Events

African Lion Safari 2025 Season

African Lion Safari 1386 Cooper Road, Cambridge, ON, Canada
Cambridge

Canada's Original Safari Adventure, African Lion Safari will open for the season on May 3th! Get Closer Than You Ever Imagined to lions, giraffe, cheetah, rhinos and over 1,000 other […]

Elliott Tree Farm’s Weekend Maple Sugarbush Experience Tour & Tasting

Elliott Tree Farm 9467 Erin East Garafraxa Townline, Erin, ON, Canada
Family Activities

This 90-minute Maple Experience includes a guided one-hour walking tour that takes you through our sugarbush trail and Christmas tree fields to our maple forest, maple sugar shack and the Maple Syrup Museum of Ontario. Following your tour, you will finish with a complete tasting flight of our pure maple sugar, maple toffee over crushed ice and our different grades of finished pure Ontario maple […]

Telling Tales Festival

Royal Botanical Gardens 690 Plains Road West, Burlington, ON, Canada
Burlington

Join us for the 17th Telling Tales Festival at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Since 2008, this annual event features over 70 presentations of Canada’s leading children’s authors, illustrators, and storytellers in five vibrant tents! Come to the 2025 Festival for: Free access to the Royal Botanical Gardens! Register for the opportunity to see these amazing gardens brought to life with the magic of Children’s Literature. […]

Toronto – Creepy Crawlers

70 Canuck Avenue, Toronto, ON M3k 2c5 Orchard Pavillion, 70 Canuck Avenue, Toronto, ON, M3K 2C5, Toronto, ON, Canada
Family Activities

Join Autism Ontario and the Canada Lands Company at Downsview Park for a Creepy Crawlers program. Let’s take a closer look at the tiny creatures that creep and crawl in Downsview Park. Dig in the dirt, collect worms, and explore all the living things around us. Look closer to discover the secret world all around us! Participants will dig in the mud, investigate logs and […]

$5

Science Literacy Week at the Toronto Zoo

Toronto Zoo 361A Old Finch Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada
Family Activities

Join your Toronto Zoo in celebrating Science Literacy Week 2025, a national initiative showcasing the power of science and its connection to the world around us. This year’s theme is “From Sea to Space” — and we’re bringing it to life with engaging, family-friendly programming all week long! "From Sea to Space" Monday, October 6 - Sunday, October 12 Included with Zoo admission

Abundant Gifts of Nature

Downsview Park 70 Canuck Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada
Crafts & Activities

Let’s create with introduced species. Learn how to make pens out of Garlic Mustard, Buckthorn ink, twist cord, and sketch, as we discover the gifts of these abundant plants. This is a great opportunity for beginners who always wanted to learn sketching techniques with handmade inks, as well as people who want to build on […]

Free
Event Series Fall Colours

Fall Colours

Kortright Centre for Conservation 9550 Pine Valley Drive, Vaughan, ON, Canada
Family Activities

Enjoy a self-guided walk in our beautiful mixed hardwood forests to view the fall colours at their best. Join the Kortright Education team to learn about nature in the fall. Family friendly activities and campfire (weather permitting) each day!

$5.30 – $8.00

Accessible Birding at Downsview Park

Downsview Park 70 Canuck Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada
Downsview

Discover the joy of fall birding—at a leisurely pace. This free, accessible event is designed for people with physical disabilities, with a focus on mobility-friendly trails and raptor sightings. The two-hour outing includes plenty of rest stops and a welcoming atmosphere for participants and their support persons. Presented in partnership with the Ontario Field Ornithologists, […]

Free
Event Series Halloween Howl in High Park

Halloween Howl in High Park

High Park Nature Centre 375 Colborne Lodge Dr, Toronto, ON, Canada
Family Activities

Come and celebrate all things spooky at this fun family Halloween event. This all outdoor event will begin with a hike through the woodlands. We’ll stop to learn the not-so-scary truth about owls, spiders, bats, decomposers, Witch Hazel trees and more. After the hike, your group can warm up around our campfire and make Halloween themed art. We will provide roasting sticks, hot chocolate and […]

Free – $15

The art of lighting a fire with water: Survival workshop

Downsview Park 70 Canuck Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada
Downsview

(FRENCH PROGRAM) Join Marijo, a passionate hiking guide, for an immersive French-language workshop on the basics of wilderness survival. Adventure with us into the great outdoors to learn how to pack your backpack, administer first aid, navigate, follow the 7 Leave No Trace principles, and plenty of other surprising tips. Even find out how to […]

Free

Howl-O-Ween Unleashed 2025

dogsview Park Circuit Path,, North York,, Ontario, Canada
Community Events

Drop by the Meadow and Dogsview Park, our off-leash dog park within Downsview Park on October 26th for spook-tacular, fun-filled day. This year, we are collaborating with Toronto Dog Moms to bring you a fang-tastic vendor market, where you can find a variety of products and services for your furbabies! Show off your furry friends and their costumes for some treats before hitting the dog […]

Free

Ottawa Pet Expo

EY Centre 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Expos

Welcome back to the Ottawa Reptile, Plant Expo & Aquatic Expo! Prepare to be captivated by the wonders of the natural world that links together reptiles, plants and aquatics. Enter a world where the diverse array of species and captivating displays will help to foster a deeper appreciation of herpetoculture, horticulture, and aquatics! Our pet-focused vendor marketplace, where more than 200 vendors come together to […]

$10 – $29

The art of lighting a fire with water: Survival workshop ENG

Downsview Park 70 Canuck Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada
Free Events

Join Marijo, a passionate hiking guide, for an immersive English-language workshop on the basics of wilderness survival. Adventure with us into the great outdoors to learn how to pack your backpack, administer first aid, navigate, follow the 7 Leave No Trace principles, and plenty of other surprising tips. Even find out how to light a […]

Free

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