Because London is a significant core of community events and is home to an array of parks, one being Victoria Park which attracts approximately 1 million visitors annually, London homes have something to offer everyone. Other parks include:
- Byron Bog
- Gibbons Park
- Springbank Park
- Labatt Memorial Park
- Harris Park
- Fanshawe Conservation Area
- Westminster Ponds
London entertains a wide variety of festivals every year including:
- London International Children’s Festival
- London Fringe Theatre Festival
- Expressions in Chalk Street Painting Festival
- Rock the Park
- Bluefest London
- Western Fair
- London Ontario Live Arts Festival
- Taste of London Festival
- London Rib-Fest (the second largest in North America)
- Home County Folk Festival
- London Balloon Festival
- Royal Canadian Regiment Museum
- Pride London Festival, Sunfest and more.
Musical accommodations include:
- Amabile Choirs of London
- London Youth Symphony
- Orchestra London
- Nihilist Spasm Band
London is home to several museums, including:
- Museum of Ontario Archeology
- Museum London
- Royal Canadian Regiment Museum
- Secrets of Radar Museum
- London Regional Children’s Museum
- and also features an ongoing and partial reconstruction of the prehistoric village of the Neutral Nation
Additional attractions, arts and places of interest are:
- McIntosh Art Gallery
- Grand Theatre
- Open House Arts Collective
- Forest City Gallery
- Writers Resource Center
- London Public Library where Author Readings and Art Exhibitions are held
- Heritage site of the Eldon House
- Flame of Hope burns until there is a cure for diabetes
London is home to many sports including hockey, football, soccer, swim teams, volleyball, rugby, aquatics, gymnastics, rowing, and more. The Western Fair Raceway houses a harness racing track and simulcast centre that operates year-round as well as a Sports and Agri-complex. There are amateur golf tours, marathons and other sporting activities and events. Other sporting features include Labatt Memorial Park and The Forest City Velodrome which houses the only indoor cycling track in Ontario.
London’s White Oaks Mall provides access to over 175 stores and services catering to most everyone’s needs and wants. The city also offers an array of bars and clubs that range from relaxing atmospheres to more social and upbeat scenes. There isn’t a lack of entertainment in this wonderful city.
Full of life, festivities, sports, arts, parks, and more, homes in London Ontario offer an excellent community delivering endless amounts of things to do for singles, couples, college students and families both during the day and evening. Priding itself in its community, diversity, commitment to healthcare, entrepreneurism, research and education, London has the ability to meet the needs of a wide variety of people.
London real estate provides you with a cozy home and still offers you endless opportunities of excitement and fun or relaxation and arts.
If you have kids, be sure to check out Things for Kids To Do for a peek at the excitement London Ontario offers them too!