10 of the best things to do with kids this long weekend

Sat 16 – Mon 18 May

Photo credit: STACKT Market

A celebration of spring flowers

  • Flowering Bikes & Vintage VW Vans photo ops
  • Spring Market – 20+ artisan vendors
  • DIY Flower Crown Craft
  • Custom Poems on the Spot
  • Find the Hidden Blooms Scavenger Hunt
  • Picnic area
  • Stilt Performer, Princess & Roaming Flower

Arts & culture for early years

  • Musical theatre – Farsi, Portuguese & Spanish (6+ months)
  • Free movement, music, poetry & drawing (1-3 yrs)

Family-friendly kids’ activities

  • Music
  • Movement
  • Storytelling
  • Games

Registration required. 

Location: The Well (486 Front St W) 
Date: Sun May 17 
Time: 11.30am – 12.40pm   
Price: Free
Age: All

  • Based on the worldwide bestselling series
  • Follows the chronicles of Dog Man, who with the head of a dog & the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime
    • Can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish & his army of Beasty Buildings? And can he catch Petey, the world’s most evil cat?

A 360-degree astronomy show

  • Inflatable ring seating around the dome to observe the sky
  • Limited spots left

Location: Knox Presbyterian Church (630 Spadina Ave)

Date: Sat May 16
Time: 12.15pm, 2.15pm & 4.15pm   
Price: $19.99 (free for kids under 2)
Age: 5+
Runtime: 40min


A new light-hearted walking tour

  • Storytelling guides take you on a 90min adventure through the hidden side of Toronto
  • Tales includes racoon funerals, movie mistakes & the infamous clown riot
  • This isn’t a ghost tour

South Korean music performance

  • Fuses traditional Korean rhythms with modern drumming
  • Includes drumming workshop – limited seating
  • HanBeat has performed at the Toronto Raptors halftime show & Roy Thompson Hall

Location: Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas St W)
Date: Sat May 16 
Time: 2pm – 3.30pm     
Price: Included with general admission (Adult $30, children 0-9 free)
Age: All

See The Village transformed into a fantasyland of magic

  • Meet colourful characters
  • Live storytelling
  • Puppet show
  • Pirate adventure
  • Dance at an enchanted ball
  • Create your own magical crown
  • Journey to the Royal Castle to be knighted
  • Enroll at the Academy of Fairies

Costumes encouraged. 

Location: Village at Black Creek (1000 Murray Ross Parkway)
Date: Sat May 16 – Sun May 17
Time: 11am – 4pm 
Price: Adult ($27.45), Child (ages 4 to 14): $22.50, KIds (ages 3 & under): Free
Age: All

  • Starring Curious George, the inquisitive monkey
  • He takes the audience through an adventure in which he learns more about Rome & meatballs



Location: Wychwood Theatre (76 Wychwood Ave)
Date: Sat May 9 – Sun Jun 21
Time: 12pm & 3.30pm
Price: $35.49 – $45.49
Age: 4+
Runtime: 60min (no intermission)

A celebration of Asian Heritage Month

  • 4pm: Asian Vendor Market
  • 4pm- 6pm: Mahjong lessons & casual gameplay
  • 5pm: Japanese pop dance performance
  • 5.30pm & 7pm: Lion dance
  • 6pm: Japanese dance workshop
  • 6pm: Emerging music artists performance
  • 6.30pm: Korean dance performance
  • 7pm – 9pm: Mahjong lessons & casual gameplay
  • 7.30pm: Filipino dance


Location: STACKT Market (28 Bathurst St)

Date: Sat May 16

Time: 4pm – 7.30pm   

Price: Free 

Age: All 


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