Sat 5 – Sun 6 Apr
City’s 191st Anniversary Festival
Thousands of attendees
Toronto Made Market
- 150+ local vendors offering crafted goods
Local food stalls
Ice skating
Local bands & DJs
Licensed 19+ beer garden
5pm – 8pm: Photo booth
9pm: Fireworks show
Location: Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen St W)
Date: Sat 5 Apr
Time: 3pm – 10pm
Price: Free
Age: All
Shop, eat, learn & play sustainably
Saturday includes the Saturday Farmers Market (9am – 1pm), the Garden market (10am – 5pm) & free guided tours (11am – 12pm & 1pm – 2pm).
Sunday:
10am – 11am: Walk: Family Wander
Enjoy the changing seasons in the Valley*
10am – 12pm: Workshop: Practice plastic-free seed starting sustainable methods
10am – 3pm: Ontario Science Centre Experiences
Activities: Explore the food web of aquatic animals
Experiments: Test pH levels in water samples
Games: Try a recycling challenge
11am – 3pm: Workshop: Art Hive
Share discarded materials & reuse them for play
1pm – 2pm: Workshop: Hatching New Ideas About Climate Change
Learn about turtle hatchlings through stories, song & teachings
2pm – 3.30pm: Go on a wetland walk & learn about turtles
Always-on – throughout April:
Fool’s Gold art installation
Exploring southern Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems
📍Young Centre
Measuring Up to the Flood art installation
Delving into the connection between the Brick Works & water
📍Welcome Centre
Audio Tours of the Brick Works
5 self-guided tours that reveal the ways that ecosystems & people co-exist
📍Site wide
*Free but requires online registration
Location: Evergreen Brick Works
Date: Sat & Sun
Time: Sat 9am – 5pm, Sun 10am – 3.30pm (activities)
Price: Free
Age: All
In Toronto’s first luxury hotel
The Jester’s Tea menu:
A kids menu for 12 yrs & under
Includes hot chocolate & marshmallows or spiced apple cider instead of tea
Features seasonal flavours
The cafe is located in a separate room, not in the lobby
Try to book before 4pm, as it tends to quiet down later in the day
Location: Omni King Edward Hotel (37 King St East)
Date: Sat & Sun
Time: 12.30pm – 5pm
Price: Kids menu is $45 Adult menu is $79
Age: All
A new room unveiling
Throughout April:
Room’s theme: Every Action has a Reaction
- Immersive projection mapping
Make a pledge for our planet
- Commit to one change you can make towards a greener future
- Each pledge will become part of a collaborative installation
Don’t forget to book a spot at the new outdoor pickleball court at The Well
- The court can be rented for $40/hr with paddle rental at $5
- There’s a lounge where anyone waiting to play can relax before hitting the court
- The court is on the ground floor
- Currently open til May 4
Location: Arcadia Earth (486 Front St W)
Date: All April
Time: 12pm – 8pm (Sat), 12pm – 5pm (Sun)
Price: $24 – $125 (children under 4 are free)
Age: All
An interactive musical spring garden
New interactive displays
Use wands located at each display to bring them to life
- Displays react in real-time to animations, colours & melodies
Night: Glowing lights & sounds
Day: Blooming artistic landscapes
Sat:
6pm-8pm: Face painting, airbrushing & glitter tattoos
6pm-9pm: Meet & greet the Spring Garden Fairy
7pm-8pm: Floral princess performer
8pm-8.30pm: StarMuse led dance squad
Location: Mel Lastman Square (5100 Yonge Street)
Date: March 29 to April 13 (daily)
Time: All day & night
Price: Free
Age: All
