5 of the best things to do with kids this weekend

Sat 7 – Sun 8 June

Photo credit: Sigrid Spinnox
  1. Do West Fest

Annual street festival

Sat: Family-friendly highlights

11am: The Juggling Chef (Children’s entertainment)

12pm: Blue Butterfly (Kids’ programming)

1pm: Jessica Hanna Deutsch (Ambient kids jam)

📍LiUNA Community Stage

1pm: Macaroni Birthday (Music-forward edutainment for kids)

📍Transmit Stage

2.30pm: Luso-Can Tuna (A Portuguese student musical troupe)

📍LiUNA Community Stage

3pm: Bex in Motion (Acrobatics, juggling & hula hoop performance)

5pm: Construction Guys – Hercinia Arts Collective (Aerial rig theatrical performance)

8pm: Bass Witch Coven (Women’s fire performance)

📍Buskers2025 Stage

Sun: Family-friendly highlights

1am: Madame Guillotine (Mime artist as Marie Antoinette)

📍Buskers2025 Stage

11am: Pete Moss (Nature Songs & Stories)

📍LiUNA Community Stage

12pm: Steve Goodtime (Canada’s Got Talent Circus)

📍Buskers2025 Stage

12pm: Drum-It-Out Percussion Class (Kids’ programming)

📍LiUNA Community Stage

1pm: Awesome Mike (Magic)

📍Buskers2025 Stage

1pm: Central Toronto Academy Youth Band (Kids’ programming)

📍LiUNA Community Stage

4pm: Steve Goodtime (Canada’s Got Talent Circus)

📍Buskers2025 Stage

The Kids Zone will be on Dundas & Dufferin St and includes crafts & games (see social post above for more details).

Location: Along Dundas St West (from Shaw St to Lansdowne Ave)

Date: Fri 6th, Sat 7th & Sun 8th Jun

Time: Fri (6pm-11pm), Sat (11am-11pm), Sun (11am-6pm)

Price: Free

Age: All

2. Riverside Eats & Beats

Streetfest

Family-friendly highlights:

12pm-6pm: Pirate Life

  • Enjoy the Pirate Life ship
  • Meet the pirates
  • Free face painting
  • Balloon sword play

12pm-6pm: Toronto Humane Society

  • Meet pets

📍Carroll St closure

2pm-6pm: Jam with East End Arts

  • Art activities

📍Thompson St closure

2pm-6pm: Block party

  • Large format games & prizes
  • Bicycle-powered smoothie-making

1pm: Eastbound Run Crew’s 1km Fun Run

  • A fam-friendly run/walk through the neighbourhood
  • Cheer stations
  • Local runner pace bunnies

📍Munro St closure

12pm-12.30pm, 1pm-1.30pm & 4pm-4.30pm:

  • Magic show

2pm-3pm: Drag Queen Storytime

12pm-5pm: Interactive kids’ activities

  • Bubbles
  • Rainbow crafts
  • A 3D printer demo
  • Treats

📍Saulter St closure

12pm-5pm: Nell & Natasha’s Real Estate Homeward Brokerage patio

12pm-3pm: Free BBQ

12pm-5pm: Live music

  • Face painting & crafts

📍McGee St closure

2pm-3pm: Stilt Walkers

📍Joel Weeks Park

3pm-4pm: Stilt Walkers

📍Riverside Common Park

Other activities taking place along Queen E from 12pm-6pm include:

Tim Hortons:

  • Meet & greet with Timmie the mascot
  • 1pm-4pm: Free face-painting

Beelingual Learning Centre:

  • Interactive games
  • Crafts
  • Prizes
  • Learn new words

Fontbonne Ministries:

  • Kids pottery painting station

Location: Along Queen St East (from Davies Ave to De Grassi St)

Date: Sat 7th Jun

Time: 12pm-6pm

Price: Free

Age: All

3. WeeFestival

Toronto’s only contemporary arts festival for early childhood

2 music performances for children aged 6 months+

Cooo:

Percussion & vocals, and “I love you” sung in multiple languages

Canto Khaneh Stars:

Songs performed in Farsi, Portuguese & Spanish played on 3+ instruments

Cooo:

Location: Tarragon Near Studio (30 Bridgman Ave)

Date: Fri 6th – Sun 8th Jun

Time: 10am & 12pm

Price: $17

Age: 6 months+

Runtime: 45min

Canto Khaneh Stars:

Location: Tarragon Near Studio (30 Bridgman Ave)

Date: Sun 8th Jun

Time: 2pm & 3pm

Price: $17

Age: 6 months+

4. Luminato Festival

A Canadian-based global art festival

Check this social media post for all the details about this weekend.

5. Dance lessons for kids

Salsa in Toronto Festival

Latin Rhythms & Movement

Caregiver & Me programs

Designed to spark joy & nurture development

Registration recommended

Location:  Somos Studios, 2nd floor, (659 Yonge St)

Date: Sat 7th Jun

Time: 12pm-1pm

Price: Free

Age: 3–10yrs

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