Toronto and Area Weekend Event Guide for Families | August 22-23, 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
Saturday Night Movies in Garden Square
- August 23, 2025
- Garden Square, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton
- 6:00 pm Wish / 8:00 pm Mufasa: The Lion King
A FREE Brampton summer tradition, enjoy TWO family-friendly films each week. We’ve got the popcorn; you bring the blankets and chairs. Arrive early and join us at 5:00 pm for character meet & greets and special activities!
FEATURED
Royal International Canadian Circus
- Aug 21-24 & Aug 28 -Sep 1
- Burlington Centre, 777 Guelph Line, Burlington
- 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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