Spend some quality time with your loved ones on this newer statutory holiday! Accordingly, there are kid-friendly happenings going on outdoors and indoors, all through the long weekend (even starting on Friday, which is a PA Day for many area students). Furthermore, don’t forget to get outside with your family, and enjoy everything the winter season has to offer… particularly skiing and snowboarding at Brimacombe! Slide into our Guide to Family Day Weekend Events and Activities in Toronto and the GTA for all the details.
Brimacombe
What better way to spend time together with your crew on Family Day Weekend than to hang out on the slopes of Brimacombe! Wintertime is the perfect time to be active in the crisp fresh air, spending time with family, having fun and getting some exercise too. Even better, Brimacombe is just 45 minutes east of Toronto!
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Aga Khan Museum
Looking for some activities this Family Day Weekend that are educational, fun and FREE? Gather your whole family to celebrate both the long weekend and the Lunar New Year at the Aga Khan Museum! Presented in partnership with the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (CCC), families can participate in vibrant activities and enjoy exciting demonstrations.
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Kidapalooza Family Festival
This Family Day Weekend, Kidapalooza Family Festival returns for its fifth year of indoor fun — it’s the ultimate family day out! With 100,000 square feet at YZD (formerly Downsview Airport Lands), where you can spend the day in a massive indoor space and have a great time together as a family, regardless of the turbulent winter weather.
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Mississauga at the Living Arts Centre: “The Gruffalo’s Child”
Spend Family Day with your whole den of adorably beastly creatures to see “The Gruffalo’s Child”, with two matinée shows on holiday Monday! This remarkable stage performance offers family-friendly entertainment at an affordable price, with $10 tickets per person!
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Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO): “Hot, Hot, Hot!”
Has your family got the winter blues? Not to worry, since Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has a miraculous musical cure with their matinée concerts of “Hot, Hot, Hot!” Part of the exuberant 2024/2025 season of their Young People’s Concert Series, it is bound to make everyone in the family feel warm inside!
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Young People’s Theatre: “The Darkest Dark”
Young People’s Theatre (YPT) brings back the stellar production of “The Darkest Dark”, the ground-breaking new theatrical experience from the imagination of Canadian rockstar astronaut Chris Hadfield. Ideal for kids aged 6-12, there are special showtimes on Family Day long weekend, so the whole family can experience it together!
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Family Day Events — Major Attractions & Museums
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO): Family Day Weekend
Families can spend time being creative together and attending special events at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) throughout Family Day Weekend.
Casa Loma: High Tea at the Castle
Casa Loma is offering a traditional High Tea experience just in time for Family Day Weekend. In addition, guests have the opportunity to tour the castle afterwards.
Distillery District: Fireside in The Distillery
Feel cozy cottage vibes this Winter at the Distillery District’s Fireside in The Distillery event, a Canadian celebration of hot chocolate and s’mores!
Hockey Hall of Fame: Family Day
Score some fun at Hockey Hall of Fame on Family Day! Play interactive games, discover Canada’s national pastime, and marvel at the coveted Stanley Cup for FREE!
Little Canada: Family Day Weekend
At Little Canada this Family Day weekend, families can experience our home and native land in miniature scale with discounted child tickets.
STACKT market: Sweet City Fest
STACKT market returns with the Sweet City Fest, perfect for Family Day! The festival is free to enter and includes community events, live music and performances, experiences and workshops, vendor markets, and food and drink specials.
Toronto History Museums: Family Day Weekend Activities
Learn more about our city for free over Family Day Weekend at Toronto History Museums, with guided tours and artistic activities.
Toronto Zoo Family Day Activities
Families can have a wild Family Day long weekend at the Toronto Zoo with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle meet and greet, and an orchid exhibit.
Village at Black Creek: Snowy Days at the Village
Head to the Village at Black Creek this Family Day weekend to partake in Snowy Days at the Village and discover the magic of winters past.
Family Day Events — Holiday Weekend in Toronto
Arcadia Earth: Family Fun Fest
Arcadia Earth hosts Family Fun Fest, a four-day party filled with family-friendly activities, all about having fun while caring about sustainability.
Canadian International AutoShow
The Auto Show returns to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre returns with new innovations and experiences for car lovers. Plus, there’s also family-friendly activities, from LEGO and Hot Wheels.
Harbourfront Centre & Street Eats Market: Maple Syrup Festival
Harbourfront Centre and Street Eats Market host a new Maple Syrup Festival, featuring maple food, ice skating and family activities.
Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Family Fun Program
Families can learn about the inner workings of Ontario’s Parliament in a two-hour interactive program for kids aged 6-12. The event includes a tour, scavenger hunt, dress-up activity and a mock debate.
Toronto Comic Book Show
TCBS is Canada’s largest comic show, where you can buy, sell and trade comics from 100+ vendor tables, plus there’s free raffle tickets and free entry for kids under 12.
T.Y.T. Theatre: “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”
Journey to an under-water magical kingdom with Ariel and her fishy friends “Under the Sea” as T.Y.T. Theatre presents “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”, performed live at the Wychwood Theatre and featuring all your favourite songs!
Family Day Events — Holiday Monday in Toronto
Bata Shoe Museum: Family Day at the BSM
Stomp over to the Bata Shoe Museum and spend Family Day at the BSM by taking a self-guided tour, playing games and making crafts.
The Bentway: Skate Trail Last Day on Family Day
Finish off the skating season at The Bentway with a Family Day skate party on Monday afternoon, with extended hours from 12:00 PM until 9:00 PM.
Evergreen Brick Works: Family Day Free Skate
Usually only happening on Saturdays and Sundays, families can also go for a skate (with special hours: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM) on the holiday Monday at the charming Evergreen Brick Works.
Model Railroad Club of Toronto
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto celebrates Family Day, welcoming the public to view Canada’s premier O scale model railroad, inspired by the Central Ontario Railway.
Riverdale Farm: Family Day Drop-In
Riverdale Farm offers free family fun with their Family Day Drop-in program, including farming demonstrations and indoor play.
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre: Free Family Fun Day
The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre welcomes their community on Family Day for a free open house. It includes family programming, bouncy castles and sporting activities.
Winter Stations Design Competition
Starting on Family Day, Winter Stations returns to Toronto’s beaches with public art installations to celebrate our winter waterfront landscape.
Family Day Events — Holiday Weekend in the GTA
Friday Harbour Skate Escape
Embrace the best of the winter season at Friday Harbour with The Skate Escape! This event features ice skating, live entertainment, and more!
Hamilton Winterfest
Hamilton Winterfest 2024 includes 70+ events all across the city! Events include a pop culture exhibition, concerts, crafts, dance, theatre, fashion, art installations, a Family Day festival and more.
Kids Fest TO
Kids Fest TO arrives just in time for the Family Day long weekend, taking place indoors at the International Centre in Mississauga. Enjoy the numerous inflatable rides, carnival games and attractions.
Ontario Free Fishing Weekend
Try out ice fishing for free across the province with this government-sponsored program. If you don’t know how to fish just yet, then check out the free online Learn to Fish program!
Winterlit
Bask in the natural beauty of Mountsberg Conservation Area by taking an illuminated walk in the woods at Winterlit. Along the way, enjoy art installations, musical performances and fires for warming up.
Family Day Events — Holiday Monday in the GTA
Ajax Winterfest
The annual Ajax Winterfest is back for free frosty fun on Family Day! The event includes inflatables, snow painting, face painting, crafts, entertainment, free hot chocolate and s’mores, ball hockey, and more.
Downtown Mississauga
Downtown Mississauga hosts a Family Day Weekend party, including free hands-on activities, skating at Celebration Square, and more.
Elliott Tree Farm: Maple Syrup Experience
Sweeten your Family Day Weekend with a trip to Elliott Tree Farm for their Maple Syrup Experience! Enjoy a pancake breakfast as well as a sugarbush tour.
Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives: Family Day at PAMA
Spend Family Day in Brampton at Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives with free art activities, storytelling sessions and performances.
Wintertime is the perfect time to be active in the crisp fresh air, spending time with your whole crew on Family Day Weekend. So, be sure to have fun and get some exercise on the slopes of Brimacombe! Even better, Brimacombe is just 45 minutes east of Toronto so there’s no need to travel far to reach one of Southern Ontario’s best and largest ski hills!
There’s so many ways for families to embrace the *cool* winter season at “The Brim”! Along with promotions, specials, lessons and more, there’s also night skiing all weekend. Get the most of your long weekend and enjoy extended hours from 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM on Friday to Sunday and even Holiday Monday!
In addition, as a special treat this long weekend, get a Buy One, Get One Free Lift Ticket Coupon for a return visit with every lift ticket purchase on Family Day (Monday, February 17).
And that’s not all! You can also grab a great deal and join them under the twinkling lights with the Family Nights at Brimacombe package, where lift tickets for you and your family is only $169 +HST per night.
Looking for more events in February in the GTA? Find them here!
