**SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019**
*Family Favourites Movie (All Over Ontario)
11am
Cineplex Movie Theatres
Various Locations
Movie: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Join us on Saturday mornings at 11am for Cineplex Family Favourites. Watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99. A portion of the proceeds goes towards supporting Free The Children. It’s a fun and affordable way to enjoy the weekend with your family.
http://www.cineplex.com/Events/FamilyFavourites?gclid=CJ_fvubOysoCFQ6IaQodbBkFCw
*Kid’s Club Crafts (All Over Ontario)
10am-11:30am
Michaels Art Store
All Over Ontario
Let your kids explore their creativity while you shop! Kids 3 and up can enjoy a quick project and take home a finished masterpiece. Sign up in store or just drop in. Only $2 per child reserves 30 minutes for your creative kid. Sessions starting every half hour from 10am – 11:30 am. See a store associate to join the fun! Parents must remain on premises during the event.
*Queen Victoria’s 200th Anniversary Commemoration (Newmarket)
1:30pm-3pm
Elman W. Campbell Museum
134 Main Street, South
Newmarket, ON
Join us at the Elman W. Campbell Museum on May 18 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s 200th Anniversary. Express your creative talents with scrapbooking, crafts and activities. Learn about Queen Victoria from our special commemorative display. Enjoy a piece of birthday cake and bring your camera for some great photo opportunities. Drop-in 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., Free! Suitable for all ages, adult supervision required.
https://www.newmarket.ca/museum
*International Museum Day (Markham)
10am-5pm
Markham Museum
9350 Markham Rd.
Markham, ON
Celebrate International Museum Day with free admission at Markham Museum! Take this opportunity to participate in our family drop-in activities and enjoy our current exhibition, Geared for Growing, before it leaves the Museum for good. Families will explore Markham Museum on our GeoTour and participate in a special International Museum Day themed Scavenger Hunt. With the help of staff, families will learn a little bit about artifacts and biofacts, and even create a special bracelet to help keep you safe in the sun.
Join Parks Canada’s Learn-To Camp team as they teach families all about camping – from packing, to pitching a tent! EmersonGrow will be showing off the wonders of photobiology, and how light helps us grow plants.
Please note that there will be no regular tours during the event.
*Guided Hikes (Scarborough) (FREE)
Rouge National Urban Park – Parks Canada
Meadowvale Road
Scarborough, ON
Join us to discover the park’s natural, cultural and agricultural stories with our friendly and fun Parks Canada volunteer leaders and staff. We have something for everyone, if you are looking for wildlife sightings, quiet nature walks, discovering the past, fitness challenges or just to meet new people!
Various dates. See website for schedule.
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/on/rouge/activ/guide/201905-mai-may
*Weekend Nature Play in The Children’s Garden (Toronto)
10am-3pm
Evergreen Brick Works
550 Bayview Ave
Toronto, ON
Join us for play, art and stewardship during Earth month as we explore and celebrate planet Earth and the different plants and animals which call it home.
http://www.evergreen.ca/whats-on/event/nature-play-childrens-garden
*Northern Heat Rib Series (Toronto)
Yonge-Dundas Square
1 Dundas St East, Toronto
Toronto, ON
Northern Heat Rib Series is Canada’s largest Rib & Craft Beer Series featuring some of the best rib teams in North America. With events across Ontario, you can always rely on us to bring you the BEST barbeque and food festival experience!
Our Craft Beer Market & Summer Cocktails will you keep you refreshed all summer long! All our events include free admission, live music, kids zone, backyard BBQ games, free parking and much more…Guaranteed fun for all ages!
http://www.northernheatribseries.ca
*Family Programs (Brampton)
1pm-4pm
PAMA
9 Wellington St. E.
Brampton, ON
Guide your family through art projects at PAMA and inspire creativity! Drop-in activities are included in the cost of PAMA admission and members are free.
Admission:
Adults: $5
Seniors: $4
Families (Up to 2 Adults, and up to 5 Children): $12
Children Under 5: Free
North is Freedom: design your own quilt pattern
http://calendar.pama.peelregion.ca/default/Detail/2019-03-02-1300-Family-Fun-Activities
**SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2019**
*Moonlight Movies (Newmarket)
8:45pm-10:30pm
Fairy Lake Park
520 Water Street
Newmarket, ON
Enjoy our wayback playback feature movie: The Wizard of Oz on a huge outdoor inflatable screen under the stars. Don’t forget to bring a lawn chair, blanket and snack to enjoy during the movie. Free popcorn will be provided by the Newmarket Scouts. Free admission.
Inclement weather location: Newmarket Community Centre and Lions Hall (200 Doug Duncan Drive)
https://www.newmarket.ca/moonlightmovies
*Guided Hikes (Scarborough) (FREE)
Rouge National Urban Park – Parks Canada
Meadowvale Road
Scarborough, ON
Join us to discover the park’s natural, cultural and agricultural stories with our friendly and fun Parks Canada volunteer leaders and staff. We have something for everyone, if you are looking for wildlife sightings, quiet nature walks, discovering the past, fitness challenges or just to meet new people!
Various dates. See website for schedule.
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/on/rouge/activ/guide/201905-mai-may
*Weekend Nature Play in The Children’s Garden (Toronto)
10am-3pm
Evergreen Brick Works
550 Bayview Ave
Toronto, ON
Join us for play, art and stewardship during Earth month as we explore and celebrate planet Earth and the different plants and animals which call it home.
http://www.evergreen.ca/whats-on/event/nature-play-childrens-garden
*Northern Heat Rib Series (Toronto)
Yonge-Dundas Square
1 Dundas St East, Toronto
Toronto, ON
Northern Heat Rib Series is Canada’s largest Rib & Craft Beer Series featuring some of the best rib teams in North America. With events across Ontario, you can always rely on us to bring you the BEST barbeque and food festival experience!
Our Craft Beer Market & Summer Cocktails will you keep you refreshed all summer long! All our events include free admission, live music, kids zone, backyard BBQ games, free parking and much more…Guaranteed fun for all ages!
*Junior at Harbourfront (Toronto)
Harbourfront
235 Queens Quay
Toronto, ON

Harbourfront Centre’s international children’s festival heads into its second year, bringing leading contemporary artists together to animate young minds.
Exciting productions from British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, as well as Australia, Norway, Belgium, the United States and the Republic of Korea tackle issues facing young people today.
These powerful performances are the perfect opportunity for young people to explore identity, growth, belonging and transformation. Have fun with your family all long weekend with free activities that include circus acts, dress-up, storytelling, live concerts and more.
www.harbourfrontcentre.com/junior
*Uptown International (Toronto)
Toronto Centre for the Arts
5040 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON
Explore the whimsical wonders of theatre with internationally-acclaimed guests this May long weekend!
The Uptown International Children’s Festival, presented by TO Live, is an action-packed and fun-filled weekend where children of all ages and their families can experience live theatrical performances, participate in sing-alongs, explore worlds of wonder, and create new and lasting memories.
Toronto Centre for the Arts will host theatrical performances, with outdoor activities and interactive events happening at the adjacent Mel Lastman Square.
Featured theatrical performances include a comedic international clowning production about friendship, a re-mastering of the classic tale of Macbeth, a performance about the environment and how one person can enact positive change, and a musical performance of the Grammy-Award Winning “Feel What You Feel” by Lisa Loeb where everyone is encouraged to embrace their inner child and feel all the feels!
All families are welcomed at the inaugural Uptown International Children’s Festival for a weekend filled with laughter and amazement!
http://www.sonycentre.ca/calendar-event-details/?id=472
*Slime Palooza (Toronto)
1pm-3pm
Withrow Park Clubhouse (Danforth)
725 Logan Ave
(beside the playground & splash pad)
Toronto, ON
It’s squishy, stretchy, ooey gooey bliss!
Join us at our slime convention being led by two eleven year-old, entrepreneurial slime sellers.
Buy slime, make slime, trade slime! It’s all about slime! Kids will have a chance to make slime with the purchase of a Slime Making ticket.
Plus there’s an auction, raffles, prizes, Slime + Circuits demonstrations and more!
http://www.tickettailor.com/events/codezillakids/252901
*Kaboomfest Festival (Milton)
12pm-11pm
Milton Fairgrounds
136 Robert Street
Milton, ON
Lots of Rides – Games – Food – Fireworks
Ride Bracelet Day on all three days for $35.00 each day – SAVE $15.00 and by online for $20.00 – Bring your online purchase to the Magical Midways Ticket booth to redeem – Good for One Person at one Time Visit – No Refunds for any reason including weather – Ride Bracelet will not be replaced if removed – $1.00 from each online purchase will be donated to the Junior Diabetes Foundation.
Unlimited Amusement Rides on a One Time Basis
$20.00
*Fire Works (Hamilton) (FREE)
5pm-11pm
Dundas Driving Park
71 Cross Street
Hamilton, ON
The Dundas Valley Sunrise Rotary Club and the City of Hamilton are pleased to present Victoria Day Fireworks at the Dundas Driving Park.
Fireworks display- 9:30pm
https://www.hamilton.ca/attractions/events-calendar/victoria-day-fireworks
**MONDAY, MAY 20, 2019**
*Victoria Day Fireworks (Toronto) (FREE)
Ashbridges Bay Park
Lake Shore Blvd Est
Toronto, ON
Come enjoy the end of the first long weekend of summer at Ashbridges Bay Park. Celebrate Victoria Day with a dazzling display of pyrotechnics that will definitely impress. The show is free and begins at dusk. Please do not bring or light personal fireworks.
http://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/1/index.html
*Northern Heat Rib Series (Toronto)
Yonge-Dundas Square
1 Dundas St East, Toronto
Toronto, ON
Northern Heat Rib Series is Canada’s largest Rib & Craft Beer Series featuring some of the best rib teams in North America. With events across Ontario, you can always rely on us to bring you the BEST barbeque and food festival experience!
Our Craft Beer Market & Summer Cocktails will you keep you refreshed all summer long! All our events include free admission, live music, kids zone, backyard BBQ games, free parking and much more…Guaranteed fun for all ages!
*Junior at Harbourfront (Toronto)
Harbourfront
235 Queens Quay
Toronto, ON
Harbourfront Centre’s international children’s festival heads into its second year, bringing leading contemporary artists together to animate young minds.
Exciting productions from British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, as well as Australia, Norway, Belgium, the United States and the Republic of Korea tackle issues facing young people today.
These powerful performances are the perfect opportunity for young people to explore identity, growth, belonging and transformation. Have fun with your family all long weekend with free activities that include circus acts, dress-up, storytelling, live concerts and more.
www.harbourfrontcentre.com/junior/
*Victoria Day at Fort York (Toronto)
10am-5pm
Fort York National Historic Site
250 Fort York Boulevard
Toronto, ON
Join a guided tour, take part in soldier’s drills or watch historic cooking demonstrations in one of the oldest kitchens in Toronto. Visitors can also stop by the Fort York Visitor Centre and explore immersive and interactive exhibits on the history of Toronto and the Fort.
Tours every hour on the hour, drill classes at 11:00 am, 1:00 & 3:00 pm, ongoing historic cooking demonstrations. Fort York is one of 10 Toronto History Museums which explore where Toronto’s many pasts, presents and futures meet. The museum, a 43-acre national historic site located in the heart of downtown Toronto, is a registered archaeological site, and home to Canada’s largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings.
Admission:
Child: $6.00 | Youth: $8.00 | Adult: $14.00 | Senior: $10.00
http://www.toronto.ca/museum-events
*Kaboomfest Festival (Milton)
12pm-11pm
Milton Fairgrounds
136 Robert Street
Milton, ON
Lots of Rides – Games – Food – Fireworks
Ride Bracelet Day on all three days for $35.00 each day – SAVE $15.00 and by online for $20.00 – Bring your online purchase to the Magical Midways Ticket booth to redeem – Good for One Person at one Time Visit – No Refunds for any reason including weather – Ride Bracelet will not be replaced if removed – $1.00 from each online purchase will be donated to the Junior Diabetes Foundation.
Unlimited Amusement Rides on a One Time Basis
$20.00
*Spring Time on the Farm (Oakville)
10am-4pm
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
1219 Burloak Drive
Oakville, Ontario
Celebrate spring the historical way on Victoria Day! Our Spring Time on the Farm event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Spruce Lane Farmhouse and the surrounding farm.
There will be live music, blacksmith display, heritage crafts and demonstrations plus Victorian games. Kids can earn their Park Ranger card by helping with spring planting in the garden. Everyone will enjoy visiting the animals, we have turkeys, chickens, pigs and cows. No reservation required. All activities are on-going. Bus tours welcome.
http://www.brontecreek.org/index.php/the-park/featured-events/spring-thyme.html
*Victoria Day (Hamilton)
12:30pm-4pm
Westfield Heritage Village
1049 Kirkwall Road
Rockton, ON
Enjoy live music, a children’s craft, learn about Victorian foods and take your photograph with Queen Victoria.
Admission is $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for seniors (65+) and $6.50 for Youths ages 6-17. Children 5 and under are admitted free. Family Rate is $32.00 (two adults and two youth). HCA Members receive free admission for two adults and up to four youths. Parking is free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online.
www.westfieldheritage.ca/events/victoria-day/
*Summer Kick-Off (Mississauga) (FREE)
12pm-4pm
Mississauga Celebration Square
300 City Centre Drive
Mississauga, ON

Join us as we soar to new heights with spectacular appearances from Xtreme Bike Show and Elevate: A Cirque Production. With a Mini Lion’s Club Farmer’s Market, food trucks and dazzling performances at Make Believe Theatre, the Summer Kick-Off is a true a taste of what to expect this season at the Square.
Enjoy endless summer fun with air brush face painting, roaming stilt walkers, giant floor pianos, interactive Silly Putty Making Station, or just splash around in the Fountain.
Make some noise at the Rhythm Works Thunder Station, Drumming Workshops or unleash your inner Rock Star with our friends from Air Guitar Canada leading an epic Air Guitar Along!
Let’s get loud, Mississauga, because summer is finally here and we’re ready to celebrate!
http://culture.mississauga.ca/event/celebration-square/summer-kick
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