Toronto and Area Weekend Event Guide for Families | August 1-3, 2025
Your guide to family fun and things to do with kids in and around Toronto and Southern Ontario. Updated weekly to bring you the latest events, activities, festivals and concerts around the GTA.
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Family Events this Weekend
FEATURED
Colours of Carnival
by Math Thru Music
- August 1, 2025 | 7:00 PM
- Garden Square, 12 Main St N, Brampton
Celebrate Carnival on The Rose Patio with a free dance party featuring local DJs spinning soca, dancehall, reggae, and more. Dress up, rep your culture, and revel in the rhythms of the islands!
FEATURED
Royal International Canadian Circus
- August 1-4, 2025
- Promenade Shopping Centre, Vaughan
- 2 for 1 Tickets with Code: CHILDSLIFE
The Royal Canadian International Circus® 2025 Tour is going to 7 locations in the GTA for 88 spectacular new shows. This year’s all new Royal Canadian International Circus, is jam-packed with explosive live entertainment featuring spectacular acts, that will mesmerize and astound with generational circus families from around the globe.
FEATURED
Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience
- Until August 31, 2025
- Downsview Airport Lands, 30 Hanover Rd, Toronto
A multi-sensory experience with record crowds in Milan, Brussels and Los Angeles, designed to awaken the joy of imagination, play and wonder for children and adults of all ages. The event delivers dreamy experiences using a magical combination of optical illusions, lasers, bubbles, balloons and 360-degree projection technology.
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