Funtastic Fall Fairs & Festivals – 2025 Family Guide

Fall Fairs & Festivals Ontario Family Guide

Welcome to Fall in Ontario! The season of vibrant colours and cool breezes is perfect for family fun. Join in the Fall Harvest celebrations as farms come alive with festivals, corn mazes, apple and pumpkin picking, and don’t miss out on Halloween excitement in October! 

Explore GTA’s Fall events below. New event additions are on the way, so check back soon! 🍂🎃

Note: Many events offer advanced tickets, so please plan ahead.

Downey's Corn Maze
Sep 1, 2025 
to Oct 31, 2025
Downey’s Farm Market
Get Lost & Find Fun! Enjoy the intricate pathways as you navigate this year’s corn maze of over 8km of trail. The Corn Maze Adventure is a scavenger hunt like none other. There are 3 different games for different levels of play, making it a perfect challenge for any age. ...
AGORA Path of Light
Sep 2, 2025 
to Oct 26, 2025
Blue Mountain Village
AGORA is an unusual and magical space inspired by storytellers and cycles of life in nature. As participants walk this 3km circular path, they will encounter a series of interactive lighting installations based on the five elements of air, space, earth, water and fire. Visit AGORA this season to uncover ...
Uxbridge Fall Fair
Sep 5, 2025 
to Sep 7, 2025
Elgin Park
We’re thrilled to have you joining us for another year of fun, food, and fantastic activities. The focus of this year’s Uxbridge Fair is upon crops, crafts and traditional farm animals. Without these areas of agriculture our society would not exist.  Highlights: Cruise-In Car Show Midway Live Entertainment Tractor Pull Demolition ...
Georgetown Fall Fair
Sep 5, 2025 
to Sep 7, 2025
1 Park Ave in Georgetown
The Georgetown Fall Fair is back for 2025! This year’s theme is: Making Farming Fabulous! Visit the fair for live music, Battle of the Bands, Beer tent, Demolition Derby, Truck Pull, Agricultural Education Tent, Family Friendly Midway, The Ultimutts Hollywoof Stars Show, Petting Zoo, Free Children’s Games and Activities, Entertainment, ...
Taste of The Kingsway 2025
Sep 5, 2025 
to Sep 7, 2025
Bloor Street West between Montgomery Rd and Prince Edward Dr
Get ready for a weekend of food, music, and family fun at South Etobicoke’s largest street festival — Taste of The Kingsway is back from September 5–7, 2025! Presented by Mantella Corporation This beloved community event will once again take over Bloor Street West with something for everyone. As a ...
West Niagara Fair
Sep 5, 2025 
to Sep 7, 2025
West Niagara Agricultural Society
Join us September 5-7 for an unforgettable weekend. The fair will feature an expanded midway, food trucks, indoor + outdoor market vendors, demolition derby and tractor pulls, wrestling, various live performances and interactive activities, home crafts, live animals & 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!!
Canada's Wonderland Fall Weekends
Sep 6, 2025 
to Nov 2, 2025
Canada’s Wonderland
It’s time for another fall season at Canada’s Wonderland! Get ready for big thrills and world-class attractions and fall events at Canada’s premier amusement park. The park features more than 200 attractions including 18 roller coasters like Leviathan, Yukon Striker, Behemoth and the newest addition, Snoopy’s Racing Railway, a family ...
Brooks Farms Fall Fun Festival
Sep 6, 2025 
to Oct 26, 2025
Brooks Farms
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! Wagon Rides Zip Line Giant Jumping Pillows Farm Animals Puppet Shows Tire Horse ...
Pingle's Harvest Festival
Sep 6, 2025 
to Oct 31, 2025
Pingle’s Farm Market
It’s the best time of the year; fall on the farm! Join us in celebrating the season at Pingle’s Harvest Festival. Featuring: Giant Corn Maze Pick Your Own Flower Fields Visits with the Animals Trikes & Race Track Sandbox Wagon Rides Slide Hill Games Straw Pyramid Basketball Grain Hoppers Mini ...
Markham-Milliken Children’s Festival
Sep 6, 2025 
to Sep 6, 2025
Aaniin Community Centre Park
Join us on Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 10 AM to 6:30 PM outside of Aaniin Community Centre – 5665 14th Ave(External link) for this year’s Markham-Milliken Children’s Festival (MMCF), presented by Tim Hortons. There are a variety of fun and free activities and live entertainment for the whole family ...
Monarch Tagging Weekend
Sep 7, 2025 
to Sep 8, 2025
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
Visit our Monarch Tagging booth to learn more about the monarch’s amazing migration and why they’re a Species at Risk. Migratory monarch butterfly releases will take place throughout the morning and afternoon both Saturday and Sunday. Butterfly releases: 11:30 am 1:30 pm 3:30 pm ** Please note that the butterfly ...
Kerrfest Kids
Sep 7, 2025 
to Sep 7, 2025
Westwood Park
The Annual Kerrfest Kids will occur on Sunday, September 8th, at Westwood Park in Oakville. Admission is free! It is a one-day celebration dedicated to families and their children. Activities and events include live musical performers, food vendors, and sponsor booths, and plenty of activities. Activities include: Roaming Teenage Mutant ...
Oro World’s Fair
Sep 12, 2025 
to Sep 13, 2025
Oro-Medonte Fairgrounds
The Oro Agricultural Society is a group of dedicated volunteers working to promote an understanding of the agricultural heritage of Oro-Medonte, as well as providing opportunities for recognition of the talents and skills of members of our local communities, through participation in the Oro World’s Fair. The Fair Features: Oro ...
Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival
Sep 12, 2025 
to Sep 14, 2025
Bloor West Village
The Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival welcomes you to come and enjoy everything the Ukrainian culture has to offer. Discover Ukrainian culture in Canada and share the Ukrainian spirit at North America’s largest Ukrainian Street Festival. 
Corn Maze and Activities at Buzzing Bees Adventure Farm
Sep 13, 2025 
to Oct 26, 2025
Buzzing Bees Adventure Farm
Come and enjoy getting lost in our 9 acre corn maze, with the traditional “find your way out” path or solve the Monster Riddles. Additional Activities include: pedal karts, pumpkin bowling, farm hoppers, rope maze, elastic band shooting range, and more Find that perfect pumpkin Farm produced Maple syrup and ...
Roncesvalles Polish Festival
Sep 13, 2025 
to Sep 14, 2025
Roncesvalle Village
Come celebrate Roncesvalles Village, and the unique heritage of this neighbourhood, at our weekend Roncesvalles Polish Festival. Coming this September 13 & 14, 2025, and building on the long history of the Roncesvalles Polish Festival, which include fan favourites, like Polka and pierogi, in conjunction with a fresh focus to ...
The Great Northern Exhibition
Sep 19, 2025 
to Sep 21, 2025
GNE Fairgrounds
The best old-fashioned 3-day country fair in Ontario, since 1855! Enjoy the sights, smells, and sounds of Ontario in bygone days. Enjoy live entertainment, midway, great food, step dancing, a youth talent show, the demolition derby and much more!   
The Enchanted Forest
Sep 19, 2025 
to Sep 20, 2025
Enchanted Forest
An enchanting evening of music, magic and fantasy artscapes (in a real forest). September 20 and 21, The Forest welcomes you to experience an enchanting evening of strolling entertainment, giant lifesize fantasy art, a fully licensed bar, and a vendor village. September 19 & 20, 2025 5:00 pm to 11:00 ...
Fall Festival at Black Creek Pioneer Village
Sep 20, 2025 
to Sep 21, 2025
Black Creek Pioneer Village
Join us for a celebration of the harvest season, and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and tastes of fall. Take part in our vegetable judging contest, enjoy autumn-themed crafts and an interactive apple show, step into a cozy kitchen to taste some traditional fall treats, and more! Dates: Saturday, ...
Pickering Fairy Tours
Sep 20, 2025 
to Sep 21, 2025
Pickering Museum Village
Pickering’s picturesque forest, village, and gardens are home to not only some incredible natural creatures, but also some magical ones! Locate and visit a series of whimsical fairy, elf, and gnome homes scattered in the village and forest while learning about the history and folklore of the magical creatures of ...
Coopers CSA Giant Corn Maze
Sep 20, 2025 
to Oct 31, 2025
Coopers Farm & Maze
A giant ten-acre corn maze with a different theme each year. The maze is divided into 3 parts, providing something for everyone. Two Full Phases, each of which can take 20 minutes to over an hour to complete. The third phase is a shorter, simpler maze ideal for younger children ...
Cultural Festival 2025
Sep 20, 2025 
to Sep 20, 2025
The ROC
Join Us at Cultural Festival 2025! Celebrate the Town of Georgina’s first-ever Cultural Festival – a vibrant day bursting with music, dance, art, food, and traditions from around the world. Stroll through colourful displays, taste amazing flavours, enjoy live performances, and connect with neighbours in a joyful celebration of diversity, ...
Milton Fall Fair
Sep 26, 2025 
to Sep 28, 2025
Milton Fairgrounds
3 day fall fair. Demo derby, midway, truck & tractor pull, craft buildings, animals, livestock and much more. This year’s Fair theme: A Patchwork in Time. Check back with us to see up to date information about the Fair! Livestock display barn, agricultural education tent, petting zoo, Market Stage entertainment, ...
Camp Spooky at Canada's Wonderland
Sep 27, 2025 
to Nov 2, 2025
Canada’s Wonderland
Camp Spooky returns to Canada’s Wonderland this fall with family-friendly daytime Halloween activities and attractions every weekend. If you’re looking for things to do with the kids this Halloween, look no further! Included with park admission, Camp Spooky features trick-or-treating, a kids’ Halloween costume parade, live shows with The PEANUTS ...
Fall Celtic Festival
Sep 27, 2025 
to Sep 28, 2025
Toronto Rock Athletic Centre
The Fall Celtic Festival is a growing Annual Two-day Celebration of the Cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany and the Isle of Man. Begun in 2018, the event brings Celtic Traditions and Fun to All the People of the Greater Toronto Area and invites them to explore a new ...
Applefest
Sep 27, 2025 
to Sep 27, 2025
Markham Museum
Discover delicious apple fun at Markham Museum’s Applefest on September 28! Enjoy tasty treats, rides, games, entertainment, and family fun for all to enjoy. Pre-purchase tickets online for only $10 prior to the event, $14 the day-of. Buy tickets and learn more at MarkhamMuseum.ca!
Toronto Garlic Festival presented by Dupont By the Castle BIA
Sep 28, 2025 
to Sep 28, 2025
On Spadina Road between Davenport Road and Dupont Street, Toronto
Celebrating it’s 14th Year! 10,000 visitors stock up on their winter supply of Ontario-grown garlic, savour garlic-inspired chef creations paired with garlic cocktails, mocktails & garlic beer, get free garlic shots, discover garlic jellies, sauces preserves, ferments & hand-made crafts, & enjoy Culture Talks and Live Music. They join the ...
Woolly Bear October
Oct 1, 2025 
to Oct 31, 2025
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
They’re everywhere! Woolly bear caterpillars become more visible in late fall and this beloved creature is the focus in October. Come see our woolly bears up close! We will reveal the truth about the woolly bear’s stripes and you’ll discover how they survive through the winter. Regular Admission applies. *Closed ...
Elora Monster Month
Oct 2, 2025 
to Oct 31, 2025
Town of Elora
An Annual favourite! Dozens of activities are scheduled during the month-long celebration, a self-guided tour leads visitors through Elora’s historic downtown and showcases a hauntingly beautiful collection of illuminated sculptures created by artist Tim Murton called The Twilight Zoo — ghosts, skeletons and other ghoulish creatures – that have decorated ...
Markham Fair
Oct 2, 2025 
to Oct 5, 2025
Markham Fairgrounds
The Markham Fair, Canada’s largest four-day agricultural fair is jam-packed with attractions, events, competitions, and performers featuring Monster Truck Show, SuperDogs, Demolition Derby, Tractor Pull, Horse Pull, Animal displays, and shows. The fair features it’s popular cooking demonstrations, commercial exhibit buildings, horse shows, face painting, live entertainment. Don’t miss the ...
Pumpkinferno
Oct 3, 2025 
to Nov 1, 2025
Discovery Harbour
A spooky start to Halloween! Pumpkinferno creeps into Discovery Harbour for a hauntingly good time! Experience the phenomenon of PumpkInferno’s magical outdoor exhibits of artificial hand-carved pumpkins! For those looking to test their courage, make your way to Grim Reaper’s Grove and Macabre Manor! Our 40-acre historic site is transformed ...
Festival at Fort Willow
Oct 3, 2025 
to Oct 4, 2025
Historic Fort Willow Conservation Area
Experience the Historic Fort Willow Conservation Area come to life this October! The Festival at Fort Willow is an annual event where visitors will experience what life was like at Fort Willow pre-European contact, during the Fur Trade and the War of 1812. The Festival at Fort Willow is hosted ...
Mountsberg Spooktacular Halloween
Oct 3, 2025 
to Oct 26, 2025
Mountsberg Conservation Area
Mountsberg’s family-friendly Spooktacular Halloween starts October 3 and runs Friday to Sunday evenings from 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm until October 26. Spooktacular is a unique Halloween experience that blends haunted fun with a chance to learn about wildlife. We encourage you to come in costume and capture your memories ...
Pumpkins After Dark
Oct 3, 2025 
to Nov 1, 2025
Storybook Gardens
London, ON October 3 – November 1, 2025 Located at Storybook Gardens. Free Onsite Parking Address: 1958 Storybook Lane London ON, N6K 4Y6 Pumpkins After Dark is North America’s largest award-winning Halloween event! Experience a 1km outdoor walk-through where 10,000+ hand-carved jack-o-lanterns come to life after dark! Make Pumpkins After ...
Port Elgin Pumpkinfest
Oct 4, 2025 
to Oct 5, 2025
Downtown Port Elgin
WELCOME to Port Elgin Pumpkinfest! One of Ontario’s most unique events. Featuring two GIANT Vegetable Weigh Offs, one of Ontario’s LARGEST two-day outdoor Car Shows, over 100 craft, marketplace & food vendors for all your shopping needs and tons of FAMILY FUN Attractions, Port Elgin Pumpkinfest is THE place to ...
Telling Tales Festival
Oct 4, 2025 
to Oct 5, 2025
Royal Botanical Gardens
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 ...
Legends of Horror at Casa Loma
Oct 4, 2025 
to Nov 1, 2025
Casa Loma
Each October, the grounds of Casa Loma will once again be transformed into an immersive theatrical experience, Legends of Horror. Done in the presentational form considered “promenade theatre”, in which the audience walks at their own pace through a 2 km trail commencing in the lower gardens of Casa Loma ...
Kinderfest Fall Fair
Oct 4, 2025 
to Oct 4, 2025
Bingemans
Get ready for the ultimate fall family party — Kinderfest is back and bigger than ever! This one-day, Bavarian-themed bash is bursting with fun for kids aged 2–11. We’re talking epic live shows, adorable animals at the petting zoo, giant bouncy inflatables, cookie decorating, face painting, and more to keep ...
Blanc Nuit
Oct 4, 2025 
to Oct 5, 2025
Multiple Venues in the GTA
Toronto’s free all-night celebration of contemporary art transforms public spaces into extraordinary landscapes from 7 p.m. on October 4 to 7 a.m. on October 5. The 2025 theme, Translating the City, invites artists, curators and audiences to consider how cities can be reimagined, communicated and felt through art. The event ...
Ball's Falls Thanksgiving Festival
Oct 10, 2025 
to Oct 13, 2025
Ball’s Falls Conservation Area
The Annual Ball’s Falls Thanksgiving Festival will bring back many of your favourite features, including 150+ in-person craft and artisan vendors, delicious foods, craft beverages and wines, local farmers’ market vendors, live acoustic music and children’s entertainment, historical demonstrations, heritage tours and nature hikes. Enjoy the beauty of the fall ...
Woodbridge Fair
Oct 11, 2025 
to Oct 13, 2025
Woodbridge Fairgrounds
Join all the fun at the annual Woodbridge Fall Fair! Make Thanksgiving weekend even more special by visiting our Fall Fair! Join in the tradition of celebrating our community together with old-fashioned fun – it’s a taste of the country, right in the City! Celebrate Thanksgiving Weekend at the Fair ...
Kreepy Kortright
Oct 17, 2025 
to Oct 26, 2025
Kortright Centre for Conservation
Celebrate the Halloween spirit with spooky activities at Kortright. Discover a haunted house, a frightening forest walk, Halloween activities, bonfire and more. Fun for children 10 and under. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please note this is an outdoor event, come dressed for the weather. Advance tickets required. ...
Fall at the Farm
Oct 18, 2025 
to Oct 19, 2025
The Fieldstone Barn
All your fall faves in one farm festival this October. Enjoy sipping on Pumpkin Spiced Lattes, Hot Apple Cider or Hot Chocolate while shopping the Artisan Market and listening to live music! Shop the artisan market and then hop on a horse-drawn wagon ride. Grab a bite to eat, play ...
Ajax Pumpkinville
Oct 18, 2025 
to Oct 18, 2025
Greenwood Conservation Park
Join us October 18, 2025 at the picturesque Greenwood Conservation Area (2290 Greenwood Rd.) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a variety of activities. In addition to the live stage, we will also have children’s games and activities, interactive experiences, community displays and exhibitors, sensory zone, and our infamous ...
Family Fright
Oct 18, 2025 
to Oct 18, 2025
Georgina Village Museum
Attention all spooky seekers! Join us for a bone-chilling Family Fright if you dare! Dress up in your most terrifying Halloween costume and prepare to be entertained with live performances and games. Date: Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 Time: 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Cost: $2 per person
Elora Monster March Parade
Oct 18, 2025 
to Oct 18, 2025
Downtown Elora
Part of Elora Monster Month. Monster March is back!!! Bigger and Better than ever. Sensational Elora Presents Monster March and Wicked Wagons: This non-motorized free event is a great opportunity for the whole family to get in disguise (including pets). We encourage all parade participants, individuals and groups, to wear ...
Heartland Forest Pumpkinfest
Oct 25, 2025 
to Oct 25, 2025
Heartland Forest
Fall has arrived and it’s time for our 18th Annual PumpkinFest. This will be a “Spooktacular” Outdoor Halloween Celebration that includes a family friendly haunted tree house, Tootsie Express train ride, field games, activities, craft, and our signature Trail of Treats! You can register for the morning or the afternoon ...
Pickering Halloween Fest
Oct 25, 2025 
to Oct 26, 2025
Pickering Museum Village
Get ready for a spooktacular time at the Pickering Museum Village! Enjoy a variety of Halloween-themed games, activities, crafts, and treats that are sure to delight visitors of all ages! Explore the museum at your own pace and uncover the fascinating history of Halloween traditions. Costumes are encouraged at this ...
Halloween in Clarkson Village 2025
Oct 25, 2025 
to Oct 25, 2025
Clarkson Village BIA
Come in costume and enjoy games, bouncy castles, trick-or-treating at participating businesses and much more! Please note that this event includes a road closure along Lakeshore Rd. W. from Clarkson Rd. N. to Meadow Wood Rd. Please plan your route and parking accordingly.
TSO's Tricks, Treats ‘n’ Tunes - Relaxed Performance
Oct 26, 2025 
to Oct 26, 2025
Roy Thomson Hall
Relaxed Performances are designed for the Neurodiverse and Disability communities, and those who enjoy a more relaxed concert setting created for comfort and inclusivity.  This concert is recommended for ages 4-10 Get ready for a silly and spooky afternoon of Halloween fun! You’ll be spellbound as the orchestra performs ghoulish ...
TSO's Tricks, Treats ‘n’ Tunes
Oct 26, 2025 
to Oct 26, 2025
Roy Thomson Hall
This concert is recommended for ages 4-10 Get ready for a silly and spooky afternoon of Halloween fun! You’ll be spellbound as the orchestra performs ghoulish grooves and bewitching beats with plenty of musical tricks and treats. Be sure to come in costume and join us for a frightfully fantastic ...
Toronto International Festival of Authors
Oct 29, 2025 
to Nov 2, 2025
Victoria University in the University of Toronto
Toronto’s favourite festival returns at a new venue with a new format and five exciting days of celebrations for story lovers! Expect readings, conversations, book signings and masterclasses featuring authors from Canada and around the world. Highlights include Writer’s Craft events, featuring workshops and behind-the-scenes panels with industry experts; POP ...
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Nov 7, 2025 
to Nov 16, 2025
Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair will return to Toronto’s Exhibition Place from November 1-10, 2024. Now in its 102nd year, The Royal is the world’s largest combined indoor agricultural and equestrian show celebrating the best in agriculture, local food, and equestrian competitions from across the country.

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