Downtown North Bay & Waterfront

Downtown North Bay & Waterfront Discover the heart of the city! Visit shops, eats, and fun spots. Free parking options & steps to splash pad, art, and waterfront!

The North Bay Downtown Improvement Area was created by By-Law No. 144 in 1977. The Mission Statement "To preserve and develop the heart of North Bay." was adopted by the DIA in 1995 and remains their primary objective. The Downtown Improvement Area works to achieve this goal. The DIA concentrates on tourism, business retention and expansion, and promotions. Festivals and special events are held at

various times throughout the year in an effort to increase traffic levels, enhance the profile of the Downtown and strengthen investor confidence in the Downtown core.

๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธReady for some fun? ๐ŸŽ‰ Check out whatโ€™s happening in Downtown North Bay:๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†:โ€ขNorth Bay Farmers' M...
09/01/2026

๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ
Ready for some fun? ๐ŸŽ‰ Check out whatโ€™s happening in Downtown North Bay:
๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†:
โ€ขNorth Bay Farmers' Market at the museum, 9:30am-1:30pm. Find fresh local food, baked goods, and handmade crafts.
โ€ข๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Jay Houston band at the Kiwanis Bandshell, 7-9pm. Free!
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†:
๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ with the Jesse Thomas Band on board the Chief Commanda II. Tickets are $60 + tax available at the Capitol Centre. Boat leaves at 7pm.
Remember: Parking is free after 4:30pm and all weekend! ๐Ÿš—
Drop an emoji in the comments to let us know youโ€™re coming downtown.
The City of North Bay

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ปStart your day with a cozy coffee โ˜• from Opera Bakery Cafe, The Culture Club or Northern Tik...
08/29/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป
Start your day with a cozy coffee โ˜• from Opera Bakery Cafe, The Culture Club or Northern Tikes Indoor Playground & Party Centre. Next, explore local treasures at Good Atlas, The Annex by Cheapskates, and ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ
Breathe in the lakeside air with a walk along the waterfrontโ€”donโ€™t forget to snap a photo! ๐Ÿ“ธ Feeling adventurous? Book a sunset cruise on the Chief Commanda II for breathtaking views. ๐Ÿšข
When hunger hits, youโ€™ve got options: a hearty sandwich from @๏ฟฝFresh Italian Eats, mouth-watering wings fromThe Moose Cookhouse North Bayy, or bold flavors fromNorthern Himalayan Cafรฉรฉ.
๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€! ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธโœจ
Whatโ€™s your Saturday Downtown look like?

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ปReady to kick off the weekend with a bang? ๐ŸŒŸ Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s happening in Downtown North Bay this Fri...
08/28/2026

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป
Ready to kick off the weekend with a bang? ๐ŸŒŸ Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s happening in Downtown North Bay this Friday evening:

โ€ขCecil's Brewhouse and Kitchen: Enjoy ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ after 5 PM. Make sure to call ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฑ-๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฎ-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ for a table.
โ€ขLou Dawgs North Bay: 3Deez hits the stage from ๐Ÿต ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜. Enjoy some oldies, country, rock, and blues. Cover charges apply.
โ€ขNorth Bay Games and Hobbies: Join the fun with ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ featuring Commander and Modern 2015, from ๐Ÿฒ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— .

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Parking is free after ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  and on weekends! ๐Ÿš—
๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ

๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธGet ready to make the most of your week in Downtown North Bay! Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s happening in the neighbou...
08/25/2026

๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ
Get ready to make the most of your week in Downtown North Bay! Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s happening in the neighbourhood:
๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†:
โ€ขAll you can eat wings at The Moose Cookhouse North Bay, all day! ๐Ÿ—
North Bay Farmers' Market in front of the museum, 9:30am-1:30pm. Fresh food, baked goods, and artisans!
โ€ขFREE Summer Concert Series with Cliche Collective at the Kiwanis Bandshell, 7-9pm. ๐ŸŽถ
๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†:
โ€ขGrandparents Day at Creative Learning Toys and Junior world. Grandparents save 10%!
โ€ขEnjoy live music from The Lightfoot Band at the Capitol Centre. Tickets $75 + tax, show starts at 7:30pm.
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†:
โ€ขAnishwe Indigenous Makers Market at 163 Main St East, noon-6pm. FREE admission.
๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Parking is free after 4:30pm and on weekends!
Drop an emoji in the comments to let us know youโ€™re coming downtown. ๐ŸŒŸ
The City of North Bay

08/20/2026

๐Ÿšง ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐ŸšงThis weekend, ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜† will have road closures from ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด for t...
08/20/2026

๐Ÿšง ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐Ÿšง
This weekend, ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜† will have road closures from ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด for the Bay Block Party. Hereโ€™s what you need to know:

โ€ข๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ to vehicles. Please donโ€™t drive into the closed areas.
โ€ข๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ at sidewalk access points.
โ€ข๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ after ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  and on ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€. Use ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ, ๐Ÿฏ, ๐Ÿฐ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ.
โ€ข๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ early Saturday if parked in closed streets.

Enjoy pedestrian-only access to Main Streetโ€”perfect for a downtown stroll! ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ
๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„!

๐Ÿš—โœจ Discover Easy Parking in Downtown North Bay! โœจ๐Ÿš—Planning dinner downtown? Hereโ€™s some great news to make your visit ev...
08/19/2026

๐Ÿš—โœจ Discover Easy Parking in Downtown North Bay! โœจ๐Ÿš—
Planning dinner downtown? Hereโ€™s some great news to make your visit even better!
๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด after 4:30 PM and on weekends!
Arriving early? Park at ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ on Oak West or ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐Ÿฐ (parking garage on McIntyre West).
Get ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ parking with a Pay & Display receipt.
Enjoy your evening out without the parking hassle! ๐ŸŽ‰
My Thai Palace Thai Restaurant

08/18/2026

๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ! ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ”
Get ready for a day of fun and exploration with the kids in Downtown North Bay! Our exciting ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ is happening on Friday, August 21st. Hereโ€™s what you need to know:
๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 5 PM to 7 PM
๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜: Main Supply, 158 Main St. West
๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐——๐—ผ:
1๏ธโƒฃPick up your clue sheet at the store.
2๏ธโƒฃSolve clues and collect stickers from local businesses.
3๏ธโƒฃReturn to Main Supply to claim your prize!
๐ŸŽ Prizes for the first 50 kids include a pinwheel, bubbles, and a ticket for the Heritage Train & Carousel.
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด is available after 4:30 PM, so you can relax and enjoy the hunt without any hassle.
Donโ€™t miss out on this memorable adventure! Bring the whole family and make some wonderful summer memories. See you there!

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€Ready to make the most of your weekend in Downtown North Bay? Here's what's happening:๐—™๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—”๐—ฌโ€ข๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด...
08/18/2026

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€
Ready to make the most of your weekend in Downtown North Bay? Here's what's happening:
๐—™๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ
โ€ข๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜: Perfect for the kids! ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ From 5-7pm, let them explore and discover.
โ€ข๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฝ: Get inspired with local art from 5-9pm.
โ€ข๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†: Dance the night away from 5-11pm.
๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ
โ€ข๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜: A dozen food & drink vendors to choose from, noon-10pm. Thank you to the City of North Bay's Event Hosting Prgram.
โ€ข๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†: Live music, artisan market, kids zone, Drink Garden, and more!
โ€ข๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€: Hit the stage at 8:45pm to wrap up another great Block Party!
And remember, ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ. ๐Ÿš—
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