Here are some of the best free things to do this winter in Toronto and GTA.
Things to Do this Winter in Toronto & GTA
Kensington Market Winter Solstice Festival
Saturday, December 21, 2019 | 5 PM – 9:30 PM

Light Up the Dark
December 27–29, 2019 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The Bentway Skate Trail Polar Bear Skate
Sunday, December 29 | 1 PM – 5 PM

2020 New Year’s Eve Celebrations at Nathan Phillips Square
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 8:50 PM to 12:00 AM

Maple Leafs Outdoor Practice

No Pants Subway Ride Toronto
Sunday, January 12, 2020 | 3 PM – 8 PM

Allan Gardens Winter Flower Show
December 1. 2019 to January 12, 2020

Fire & Ice Winter Festival
Saturday, January 18, 2020 | 10 AM -8 PM

New Music Festival
January 12 to 21, 2020

Port Union Winterfest
Saturday January 25 2020 | 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

LunarFest Mississauga
Saturday, February 1 | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Richmond Hill Winter Carnival
February 1 & 2, 2020

Human Rights Watch Festival
January 30 - February 4, 2020

Vaughan Butter Tart Festival
Saturday, February 08, 2020 | 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Winter Stations Presents: LOOP
January 15 to February 8 | 9 AM to 11 PM

Vaughan Winterfest
Sunday, February 9, 2020 | 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Snowflakes & Starlight
Saturday February 15, 2020 | 6-8 PM

DJ Skate Nights
Saturdays, December 14 to February 15, 2020 | 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

TIFF Next Wave Film Festival
Friday, February 14, to Sunday, February 16, 2020

Leslieville Flea : Winter Market
WinterRouge
Monday, February 17, 2020 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Long Winter
Friday, February 21, 2020 | 7:00 PM
Torontojobs.ca Mississauga Career Fair
Wednesday February 26, 2020 | 10:00am - 3:00pm

Toronto Light Festival 2020
January 17 - March 1, 2020

Waterfront Toronto Science Fair
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
SHE Leads: International Women’s Day Panel
Sunday March 8, 2020 | 11AM-12:30PM

Celebrate Toronto – City’s 186th Anniversary Festival
March 7 & 8, 2020

Tirgan Nowroz Festival – Cancelled
Friday, March 13 to Sunday, March 15, 2020

St Patrick’s Day Parade Toronto – Cancelled due to Coronavirus Concerns
Sunday, March 15, 2020 | 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM

Sugar Shack TO – Cancelled Due to COVID-19
March 14 & 15, 2020 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Friends of Toronto Public Library South Chapter’s Annual Clearance Sale
Thursday, March 19, 2020
9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or sell-out (whichever comes first)

Winter Light Exhibition at Ontario Place
February 8 – March 29, 2020 | Everyday, from 4 pm to 11 pm.