5 Things You Need To Know For March 26, 2026

March 26, 2026 5:55 am Published by Chris McLeod

_{March 26th is the 81st day of the year. There are 280 days remaining until the end of the year.}

Tonight is Trivia Night at Sons of Kent in support of Rise House International.

Cost is $20 per person at the door.

Trivia begins at 7pm with some awesome prizes to be won.

One last weekend of free public skating in Chatham-Kent before the ice starts to come out of the local arenas.

Friday, March 27th:

Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre, 3:30 – 5 p.m.

Chatham Erickson Arena, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 28th:

Blenheim Memorial Arena, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 29th:

Ridgetown – East Kent Memorial Arena, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre, 1- 2:30 p.m.
Wallaceburg Memorial Arena, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Wheatley Area Complex, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Check here for a full schedule.

It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball.

Technically it began last night with the New York Yankees taking on the San Francisco Giants, but it really ramps up today.

The Detroit Tigers are in San Diego to play the Padres at 4:10 p.m. The Jays start their season at home tomorrow, when they take on the Athletics at 7:07 p.m. on Sportsnet.

The Tigers first game at Comerica Park is next Friday, April 3rd against the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Jays and Tigers will play each other in Detroit May 15-16-17 and in Toronto September 14-15-16.

There’s a report that found that the average cost of an MLB game for a family of four in 2026 is: $225.90.

It ranks all 30 ballparks on the basics: the cost of four tickets (the cheapest available average across all the home games), one parking lot pass, two beers, two pops, and four hot dogs. (No peanuts, no cotton candy, and no merch.)

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the most expensive, at $413(in US funds) The Jays and the Tigers are right in the middle ranked #17 and #18 respectively. The average cost to attend a Jays game is $202.12. $197.52 in Detroit.

Hope you filled up yesterday – prices at the pump will jump 7 cents per litre to an average of $1.709 per litre for regular and 5 cents per litre to $1.989 per litre for premium this morning.

Diesel will get a jump of 12 cents per litre to $2.279 per litre.