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April 2019
Music Together in the Village Spring Classes
Join us for our SPRING SEMESTER - MIXED-AGE FAMILY CLASSES - REGISTER TODAY! Music Together® Worldwide® is an internationally celebrated early-childhood music program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers along with a parent or caregiver. Music Together in the Village offers classes in: Markham - Sunday or Tuesday Mornings at 9:30 or 10:30 and in Cliffside Village (Scarborough) on Sundays at 3:30pm and Wednesdays at 11:00am Each Semester Includes: 10 Weekly, 45 minute classes. Musical interaction in a group setting of up…
Find out more »Winged Canvas Art Hub Character and Game Design 2
Do you sometimes wish you lived in a fantasy world or alternate realm? Want to sharpen your drawing skills and learn how video games are designed? This class explores the creative process behind character design, concept art for environments, and game mechanics. This is a drawing class that focuses on creating concept art – there will be no programming or coding component. Students may work in traditional media (pencil, ink, coloured pencil, watercolour) or choose to bring in their laptops/tablets…
Find out more »Winged Canvas Art Hub Portraiture
Learn how to draw realistic faces and 3 dimensional heads in this 8 week drawing course, designed for intermediate to advanced students. Learn the steps to drawing heads in different angles and the tricks to capturing age, gender, likeness and expression. Every other week, we'll learn step by step drawing techniques, focusing on structure, proportion, and individual goals. We will learn how to deconstruct the head (and skull) as a 3 dimensional, complex form. Every other week in between lessons,…
Find out more »Mom & Baby Stroller Tours
We know it can be tricky to find things to do with a little one! So come and join a group of other moms and babies for a docent-led tour of the BSM. Tours are held on the last Wednesday of every month. $14 for mom and baby (under 5 years of age) | Free for Friends of the BSM | Call 416-979-7799 x 242 or email [email protected] to register.
Find out more »The Baby and Toddler Show
For over 20 years, The Babytime Show has been the place to go for parents who want to stay in the know! Now called The Baby & Toddler Show, this popular show is a must attend for anyone expecting, just delivered, or in the midst of managing the schedule of a little one. From Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28 Toronto’s original baby show is back at The International Centre, Hall 1. From major brands and unique artisans to…
Find out more »Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival
Every year the sleepy town of Elmvale explodes in a celebration of Nature’s rites of Spring – the running of liquid gold – Ontario Pure Maple Syrup. The town transforms into a shoppers’ mall.
Find out more »Baseball Spring Training
Baseball Spring Training is a weekend clinic that focuses on fundamental skills and high quality repetitions to get players ready for the beginning of their season. Our instructors review the proper mechanics of hitting, fielding and pitching and provide the players with ample opportunity to practice each skill through a series of high-energy drills. In addition, various team concepts will be introduced including cut-off plays, pitcher fielding practice, and situational hitting.
Find out more »TBG’s Family Earth Day Celebration
Celebrate Earth Day at TBG’s family-friendly event! Help plant the Teaching Garden Create nature crafts with DiscoverAbility Learn about urban wildlife with Toronto and Region Conservation Listen to nature-themed stories told by Don Mills branch librarians Enjoy a healthy smoothie made with FoodShare’s blender bike Recycle your old batteries Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. Lug a mug and water bottle to help us reduce waste at this event. Teaching Garden at Toronto Botanical Garden (Park in the…
Find out more »Muskoka Maple Festival
Mark Saturday April 27th on your calendar and plan to head to historic downtown Huntsville for the 2019 Muskoka Maple Festival! This family friendly event celebrates the culmination of the maple harvest in Muskoka and is a full day of fun and activities, vendors and displays, live music, street performers and, most importantly – so much delicious food! With local restaurants, bakeries and cafés serving up unique maple inspired offerings, the biggest challenge will be deciding which tasty treats to…
Find out more »One Million Trees Earth Day
Join Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and the City of Mississauga at the One Million Trees Earth Day Celebration at Willowvale Fields in Ward 6! Gather your friends and family on Saturday, April 27, 2019, for a morning of tree planting, stewardship and Earth Day activities. The event will go rain or shine. Please dress appropriately-you will get dirty! Closed toed shoes are required to participate in the event. Please note: you are registering for the event at Willowvale Fields in…
Find out more »Town of Orangeville Earth Day Tree Planting
Join us to connect with neighbours and give back to the community at the annual Earth Day Tree Planting. Planting trees are one of the best ways neighbours can help build a healthy community that’s resilient to climate change. No experience is necessary and CVC staff provide the tree planting “know how”. Students are encouraged to participate to earn their community volunteer hours. Participants should dress for the weather, and wear long pants and boots if possible. Shovels and gloves…
Find out more »Winged Canvas Art Hub Digital Art & Painting
Break out your tablet, or laptop and explore art beyond paper! Our Digital Art Class will cover techniques including digital drawing & painting, from simple pixel characters to background creation, to more realistic subjects, We’ll work on building the foundational skills needed to create digital art of your choice, like skin tones for portraits, concept art for environments or character designs. Demonstrations will be done each class in Adobe Photoshop, but students may work in any digital art app or…
Find out more »10,000 Trees 30th Anniversary Planting
The Organization 10,000 TREES will host a one day planting event in Markham. That same day Sunday, April 28th, 10,000 Trees will celebrate its 30th anniversary. This planting will, once again take place in Markham. This year's site is located beside Robinson Creek, in a residential area at the south east corner of Stonebridge Drive and Major Mackenzie Rd. E, west of McCowan Rd. For more information check our website www.10000trees.com 10,000 Trees is an all-volunteer, non-profit charitable organization dedicated…
Find out more »IndigoKids Presents: Little Yogis
Calling all little yogis! Join us for an exclusive event prior to store opening at our Chapters Scarborough location. Join certified kids yoga teacher and Power Yoga Canada instructor, Emma Sanson, as she welcomes the morning with a yoga and mindfulness sequence. Plus, learn meditation techniques through a storytime and educational games. Perfect for kids aged 3-7! Ticket price: $5 + HST & service fees Due to the intimate nature of this event, we have a maximum of 15 tickets…
Find out more »Winged Canvas Art Hub Acrylic Painting 101
If you like the idea of painting but feel like you’re a complete beginner, or have completely forgotten the techniques you learned a long time ago, this 4 week course is perfect for you! Learn how to paint in the popular medium of acrylic and rediscover painting in an inspiring studio space filled with artwork, materials, and creative peers! The first two weeks are taught step by step to learn the process of painting. The last two weeks is a…
Find out more »Earthbound Kids Spring Open House
Join us on April 28 at Earthbound Kids to enjoy some fun on the farm at our Spring Open House! Our spring Open House will include outdoor play, pony rides*, sports, meet the farm animals, BBQ lunch and other fun family activities! Parents can tour the farm and learn about great summer camp and after-school programs, as well as our awesome birthday party packages! FREE! *Some activities are weather permitting
Find out more »Earthbound Tots Spring Drop-in Days
Special programming geared especially for parents with young children. Come out to Earthbound Kids and enjoy a morning on the farm with your little ones! Join us for our Spring Parent & Tot Drop-In Days at Earthbound Kids! Parents with young children can enjoy the fresh outdoors in a farm setting, meet our friendly farm animals, play in our kids playground and participate in special programming.
Find out more »May 2019
30th Annual Four Winds Kite Festival
It’s time to look up … way up … and watch fascinating, fabulous kites take flight. Take part in this great family outing where you can see professional kite flying demonstrations, make a kite, enjoy pond dipping, have a picnic and take a self-guided hike to see nature blooming in the spring. Launched in 1989, the Four Winds Kite Festival is one of the longest-running kite events in the country. We will be joined by experts from renowned kite clubs,…
Find out more »Dryer Ball Workshop
Are you interested in helping the environment, and looking to save energy? Join us at the Earthbound farm as we learn how to make our own sheep’s wool dryer balls. Not only are they better for the environment than disposable synthetic dryer sheets, they will also cut down on the drying times of your laundry loads, therefore saving you money on hydro costs. Make a set for yourself, or as a gift for a friend or family member. All materials…
Find out more »Cineplex Family Favourites: Instant Family
Don’t miss Cineplex Family Favourites, great family movies every Saturday at 11am. Watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99. It’s a fun and affordable way to enjoy the summertime with your family and friends! A portion of the proceeds goes towards supporting WE Charity. May 4, 2019: Instant Family
Find out more »Fundraising Concert In Support Of SickKids!
Hospital For SickKids has launched a major fundraising campaign to build new, state-of-the-art Hospital For Sick Children, and the students from 88Keys Music School want to be part of it! We invite you to attend the Junior Original Fundraising Concert, where our students will present their amazing composition work and showcase their talent not only in performing but also in composing. The event is 100% sponsored by 88Keys Music School, with Free Tickets offered in return for a voluntary donation…
Find out more »Instructional T-Ball League #30
Our baseball and T-ball instructional leagues give players the opportunity to be a part of a team while still developing their baseball skills! Each week our outstanding coaches will spend approximately 20 - 30 minutes on skill-development drills, with the rest of the time spent on game-play.
Find out more »Pfaff Porsche presents [email protected] an event in support of SickKids
Pfaff Porsche presents FUNTASTICAL! a family event in support of SickKids. All proceeds raised from this event will go toward Cancer Research. This HUGE Indoor event will include major well known performers including: Dan the Music Man! CBCKids Thrillusionists, Marlowe & the Mix, Girl Pow-R, Dufflebag Theatre and more! There will also be a Kids Zone, Vendors, Auction, Raffle, Food Trucks and lots more fun things too! Families from all over the GTA are welcome!
Find out more »Mother’s Day Paint Party at Winged Canvas Art Hub
This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating moms with creativity! Bond over brushstrokes and create a colourful work of art, step-by-step with a Winged Canvas instructor. You’ll make beautiful masterpieces to take home that mom will treasure. All art materials and refreshments included. May 11: 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm May 12: 2pm - 4pm
Find out more »Science Rendezvous at the Toronto Zoo
Take a walk on the wild side with Science Rendezvous at the Toronto Zoo. Annual festival that takes science out of the lab and onto the street! Canada's top research institutes present a coast-to-coast open house and festival. With over 300 events across 30 cities and 1000's of mind-blowing activities, Science Rendezvous is Canada's largest celebration of the amazing feats of science and engineering happening right here at home. This local event in the east GTA is sponsored by the…
Find out more »Mother’s Day Paint Party/ Animal Family Landscape at Winged Canvas Art Hub
This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating moms with creativity! Bond over brushstrokes and create a colourful work of art, step-by-step with a Winged Canvas instructor. You’ll make beautiful masterpieces to take home that mom will treasure. All art materials and refreshments included.
Find out more »Cineplex Family Favourites: Bumblebee
Don’t miss Cineplex Family Favourites, great family movies every Saturday at 11am. Watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99. It’s a fun and affordable way to enjoy the summertime with your family and friends! A portion of the proceeds goes towards supporting WE Charity. May 11, 2019: Bumblebee
Find out more »Mother’s Day Paint Party/ Colourful Flamingos at Winged Canvas Art Hub
This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating moms with creativity! Bond over brushstrokes and create a colourful work of art, step-by-step with a Winged Canvas instructor. You’ll make beautiful masterpieces to take home that mom will treasure. All art materials and refreshments included.
Find out more »Mother’s Day Paint Party/ Vibrant Floral Bouquet at Winged Canvas Art Hub
This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating moms with creativity! Bond over brushstrokes and create a colourful work of art, step-by-step with a Winged Canvas instructor. You’ll make beautiful masterpieces to take home that mom will treasure. All art materials and refreshments included.
Find out more »Instructional Baseball League #31
Our baseball and T-ball instructional leagues give players the opportunity to be a part of a team while still developing their baseball skills! Each week our outstanding coaches will spend approximately 20 - 30 minutes on skill-development drills, with the rest of the time spent on game-play.
Find out more »Instructional Baseball League #32
Our baseball and T-ball instructional leagues give players the opportunity to be a part of a team while still developing their baseball skills! Each week our outstanding coaches will spend approximately 20 - 30 minutes on skill-development drills, with the rest of the time spent on game-play.
Find out more »Cineplex Family Favourites: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Don’t miss Cineplex Family Favourites, great family movies every Saturday at 11am. Watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99. It’s a fun and affordable way to enjoy the summertime with your family and friends! A portion of the proceeds goes towards supporting WE Charity. May 18, 2019: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Find out more »Museum Open House – FREE admission
Celebrate International Museum’s Day with free admission to the Museum. Learn about all the facility has to offer – rentals, summer camps, exhibits, special events and programs.
Find out more »Cineplex Family Favourites: Aquaman
Don’t miss Cineplex Family Favourites, great family movies every Saturday at 11am. Watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99. It’s a fun and affordable way to enjoy the summertime with your family and friends! A portion of the proceeds goes towards supporting WE Charity. May 25, 2019: Aquaman
Find out more »Earthbound Kids May Open House
You're invited to Earthbound Kids to enjoy some fun on the farm at our Spring Open House! Our spring Open House will include outdoor play, pony rides*, sports, meet the farm animals, BBQ lunch and other fun family activities! Parents can tour the farm and learn about great summer camp and after-school programs, as well as our awesome birthday party packages! FREE! *Some activities are weather permitting
Find out more »Brooklin Spring Fair
Enjoy four days of fun at the annual Brooklin Spring Fair! Each year over 30,000 people enjoy the Fair which features a Midway, Demolition Derbies, a Truck and Tractor Pull, vendors, great food and live entertainment.
Find out more »Bread and Honey Festival
Since 1973 our festival has been held annually on the first weekend in June, in the Village of Streetsville, Mississauga, Ontario. Where's the best location for fun festivities for the whole family? Come join us at the 44th Annual Streetsville Founders' Bread & Honey Festival.
Find out more »June 2019
Unionville Festival
Hey Unionville, the first weekend in June signifies "Festival Weekend" in our village. Our committee is busily planning the festival events for your enjoyment for this fabulous weekend. We'll have the traditional Saturday morning Parade, the Fun Zone for kids, the annual Funky 5K race, the York-Durham Heritage Train and don’t forget Family Fun Day in Crosby Park on Sunday. We'll have music everywhere and plenty of vendors – including, of course, the unique shops of Unionville. So put the…
Find out more »Outgrow Outplay MEGA Kids Sale
Spring cleaning has never been so profitable! We're back for our 7th & 8th Mississauga OutGROW OutPLAY MEGA KIDS SALE! GOT KIDS? This is for you...
Find out more »Doors Open Whitchurch-Stouffville
FREE ADMISSION! Spend the day exploring the heritage, culture, and the community of Whitchurch-Stouffville. Each attraction will offer a unique experience. Participate in behind-the-scenes tours, activities, and more. For more information or a complete list of this year’s sites, please go to www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/ws.
Find out more »Cineplex Family Favourites: A Dog’s Way Home
Don’t miss Cineplex Family Favourites, great family movies every Saturday at 11am. Watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99. It’s a fun and affordable way to enjoy the summertime with your family and friends! A portion of the proceeds goes towards supporting WE Charity. June 1, 2019: A Dog’s Way Home
Find out more »2019 Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada – Durham Region
Cures are steps away! Walk with us towards a future free from Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Join us on Sunday June 2, 2019, for the Crohn’s and Colitis Canada Gutsy Walk. A single day when Canadians coast to coast will walk united at this fun-filled, family-friendly and non-competitive walk. Crohn’s and Colitis Canada is the only national, volunteer based charity focused on finding and improving the lives of everyone impacted by these disease. Our route is 5 kilometers long,…
Find out more »Burlington’s annual Kite Festival
Join us for Burlington's 25th annual Kite Festival. Build a kite or bring your own and help fill the sky with colour. Join us for some free family fun, entertainment and vendors.
Find out more »Mac and Cheese Festival
Canada’s largest most epic block party celebrating mac and cheese featuring top chefs (some of whom have been featured on Food Network and Netflix), unlimited rides, fun in the games area, two outdoor movie nights, live shows and concerts, shop local market vendors, marshmallow fire pits, cooking demonstrations, mascots, beer & wine tastings and a few more special surprises! We’re North America’s largest food festival and competition celebrating everything mac and cheese. Experienced chefs, cooks, and charities all compete. Teams will…
Find out more »ROM PA Days
Looking for something to do with the kids on their school PD Days? Join us at the ROM for a day at camp! Kids have special access to hands-on learning at the Museum. Register your kids ages 5 – 14 for a full day of ROM Camp. This one-day version of our popular Summer Club program provides a full day of supervised educational activities, art projects, science experiments, and more! Pre-registration is required. Limited space is available. Registration is on…
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