Toronto and Area Weekend Event Guide for Families | October 11-13, 2025
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Family Events this Weekend
FEATURED
Nights of Lights & Pumpkinville
- September 27 – November 1, 2025
- CF Sherway Gardens, 25 The West Mall Etobicoke, ON
- Save 15% with code: CHILDSLIFE15
Step Into the Glow: A Completely Transformed 2025 Experience! Explore the magic like never before with a brand-new layout that lets you move freely between the immersive light show and Pumpkinville at your own pace. Wander the maze with over 1.5 million lights, then pop into Pumpkinville, a vibrant fall fair featuring glowing photo ops, installations, midway rides, carnival games, and over 15,000 pumpkins! Tickets are limited so grab yours before they disappear!
FEATURED
Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience
- Until November 30 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.
The Mush Hole
Oct 11, 2025
to Oct 11, 2025
Young People’s Theatre
A Story of Hope and Finding Light in Dark Places. Witness hope and resilience onstage in The Mush Hole – an exquisite theatrical dance performance that illuminates a dark corner of Canada’s history. From 1828 to 1970, Indigenous children from Six Nations were torn from their families, stripped of their ...
Fall Colours
Oct 11, 2025
to Oct 11, 2025
Kortright Centre for Conservation
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!
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 ...
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 ...
Celebrate Thanksgiving Weekend at Arcadia Earth’s Cozy Harvest Café
Oct 10, 2025
to Oct 13, 2025
Arcadia Earth Toronto at The Well
This Thanksgiving weekend (October 10 – 13), Arcadia Earth is transforming its marketplace into a Harvest Café! Visit Arcadia Earth for a cozy and seasonal celebration, combining sustainability, creativity, and connection for all ages. In exchange for a non-perishable food item or a monetary donation to Daily Bread Food Bank, ...
Safari Niagara Boo at the Zoo
Oct 10, 2025
to Oct 12, 2025
Safari Niagara
Join us in October, to trick or treat your way through the park at our most anticipated event of the year, BOO AT THE ZOO! New this year Due to popular demand we are adding a second weekend. Oct 4/5 from 10:00am to 5pm. Along with our usual dates Oct ...
PumpkinFest Toronto
Oct 10, 2025
to Oct 13, 2025
Downsview Park
Enjoy a weekend filled with unlimited midway rides, unlimited inflatable fun, a sprawling pumpkin patch, local food trucks, live entertainment, tons of family photo ops, and so much more! Admission Includes: Unlimited Midway Rides Unlimited Bouncy Castles & Inflatables Daily SuperDogs Shows Tractor Pulled-Hayrides Daily Stage Performances Trackless Train Rides ...
Disney's The Little Mermaid
Oct 4, 2025
to Nov 2, 2025
Randolph Theatre
LIVE! at the RANDOLPH Theatre: Disney’s the Little Mermaid 736 Bathurst St. Toronto, ON. M5S 2R4 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND in a New Venue! Disney’s The Little Mermaid FEATURING ALL YOUR FAVORITE SONGS! Journey “under the sea” with Ariel and her aquatic friends in Disney’s The Little Mermaid! In a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Visit Ripley's Aquarium
Oct 1, 2025
to Nov 30, 2025
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Immerse yourself in a world of 20,000 aquatic animals and discover your own underwater adventure. With more than 5.7 million litres of water, North America’s longest underwater viewing tunnel! Families can get up close and personal with touch exhibits featuring scarlet cleaner shrimp and stingrays. This awe-inspiring attraction consists of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nights of Lights & Pumpkinville
Sep 27, 2025
to Nov 1, 2025
CF Sherway Gardens
Step Into the Glow: A Completely Transformed 2025 Experience Halloween Nights of Lights is back for its sixth year — and has been completely reimagined for 2025! Use Promo Code: CHILDSLIFE15 (in all caps) for 15% OFF Single and Family Pack Tickets! This year, guests can explore the magic like ...
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 ...
Culture Days
Sep 19, 2025
to Oct 12, 2025
Multiple Locations in Ontario
Celebrate arts, culture, and heritage with over 1000 FREE events across the province. The Ontario Culture Days Festival is an annual celebration of arts, culture and heritage taking place each fall across the province. September 19 to October 12, 2025. Visit the weblink below to find local culture guides for your ...
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 ...
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 ...
Visit Little Canada
Sep 1, 2025
to Oct 29, 2025
Little Canada
Embark on a thrilling journey through a spectacular miniature world showcasing famous Canadian sights like the CN Tower and Niagara Falls. Be amazed by the intricate details and moving vehicles that bring this attraction to life in downtown Toronto. Plan your visit Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ...
Lite Brite: Worlds of Wonder
Aug 14, 2025
to Nov 2, 2025
The Distillery Historic District
Discover the world of Lite-Brite, with thousands of colourful lights. Have fun exploring, playing games and creating your own art in our most gamified immersive experience yet! The new show features an immersive narrative with interactive lights, gaming stations and friendly hosts. Guests will immerse themselves in the real-life magic ...
Runway Rivers
Jun 14, 2025
to Oct 11, 2025
YZD
Experience Runway Rivers at YZD, where painted waterways and wheeled canoes bring lost streams back to life along the Runway tarmac. This playful public art installation lets you canoe along the paths of ancient rivers that once shaped these lands, bridging Toronto’s past, present, and future. Complimentary Tickets | Limited ...
Treewalk Village uplå Daytime & uplå Aglow
Apr 1, 2025
to Sep 30, 2025
TreeWalk Village Stouffville
As the night falls, the forest awakens. Join us for an unforgettable evening as you step into a dreamscape where every path is transformed by light and magic. When the sun sets on December 12th, Treewalk Village by Treetop Trekking will become a glowing, immersive adventure for junior explorers aged ...
Space: A Journey to the Moon and Beyond
Mar 1, 2025
to Oct 31, 2025
The Distillery Historic District
In an out-of-this-world immersive experience, take an extraordinary journey across the galaxy. Fly through a technicolor nebula, kick up dust on the moon, see Saturn’s rings up close, and weave through an asteroid belt. A giant leap into the unknown, SPACE will transport you to places you’ve only ever imagined. ...
Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience
Feb 1, 2025
to Oct 31, 2025
Downsview Airport Lands
Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience, offering tactile play and virtual reality, is making its Canadian debut in Toronto on August 8, 2024. The multisensory experience, which has drawn record crowds in Milan, Brussels and Los Angeles is designed to awaken the joy of imagination, play and wonder for children and ...
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