31st Annual Indigenous Arts Festival

On Saturday, December 6th, 2025, Loyalist College is proud to host the 31st Annual Indigenous Arts Festival, a celebration of Indigenous entrepreneurship through art, craft, music, and food. Formerly known as the Native Arts Festival, this event includes a free, public market organized by the College’s Tsi Titewaya’tarό:roks Indigenous Centre.

Held in the Shark Tank, the festival will feature a bustling marketplace of handcrafted goods. Guests can browse for regalia, beadwork, ribbon skirts, leather items and more, while enjoying dishes such as soup and buns. Taking place from 10 AM-3 PM in the Shark Tank, Kente Building, Loyalist College, 376 Wallbridge-Loyalist Rd. Belleville. For more information, email ifroats@loyalistcollege.com.

About Loyalist College

Loyalist College is located on the territory of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, and the Haudenosaunee people. We acknowledge our shared obligation to respect, honour, and sustain these lands and the natural resources contained within. Ranked one of Canada’s top 50 research colleges, Loyalist College empowers students, faculty, staff, and partners through experiential, industry cluster-based education, training and applied research programs. As Ontario’s Destination College, the College provides job-ready graduates for, and knowledge transfer to, industry and the community. Located on more than 200 acres in the beautiful Bay of Quinte region, the College is perfectly positioned between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Loyalist College offers more than 70 full-time diploma, certificate and apprenticeship programs in biosciences, building sciences, business, community service, health and wellness, media studies, public safety, and skilled trades. Continuing education options are available through LoyalistFocus.com, including hundreds of online, distance and in-class courses, and through the College’s 100+ university transfer agreements. For more information on Loyalist College’s Belleville, Bancroft and Toronto campuses and Port Hope satellite location, visit loyalistcollege.com.