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Cheapies & Freebies

Cheapies Category

Raising a family is an expensive proposition these days, and everyone’s piggybank could use a little break, right? So we’ve compiled this list of Cheapies & Freebies to help lessen the load!

Tobogganing
Guide to the Best Spots to Go Tobogganing in Toronto (Updated for 2024/2025)

Toronto is a tobogganing kind of town: we don’t have mountains or a fancy skating canal or enough snowfall to build a long-standing structure, but what we do have is hills, hills and more hills. Due to geographic elements (ravines carved into the ground by flowing rivers from the Canadian
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Ajax Winterfest

The annual Ajax Winterfest is back for free frosty fun on Family Day! It includes numerous winter-themed activities, such as inflatables, ice and snow painting, face painting, crafts, live entertainment, free hot chocolate and s’more making, ball hockey, and local vendors. Ajax Winterfest Date: February 17, 2025 Time: 11:00 AM
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City of Toronto: Free New Year’s Skating Parties

The City of Toronto, the Mayor and Toronto City Council host Free New Year’s Skating Parties to celebrate the start of 2025 in four venues covering all corners of the city! Join Mayor Olivia Chow and Members of Toronto City Council with family-friendly afternoon events, featuring music, free hot chocolate,
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Cineplex Cinemas: Family Favourites Saturday

Cineplex Cinemas’ Family Favourites program lets you enjoy discounted family-friendly movies every Saturday for only $2.99* a ticket! It’s an affordable way to spend time with your little ones, so grab some popcorn and check out the upcoming line-up of fun films. Upcoming Schedule: November 23 — The Polar Express
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Skating Events
Guide to the Best Skating Events in Toronto

Winter weather can be pretty topsy-turvy here in Toronto. There may not always be snow on the ground, but there is always ice! Thanks to city-run rinks with cooling equipment, as well as independent organizers, there are numerous well-maintained spots to go skating around town. So, why not get the
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YZD: Hangar Skate

Hangar Skate returns to YZD, with a free pop-up skating rink at the vibrant 370-acre neighbourhood at the former Downsview Airport lands. The event features complimentary indoor arts programming, Friday DJ Skate Nights, affordable skate rentals, free lessons on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, drop-in arts programming at the YZD Experience
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Harbourfront Centre: DJ Skate Nights and Opening Night

Harbourfront Centre hosts another season of DJ Skate Nights, including an Opening Night Celebration, featuring a different guest DJ every Saturday night as skaters enjoy gliding under the stars and along the shores of Lake Ontario. Admission is free and is fun for all ages, plus free skate rentals are 
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Little Canada: Holiday Events

Little Canada wants you wish you a merry *little* Christmas with holiday events, including Holiday Photos with Maurice the Moose and a FREE Ornament Workshop! Get ready for some festive fun at Little Canada for two days of holiday cheer, the perfect opportunity to capture some festive memories. Little Canada Holiday
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Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra: “Classical Christmas”

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra presents an enchanted evening of holiday music with “Classical Christmas”, featuring selections by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Rimsky-Korsakov, along with the Christmas Overture by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Plus, kids 12 and under are free to attend! Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra: “Classical Christmas” When: December 14, 2024 Time: 8:00pm
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Disco Descendants Holiday Family Rave

Bring your kids (yes, even babies are welcome) to the Disco Descendants Holiday Family Rave at the Blue Moon Brewery at STACKT market and introduce your family to the uplifting unity of getting funky on the dance floor! With a modified, kid-friendly club experience, this free party features camp-as-Christmas disco
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