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Wondering what to do with your Teen in Ontario? From bungee jumping to great festivals, there is something to suit every taste and budget!
- Jump off a Cliff into Canada’s Largest Outdoor Freshwater Swimming Pool!
- Play Tarzan as you zip through the trees. Treetop Trekking is Ontario’s adventure leader with 5 zipline and aerial game park locations.
- Roll on up and get ready for some jams, checks, whips, blocks and walling at a roller derby show. The Toronto Roller Derby league is the largest in Canada.
- Let out some hot air and float gracefully through the sky in a hot air balloon. Skyward balloons has been creating unforgettable memories since 1993.
- Honour the past, renew friendships and celebrate at a sacred indigenous Pow wow. Find updated schedules and events here.
- Shake off the winter blues and celebrate the joys of winter at Winterlude. A fun three-week long festival held in Ottawa each February.
- See who can scream the loudest as you enjoy the thrills and splashes at Canada’s Wonderland. Canada’s premier 330-acre amusement park located in Vaughn.
- Dig up your shovel and pail and see who can build the biggest sand castle. Cobourg Sandcastle Festival in August is an international award winning event.
- Pandemonium, uncontrollable laughter and jaw dropping fun at the Dundas International Buskerfest. A festival of street performers held in Dundas Ontario every June.
- What’s big, loud and dirty? Monster Jam! The intense action takes place in Toronto, Hamilton and London leading up to the big Las Vegas competition.
- Roll up your sleeves and eat with your hands as you watch medieval games, fighting and jousting at Medieval Times. A castle-like entertainment venue at the Exhibition grounds Toronto.
- Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of the Anishnabek people and experience sleeping in an authentic teepee. Spirit Island Adventures on Manitoulin Islands offers teepee stays and many activities.
- Challenge your bravery while you plunge 200ft into aqua-blue waters. The Rock, 25 minutes north of Ottawa is the site of Canada’s largest bungee jump the Great Canadian Bungee.
- See an unrivaled collection of hockey memorabilia and photos at the Hockey Hall of Fame. A museum dedicated to preserving the history of ice hockey located downtown Toronto.
- Witness the latest trend setting styles on the runway of a fashion show. CAISA is one of the largest student run charity shows in all of Canada for 19 years running.
- Listen to stories of pirates and spot castles as you float along the St. Lawrence River. Depart from Kingston on one of the 1000 Islands cruises.
- Head to the fields and pick your way through an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables. Farm Visit offers up-to-date information on farms in your area and what’s in season.
- Be amazed as you watch 20,000 lbs of ice be transformed into an amazing work of art. Bloor-Yorkville in Toronto host it’s annual free Icefest every winter.
- Putt your way to a hole in one at an Ontario golf course. For a complete listing of courses in your area visit here.
- Descend into caves so deep ice and snow often remain in the summer. Experience caving, suspension bridges and hiking at Scenic Caves in Collingwood.
- Live the pretty posh lifestyle for a day and get pampered at a spa. Pretty in Pink spa in Oakville offers a one-of-a-kind experience for girls and women.
- Go on an adventure, marry a prince or watch a theatrical sword fight at the Stratford Festival. Held annually in Stratford April through October.
- I spy with my little eye a…… Moose! Spring time in Algonquin Park is a guarantee for moose watching and other wildlife.
- Roar with the lions at African Lion Safari. Canada’s original Safari adventure located in Hamilton.
- Go on a voyageur canoe tour over the historic locks at Peterborough!
- Walk to the southern most tip of Canada at Point Pelee National Park.
- Marvel at the awesome fall colours as you enjoy Algoma Canyon Rail Tours.
- Let your senses come alive as you stroll through a multi-media, multi-sensory, interactive night walk. Fort Henry Lumina Borealis in Kingston.
- Saddle up as you gallop and trot along the Niagara Escarpment. Spend a day at Niagara Riding Stables and enjoy a horse ride or lesson all year round.
- See who has the best balance as you roll around on a Segway tour. Go Tours Canada has award-winning tours of Toronto’s Distillery District, Zoo and Horseshoe Resort.
- Defy the laws of gravity and taste the thrill of free falling. Ifly Toronto allows you to experience what sky diving feels like in a safe environment.
- Who will fall out first as you challenge the rapids of the Ottawa river. Wilderness Tours has rafting adventures for all ages and skills.
- Lace up your skates and glide along the world’s longest skating rink. The Rideau Canal in Ottawa is a prime skating destination every winter.
- Find a perfect spot and see who can pitch their tent the fastest. See Ontario Parks for a list of the best camping sites and their amenities.
- Feel the tension as the whistle blows and the puck goes down the ice. Check the schedule of the Ontario Hockey League for a game happening near you.
- Decode the writing on the walls of alleys and lanes in Toronto. Tour Guys has “pay what you feel” graffiti tours of Toronto’s Queen St. West area.
- Discover the unexpected and let your imagination be free at the Luminato Festival. A 10 day festival in Toronto celebrating arts and creativity.
- Be prepared to be amazed with acts that will take your breath away at Cirque du Soleil.
- Rides, games, crazy food and spectacular shows. Let’s go to the fair! Canada’s largest fair The EX at Exhibition Place every August for 18 days.
- Dive in and discover what life is like as a fish? Come visit Adventure Diver’s in Peterborourgh to begin your underwater adventure.
- Play detective as you search for clues to a murder mystery at the Royal Ontario Museum. Tickets and details for this scavenger hunt can be purchased with Urban Capers.
- Step into the Bata Show Museum and discover the history of shoes. A footwear museum in downtown Toronto showcasing exhibits from around the world.
- Become immersed in the lifestyles, customs and surroundings of the 1800’s. Black Creek Pioneer Village in North York is a completely recreated village from the 1800’s.
- Put your thinking cap on and invent something new at The Underground Studio Maker Space. A hands-on laboratory for discovery located inside The Museum in Hamilton.
- Put on your apron and hat and see who can bake the most mouth watering dish. The Chef Upstairs in Toronto offers teen cooking classes every Monday.
- Take some time and cast a line. Ontario Family Fishing Events are an opportunity to try fishing without a license.
- Enjoy a downhill or cross country day in the powder. Ski and snowboarding at one of Ontario’s many locations is truly uplifting.
- Engage your spiddy senses and see who can climb the highest wall. Climber’s Rock in Burlington is one of Canada’s largest indoor climbing facilities.
- Set your sails and let the wind take you away. Bronte Harbour Yacht Club in Oakville offers sail programs for 6-17 year old’s.
- Paddle from lake to lake on a wilderness canoe trip. Voyageur Quest offers family friendly guided canoe trips.
- Hear the roar of the engines as they race across the finish line. Shannonville Motorsport Park makes for a fun day at the race tracks.
- Create a list of all the plants and animals you can spot on a nature hike. Crawford Lake Trail in Milton is a good option with a reconstructed Aboriginal village.
- Who’s brave enough to take the highest plunge. Calypso Theme Waterpark near Ottawa is Canada’s biggest with more than 35 thrilling slides.
- Challenge each other to a race around the track and see who finishes first. Wasaga 500 promises awesome family go-kart fun on one of the worlds’ longest tracks.
- Learn the value in doing something for others. Find a volunteer opportunity you can do together through Ontario Volunteer Centre Network.
- Don’t forget your helmet as you peddle along Ontario’s Waterfront Trail. Bike trails stretching over 1600km along the shores of the great lakes.
- Tap into something sticky and sweet on a maple syrup tour. Sugar Bush Maple Syrup festival is held at three locations in Ontario.
- Be entertained as some of your favorite stories come to life. 51 years of youth entertaining youth at Young People’s Theatre.
- Look up to the sky and lift off with the Snowbirds, Hornets and Raptors. CFB Trenton is Canada’s largest air show base.
- Rock the night away at a live concert. Check out Ticketmaster for all the hottest upcoming shows.
- Who has the mental focus and strength to hit the bulls eye. Brockery Archery Club Hamilton offers introductory classes for 8-17 year olds.
- Get up close and personal with exotic wild animals. Toronto Zoo is the premier zoo in Canada with interactive and educational activities.
- Acquire the skills you need to assist in a medical emergency. St. John’s Ambulance makes first aid a family affair. Find a course happening near you.
- Learn to connect mind, body and spirit at a yoga class. The Sivananda Centre Toronto makes yoga fun, engaging and appropriate for youth.
- Put down the remote and pick up a dumbbell. At Goodlife fitness gym locations in Canada, they offer free membership from July to September for teens.
- Prepare your mind and body for battle at a martial arts class. Martial Arts Club Directory is the complete listing of clubs and classes in Ontario.
- Spend the day searching for not so buried treasures at Aberfoyle Antique Market. Located in Guelph this is the largest antique market in Canada.
- Combine surfing and paddling to feel like your walking on water. Try Peterborough Stand Up Paddle boarding for some great summer fun.
- Develop your artistic eye through a photography workshop at Andrea L Sedgwick. Located in Ottawa, they offer summer and winter workshops.
- Test your limits and experience the thrill of a lifetime. Toronto’s CN Tower Edge Walk is not for the faint of heart!
- Feel the mist of the falls as you zip past. Wildplay Niagara Zipline and Aerial Adventure course is full of thrills.
- Put the nets aside and see the magic of thousands of freely flying butterflies. A tropical paradise for butterflies in Cambridge.
- Put on your bib and get your fingers sticky at Ribfest. Burlington is the home of Canada’s largest Ribfest. More Ribfests in and around Toronto.
- Listen to spine-tingling ghost stories. The Haunted Walk in Toronto, Ottawa and Kingston will send a chill down your spine.
- Take a walk down the “street of fun” and release the child inside. Cliffton Hill in Niagara Falls is a top destination for fun museums and attractions.
- Who will be the first to scream inside the haunted house. It’s worth the drive to Ayr Fear Farm. If you’re brave enough!
- Get into the pilot’s seat and test your flying skills. The Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa brings the world of flying to life.
- Discover what life is like under the sea without getting wet. Ripley’s Aquarium is the largest indoor aquarium in Canada, located downtown Toronto.
- Grab a blanket, kick off your shoes and find a shady spot in the park. Ontario is full of great parks to enjoy a tasty picnic together.
- Set your target, lock and load at the shooting range. The Range in Brantford promotes safe and clean family shooting for ages 12 and up.
- Put on a lab coat and explore your creative side at the Ontario Science Centre. Located in Toronto, a science museum with hundreds of interactive exhibits.
- Challenge each other to a game of ping pong. The Swing School has locations throughout the GTA area.
- Row, row, row your way to the Dragon Boat races. Toronto Dragon Boat Festival takes place on the Toronto Island in July.
- Imagine a winter wonderland of sparkling snow and trotting dogs. An exhilarating outdoor dogsled adventure in Haliburton.
- Who can climb to the top of Canada’s tallest tower the fastest. Take part in the CN Tower climb and raise money for the WWF.
- Spread your wings at the world’s largest free-flying indoor aviary. Discover birds, reptiles and animals at Bird Kingdom in Niagara.
- Bring your video games to life at CTRL V. Canada’s first virtual reality arcade in Waterloo.
- Rally up your friends, family and neighbours and organize a clean up. Or, find one already happening in your area through your city council.
- Pick your way through local fruit, vegetables, crafts and baked goods at your local farmer’s market. Check with your city or Farmer’s Market Ontario for one near you.
- See where your imagination can take you at the library. Check where the closest public library is to you.
- Count the stars at one of the darkest points in Southern Ontario. Enjoy stargazing at Long Point Observatory.
- Who can win the most games and collect the most prizes on the Million Dollar Midway! Dave and Busters in Vaughn is where the fun happens.
- Put on your kilts and get your bagpipes ready for the Glengarry Highland Games. A traditional Scottish competition held annually in Maxville.
- Traverse Niagara River white water on Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours!
- Chisel a wooden masterpiece. The annual Kapuskasing Lumberjack festival is educational and fun.
- Aye aye captain! Feel like a pirate aboard one of the fabulous tall ships as they race their way across Canada. See when they will be passing by your area.
- Be mesmerized by the grace and elegance of the dancers. The National Ballet of Canada has performances and workshops all year.
- Explore the winter ice caves of Lake Superior.
- Get your groove on and celebrate a world of cultures. TD Sunfest in London features over 35 top music and jazz headliners.
- Attend the largest cultural festival in North America. Scotiabank Caribbean Festival explodes in Toronto for three weeks each summer.
- Put a little spin on the ball and try to stay out of the gutters. Check here for a bowling alley near you.
- Putt your way to a hole in one. Award winning mini golf at Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf in Sudbury.
- Create a new Christmas tradition and chop down your own tree. Search for a tree farm near you.
- Discover exotic foods, and colourful shops in China Town, an ethnic enclave in
downtown Toronto along Spadina Rd and Dundas St. - Find buried treasures and see the BIG nickel at Dynamic Earth. Part of Science North in Sudbury.
- Smell the flowers and see what’s in bloom at Canada’s largest botanical gardens.
The Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington is open year-round. - Get lost in the pumpkin patch as you hunt for the perfect jack-o-lantern. Whittamore Farm Pumpkinland in Markham is open from September till Halloween.
- Use your mental skills to find the way out of a cedar hedge maze. Saunders Farm in Ottawa is an a-MAZE-ing experience.
- Bundle up and zoom across the snowy landscape of Muskoka. Backcountry Tours
has snowmobile and ski-doo rentals for all levels. - Make waves and tour the waters of Ontario on a sea doo. At Northern Lakes Marine in Muskoka you can rent sea doos and boats for the day, weekend or week.
- Take a cruise on a glass bottom boat and discover an ancient shipwreck. Blue Heron’s 2 hour cruises depart daily from Tobermory.
- Boat, cycle, suntan, eat cotton candy and even watch planes take off on the Island. Toronto Island is a short ferry ride from Toronto Harbour.
- See if you can spot your house from atop North America’s highest tower, The CN Tower Toronto.
- Can problem solve your way out of a locked room before your time is up? Chose from twelve different themed rooms at Escape Manor Ottawa.
- Build a connection with the elderly in your community. Check with the nursing homes in your city to see if they need volunteers.
- Investigate the history of Canada’s federal penitentiaries. “Cedarhedge” built in 1873 as the Kingston Penitentiary Warden’s residence, now houses Canada’s Penitentiary Museum.
- Learn about the world of plants in a sustainable urban paradise. GreenUP Ecology Park in Peterborough is five acres of sustainable landscape.
- Where can you see body slams, beat downs and tap outs!? At a Smash Wrestling show. Check for events coming near you.
- Salsa, ballet, hip hop, belly dance, sign up for a dance class. Dance Ontario lets you pick your location and the style of dance you want to learn for a list of what’s available in your area.
- Practise your serve on the courts or take a lesson. Ontario Tennis Association can help you find a club near you to play or learn.
- Pick a run or cycle event and train together.Find upcoming races to train for or consider joining a training course with a centre in your area.
- Attend the must-see lighting extravaganza of the holidays. Get to Simcoe to see Ontario’s original Festival of Lights.
- Combine your hide-and-seek and tag skills with a game of laser tag. Laser Quest has locations throughout Ontario.
- Use your tactical skills to engage in some outdoor combat. Check the paintball field directory for a location or event close to you.
- Learn what happens to that plastic bottle or cardboard box you put in the recycling. Visit a recycling plant or waste management facility open house. Check with your county to see when the next one is.
- Come see which wacky float will make its way successfully down the ganny. Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny is a 10km race using homemade floats to remember the devastating flood in Port Hope in 1980.
- Put on your pj’s and pack up the car for a movie at the drive-in. Take a look to see where the closest drive-in theatre is to you and what’s showing.
- Participate in an event of all out wreckage. Attend one of Ontario’s dynamic demolition derbies.
- Dress up as your favorite hero or villain and enjoy the spectacles at Comic Con. Where will the next convention be near you?
- Listen to some old favorites or discover new talent at a folk festival. Folk Music Ontario can provide you with all the events happening in Ontario.
- Race through 2.5 million cubic feet of vegan coconut foam during foam fest! The 5k Foam Fest is a non-competitive 5km obstacle course.
- Discover the neighbourhoods of Ottawa through it’s food. Experience Food has special youth tours to enjoy the culinary side and learn about the history of Ottawa.
- Learn the intricate and ancient art and traditions of henna. Henna by Holly in Toronto offers 3 hour learn to henna workshops.
- Make a new furry friend and experience compassion in action. Visit a local farm sanctuary, an animal-friendly alternative to a zoo, circus or aquarium.
- Be a spectator at a high-octane adventure you will never forget. Ice racing is a winter sport you probably haven’t heard about but won’t soon forget.
- Learn the art of shaping glass and create something unique to bring home. Kingston Glass Studio & Gallery is in the historic downtown and represents over 30 artists.
- Spend the purrfect afternoon at Ontario’s first cat café. My Kitty Café in Guelph lets you enjoy some kitty play time while relaxing with a meowshake.
- Step right up and take a ride on a historical wooden pony. Roseneath’s antique heritage attraction the CW carousel dates to 1906 and attracts tourists from all over the world.
- How many animal carvings can you spot at “The Teaching Rock”. Canada’s largest known concentration of aboriginal rock carvings (petroglyphs) located in Woodview.
- Spend the night in jail! A once in a lifetime experience not available anywhere else in the world. Only at HI- Ottawa Jail Hostel.
- Learn to be prepared for the unexpected and defend yourself. Krav Maga Waterloo is the regions largest self defense training centre and has classes for all ages.
- Enter a beautiful outdoor oasis of Shona Sculptures from Zimbabwe. The 5 acre Zimart outdoor gallery in Rice Lake welcomes guest to enjoy the art and the natural surroundings.
- Pass through a 14-inch intimidating bank vault door to explore a fully equipped underground bunker. The Diefunbunker, a 4 storey underground nuclear fortress can be explored at Ottawa’s Cold War Museum.
- Take me out to the ball game! Enjoy a day under the reclining roof and shadow of the CN Tower as you cheer on the Blue Jays at the Toronto Roger’s Centre.
- Laugh till you cry at a comedy show. Kitchener-Waterloo Comedy festival includes family variety shows for the whole family to enjoy.
- Hola, Bonjour, Ciao, Namaste! Bring the world closer by learning a new language. The YMCA offers course in English, French, Spanish, Japanese or Mandarin.
- Be intrigued as Ontario opens its doors to some normally unseen heritage sites. Doors Open Ontario takes place from April to October throughout the province.
- Practise your bird calling skills in the great outdoors. Huron Birding Festival held in Bruce Peninsula is a remarkable way to reconnect with nature.
- Feed your sense of curiosity by discovering buried treasure in the diverse geology of Ontario’s Highlands. The Beryl Pit in Quadeville can be independently explored for minerals and gems.
- Take a trip around the world. Carrousel of Nations is a 39-year-old ethno-cultural celebration each summer in Windsor.
- Roll out the red carpet and get ready to snap pictures of your favourite celebrities. TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival brings a buzz to the city as one of the largest publicly attend festivals in the world.
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