• Explore life-sized historical replicas of the Ship’s spaces
• Display of 200+ authentic artifacts recovered from the wrecksite
• VIP tickets include a Virtual Reality experience (for ages 8+)
  • Feel like you’re over 3.2km deep in the ocean
• Walk through its lavish salons
• Touch an iceberg the same temperature as the waters of the North Atlantic
• Relive the final moments of the ship

This experience is held indoors in an air-conditioned venue.

2pm – 11pm: Pride route

• 25K+ marchers & 250+ groups participating

• Bring water & snacks
  

Closing night at Nathan Phillips Square

• Dance the afternoon away to house grooves, disco tracks & Pride bangers (songs)

Keep an eye out for my upcoming post on Pride Toronto’s StreetFair – the kids’ edition –  tomorrow (Thursday). As for the parade:

Sat & Sun:

• 11am: Pirate band performance
• 12pm: Tap Dancing Sailors
• 1pm: Pirate band performance
• 2pm: Fire dancers
• 2.30pm: Percussion performance (Sun only)
• 3pm: Pirate band performance
• 4pm: The Royal Canadian Navy band
• 5pm: Pirate band performance

General admission to the festival (Free):

Includes roaming stilt walkers, jugglers, food trucks, interactive activities with the Armed Forces, Canadian Coast Guard, Toronto Fire & others. You can view the ships & take photos.

Deck Tour Ticket ($15+):

Includes getting on board the 4 visiting ships & touring their decks. The ships won’t be sailing. 

Sail Away Ticket ($40+):

A 2hr sail on Empire Sandy which happens 4 times / day on Sat & Sun. 

You can combine a Deck Tour Ticket & Sail Away Ticket for a small Combo discount.

10am – 4pm: Drop-in all-ages activity

Get hands-on with real fossils & replica dinosaur teeth

11am – 12pm: A prehistoric adventure hunt

• Uncover dino facts, solve ancient puzzles & test your paleontology skills
• The winning team gets a dino-mite prize pack
• To play, download the Scavify app for free
  

1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm & 2.30pm: Dino-mite Tours

• Come face-to-fossil-face with dinosaurs

• Take a tour & journey back to the Age of Dinosaurs

You can also “Hike the ROM” – The Dinos, Mammals & Birds Trail Guide guides you to featured creatures from the dinosaur world, and their mammal & bird friends.

An annual festival featuring free outdoor performances at OLG Village, as well as during Sidewalk Sessions, which bring live music to various spots throughout the neighbourhood. Ticketed performances are also taking place in multiple venues. 

Sat & Sun free outdoor schedule:

• OLG Village
  4.30pm, 6.30pm & 8.30pm performances
  📍Village of Yorkville Park
  
• Sidewalk Sessions
  5pm performance
  📍157 Bloor St W (Avenue Rd)
  📍55 Bloor St W (Eataly)
  
  5.45pm performance
  📍 The Rock in Village of Yorkville Park
  
  6.30pm performance
  📍5 Hazelton Ave (Kiton)
  📍101 Yorkville Ave (Summer’s Ice Cream)
  
  7.45pm performance
  📍 The Rock in Village of Yorkville Park

Free outdoor shows:

• Performances by JUNO Award-winning Canadian musicians & international artists
• This weekend:
  • Soloist singing gospel & inspirational music
  • Songs of faith, hope & love
  • Spirituals like “Changed”, “I Go to the Rock” and “Going Up Yonder”
• Bring a picnic blanket & snacks

Summer Music in the Garden is running til Thu, Aug 28. This weekend’s performance details: