Touch a Truck

Date(s)
  • May 21, 2026, 5 to 8 p.m.
    • Event type
    Town Event

    Please Note: this is an indoor/outdoor event and will take place rain or shine
    This free, fun, hands-on event allows you to touch, explore and get up close and personal with a variety of different vehicles in celebration of National Public Works Week.

    Explore some of your favourite trucks such as a fire truck, Zamboni, backhoe, dump truck and more! 

    Please note: Parents/Guardians are responsible for their children’s safety and supervision at all times. Volunteers are available to assist and answer questions – thank you.
     

    Location/Address
    Robert N. Shelton Operations Centre (1275 Maple Hill Court)

    Touch a Truck 2025

      

     

    Parking Map

    Photo & Video Release

    Media and Town of Newmarket staff will be taking photos and video footage at Town of Newmarket Special Events. These images may be used, re-used and published in news stories, social media and on websites, in addition to distributed to our event partners. 

    Child smiling while sitting on a red tractor, with an adult nearby at an outdoor event.
    Toddler sitting inside a construction vehicle, looking out the window.
    Two children sit inside a police car, smiling, with an officer standing nearby.
    Child painting on a colorful outdoor mural in sunlight.
    Four children wearing hard hats and safety vests stand in a garage setting, smiling.
    Firefighter helps child hold hose, spraying water. Crowd watches nearby.