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Win a Family 4-Pack to Bingemans Gift of Lichts

Enter to Win a Family Pass to Bingemans Gift of Lights

One Lucky Winner will receive Admission for 4 to Gift of Lights at Bingemans! Experience the magic and wonder of the Region’s most spectacular and dazzling light displays this holiday season. Bask in the beauty and wonderment of Gift of Lights; a drive through experience, featuring a breathtaking 40 foot twinkly LED tree, over 300 animated and static light displays and light tunnels. This holiday

Ontario Christmas Markets

The Best Holiday Markets & Craft Shows for 2024 in the Greater Toronto Area

Shop local this year at a Holiday market! Enjoy browsing unique, one-of-a-kind gifts at a traditional Christmas or Holiday market, many with festive activities and crafts for kids and caroling, or meet & greets with Santa. There are always a few new markets that pop up and this year is no different! Visit our guide to find the Best Holidays near you! Check back for

The Word on the Street Book Bundle Giveaway

We are celebrating Word on the Street with a Kids Lit Book Bundle Giveaway! The Word On The Street, Canada’s largest FREE book and magazine festival, returns for its 35th year on September 28th and 29th, 2024 at Queen’s Park in Toronto. This beloved annual celebration of storytelling and community will once again transform the city into a literary wonderland, showcasing the best of Indigenous

Halloween nights of Lights Giveaway

Win a Family 4-Pack to Halloween Nights of Lights

Halloween Nights of Lights is back for it’s 5th year for the 2024 season! This year’s experience features NEW installations with more than 1.5 million lights! Enter for your chance to win a family 4-pack of tickets!

September Fairs & Festivals 2024

We’ve rounded up the top family festivals for September 2024 for families in Toronto and the surrounding area. You’ll find loads of fun to add to your family calendar. Head out to enjoy great food, harvest celebrations, ethnic and cultural celebrations, kids activities, ribfests, live music and more!  We are always adding to these listings so keep checking back. September Festivals GTA and Southern Ontario

Stouffville Ribfest

2024 August Fairs & Festivals |  | GTA and Surrounding Area

It’s the last month of the summer, time to get out with the family and enjoy the last of the long, warm days! We’ve rounded up the top family festivals in Toronto and the surrounding area. You’ll find loads of summer fun to add to your family calendar.

August Festivals

2024 July Fairs & Festivals | GTA and Surrounding Area

Summer is festival season and July is a busy month for these family events! We’ve rounded up some the top festivals in Toronto and Southern Ontario in this guide. You’ll find loads of summer fun to add to your calendar. Head out to food festivals, community fairs, cultural celebrations, dancing, kids activities, ribfests, music and more! We are always adding to these listings so keep

2024 Summer Fairs & Festivals in the GTA

Summer is festival season! We’re rounding up the top family festivals in Toronto and the surrounding area. Covering Toronto, York, Durham, Peel, Halton and Grey Simcoe Counties – you’ll find loads of summer fun to add to your family calendar. Head out to food festivals, community fairs, ethnic and cultural celebrations, fireworks, dancing, kids activities, ribfests, cotton candy, music and more! We are always adding

2023 Canada Day Event Guide

2024 Canada Day Events Guide | GTA and South Central Ontario

Happy Birthday Canada! Canadians celebrate this great land we call home with fireworks and festivities on July 1st of each year! This list will be growing as we get updates on 2024 events. Read on for Canada Day events and check back often! Royal Canadian International Circus – Etobicoke Jun 27, 2024  to Jul 1, 2024 Woodbine Mall & Fantasy Fair This year’s all new

2024 Father's Day Event Guide

2024 Father’s Day Events in the GTA

Plan the perfect family day out to celebrate DAD! Find special events for families in our Father’s Day weekend guide including cool cars, awesome exhibits, food festivals, family fishing and movies in the park! Friendship & Adventure Day Jun 16, 2024  to Jun 16, 2024 McMichael Canadian Art Collection In recognition of Father’s Day, this Family Sunday celebrates the fathers, father figures, friends, and other

Enter to Win Tickets to Robot Song at Junior International Children's Festival

Win a Family 4-Pack to Robot Song

Win a Family 4-Pack to see Robot Song at JUNIOR International Children’s Festival What does it feel like to be different? Follow the story of a smart young girl and her journey of self-discovery and hope through animatronics.  Australia’s Arena Theatre Company presents Robot Song, a heartwarming production inspired by the true story of a parent navigating life with a child on the Autism spectrum. Robot

Spring Festivals Guide for GTA families

2024 Spring Fairs & Festivals in and around the GTA

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,

ROM 110th Anniversary Free Weekend

To mark ROM’s 110th anniversary, the entire Museum will be FREE on Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24, from 10 am to 5:30 pm. No tickets are needed. However, due to the anticipated number of visitors expected and building capacity limits, there may be wait times for entry. All guest to enter through the Weston Entrance along Queen’s Park. Included during this anniversary weekend is

Win a Kids Book Bundle from Arsenal Pulp Press

Discover Exciting Reads for Kids from Arsenal Pulp Press! Get ready to embark on enchanting adventures with Arsenal Pulp Press, a publisher committed to diverse and engaging literature for young readers. As part of our dedication to sparking imaginations and fostering curiosity, Arsenal Pulp Press is thrilled to Child’s Life readers a chance to win a book bundle including four captivating children’s books! Enter below

Top 10 Things to Do March Break 2024

Plan for a Fun March Break with New Experiences and Family Fun March Break is just around the corner, and now is the time to plan how you’ll keep the kids busy and entertained. The GTA has a great line-up of family events, kids camps and fun activities for all ages and interests. Explore a museum, or zoo, hike the great outdoors, grab a seat

Top 10 Things to Do Family Day Weekend 2024

Plan a Weekend of New Experiences & Family Fun With Family Day just around the corner, it’s time to gear up for a weekend of fun and adventure. The GTA has many awesome events and activities for all ages and interests. Whether you’re into exploring the great outdoors, getting lost in captivating cultural experiences, or simply chilling out with your loved ones, there’s no shortage

Win a Family 4-Pack to the Maple Syrup Experience at Elliott Tree Farm

Within an hour of the GTA, Elliott Tree Farm hosts it’s annual Canadian tradition – The Maple Syrup Experience! Featuring their famous pancake breakfast at the Horse Barn Canteen, followed by a 10-15-minute sugarbush trail walk to enjoy a sugarbush experience where you will visit the sugar shack, check sap buckets, and taste sap, maple sugar and fresh maple toffee over snow! Afterward, return to

Enter to Win a Family 4-Pack to the ROM

Plan your next family adventure at the ROM! From towering dinosaur skeletons to awe-inspiring contemporary paintings, ROM is home to more than 13.5 million artworks, artifacts, and specimens from around the world and across the ages. So, it should be no surprise ROM is also the most visited museum in Canada—and one of the top ten museums in North America. Plus, ROM hosts some of

Win a Family 4-Pack to Bingemans Gift of Lichts

Enter to Win a Family Pass to Bingemans Gift of Lights

One Lucky Winner will receive Admission for 4 to Gift of Lights at Bingemans! Experience the magic and wonder of the Region’s most spectacular and dazzling light displays this holiday season. Bask in the beauty and wonderment of Gift of Lights; a drive through experience, featuring a breathtaking 40 foot twinkly LED tree, over 300 animated and static light displays and light tunnels. This holiday

Ontario Christmas Markets

The Best Holiday Markets & Craft Shows for 2024 in the Greater Toronto Area

Shop local this year at a Holiday market! Enjoy browsing unique, one-of-a-kind gifts at a traditional Christmas or Holiday market, many with festive activities and crafts for kids and caroling, or meet & greets with Santa. There are always a few new markets that pop up and this year is no different! Visit our guide to find the Best Holidays near you! Check back for

The Word on the Street Book Bundle Giveaway

We are celebrating Word on the Street with a Kids Lit Book Bundle Giveaway! The Word On The Street, Canada’s largest FREE book and magazine festival, returns for its 35th year on September 28th and 29th, 2024 at Queen’s Park in Toronto. This beloved annual celebration of storytelling and community will once again transform the city into a literary wonderland, showcasing the best of Indigenous

Halloween nights of Lights Giveaway

Win a Family 4-Pack to Halloween Nights of Lights

Halloween Nights of Lights is back for it’s 5th year for the 2024 season! This year’s experience features NEW installations with more than 1.5 million lights! Enter for your chance to win a family 4-pack of tickets!

September Fairs & Festivals 2024

We’ve rounded up the top family festivals for September 2024 for families in Toronto and the surrounding area. You’ll find loads of fun to add to your family calendar. Head out to enjoy great food, harvest celebrations, ethnic and cultural celebrations, kids activities, ribfests, live music and more!  We are always adding to these listings so keep checking back. September Festivals GTA and Southern Ontario

Stouffville Ribfest

2024 August Fairs & Festivals |  | GTA and Surrounding Area

It’s the last month of the summer, time to get out with the family and enjoy the last of the long, warm days! We’ve rounded up the top family festivals in Toronto and the surrounding area. You’ll find loads of summer fun to add to your family calendar.

August Festivals

2024 July Fairs & Festivals | GTA and Surrounding Area

Summer is festival season and July is a busy month for these family events! We’ve rounded up some the top festivals in Toronto and Southern Ontario in this guide. You’ll find loads of summer fun to add to your calendar. Head out to food festivals, community fairs, cultural celebrations, dancing, kids activities, ribfests, music and more! We are always adding to these listings so keep

2024 Summer Fairs & Festivals in the GTA

Summer is festival season! We’re rounding up the top family festivals in Toronto and the surrounding area. Covering Toronto, York, Durham, Peel, Halton and Grey Simcoe Counties – you’ll find loads of summer fun to add to your family calendar. Head out to food festivals, community fairs, ethnic and cultural celebrations, fireworks, dancing, kids activities, ribfests, cotton candy, music and more! We are always adding

2023 Canada Day Event Guide

2024 Canada Day Events Guide | GTA and South Central Ontario

Happy Birthday Canada! Canadians celebrate this great land we call home with fireworks and festivities on July 1st of each year! This list will be growing as we get updates on 2024 events. Read on for Canada Day events and check back often! Royal Canadian International Circus – Etobicoke Jun 27, 2024  to Jul 1, 2024 Woodbine Mall & Fantasy Fair This year’s all new

2024 Father's Day Event Guide

2024 Father’s Day Events in the GTA

Plan the perfect family day out to celebrate DAD! Find special events for families in our Father’s Day weekend guide including cool cars, awesome exhibits, food festivals, family fishing and movies in the park! Friendship & Adventure Day Jun 16, 2024  to Jun 16, 2024 McMichael Canadian Art Collection In recognition of Father’s Day, this Family Sunday celebrates the fathers, father figures, friends, and other

Enter to Win Tickets to Robot Song at Junior International Children's Festival

Win a Family 4-Pack to Robot Song

Win a Family 4-Pack to see Robot Song at JUNIOR International Children’s Festival What does it feel like to be different? Follow the story of a smart young girl and her journey of self-discovery and hope through animatronics.  Australia’s Arena Theatre Company presents Robot Song, a heartwarming production inspired by the true story of a parent navigating life with a child on the Autism spectrum. Robot

Spring Festivals Guide for GTA families

2024 Spring Fairs & Festivals in and around the GTA

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,

ROM 110th Anniversary Free Weekend

To mark ROM’s 110th anniversary, the entire Museum will be FREE on Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24, from 10 am to 5:30 pm. No tickets are needed. However, due to the anticipated number of visitors expected and building capacity limits, there may be wait times for entry. All guest to enter through the Weston Entrance along Queen’s Park. Included during this anniversary weekend is

Win a Kids Book Bundle from Arsenal Pulp Press

Discover Exciting Reads for Kids from Arsenal Pulp Press! Get ready to embark on enchanting adventures with Arsenal Pulp Press, a publisher committed to diverse and engaging literature for young readers. As part of our dedication to sparking imaginations and fostering curiosity, Arsenal Pulp Press is thrilled to Child’s Life readers a chance to win a book bundle including four captivating children’s books! Enter below

Top 10 Things to Do March Break 2024

Plan for a Fun March Break with New Experiences and Family Fun March Break is just around the corner, and now is the time to plan how you’ll keep the kids busy and entertained. The GTA has a great line-up of family events, kids camps and fun activities for all ages and interests. Explore a museum, or zoo, hike the great outdoors, grab a seat

Top 10 Things to Do Family Day Weekend 2024

Plan a Weekend of New Experiences & Family Fun With Family Day just around the corner, it’s time to gear up for a weekend of fun and adventure. The GTA has many awesome events and activities for all ages and interests. Whether you’re into exploring the great outdoors, getting lost in captivating cultural experiences, or simply chilling out with your loved ones, there’s no shortage

Win a Family 4-Pack to the Maple Syrup Experience at Elliott Tree Farm

Within an hour of the GTA, Elliott Tree Farm hosts it’s annual Canadian tradition – The Maple Syrup Experience! Featuring their famous pancake breakfast at the Horse Barn Canteen, followed by a 10-15-minute sugarbush trail walk to enjoy a sugarbush experience where you will visit the sugar shack, check sap buckets, and taste sap, maple sugar and fresh maple toffee over snow! Afterward, return to

Enter to Win a Family 4-Pack to the ROM

Plan your next family adventure at the ROM! From towering dinosaur skeletons to awe-inspiring contemporary paintings, ROM is home to more than 13.5 million artworks, artifacts, and specimens from around the world and across the ages. So, it should be no surprise ROM is also the most visited museum in Canada—and one of the top ten museums in North America. Plus, ROM hosts some of

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