2025 Spring Fairs & Festivals in and around the GTA

Spring Festivals Guide for GTA families

Find the best in family festivals in Toronto and surrounding area. You’ll find loads of fun to add to your family calendar like food festivals, community fairs, ethnic and cultural celebrations, dancing, kids activities, music and more! We are always adding to these listings so keep checking back for more ways to enjoy the warmer days of spring!

Spring Festivals for Kids & Families

April, May & June 2025

Earth Month at Evergreen Brick Works
Apr 5, 2025 
to Apr 27, 2025
Evergreen Brick Works
Join us this Earth Month for hands-on environmental education and action for all ages! This April you can: Connect with nature on guided trail walks, family-friendly education sessions, and a litter clean-up in the Don Valley. Dive into sustainable hobbies with workshops on plastic-free gardening, papermaking, painting with natural inks ...
Celebrate Toronto - 191st Anniversary Festival
Apr 5, 2025 
to Apr 5, 2025
Nathan Phillips Square
Celebrate Toronto returns, transforming Nathan Phillips Square into the city’s biggest birthday bash. Join us for a celebration filled with unforgettable experiences and entertainment. What to Expect: Toronto Made Market – Explore and shop from 150+ local vendors showcasing the best of Toronto’s creativity, arts and culture. Diverse Food Vendors ...
Sweet Maple Festival
Apr 12, 2025 
to Apr 12, 2025
Georgian College
The Sweet Maple Festival returns this year, organized by Event Management students at Georgian College with exciting new activities. Proceeds generated from the event will be dedicated to combating food insecurity in Barrie by assisting the Barrie Food Bank and the Georgian College Food Locker. Mark your calendars for Saturday, ...
Muskoka Maple Festival
Apr 26, 2025 
to Apr 26, 2025
Downtown Huntsville
The Muskoka Maple Festival is a family-friendly event on Main Street in downtown Huntsville, Ontario. The Muskoka Maple Festival will be April 26, 2025 in downtown Huntsville which will feature an all-day pancake breakfast, maple syrup producers, arts & crafts vendors, unique maple items and gifts, tasty treats, live music, ...
Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival
Apr 26, 2025 
to Apr 26, 2025
Elmvale, Ontario
One of the largest one-day Maple Syrup Festival in Ontario! Come & take part, last Saturday of April! The Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival is a fundraising day that supports needs within the community. All proceeds from this one-day event are turned back to our schools, children’s music programs, library support, ...
Earthfest London
Apr 26, 2025 
to Apr 26, 2025
Downtown London Ontario
This Earth Day, celebrate and honour the Earth we call home through art, music, games and exploration. Bring your questions about living greener and healthier. Learn from experts on everything from e-bikes to green bins, and so much more. Connect with others in your community who are on the journey ...
Earth Day at Downsview Park
Apr 27, 2025 
to Apr 27, 2025
Downsview Park
Let’s celebrate our planet together at Downsview Park! We invite you to join us in celebrating our planet and the environment on April 27th, 2025, at the Play Zone at Downsview Park. This event is free to the public. This event will take place rain or shine! Bring your family ...
Bowmanville Maplefest
May 3, 2025 
to May 3, 2025
Clarington Fields
There’s nothing more Canadian than freshly harvested Maple Syrup! Come celebrate the start of spring in Historic Downtown Bowmanville on the first Saturday in May. This highly anticipated festival showcases many of our local syrup producers who offer up the best of the region. Maple products abound at MAPLEFEST and ...
Pingle's Tulip Days
May 8, 2025 
to May 11, 2025
Pingle’s Farm Market
Experience The GTA’S biggest tulip field at Pingle’s farm! Join us for a vibrant celebration of Spring at the largest tulip festival in the Greater Toronto Area, featuring over 500,000 stunning blooms, pick-your-own flower bouquets, photo prop stops, live music, farm-to-fork food & drink, wagon rides, & more! Opening May ...
Rotary Harbor Arts Waterfront Festival
May 13, 2025 
to May 13, 2025
Cobourg Waterfront
Mark your calendars! June 28th to July 1st, 2025 The Rotary Harbor Arts Waterfront Festival is set to return in 2025, promising an unforgettable celebration of arts, culture, and community. Hosted by the Rotary Club of Cobourg, this annual event will take place from June 28th to July 1st, 2025, ...
Pingle's Tulip Days
May 15, 2025 
to May 21, 2025
Pingle’s Farm Market
Experience The GTA’S biggest tulip field at Pingle’s farm! Join us for a vibrant celebration of Spring at the largest tulip festival in the Greater Toronto Area, featuring over 500,000 stunning blooms, pick-your-own flower bouquets, photo prop stops, live music, farm-to-fork food & drink, wagon rides, & more! Opening May ...
Woodstock Victoria Day Weekend Midway and Parade
May 15, 2025 
to May 19, 2025
Woodstock, Ontario
Celebrate the unofficial kickoff to summer with the Victoria Day weekend midway and parade! World’s Finest Shows Midway The midway runs Thursday, May 15 to Monday, May 19 in Southside Park and features a variety of amusement rides, carnival games and food! Parade (Please note, the parade route has changed ...
Portarama Family Festival
May 16, 2025 
to May 19, 2025
Port McNicoll, Ontario
Portarama Family Festival Returns for 40th Year of Community Celebration! Portarama Family Festival will take place over the Victoria Day Long Weekend – May 16-19, 2025. This year marks 40 years of this cherished local tradition that offers something for everyone — from FREE live entertainment and a vibrant parade, ...
Toronto Halal Bites Festival
May 16, 2025 
to May 18, 2025
Nathan Phillips Square
A Celebration of Halal Food, Culture & Community! Get ready for a 3-day festival celebrating halal food, cultural traditions, and artistic expression! Toronto Halal Bites Festival brings together the best halal food vendors, local artisans, live entertainment, and engaging experiences for the whole family. Toronto Halal Bites is a vibrant ...
Victoria Day SpeedFest
May 16, 2025 
to May 18, 2025
Canadian Tire Mosport Park
The Castrol Victoria Day SpeedFest kicks off Canadian Tire Motorsport Park’s 2025 major event season, May 16-18. Be sure to join us for an action-packed holiday weekend of racing, camping and off-track excitement. The featured NASCAR Canada Series has the country’s top stock car racers battling it out on the ...
International Food + Drink Festival
May 17, 2025 
to May 19, 2025
Harbourfront Centre
This three-day celebration of food and culture will showcase flavours from around the world against the stunning backdrop of the city’s waterfront. Indulge in a diverse selection of international cuisine, from sizzling street food to gourmet specialties. Sip on beer, wine, cider, spirits and cocktails while enjoying live music, a ...
Chapman's Ice Cream Festival
May 17, 2025 
to May 17, 2025
Casa Loma
Perfectly timed to kick off ice cream season, Toronto’s historic landmark and popular attraction, Casa Loma, will host the first-ever Chapman’s Ice Cream Festival on May 17th! The festival will feature many fun activities, games and contests for people of all ages. Live music, creative ice cream dishes and a ...
Kingston Spring Into Summer
May 17, 2025 
to May 17, 2025
Lake Ontario Park
Celebrate the sun’s rays and warmer days at Spring into Summer presented by Utilities Kingston! Join us for an incredible day of activities, live music, food, fireworks and fun. Featuring: fireworks stage shows live music food trucks bouncy castles vendor market kids zone and more! Saturday, May 17, 2025, at ...
Nobleton Victoria Day
May 19, 2025 
to May 19, 2025
Nobleton Arena Grounds
Celebrate King Township’s 175th anniversary with us on Monday, May 19 at Nobleton Victoria Day! This family-friendly, quintessential kick-off to summer has been enjoyed by the community for more than 50 years. Each year, the event attracts thousands of attendees who enjoy live entertainment, mid-way rides and games, inflatables, a ...
WeeFestival of Arts & Culture
May 22, 2025 
to Jun 8, 2025
WeeFestival will celebrate it’s 11th anniversary with a sparkling programme of 6 productions created especially for very young audiences by leading artists and companies from around the world and across the Country! The line up offers a dynamic range of performance including music theatre, installation, dance, object and shadow puppetry ...
Schomberg Fair
May 22, 2025 
to May 25, 2025
Schomberg Fairgrounds
The Schomberg Agricultural Fair is a heart-warming (and fun!) local tradition. Every May, rain or shine, Schomberg plays host to a colourful celebration of local agriculture, art, and talent. Year 175 Fair Theme: Sewing Seeds of Memories for 175 Years Many attractions and traditions are features at the Schomberg Fair: ...
Ajax Rotary Ribfest
May 23, 2025 
to May 25, 2025
Ajax Downs
Experience the ultimate celebration of food, music, and community at the Ajax Rotary Ribfest! Join us for a sizzling weekend filled with mouthwatering ribs from top-notch vendors, live entertainment that will keep you dancing all day long, and a vibrant atmosphere that brings together friends and family. From finger-licking BBQ, ...
Barrie Waterfront Festival
May 23, 2025 
to May 25, 2025
Barrie Waterfront
The Barrie Waterfront festival is back and ready to bring Barrie to life this May! Featuring a variety of activities and attractions, including live music performances, food trucks, artisan market, beer garden, and a fun zone with midway rides and games for kids. The festival attracts thousands of visitors each ...
Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival
May 24, 2025 
to Jun 2, 2025
Multiple Locations in Toronto
SING! brings the a cappella world to YOU – in concerts halls, parks, clubs and at home! Breathtaking concerts and inspiring workshops. SING! has been our shared experience for 13 seasons. From breathtaking performances delivered by groups across Canada and around the world, inspiring workshops about music and the music ...
Carassauga Festival of Cultures
May 24, 2025 
to May 25, 2025
Multiple Location in Mississauga
Carassauga returns May 24 & 25! Come check out the entertainment, food and exhibits from our 25 cultural pavilions. The Carassauga Festival of Cultures brings out the world’s best in food, music, dance, art and history in a packed three-day weekend at numerous venues throughout Mississauga. Saturday May 24 – ...
2025 Food Truck Frenzy
May 24, 2025 
to May 25, 2025
Iroquois Park Sports Centre
Celebrating Our 11th Anniversary! Get ready for a taste bud extravaganza at Food Truck Frenzy 2025 – Durham’s biggest culinary bash! With 30+ mouthwatering food trucks, a vibrant Makers Market, and an epic Kids Zone, this two-day festival is a feast for the senses. Join us for an unforgettable weekend ...
Party 4 Paws Pet Fair
May 24, 2025 
to May 25, 2025
Trinity Bellwoods Park, Dog Bowl
🐾 Party 4 Paws Pet Fair – A Fun Weekend for Animal Lovers! 🐾 Join us at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto for the annual Party 4 Paws Pet Fair – a family-friendly event celebrating pets, local and international animal rescues, and the pet-loving community! 🌟 What to Expect: 🐶 ...
Doors Open Toronto 2025
May 24, 2025 
to May 25, 2025
Multiple Venues in the GTA
Each May, Doors Open Toronto invites the public to explore the city’s most-loved buildings and sites, free of charge. The event provides rare access to buildings that are not usually open to the public and free access to sites that would usually charge an admission fee. Since its inception in ...
Pickering Artfest
May 24, 2025 
to May 25, 2025
The Esplanade Park
Celebrate creativity and community at Artfest, in Esplanade Park! This two-day festival showcases the vibrant work of emerging and local artists, artisans, independent authors, and performers, offering something for everyone. This year’s festivities are extra special as we celebrate Pickering’s 25th Anniversary with the theme, “25 Years of Creative Roots,” ...
Spring Bird Festival
May 24, 2025 
to May 24, 2025
Colonel Samuel Smith Park
Enjoy a day of guided bird walks, live birds, reptiles and amphibians, backyard habitat building, art workshops, children’s activities, and educational displays. Bird walks start regularly throughout the festival. If you are planning on coming to the festival with your four-legged friend, remember to keep your dog on a leash. ...
IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s & All Ages Carnival
May 24, 2025 
to May 24, 2025
Erin Mills Town Centre
On Saturday, May 24 the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s will be accompanied by a carnival in the parking lot of Erin Mills Town Centre, and admission is free! The walk happens from 10 am to 12:30 pm, with the carnival open from 10 am to 7:30 pm. Visitors ...
Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival
May 30, 2025 
to Jun 1, 2025
Downtown Orangeville
The award-winning and highly successful Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival is back from May 3oth to June 1st turning downtown Orangeville once again into the region’s largest musical festival and special event venue! The Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival has been consistently recognized as one of the Top 100 Festival ...
Newmarket Rib Fest
May 30, 2025 
to Jun 1, 2025
Upper Canada Mall
Join us for a weekend of mouth-watering, finger-lickin’, belly-rubbin’ good BBQ! Live music featuring Country Night, Rock the Park, and Music Mash-Up and Ribs! Don’t forget to try all of our delicious foods, including pork ribs, beef ribs, beef brisket, pulled pork, BBQ chicken, coleslaw, cornbread, funnel cakes, blooming onions, ...
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 ...
Brooklin Spring Fair
Jun 5, 2025 
to Jun 8, 2025
Luther Vipond Arena — Brooklin Memorial Park
The Brooklin Spring Fair theme for 2025 is Let’s Go Hog Wild! We are so excited to bring the Brooklin Spring Fair back to our community after many months of planning. The Demo Derby, Tractor Pull and Rodeo are gearing up. Performers are booked. Supporters, sponsors and volunteers are ready ...
LaSalle Strawberry Festival
Jun 5, 2025 
to Jun 8, 2025
Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex
The LaSalle Strawberry Festival brings together people of all ages to enjoy live entertainment, carnival rides, games, LaSalle’s cherished parade, fireworks, and plenty of delicious foods, including local strawberries, of course! Dates and Times: Thursday, June 5 from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm Friday, June 6 from 3:00 pm to ...
Bread and Honey Festival
Jun 6, 2025 
to Jun 8, 2025
Streetsville Milk & Honey Festival
Hello Everyone! The Bread and Honey Festival is proud to be back and celebrating it’s 53rd anniversary!! Since 1973 our festival has been held annually on the first weekend in June in the Village of Streetsville, Mississauga, Ontario. Features: Main Stage with Live Performances Beer Garden Kids Stage Food Midway ...
Do West Fest
Jun 6, 2025 
to Jun 8, 2025
Dundast West
Do West Fest is Toronto’s start to the summer, in the heart of Little Portugal (Little Portugal Toronto BIA). This annual celebration of music, arts, food, fun, and community takes place along Dundas Street West, from Ossington Avenue to Lansdowne Avenue, covering 16 blocks of downtown Toronto. Do West Fest ...
Peony Festival
Jun 7, 2025 
to Jun 8, 2025
Oshawa Valley Botanical Garden
Experience the allure of Oshawa at the award-winning Peony Festival, a captivating free two-day event hosted by the City of Oshawa. Immerse yourself in the splendour of the Oshawa Valley Botanical Garden and The Michael and Judi Denny Peony Garden. Visit the peony garden to experience a variety of handmade ...
Unionville Festival
Jun 7, 2025 
to Jun 8, 2025
Historic Main Street Unionville
Kick off the summer with the Unionville Festival! This annual event takes place on historic Main Street Unionville and is a celebration of the local community, featuring live music, delicious food, and a wide range of activities for people of all ages. Whether you’re looking to enjoy some great entertainment ...

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