Your guide to the Brantford International Villages Festival

The Brantford International Villages Cultural Festival is taking place Wednesday July 2 to Saturday July 5, 2025.

The Villages Festival is one of Brantford’s most popular annual events and features cultural entertainment including music, dancing, cuisine, and cultural displays of costumes and history.

Festival passports can be purchased for $10 each at each Village during the festival, or at one of these locations starting on June 19, 2025:

• Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, 88 Dalhousie St
• Brantford Tourism Centre- Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, 254 North Park St
• Best Western Brantford Hotel & Conference Centre, 19 Holiday Dr

The Village Halls will be open on the following days/times unless otherwise noted:

• Wednesday and Thursday – 5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
• Friday – 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
• Saturday – 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. 

There will be 15 different Villages to explore and learn about, you can expect music, dancing, and lots of delicious foods and beverages to choose from:

• Chinese Village, Dunsdon Legion, 9 Tollgate Road
• East Coast Canada, Brant Artillery Gunners Club,115 Henry Street (closed Wednesday and Thursday)
• Hungarian Village, Hungarian Hall, 104 Albion Street
• India Village, Brantford Convention Centre, 100 Market Street South
• Italian Village, Rossini Lodge, 140 Grey Street
• Muslim Village, Muslim Association of Brantford, 192 Greenwich Street
• New York, New York, Bellview Community Hall, 55 Tom Street
• Palestinian Village, Islamic Centre, 200 Greenwich Street (closed Wednesday and Thursday)
• Philippine Village, Sydenham-Heritage United Church, 120 Sydenham Street
• Polish Polonaise, Polish Hall, 154 Pearl Street
• Polish Warszawa, Polish Community Centre Brantford, 126 Albion Street (closed Wednesday and Thursday)
• Scottish Village, Brantford Air Force Club, 144 Grey Street (closed Wednesday and Thursday)
• The Great Indian Village, Brant Curling Club, 34 Morrell Street
• The Ukrainian Village, Harmony United Church, 268 Marlborough Street
• United Africa Village, Grace Anglican Church, 4 Pearl Street

To learn more, visit brantfordvillages.ca.