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After a two-year hiatus, the Kingston Buskers Rendezvous is back this weekend, July 7-10, bringing jugglers, magicians, clowns, acrobats, musicians, and more to downtown Kingston for the annual four-day event. This year’s festival, the 32nd edition, features over a dozen acts, with performers from as far away as Australia making
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Kingston City Council has unanimously approved a motion which will see the Nation flags of the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, the Huron-Wendat, the Métis, as well as the Franco-Ontarian flag permanently installed at Confederation Park. The newly updated Flag Display Policy was approved at last night’s Council meeting, Tuesday, Jun. 7,
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The City of Kingston is looking into permanently closing Ontario Street in front of City Hall, along with Market Street beside it. The City has already confirmed that both streets will be closed for particular events this summer in relation to summer programming, which is currently in the works. These
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While there was a sombre mood amongst those gathered in the end-of-February cold, there was also a very strong presence of hope, compassion, and solidarity. On the last day of February 2022, approximately 150 people came together in Confederation Park across from Kingston City Hall to rally in support of
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The following is a submitted open letter to Kingston City Council. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Mayor Bryan Paterson and Kingston City Council, We are all aware of the recent discovery at Kamloops Indian Residential School. Since then, we have seen memorials
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Last week, Jemma Dooreleyers attended to rallies in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, and attended Kingston: Let’s Talk Race, an conversation on race in Kingston. Here, she reflects on those events, what she saw, and what she heard. The rally “Black lives matter,” “Say their names,” and “No justice, no
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Confederation Park was the gathering place for hundreds of Kingstonians on the afternoon of Saturday, Jun. 6 2020 for the second large-scale rally this week in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and to denounce racism. At noon, the rally opened with statements from the organizers, speaking to an
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Concerns have been mounting over the ‘Justice for George Floyd & All Police Racism Victims protest set to occur on Saturday, Jun. 6, 2020 in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. The primary concern many have voiced about the event is that the organizers invited Kingston Police to formally attend, and
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This Friday, after all of the ghosts and goblins have disappeared for another year, area residents will find themselves wondering what to do with their pumpkin creations. Wonder no more! The Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA) is once again hosting its annual Pumpkin Parade. Give your jack-o-lanterns another chance
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For those that just happened to be in Confederation Park on Friday, Jun. 28, 2019, just prior to 3 p.m., what happened next may not have been what they’d expect – but it was happily welcomed by all. There, the Seniors Association of Kingston Region had planned a ‘Seniors Flash
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Get your red and white ready, Kingston! The Downtown Kingston BIA will be hosting many events celebrating Canada Day in downtown Kingston and Confederation Park. Canada Day begins with the annual Limestone Mile, a one-mile race. The event is made up of multiple races – two kid’s races (one for
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Events taking place at city-owned facilities or receiving support from the city are about to be managed by a revised policy. Just before the current council was sworn into office, city staff were asked to review the existing Special Events Policy. The motion (Stroud/Holland, Carried 13-0) was looking for
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