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September 2019
Celebrate 50 Years with the Ontario Science Center
For our 50th birthday year, we’re rallying all generations of dreamers and doers to join us in celebrating the human adventure of discovery. Exciting Programming — All Year Long A full calendar of events will take place every month throughout 2019 — from Sleepovers and Maker Workshops to Star Parties, Nuit Blanche and our Great Conversations Speakers Series. There is always something happening for everyone at the Science Centre!
Find out more »9 & 99: The Howe Gretzky Exhibition
Never seen before. Never seen again. An exhibition unlike any other, paying homage to the most prolific scorers of our generations. Witness the greatest compilation of milestone artifacts and rare personal memorabilia, all hand-picked by Hockey Hall of Fame curators from the Howe and Gretzky family collections. Revel in the legacy and indelible bond of ‘Mr. Hockey’ and ‘The Great One’.
Find out more »Pirate Ship Adventure
Come join the crew in search of sunken Treasure! Set Sail with your family this summer, adults and children alike! Become a pirate with our crew, dress in costume, face paint tattoos and pirate names! Fire the water cannons and haul up the loot, because we are all pirates arrrgh 😉 Imagine, play & create with us outdoors on a pirate ship with the best view of Toronto's Skyline! SAILS May & June - Weekends + Group/School Weekdays July & August…
Find out more »Washed Ashore-Art To Save The Sea
Washed Ashore is an aesthetically powerful art installation that is built completely from plastics found in oceans and waterways around the world. A first for Canada, this unique exhibit educates about the negative and devastating effects of plastic pollution and to spark positive changes in consumer habits. Each year, sea birds, whales, seals, sea turtles and other marine life die after ingesting plastic or becoming entangled in the plastic debris and approximately 300 million pounds of plastic is produced globally…
Find out more »Its On This Summer At Ontario Place
Ontario Place has much in store for visitors this summer. Zen out with our FREE weekends and monthly sunset yoga classes in the park. Take a spin in a kayak or paddleboat at Lake Shore Boat rentals or hop on a Segway adventure courtesy of Go Tours. In search of a culinary adventure? The West Island will home to a variety of exciting festivals. Grab a bite or drink at Vista Eatery’s licensed patio and listen to live jazz on…
Find out more »Kindermusik: Cuddle and Bounce (Newborn – 16 months)
For Ages Newborn - 16 Months Make baby’s first class musical! Music is one of your baby's favorite things - AND it's one of the best thing for your baby's developing mind. Kindermusik Cuddle&Bounce classes offer a sensory-rich yet caring and gentle environment where infants can explore and react to new sounds, sensations, and objects. Shared activities for babies and their caregivers provide the opportunity to strengthen your connection with your child through joyful music-making experiences. Cuddle & Bounce classes…
Find out more »Rainbow Songs Music Classes for Babies and Toddlers
Rainbow Songs is Toronto largest and best loved music program for babies and toddlers. Sign up for a free preview class at any of our 20 locations in Toronto. Rainbow Songs offers a inclusive, joyful, interactive music classes that encourage the participation of you and your child. Rainbow Songs music classes include super fun music and movement songs and activities for you and your little one. Come bond with your baby in our baby music class. Play and explore with…
Find out more »Kindermusik Wiggle and Grow (18- 36 months)
Wiggle and Grow is a super-fun, music-filled learning experience. In these 45-minute classes, young children enjoy singing, dancing, and instrument-play activities that are designed to promote cognitive development, encourage social skills like sharing and turn-taking, and cultivate early literacy skills. Wiggle and Grow classes offer monthly enrollment and a year’s worth of exciting 4-week sessions, each with its own theme. Bring the learning home with physical home materials that include a book and CD with all of the lyric songs.…
Find out more »Music Classes for Toddlers 2 – 4 years
Rainbow Songs engaging music classes for young children are a great way to have fun and to prepare your child for kindergarten. Our 2-4 year old programs will have you and your child singing and enjoying music and movement activities together. Preschool Music Programs for 2 – 4 year-olds highlights: Develop language skills by learning to chant simple rhymes and participate in call-and-response songs Introduce bodily kinesthetic movements using props such as the rainbow stretchy band Learn more complex musical…
Find out more »Mixed Age Music Classes for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Rainbow Songs is Toronto's beloved music school for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. With 20 locations in Toronto, we're sure to have a location near you! www.rainbowsongs.com Our mixed age classes encourage families to join our programs to sing together! Have more than one child? Rainbow Songs loves it when families sing together! Siblings can join the same class and enjoy an enriching musical experience with you as a family! Why it's Great to Make Music Together as a Family: Enroll…
Find out more »Music Classes for Toddlers 1 – 2 years old
Rainbow Songs Music classes for 1-2 year olds are a joyful, participatory program with 20 locations throughout Toronto. Make music, play and explore with your 1-2 year old toddler while making friends in your neighbourhood. Our early childhood music and movement classes will have you and your toddler tapping, moving, clapping and singing! Check out our locations here: www.rainbowsongs.com Some highlights of our Music Classes Engaging songs and interactive activities that help your toddle rlearn about body parts, colours, and…
Find out more »Gym Classes – Fall Schedule starts Sept 1
My Gym Children's Fitness Center offers amazing classes for children from 6 weeks to 10 years of age. Children have loads of fun as they gain strength, balance, coordination, agility and flexibility while developing social skills, confidence and self-esteem. Our dynamic facility, extensively trained staff, award-winning curriculum, and low student/teacher ratio have earned My Gym the reputation as the best early learning program of its kind. Join us today! First class is always free, always fun. Register online for a…
Find out more »Gym Classes – Fall Schedule starts Sept 1
My Gym Children's Fitness Center offers amazing classes for children from 6 weeks to 10 years of age. Children have loads of fun as they gain strength, balance, coordination, agility and flexibility while developing social skills, confidence and self-esteem. Our dynamic facility, extensively trained staff, award-winning curriculum, and low student/teacher ratio have earned My Gym the reputation as the best early learning program of its kind. Join us today! First class is always free, always fun. Register online for a…
Find out more »Peter Pan The Musical
One of the greatest family adventures to ever play on a theatrical stage, JM Barrie's much-loved tale takes flight in Toronto this August! Elevated by a dazzling soundtrack, this timeless story of the boy who could fly is a theatrical treat for young and old alike! Take your seat on the shores of Neverland as Peter Pan transports you, Wendy, and the Darlings on an adventure you will never forget!
Find out more »Exhibit: Archaeology Alive!
Explore and learn about this amazing archaeological site, uncovered in southeast Whitchurch-Stouffville between 2003 and 2005. Engage with artifacts on loan from the Canadian Museum of History and the Huron-Wendat Museum, a 3-D gaming experience, and oral histories from Huron-Wendat Nation members. This exhibit will run through June of 2020 and is available to be seen during Museum's regular hours of operation, Tuesday through Saturday. General admission applies.
Find out more »FREE Demo Classes: Yamaha Music Education
Yamaha Music Education program is an exciting and engaging music program for 4 to 8 years beginners. During this age range, your child’s ear is developing rapidly, making it the perfect time to begin musical training. Yamaha’s method teaches students music using a variety of activities – listening, singing, playing, and reading – to help develop their musical ear during this peak time in their development. Through these activities, your child will also develop a well-rounded understanding of musical concepts…
Find out more »Music Wonderland (3-4 years old)
Music Wonderland is a class specifically designed to nurture this important developmental stage through the learning and enjoyment of music with parents and new friends. Music Wonderland begins teaching music through a very natural approach. Children are invited to listen and react to music through body movement and making sound with the keyboard. The music being taught is expressive and helps children learn the concepts of strong and weak, fast and slow, smooth and bouncy... Contact us for FREE/NO OBLIGATION…
Find out more »IMAX Super Power Dogs
Join an immersive IMAX adventure to experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. In this inspiring true story, our best friends are also real-life superheroes. Journey around the globe to meet remarkable dogs who save lives and discover the powerful bond they share with their human partners. Follow Halo, a rookie puppy training to join one of the most elite disaster response teams in America. Meet Henry, an avalanche rescue expert in…
Find out more »Music Classes for Babies
Rainbow Songs music classes for babies are a perfect way to spend your mat leave! Have a great time giving you baby a head start, making new friends and singing song.1 Highlights of our Baby Music Classes: Bond with your baby and make friends with other class participants in a loving, nurturing and musical setting Sing silly lap rhymes, playful songs, lovely lullabies, , tickling tunes and more! Enrich your baby’s cognitive development while having a great time Teach your…
Find out more »Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament- September Savings!
Experience the excitement at Medieval Times! Enjoy a four-course feast fit for royalty while you witness the beautiful pageantry and the heart-pounding action of our authentic medieval tournament! Use code SEP19 for epic discounts for our all-new show! Adults $44.95 | Kids & Teens $35.95. The Queen awaits your presence at the Castle! Conditions apply, see website for details.
Find out more »Brooks Farms Fall Fun Festival
The outdoor event highlight of the YEAR! For over a decade, Brooks Farms hosts an awesome Fall Fun Festival that gets bigger and better every year. Come out and enjoy the beautiful autumn season Brooks Farms style! Fall Fun Festival runs weekends beginning September 7th and ends October 27, 2019. Yes, that includes Thanksgiving Monday! Sue Wee Pig Races Corn Cob Blasters Pumpkin Cannon Show “Dark Side of the Hill” Zombies (for the older kids) Train Rides Zip Lines Giant…
Find out more »Save 20% on Fall Eco Adventure Tours at Scenic Caves Nature
Take an autumn colour tour through the treetops! Save 20% off any guided Eco Adventure Tour until October 31/19. View a dazzling display of vibrant fall colours as you walk the treetop canopy and glide down a blazing forest zipline plus a majestic escarpment ridgetop zipline. Experience panoramic views of south Georgian Bay from the iconic 420 ft. suspension footbridge. Hike the underworld of caves/crevasses long ago inhabited by the Petun First Nations people. Discover the unique geology of a…
Find out more »Join Us For our Fall Semester
JOIN US FOR 12 WEEKS OF MAGICAL, MUSICAL FAMILY FUN THIS FALL! Classes begin September 15. Locations in Markham Village and Cliffside Village (Scarborough). Visit www.mtinthevillage.com for more details and to REGISTER TODAY! OR Sign up for a FREE Trial Class (Trial class space is limited and does not guarantee enrolment in a registered spot). JOIN OUR MUSICAL COMMUNITY! "Music together with Josie is an experience that has been formative in my son's life. A better combination of program and…
Find out more »Cirque du Soleil Alegría
Under the Big Top at Ontario Place, will have audiences fall in love with timeless Alegría. With its signature songs, acrobatics and memorable characters that have helped define the Cirque du Soleil aesthetic, Alegría is the reincarnation of a classic, reinterpreted for the age, and rekindled to inspire fans—old and new alike. A production destined to change the history of the company, Cirque du Soleil first presented Alegría in April 1994, launching an emblematic show that was to win over…
Find out more »Fall Classes with Music Together in the Village
Registration is open for our Fall 2019 session of family musical fun! 12 weekly, 45-minute classes which include songs, rhythmic rhymes, movement, and instrument play. These activities are presented as informal, non-performance-oriented musical experiences–developmentally appropriate for children and easy for parents and caregivers–regardless of their own musical ability. 1 CD and Digital Download Files, as well as an illustrated Songbook are included! Locations in Markham Village and Cliffside Village (Scarborough) – Weekday or weekend classes.
Find out more »The Word On The Street Toronto
It’s a festival 30 years in the making—The Word On The Street Toronto has championed literacy and excellent Canadian writing since 1989, delighting audiences of all ages with author readings and featured programming alongside Canada’s largest open-air book fair. This September we're throwing a #WOTS30 birthday party like no other, celebrating the past and future of Canadian literature with an exciting lineup of debut authors alongside perennial favourites. The 2019 festival will kick off September 17 with a special inaugural…
Find out more »The Great Northern Exhibition
Visit the annual fall fair for midway rides, great food, demolition derby, tractor pull, children's activities, displays, antique cars, entertainment, livestock judging and more! Located on Fairground road between Collingwood and Wasaga Beach!
Find out more »Downey’s Pumpkinfest
Downey's Play area includes the Kritter Koral, pirate ship, live Entertainment, mini putt, trike track, giant sandbox, Balloon Typhoon, Face Painting, Straw Jump, farm animals, wagon rides, and loads more!
Find out more »Honey Harvest Festival
Enjoy music and entertainment, tour the bee space, meet a beekeeper, taste honey, make crafts, play bee games, build a bee habitat and much more!
Find out more »Oasis Zoo Run 10K and 5K Run/Walk
Our annual fundraiser run/walk for the Zoo! Open to all runners, walkers, and fitness folk of all ages and abilities. Bring the whole family for a day of fitness, fun and fundraising. Support the Toronto Zoo and invite your friends, family and colleagues to pledge a runner! For online entry, fundraising and event details go please visit the Oasis Zoo Run website at http://canadarunningseries.com/oasis-zoorun/
Find out more »Pumpkin Mania Fall Festival
Have a blast with your friends and family as you get in the Fall spirit playing pumpkin-themed games! We have a variety of fun Fall activities suitable for all ages.
Find out more »Toronto Windfest
Toronto Windfest is an opportunity for all kite fliers to come out, have some fun, show the public some amazing kites and colour the sky for both Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd. General public are welcome to participate and BRING YOUR OWN KITES. (Vending restrictions prevent sales and kitemaking.) Woodbine Beach Park is located on shore of Lake Ontario, between Coxwell and Woodbine Avenues. Vehicles can access Woodbine Beach Park from Lakeshore Boulevard East, just east of Coxwell…
Find out more »Toronto Biennial of Art
Launching September 21, 2019, the Toronto Biennial of Art is a new international contemporary visual arts event as culturally connected and diverse as the city itself. For 72 days, Toronto and surrounding areas will be transformed by free exhibitions, talks, and performances that reflect our local context while engaging with the most pressing issues of our time. The inaugural Biennial will present over 100 works by Canadian, Indigenous, and International artists installed at more than 10 sites on or near…
Find out more »Harvest Festival at Black Creek Pioneer Village
The tasty rewards of the season are front and centre at Black Creek Pioneer Village's longest-running event! Learn more about the harvest through demonstrations and hands-on activities, and join the celebration with our traditional blue ribbon races, carnival games, and more! Stop by our Village Garden stand to purchase fresh veggies and herbs. This Mennonite and Pennsylvania German festival is full of delicious foods, so come hungry!
Find out more »Mount Pleasant Harvest Fair
The Merchants of Mount Pleasant Village are thrilled to present the 10th annual Harvest Fair taking place from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, September 21st on Mount Pleasant Road between Eglinton and Davisville Avenues. This family-friendly event will see the return of Harvest Fair activities like the Pumpkin Carving contest, crowd favourites like the Kids arts and crafts corner, and of course, a bouncy castle, and assorted entertainers. In addition to the returning activations, the Mount Pleasant Village BIA will…
Find out more »First Annual Richmond Hill City Fest
Deputy Mayor Perrelli is hosting his First Annual City Fest. It will feature free live music, events, games, attractions, giveaways, balloons for the kids, caricature artist, and a special guest. Richmond Hill residents will also receive free food from a variety of gourmet food trucks, a barbeque and complementary ice cream cone when they register. To register please visit, https://carmineperrelli.ca/events/deputy-mayor-perrelli-first-annual-city-fest As we are anticipating thousands of residents to attend, please register as soon as possible to avoid the rush. If…
Find out more »Fall Fair Weekends at the Scarborough Museum
Scarborough Museum's Victorian buildings are set in beautiful Thomson Park, full of fall colours in September. Join us on September weekends for old-fashioned fall fair fun with bottle ring toss, bean bag toss, three legged races, and fall activities. Enjoy tasty apple pie and cider, go on a time traveller scavenger hunt, and make crafts while sharing community history. This event is part of Toronto History Museums Fall and Harvest programming. Scarborough Museum is one of 10 Toronto History Museums…
Find out more »Downsview Park Orchard Party
Join us at Downsview Park as we celebrate the autumn harvest at the Orchard! This is a free event, but spots are limited, please register early. You are welcome to visit us anytime between 1:00-4:00 p.m. Activities Tours of the Orchard Forest nature walk Snacks (while supplies last) Campfire Apple cider U-pick at Fresh City Farms (see below) Open house at the Toronto Black Farmers and Growers Collective (middle greenhouse-back door) and more family friendly activities While at Downsview Park…
Find out more »Ontario Vintage Market
The Ontario Vintage Market returns to Evergreen Brick Works for their seasonal residency at the Sunday Artisan Market. Shop Ontario Vintage Market's section for that one-of-a-kind vintage or antique find during their residency this season at the Sunday Artisan Market. Their curated selection of vintage and antique vendors sell decor, furniture, art, housewares and more every other Sunday from May 19 to October 13. September 8, 2019 Every other Sunday from May 19 to October 13 during Sunday Artisan Market…
Find out more »Bippity Boppity Princess Tea Party
Come one, come all! Prince Charming invites each and every princess to attend this year's royal Bippity Boppity Tea Party. Queens from our favourite Happily Ever Afters will meet and greet each princess upon arrival. Make sure to snap a photo with your favourite Princess and try on the glass slipper before the train departs! VIP guests will have the opportunity to join the Fairy Godmother during a special story time, complete with a gift fit for a Princess, and…
Find out more »Experience The Meadoway – Free Family Event!
Come out on Sunday, September 22nd to experience what The Meadoway has to offer. Visitors can experience activities such nature hikes, bike tours, meadow plantings, live bird demonstrations, educational and interactive displays, and much more! Kids can participate in a scavenger hunt for a chance to win a prize! This outdoor event is FREE!!! Registration for activities is available on the website: www.themeadoway.ca.
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