10 Things you can do in London Ontario (The Forest City)

KingKush
Mar 29, 2022
4 min read

London, also know as the Forest City is a city in Southwestern Ontario along the Quebec City-Windsor channels. With a population of 422,324, London is a multicultural city with an economy concentrated around healthcare, education, and technology. The Forest City is known for its top hospitals, university, insurance, and information technology sectors. London is a growing city that’s welcoming more and more immigrants every year as well as people from Toronto and the GTA. With its diverse population and ethnicities, there’s a lot you can do here. London is home to many festivals, an emerging music scene, art, theatre, sports and more. Here are the top 10 things you can do in The Forest City.

1.Visit Museum London

Museum London was established in 1940. London Regional Art Gallery and London Historical Museum joined together in 1989 creating what is know today as the Museum London. Pay a visit to see over 5,000 beautiful art collections and look at the history of the city as well as its art and culture.

2. Visit the Banting House

Sir Fredrick Banting was a Canadian co-founder of Insulin, born (Nov 14, 1891, to Feb 21, 1942). Banting was a Canadian Medical Scientist, physician, painter, and a Nobel Prize Laureate. Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta-cells of the pancreatic islets. Insulin regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and protein by promoting the absorption of sugar from the blood into the liver, fat, and bone cells., it is a hormone that lowers the level of sugar in the blood, important for the treatment of diabetes. Banting House was declared a national Historic site of Canada in 1997. Visit the birthplace of insulin.

3. Go to Western Fair Raceway/slots

The Western Fair District hosts amusement park full of festivities during the second week of September, starting Friday and ending on Sunday. The district also has a horse raceway and OLG casino slot machines. Open 12 months a year, catch one of the entertainment acts at the district.

4. Go to Fanshawe Conservation Area (The Pioneer Village)

As a living history Museum that shares the local history of London and Middlesex County between 1820 and 1920. Visit and see collections of over 25,000 furniture’s, decorative arts, costumes and textiles, industrial tools, vehicles, agriculture, and industrial equipment. Through donations and the help of non-profit charities that help keep the history alive. Go see live enactments from 19th century and more.

5. Take a tour at Labatt Brewery

Founded by John Kinder, Labatt Brewery was first opened in 1847, it is the largest brewer company in Canada with six locations across the country, it has been in business for over 170 years. The location in London is the largest in Canada. tour Labatt brewery for a full guide that takes 2 hours to complete and costs 12 per person.

6. Watch the London Nights/Lightning Game at the Budweiser Gardens

Known previously as the John Labatt Centre until 2012. The Budweiser Gardens is a sports arena and an entertainment Centre that hosts many events and Broadway shows. Home to the cities teams London Nights hockey team in the OHL and the London Lightning playing in the NBL. Come visit and watch one of the games.

7. Go to St. Peters Cathedral

Established on August 10, 1834, as St. Peters Parish, it is the first Catholic Church in London. It was known as St. Lawrence the Martyr Church. This beautiful cathedral has seen some renovations throughout the years and has turned into a stunning masterpiece of architecture. Come see inside and attend one of the church services.

8. Visit Gibraltar Weekend Market

Gibraltar first opened April 20, 1991, with 50 vendors. For over 30 years Gibraltar has created a community of buyers and sellers, visit one of the shops and make sure to stop at Bobs Ultimate meats, Big Mamas BBQ, Jared Baked Goods, The Dancing Buddha and more.

9. Go to East Park

East Park is a “Place to Go and Play “, founded in 1963 by 10 London families, the park was mostly for golf but has turned to all you can do amusement park. The park now offers indoor, outdoor and waterpark activities. You can play golf, go on driving range, go karts. They also baseball batting cages, rock climbing, arcade games and more. This is a place you should check out when you’re in Forest City.

10. Attend one of Forest City’s Seasonal Festivals

London is home to many festivals including, Sunfest, Rock the Park. The Rib Fest is the second largest BBQ rib festival in North America and Sunfest is the second largest festival in Canada after Caribana. Make sure to come and enjoy one of these festivities.

There’s a lot to do in Forest City. Home to many events and festivals, London is a growing multicultural city with diverse ethnicities. There are more and more visitors that come from all over the world each year. There’s always something happening in the city. You are welcome to come and check out one of the main events and enjoy your time.