Special Events

The Brant County Singers kick off the Bell Homestead’s Summer Music Series with an outdoor performance
on the Bell family’s front verandah. Bring your favourite blanket or lawn chair to enjoy the concert.

• 3:00 PM
• FREE (donations welcome towards future Bell Homestead NHS events)

Enjoy an outdoor performance as part of the Bell Homestead’s Summer Music Series featuring the Brantford Memorial Concert Band. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the concert.

• 7:00 PM
• FREE (donations welcome in support of the Brantford School of Instrumental Music)

The Telephone City Music Society, Brantford’s longest-established concert band, celebrates summer at the Bell Homestead with an outdoor concert to get your toes tapping. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy this evening outdoor performance.

• 7:00 pm
• Free (Donations welcome)

Join us at the Bell Homestead for a special event celebrating the first long-distance telephone call between Paris and Brantford, Ontario. Enjoy historic displays, live music, crafts and themed refreshments in the Exchange Café. Learn about this important moment in history and how it helped shape the way we communicate today together.

• 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Free (Donations welcome)

Enjoy an evening outdoor performance by the Brantford Community Symphony Orchestra featuring classical music enjoyed by the Bell family and modern favourites. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the music in front of the Bell family’s 1870s home.

• 7:00 pm
• Free (Donations welcome)