re walking, volunteering, or sponsoring – your involvement makes a difference.
Save the date, gather your friends, and help us shine a light for change.
Date & Time:
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Location:
Empire Theatre, Downtown Belleville
321 Front St, Belleville, ON K8N 2Z9
Register or Donate Here: https://raceroster.com/events/2025/103622/royal-lepage-shelter-foundation-night-light-walk-belleville-2025
Check out our event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/19mHb9KiXr/

Youth Chess Club
2025-10-23 17:30 - 19:30 | Belleville Public Library, 254 Pinnacle Street, Belleville, ON, K8N 3B1
​Join us for at Belleville Public Library for some chess fun! Players of all skill levels are welcome.
For children & youth aged 9 – 17. Children 10 years and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The chess club meets biweekly on Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Brew & Boogie at The Kafana
2025-10-25 10:00 - 12:00 | The Kafana, 199 Front St #101, Belleville, K8N 5H5
THE PARTY YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!!
Order your favourite BREW and BOOGIE on down at The Kafana! Bring your friends, bring your family, or come by yourself and meet some new pals!
DJ N!X will be spinnin’ some Electronic Dance Music to get ya movin’ and groovin’!
Guest Barista, Adam Tilley will be pouring your morning coffee juuuuuuust right!
Bay of Quinte Bike and The Fit Collective will be hosting an optional community bike ride from 9-10AM (meet at The Kafana; more details to come on social media)

Downtown Belleville Halloween Hunt
2025-10-25 12:00 - 15:00 | Belleville Downtown District, Front Street, Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Downtown Belleville is THE place to be for some fang-tastic family fun! Get ready to trick or treat your heart out on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. as you visit our spooktacular participating businesses. They’re brewing up a cauldron of sweet treats just for you, and we promise, it’s going to be a candy extravaganza like no other.
