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Here is a list of events and activities happening across the Greater Toronto Area during the Family Day long weekend: Friday, February 16, 2024 – Monday, February 19, 2024.
Credit: Disney On Ice
Only family activities are listed in this article. For other events happening on the weekend of February 16 to 19 like concerts, and theatre – See Toronto this weekend. For upcoming weekend events for kids in Toronto, see Things to do with Kids this weekend.
Contents:
- Across GTA
- Family Day Long Weekend Activities within City of Toronto
- Family Day Long Weekend Activities in Durham Region (Ajax, Clarington, Oshawa, Pickering, Uxbridge, Whitby)
- Family Day Long Weekend Activities in Halton (Oakville, Milton, Burlington, Halton Hills)
- Family Day Long Weekend Activities in Peel (Caledon, Brampton, Mississauga)
- Family Day Long Weekend Activities in York (Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina; Markham, Newmarket; Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Whitchurch-Stouffville)
More Family Day Activities:
Family Day Weekend in KW Region
Family Day Weekend in Hamilton
Across GTA
Family Fishing Weekend
Try ice fishing this long weekend.
OFFE is a province-wide opportunity for Canadian residents to fish Ontario licence-free. There are four periods throughout the year, the 3-day Family Day weekend in February, Mother’s day and Father’s day weekends and a full 9-days in July, which coincides with National Fishing Week. Details
February 17 to 19, 2024
Ontario Waters
Free
Planet Fitness – Judgement Free Zone
In celebration of Family Day, any non-members 13 and over can work out at any Planet Fitness for FREE. Details
February 17 to 23, 2024
Participating Planet Fitness Locations
Free
Go Walking
Wear warm winter boots with good grip and explore various parks in and around GTA. The winter scenery at these natural areas absolutely breathtaking, and there is plenty of interesting birds and wildlife who have made that area their home.
Enjoy Skating at Outdoor Rinks or Skating Trails
Ontario boasts of quite a few outdoor skating trails that vary from 250 m to over 7 kms in length. GTA has its share of outdoor skating rinks. Lace-up and go for a twirl at fabulous rinks like those at Nathan Philips and Celebration Square or on the skating trails in Brampton, and Richmond Hill.
Outdoor Winter Fun
Check out some of the outdoor winter activities near your house.
Family Day Long Weekend Activities within City of Toronto
Superman in Concert
TSO – SUPERMAN IN CONCERT
John Williams’s GRAMMY® Award–winning score takes flight when your Toronto Symphony Orchestra performs the soundtrack to Superman live to picture in its 45th-anniversary year. The 1978 film rocketed actor Christopher Reeve to stardom, surrounded by Hollywood legends Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, and Glenn Ford, plus Margot Kidder, in the first big-screen iteration of a comic book superhero. Details
February 15 to 17, 2024
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto
$60.00 – $147.00
Enchanted Lights
Embrace the magic of the season at Enchanted Lights, an extraordinary winter-themed light show illuminating the hearts of our community! This enchanting event invites all to indulge in the beauty of diverse cultures through a mesmerizing display of lights, entertainment, and culinary delights.. Details
February 10 to March 10, 2024
Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St, North York
FREE
Ontario Science Centre Family Day Weekend
Enjoy science-filled fun this Family Day weekend! Enjoy immersive, planetarium-inspired dome experiences, explore ancient caves and more. Learn how you can create meaningful change with our latest exhibition, Our Climate Quest, and dive deeper into climate action with daily programs like Compost Critters and Material World. Plus, explore space science in our Astronomy Hub!
February 16-19, 2024
Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Rd, North York
Regular Admission
AGO Family Day Weekend
Serving up three days of Family Day fun, the AGO welcomes families for free drop-in programs including guided tours of Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art, 1950s–Now, artmaking, storytelling with Yolanda T. Marshall, and dance performances and workshops courtesy Jade’s Hip Hop Academy. Details
February 17 to 19, 2024
Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto
25 and Under FREE
Model Railroad Club of Toronto Show
Inspired by the Central Ontario Railway, the railway captures the flavour of Central Ontario including industries and natural features. Look for winter touches along the railway! See trains pass through cities, towns and countryside, popping in and out of tunnels and crossing bridges overhead. Explore model railroading techniques ranging from homemade to 3D printing. Details
February 18 to 25, 2024
Model Railroad Club of Toronto, 11 Curity Avenue, Toronto
$10-$15
The Philip and Lucinda Dino Show
The Philip & Lucinda Dino-Show follows the two dinosaur explorers extraordinaire, as they set out to understand the Paleozoic Era with song, dance and acrobatics.
Philip and Lucinda may be “dino explorers” but they soon discover that their audience is filled with “dino experts”!!! What follows is a fantastic deep-dive into dinosaurs and an interactive prehistoric adventure for all ages.
February 17 to 24, 2024
Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave, Toronto
$22.99 & up
ROM Celebrates Family Day Weekend
ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) invites families to celebrate Family Day weekend at the Museum. Come in from the cold and enjoy our exhibitions and enhanced weekend activities all weekend long! In celebration of Family Day, on Monday, February 19 the entire Museum—including all exhibitions—will be free for everyone. Details
Saturday, February 17 to Monday, 19, 2024. | 10 AM to 5:30 PM
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto
Regular Admission; Free on Monday
Aga Khan Museum
This Family Day weekend, celebrate Lunar New Year at the Aga Khan Museum with exciting activities and performances presented in partnership with the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto. Don’t miss our special programming all weekend long! Enjoy free performances, demonstrations, and activities where you can get creative with free hands-on fun for the whole family. Details
February 17 to 19, 2024
Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Drive, Toronto
Free
Retro Arcade
The arcade will be open daily, providing visitors the opportunity to relive their favourite games or discover games from the 1980s and 1990s. This year the Retro Arcade is even bigger and better with more games, including classics like Skee-Ball, Dance Dance Revolution, and even multiplayer Mario Kart, there is sure to be something for everyone. Details
February 16 to March 17, 2024
Hotel X – Kandy Gallery , 111 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto
$18.80 – $60.68
Ripleys Aquarium
Visit Canada’s largest indoor aquarium, spread over 12,500 sq m (135,000 sq.ft), guests will be able to explore the 16,000 marine animals from the waters of the world. Ripley’s Aquarium holds 5.7 million litres of water and has 97 Life Support System pumps. Details
February 16 to 19, 2024
288 Bremner Boulevard Toronto
Regular Admission
Family Day Weekend at the Toronto Zoo
The Toronto Zoo is kicking off its 50th Anniversary with special Family Day Long Weekend activities. Visitors can enjoy a meet-and-greet with Blue from Blue’s Clues at the Learning & Engagement Centre, offering a chance for photos and hugs with the beloved character. Additionally, the Zoo’s Horticulture team is showcasing a hand-picked variety of orchid species. Guests are invited to the Greenhouse to admire the orchids, learn about different species, and take photos in front of a new living wall of plants. Details
February 17 to 19, 2024
Toronto Zoo, 2000 Meadowvale Rd, Toronto
Regular Admission
Afternoon Tea at the Castle
This Family Day long weekend, experience the elegance of the Edwardian era with afternoon tea at Toronto’s iconic castle, Casa Loma. At this elevated experience, guests will sample a selection of premium teas, scones, gourmet pastries and tea sandwiches in the majestic ambiance of the castle. Details
February 17 to 19, 2024
Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace, Toronto
$75 Per Person
Snowy Days At The Village
This Family Day weekend, enjoy a frosty frolic through Black Creek and discover the magic of winters past during Snowy Days at the Village.
Learn how to thrive when the land slumbers under snow and ice. Details
February 17 & 18, 2024
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway, Toronto
Regular Admission
Toronto Marlies
American Hockey League.
February 17 & 19, 2024
vs. Hershey Bears on Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 4:00 PM @ Coca-Cola Coliseum, 45 Manitoba Drive, Toronto
vs. Rochester Americans on Monday, February 19, 2024 | 2:00 PM @ Scotiabank Arena, 50 Bay Street, Toronto
$10 – $64+fees
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre Annual Free Family Fun Day
The Centre has a whole lineup of family-oriented programming scheduled in addition to activities that everyone can enjoy. For families, there is Family Gym including bouncing castles and sporting activities. Visitors to the Centre can also try out the Fitness Centre, Training Pool, Indoor Track, and Climbing Wall all free of charge. Details
Monday, February 19, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, 875 Morningside Ave, Toronto
Free
Family Day at Medieval Times
Enjoy a two hour show and a four-course feast while you witness the pageantry, magnificent horses, authentic jousting and the heart-pounding action of our authentic medieval tournament. The Queen awaits your presence at the Castle! See website for showtimes. Vegetarian, Halal, Kosher and all allergies accommodated with advance notice. Details
Monday, February 19, 2024, 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM
Shows regularly run on Fridays , Saturdays, Sundays
Medieval Times: Dinner & Tournament, 10 Dufferin St., Toronto
$49.95 to $71.95
The Canadian International AutoShow
The Barbie craze is sweeping into the 2024 Canadian International AutoShow. A life-sized version of the pink 1957 Chevy Corvette styled for Barbie — and as seen in the blockbuster Barbie film — is coming for the first time at the AutoShow. Both the LEGO Group and Mattel will return to the 2024 AutoShow with new, family-friendly features for young and old alike. Details
February 16 — 25, 2024
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St W, Toronto
$7.50 – $26
Westfall’s World of Wonder Magic Show
Prepare to be amazed as Westfall takes you on a journey through a world of wonder, where reality and illusion collide in this hilarious family weekend magic show.This magic show is high energy, unique, astonishing and jam packed with audience participation and side-splitting humour. It keeps the kids and any adults laughing, gasping and screaming the entire way through. Details
Monday February 19, 2024
Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave Studio 176, Toronto
$23 & up
Animate: College Park – Skates & Sounds
Join us at College Park where we’ll have live music, free skate lending and a ton of fun activities for the family. Details
Fridays in February from 5PM – 8PM
Barbara Ann Scott Ice Trail, 420 Yonge St, Toronto
FREE
Sweet City Fest
Visit Sweet City Fest @ STACKT on Family Day Weekend for various activities perfect for the kids + families. Details
February 17 to 19, 2024
Stackt Market, 28 Bathurst St. Toronto
Free
Kuumba
Celebrate Kuumba: Toronto’s largest and longest-running Black Futures Month festival. Through music, dance, theatre, educational workshops and literary events, the festival aims to support and help strengthen Toronto’s Black community by connecting the future to its past. Details
February 1–29, 2024
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
Free & Ticketed Events
Aladdin
Discover a whole new world at Disney’s Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical. From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of Aladdin, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. It’s an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite. Details
February 15 to March 17, 2024
Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King Street West, Toronto
$49.00 – 199.00
Family Day Escape Adventures
Book your family friendly escape room experience and get prepared for the ultimate adventure!
4 immersive games to choose from, private bookings so it’s just the group of your choice, family friendly and suitable for a variety of ages.
February 14th to 20th, 2024
Looking Glass Adventures, 2944 Danforth Ave BSMT, Toronto
$31.95-$34.95
Lunar New Year Celebrations
This year, trilingual talk show hosts Winnie, Anthony and Tyrone (Happy Trio) from A1 Chinese Radio will return to host and perform at CF Markville and CF Fairview Mall. The Lunar New Year festivities will also feature a new parade with dragons and lions, traditional eye dotting, green grabbing, dragon and lion dance performances, a visit from the God of Fortune, a new Chinese dance, new audience mini games, and VIP guest appearances. CF Markville visitors will also be able to watch a spectacular new martial arts performance during this year’s celebrations. Details
February 10 to 18, 2024
CF Markville, CF Fairview Mall, Eaton Centre, GTA
Free
Hangar Skate
With live DJs in the evenings, free skating lessons in the afternoons, bring your skates and scarves and explore the soon-to-be reimagined Downsview Airport Lands with some fun on the ice! Details
February 16 to 18, 2024
Downsview Airport, Across from 95 Garratt Boulevard, Toronto
Free
The Three Pigs
Embark on a charming and witty adventure with the three little pigs as they battle wits with the big bad wolf.
From Stiles and Drewe, the award-winning musical team behind Honk! and Broadway’s Mary Poppins, comes The Three Little Pigs, a “very curly musical tail” that is perfect for the whole family!
February 10 to March 17, 2024
Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave, Toronto
$30+
Under 18 Winter Art Show
The Under 18 Winter Show presents 30+ artists from Canada and around the world. This show is a showcase and celebration of the next generation of contemporary art. With artists as young as 5, all the way to 17, the show features a diverse range of artwork and styles.
February 8 to March 7, 2024
Little EGG Gallery, 291 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto
Free
Truth
It’s 1858 on a Virginian tobacco plantation. Deep in a forest, a young Black girl named Phoebe sits in the hollow of a tree, a notebook in her pocket and a harrowing choice ahead. Truth is adapted from the Governor General’s Award-winning novel “The Gospel Truth“, and tells the story of a courageous 16-year-old, the arrival of a stranger from the north, and a trail of secrets that could change everything. From the American South to St. Catharines, Ontario, Truth chronicles the fierce strength and resilience of a community as it struggles to find freedom.
Saturday, February 17: 2:00PM
Sunday, February 18: 1:00PM
Monday, February 19: 2:00PM (Family Day)
Young People’s Theatre , 165 Front St. E, Toronto
Price:
Family Day at The Bentway
Celebrate Family Day at The Bentway with a fun-filled afternoon of skating, crafts, music, refreshments, and more! We’ve teamed up with the Bata Shoe Museum to offer activities for the whole family that celebrate the history of skating, inspired by their online exhibition Boots and Blades: The Story of Canadian Figure Skating. Learn about figure skating in Canada from the 1600s to present through an interactive scavenger hunt with a tasty treat at the end.
Monday February 19, 2024 | 12:00pm – 9:00pm
The Bentway, 250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto
Free
Kids Free at the Hockey Hall of Fame
Try your hand at goaltending, shooting, play-by-play calling, and even hosting your own sports broadcast. High five and snap a photo with our mascot Slapshot. Revel in the world’s greatest collection of hockey artifacts and best of all, get a family portrait with the coveted Stanley Cup! Details
Monday, February 19, 2024
Hockey Hall of Fame, 30 Yonge St., Toronto
Kids Free
The Swiftie Escape
You’ve decoded the snakes, the 13’s and many other clues scattered for the Swift Fanbase, but now you’re tasked to help the world’s biggest Swiftie to discover the ultimate secret!
Trivia Escape Rooms, an independent pop-culture based escape game small business, is proud to present our newest theme, The Swiftie Escape, which celebrates the fans of Ms. Swift of all eras by testing their problem-solving skills and knowledge on the icon. Details
Until Saturday April 13, 2024
Little Canada, 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto
$24 to $28
Winter Stations
Winter Stations is returning for its 9th year. Launched by RAW Design, Ferris + Associates and Curio in 2015, the competition captures the imagination of local and international designers, inviting them to transform the lifeguard stations along Toronto’s east-end beaches into whimsical works of public art. The six winning installations, selected amongst hundreds of submissions from around the world, will be displayed along Woodbine beach. Details
February 19 to March end, 2024
Woodbine Beach, 1675 Lake Shore Blvd E, Toronto
Free
SPACE: A JOURNEY TO THE MOON & BEYOND
An out-of-this-world immersive experience, taking visitors on an extraordinary journey across the galaxy. The exhibition will include interactive and visually-stunning imagery from the James Webb Telescope through the lens of Illuminarium’s high-tech animation systems and 360-degree fully immersive screens. . Details
Various Dates
Illuminarium at The Distillery District, 28 Distillery Lane, Toronto
$33.50 to $38.50
TBFF Kids Film Festival
The TBFF Kids Film Festival wants to inspire and empower children through the discovery of filmmaking, animation, storytelling and more. Details
February 19, 2024
Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton Street, Toronto
Free & ticketed
Arcadia Earth
Arcadia Earth Toronto is a large-scale multi-sensory journey through planet Earth that combines creative art installations and exciting technology to inspire visitors to take action towards a more sustainable future. In a stunning 10-room adventure, enhanced by interactive projection mapping, augmented reality and virtual reality, the immersive experience showcases the beauty of our planet and the impact of human actions on the environment. Details
Various Dates
Arcadia Earth , 486 Front St W building C, Toronto
$24-$39
Family Day Fun at Allan Gardens
Children and families are invited to celebrate the Lunar New Year at Allan Gardens!
Hong Luck will be performing a Lion Dance at Noon. Before that, we’ll be doing fun crafts, and learning about the cultural significance of the celebrations!
Children of all ages are welcome!
Monday, February 19, 2024
Children’s Conservatory at Allan Gardens, 160 Gerrard St E, Toronto
$5 suggested donation
Family Day at Toronto History Museums
- Fort York Family Day: Experience interactive family-friendly drop-in activities that includes baking, dancing, drumming and weaving. Take part in an up-beat workshop exploring traditional rhythmic sounds of Afro-Caribbean drumming with Negus Medhin of Holistic Vibrancy. Monday, February 19, 2024 |11:00 am – 4:00 pm @ Fort York National Historic Site, 250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto | Free
- Family Day Drop In Craft: Experience this child-friendly and hands-on craft program that will delve playfully into the theme of belonging. Come to beautiful High Park for an experience filled with family, friends, fun and fresh air. Monday, February 19, 2024 | 11:00 am – 4:00 pm @ Colborne Lodge Museum – 11 Colborne Lodge Drive, Toronto | Free
- Family Day Weekend Activities at Scarborough Museum: Engage in hands-on, minds-on programming that celebrates the meaning of family, both the ones we are born into and the ones that we create. Grab a warm drink and enjoy a curated selection of books that share stories from families of all kinds, either on your own or during story-time sessions throughout the day. February 17 to 19, 2024 @ Scarborough Museum, 1007 Brimley Rd, Scarborough | Free
- Family Day at Gibson House Museum: Enjoy a day filled with family, friends and fun! With a focus on child friendly weaving and textile experiences, this event will be part of our free general admission programming. Monday, February 19, 2024 | 11:00 am – 4:00 pm @ Gibson House Museum, 5172 Yonge, Toronto | Free
- Good Vibes Family Day Weekend at Todmorden Mills: Immerse yourselves in a day filled with good vibes and feel a sense of belonging with family and friends! Delve into the remarkable stories of Black inventors and innovators, and create crafts inspired by their ingenuity. February 17 to 19, 2024 @ Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto | Free
- Lunar New Year Reading & Tea at Montgomery’s Inn: Welcome the year of the Dragon with a Lunar New Year tea. Enjoy a plate of traditional New Year sweets and a bottomless pot of Chinese or herbal teas included in ticket purchase. February 19, 2024, 11 am to 4 pm @ Montgomery’s Inn, Dundas Street West, Etobicoke | Free to $12
- Printing Newspapers at Mackenzie House: Join Mackenzie House for a tribute to the life and work of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, the first Black woman to publish a newspaper in North America. In 1854, she was publishing her newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, on King Street in Toronto. Visitors are invited to print a copy of Mary Ann’s newspaper on the 1845 press, customized with their name! Monday, February 19, 2024, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm @ Mackenzie House, 82 Bond St., Toronto | Free
- Family Day at Zion Schoolhouse: Enjoy a day filled with family, friends and fun! With a focus on child friendly paper crafting experiences, this event will be part of our free general admission programming. February 19, 2024, 11 am to 4 pm @ Zion Schoolhouse, 1091 Finch Ave. East, Toronto | Free
Free Public Skating at Evergreen Brick Works
Experience the magic of one of the best skating rinks in Toronto. The Brick Works’ outdoor skating rink weaves through snow-covered gardens under exposed beams from the roof of the old brick factory.Details
February 17 to 19, 2024
Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto
Free
Great Backyard Bird Count in High Park
Join us with your friends and family for one or all four days of our Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) community science birding event. We’ll walk through High Park identifying, learning about and counting the birds we spot. The data we collect will be submitted to eBird. Details
February 16 to 19, 2024
High Park Nature Centre, 375 Colborne Lodge Dr, Toronto
Free
Family Day Long Weekend Activities in Durham
DayLong Weekend Activities in Durham
Disney On Ice: Into The Magic
Into The Magic takes families on a high-sea adventure as Moana sets sail on a life-changing quest to save her island with help from the demigod Maui. With the ice floor transformed into the vast oceanic scape, Disney On Ice allows Moana’s strength and determination to take centre stage. This engaging atmosphere lets audiences deepen their existing connection to their favourite wayfinder and discover one’s true identity is never out of reach. Details.
February 15 to 18, 2024
Tribute Communities Centre – 99 Athol Street East, Oshawa
$30.00 – $125.00
Family Day on the Farm
Join us for a fun filled Family Day weekend with 3 FULL days packed with live concerts, magic acts and a party with princesses & superheroes! Families can also enjoy a craft station, a planting station, board games & cozy campfires! It wouldn’t be an event at Pingle’s Farm without a tasty lineup of treats & eats! Details.
February 17 to 19, 2024
Pingle’s Farm Market, 1805 Taunton Rd, Hampton
$10
WinterFest Ajax
Enjoy the winter season with your family at the Town of Ajax’s Family Day Winterfest for winter themed activities, shows and fun for the whole family. Details.
Monday, February 19, 2024 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Audley Recreation Centre 1955 Audley Rd, Ajax
Free
Winter WonderLearn
Enjoy a free day of family fun at the award-winning festival designed to get you and your family active, learn something new, and enjoy time together!
Discover the amazing organizations that make up your community, and take in an interactive experience with the animal ambassadors of Soper Creek Wildlife Rescue and Scott Gardner & Walter the Guitar!
Be sure to bring your swimsuit for the Municipal free swim from 11am to 1pm!
February 19, 2024
Clarington Libraries
Free
Canadian Automotive Museum
Family Day 2024 is filled with fun kids activities and photos with special guest, Lightning McQueen. Kids will receive a new activity book (ages 6+) that explores the latest exhibit, Exit the Horse: The Early Years of Canadian Motoring. Several activity tables will be set up around the gallery including balloon creations from Balloons with at Twist (all ages, 10am to 3pm) and a toy train craft from Metrolinx (ages 3+). All activities are included with admission. Details.
February 19, 2024 | 9 AM to 4 PM
Canadian Automotive Museum, 99 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa
Regular Admission
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Area
To celebrate families, Central Lake Ontario Conservation (CLOCA) invites you to discover one or all of its local Conservation Areas and are offering our watershed community FREE parking on Family Day from dawn to dusk.
TBA for 2024
Various Conservation Areas, Durham Region
Free Parking
Family Snowshoe
Join us for a candle-lit snowshoe walk at Enniskillen Conservation Area! Snowshoes will be provided for this self-guided hike followed by a warm drink and a treat back at the Russ Powell Nature Centre.
February 16, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 8 PM & 8:30PM – 10:30PM
Enniskillen Conservation Area, Clarington
Free
Family Day in Whitby
Families can get out and get active during the Family Day event for face painting, a balloon artist, music and more! Details.
February 19, 2024 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Whitby
Free
Pickering Family Day Fun
Join for family skate & swim, various Preschool Programs, Children Programs & Fitness Classes. Details.
February 19, 2024 | 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation complex , 1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering
Free
Family Day at the Oshawa Museum
Celebrate Family Day at the Oshawa Museum! Discover the story of Oshawa’s past through interesting artefacts from days gone by. Round out your afternoon with a tour of the Museum. Details.
February 19, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation complex , 1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering
Free /donation
Winter Family Day at Fair Glen
Fair Glen Outdoor Education Centre invites local families to enjoy a Winter Family Day on February 19th! Enjoy activity stations like shelter building, snow painting, kick-sleds, wagon rides & more, then warm-up with a campfire picnic together! Build your own family adventure, nature hikes and access to our ~5km of trails. Details.
Monday, February 19, 2024 | 9 AM to 5 PM
Fair Glen Outdoor Education Centre , B2215 Hwy #48 E, R.R. #3
Beaverton
$15/person; Under 5: Free
Family Day Long Weekend Activities in Halton
Taste of Oakville
Over thirty restaurants from across town will showcase an array of mouth-watering dishes via multi-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus. Details
February 15 to March 10, 2024
Participating restaurants, Oakville
$20-$65
Winter Wagon Rides
Don’t let winter keep you inside! At Mountsberg Conservation Area we invite you to join us on a horse-drawn ride through a winter wonderland. Make a day of it by visiting with the park’s resident birds of prey and farm animals, followed by a trip to the barn and gift shop. A day spent outside in the crisp winter air and everyone will head home ready for a long winter’s nap. Details
until February 19, 2024, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Mountsberg Conservation Area, 2259 Milburough Line, Campbellville
$6.50 per person + Park Admission
Winterlit – An illuminated Walk in the Woods
The Winterlit Trail features a unique and stunning lighting experience with inspirational art installations along the trail. Also at Mountsberg, the Illuminated Sugarbush Trail has soft overhead lighting to allow for a beautiful evening stroll through the sugarbush. Details
until February 19, 2024
Mountsberg Conservation Area, 2259 Milburough Line, Campbellville
$14 – $30
Ignite the night
Ignite the Night lights up different parts of the Terra Cotta winter forest and interpretive signage guides visitors along the path, providing a self-guided experience to connect with nature and learn about trees in a new way.
Saturday | 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Terra Cotta Conservation Area, 14452 Winston Churchill Blvd, Halton Hills
Regular park admission fees
Family Day at Terra Cotta
Join us for a fun day outdoors with family and friends this Family Day! Enjoy hiking, snowshoeing, kicksledding, skating and cross-country skiing.
Monday, February 19, 2024 | 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Terra Cotta Conservation Area, 14452 Winston Churchill Blvd
Halton Hills
Regular park admission fees
Halton Hills Family Day
This Family Day, spend quality time with friends and family while you swim, skate, play mini-putt, dive into story time and much more. Details.
February 19, 2024
Various Venues, Halton Hills
Free/Ticketed
Oakville Family Day
Enjoy family-friendly activities and events for all ages and abilities.
The town has partnered with the Oakville Public Library (OPL), Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Oakville Gymnastics Club, Oakville Galleries, Oakville Soccer Club, Peter Gilgan Family YMCA, and other community groups to offer a wide variety of recreation and culture activities, demonstrations, and exhibitions for the community.
Monday, February 19 | 08:00 AM – 05:00 PM
Various locations, Oakville
FREE
Winter Fun Bronte Creek
Spend Family Day at Bronte Creek! Visit us at our Nature Centre for live animals, hands-on activities, nature and heritage crafts and more! Other park attractions include Children’s Playbarn, farm animals, toboggan hill and trails! Details.
Monday, February 19, 2024
Children’s Farm and Playbarn : 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Spruce Lane Farmhouse : 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 1219 Burloak Drive, Oakville
$18 per car
Joseph Brant Museum Family Day Fun
Create your sound with us at Joseph Brant Museum this Family Day weekend! Explore the Museum, including the “Sound, Just Sound” exhibition. Afterwards, you can create a guitar, panpipes, or harmonica using recyclable materials, and have fun making music with the whole family! Details
Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 10 AM to 4:00 PM
Joseph Brant Museum, 1240 North Shore Blvd E
Burlington
Regular Admission
Ireland House Museum Family Day Fun
Be transported back in time, and learn about family life on a Victorian farm. Learn about cooking, butter churning, and wool carding through demonstrations around the house, including our historic hearth. After your tour, create a special card to show a family member that you appreciate them this Family Day! Details
Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 1 PM to 4:00 PM
Ireland House Museum, 2168 Guelph Line, Burlington
Regular Admission
Family Day Long Weekend Activities in Peel
Splash’N Boots
Everyone’s favourite duo and their signature big yellow boot, are back to celebrate Family Day! Just off the heels of their second JUNO Award for Heart Parade, and a 2022 Canadian Folk Music Award, SPLASH’N BOOTS are bringing their nearly 20-year legacy in children’s music to new generations and audiences are always ready to welcome them back to The Rose. Details
Monday February 19, 2024 | 2:00 PM
The Rose Brampton, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton
$20
Kids Fest TO
Three days of non-stop fun with over thirty themed inflatables, jumping castles, interactive games, slides, obstacle courses, and so much more! Get ready to laugh, play, and create unforgettable memories with live stage shows, pony rides, carnival games, prizes, delicious food, and surprises around every corner! Details
February 17 to 19, 2024
The International Centre, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga
$15 to $25
Westfall’s World of Wonder Magic Show
Prepare to be amazed as Chris Westfall takes you on a journey through a world of wonder, where reality and illusion collide in this hilarious family weekend magic show. This magic show is high energy, unique, astonishing and jam packed with audience participation and side-splitting humour. It keeps the kids and any adults laughing, gasping and screaming the entire way through. Details
Saturday February 17, 2024 | 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 PM
The Rec Room, 100 City Centre Drive #1-705, Mississauga
$20 -$30
Ramadan Expo
Enjoy thrilling rides, delectable treats, and family-friendly entertainment at our Ramadan carnival. Details
February 17 to 19, 2024
The International Center, 6900 Airport Rd, Mississauga
$5
Family Day Weekend Celebration Square
Family Day in Downtown Mississauga celebrates Music as the heartbeat of our community – from hands on activities at Celebration Square to performances at Living Arts Centre that the whole family will enjoy. Mississauga transforms into your own musical playground, where you can drum, dance, or skate to the beat! Details
February 17 to 19, 2024
Mississauga Celebration Square – 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga
Free
Mississauga Steelheads
Ontario Hockey League Details
February 17 | 4 PM: vs. Kingston Frontenacs
February 19 | 2 PM vs. Owen Sound Attack
Paramount Fine Foods Centre, 5500 Rose Cherry Pl., Mississauga
$24.65 & up +charges
PAMA Family Day
Join PAMA on a cosmic journey this Family Day! Let art, history and culture come alive as you engage with exhibitions, create art inspired by astronomy and the universe and enjoy a performance of the Little Red Rocket Ship by Applefun Puppetry.
February 19, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Peel Art Gallery Museum + Archives, 9 Wellington St. E., Brampton
$4.50 to $6
Family Day Brampton Rec.
Select recreation centres will be open on Family Day with programming. Details
Monday, February 19, 2024
Various, Brampton
Free
Family Day in Chinguacousy Park
Join us for a day of family fun at Chinguacousy Park. Get cozy by the fire pit with marshmallow roasting, and glide along the skating trail with music provided by a DJ. Embark on a scavenger hunt in the barn, explore a fire truck, have fun playing games or trying a carnival-style amusement and much more. It will be a day packed with joy for everyone! All activities are weather permitting. Details
Monday, February 19, 2024 | 12 – 4 pm
Chinguacousy Park, Brampton
Free & Ticketed Events
Teen Ranch Family Day
Family Day is a great day to spend bonding with the ones you love ! Come and enjoy some active time together with your family and friends this Family Day! Details.
Monday February 19, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
20682 Hurontario St. Caledon
FREE
Elliott Tree Farm Maple Syrup Experience
Our Maple Syrup Experience includes entry to the Maple Syrup Museum of Ontario, all you can eat pancakes and a side of bacon and sausage with our award-winning Ontario pure maple syrup, and a walk on our sugar shack trail to our maple sugar shack to see maple syrup being made firsthand while tasting maple taffy over snow, maple sugar, sap and syrup. Details.
February 17 – April 7, 2024
Elliott Tree Farm, 9467 Erin East Garafraxa Townline, Hillsburgh
Free-$36.50
Family Day Long Weekend Activities in York
Family Day Weekend at the Museum
The York Regional Forest is Turning 100! Join us for a Family Day filled with forest-themed festivities. Explore engaging exhibits, enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides, watch live blacksmith demonstrations and so much more! Details
Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum & Community Centre, 14732 Woodbine Avenue, Stouffville
Free
Lunar Nights: Year of the Dragon Festival
Lunar Nights: Year of the Dragon Festival at Markham Museum illuminates the city with a wonderful display of 20 scenes featuring over 250 colourful silk lanterns celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Lunar New Year on our 25-acre site. Beyond the captivating outdoor walk-through lantern show, guests can also immerse themselves in many rich experiences. Details.
February 8 – 25, 2024
Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Rd.,Markham
$19.99 to $24.99
Lunar Lanterns of Indigenous Lights
Imagine with us through the Lunar Lanterns of Indigenous Lights, lighting up the winter with stories from the Indigenous communities of the Greater Toronto Area. Each artwork holds precious stories from the artist and their cultures, waiting for you to explore your own connection to the land we share and the wonderfully diverse community we live in. Details
Until February 29, 2024
Varley Art Gallery of Markham, 216 Main Street Unionville, Markham
Free
LunarFest
Join us on Family Day, Monday, February 20, for free, family-friendly, tours of our current exhibitions: Sara Angelucci: Undergrowth and Field Notes.
February 17 & 18, 2024
Varley Art Gallery, 216 Main Street Unionville, Markham
Free
Richmond Green Skate Trail
Glide through the trees at our 250 metre looped skate trail with lights for evening skating. Details
10 a.m to 10 p.m. daily (weather permitting).
1300 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill
Free
Aurora’s Arctic Adventure
Celebrate Family Day with your loved ones. Enjoy a variety of activities such as ice carvings, outdoor skating, live entertainment, and so much more. All activities are free! Details
February 17 & 19, 2024
Aurora Town Park, 49 Wells Street, Aurora
FREE
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Families can enjoy hands-on art activities, guided exhibition tours of Banza’s work, musical performances, storytelling, and drumming workshops by acclaimed Western African artists currently living in Canada. Details
February 18 & 19, 2024
McMichael Canadian Art Collection – 10365 Islington Avenue, Vaughan
Free to Regular Admission
Family Day East Gwillimbury
Enjoy a variety of outdoor and indoor activities, live music, free public skating, and more!
The event features an indoor Health and Active Living Fair, free skate, face painting, a photobooth, and a 3 on 3 hockey tournament. Outdoors, enjoy free Cobs Bread Fun Buns, more health fair activities, services from York Region Paramedics and East Gwillimbury Fire, alongside a fire pit, seating with music, and food options including a food truck and catering by Tiny Seedlings.
February 19, 2024 | 10:00 PM – 1:00 PM
East Gwillimbury Sports Complex, 1914B Mount Albert Rd, East Gwillimbury
FREE
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Newmarket Family Day
Various indoor and outdoor activities. Details.
February 19, 2024
Ray Twinney Recreation Complex, the Magna Centre and the Recreation Youth Centre & Skate Park, Newmarket
Free
Consider adding our Virtual Scavenger Hunt Fundraiser for Family Day 2021! This is a COVID-compatible bunch of fun for 5 hours on Monday February 15th!