LOCAL DIVING

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POOL N’ PUB

Its important as a diver to keep your skills fresh and stay up to date with the ever-changing landscape of technology and innovation. Let us help you stay in the loop from January to May with our Pool N’ Pub nights. Join us at the Wayne Gretzky Pool for equipment demos, skills practice and just having fun! Cost is $40.00 and includes a tank or an Air Fill if you have a tank already. If you need rental gear – the cost is $75.00. Please register and pay in advance.

Discover Ontario’s Most Active Local Dive Community

Looking to get more dives in this season without hopping on a plane? Join Float N’ Flag Dive Centre — proudly one of Ontario’s most active local dive communities — offering an incredible lineup of local diving opportunities for divers of all experience levels.

From weekly dives at Gullivers Lake to exciting weekends in Tobermory, Brockville, Wiarton, Picton, and Gilboa, our local diving calendar is built to help divers stay active, build confidence, advance their skills, and connect with an amazing community of passionate divers throughout the season.

Whether you are newly certified, working toward advanced training, or simply looking for more opportunities to get underwater, our local dives are designed to create unforgettable experiences both above and below the surface. With NEW destinations and events added for the 2026 season — including drift dives, women’s diving events, wreck weekends, and open water focused trips — there has never been a better time to dive local with Float N’ Flag.

Our events and weekends fill quickly every year, so we encourage divers to register early to secure their spot and receive full pricing and trip details.

GULLIVER’S LAKE

Come join us and experience the fun of group diving at it’s best. Only a short drive from the store, Gulliver’s Lake offers the perfect place to practice the basics, work on skills or just get your regular hydro-therapy!! Our organized and guided weekly dives have been a hit for over a decade and thousands of participants, including the “apres-dive” social time. Join us there to chat about the dive and connect with others to find out “who’s doing what dive” this weekend. Dives start June 3rd, 2026.

TOBERMORY ADVANCED OPEN WATER FUN & DRY SUIT COURSE TRIP JUNE 12 – 14

Calling all divers that want to take the drysuit course! We have arranged with Blue Heron Adventures to rent some drysuits for you to take the course. Once you complete the course (on Friday at the tugs), you can join us on the boat charter to dive some great ship wrecks. Love the drysuit, you could even rent one for Tobermory Takeover. Then eventually get measured up for you own! If you’d like to join us for this weekend, please register.

HOLIDAY MONDAY DRIFT DIVES

Come drifting with us every holiday weekend in the Summer!

BROCKVILLE

July 17–19, 2026

Experience some of Ontario’s best freshwater diving in historic Brockville! Explore famous St. Lawrence River wrecks including the Lillie Parsons, Daryaw, Keystorm, America, and more while enjoying exciting drift dives and warmer summer water temperatures. This year we are chartering three separate boats — including a dedicated Open Water boat that provides the perfect introduction to Brockville diving, plus two boats designed for Intermediate and Advanced divers looking for even more adventure. Whether you are newer to local diving or an experienced wreck diver, Brockville is always an unforgettable weekend with Ontario’s most active local dive community.

Enjoy all that historic Brockville has to offer, especially the wrecks of the St. Lawrence river. Lillie Parsons, Daryaw, Keystorm, America and more! Fabulous drift dives and warmer water! This year we are chartering three boats!. One for Open Water divers and two for Advanced Divers. If you have never dove in Brockville, the open water boat would provide a great "Intro" to you.

July 17-19, 2026

Celebrate PADI Women’s Dive Day With Float N’ Flag

Join Float N’ Flag Dive Centre and Ontario’s most active local dive community as we celebrate PADI Women’s Dive Day with multiple opportunities to dive, connect, and celebrate together this July.

Whether you are newly certified or an experienced diver, these events are designed to encourage, support, and celebrate women in diving — while welcoming everyone who wants to be part of an incredible community experience underwater.

DRIVE 'N DIVE DAY

This dive day is open to all divers however it will have an open water focus with some shallower dive sites (which will be warmer as well). August 22 (Divers of all levels).

TOBERMORY TAKEOVER – August 7-9, 2026

The Float N’ Flag Tobermory Takeover is one of Ontario’s premier local diving events and a can’t-miss weekend for the dive community. Divers from across Ontario join us for an unforgettable weekend filled with incredible wreck diving, amazing friendships, adventure, and fun both above and below the surface. With boats available for all experience levels — from Open Water to Advanced/Tec divers — this event is the perfect way to experience the world-famous wrecks of Tobermory alongside Ontario’s most active local dive community.

The Float N’ Flag Tobermory Takeover is a can’t miss event for the Ontario dive community. Divers from a variety of geographies and dive shops join us for this awesome weekend of fun, friends, adventure, and great diving. Boats are available for all diving levels

Open Water Boats $690 + tax, Advanced/Tec Boat $750 +tax

PICTON AUGUST 28-30, 2026

We’re Headed To Picton! Are you ready for something new?

This has become a popular destination for Float N’ Flag and we have a super fun weekend planned. Everyone loved it last year.

We have a couple of cabins booked in Bloomfield on a beautiful campground that overlooks Sandbanks Provincial Park. We’ll dive in the morning, and the plan is to head out on a boat for the afternoon to try your hand at Wake Surfing or Wakeboarding as Tammy and I are also Instructors for those activities. This is a great opportunity to see some new wrecks & experience epic diving and some good old fashioned fun. The water will be chilly, so you’ll want your drysuit dusted off! If you’d like to join us for this weekend, please register.

TOBERMORY ADVANCED TRIP JUNE 13 – 15

Are you ready to kick off the 2025 Toby Diving Season in style?

We have the Proteus booked in Tobermory for an amazing weekend of diving, fun and fellowship, not to mention friends. The cottage at the Princess will be our home base for the weekend, which is an awesome place to just hang out after a great day of diving. This is a great opportunity to start your season with some epic diving, but it’ll be chilly in June, so you’ll want your drysuit dusted off! Gulliver’s Wednesdays start on May 28, so you’ll have the chance to get dialed in. If you’d like to join us for this weekend, please register.

JOIN US IN GILBOA SEPT 25-27, 2026

OK all you Float N’ Flaggers… Here is a great weekend for everyone who wants to try a new place, see new stuff, have lots of fun and make new friends. Did we mention diving was involved!? We’re heading down to Ohio on September 25-27. This is a very economical weekend for diving in a great place with lots to see. They have a shallow side that’s ideal for Open Water or newly Advanced OW divers, and a Deep side for those certified to dive deep. Even wetsuit divers will enjoy this weekend, and will come back with some great memories. That’s where the photo above was taken of the airplane and helicopter fuselages, so you’ll see cool stuff… and LOTS of fish..

Please register online on the local diving registration page or by CLICKING THIS LINK