Ontario Lacrosse Festival

The Ontario Lacrosse Festival is a ten day celebration of Canada’s National Sport hosted in Durham Region featuring 433 teams and approximately 8,000 coaches and athletes competing for thirty-four Ontario provincial lacrosse championships. Positioned as a premier youth sports property, the Festival is hosted annually in Durham Region, over ten days. It attracts 447 teams and roughly 8,000 coaches and athletes, making it the world's largest youth lacrosse event with an attendance of around 50,000. The event showcases competitions across thirty-six provincial championships for participants aged 6-21 years.

2026 Ontario Lacrosse Festival:

U9 Division: August 2-4
U11 Division: August 7-9
U13 Division: July 31- August 2
U15 Division: July 31- August 2
U17 Division: August 7-9
U22 Division: August 4-6

More info on the Festival can be found on their website: ontariolacrossefestival.com/

To ensure all teams have a place to stay over during the 2026 Festival, The Stayner Hitmen executive has secured a block of rooms from July 30th - August 9th at Residence Inn by Marriott Whitby (160 Consumers Dr Whitby, Ontario, Canada, L1N 9S3). PLEASE NOTE a minimum of 2-night stay is required for Friday & Saturday (any reservation that is less than the minimum required night stay, shall be modified without notice. (A 2-night charge will be applied). 

You can review the group reservation and book online at the link here. 

cancelation policy

Individual cancellation/modification: 4pm local time 7 days prior to the arrival date without penalty; after this date there will be a charge for the FULL night’s accommodation plus taxes per room. 

No Show: Full charge of the entire night’s accommodation (every night booked shall be charged)