Culture Plan

Thank you everyone for sharing your voice, and helping to create something we can all be proud of.

What does a vibrant cultural city look like to you?

Guelph’s culture plan has been years in the making. Did you know we’ve been engaging on this work since 2018 in different shapes and forms? Last year, we engaged the community through a joint initiative with Tourism called Create, Play and Stay so we could understand where culture fits into this thriving city we love to share! Since then, we've been meeting with cultural leaders in the community to help refine our direction and create our framework. Find out more in the “how we got here” section.

In the summer of 2023 we were back for final round of engagement to make sure we understand your vision for arts, heritage and the creative industry in Guelph that takes us into 2030.

We created a plan together!

Over the months of June, July and the first half of August, 2023, we had three quick on-line activities to help us understand where, what and how culture is and could be part of the fabric of Guelph.

Please note: This project began in an older version of our website. Some of the tools and information may appear different than originally designed.

Who's Listening

In Person Engagement

We love to see people in person to talk about the things that are most important to the people who live here, study here, work here, or those who have inherent rights to this land.

We hosted three sessions to dig deeper in culture plan topics in small group conversations with the community. Everyone is invited. Check out the details in our events section!