2025 Father’s Day Events in the GTA

2024 Father's Day Event Guide

Plan the perfect family day out to celebrate DAD! Find special events for families in our Father’s Day weekend guide including cool cars, awesome exhibits, food festivals, family fishing and movies in the park!

Saturday Night Movies in Garden Square
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
Garden Square
A FREE Brampton summer tradition, enjoy TWO family-friendly films each week. We’ve got the popcorn; you bring the blankets and chairs. Arrive early and join us at 5:00 pm for character meet & greets and special activities! June 14- August 30 6PM & 8PM Saturday, June 14: 6:00 pm Moana ...
Father's Day at Kortright
Jun 15, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Kortright Centre for Conservation
Celebrate Dad with a Day of Outdoor Adventure! This Father’s Day, step away from the hustle and reconnect with nature at Kortright! We’ve crafted a fun, hands-on day for families to explore the great outdoors together.
Country Heritage Park Fair
Jun 13, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Country Heritage Park
Get ready for a rip-roaring good time at Country Heritage Park’s Summer Fair, happening June 14 and 15, 2025. We’re thrilled to announce that 2025 sees the return of Tractors In Technicolour: The All Colours Show! Experience the charm of rural life as we showcase farming heritage and highlight the ...
Father’s Day Art Workshop
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
Oak Cafe Gallery
Father’s Day Art Workshop – A Creative Experience for All Ages! Celebrate Father’s Day with a fun and relaxing art workshop designed for both adults and kids. Whether you’re a dad, grandpa, or someone celebrating a special father figure, join us for a cozy creative session where we’ll make a ...
Little Canada Mini Mission: Dad Jokes Edition
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
Little Canada
This Father’s Day weekend, celebrate with tiny laughs and embark on a pun-packed adventure through our miniature world. Guests are invited to follow a trail of terribly awesome dad jokes matching each punchline to a miniature scene, while collecting letters along the way to unscramble the punchline to the final ...
Na-Me-Res hosts Toronto’s largest Pow Wow
Jun 21, 2025 
to Jun 21, 2025
Fort York
FREE-to-attend, community festival held in partnership with the City of Toronto. A community festival to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with dancing, drumming, food, and craft & information booths The centerpiece of the City of Toronto’s National Indigenous Peoples Day festival, the 23rd annual traditional Pow Wow hosted by Toronto-based ...
Cirque Italia Water Circus
Jun 6, 2025 
to Jun 16, 2025
Cambridge Center
HAVE YOU EVER HAD SUCH A VIVID DREAM YOU THOUGHT IT WAS REAL? Cirque Italia has pulled out all the stops this year to take you on a magical dream adventure.  Have you ever wished you could turn back time? To go back to a simpler, happy time filled with ...
Purple Walk for Epilepsy Toronto
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
College Park
The Purple Walk is BACK on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at College Park. Our annual Purple Walk is a magical day that’s all about getting involved in your community, helping spread epilepsy awareness, and of course, helping fundraise for Epilepsy Toronto’s programs and services. Each year over 700 members take ...
Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Centre Islands Toronto
From the humble beginning of only 27 teams participating in the first festival back in 1989, the Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival has evolved to a much bigger operation over the past two decades. Organized by the Toronto Chinese Business Association in collaboration with GWN Dragon Boat, the Festival ...
Father's Day Weekend at Friday Harbour
Jun 13, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Friday Harbour Resort
Celebrate Dad with an action-packed weekend on the shores of Lake Simcoe. Enjoy live entertainment, thrilling outdoor adventures, and exceptional dining experiences this Father’s Day at Friday Harbour Resort.
Blooms & Berries Festival
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Benares Historic House
Enjoy a free outdoor market full of local charm – shop handmade, homegrown, and heartfelt.Enjoy a free outdoor market full of local charm – shop handmade, homegrown, and heartfelt. Inspired by Clarkson Village’s history as the strawberry capital of Ontario and the summer strawberry socials that took place here, Mississauga’s ...
Father's Day at Halton County Radial Railway
Jun 15, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Halton County Radial Railway
Bring dad for a ride on the streetcars! Father’s admission free with the purchase of one youth admission. See the website at hcry.org for admission fees and hours.
Ontario Family Fishing - Father's Day Weekend
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Multiple Locations
Ontario Family Fishing Events is a province-wide opportunity for Canadian residents to fish Ontario waters without the otherwise mandatory fishing version outdoors card. Four times a year, Canadian residents can fish in Ontario for free. This means you do not need to buy a fishing licence if you want to ...
Father's Day Weekend at Ripley's Aquarium
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Treat Dad to an underwater adventure! Immerse yourself in a world of 20,000 aquatic animals and discover your own underwater world. With more than 5.7 million litres of water, North America’s longest underwater viewing tunnel! Families can get up close and personal with touch exhibits featuring scarlet cleaner shrimp and ...
Father's Day Car Show at Safari Niagara
Jun 15, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Safari Niagara
Rev up Father’s Day with a Vintage Car Show at Safari Niagara! Treat Dad to a day filled with classic beauties and roaring engines as we celebrate the bond between fathers and timeless automobiles Starts in the Stevensville Garden Gallery Parking lot (right beside Safari Niagara’s parking lot). Car Show ...
Tractor's & Ribs at Brooks Farms
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
Brooks Farms
Brooks Farms is celebrating Dads of all kinds – with their Father’s Day Celebration featuring, Tractors and Ribs! Visit Brooks Farms on Sunday June 14th, to feast on some delicious Ribs and get up close and person with some construction equipment and farm tractors! Every dad’s dream! Purchase your admission ...
Sound of Music Festival in Burlington
Jun 12, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Spencer Smith Park
The Sound of Music has exploded in size since its modest beginnings in 1980 as a marching band parade. Operating as a not-for-profit corporation, the Sound of Music organization stages Canada’s Largest Free Music Festival every year in June. Streetfest & family zone give people of all ages an eclectic ...
Celebrate Pride at the Toronto Zoo
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
Toronto Zoo
Celebrate Pride at Your Toronto Zoo with special appearances by iconic Toronto Drag Queens! Prepare for a memorable event filled with pride-themed enrichment activities and more taking place throughout the zoo! Drag Queen Storytime 2:00pm to 3:00pm FREE with Zoo Admission Celebrate Pride by joining drag performers Juice Boxx & ...
Vintage Grand Prix
Jun 13, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Canadian Tire Mosport Park
The Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) celebrates the 45th anniversary of the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at CTMP, June 13-15. This long-time Father’s Day weekend tradition features a colourful lineup of open and closed-wheel race cars from the past six decades of motorsports, competing on CTMP’s legendary Grand ...
Haliburton County Fair
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
Minden Fairgrounds
The Haliburton County Fair, sponsored by the Minden Agricultural Society, will brings hundreds of fairgoers to the Minden fairgrounds on June 10. The event featured live music, games, beef on a bun, agricultural displays, a horse pull and so much more.
Father's Day Family Fun & Wheels
Jun 15, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Bradford Garden Gallery (Barrie)
Celebrate Father’s Day like never before at our very first Family Fun and Wheels event on June 15th from 11am-3pm at Bradford Greenhouses in Barrie! Bring the whole family for an unforgettable day filled with classic cars provided by Barrie Thunder Classics, thrilling prizes, BBQ, and endless fun for everyone. ...
Yorkville Exotic Car Show
Jun 15, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Yorkville
WALK THE RED CARPET AND SEE CLASSIC & EXOTIC CARS, INCLUDING PORSCHE, FERRARI, LAMBORGHINI, ASTON MARTIN, AMERICAN, SUPER CARS AND MORE. ​ Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Yorkville Exotic Car Show on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15, 2025, from 12PM-5PM! ​ Celebrate automotive excellence with a stunning lineup of ...
Kettle Creek Food Truck Festival
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
Dan Patterson Conservation Area
The 4th annual Kettle Creek Food Truck Festival returns to the Dan Patterson Conservation Area this June! This year’s festival, taking place on Saturday, June 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., will feature 11 local food trucks, live musical performances, wildlife and science demonstrations, and other family-friendly activities! As ...
Pickering Village Jam Fest
Jun 13, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Old Kingston Road
Join us for Father’s Day weekend at this year’s Pickering Village Jam Fest. Pickering Village’s favourite FREE ADMISSION music festival, will fill the streets with music along closed to traffic Old Kingston Road between Elizabeth and Linton. There will be amazing music. There will be delicious food and most importantly, ...
Luminato Festival
Jun 4, 2025 
to Jun 22, 2025
Multiple Locations in Toronto
Luminato Festival Toronto, the city’s international festival of arts and ideas, returns this summer from June 5th to June 16th with an exceptional program set to invigorate Toronto with creativity. Experience free performances and installations that will take over the city like you’ve never seen before, in addition to extraordinary ...
Toronto Beaches Rib & Beer festival
Jun 13, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Woodbine Beach Park
Hot Dang! The Toronto Beaches Rib & Beer festival is back for 2025. Get ready for MOUTH WATERIN’, FINGER LICKIN’, BELLY RUBBIN’ GOOD BBQ! Savour the best BBQ ribs at the Toronto Beaches leg of the Northern Heat Rib Series! Indulge in perfectly cooked ribs from from the best BBQ ...
Taste of Little Italy
Jun 13, 2025 
to Jun 15, 2025
Little Italy in Toronto
Taste of Little Italy is back for 2025! The massive weekend festival will transform the heart of Little Italy into a bustling street festival. Located in the beautiful neighbourhood of Little Italy on College St. in Toronto, Ontario. Enjoy live music on multiple street corners and on the main stage, ...
Mississauga Halal Food Festival
Jun 13, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
Mississauga Celebration Square
Mississauga Halal Food Festival (MHFF) is a celebration of halal food connecting a diverse variety of halal cuisines with fun and entertainment. Running successfully from past ten years, MHFF is one of the largest celebrations of the region and is attended by more than 20,000 attendees every year from various ...
Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
Downtown Midland
If you love butter tarts you don’t want to miss this festival! Thousands of butter tarts will be available for sale at Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival, so if you like them with or without raisins or with a firm or runny filling (elbow lickers), you’ll find your perfect butter ...
Highland Creek Heritage Festival
Jun 14, 2025 
to Jun 14, 2025
Highland Creek Community Park
A three-day festival, parade, street festival, park festival; the History of The Highland Creek Heritage Festival dates back to 1986. Currently in its 37th year, Our festival is free to attend. The Highland Creek Heritage Festival celebrates one of the earliest settlements in the Scarborough community with a fun filled ...

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