2025 Paddling Film Festival - Night One, February 20th 2025

The Complete Paddler is proud to host the 20th Annual Paddling Film Festival Premiere!

*This page is for tickets to night one of the Film Festival Premiere: February 20th 2025. All three nights are the same films.

The Paddling Film Festival kicks off its 2025 world tour with The Complete Paddler hosting the Premiere on February 20th, 21st and 22nd 2025. To make the Film Festival more accessible to all attendees, The Complete Paddler is choosing to host the event in house at our NEW LOCATION, over the course of three days where we will show the same winning films each night. We have loads of free overnight parking available. The Premiere is a special event on the tour as it reveals the winners of each film category, unlike other hosts showing the festival we only play the winners so the films will be a surprise!

We have some amazing door prizes this year and your entry ticket is your door prize ticket! Door prizes will be handed out each night of the festival during intermission. We will also be offering a raffle prize this year, a brand new Prospector 15 SP3 canoe donated by The Complete Paddler and Nova Craft Canoes. The winner of the raffle prize will be announced on Monday February 24th on our website and social media pages! Raffle tickets will be sold separately for $5.00/each or $12.00 for x3 at the event or online.

One hundred percent of the night’s proceeds will be going directly to Project Canoe, a Toronto-based youth charity program which aims to foster a transformative environment for young people using the outdoors as a primary medium.

The Paddling Film Festival showcases some of the best paddling films in the world. This international competition begins in Toronto, ON, hosted by The Complete Paddler, before beginning its year-long tour across the globe and screening to over 30,000 outdoor enthusiasts and their families. The festival recognizes the best paddling films in a series of categories like best whitewater kayaking film, best canoeing film, best fishing film etc. It aims to inspire more people to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push physical and emotional extremes, embrace the lifestyle and appreciate the heritage of the wild places we paddle.

Tickets: $20/Advance. We will be selling out ahead of time so there will be no tickets left at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased at The Complete Paddler in person, over the phone (416) 255-6905 or here online. Your tickets will be waiting for you at the door if you purchase over the phone or online. 

Advanced tickets will be available until 1pm Thursday February 20th.

Location: The Complete Paddler, 2045 Dundas St, E. Mississauga ON, L4X 1M2

Time: Doors/bar open at 6:00pm, event will begin at 7:00pm. Come early and mingle with like minded paddlers!

Intermission: 20 minute intermission halfway through the films.

Raffle Prize: Raffle tickets can be purchased at the event or online, the raffle winner will be announced Monday February 24th on our website and social media pages.

Door Prizes: Your event ticket is your door prize ticket so do not lose it! Door prizes will be announced during intermission each night. 

Films: All three nights will feature the same films, the winners of the 2025 Paddling Film Festival.

Refreshments: Popcorn, beer, wine and nonalcoholic drinks will be available to purchase. Proceeds also go to Project Canoe.