5 of the best things to do with kids this weekend

Sat 26 Oct – Sun 27 Oct

  1. Dinos Alive: An Immersive Experience
  • Life-sized animated dinosaurs
  • Jungle & dino VR experience
  • Children’s “Budding Experts” interactive space, where children become paleontologists and tame dinosaurs in the Budding Experts space
  • Virtual aquarium
  • Halloween theme (Fri 25 Oct – Sun 3 Nov):
    • Scary dinos
    • Trick-or-treat fun
    • Frightfully festive atmosphere

With t​he Dinos Alive app, you’ll be able to look up any dinosaur you come across. Younger scientists can also scan QR codes containing more information about each dino. No F&B available for purchase. The space is accessible for strollers.

Location: Downsview Airport Lands (YZD), 30 Hanover Road 

Date: 25 Oct – 31 Dec 2024

Time: Sat (9am – 7pm), Sun (9am – 5pm), Fri (10am – 7pm), Mon/Wed/Thu (9am – 6pm) – time slots every 30min  

Price: $23.90 – $43.90

Age: All (children under 4 are free)

Duration: 45 – 70min

2. Mad Magic: The Funniest Mad Science Magician

  • A high energy magic show
  • Includes audience participation
  • Halloween costumes welcome
  • This weekend only
  • Seating upon arrival
  • Any person entering the space, regardless of age, must hold a ticket to be seated
  • Enjoy the Wychwood Barns Park’s playground before/after the show

Location: Wychwood Theatre (76 Wychwood Avenue)

Date: Sat Oct 26 & Sun Oct 27

Time: Sat (10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4.30pm, 7pm), Sun (10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm)

Price: From $27.99

Age: 5+

Runtime: 50min

3. Riverside Halloween Fest

  • Free pumpkin patch
  • Pumpkin decorating
  • Treats / candy
  • Live DJ
  • Haunted house
  • Face painting
  • Free photobooth in Joel Weeks Park
  • Halloween vendors
  • Costumes encouraged

Dog activities include a costume contest in Joel Weeks Park.

Location: Riverside Common Park (657 Queen St E)

Date: Sun Oct 27

Time: 10am – 3pm

Price: Free (RSVP recommended)

Age: All

4. Bloor West Halloween Fest

10am – 3pm:

  • Watch a master pumpkin carver
  • Face painting & glitter tattoos
  • Trick-or-treating with local businesses. Free trick-or-treating bags must be collected at the BIA tent at Bloor & Willard.
  • Free digital family photos

12pm – 3pm:

  • Pumpkin decorating will take place at Bao Bao Express, A Dark Horse and Shakey’s

Location: Bloor West Village, Bloor St W & Willard Ave (North)

Date: Sat Oct 26

Time: 10am – 3pm 

Price: Free (bring a non-perishable item to donate to the local Food Banks)

Age: All

5. Halloween Fest at Bay Lower Station

  • Stroll through the kid-friendly Halloween train
  • Free giveaways for kids
  • Photo opps
  • Brave the haunted subway train
  • Learn about the movies & TV shows filmed at the station
  • TTC-themed merchandise

Tickets are sold at the Cumberland entrance at street level.

Bay Lower Station is only accessible by stairs. However, some activities will be available on the concourse level at Bay Station. To get to the concourse level, customers can use the Cumberland Terrace entrance elevator located inside the lower level of Cumberland Terrace and ramp access to Bay Station.

Location: Bay Lower Station, 1240 Bay St.

Date: Sat 26 Oct & Sun 27 Oct

Time: Sat (9am – 7pm), Sun (9am – 4pm)

Price: $5 per entry, kids two and under are free (proceeds go to United Way Greater Toronto)

Age: All 

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