Exhibition Featuring the work of Cole Swanson and F. H. Varley (1881-1969)

Multispecies artist and scholar Cole Swanson explores the dynamic and vulnerable life story of the accidental, urban wilderness. Engaging with Frederick Varley's field sketches of sumac, Swanson created a suite of natural materials from organic, mineral, and human-made constituents.

Admission Free

Featuring permanent collection paintings in watercolour, gouache, oil, tempera, and acrylic, this exhibition showcases the versatility and range of these mediums. Admission free.

Enjoy a FREE Guided Walking Tour along Unionville’s picturesque Main Street with the author of Historic Unionville – a Village in the City on September 10th, September 24th, and October 8th. Reserve your spot today.

A solo exhibition of works by Shantel Miller. Admission Free.

Native Art Department International (NADI) with Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Steve Snake and John Laford. Admission Free.

Join us on Thursday, October 5th from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm for Ladies Night on Main Street Unionville! Enjoy promotions, discounts, entertainment, and more. The first 200 to register online will receive a limited edition Unionville scented sleep mask and toiletry travel bag.

Join us for a spooktacular Halloween celebration!

Join us on Saturday November 11th for our annual Remembrance Day Ceremony.

Visit Main Street Unionville for music, holiday activities, and more!

The launch of our 2023 Fall exhibitions "A Legacy Unfolding", "Woodland Boogie Woogie 6" and "MEDIUM: PAINT". Enjoy art, live music, exhibition tours, food, and hands-on activity. Admission free. Everybody welcome.

Join us for a magical Mid-Autumn Night Festival on Main Street Unionville. Enjoy a Festival Photobooth, Giveaways, Traditional Chinese Lanterns hanging, and more!

Cole Swanson delves into the dynamic and vulnerable story of the accidental, urban wilderness to unearth the wayward ecology in which native, invasive, and naturalized species survive together in precarity.

Join us on for an outdoor storytime at the Unionville Millenium Bandstand on Main Street.

Join artist Kwoi, and Indigenous hip-hop and grass dancer Tristan Blackbird Martell a.k.a. Bboy Tanmantiou to create a Sacred Fire Circle. Free. Registration not required

Enjoy live music on Main Street Unionville with a free performance by The Markham Concert Band!

The TD Markham Jazz Festival is BACK! Join us August 18 – 20 for an incredible weekend celebrating live music!

Free bus tour to Toronto’s downtown Chinatown, in conjunction with the exhibition Long Time No See, 100 Years 100 Stories. Pick-up and drop-off at the Varley Art Gallery. Registration required as space is limited.

Join Main Street International for a free market, textile swap, and movie screening.

The popular free music series 'Thursday Nights at the Bandstand' hits the stage on August 3rd, August 10th, August 24th, August 31st, September 7th, and September 14th!

A children’s workshop in cursive writing! No experience needed. Have fun and try something new!

Indigenous hip-hop and grass dancer Tristan Blackbird Martell aka Bboy Tanmantiou and members of the Toronto Chinese Orchestra celebrate the exhibition Longing Belonging, 100 Years 100 Stories with music and dance. Free admission. All welcome

Join Chapel Place Presbyterian Church for their Hymns Festival on Main Street Unionville.

From Sappho to Stein and a nod to Okuni Kabuki, Shadowpath Theatre presents classical works by women who challenged the norms with creativity. Presented at the Varley Art Gallery, the three plays will unravel throughout the space.

Meet artist Cole Swanson, enjoy a curator talk, gallery tour, and a hands-on activity for all ages at the opening reception for Among the Drupes (Elegy for a Wasteland), featuring Cole Swanson and F. H. Varley.
Admission Free. All welcome

Free, drop-in tours of Varley Art Gallery current exhibitions. No registration required.

Join us for movie screening on July 4 (Top Gun: Maverick), July 18 (Turning Red). August 1 (The Batman), August 29 (Godzilla vs Kong), and September 2 (Superpets)!

Celebrate Canada Day with entertainment by Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Enjoy music from your favourite movies, Broadway and light classics under the direction of Jonás Joya.

Enjoy a community event with TCCSA - performances, music, face-painting, lucky draw, and more!

Do you love live music? Join us on Main Street Unionville every Saturday and Sunday this summer to enjoy fantastic performances by local musicians.

Enjoy a FREE outdoor Zumba Class courtesy of Group Fitness - City of Markham every Wednesday! Saje Markville will be attending Zumba Cardio Dance on August 16 and Zumba Cardio Dance Party August 30 from 6:30 pm–8:30 pm to sample products and educate participants!

Rent an Art Box and create outdoors, or “en plein air”.
The handy, portable box includes everything needed to complete a drawing or painting, and useful hints for how to get started. Sketch outdoors just as Fred Varley did!

Enjoy a FREE outdoor Yoga Class courtesy of Group Fitness - City of Markham every Sunday! Saje Markville will be attending Yoga Cardio Dance on August 20 to sample products and educate participants!

We’re so excited to welcome back the Unionville Festival! Visit Main Street Unionville for live music, local merchants, family friendly entertainment, and so much more!

Join us for a special Mother's Day event on Main Street Unionville. Don't miss out on this opportunity to show your appreciation and love for the women who have shaped our lives.

An exhibition and community engagement project by the collective Long Time No See (LTNS), that tackles Canada's troubled colonialist history by marking the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Admission Free