Hello June! We’ve rounded up the top family festivals in Toronto and the surrounding area to kick off summer. You’ll find loads of fun to add to your family calendar. Head out to food festivals, community fairs, ethnic and cultural celebrations and let’s not forget Father’s Day Ribfests! We are always adding to these listings so keep checking back!
June Family Festivals
GTA and Southern Ontario
Niagara Regional Exhibition
Jun 6
to Jun 8, 2025
Niagara Regional Exhibition
The Niagara Regions Annual Spring Fair features home crafts, Junior and Senior divisions, Horticulture and Education, Poultry and Animal exhibits, Baby Show, returning this year, Monster Trucks and Impact Motorsports and Welland’s own Danny Zzzz! Concessions and Vendors, and Beer Garden and Midway and more!
Inclusive Fun Fair
Jun 7
to Jun 7, 2025
Shannon Park
oin us for the Second Annual Inclusive Fun Fair presented by the Inclusive Play Project in partnership with the City of Kingston! This free, family-friendly event is designed to celebrate inclusion, accessibility, and community while raising funds to build Kingston’s first fully inclusive playground. Bring the whole family ...
Spring Into Spice
Jun 7
to Jun 7, 2025
What better way to spread the Spice Food & Wine Event experience than through an outdoor food and wine festival! Spring Into Spice – The Social, is our chance to bring 45 ethnic food vendors, wineries and wine importers together in an open air environment. While the DJ ...
Sound of Music Festival in Burlington
Jun 12
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 ...
Taste of Little Italy
Jun 13
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 ...
Blooms & Berries Festival
Jun 14
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 ...
Celebrate Pride at the Toronto Zoo
Jun 14
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 ...
Haliburton County Fair
Jun 14
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.
Highland Creek Heritage Festival
Jun 14
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 ...
Kettle Creek Food Truck Festival
Jun 14
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 ...
Salsa at Blue
Jun 20
to Jun 22, 2025
Blue Mountain Village
Feel the Rhythm. Taste the Heat. Viva la Fiesta! The 14th Annual TD Salsa at Blue returns June 20–22, igniting the Village with the spirit of Latin culture. For one unforgettable weekend, Blue Mountain comes alive with sizzling rhythms, passionate performances, and non-stop dancing under the open sky. ...
Fairbank Summerfest
Jun 20
to Jun 22, 2025
Fairbanks Summerfest
A modern twist on a summer carnival, where the Admission, Rides & Entertainment are FREE along Eglinton Avenue West, West of Dufferin!! Summerfest is proudly presented by Fairbank Village BIA, a Business Improvement Area servicing the local community. 20,000 of our Friends and Neighbours join us for this ...
Na-Me-Res hosts Toronto’s largest Pow Wow
Jun 21
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 ...
Brampton Ribfest
Jun 27
to Jun 29, 2025
Chinguacousy Curling Club
Hot Dang! The Brampton Rib & Beer festival is back for 2025! Savour the best BBQ ribs at the Brampton leg of the Northern Heat Rib Series! Indulge in perfectly cooked ribs from from the best BBQ Ribbers around, offering a flavour-packed adventure unlike any other. Join us ...
Toronto Waterfront Festival
Jun 28
to Jun 29, 2025
Sugar Beach, 11 Dockside Drive.
LAND-HO TORONTO! The Tall Ships return to the Toronto Waterfront Festival, presented by Redpath. From June 28-29, 2025, a fleet of historic ships will dock along Sugar Beach for two days of nautical fun. Festival highlights include: Tour the decks of visiting ships Lettie G. Howard, Liberty Clipper, ...
