Picnics At The Bend started with one simple idea: make it easier to turn an ordinary day into something special.
It started with picnic kits on the beaches of Grand Bend. Then came gatherings. Then music. Then food. Then a Jamaican festival that brought hundreds of people together.
Today we're creating thoughtful experiences across Southwestern Ontario — from intimate tables and easy afternoons to nights worth getting dressed for and festivals worth planning a weekend around.
We're still big believers in a good picnic. We're just making room for a lot more around the blanket.
Talissa
Founder · Picnics At The Bend
What we make
Four ways to get out of the house.
Gatherings
Seasonal, ticketed and intentionally small. Meet Me At The Table is the first of them — one long table, local makers, good food.
Picnic kit rentals
Styled low-table picnics delivered and set up wherever you want them. Three palettes, four hours, no cleanup.
Grand Bend Jam Fest
Our biggest gathering — a day of reggae, dancehall and Jamaican food in Grand Bend. It has its own home online.
Jam Nights
Jam Fest on the road between festivals. Alcohol-free rooms built for dancing, in towns across Southwestern Ontario.
Where we work
Grand Bend, and everywhere around it.
We're based on Ontario's west coast and we've been building a network of local partners across Grand Bend, Lucan, Exeter and Dashwood — the food, the florals, the styling, the rooms.
You bring us the occasion. We bring the gathering together.
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