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Toronto and Area Weekend Event Guide for Families | August 1-3, 2025

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Colours of Carnival
by Math Thru Music

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!

 

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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.

Fireside Munsch: Munsch Goes Wild!
Aug 3, 2025 
to Aug 3, 2025
Wychwood Theatre
LIVE! at the Wychwood Theatre: Fireside Munsch: Munch Goes Wild! 76 Wychwood Ave. Unit 176, Toronto, ON BASED ON THE BOOKS: Andrew’s Loose Tooth, Alligator Baby, Smelly Socks & No Clean Clothes Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of performative storytelling as we bring to life the wild and wacky ...
Saturday Night Movies in Garden Square
Aug 2, 2025 
to Aug 2, 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 S'mores
Aug 2, 2025 
to Aug 2, 2025
Pickering Museum Village
Join us for a monthly summer camp-themed adventure at the Pickering Museum Village with Saturday Smores! This monthly event offers fresh activities, creative crafts, and, of course, delicious smores around the campfire. It’s a family-friendly experience designed to foster fun and connection, all while enjoying the great outdoors.
Caribana Grand Parade
Aug 2, 2025 
to Aug 2, 2025
Exhibition Place
Toronto’s Caribbean Caribana festival has grown exponentially since its start in 1967 and is currently North America’s largest cultural festival. What was once a three-day event has now grown into three weeks of celebration, absorbing most of the city with its infectious feel-good vibes. Over a million tourists are expected ...
Escape to Arcadia Earth this August long weekend
Aug 2, 2025 
to Aug 4, 2025
Arcadia Earth
Beat the heat this August Long Weekend at Arcadia Earth with a series of exclusive, family-friendly experiences available from August 2-4 only! Visitors can take part in hands-on sustainable crafts, enjoy free cotton candy, and discover a few surprises along the way- all designed to engage and inspire guests of ...
Elliott Tree Farm’s Weekend Maple Sugarbush Experience Tour & Tasting
Aug 2, 2025 
to Aug 3, 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 ...
Colours of Carnival by Math Thru Music
Aug 1, 2025 
to Aug 1, 2025
Garden Square
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!
Royal Canadian International Circus - Vaughan
Aug 1, 2025 
to Aug 4, 2025
Promenade Shopping 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. ...
Toronto Food Truck Festival
Aug 1, 2025 
to Aug 4, 2025
Woodbine Park
Woodbine Park has never tasted this delicious before. Back for another year, The Toronto Food Truck Festival is serving up some real must-eats! As always, admission is free and there’s something for everyone. Entertain yourself with some of Toronto’s best local talent, participate in our live-eating challenges and enjoy a ...
Meaford Summerfest
Aug 1, 2025 
to Aug 3, 2025
Multiple Venues in Meaford
A three day summer festival in Meaford Ontario! Featuring: Poutine-Off  Movie under the Stars in Market Square. “The Goonies” starts at dusk. Bring your own lawn chairs. Vendor Market in Market Square Live Music in Market Square: Live Music in front of Meaford Hall See website for dates and times.
Kempenfest
Aug 1, 2025 
to Aug 4, 2025
Barrie Waterfront
Don’t Miss the Festival of the Summer! Kempenfest is Barrie Ontario’s signature festival event, celebrating 53 years Aug 1-4, 2025, located across two-kilometers of Barrie’s beautiful waterfront. The annual event is one of Ontario’s largest waterfront festivals, featuring 300 arts & crafts vendors, a midway, youth village, antiques, face painters, ...
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 ...
KidZfest
Jul 19, 2025 
to Aug 3, 2025
Canada’s Wonderland
Experience the joy of endless smiles at KidZfest, the ultimate event for family-friendly summer fun! Join in on the exciting dance parties, feast on delicious treats, enjoy our kid-friendly rides, and check out our interactive games and activities. With live entertainment that captivates both young hearts and the young at ...
Toronto Caribbean Festival
Jul 19, 2025 
to Aug 17, 2025
Multiple Venues in the GTA
The Toronto Caribbean Carnival will return from July to August, culminating in a weekend-long celebration in August. The Toronto Caribbean Carnival is a spectacular display of costumes, music, and culture. This year, we’re celebrating the 57th anniversary of the Grande Parade, which was first gifted to Canada by the Caribbean ...
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 ...
KidSpark at Harbourfront Centre
Jun 30, 2025 
to Aug 4, 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 ...
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 ...
Sounds of the Ocean at Arcadia Earth!
Jun 1, 2025 
to Jun 29, 2025
Arcadia Earth
This June, Arcadia Earth is inviting you to embark on an extraordinary journey beneath the waves with Sounds of the Ocean in celebration of World Ocean Month. This award-winning, 10-minute immersive experience will transport guests into the mesmerizing world of the deep blue. Experience Highlights: Immerse Yourself: Lounge on soft ...
Visit Little Canada
May 1, 2025 
to Jul 31, 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. ...
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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