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ROM Summer Club 2026

Set your kids up for a summer of fun times and creative learning. Summer Club is back – celebrating its 84th year – with immersive, in-person camp programs unlike anything else in the city. Engaging, energetic, and full of activities, our summer programs feature in-gallery and classroom learning, bringing kids face to face with the stories held within the vast […]

Family Fun at the ROM This March Break

Discover family-friendly March Break activities at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto from March 14–22, 2026. Enjoy hands-on wildlife activities, live performances, face painting, photo walks, and interactive exhibits perfect for curious kids.

ROM Scavenger Hunts

Fossil Quest: ROM Scavenger Hunt

Dino Detectives Unite! Get ready to travel through time on a prehistoric adventure scavenger hunt! From the first fierce predators to the mighty giants of the late Cretaceous, you’ll uncover dino facts, solve ancient puzzles, and test your paleontology skills. Gather your team of family and friends, channel your inner explorer, and race through millions of years of history. No […]

Gardiner Museum Family Day Weekend

Free for kids and included with admission for adults and seniors. This Family Day, we invite you to engage with materials like unfired clay, fabric, and paper to make collages inspired by the special exhibition Linda Rotua Sormin: Uncertain Ground. Explore Sormin’s multisensory installation on our third floor, then get creative as a family in our Makerspace! We recommend bringing […]

Family Day at the Gardiner Museum

Families can connect over clay in our brand new Makerspace with weekly activities inspired by our collection and special exhibitions and led by our amazing team of educators and volunteers. We invite you to engage with materials like unfired clay, fabric, and paper to make collages inspired by the special exhibition Linda Rotua Sormin: Uncertain Ground. Explore Sormin’s multisensory installation […]

March Break at the ROM

Join us over March Break for hands-on, family-friendly activities and playful performances inspired by wildlife photography. Create wildlife-themed art, transform into your favourite animal with face paint, and meet ROM experts and interact with real specimens and objects. Included with General Admission. Saturday, March 14 to Sunday, March 22 Here’s what’s happening this March Break: Wild Photo Walk – Daily, […]

Family Day at the ROM

Family Day Weekend at the ROM

The Lunar New Year takes centre stage this Family Day weekend with exciting programming, live performances, and themed activities to enjoy with family and friends. Book your tickets in advance online to guarantee your spot and avoid the lines. Activities include: NEW YEAR WISH TREE – Daily, 10am to 4pm | Philosopher’s Gallery, Level 1 CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY POP-UP – Daily, […]

ROM Scavenger Hunts

Fossil Quest: ROM Scavenger Hunt

Dino Detectives Unite! Get ready to travel through time on a prehistoric adventure scavenger hunt! From the first fierce predators to the mighty giants of the late Cretaceous, you’ll uncover dino facts, solve ancient puzzles, and test your paleontology skills. Gather your team of family and friends, channel your inner explorer, and race through millions of years of history. No […]

The Best Museums for Families To Explore in Ontario

Grab the kids and embark on an educational expedition at South Central Ontario’s museums! Learning doesn’t have to be confined to google searches and classrooms, museums weave a tapestry of knowledge with fun, fostering curiosity, creativity, and appreciation for the world around us.

ROM March Break Camp

March Break Camp at the ROM

One of Toronto’s most creative and diverse March Break day camps, we offer an exciting array of fun, activity-based programs inspired by our world-class Museum. Our huge variety of offerings ensures that you’ll find a program to match your interest and abilities. ROM’s fascinating galleries, authentic objects and outstanding professional staff guarantee that your camp experience will be hard to […]

Family Day Weekend at the Joseph Brant Museum

Join us on Family Day at Ireland House Museum for a Victorian Board Game Café! Try playing games that the Ireland family would have enjoyed during the Victorian era, like chess, checkers, snakes & ladders, and cribbage. Victorian parlour games will also be available to play throughout the historic home, and families can take turns trying old-fashioned children’s toys. There […]

Family Day at Fort York

Enjoy a full day of discovery at Fort York. Sign up young bakers to make buttery “jumbles” in a paid historic kitchen workshop, then visit the garrison schoolroom to practice slate writing and learn how soldiers’ children were taught. Catch a flintlock musket demonstration and join a discussion about how weapon technology shaped past conflicts. Hourly guided tours reveal Fort […]

Family Day at the Museum of Dufferin

Our annual Family Day event is back! Bring your family and friends for the MoD Mini Olympics! In celebration of the 2026 winter Olympics join us to play fun games, compete, and explore more of Dufferin’s Olympic history. This is a popular event, please book your time slot in advance to guarantee entry to the museum.

ROM for the Holidays 2025

ROM for the Holidays

Enhanced programming, live performances, and hands-on experiences are just some of the special activities offered during ROM for the Holidays. Add to that four special exhibitions and re-imagined dinosaur galleries, and this is a holiday tradition you won’t want to miss. Bring your curiosity and enjoy a stress-free day with family and friends. The Museum is open from December 26 […]

ROM Reopens The Age of Dinosaurs and Age of Mammals Galleries

Expanded by 3,500 square feet, the gallery features new displays and programming — including the permanent return of Zuul, one of the best-preserved large dinosaurs ever found. Reopening Date: December 5, 2025 Save 15% on Admission with code: CHILDSLIFE In addition to Zuul, visitors will encounter an incredible life-sized fight scene between Zuul and Gorgosaurus, and new dedicated display areas for Wendiceratops and Cretaceous theropods (including tyrannosaurs and “raptors”). The new gallery space

ROM March Break Camp

One of Toronto’s most creative and diverse March Break Day camps, we offer an exciting array of fun, activity-based programs inspired by our world-class Museum. Our huge variety of offerings ensures that you’ll find a program to match your interest and abilities. ROM’s fascinating galleries, authentic objects and outstanding professional staff guarantee that your camp experience will be hard to […]

ROMKids PA Day Camp

Looking for something to do with the kids on their school PA Days? Join us at 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 […]

A Storybook Christmas

Pickering Museum Village is proud to once again present: A Storybook Christmas! Guests of all ages will find themselves immersed in the festive season as they explore the village through a series of interactive holiday elements including treats, crafts, music, and more. And of course, no visit would be complete without a visit from the man in red himself! Event […]

ROM Summer Club 2026

Set your kids up for a summer of fun times and creative learning. Summer Club is back – celebrating its 84th year – with immersive, in-person camp programs unlike anything else in the city. Engaging, energetic, and full of activities, our summer programs feature in-gallery and classroom learning, bringing kids face to face with the stories held within the vast […]

Family Fun at the ROM This March Break

Discover family-friendly March Break activities at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto from March 14–22, 2026. Enjoy hands-on wildlife activities, live performances, face painting, photo walks, and interactive exhibits perfect for curious kids.

ROM Scavenger Hunts

Fossil Quest: ROM Scavenger Hunt

Dino Detectives Unite! Get ready to travel through time on a prehistoric adventure scavenger hunt! From the first fierce predators to the mighty giants of the late Cretaceous, you’ll uncover dino facts, solve ancient puzzles, and test your paleontology skills. Gather your team of family and friends, channel your inner explorer, and race through millions of years of history. No […]

Gardiner Museum Family Day Weekend

Free for kids and included with admission for adults and seniors. This Family Day, we invite you to engage with materials like unfired clay, fabric, and paper to make collages inspired by the special exhibition Linda Rotua Sormin: Uncertain Ground. Explore Sormin’s multisensory installation on our third floor, then get creative as a family in our Makerspace! We recommend bringing […]

Family Day at the Gardiner Museum

Families can connect over clay in our brand new Makerspace with weekly activities inspired by our collection and special exhibitions and led by our amazing team of educators and volunteers. We invite you to engage with materials like unfired clay, fabric, and paper to make collages inspired by the special exhibition Linda Rotua Sormin: Uncertain Ground. Explore Sormin’s multisensory installation […]

March Break at the ROM

Join us over March Break for hands-on, family-friendly activities and playful performances inspired by wildlife photography. Create wildlife-themed art, transform into your favourite animal with face paint, and meet ROM experts and interact with real specimens and objects. Included with General Admission. Saturday, March 14 to Sunday, March 22 Here’s what’s happening this March Break: Wild Photo Walk – Daily, […]

Family Day at the ROM

Family Day Weekend at the ROM

The Lunar New Year takes centre stage this Family Day weekend with exciting programming, live performances, and themed activities to enjoy with family and friends. Book your tickets in advance online to guarantee your spot and avoid the lines. Activities include: NEW YEAR WISH TREE – Daily, 10am to 4pm | Philosopher’s Gallery, Level 1 CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY POP-UP – Daily, […]

ROM Scavenger Hunts

Fossil Quest: ROM Scavenger Hunt

Dino Detectives Unite! Get ready to travel through time on a prehistoric adventure scavenger hunt! From the first fierce predators to the mighty giants of the late Cretaceous, you’ll uncover dino facts, solve ancient puzzles, and test your paleontology skills. Gather your team of family and friends, channel your inner explorer, and race through millions of years of history. No […]

The Best Museums for Families To Explore in Ontario

Grab the kids and embark on an educational expedition at South Central Ontario’s museums! Learning doesn’t have to be confined to google searches and classrooms, museums weave a tapestry of knowledge with fun, fostering curiosity, creativity, and appreciation for the world around us.

ROM March Break Camp

March Break Camp at the ROM

One of Toronto’s most creative and diverse March Break day camps, we offer an exciting array of fun, activity-based programs inspired by our world-class Museum. Our huge variety of offerings ensures that you’ll find a program to match your interest and abilities. ROM’s fascinating galleries, authentic objects and outstanding professional staff guarantee that your camp experience will be hard to […]

Family Day Weekend at the Joseph Brant Museum

Join us on Family Day at Ireland House Museum for a Victorian Board Game Café! Try playing games that the Ireland family would have enjoyed during the Victorian era, like chess, checkers, snakes & ladders, and cribbage. Victorian parlour games will also be available to play throughout the historic home, and families can take turns trying old-fashioned children’s toys. There […]

Family Day at Fort York

Enjoy a full day of discovery at Fort York. Sign up young bakers to make buttery “jumbles” in a paid historic kitchen workshop, then visit the garrison schoolroom to practice slate writing and learn how soldiers’ children were taught. Catch a flintlock musket demonstration and join a discussion about how weapon technology shaped past conflicts. Hourly guided tours reveal Fort […]

Family Day at the Museum of Dufferin

Our annual Family Day event is back! Bring your family and friends for the MoD Mini Olympics! In celebration of the 2026 winter Olympics join us to play fun games, compete, and explore more of Dufferin’s Olympic history. This is a popular event, please book your time slot in advance to guarantee entry to the museum.

ROM for the Holidays 2025

ROM for the Holidays

Enhanced programming, live performances, and hands-on experiences are just some of the special activities offered during ROM for the Holidays. Add to that four special exhibitions and re-imagined dinosaur galleries, and this is a holiday tradition you won’t want to miss. Bring your curiosity and enjoy a stress-free day with family and friends. The Museum is open from December 26 […]

ROM Reopens The Age of Dinosaurs and Age of Mammals Galleries

Expanded by 3,500 square feet, the gallery features new displays and programming — including the permanent return of Zuul, one of the best-preserved large dinosaurs ever found. Reopening Date: December 5, 2025 Save 15% on Admission with code: CHILDSLIFE In addition to Zuul, visitors will encounter an incredible life-sized fight scene between Zuul and Gorgosaurus, and new dedicated display areas for Wendiceratops and Cretaceous theropods (including tyrannosaurs and “raptors”). The new gallery space

ROM March Break Camp

One of Toronto’s most creative and diverse March Break Day camps, we offer an exciting array of fun, activity-based programs inspired by our world-class Museum. Our huge variety of offerings ensures that you’ll find a program to match your interest and abilities. ROM’s fascinating galleries, authentic objects and outstanding professional staff guarantee that your camp experience will be hard to […]

ROMKids PA Day Camp

Looking for something to do with the kids on their school PA Days? Join us at 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 […]

A Storybook Christmas

Pickering Museum Village is proud to once again present: A Storybook Christmas! Guests of all ages will find themselves immersed in the festive season as they explore the village through a series of interactive holiday elements including treats, crafts, music, and more. And of course, no visit would be complete without a visit from the man in red himself! Event […]

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