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Sign up HERE to be the first to know about Student City Takeover 2025!

Thank you! Hope you're excited as we are!

EVENT PARTNERS

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Explore Downtown!

Downtown Oshawa has so much to offer... like boutique shopping, world-class entertainment and plenty of creative, diverse and delicious dining options! Explore the core of your city with the Student City Scavenger Hunt using the TurfHunt App - or free roam at your own pace!

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Delicious food everywhere!

All this downtown exploring and excitement requires fuel. Grab a bite from one of many downtown restaurants, pubs and cafés and enjoy some next-level tasty treats!

Choose your own adventure!

Kick off the Student City Takeover on September 19th at BondSt Event Centre. Pick up your "city passport" and then take off on the ultimate "choose-your-own-adventure" experience with a variety of events and activations to try. Pick your fav and stay there all night, or bounce from spot to spot taking in all that the downtown core has to offer! Stay tuned for the the full schedule - coming soon!

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Scavenger Hunt Participating Downtown Businesses
Download the TurfHunt app for exclusive deals and promotions at participating Downtown Oshawa Businesses!

9 Spices - 92 Simcoe St N

Addictive Hobbies & Games - 13 King St W
Another Spin Records - 25 Bond St E

Avanti Trattoria - 17 King St E

Aves Coffee Co. - 9 William St W

Balloons Balloons Balloons - 53 King St E
Berry Hill - 82 King St W

The Biltmore Theatre - 39 King St E

BMO Simcoe & Windfields Farm Branch - 2615 Simcoe St N

The Bollywood Tacos - 36 Simcoe St N

BOND|ST Event Centre - 44 Bond St E
Brew Wizards Board Game Café - 74 Celina St.

Bruno's Barber Shop - 14 Bond St W
Canadian Automotive Museum - 99 Simcoe St S

Clarisse's Hair Braiding Studio - 1 Simcoe St N
Comic Alley Toys - 9 Bond St W
Cork & Bean - 8 Simcoe St N
Endless Possibilities - 54 Simcoe St. N

Fashion Rebel/Let It Rock - 14 King St E

FLORIDA FADES - 27 King St E

Fluffiies - 10 Ontario St
Fly By Night - 15 Bond St E

Frenzy - 7 Simcoe St S
Frere Du Nord - 45 Prince St

Gino's Pizza - 38 King St E
Isabellas - 2 King St E

Island Cuisine - 70 King St W

Johnny Cuts Barbershop - 3 William St W

Kenzo Ramen - 24 King E
KOPS Records - 34 King St E

Leon's Garden - 24 Bond St W

Market at 70 King - 70 King St E
Mathildas - 29 Simcoe St S

MEXITACO - 74 Simcoe St N

My Roti Place / My Dosa Place - 77 King St E

Oshawa Centre - 419 King St W
Oshawa Public Library: McLaughlin Branch - 65 Bagot St

Pizzamunno - 35 King St E

Planet Fitness Oshawa - 555 Simcoe St. S

The Rainbow Restaurant - 82 Simcoe St N

Regent Theatre - 50 King St. E
Reginos - 15 Bond St W
Robert & Inkster Trading Co. - 12 King St E
Robert McLaughlin Gallery - 72 Queen St
Snackrite Exotics - 27 Simcoe St S

Soundstream Apparel - 1 Simcoe St N
Spicy Affairs - 84 King St W
Street Momo - 19 Simcoe St S

Tribute Communities Centre - 99 Athol St E

Truedan - 35 King St E

Uncle Fluffy - 17 King St W

The White Apron - 10 Bond St W
Worlds Collide - 80 Simcoe St N

Xtreme R/C & Raceways - 57 Simcoe St S

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Event Schedule

Student City Takeover 2025 Schedule

Full event schedule coming soon!

Friday, September 19 & Saturday, September 20

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The Scavenger Hunt is back!

The #StudentCityScavengerHunt is on! It's happening from September 12th to 26th in Downtown Oshawa.
Want a chance to win some incredible prizes?

 

Be sure to participate in the scavenger hunt and attend the Student City Takeover events on September 19th and 20th because the top scorers on those days will walk away with huge prizes (but you have to be there live and in person to claim your prize!)


*in the event of a tie, the winner will be randomly selected from the top scorers

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Download the TurfHunt mobile app now, so you're ready to dive in once the hunt kicks off. A third and final winner will be announced on September 26th once the scavenger hunt has come to an end!​​

Watch here to see what you could win!

#StudentCityScavengerHunt

Past prizes have included:

1 Year Membership to Planet Fitness

Shop & Dine Gift Cards

PS5

$1,000 CASH!

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