City of Owen Sound

Did you know?

Owen Sound is the 7th snowiest city in Canada, according to the book "The Day Niagara Falls Ran Dry: Canadian Weather Facts and Trivia," by David Phillips. We get about 340 centimetres of the white stuff each year, making the city a perfect vacation spot for winter activities.

Owen Sound

Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch was greeted by a crowd of thousands when it arrived in Owen Sound Dec. 28, carried by local torch bearer Jason Crone. Check out pictures from the event in our photo gallery, below.
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Owen Sound Photo Gallery

Owen Sound Tourism has been out and about taking photos and we have uploaded them to our website. Be sure to check out our new Photo Gallery, you might just see yourself!
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Videos

Visitors know treasures the City and area holds, so reacquaint yourself or visit another season by checking out some select videos featured just for you.
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Owen Sound Ontario

We’ve been called a lot of things. A cultural capital of Canada. A Communities in Bloom award winner. A Winterlights champion. One of the top five places in the country to retire And then there’s our own moniker, “The Scenic City,” reflecting our geographic niche at the foot of the Niagara Escarpment, in a river valley hugging the shores of clean, clear Georgian Bay.