Editing Perth, Ontario (section)

==Festivals and events==
Each summer in July, the Stewart Park Music Festival takes place in Stewart Park. It is a popular free festival featuring live music as well as artisan and food vendors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stewartparkfestival.com/ |title=Stewart Park Festival; July 19-21, 2019 |publisher=Stewart Park Music Festival |access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>

The Perth Lions Garlic Festival has been celebrating garlic grown in the area each August since 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.perthgarlicfestival.com/|title=Eat for a good cause, spend for a good cause!|website=Perthgarlic}}</ref> Another festival growing in popularity is the Perth Ribfest Music Festival, which includes kids activities and takes place at Last Duel Park.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.perthribfest.com/ |title=Home |access-date=2019-07-26 |archive-date=2019-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726122747/http://www.perthribfest.com/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The Perth Fair, a regional agricultural fair, takes place over the Labour Day weekend; it has been running annually since 1845, one of the oldest in Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://perthfair.com/index.html|title=Perth Fair|access-date=August 18, 2019}}</ref>

The Festival of Maples is held annually every spring since 1974 and marks the end of the maple syrup harvest, of which [[Lanark County]] is known for producing and is dubbed the 'Maple Syrup Capital of Ontario'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lanarkcountytourism.com/tours/maple-trail/|title = The Maple Trail: Maple all year 'round in Lanark County}}</ref> The downtown festival features numerous shops and vendors, maple syrup producers and displays, children's entertainment, antique car show and a pancake breakfast. In 2019, the festival was held on April 27.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.insideottawavalley.com/events/9072626--festival-of-the-maples/ |title=Festival of the Maples is a Sure Sign of Spring on April 27, 2019 |work=Inside Ottawa Valley |publisher=Metroland Media Group |access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>

The Perth Kilt Run normally takes place at the end of June but the 10th anniversary of the Kilt Run was held on August 17, 2019. It holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest kilted run.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kilt Run |url=https://www.perth.ca/en/explore-perth/kilt-run.aspx |publisher=Town of Perth, Ontario |access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>

The Perth Polar Bear Plunge, held annually on New Years Day since 1994, raises funds for local charities and is known as one of the safest and most successful Polar Bear Plunges in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://perthpolarbearplunge.ca/index.html|title = Perth Polar Bear Plunge - Official Home Page}}</ref>