Amherstburg Uncommon Festival

  • September 19-21, 2025
  • 242 Dalhousie St. Amherstburg

One of the most anticipated events of the year is back!

Step into a world where steampunk meets magic. Gears, gadgets and enchantments abound at the extraordinary Amherstburg Uncommon Festival.

Dress up in your favorite wizardry or steampunk cosplay costume and join us for a weekend filled with fun. Expect more buskers, live performances, games, vendors & downtown businesses open to serve you and wackier – than – ever fun filled days. You will want to return every single day so you don’t miss a thing!

This year, experience the Lucky Barber Show, catch the captivating spectacle of Steve Goodtime Steampunk Opera, and be dazzled by the tricks and charm of Charming Cheat. Young wizards-in-training can enroll in the WFCU Wizard Academy, while creative minds try their hand at button making or take a swing at wacky mini-golf. Keep your eyes peeled for roaming characters wandering in the streets, bathtub singer, and test your aim with thrilling axe throwing. Enjoy festival favourites like bingo, enter or cheer on the costume contests, shop from our Uncommon vendors, and watch art come to life during live mural painting by the Haunted Zoo – plus Saturday night ‘Uncommon’ fireworks and countless other surprises to discover all weekend long!

Amherstburg Uncommon Festival Friday with creative
  • 4:00pm & 6:30pm: Park House wizard cooking class (adults only – $30 per person)
  • 5:00pm – 10:00pm: Butterbeer ($)
  • 5:00pm – 10:00pm: Wacky Golf and Wizard Ball Throw
  • 5:00pm – 10:00pm: Uncommon vendors
  • 5:00pm – 10:00pm: Ollimander’s Button Making ($)
  • 5:00pm – 9:00pm: Archery
  • 5:00pm – 9:00pm: Hidden Trail Escape Rooms ($)
  • 5:00pm – 9:00pm: Pottery Experience
  • 5:00pm – 8:00pm: WFCU Wizard Academy
  • 5:00pm – 8:00pm: Bad Axe Throwing ($)
  • 5:00pm – 8:00pm: Wizard Bingo
  • 5:00pm – 8:00pm: Live Mural Painting by Haunted Zoo
  • 6:00pm: Lucky Barber Show
  • 7:00pm: Steve Goodtime – Steampunk Opera
  • 7:00pm: Gibson Gallery paranormal investigation with PO3 ($25 per person)
  • 8:00pm: Charming Cheat Show

($) activity has a cost

Amherstburg Uncommon Festival Saturday with creative
  • 12:00pm – 10:00pm: Butterbeer ($)
  • 12:00pm – 10:00pm: Wacky Golf and Wizard Ball Throw
  • 12:00pm – 10:00pm: Uncommon vendors
  • 12:00pm – 9:00pm: Archery
  • 12:00pm – 9:00pm: Hidden Trail Escape Rooms ($)
  • 12:00pm – 9:00pm: Pottery Experience
  • 12:00pm – 9:00pm: Ollimander’s Button Making ($)
  • 12:00pm – 8:00pm: Bad Axe Throwing ($)
  • 12:00pm – 8:00pm: WFCU Wizard Academy
  • 12:00pm – 8:00pm: Wizard Bingo
  • 12:00pm – 7:00pm: Live Mural Painting by Haunted Zoo
  • 12:00pm – 3:00pm: Park House Museum tinsmithing class (by donation)
  • 1:00pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm & 6:00pm: Bathtub singer
  • 1:30pm: Lucky Barber Show
  • 2:00pm: Rope making & Mini Militia at the Commissariat
  • 2:00pm: Author Elly Blake book signing at River Bookshop
  • 3:00pm: Steve Goodtime – Steampunk Opera
  • 4:00pm: Charming Cheat Show
  • 5:00pm: Rope making & Mini Militia at the Commissariat
  • 5:00pm: Costume Contest – Enter at the Information Station
  • 7:00pm: Steve Goodtime – Steampunk Opera
  • 7:00pm: Paranormal Investigation with PO3 at the Park House ($25 per person)
  • 8:00pm: Charming Cheat Show
  • 9:15pm: Uncommon Fireworks over the river
  • 9:30pm: Paranormal Investigation with PO3 at the Park House ($25 per person)
Amherstburg Uncommon Festival Sunday with creative
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: Butterbeer ($)
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: Wacky Golf and Wizard Ball Throw
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: Uncommon vendors
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: Archery
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: Hidden Trail Escape Rooms ($)
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: Pottery Experience ($)
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: Ollimander’s Button Making ($)
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: Bad Axe Throwing ($)
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: WFCU Wizard Academy
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: Wizard Bingo
  • 12:00pm – 6:00pm: Live Mural Painting by Haunted Zoo
  • 12:00pm – 2:00pm: Park House wizard cooking class (family-friendly – $30 per person)
  • 1:00pm: Lucky Barber Show
  • 2:00pm: Rope making & Mini Militia at the Commissariat
  • 3:00pm: Steve Goodtime – Steampunk Opera
  • 4:00pm: Charming Cheat Show
  • 5:00pm: Rope making & Mini Militia at the Commissariat
  • 5:00pm: Costume Contest – Enter at the Information Station

Sweet Treats at Uncommon Festival

Satisfy your sweet tooth with magical creations all weekend long! Evelyn’s Candy House will be serving up festival favourites, including: Butterbeer fudge, caramel & candy apples, chocolate frogs & assorted sweets, plus cotton candy and enchanted Dubai strawberry cups!

Back by popular demand, Richmond Popcorn Co. is bringing their much-loved butterbeer popcorn!

BR Consulting Solutions sponsoring transit to Uncommon

Take Transit WIZARD to and from Uncommon Festival!

This year, we’re making it easier than ever to get to Uncommon Festival, no parking spells required! Leave your cars and broomsticks at home and hop aboard the Transit Wizard, offering free rides to and from the festival all weekend long.

Thanks to the generous support of BR Consulting Solutions, this magical transit service ensures you can travel safely, conveniently, and without worry.

Click below to see the full schedule and plan your enchanted journey to Uncommon!

Learn More

Decorative; Amherstburg Uncommon Festival map featuring downtown Amherstburg and King's Navy Yard Park with event activites, vendors and experiences taking place September 19 to 21. All listed events are identified in the daily schedule on this webpage
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    A steampunk cosplaying couple.

  • <p>A family of steampunk cosplayers.</p>

    A family of steampunk cosplayers.

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    steampunk couple

  • <p>A cosplayer throwing an axe.</p>

    A cosplayer throwing an axe.

  • <p>Steampunk cosplayers at Amherstburg's Uncommon Festival.</p>

    Steampunk cosplayers at Amherstburg's Uncommon Festival.

  • <p>the head of the tea pot race, guy waring crazy glasses and top hat with suit and bow tie</p>

    the head of the tea pot race, guy waring crazy glasses and top hat with suit and bow tie

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    two people dressed in uncommon festival outfits sitting on a bench

Be curious. Expect the unexpected.

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