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Hot Days Call for Locally-Made Cool Drinks

Lounging on your porch and cracking open a cold beverage on a hot day is one of the greatest, relaxing moments of summer. Take an extra indulgent trip to downtown Brantford (or order by phone or app) to try out some of our area’s most refreshing local, handmade beverages. From delicious iced teas and kombuchas, to fresh fruit smoothies, to milk teas with a unique East Asian flair, downtown Brantford’s beverage selection will have you coming back time and time again to cool off from the spring (?!)...

Brant Sports Excellence

If you love sports and you love supporting local, than look no further than Brantford’s very own Brant Sports Excellence. With two locations to better serve the Brantford and County of Brant communities, Brant Sport Excellence offers the area’s largest selection of hockey, baseball, soccer, association apparel, team uniforms and corporate wear. Brant Sports Excellence’s prices strongly rival their competitors and their knowledgeable staff provide industry-leading customer service.

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Hot! Dog!

Let’s be frank, we love hot dogs! As we move forward toward the dog days of summer, let’s relish this humble meal that can be elevated to a real weiner.

So, until you are able to get one of the best frankfurters in town served hot and ready from the hot dog carts at a downtown park or a north end hardware store, here are some great options in Brantford for when you need a hot diggity dog:

San-Frano’s Carry Out - A Brantford classic on Charing Cross Street since the 1960s with offerings like Hot...

Enjoy over 70km of natural trails in Brantford

With nearly 100,000 residents, over 3,100 students at Wilfrid Laurier University, as well as Conestoga College, Six Nations Polytechnic, and Westervelt College, it’s no doubt that Brantford has the look of a much larger urban city. However, one of Brantford’s biggest tourism assets our 70km of natural trails – is also what gives our city its charming ‘small town feel.’

One of the most unique things about Brantford is that you have all the amenities of a big city – shopping, dining, entertainment,...

OMG, is it ice cream season?!

What better way to spend a hot summer day than going to an ice cream shop and having a delicious cool down treat? 

With a slogan of “taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary,” OMG Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt is the place to try this year. Located at 122 Colborne Street West in Brantford, this tiny shop hands out enormous, decadent, and definitely Instagram-able delights.

Founded in June 2016, OMG Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt is a locally-owned family ice cream shop that provides friendly...