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On June 13, 2026 from 9am - 5pm our downtown core and our waterfront parks will host 200+ vendors and food trucks for Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival presented by Chapman's. Our festival has been voted by Festivals and Events Ontario as one of the Top 100 Festivals and Events in the province since 2019!

Our vendors sell everything from butter tarts to unique, hand-made items.  And the variety of butter tarts you’ll find at our festival include plain, raisin, pecan, walnut, Skor, maple, bacon, coconut, chocolate covered, PB&J, s’mores, gluten-free, vegan, nut-free, cheesecake, pumpkin... and so many more.

At our inaugural butter tart festival in June 2013, the festival sold out of the 10,000 butter tarts available for sale by 11 a.m.  The number of butter tarts available for sale increases each year. In 2025, we were up to 300,000 butter tarts sold by our vendors. Attendance has also increased to approximately 60,000+ visitors for this incredible one-day event.  

The Egg Farmers of Ontario Butter Tart Contest awards the prize for BEST Butter Tart in Ontario. The contest is open to both professional and amateur/home bakers.  The contest features both Traditional and Wild Style categories. Our judges include celebrities, chefs, food and travel bloggers, local dignitaries all with one thing in common - a love of butter tarts!

The Entertainment Stage features family-friendly musical performances all day. And kids love the Kids Zone in Harbourside Park. Visitors enjoy the convenient and free shuttle service on The Great Canadian Meat Shuttle from two Midland locations. We also offer free bike valet service, and free transit.

And while you are here, we hope you visit our downtown merchants and their unique shops.  Some offer butter tart festival sales, deals and sweet treats.  Mark your calendar to join us for the sweetest day of the year, June 13, 2026!

9:00am to 5:00pm

• 200+ vendors – King Street, David Onley, and Harbourside Parks
• Downtown merchants and their unique shops are open for business
• Food Truck vendors
• Buskers and entertainers
• Kids Zone
• Free bike valet service, and free transit
• Complimentary shuttle on the Great Canadian Meat Shuttle runs concurrently during the festival

10:00am to 5:00pm

• Live Music at the Entertainment Stage at Harbourside Park

9:45am to 3:30pm

• Egg Farmers of Ontario Butter Tart Contest at Rotary Hall, Midland Cultural Centre, 333 King Street. Watch the judges taste test hundreds of butter tarts - the audience can sample the tarts too! 

9:45am to 12:00pm

• Judging of Traditional category for Professional and Amateur/Home Bakers

1:00pm to 3:00pm

• Judging of Wild Style category for Professional and Amateur/Home Bakers

3:15pm

• Judging of Best in Show. All category winners, both Professional and Amateur/Home Bakers, will compete for the ultimate title: Ontario's Best Butter Tart 2026.

3:30pm

• Announcement of Best in Show and all Egg Farmers of Ontario Butter Tart Contest winners 🎉🎉🎉