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Family Events & Activities in Toronto & GTA
A list of family weekend activities, including free fun family activities in Toronto and GTA including plays, fairs, and more!
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A list of Halloween Activities & Events (including free ghoulish fun) for Kids in the GTA - Toronto, Durham, Halton, Peel, York »
Crawford St (at the top of Christie Pits Park) to Westmoreland Ave (beside Dovercourt Park), Toronto
October 30, 2021
416.708.3332
Free
Clay & Paper Theatre presents the annual NIGHT OF DREAD, an evening of fearful pageantry, revels and mockery. At this much loved, family-friendly, community event, Torontonians are invited ... »
Bloor Street West, from Prince Edward Drive to Montgomery Road, Toronto
October 30, 2021
(416) 239-8243
Free
Come Celebrate the spooky Halloween season with us! At the 2021 Pumpkinfest in the Kingsway. Bring your best costume and decorate one of over 300 pumpkins Crafts, treats, face ... »
October 30, 2021 To October 31, 2021
Free
Join us for our “Pumpkin Pop-Up Experience”. Stroll our extra-wide sidewalks (costumes encouraged!) to see all of the creative pumpkins our merchants will be putting on display. ... »
Variety Village, 3701 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
October 30, 2021 To October 31, 2021
416-699-7167
Free
Join us for food, drinks, live music, crafts, kids costume contests and treats. Entrance is free but donations to support Variety Ontario’s unique programming for individuals ... »
Coca-Cola Coliseum, 45 Manitoba Drive, Toronto
October 30, 2021
$14 - $63+charges
American Hockey League. »
Little Canada, 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto
October 30, 2021 To October 31, 2021
Regular Admission
Join for Little Canada’s first ever Halloween event. Stop by October 30th and 31st for spooky Canadian ghost stories, a supernatural scavenger hunt, and the chance ... »
The Toronto Zoo, 2000 Meadowvale Road, Toronto
October 29, 2021 To October 31, 2021
416-392-5929
Regular Admission
A family-friendly Halloween event! Join us for our annual Boo at the Zoo! Although it looks a little different this year, we still have plenty of spook-tacular ... »
High Park Nature Centre, 375 Colborne Lodge Drive, Toronto
October 29, 2021
$15 per person
Explore the haunting side of nature at our “Halloween Howl” night hike. This all outdoor event will begin with a lantern lit night hike through the woodlands. ... »
South Simcoe Railway, Mill Street West, Tottenham
October 29, 2021 To October 30, 2021
(905) 936-5815
$16.00
Hallowe’en is a time for ghosts, pumpkins, candy… and trains! Take a trip up the line the weekend before Hallowe’en. Our only night time excursions ... »
1 Krisbury Avenue, Thornhill
October 29, 2021 To October 31, 2021
Free, Donations Appreciated
Come and experience the Thornhill Woods Haunted Corn Maze...if you're brave enough!! »
Fort York National Historic Site, 250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto
October 28, 2021 To October 30, 2021
$13.50
Hear chilling tales on a lantern tour of Fort York and its historic surroundings. Learn about the haunted lighthouse, the bloody Battle of York and other eerie ... »
The Winter Garden Theatre, Yonge Street, Toronto
October 28, 2021 To October 30, 2021
705 791 6118
$26.75 - $85.75
Following two sold-out runs, including the productions most recent outdoor run in Barrie, the company’s revival of Into the Woods (In Concert) is transferring to Toronto’... »
Dave Kerwin Trail (Entrance at the Environmental Park, 322 Woodspring Avenue)
October 28, 2021 To October 30, 2021
Free
This October, take a walk through Newmarket's new Haunted Halloween Trail. »
Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto
October 27, 2021 To April 2, 2022
Regular Admission
Experience the world you thought you knew from an entirely new perspective with Bug Lab! See the world bugs built through a new set of eyes—or ... »
Ontario Place, 955 Lake Shore Blvd West, Toronto
October 26, 2021 To October 31, 2021
416-314-9900
$50 - $80
Why just ‘go’ to see a movie, when you can be IN the movie? This Halloween, don’t miss “Haunted Cinema” at Ontario Place, a live and ... »
Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St E, Toronto
October 26, 2021 To October 30, 2021
Free
Each year, around Halloween, kids (of all ages, dogs welcome too!) can dress up and join the fun of Riverside’s HOWL-O-WEEN festivities – whether it’s your ... »
The 5 Drive-In, 2332 Ninth Line, Oakville
October 25, 2021 To October 28, 2021
905-257-8272
$13 - $38
Head to 5 Drive-in to enjoy a movie under the stars. »
York-Durham Heritage Railway/Dagmar Ski Resort, 1220 Lake Ridge Rd, Uxbridge
October 24, 2021 To October 31, 2021
9058523696
$32.90
Start your engines! Thomas the Tank Engine will be visiting Uxbridge for 6 days this Halloween for the Party Town Tour. York-Durham Heritage Railway is excited to welcome ... »
Kortright Centre for Conservation 9550 Pine Valley Dr Woodbridge
October 23, 2021 To October 30, 2021
$6.75 - $13.10
Celebrate the Halloween spirit with spooky and scary activities at Kortright. Discover a haunted house, a frightening forest walk, Halloween activities, bonfire, scary stories and live owls. ... »
Gage Park Greenhouse, 1000 Main St East, Hamilton
October 22, 2021 To October 31, 2021
905-546-2489
Free admission; Timed tickets
The Chrysanthemum Show is an amazing floral display created by some of Hamilton’s finest horticulture staff. Chrysanthemums traditionally take stage in the autumn as the sumptuous ... »
Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga
October 22, 2021 To October 31, 2021
311 or if outside of city limits - 905-615-4311
Free
This year Celebration Square welcomes monsters of all ages to join in the Halloween fun. Starting October 22 through to October 31, Celebration Square will bring three popular Halloween ... »
1 Yonge Street, Toronto,
October 21, 2021 To November 28, 2021
$39 & up
Are you ready for the revolution? Step inside the electrifying art of rebel artist, Gustav Klimt! Immersive Klimt was created by the world-renowned master of digital art, ... »
Various Cineplex Theatres, Ontario
October 16, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$14.95
Join Zoe and Justin as they sing and dance their way through Boo Alley! Along the way, they’ll meet wacky, larger-than-life characters and embark on a ... »
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy
October 16, 2021 To October 31, 2021
416-736-1733 ext. 5400
$18-$22
Join us at the Village this October for a creepy Halloween experience! Choose from two spooky offerings. Halloween Fun Something is not quite right at Black Creek ... »
Toys "R" Us Stores
October 16, 2021 To October 31, 2021
Free
Come celebrate the spooky season with us throughout October with activities, demos, stories, costumes and giveaways. Who is it for? all ages Free WHEN & WHERE ... »
Toronto Zoo, 2000 Meadowvale Rd, Toronto
October 15, 2021 To November 13, 2021
416-392-5929
$24.99 to $29.99
Get ready for a mindblowing experience this winter in Scarborough.Enjoy an immersive experience along a 1.5 km walking path that travels into the future and back. Terra ... »
Brooks Farms, 122 Ashworth Road, Uxbridge
October 15, 2021 To October 30, 2021
905 473 3246
$16.94
Join us for our 3rd annual Spooky Nights at the farm! Enjoy our spooky sugar bush, a ghost story train ride, our SCARY corn maze (for older ... »
Square One Shopping Centre 100 City Centre Drive, Mississauga
October 14, 2021 To November 8, 2021
647-300-7009
$24.99 to $34.00
A Horrifying & Socially Distanced Haunted House at Square One! »
Various Restaurants, Brampton
October 14, 2021 To October 28, 2021
Free
The Downtown Brampton BIA is pleased to welcome back the Taste of Brampton from October 14 – October 28, 2021. In addition to the opportunity to savour Brampton’s most delicious ... »
Cooper's CSA Farm & Maze, 266 Ashworth Road, Zephyr
October 8, 2021 To October 29, 2021
$20/person
Coopers Corn Maze… In The Dark! NOT A SCARE MAZE: We do not have a “halloween haunt” where you are scared on purpose. We are not responsible ... »
Mountsberg Conservation Area, Milburough Line, Campbellville
October 8, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$13 to $19
Bring your ghouls and goblins for a trip to the haunted barn and spooky, lighted Night Walk through the forest. The Mountsberg snakes and owls will make ... »
Online
October 4, 2021 To November 28, 2021
Free
Children and youth across Canada are invited to take part in an epic, eight-week sustainability-themed challenge – “Around the World in 60 Days” – from Scouts Canada. Through fun and ... »
Pickering Museum Village, 2365 Concession Road 6, Greenwood
October 3, 2021 To November 13, 2021
905.683.8401
$40 per group
Pickering’s picturesque forest, village, and gardens are home to not only some incredible natural creatures, but also some magical creatures. Locate and visit a series of ... »
The Bentway, Fort York Boulevard, Toronto
October 2, 2021 To October 31, 2021
PWYC
Marking The Bentway’s inaugural collaboration with neighbouring Exhibition Place, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Pulse Topology will take over a massive, enclosed storage chamber nestled beneath the Gardiner ... »
Forsythe Family Farms 2009 Inc, 1025 Cragg Rd, Uxbridge
October 1, 2021 To November 1, 2021
$11.00
Come on out; relax and enjoy a fun-filled time with family and friends. Fall is a great time to visit the farm. The air is cool and ... »
Haunted Hollows Scream Park, 18444 Yonge Street, East Gwillimbury
October 1, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$27.54
Haunted Hollows Scream Park is what your Halloween fears are made of. With two acres filled with over thirty individual scenes, professional animatronics and live actors, the ... »
Reptilia, Whitby & Vaughan
October 1, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$99.99 for upto 8 people
Come celebrate the spooky season with our nocturnal animals during our ANNUAL FLASHLIGHT TOURS! 🎃👻🔦 Reptilia Flashlight Tours allow for the VIP Experience with a mix of spooky, ... »
Richmond Hill GO Station, 6 Newkirk Rd, Richmond Hill
October 1, 2021 To October 31, 2021
6477993187
$25-$65 per car
Bigger and better, this years experience will feature more than 1.5 million LED and RGB lights animated and synchronized to your favourite Halloween tunes along with a NEW ... »
Yorkdale Shopping Centre, 3401 Dufferin St, North York
October 1, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$0.00 - $98.88; Retail Store: Free
In anticipation of one of the most fun times of the year, the retail store attached to the exhibit will carry one of the largest selections of ... »
Bradley Museum, 1620 Orr Rd, Mississauga
October 1, 2021 To November 1, 2021
Free; Register
Halloween is a holiday based on ancient harvest customs but did you know its most familiar traditions like trick- or-treating were created in the last hundred years? ... »
Online
October 1, 2021 To March 31, 2022
Free to enter
National youth-education charity, Ripple Foundation, is calling all budding young authors to submit their short stories to its 10th annual, Canada-wide Kids Write 4 Kids creative writing contest ... »
Meadowvale GO Station, Millcreek Drive, Mississauga
September 30, 2021 To November 7, 2021
(416) 569- 1993
$25 to $60
Witness over a million Halloween lights, a pumpkin-filled drive thru tunnel, animated 2D and 3D displays, music lights, and much more! »
Mount Joy GO station, 1801 Bur Oak Ave, Markham
September 30, 2021 To November 7, 2021
(416) 569- 1993
$25 to $60
Experience one of the largest Halloween Drive Thru Light Event in the GTA! The creators of Journey into Enchantment Christmas Drive Thru Festival are back with a ... »
GTA Watersheds
September 29, 2021 To October 29, 2021
Free
Join for the TRCA Salmon Festival starting September 29. This event brings together watershed residents from across the Greater Toronto Area to view the annual Salmon migration from ... »
Canada's Wonderland, Canada's Wonderland Drive, Vaughan
September 25, 2021 To October 31, 2021
905-832-8131
Park Admission
Camp Spooky returns to Canada’s Wonderland in fall 2021 with family-friendly daytime Halloween activities and attractions every weekend. If you’re looking for things to do with ... »
Kelso Conservation Area, 5234 Kelso Road, Milton
September 25, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$7.50 / ride and gate admission
Want to experience fall from a different perspective? Take a chairlift ride up the escarpment and admire the changing colours from above the treetops at Kelso Conservation ... »
Online or at RBC WaterPark Place, Queens Quay West, Toronto
September 25, 2021 To November 27, 2021
$55-$293
Join us this fall for Young People’s Theatre’s fun-filled drama classes! A wide selection of online classes for JK-Gr. 12, plus in-person options for youth. Online ... »
Toronto Botanical Garden, Lawrence Avenue East, North York
September 24, 2021 To October 30, 2021
$10 to $20
Explore the Fall colours at the Toronto Botanical Garden, Edwards Gardens with a knowledgeable tour guide. »
Royal Botanical Gardens - Hendrie Park, Plains Road West, Burlington
September 23, 2021 To November 6, 2021
$0 - $24.50 (+ Service Fee)
The most ambitious and expansive exhibition of contemporary artworks ever created using augmented reality (AR) technology is set to make its Canadian premiere at Royal Botanical Gardens (... »
Cooper's CSA Farm & Maze, 266 Ashworth Road, Zephyr
September 18, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$15/person
Enjoy our 10-acre CORN MAZE! The maze is wide enough for strollers, wagons, wheelchairs (path are still bumpy). There will be wagon ride, corn maze, retail (requires ... »
Downey's Farm Market, 13682 Heart Lake Road, Caledon
September 18, 2021 To October 31, 2021
(905) 838-2990
$15
Come join in the FALL FUN at Downey's Farm. Explore the GREAT CORN MAZE ADVENTURE, jump on the Jumping Pillows, rock along with the Skeleton Band, pet ... »
Buzzing Bees Adventure Farm, 1070 Concession Rd 5, Sunderland, Brock
September 18, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$6
Buzzing Bees Adventure Farm is opening this fall for families to enjoy getting lost in their 9 acre corn maze. Within the maze you can play the Halloween ... »
Applewood Farm & Winery- North of Port, 2055 Saintfield Road, Scugog
September 18, 2021 To October 31, 2021
905-642-4720
$12
Applewood Farm & Winery is the perfect destination to get outdoors and enjoy all that the fall has to offer. Stop by the beautiful 104 acre farm and ... »
Country Heritage Park,8560 Tremaine Rd, Milton
September 17, 2021 To November 8, 2021
$39 to $89
COVID-19 safe 2.5 km guided audio drive thru! Dozens of new exhibits and over 150 pumpkin sculptures from the comfort of your own car. »
Brooks Farms, 122 Ashworth Road, Mount Albert, Uxbridge
September 11, 2021 To October 31, 2021
905 473 3246
$22.59
Come out and enjoy the beautiful autumn season Brooks Farms style! Fall Fun Festival runs weekends beginning September 12 – November 1 and Yes! We are open on Thanksgiving Monday. ... »
Pingle's Farm Market, 1805 Taunton Rd, Hampton
September 11, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$5 - $31
Join us in the farm fields for a celebration of all things fall, at the Pingle’s Harvest Festival! Spend the day navigating though our Corn Maze, ... »
Springridge Farm, 7256 Bell School Line Milton
September 10, 2021 To October 31, 2021
(905) 878-4908
$9 to $12
Springridge Farm is the ultimate place in Milton to make fall memories that last a lifetime. With activities for all ages, homemade seasonal baking and Farmer John’... »
Reesor's Pick your own Pumpkins, Markham
September 9, 2021 To October 30, 2021
$4.50 - $9
Reesor’s Corn Maze and Pick Your Own Pumpkin fields are open. The maze and pyo pumpkin field will be open from Thursdays to Saturdays in September ... »
Applewood Farm, 12416 McCowan Road, Stouffville
September 4, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$12
What began as one of the first pick-your-own strawberry and apple farms in Stouffville, today includes 32 acres of apples and 5 acres of strawberries. While you visit us, ... »
Crawford Lake Conservation Area, 3115 Conservation Road, Milton
August 21, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$10
Discover all that Crawford Lake has to offer with a personalized tour! The tour will start at the Longhouse Village, where you will learn how the village ... »
Blue Mountain Village, 150 Jozo Weider Boulevard, The Blue Mountains
August 20, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$14 to $29
AGORA is an unusual and magical space inspired by storytellers and cycles of life in nature. As participants walk this circular path, they will encounter a series ... »
Downey’s U-pick Farm, 13707 Heart Lake Road, Caledon
August 14, 2021 To October 30, 2021
905 838 4777
Free admission
Downey’s Strawberry & Apple Farm is a family farm, owned and operated by Greg Downey which grows fruits and vegetables. The Farms is open for apple ... »
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Front Street West, Toronto
August 12, 2021 To November 7, 2021
$29.99 to $99.99
People of all ages can be part of every brushstroke as Monet’s artwork comes to life in front of their very eyes. Guests can become one ... »
Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Dufferin Street, Toronto
July 29, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$25 & up
Start your exhibit experience as new recruit and delve into the history, science, engineering, genetics, and profiles of your favourite Avengers, including Captain America, The Hulk, Thor, ... »
Toronto Star Building, 1 Yonge St, Toronto
July 29, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$35 & up
This December, Lighthouse Immersive and renowned illusionist Jamie Allan invite you into a world of intrigue, mystery, and wonder, with the World Premiere of Allan's ILLUSIONARIUM. A ... »
Parkwood Estate, Simcoe Street North, Oshawa
July 25, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$12 to $15
This tour will provide you with an overview of the entertaining spaces (main floor) of the Estate, as well as an introduction to the McLaughlin Family during ... »
Online
July 15, 2021 To December 16, 2021
Free.
Reading a play is like discovering a new world. At Crane Creations we invite you to step in the shoes of actors and join us for an ... »
Brooks Farms, 122 Ashworth Road, Mount Albert, Uxbridge
June 5, 2021 To October 31, 2021
905 473 3246
$10.00 & up
Over 10 Acres Dedicated to farm Fun! Looking for 10 acres of outdoor FARM fun? Well, our Barnyard Playland is just that! With so much to do, kids of ... »
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You should check out the “Central Counties” tourism website. They have a great list of family friendly events happening around Toronto.
Lots of cool things to do in Toronto. I found this great list of rainy day activities in Toronto for all ages.
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Wow, lots of activities for a weekend. One of my cousins currently lives in Toronto with her two kids. I am going to share it with her. Hope so she will be happy to see this. Thanks for the sharing this.