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Toronto and Area Weekend Event Guide for Families | August 22-23, 2025

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Family Events this Weekend

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Saturday Night Movies in Garden Square

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!

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Royal International Canadian Circus

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.

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Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience

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.

Sunday Family Fun at Benares Historic House
Aug 24, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
Benares Historic House
Drop in for a relaxed afternoon of crafts and games that are perfect for kids and parents alike. It’s all about fun, creativity, and connection—no lessons, no stress, just a great way to spend the day together. Enjoy outdoor games on the lawn and board games and a craft in ...
Pie Day at Lakeview Farmers' Market
Aug 24, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
Small Arms Inspection Building
Head out for a community Pie Day at the Lakeview Farmers’ Market. Participate in the festive Pie Contest, attend a Butter Tart Making Workshop, and make a paper craft lattice pie crust. The Lakeview Farmers Market brings you local produce, handmade goods, life music and community atmosphere – visit them ...
Saturday Night Movies in Garden Square
Aug 23, 2025 
to Aug 23, 2025
Garden Square
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! June 14- August 30 6PM & 8PM Saturday, June 14: 6:00 pm Moana ...
Saturday Family Fun at Bradley Museum
Aug 23, 2025 
to Aug 23, 2025
Bradley Museum
Drop in for a relaxed afternoon of crafts and games that are perfect for kids and parents alike. It’s all about fun, creativity, and connection—no lessons, no stress, just a great way to spend the day together. Enjoy outdoor games beside the barn and table games and a craft in ...
Parkdale Music Crawl and Sidewalk Sale
Aug 23, 2025 
to Aug 23, 2025
Cowan Town Square
On Saturday, August 23, the Parkdale Village BIA is hosting the Parkdale Music Crawl and Sidewalk Sale! Stroll along Queen St W from Roncesvalles Ave to Dufferin St and enjoy the sounds of the city. Starting at 10 am, activities for all ages will be available along the sidewalk, including ...
The Little Circus that Could
Aug 23, 2025 
to Aug 23, 2025
Wychwood Theatre
Inspired by the Children’s classic; The Little Engine that Could, comes this silly acrobatic clown show the whole family will enjoy! Trailer:https://youtu.be/kzG71N-cx1A Cast/Crew Co-creator/ Lucinda: Zita Nyarady Co-creator/ Philip: Myque Franz This Ringmaster has lost his circus! Can you help us find it? A family-friendly interactive acrobatic comedy for all ...
TRCA Butterfly Festival
Aug 23, 2025 
to Aug 23, 2025
Tommy Thompson Park
The TRCA Butterfly Festival is a FREE public event at Tommy Thompson Park (TTP) to celebrate an iconic insect as it embarks on an epic journey to Mexico over the winter months. Located on the Toronto waterfront at the convergence of two major migratory flyways, Tommy Thompson Park (TTP) is ...
Sensory Friendly Early Admission at the Toronto Zoo
Aug 23, 2025 
to Aug 23, 2025
Weekend & Holiday Sensory Friendly Early Admission! Now Through Monday, September 1 9:00am-9:30am Your Toronto Zoo is offering sensory-friendly early admission on weekends and holidays, giving guests the opportunity to enjoy the Zoo during a naturally quieter time of day, before regular crowds and activity levels increase. This can provide ...
Afro-Carib Fest 2025
Aug 23, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
Thomson Memorial Park, located at 1005 Brimley Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1P 3E9
Experience the Ultimate Celebration of African & Caribbean Culture! Join us for the 14th annual Afro-Carib Fest 2025, an award-winning, FREE weekend festival that celebrates the vibrant Afro-Caribbean culture through live music, dance, food, and art! What to Expect: Live Performances – Enjoy electrifying shows from 120+ local & international ...
Elliott Tree Farm’s Weekend Maple Sugarbush Experience Tour & Tasting
Aug 23, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
Elliott Tree Farm
This 90-minute Maple Experience includes a guided one-hour walking tour that takes you through our sugarbush trail and Christmas tree fields to our maple forest, maple sugar shack and the Maple Syrup Museum of Ontario. Following your tour, you will finish with a complete tasting flight of our pure maple ...
Canada's Forgotten Battalion - Historical Reenactment
Aug 23, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
The Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village
Join us for a American Civil War Reenactment Weekend August 23–24 at the Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village Featured Activities Include: • Camp Life Demonstrations • Firing Demonstrations • Period Clothing Presentation • Battlefield Medicine Talk • Musket Drills • Historic Cooking Demonstration • Local Vendors and More! 🎟 ...
2025 Toronto TAIWANfest
Aug 22, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
Harbourfront Centre
2025 Toronto TAIWANfest returns to Harbourfront Centre with the theme “ECHOES OF THE OCEAN”, exploring migration stories, diasporic memories, and cultural reconciliation. Discover the untold stories of Taiwan, Portugal, and Canada through live music performances featuring local and Taiwanese artists, Hope Talks on history, interactive exhibitions, indigo dye workshops, an ...
Mississauga Italfest Inc.
Aug 22, 2025 
to Aug 23, 2025
Mississauga Celebration Square
Mississauga Italfest is Mississauga’s first and premier Italian festival. Named a Top 100 Festival in Ontario from 2016 to 2025, this unique festival has brought together tens of thousands of local fans and enthusiastic visitors from across Ontario, other parts of Canada, the USA and even Italy! Italfest is a ...
Summer in the Park
Aug 22, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
Little Ave Memorial Park
Experience Summer in the Park from Crossroads Theatre, happening August 22 to 24 at Weston’s Little Avenue Memorial Park at 22 Little Ave. It’s free, family-friendly, and packed with live music, dance, circus, spoken word, community parties, and more. This year’s lineup includes R&B singer Kibra, Tribal Vision Dance, Replay ...
Aurora Ribfest
Aug 22, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
Machell Park, Aurora
Mark your calendars because the tastiest event of the year will be taking place at Machell Park, as the rib teams get fired up starting on Friday, August 22. Not only will there be the tastiest ribs but also roasted yams, roasted corn on the cob, beavertails and many other ...
Summerfest On Main
Aug 21, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
Main Street Newmarket
Feel the Heat at Summerfest on Main – August 21 to 24, 2025! Get ready to soak up the sun and the good vibes as Historic Main Street Newmarket transforms into the ultimate summer hangout! From August 21 to 24, the street will be buzzing with music, food, fun, and ...
Royal Canadian International Circus - Burlington
Aug 21, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
Burlington Centre
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. ...
FAN EXPO Canada 2025
Aug 21, 2025 
to Aug 24, 2025
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Everyone is a fan of something, and FAN EXPO is a place to celebrate all things pop culture. Get an autograph or a photo with your favourite guest then get the inside scoop about your favourite movies and TV shows at our celebrity panels! Watch professional comic artists battle it ...
CNE - Canadian National Exhibition
Aug 15, 2025 
to Sep 1, 2025
Exhibition Place
The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is Canada’s largest annual community event. Taking place over the 18 days leading up to and including Labour Day, the CNE offers a wide variety of entertainment and events including Bandshell concerts, celebrity chef demonstrations, an aerial acrobatics and ice skating show, a dog show, ...
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 ...
Back to the Future: The Musical
Jul 23, 2025 
to Aug 31, 2025
Ed Mirvish Theatre
Great Scott! BACK TO THE FUTURE, the beloved, cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Toronto in 2025. Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, four WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and the Broadway World Award for Best New Musical, BACK ...
Visit Ripley's Aquarium
Jul 1, 2025 
to Aug 31, 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 ...
Visit Little Canada
Jul 1, 2025 
to Sep 1, 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. ...
KidSpark at Harbourfront Centre
Jun 30, 2025 
to Sep 1, 2025
Harbourfront Centre
Step inside KidSpark, everyone’s favourite learn-through-play experience for children ages 10 and under Visit us at Harbourfront Centre to enjoy one of the Science Centre’s most popular experiences—KidSpark. Discover the incredible world of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) through hands-on exhibits in three themed areas—Town & Country, The Health ...
Titanic: The Official Exhibition
Jun 27, 2025 
to Sep 28, 2025
YZD
Live the legendary story of the Titanic like never before with the only TITANIC: THE OFFICIAL EXHIBITION – The Journey Continues. With 90 original objects from the ship, life-size reconstructed rooms, 3D views, historical recreations, and cutting-edge technology, this experience offers a fascinating and emotional journey through one of the ...
Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue
Jun 20, 2025 
to Sep 2, 2025
Square One Shopping Centre
Save the day in Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue! This immersive Toronto adventure lets you and your friends become heroes, rescuing villagers from a zombie attack. Explore seven interactive Minecraft rooms, gather ingredients, and craft a life-saving potion before time runs out! Armed with only your wit and the Orb of ...
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 ...
Wet'n'Wild Toronto Summer Season
Jun 7, 2025 
to Aug 31, 2025
Wet’n’Wild Toronto
Toronto’s premier waterpark returns with thrilling attractions, family-friendly experiences and an all-new summer events lineup! Grab your swimsuits, slather on the sunscreen and get ready to make a splash this summer. Wet’n’Wild Toronto officially opens for the summer season on Saturday, June 7, 2025, kicking off what promises to be ...
Brooks Farms Barnyard Playland
May 1, 2025 
to Aug 31, 2025
Brooks Farms
Looking for 10 acres of outdoor FARM fun? Well, our Barnyard Playland is just that! With so much to do, kids of all ages are guaranteed to have a blast. Our Barnyard Playland is an imaginative Playland where kids can run, enjoy the fresh air and burn tons of energy. ...
Treewalk Village uplå Daytime & uplå Aglow
Apr 1, 2025 
to Aug 31, 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 ...
Nature in Brilliant Colour
Dec 14, 2024 
to Aug 17, 2025
Royal Ontario Museum
Anywhere you look in nature, colour holds meaning. From the fiery reds of warning to the soothing blues of calm waters, Nature in Brilliant Colour will take you on a kaleidoscopic journey through the vibrant hues of our planet. Awaken your senses, and have your perception forever altered, as you ...
Disney’s The Lion King
Nov 19, 2024 
to Aug 30, 2025
Princess of Wales Theatre
Experienced the phenomenon of Disney’s THE LION KING when Toronto’s best-loved musical makes its triumphant return to the Princess of Wales Theatre. Celebrating 26 landmark years on Broadway, The Lion King continues ascendant as one of the most popular stage musicals in the world. Since its premiere on November 13, ...

Please note: Child’s Life makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of information presented in our guides. However, we highly recommend visiting event websites or calling event venues/organizers to confirm details such as location, dates, times, fees or other information that may affect your outing.

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