Dinner & drinks before your easel
Most of our Simcoe venues are full bars and kitchens, so come hungry. Grab a bite and a drink before your easel, then settle in — your supplies are already waiting at your seat.
Paint & Sip in Simcoe, Ontario
Paint & Sip Events in Simcoe
Grab a drink, follow a local artist step by step, and leave with a canvas you painted yourself. No experience needed — it's a night out first, an art class second. Here's what's coming up in Simcoe.
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4.8 average ratingPaint & Sip Classes in Simcoe
Paint Nite in Simcoe is the city's favourite paint and sip night — a guided painting party hosted right inside local Simcoe bars and restaurants, not a formal art studio. A local artist walks you and your group through a featured painting over about two hours while you enjoy a drink of your choice. Everything you need is included: easel, canvas, paints, brushes and an apron. You just bring your people.
Whether you're planning a date night, a birthday, a team social or a low-key evening out, our Simcoe events run across the most popular neighbourhoods in and around Ontario. Browse upcoming nights by date, venue or artist below, grab your seat, and check out online in under a minute — no experience required, and you take your canvas home.
New to it? Most first-timers are genuinely surprised by what they paint. The whole point of Paint Nite is that anyone can do it: your artist breaks the painting into simple, guided steps and works the room the entire time. Prefer to stay in? We also run live virtual and on-demand classes you can paint from home, anywhere in Ontario.
What's on
Upcoming Paint & Sip Events in Simcoe
Where we paint
Paint Nite Venues in Simcoe
We host inside real neighbourhood bars and restaurants — explore the rooms, then pick your night.
Cambridge , ON·36.2 mi away
$$·1 Upcoming Event
Sandwiches, wraps & Canadian cafe bites in a bright, historic space with vintage-chic accents.
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Sandwiches, wraps & Canadian cafe bites in a bright, historic space with vintage-chic accents.
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Upcoming at E.V.O. Kitchen
KITCHENER, ON·39.8 mi away
$$·5 Upcoming Events
"More than a cafe! Enjoy fresh meals, premium coffee, desserts and a warm dining experience at Williams Fresh Cafe, Burlington. Enjoy all-day meals in a warm and welcoming atmosphere - perfect for casual meetups, family gatherings, study sessions, business meetings and booking your next event with us, Catering service available all around Kitchener-waterloo."
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"More than a cafe! Enjoy fresh meals, premium coffee, desserts and a warm dining experience at Williams Fresh Cafe, Burlington. Enjoy all-day meals in a warm and welcoming atmosphere - perfect for casual meetups, family gatherings, study sessions, business meetings and booking your next event with us, Catering service available all around Kitchener-waterloo."
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Upcoming at WILLIAMS FRESH CAFE KITCHENER
Burlington, ON·42.5 mi away
$$·7 Upcoming Events
Casual, shopping-plaza cafe for sweet & savoury breakfasts, sandwiches, soups & salads.
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Casual, shopping-plaza cafe for sweet & savoury breakfasts, sandwiches, soups & salads.
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Upcoming at Williams Fresh Cafe Burlington
Burlington, ON·44.0 mi away
$$·17 Upcoming Events
Located in Burlington on 3120 South Service Rd, just off the QEW in Burlington. Looking to grow our clientele and services for our regulars! Am very interested in hosting a paint night and seeing how things go.
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Located in Burlington on 3120 South Service Rd, just off the QEW in Burlington. Looking to grow our clientele and services for our regulars! Am very interested in hosting a paint night and seeing how things go.
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Upcoming at Boston Pizza Burlington South
Waterloo, ON·44.9 mi away
$·4 Upcoming Events
The Dream We set out to create something that stood out as a uniquely Canadian, authentic, quick and delicious. Our fast-casual style and build-your-own concept allows every member of your family to have a fun and inclusive dining experience. We thrive on bringing the community together and sharing a slice with our neighbours. Afterall, pizza is Canada’s favourite comfort food!
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The Dream We set out to create something that stood out as a uniquely Canadian, authentic, quick and delicious. Our fast-casual style and build-your-own concept allows every member of your family to have a fun and inclusive dining experience. We thrive on bringing the community together and sharing a slice with our neighbours. Afterall, pizza is Canada’s favourite comfort food!
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London, ON·47.8 mi away
$$·2 Upcoming Events
Relaxed hangout offering Canadian pub grub & draft beer, along with karaoke, live music & a patio.
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Relaxed hangout offering Canadian pub grub & draft beer, along with karaoke, live music & a patio.
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London, ON·49.3 mi away
$$·9 Upcoming Events
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Upcoming at Mingle by Mr and Mrs Bao
Guelph, ON·49.4 mi away
$$·2 Upcoming Events
Casual diner chain dishing up classic American comfort fare, including all-day breakfast favorites.
BeerWineCocktailsOutdoorReservable
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Casual diner chain dishing up classic American comfort fare, including all-day breakfast favorites.
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Upcoming at Denny's Restaurant Guelph
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Paint Nite Across Simcoe
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The most romantic rooms in Simcoe
Candlelit wine bars and skylit lounges make Paint Nite one of the most-booked date nights in Simcoe — a low-pressure, high-charm evening that beats another dinner-and-a-movie.
Sort out the office social
Our larger Simcoe venues seat big groups, and we can run a private party just for your crew — no strangers at the table. It breaks the ice better than any escape room.
Easy to get to
Nearly every Simcoe venue is a short walk from transit or has parking nearby, so the whole group can get there easily — and get home easily after.
The local model
How Paint Nite Works in Simcoe
Every night is run by real local people — an event planner, a host artist, and a neighbourhood venue. Here's who makes it happen.
Local event planners
A local event planner books the venues, lines up the artists and builds the Simcoe calendar — running it like their own small business.
Your host artist
A vetted local artist leads the room, teaching the painting step by step and keeping the night fun. Every host is a real person from your area — trained and quality-reviewed, never a script-reading franchise employee.
Local venues
We don't own a single building. Every Simcoe night happens at a real neighbourhood bar or restaurant with a full bar and kitchen.
You
Show up, paint, sip and laugh. Leave with a canvas you made yourself — no experience needed.
Do you have a space to host events?
Bars and restaurants across Simcoe fill seats and sell drinks on slow weeknights by hosting Paint Nite. We bring the artists, the supplies and the crowd — you bring the room.
The faces behind the easels
the local artists you'll paint with
Real reviews
What Simcoe Guests Are Saying
Great time and had a great experiance! Looking forward to doing more paint nite's/nights! Was amazing that Carl gave me extra time to complete my painting! He is awesome and look forward to the next paint night!
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Rachel G.
Fun painting, our entire family said this was the best one yet. Andrew Wilk makes it easy to follow and offers great tips.
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Featured Guest
This event was perfect for any skill level painter. I am no artist and the step-by-step instructions led to a pretty awesome result.
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Featured Guest
Sam was so nice and funny! She made our paint nite great. It was a good painting with step by step instructions!
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Featured Guest
Hiral is awesome! She's so fun and walks you through every step! And don't forget to try the pizza at this venue
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Heather K.
Kristy Zimmer, one other We had a very fun evening!
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Kristy Z.
Looking for a creative side hustle?
Love art and a good crowd? Become a Paint Nite host artist, set your own schedule, and get paid to lead the most fun night in town.
Plan a fun night in
Can't make it out? Paint from home with a live virtual class led by a real artist, or grab an on-demand class and paint whenever you like.
Good to know
FAQs — Paint Nite Simcoe
Paint Nite is a social painting event hosted at bars and restaurants across Simcoe — not an art studio. A local artist guides you and your group through a featured painting over about two hours while you enjoy a drink. It's a night out first and an art class second: no experience required, and you take your canvas home.
Most in-person Simcoe events include your easel, canvas, paints, brushes, an apron and your artist for the night. Food and drinks are purchased separately at the venue. Virtual and on-demand classes are priced lower since they're location-independent. Check any event below for its exact price.
We host inside local bars and restaurants right across Simcoe and the surrounding Ontario area. See the venues and map below — nearly every spot is easy to reach by transit or has nearby parking.
Not even a little. The whole point is that anyone can do it. Your artist breaks the painting into simple, guided steps and walks the room the entire time. Most first-timers are genuinely surprised by what they take home.
It's one of the most-booked date nights in the city. You get a drink, a relaxed room, something to actually do together, and a keepsake from the evening.
Yes. We run private Paint Nites for birthdays, bachelorettes, team socials and corporate events around Simcoe — at a venue or at your office. You get the whole room, your own artist, and a custom painting option.
Find an event by date, venue or artist on this page, hit "Grab a Seat," and check out online in under a minute. You'll get an email confirmation with the venue address and everything you need to bring (which is basically nothing).
Yes. Live virtual Paint Nites are streamed by a real artist so you can paint from home with a kit, and on-demand classes let you paint anytime at your own pace. Both are location-independent — perfect for a quieter night in.
Paint Nite is the original. Same energy, same local artists, same take-home canvas — now under PaintNite.com. If you painted with us under another name in the past, you're in the right place.
Absolutely — we run events across Canada. Scroll to "Nearby cities" to jump to your area.
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