**SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2019**
*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.
*Summer Festival (Markham) (Free Admission)
St. Mary And St Samuel The Confessor Coptic Church
9393 Mccowan Road
Markham, ON
St. Mary and St. Samuel the Confessor Coptic Orthodox Church would like to cordially invite you to our long awaited 3-days Summer Festival. Come out and join us for:
Fresh BBQ (Chicken Sovlaki, Kofta, Hot Dogs, Sausage, Burgers, Fries, Rice, Salads…)
Ice Cream, Popsicle, Cotton Candy & Popcorn
Jumping Castle, Face painting, Henna Tattoos, Manicure
Accessories Sale, Tour of the Church
Come join us and invite others to this fun event! All are welcome.
Friday August 2 from 6-11
Saturday August 3 from 11-11
Sunday 4 from 11-9
https://www.smsscoptic.ca/?fbclid=IwAR3INsXuINRp4AcqAjcGJCnkNcEozz9l4yCdb32kexhrmDCgZ1Jfs-AydB4
*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/201908-aout-august
*Summer Evenings (Scarborough) (FREE)
1pm-8pm
Dance Workshop Begins At 6pm
Scarborough Museum
1007 Brimley Rd
Scarborough, ON
Summer Evenings – Dance Saturdays (Until August 31)
If you’re a fan of dances and world music, enjoy a day of fun, games and plenty of dance moves!
All day long there will be activities like a scavenger hunt, giant-sized games including connect four, checkers, chess, snakes and ladders.
Sample a tasty treat in the historic buildings and learn salsa or Filipino tinikling with our instructors.
*Simcoe Day Weekend Fun (Scarborough)
1pm-8pm
Scarborough Museum
Thomson Memorial Park
1007 Brimley Rd
Scarborough, ON
Enjoy family programming with a historic twist at Scarborough Museum during the long weekend.
Sample treats baked in the wood burning stove and the open hearth and participate in different themed programming each day including giant life-sized board games from checker, chess and connect four.
Live blacksmithing demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday.
https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/exhibits-events
*Ribfest (Scarborough)
Thomson Memorial Park
Lawrence Avenue East and Brimley Road
Scarborough, ON
Scarborough Ribfest is the summer’s largest community event in East Toronto. The Rotary Club of Scarborough runs Scarborough Ribfest as an annual festival and fundraiser. All moneys raised by the Rotary Club of Scarborough are donated to charitable projects in Scarborough, Toronto, and around the world.
This year, Ribfest will have 10 incredible Ribbers from all over Canada and the US, along with 20 other food vendors, a midway, and over 50 other craft vendors! To keep you cool, beer and coolers along with pop and water will be available at the two Rotary tents. 11 fantastic live bands will be providing live entertainment free during the weekend .For the young and young at heart, open mike Karaoke will start each day at 11 AM.
Cost
Entertainment and parking are free.
http://www.scarboroughribfest.com
*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
*Weekend Explorers (Toronto) (FREE)
10am-11am
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON
Join us for a fun family program on the weekends at the Legislative Building during the summer! During this one hour program designed for families with children aged 6-10 you will:
-Explore the Legislative Building and Chamber through a fun scavenger hunt
-Play games that teach you about Ontario’s Parliament
-Participate in a craft activity
Pre-registration is not required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
http://www.ola.org/en/visit-learn/programs/summer-programs
*Party 4 Paws (Toronto)
Trinity Bellwoods Park – Dog Bowl
790 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON
Party 4 Paws is a family-friendly, fully accessible event where everyone can meet animal rescue heroes and pets looking for their forever homes, learn responsible pet ownership, and support a great cause. Admission is free, and all donations go towards helping animals in need.
There will also be other activities and attractions including face painting, a photo booth, treats for pets, and displays of pet supplies, services, and goodies from an array of new and established businesses.
Rain date: Sunday, August 4.
*Food Truck Festival (Toronto)
Woodbine Park
Coxwell Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East
Toronto, ON
Woodbine Park has never tasted this delicious before. Back for another year, The Toronto Food Truck Festival is serving up some real must-eats! As always, admission is free and there’s something for everyone.
Entertain yourself with some of Toronto’s best local talent, participate in our live-eating challenges and enjoy a cold beer!
http://www.torontofoodtruckfestival.com
*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
http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/programseventsandschoolresources/pamakids.asp?_mid_=19896
*Kempenfest (Barrie)
Centennial Beach
Barrie, ON
There’s lots to do for kids at Kempenfest. From the exciting Traveling Theme Park to the Tim Hortons Family Centre, to arts and crafts demonstrations for kids, there’s no reason to leave the youngsters at home. And if that’s not enough, check out the accessible playground at Centennial Beach and take the kids for a dip in Barrie’s popular waterfront beach.
And new this year, Jump On! A new inflatable on-water attraction (fees apply) Summer is for kids, and so is Kempenfest.
Take a Magic Dragon Ride
Your first stop should be the Robertson Traveling Theme Park Midway – sure to thrill your kids for many hours. The hot attraction again this year is Drop Zone. Go ahead, join them for a tummy turning trip. Fun? Wow!
Kempenfest chooses to partner with Robertson Amusements because of their impeccable safety record, the clean and attractive rides, and their friendly and helpful staff. Have some fun at the midway.
And even if you take away everything Kempenfest has to offer your kids you’re still left with one the favourite parks there is in Barrie. Between the accessible playground, sandy white beach Centennial Park is one of Barrie’s most popular parks. So if all else fails, make sure you pack a swimsuit and go jump in the lake with your kids. You’ll both love it.
Lots of Activities in the Tim Hortons Family Centre
Stop by the Tim Hortons Family Centre where kids can paint our giant mural, or pick a mini bird house to paint, or do lots of other arts and crafts. There’s lots of games and activities, quiet places for nursing moms to take a break. Grab a bite to eat from Beavertails or Pita Pit. Surrounded by Centennial Beach and the Accessible Playground, the Tim Hortons Family centre is hosted by Barrie Lions and YMCA volunteers. Great thanks to Tim Hortons and Ontario for supporting this new adventure.
**SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2019**
*Summer Festival (Markham) (Free Admission)
St. Mary And St Samuel The Confessor Coptic Church
9393 Mccowan Road
Markham, ON
St. Mary and St. Samuel the Confessor Coptic Orthodox Church would like to cordially invite you to our long awaited 3-days Summer Festival. Come out and join us for:
Fresh BBQ (Chicken Sovlaki, Kofta, Hot Dogs, Sausage, Burgers, Fries, Rice, Salads…)
Ice Cream, Popsicle, Cotton Candy & Popcorn
Jumping Castle, Face painting, Henna Tattoos, Manicure
Accessories Sale, Tour of the Church
Come join us and invite others to this fun event! All are welcome.
Friday August 2 from 6-11
Saturday August 3 from 11-11
Sunday 4 from 11-9
https://www.smsscoptic.ca/?fbclid=IwAR3INsXuINRp4AcqAjcGJCnkNcEozz9l4yCdb32kexhrmDCgZ1Jfs-AydB4
*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/201908-aout-august
*Staycation Sundays (Scarborough) (FREE)
12pm-5pm
Scarborough Museum
Thomson Memorial Park
1007 Brimley Road
Scarborough, ON
Unplug, relax and get away from the city…in the city! Bring your family, friends and a picnic meal to the heart of beautiful Thomson Park to relax, surrounded by nature. Use one of our picnic blankets or bring your own! Try samples of freshly churned ice cream or taste test our popcorn. Check out what’s cooking in the historic buildings, learn some new old-fashioned dance moves, play giant games, try your hand at horseshoe, croquet and lawn darts.
Runs Until August 25th
*Ribfest (Scarborough)
Thomson Memorial Park
Lawrence Avenue East and Brimley Road
Scarborough, ON
Scarborough Ribfest is the summer’s largest community event in East Toronto. The Rotary Club of Scarborough runs Scarborough Ribfest as an annual festival and fundraiser. All moneys raised by the Rotary Club of Scarborough are donated to charitable projects in Scarborough, Toronto, and around the world.
This year, Ribfest will have 10 incredible Ribbers from all over Canada and the US, along with 20 other food vendors, a midway, and over 50 other craft vendors! To keep you cool, beer and coolers along with pop and water will be available at the two Rotary tents. 11 fantastic live bands will be providing live entertainment free during the weekend .For the young and young at heart, open mike Karaoke will start each day at 11 AM.
Cost
Entertainment and parking are free.
http://www.scarboroughribfest.com
*Staycation Sundays (Toronto) (FREE)
12pm-5pm
Todmorden Mills
67 Pottery Road
Toronto, ON
Drop by Todmorden Mills for an unforgettable summer! Enjoy different activities each week including arts, crafts and painting en plein air; indoor and outdoor games, macramé workshop and ice cream churned the old fashioned way!
On until August 30th.
All outdoor activities are free.
*Staycation Sundays Summer Sodas (Toronto) (FREE)
12pm-5pm
Spadina Museum
285 Spadina Road
Toronto, ON
What did frozen lakes have to do with summer sodas? Learn about harvesting ice, and how summer ice delivery made cool drinks possible in the 1920s.
Mix up a fruity summer soda and enjoy it on the beautiful grounds of Spadina Museum. Come up with your own soda flavor and design a bottle label. Once you’re fortified with a cool drink, challenge your friends to an outdoor game like badminton, croquet, or quoits.
On until August 30th.
All outdoor activities are free.
*Staycation Sundays (Toronto) (FREE)
12pm-5pm
Colborne Lodge
11 Colborne Lodge Drive
Toronto, ON
Bring your own picnic to the grounds of Colborne Lodge on Sunday afternoons. Enjoy a variety of informal music performances, dance, outdoor games and art activities as well as mini-garden and outdoor history tours. Learn to play croquet on the lawn. Bring your own board games to play in the shade. Mix your own shrub (a traditional summer fruit drink). Check the chalkboard for times and details every Sunday.
On until August 25th.
All outdoor activities are free.
*Staycation Sundays (Toronto) (FREE)
12pm-5pm
Mackenzie House
82 Bond Street
Toronto, ON
Join museum staff for free activations in the Mackenzie House courtyard and experience summer in the city unplugged. Different activities every week include post card printing, ice cream making and summer songs.
On until August 25th
All outdoor activities are free.
*Staycation Sundays (Toronto) (FREE)
12pm-5pm
Gibson House
5172 Yonge Street
North York, ON
Enjoy indoor and outdoor 19th-century preserving demonstrations using seasonal produce from the Gibson House Garden. Try traditional summer drinks or ice creams and play games on the great lawn. There will be different outdoor interactive interpretive activities each week.
On until August 25th
All outdoor activities are free.
*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
*Weekend Explorers (Toronto) (FREE)
10am-11am
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON
Join us for a fun family program on the weekends at the Legislative Building during the summer! During this one hour program designed for families with children aged 6-10 you will:
-Explore the Legislative Building and Chamber through a fun scavenger hunt
-Play games that teach you about Ontario’s Parliament
-Participate in a craft activity
Have fun, all for free!
Pre-registration is not required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
http://www.ola.org/en/visit-learn/programs/summer-programs
*Food Truck Festival (Toronto)
Woodbine Park
Coxwell Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East
Toronto, ON
Woodbine Park has never tasted this delicious before. Back for another year, The Toronto Food Truck Festival is serving up some real must-eats! As always, admission is free and there’s something for everyone.
Entertain yourself with some of Toronto’s best local talent, participate in our live-eating challenges and enjoy a cold beer!
http://www.torontofoodtruckfestival.com
*Staycation Sundays (Etobicoke) (FREE)
12pm-5pm
Montgomery’s Inn
4709 Dundas St. West
Etobicoke, ON
Vacation like a Victorian at Montgomery’s Inn this summer! Enjoy games like cat’s cradle, stilts and bean bag toss, and try churning ice cream the old-fashioned way. Bring or borrow a blanket and purchase a picnic plate, featuring artisan cheese, charcuterie, pickles, oatcakes and a cookie, along with hot or iced tea. Visit our Roots of History Garden, an edible timeline & tribute to the agricultural history of the Inn’s land from pre-contact to today and enjoy farm-to-table demonstrations including butter churning and pickle making.
Until August 25
Outdoor events are free
Indoor activities included in admission
Small charge for tea room offerings
*Joseph Brant Day Festival (Burlington)
11am-4pm
La Salle Park
50 North Shore Blvd E
Burlington, ON
Celebrate Joseph Brant Day this Civic holiday at La Salle Park from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.! Museums of Burlington is proud to present this free event, celebrating our local heritage, multi-culturalism and community. The day will feature main stage entertainment, food trucks, free children’s activities by local organizations, a Museums Children’s STEAM zone, a vendor’s market, and community displays. Bring your own water bottle and fill up at the quench cart.
www.museumsofburlington.ca/events
*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
http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/programseventsandschoolresources/pamakids.asp?_mid_=19896
**MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2019**
*Simcoe Day Weekend Fun (Scarborough)
1pm-6pm
Scarborough Museum
Thomson Memorial Park
1007 Brimley Rd
Scarborough, ON
Enjoy family programming with a historic twist at Scarborough Museum during the long weekend.
Sample treats baked in the wood burning stove and the open hearth and participate in different themed programming each day including giant life-sized board games from checker, chess and connect four.
Live blacksmithing demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday.
https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/exhibits-events
*Ribfest (Scarborough)
Thomson Memorial Park
Lawrence Avenue East and Brimley Road
Scarborough, ON
Scarborough Ribfest is the summer’s largest community event in East Toronto. The Rotary Club of Scarborough runs Scarborough Ribfest as an annual festival and fundraiser. All moneys raised by the Rotary Club of Scarborough are donated to charitable projects in Scarborough, Toronto, and around the world.
This year, Ribfest will have 10 incredible Ribbers from all over Canada and the US, along with 20 other food vendors, a midway, and over 50 other craft vendors! To keep you cool, beer and coolers along with pop and water will be available at the two Rotary tents. 11 fantastic live bands will be providing live entertainment free during the weekend .For the young and young at heart, open mike Karaoke will start each day at 11 AM.
Cost
Entertainment and parking are free.
http://www.scarboroughribfest.com
*Simcoe Day (Toronto) (FREE)
10am-5pm
Fort York National Historic Site
250 Fort York Blvd
Toronto, ON
Fort York comes to life in honour of the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (1793-96) and founder of Fort York and the Town of York – John Graves Simcoe.
Walk the historic grounds and thrill to musketry, artillery and music demonstrations presented by the Fort York Guard and Guards from Fort George National Historic Site of Canada and Old Fort Erie.
Visit the working kitchen in the 1815 Officers’ Brick Barracks, take tours of the Fort’s buildings, and delight in historical crafts and displays. This day also marks Emancipation Day.
Check out a special exhibit presented by the Ontario Black History Society in the Lobby of the Visitor Centre. Enjoy an evening performance by Jason Wilson’s Sumach Roots. This great day will celebrate the legacy of Fort York and its place in Toronto’s history.
*Island Soul Festival (Toronto)
Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON
Harbourfront Centre brings the rich legacy of Caribbean music to Toronto’s waterfront with our four-day weekend festival Island Soul. From Reggae star Etana to a night of comedy with Canada’s rising comedians Trixx and friends, join us for a weekend of Caribbean music, food, entertainment and more.
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/islandsoul
*Kempenfest (Barrie)
Centennial Beach
Barrie, ON
There’s lots to do for kids at Kempenfest. From the exciting Traveling Theme Park to the Tim Hortons Family Centre, to arts and crafts demonstrations for kids, there’s no reason to leave the youngsters at home. And if that’s not enough, check out the accessible playground at Centennial Beach and take the kids for a dip in Barrie’s popular waterfront beach.
And new this year, Jump On! A new inflatable on-water attraction (fees apply) Summer is for kids, and so is Kempenfest.
Take a Magic Dragon Ride
Your first stop should be the Robertson Traveling Theme Park Midway – sure to thrill your kids for many hours. The hot attraction again this year is Drop Zone. Go ahead, join them for a tummy turning trip. Fun? Wow!
Kempenfest chooses to partner with Robertson Amusements because of their impeccable safety record, the clean and attractive rides, and their friendly and helpful staff. Have some fun at the midway.
And even if you take away everything Kempenfest has to offer your kids you’re still left with one the favourite parks there is in Barrie. Between the accessible playground, sandy white beach Centennial Park is one of Barrie’s most popular parks. So if all else fails, make sure you pack a swimsuit and go jump in the lake with your kids. You’ll both love it.
Lots of Activities in the Tim Hortons Family Centre
Stop by the Tim Hortons Family Centre where kids can paint our giant mural, or pick a mini bird house to paint, or do lots of other arts and crafts. There’s lots of games and activities, quiet places for nursing moms to take a break. Grab a bite to eat from Beavertails or Pita Pit. Surrounded by Centennial Beach and the Accessible Playground, the Tim Hortons Family centre is hosted by Barrie Lions and YMCA volunteers. Great thanks to Tim Hortons and Ontario for supporting this new adventure.
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