Get ready — WindsorEats’ 519 Day Party returns May 17, 2025, to celebrate all things Windsor.
WindsorEats is bringing the city’s biggest hometown bash back for another year of music, art, eats, and local love. The annual 519 Day Party is set to take over WindsorEats Food Hall and Electric Avenue Art Alley on Saturday, May 17, 2025, with a jam-packed day of festivities that scream Windsor pride.
“519 Day isn’t just a party — it’s a love letter to Windsor,” says Adriano Ciotoli, founder of WindsorEats. “It’s a chance to rally around our artists, makers, musicians, and entrepreneurs, and show the kind of hometown pride only Windsorites know how to bring.”
When & Where Is This Full-On Celebration of Local?
This year’s event runs from 1pm to 11pm, at the WindsorEats Food Hall, located at 400 Erie Street East in Windsor, Ontario.
Will There Be Live Music and Other Entertainment?
Of course! We’re featuring a stellar lineup of local live musicians including Clinton Anderson, Ryan Yoker, and Leighton Bain, an open-air alley market filled with local makers and artists, and drool-worthy dishes from food trucks and food hall vendors. And because no one does nostalgia like Windsor, four beloved local legends are being immortalized in cocktail form for the day. (Full story: These 4 Local Legends Are Getting Cocktails Named After Them).
Did You Say Vendor Market?
The always vibrant Electric Avenue Art Alley will be fully licensed and lined with some of Windsor’s most creative talent. Renowned street artist DENIAL will be creating a live mural on-site, giving guests a chance to witness Windsor’s street art scene in action.
Vendors will include:
- RARE Apparel
- Sweet Revenge Bake Shop
- Henna by Kamryn
- Sherry Gardner Creations
- grimmguro
- Miss Printed
- Lithsira Creations
- Corporal4Life Apparel
- At The Cottage Photography (Pet)
- Keight Krafts
- Laura Fontaine of Bloom Room
Pet-Friendly Fun & Keepsakes
The WindsorEats Food Hall is famously pet-friendly, and this year the 519 Day Party brings extra treats for animal lovers. At The Cottage Photography will offer mini photo sessions for guests and their pets, while local illustrator Laura Fontaine of Bloom Room creates live Polaroid-style sketches of you and your furry bestie. WindsorEats is also setting out complimentary water bowls around the venue and selling doggie “beers” so even the pups can raise a toast to 519.
A Timely Celebration of Local Resilience
With small businesses, artists, and venues still navigating a tough political and economic climate, this event doubles as a rallying cry for the community. Now more than ever, it matters where you spend your dollar and your time. This party is about coming together as neighbours and lifting up the people and places that make Windsor home.
519 Day Highlights at a Glance:
- Live local music throughout the day
- Food trucks and food hall favourites
- DENIAL live mural painting session
- Pet photo sessions + live Polaroid sketches
- Doggie beers and water stations for pups
- Cocktails named after Windsor legends
- Local vendors + makers market in Electric Avenue Art Alley
- Family and pet-friendly atmosphere
- Free admission
Event Details:
- What: WindsorEats’ 519 Day Party
- When: Saturday, May 17, 2025 | 1:00pm – 11:00pm
- Where: WindsorEats Food Hall & Electric Avenue Art Alley | 400 Erie St. E, Windsor
- Admission: Free
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