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Goodwood Kartways

Goodwood Kartways, operating since 1957, is the Toronto area's premier outdoor karting facility, located near Goodwood in Uxbridge Township. The facility offers public arrive-and-drive karting in youth, teen and adult race leagues from April to October, with everything provided: karts, training, safety equipment, licensing and mechanics. Race events are scheduled bi-weekly and the track is open six days a week. Programs also include a kid kart training program for ages 4 to 7, club racing for private kart owners, the KartStars Canada regional travel league, private and corporate events, and Canada's largest on-site karting store. Racing fees start at $85 plus HST per event.

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Leaskdale Manse National Historic Site

The Leaskdale Manse National Historic Site is the Ontario home where author Lucy Maud Montgomery lived from 1911 to 1926, raising her family and writing eleven of her twenty-two novels. Operated by the Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario, a volunteer not-for-profit, the restored manse museum opens to the public for guided tours, alongside the Historic Leaskdale Church where her husband Ewan Macdonald served as minister. The site features a historic video introduction, the only full-size bronze statue of the author in a scenic garden, luncheon teas, a gift shop, and seasonal concerts and events. The site is open daily June 1 to August 31, 10am to 4pm; in other months it opens weekends only, 10am to 4pm, with off-season tours by appointment. Tours are $10 per adult, children under 12 free; tea, scones and tour $20 per person; light lunch and tour $25 per person for groups of ten or more, booked in advance.

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Roxy Theatres of Uxbridge

Roxy Theatres of Uxbridge is a first-run movie theatre in downtown Uxbridge, restored, redesigned and reopened in 1996 in an art-deco style. The independently owned cinema screens current films alongside older favourites seven days a week, with matinees on weekends and holidays, plus kids and seniors showings and real-butter popcorn. The Roxy hosts special events including its annual Short Film Festival (the 24th edition runs October 7, 2026), art film nights, Oscar-night screenings, birthday party packages and corporate bookings. Showtimes are published on the theatre's website; the showtime hotline is 905-852-7699.

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Uxbridge Historical Centre

The Uxbridge Historical Centre, established in 1972, preserves the history and heritage of the Township of Uxbridge. Set on a five-acre site overlooking the Uxbridge Valley and the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Centre holds nine heritage buildings and more than 10,000 artifacts and archives. Visitors can take guided tours, browse exhibitions, join workshops and seasonal programs, and shop in the gift shop. The Centre also offers museum camps for children, school field trips, group tours, and rentals of the grounds, schoolhouse and church for events and weddings. Tours and exhibitions run May to August, Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm. Office hours September to May are Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm. Admission: adults $7, seniors $6, students with valid ID $6, children 6 to 12 $5, family (2 adults, 2 children) $21.75; Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society and OMA members are admitted free.

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