Sat 2 Nov – Sun 3 Nov
A performance that combines live classical music with themes of animals
A story about a boy & his animal friends. A screen will be used to illustrate the story*.
Free pre-concert activtities:
- Instrument Discovery Zone
- Music Playground
- 1pm – 1.20pm & 3.30pm – 3.50pm: Clarinet & piano special performance
📍North Lobby
*Source: TSO Patron Services
The performance is part of Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Young People’s Concert series. The website recommends an age group of 5-10 years: “While children under 5 are welcome, we recommend a minimum age of 5.” Limited seating remaining.
Location: Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe St)
Date: Sun 3 Nov
Time: 1.30pm, 4pm
Price: $31 – $45
Age: 5 – 10 yrs
Runtime: 40 – 60min
2. The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Local food & animal entertainment
Saturday
10.30am – Pat & chat with dogs
10.45am – Magic show
11.15am – Paw Patrol meet & greet
12.30pm – Pat & chat with dogs
12.45pm – Paw Patrol meet & greet
1.15pm – Magic show
1.45pm – Paw Patrol meet & greet
2.15pm – Magic show
2.45pm – Paw Patrol meet & greet
4pm – Pat & chat with dogs
4.15pm – Exotic animal encounters
5.30pm – Pat & chat with dogs
5.45pm – Exotic animal encounters
6.45pm – Exotic animal encounters
Sunday
10.30am – Pat & chat with dogs
10.45am – Magic show
12.30pm – Pat & chat with dogs
12.45pm – Magic show
1.15pm – Exotic animal encounters
2.30pm – Pat & chat with dogs
3pm – Exotic animal encounters
3.30pm – Birds of Prey meet & greet
5.30pm – Pat & chat with dogs
The Farm & Play Zone also includes:
- Fair themed inflatables
- Petting farm
- hands-on educational demonstrations
Consent form for those under 18 is required for some activities, it can be downloaded from the website.
Location: Exhibition Place (100 Princes’ Blvd)
Date: Fri 1 Nov – Sun 10 Nov
Time: Tue – Sat 9am – 8pm, Sun – Mon 9am – 6pm
Price: $20 – $72.50 per person (children age 3 & under are free)
Age: All
Celebrating local environmentally-friendly businesses
Kids’ activities:
- Anarres Self Spa: Make salts, scrubs and face & body masks
- Creative Reuse: Make miniature weaving & knotting art projects
- Green Thumbs Growing Kids:
- Planting micro green activity
- A tasting tray of microgreens
- Watch worms to learn about vermicomposting
- Test ride Zygg ebikes
Other activities include:
- Visit 50+ environmental non-profits & vendors
- EV car test drives
- Silent auction
- Food
- Donate tech for reuse
Don’t forget to hang out in the Wychwood Barns Park’s playground. You can also catch the play “Curious George, The Golden Meatball” at 10am that day at Wychwood Theatre.
Location: Wychwood Barns (601 Christie St)
Date: Sun 3 Nov
Time: 11am – 4pm (visitors are invited to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to The Stop’s food bank)
Price: Free
Age: All
4. Family Day
Hands-on family clay activity
- Create air-dry clay tiles & decorate them with designs inspired by the themes in the exhibition
- First come, first served basis
- Recommendation: bring a recycled container or bag to transport your work home
Check out the newly renovated museum! While the ground floor galleries remain closed as work continues on the transformation, the 2nd, 3rd floor & basement studios have officially reopened. The clay activity is taking place on the 3rd floor at the Exhibition Hall. It can get messy, you may need a change of clothes for your kids.
You can continue to dine at Clay restaurant on the same floor; it’s open 10am-3pm and has a kids menu (advance reservation recommended).
Location: Gardiner Museum (111 Queen’s Park)
Date: Sun 3 Nov (every Sunday during Nov)
Time: 11am – 3pm
Price: While the ground floor galleries are closed, admission is on a pay-what-you-wish basis (suggested admission is $15 per adult and free for children 18 & under)
Age: All
Duration: Limited to 20min per session
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Included with general admission, Ripley’s Aquarium hosts sensory-friendly events throughout the year. Sensory Sundays take place on the first Sunday of every month. They include:
- Increased lighting
- Music free environment
- A quiet room
Also explore the Dragons hands-on exhibit which includes interactive displays featuring tactile models of reptiles. The Dragons exhibit is also included with general admission.
Location: Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada (288 Bremner Blvd)
Date: Sun 3 Nov
Time: Sensory Sunday (9am – 12pm), Dragons exhibit (9am – 9pm)
Price: Included with general admission ($15 – $50)
Age: All
