5 of the best things to do this weekend

Sat 8 – Sun 9 Feb

Photo credit: The Well Toronto
  1. LEGO® Botanicals

Flower truck experience

This is a Valentine’s Day experience whether you’re celebrating love, friendship, or treating yourself . You can rebuild the LEGO® Botanicals set, combine the flower displays & mix them up. They also serve as low maintenance home decor.

Sat & Sun

11am – 7pm:

  • Photo-ops
  • Building activities
  • Demos
  • A pop-up shop (buy a LEGO® Botanicals set to gift)

Workshop

Fri: 12pm, 2pm & 5.30pm

Sat: 12pm, 2pm & 4pm

Create your own Pick a Brick flowers

Location: The Well (Wellington Square, Upper Ground)

Date: Fri 7 Feb – Sat 8 Feb 

Time: 11am – 7pm 

Price: Free

Age: All

2. Watch Dog Man

From DreamWorks Animation

When a police dog & his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a surgery fuses the two of them together & Dog Man is born.

Genre: Animation, family

G rating: Suitable for viewing by persons of all ages*

Location, days & times for this weekend (this list only includes Toronto theatres):

  • Scotiabank Theatre Toronto:

Sat & Sun 11.30am, 12.40pm, 3.05pm, 5.25pm, 7.25pm, 9.50pm 

  • Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas and VIP:

Sat & Sun 11.30am, 12pm, 1.50pm, 2.30pm, 4.20pm, 5pm, 6.50pm, 9.20pm 

  • Cineplex Cinemas Beaches:

Sat 12pm, 2.20pm, 4.45pm, 7.10pm, 9.30pm

Sun  12.40pm, 3pm, 5.15pm, 7.30pm 

  • Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Eglinton and VIP:

Sat & Sun 11.30am, 12.10pm, 2pm, 2.40pm, 4.30pm, 5.10pm, 6.30pm, 9pm 

  • Cineplex Cinemas Yorkdale:

Sat & Sun 11.30am, 12pm, 1.50pm, 2.20pm, 4.10pm, 4.40pm, 7.05pm, 9.35pm 

  • Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk:

Sat 11.30am, 1.50pm, 4.20pm, 6.45pm, 9.10pm 

Sun 11.30am, 1.50pm, 2.30pm, 4.20pm, 6.45pm

  • Cineplex Cinemas Fairview Mall:

Sat 11.30am, 12.10pm, 1.50pm, 2.30pm, 4.20pm, 5pm, 6.50pm, 9.10pm 

Price: $10.50 – $27.25 per ticket 

Age: All (*recommended for 6+yrs based on online sources)

Duration: 1hr 34min

3. Celebrate Lunar New Year

And the Year of the Snake

A traditional lion & dragon dance

  • Symbolizes good fortune & energy at the beginning of the New Year

Festive dance performances

Meet God of Fortune

  • He’ll share his wealth & luck with the community

Play a game of snakes & ladders while you shop

Location: CF Fairview Mall, (1800 Sheppard Ave E), Centre Court

Date: Sat 8 Feb 

Time: 2pm – 3pm  

Price: Free

Age: All

4. Hangar Skate

A 4,500 sq ft refrigerated rink

Free outdoor ice skating

  • Affordable skate rentals

Free lessons on Sat & Sun 1pm – 4pm

  • All ages

Free indoor arts programming

  • Drop-in

Festive performances

The drop-in arts programming is at the YZD Experience Centre. Skate & helmet rentals are $5 for adults & free for kids under 12.

Location: YZD (34 Hanover Rd)

Date: Fri 20 Dec 2024 – Mon 17 Feb 2025

Time: 12pm – 5pm   

Price: Free

Age: All

5. Winterlicious

Three-course fixed price menus

The best child-friendly downtown restaurants offering lunch menus:

La Carnita Queen (Mexican)

📍780 Queen St E

Cafe La Gaffe (French, Mediterranean)

📍24 Baldwin St

SmoQue N Bones Baldwin (American, BBQ)

📍30 Baldwin St

Hawker (Asian, Indian, Malaysian)

📍291 Augusta Ave

Canteen (Continental, international)

📍330 King St W

AGO Bistro (Canadian, European)

📍317 Dundas St W

Nami Japanese Restaurant

📍55 Adelaide St E

The best downtown hotels restaurants offering lunch (may not all be child-friendly):

Skylight Rooftop at W Toronto hotel

Gatsby by Windsor Arms (at Windsor Arms Hotel)

Bosk at Shangri-La Toronto hotel

Reign Restaurant + Bar at Fairmont Royal York hotel

TOCA at The Ritz-Carlton Toronto

The Drake Hotel

Location: Toronto (various)

Date: Fri 31 Jan – Thu 13 Feb

Time: Lunch and/or dinner

Price: Varies

Age: All (select restaurants)

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