Sat 11 – Sun 12 Jul
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1. Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
Featuring artists from coast to coast
Family programs
Sat & Sun (11am – 2pm):
- String Friendship Bracelets workshop
- Learn to create your own pompom
Sat (10am – 7pm), Sun (10am – 5pm):
- Budding Art Buyers
- Kids 14 & under get to buy original art for $20 or under
- Kids 14 & under get to buy original art for $20 or under
Performances
- Sat (4pm & 6pm), Sun (11am & 1pm): Contemporary dance, sculptural movement, electronic sound & layered materials
- Sat (3pm & 5pm), Sun (12pm & 2pm): Solo dance performance
Location: Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen St W)
Date: Fri Jul 10 – Sun 12
Time: Fri & Sat (10am – 7pm), Sat (10am – 5pm)
Price: Free
Age: All
Bring Your Wheels
- Bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, scooters, unicycles, tricycles or strollers
Test the Latest Toys
- Enjoy the newest electric scooters & bikes
- Rent roller skates or learn to skateboard
Performances
- Roller-dancing shows & hula dancers
Kite displays
Other things to bring
- Balls, kites, frisbees & sidewalk chalk
Food trucks
Location: YZD Runway (10 Hanover Rd)
Date: Sat Jul 11 – Sun 12
Time: 12pm – 5pm
Price: Free
Age: All
3. TD Salsa on St Clair
Transforming St. Clair Ave West into an explosion of Latin culture
- 12.30pm: The Fiesta Parade
- 350+ live music & dance performers
- 35+ Latin food vendors
- 25+ dance instructors
- Special programming:
- Sat (2.45pm – 3pm) & Sun (12.15pm – 12.30pm): Karate show
Location: St Clair Ave W & Winona Dr
Date: Sat Jul 11 – Sun 12
Time: Sat (11am – 9.30pm), Sun (11am – 8.30pm)
Price: Free
Age: All
- Joined by Sharon Hampson for a special guest appearance
- 1hr pre-show Toniepalooza activities:
- Giveaways & Tonie trading
- Laurie’s first time playing in Canada in 20+ years
- Features hits like “We Are The Dinosaurs,” “Bumblebee,” “Victor Vito,” “Waiting For The Elevator” & “Chipmunk At The Gas Pump”, plus a few Laurie Berkner songs
- Bringing a stuffed animal to dance with is encouraged
Location: Queen Elizabeth Theatre (190 Princes’ Blvd)
Date: Sat Jul 11
Time: 11am
Price: $52 – $74
Age: All
Runtime: 75min
5. Power Kids: Shapes and Shadows
Workshop
- Play with light & shadow to create 2D representations of your dreams
- Guardians must stay with their child
- Bring a bag or container to take creations home
Registration required – few tickets left.
Location: The Power Plant (231 Queens Quay W)
Date: Sun Jul 12
Time: 3pm – 5pm
Price: $52 – $74
Age: 7 – 12
Bonus: Toronto Fringe Festival
KidsFest show blurbs
Sat & Sun
- A show about baking & friendship
- Clowns Reading Shakespeare
Sat only
- An architect builds the theatre of his imagination; features music & movement
- A penguin dreams of flying; a story about courage & believing in yourself
- Clown, storytelling & shadow puppetry explore how a neurodiverse brain works
Sun only
- Puppet & human brother duo
KidsFest Club
Sat
12pm: Storytime
2pm: Stretch & wiggle
Sun
12pm: Face painting
12.30pm: Closing Day Mini Concert
Some shows feature Relaxed Performances
Location: Young People’s Theatre Studio (165 Front St E)
Date: Tue Jun 30 – Sun Jul 12
Time: Show start times between 11am – 6.30pm
Price: $10 – $19
Age: 4-12
Runtime: Range between 35min – 55min
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