Socials

Social events are included in the $165.00 tournament registration fee players. This includes attendance at the Sunday Afternoon Opening Reception, Thursday evening social event and the Saturday evening dinner/dance.

Sunday: Registration & Reception

Registration & Opening Reception will take place from 15:00 to 19:00 at the Community Hall in the Stratford Rotary Complex. Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine courtesy of Pelee Island Wines of Ontario or a glass of beer. Come along and meet your old friends and fellow competitors while collecting your program and welcome package.

Next door at our tournament venue, the Stratford Agriplex, open play is available from 13:00 to 18:00.

Tuesday: Pubs, Pilsner and Spirits

A guided Pub Crawl with a haunted twist! Tour Stratford’s downtown pubs. Sample a local micro-brew at each stop and hear tales and spooky stories that haunt the locations! The tour will run from 20:00 to 23:30. This tour is organized by Stratford Tourism Alliance www.welcometostratford.com

The cost is $25/ person email stratfordbadmintonclub@sympatico.ca to reserve your spot.

Wednesday: Egg Farmer’s of Ontario Breakfast

From 7:00 to 9:00 am the Egg Farmer’s of Ontario will be providing a free egg breakfast for competitors, friends, officials and volunteers to enjoy. It will be held in the food and beverage room on the second floor of the Agriplex.

Wednesday: Stratford Shakespeare Festival Costume and Props Warehouse Tours

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival & Friends of the Festival are offering complimentary tours of their warehouse.
Thousands of costumes and hundreds of props are catalogued and stored at one of the largest costume warehouses in North America. These one-hour tours give you a close-up look at the work of the Festival’s world-class designers, wardrobe staff and prop-makers. Don’t forget your camera!

There will be two tours the first starting at 17:00 and the second at 17:30. The tours are limited to 30 participants each. 

The warehouse is located at 350 Douro Street, which is a 10 min walk from the Arden Park Hotel.

Please register early to secure a spot by emailing www.stratfordbadmintonclub.com, otherwise first come first serve.

Thursday: Theme Night ‘CABARET & DANCE’

The theme for the Thursday Night Social is “Cabaret”.

Think pre- WWII evening glam, top hat and tails, white shirts and bow ties, over the top rhinestones and boas. Cabaret is where anything goes, boys can be girls and girls can be boys, where the audience is part of the show.

‘We are here to entertain you’. Cabaret is zany and unpredictable. Flaunt your style; you may win a prize for your outrageous outfit. You’ll have your chance to entertain as well. Do you or your group sing, dance, do stand up, have an amusing skit you’d like to perform? Please email the stratfordbadmintonclub@sympatico.ca with details.

 A Cash Bar opens at 18:30 at the Arden Park Hotel, and then at 19:00 our Buffet and Theme night swings into action.

Saturday: Final Banquet & Dance

The final Dinner and Dance will be held at the Shakespeare & District Optimist Hall. Shakespeare is a small town, a 10 minute drive East of Stratford on Highway 7& 8.

 This evening will be semi- formal dress. Cocktails will start at 18:30.  Dinner will begin will begin at 19:00. After dinner and awards are completed, we will be entertained by the band “Decades” www.thedecadesband.ca.

Shuttle service will be available throughout the night between the Festival Inn and the Optimist Hall.