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There’s something for everyone in the Downtown District!

Catch the latest musical talent at the Empire Theatre, enjoy Friday Night Bites with your friends at the Brake Room, enjoy Preschool Storytime with your little ones at the Belleville Public Library – there’s something for everyone, from the youngest family member to the oldest.

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Fall Show at Gallery 121

Gallery 121 48 Bridge Street East, Belleville, Ontario

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 […]

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Belleville Arts Festival – Art Crawl

Downtown Belleville Gallery District

Experience a curated art crawl through Belleville’s gallery district, where history and creativity come alive. Presented in partnership with the QAC Cultural Hub and Gallery, John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville […]

Free
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Belleville Arts Festival – Collaborative Exhibition

J.M. Parrott Gallery 254 Pinnacle, Belleville

An immersive, collaborative exhibition highlighting 19th-century Ontario life and the Moodie family, presented in partnership with the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County, the Parrott Gallery, and Glanmore National […]

Free
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Belleville Arts Festival – Mark Bond Period Music

Belleville Public Library 254 Pinnacle Street, Belleville, ON

Marvellous local pianist Mark Bond will be playing period music at 1:00 PM preceding keynote speaker, Charlotte Gray, who will discuss her many books and the time period of Susanna […]

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Belleville Arts Festival – Charlotte Gray, Keynote Speaker

Belleville Public Library 254 Pinnacle Street, Belleville, ON

Join us as we launch the 1st Annual Belleville Arts Festival, with historian and bestselling author Charlotte Gray, C.M. Ms. Gray is Canada’s most popular non-fiction writer and has written […]

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Balkan Folk Dance Lesson and Party

The Kafana 199 Front St #101, Belleville

Every 1st Saturday of the month – get your Balkan Folk Dance Lesson and Party!

All-ages – from toddlers to grandmas! No experience necessary – super beginner-friendly, open and welcoming. Lesson 7-8pm, party 8pm til late!
Dance on the plaza, weather permitting.

Rotating dance teachers from different backgrounds – Greek, Macedonian, Serbian, and beyond!

Do you know traditional circle dances from the Balkans? Let us know if you’d like to join the teaching rotation!

Free
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Belleville Theatre Guild: Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Pinnacle Playhouse 256 Pinnacle Street, Belleville, Ontario

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 […]