Feel the heat at The Bentway with their Summer Opening Night Party to kick-off their new summer program, Sun/Shade. Mix, mingle, and dance under the Gardiner with friends and neighbours as the Sun/Shade Opening Night Party hosts the summer’s coolest party, including an all-ages Sunglasses at Night fashion show. The
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This summer, The Bentway invites visitors to meet under the Gardiner Expressway with their season-long arts program “Sun/Shade”! This new summer program of free public art and gatherings brings artists, designers, and researchers together to explore ideas about sun and shade so cities can adapt to rising temperatures and create
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Located a short ferry ride across the Toronto Harbour on Centre Island, Centreville Amusement Park is a popular family-friendly spot, with over 20 acres of space to enjoy. Featuring more than 30 rides & attractions and 14 mouth-watering food outlets, this is the ultimate summer destination for families with young
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The City of Toronto hosts the Spring Bird Festival at Colonel Samuel Smith Park in Etobicoke, where families can enjoy a day of guided bird walks, live birds, reptiles and amphibians, backyard habitat building, art workshops, children’s activities, and educational displays. Take your whole family (including leashed dogs) on a
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Cabbagetown Forsythia Festival celebrates its community through the bright yellow forsythia shrubs found in early spring throughout this historical and close-knit neighbourhood just east of Toronto’s downtown. Hosted by the Cabbagetown Residents Association, the festival starts with a neighbourhood parade starting at Riverdale Farm and continues with a party at
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The snow has finally melted so it’s time to take our kids’ bikes and skateboards out of storage! If your child or teen is ready to move beyond the sidewalk, the many bike and skateboard parks in Toronto can offer them a unique challenge. Our city has lots of great
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Explore the natural woodlands of Kortright Centre for Conservation, just 10 minutes north of Toronto in Vaughan, because time outside is always time well spent! Not only is Kortright a beautiful outdoor oasis, but they also offer educational programs, workshops and events for people of all ages. Kortright Centre For
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Toronto residents and visitors are obsessed with cherry blossoms! Technically called Sakura, these gorgeous flowering trees bloom each year between late April and early May (depending on weather conditions, of course). Gawkers descend on parks across the GTA to stroll amongst the rows and, naturally, take lots of selfies! Don’t
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Join the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) at Tommy Thompson Park for the free Spring Bird Festival, where families can learn about the amazing phenomenon of migration and also the importance of bird conservation. Go on a bird walk with a knowledgeable guide, take part in kid-friendly bird-themed games
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It’s winter, but that doesn’t mean camping season is over! If you want to get away from the city this winter and out into nature, but you’re not loving the idea of sleeping in a freezing tent, roofed accommodation could be the happy medium you’re looking for. You get the
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