Un l Apr 8. Chris an Dior. $28. rom.on.ca Mar 17. Guinness St. Paddy’s Day Toronto. Polson Street. $15. spdcanada.com Mar 8-18. Sleeping Beauty presented by the Na onal Ballet of Canada. $65+. na onal.ballet.ca Mar 17. St. Patrick’s Day Party. $24. steamwhistle.ca Mar 9-11. Toronto Motorama (Mississauga). Mar 18. Achilles St. Paddy’s Day Run/Walk. 5km run or walk. Interna onal Centre. $23. motoramashow.com Steam Whistle Brewing. achillesstpatricksday5k.ca Mar 9-11. Video Game Expo (Mississauga). Mar 19. Demi Lovato and DJ Khaled. $39. aircanadacentre.com Interna onal Centre. $30. eglx.ca Mar 19-25. Storytelling Fes val. torontostorytellingfes val.ca Mar 9-18. Na onal Home Show. Enercare Centre. Mar 20-21. P!NK. $131. aircanadacentre.com $17. na onalhomeshow.com Mar 22. Foreigner. $83+. sonycentre.ca Mar 9-18. Canada Blooms. Enercare Centre. $17. canadablooms.com Mar 22. Rod Stewart. $129+. aircanadacentre.com Mar 9-May 13. Beauty and the Beast. The musical. Mar 22-25. Spring Co age Life Show (Mississauga). $50+. lowerossingtontheatre.com Interna onal Centre. $20+. shows.co agelife.com Mar 10-11. Sugar Shack T.O. sugarshackto.ca Mar 23. Power Rangers Live! sonycentre.ca Mar 10-Apr 8. Sugarbush Maple Syrup Fes val. Mar 23. WWE Live. $40+. ricohcoliseum.com Mul ple loca ons. $5.75+. maplesyrupfest.com TUNE IN: Mar 24. 2018 Juno Awards (Vancouver). Hosted by Mar 11. St. Patrick’s Day Parade. 12pm on Bloor St. Michael Bublé. junoawards.ca stpatrickstoronto.com Mar 24. Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen. $104+. sonycentre.ca Mar 11. Daylight Savings Time. Clocks spring Mar 24. The Ul mate Bridal Show (Mississauga). Living Arts forward 1 hour at 3am. Centre. theul matebridal.com Mar 12-17. Toronto Women’s Fashion Week. Fall / Mar 24. Earth Hour. From 8:30 to 9:30pm. earthhour.org Winter 2018 collec on. tw-fw.com Mar 24-25. Kip Moore. $50+.thedanforth.com Mar 12. FoodFIGHT. Culinary charity boxing tournament for Second Harvest. secondharvest.ca Mar 28-Apr 1. One of a Kind Spring Show. Enercare Centre. $15. oneofakindshow.com Mar 13 and 15. Jus n Timberlake. $56+. aircanadacentre.com Mar 29. Lorde. $79+. aircanadacentre.com Mar 14-18. Sportsmen’s Show (Mississauga). Mar 29. Tom Cochrane (Richmond Hill). $55.25+. rhcentre.ca Interna onal Centre. $20. torontosportshow.ca Mar 29. Blue Jays Home Opener vs. New York Yankees. Mar 15. Ma hew Good and Our Lady Peace. mlb.com/bluejays $51.50+. masseyhall.com Mar 30-Apr 1. Toronto Salsa Bachata Fes val. Dance shows and Mar 15. Le er Kenny Live (Oshawa). $39.50+. compe ons. Sheraton Centre. torontosalsafest.com tributecommuni escentre.com Mar 30-Apr. Canadian Pet Expo (Mississauga). Interna onal Mar 16-18. Toronto ComiCon. Metro Toronto Centre. $15. canadianpetexpo.ca Conven on Center. $25+. comicontoronto.com TUNE IN: Mar 31-Apr 2. March Madness Final Four. ncaa.com
MARCH BREAK ACTIVITIES Mar 9-18. TIFF Kids Interna onal Film Fes val. ff.net Mar 10-18. Imagine Dragons at Casa Loma. Travel to a fairytale castle. $20+. casaloma.ca EASTER WEEKEND Mar 24-25, 30-31 and Apr 1. Easterfest Mar 10-18. Viking Village at the ROM. rom.on.ca (Brampton). Wagon rides, baby animals, Mar 10-18. March Break Fun at the AGO. Art Gallery of Ontario. and entertainment. $13. downeysfarm.com $19+. ago.ca/events/march-break-2018 Mar 30. Easter Egg Hunt for Dogs. Dogs hunt Mar 10-18. Maple Magic at Bradley Museum (Mississauga). for treats in support of Na onal Service Dogs. Maple-themed ac vi es. culture.mississauga.ca/museums Mul ple loca ons. nsd.on.ca Mar 10-18. March Break at the Hall. hhof.com Mar 30. Good Friday Road Race (Burlington). Mar 10-18. March Break at Blue Mountain Village. Magic show, 10km, 5km run and 1km bunny hop for kids. dancing, fireworks and more. bluemountainvillage.ca Aldershot High School. burlingtonrunners.com
Mar 11-18. March Break at the Zoo. Meet the Zoo’s Fun Team, Mar 30-Apr 2. Easter in the Village and enjoy Animal Encounters. torontozoo.com (Collingwood). Easter egg hunt and wagon Mar 11-18. Indoor March Break Extravaganza. Indoor park with rides. bluemountainvillage.ca/easter rides and cra s. Be er Living Centre. wizardworld.ca Mar 30-Apr 1. Easter Fes val at Springridge Mar 12-16. March Break Movies at Cineplex. Four movies daily Farm (Milton). Easter egg hunt, face pain ng at 11am. cineplex.com/promos/marchbreakmovies and wagon rides. $13. springridgefarm.com
Mar 12-16. Kids Paint Week (Toronto and Markham). Learn Apr 1. Brunch at Royal Botanical Gardens. about art and create masterpieces. $30. paintlounge.ca Sea ngs at 10am and 1pm. $50. rbg.ca Mar 12-16. Flash Fit Kids at Canlan Sportsplex (Mississauga). Kids 5-12. $250. canlansports.com Apr 1. Easter Brunch at Epic Restaurant. Brunch and Easter egg hunt. Sea ngs from Mar 12-16. March Break Camps at Living Arts (Mississauga). 11am to 2pm. Adults $80, kids $40. Crea ve experiences for children 5-17. livingartscentre.ca epicrestaurant.com
Mar 12-16. Harbourfront Centre Camps. Art and exploratory Apr 1. Toronto Lions Easter Parade. Star ng camps. harbourfrontcentre.com at 2pm. beacheseasterparade.ca Mar 12-16. Science and Engineering Camps. For kids in grades 3 -8. science-explora ons.info.yorku.ca Mar 12-16. Camps at the University of Toronto. St. George Campus. utoronto.ca EASTER HUMOUR Mar 12-16. Nature Camp. Nature-themed ac vi es for kids Why shouldn’t you tell an Easter egg a joke? aged 4 to 10. $280. torontobotanicalgarden.ca A: It might crack up! Mar 12-16. Day Camp at Evergreen Brickworks. Track animals through the snow. $350. evergreen.ca Why was the Easter Bunny upset? A: He was having a bad hare day. Mar 13-18. March Break Fun at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Help Sherlock Holmes solve a mystery. blackcreek.ca What is the Easter Bunny’s favorite music? Mar 16-18. Paw Patrol Live! $37+. sonycentre.ca A: Hip hop!
APRIL
Apr 2-3. Johnny Reid. $62.75+. thedanforth.com Apr 15. Buddy Guy. $49.50+. masseyhall.com Apr 6-8. Green Living Show. Metro Toronto Conven on Centre. $14. Apr 15. The Leslieville Flea. Dis llery District. leslievilleflea.com greenlivingshow.ca Apr 16. Mia Farrow. $55+. roythomsonhall.com Apr 6-8. Backyard Living Expo Apr 16. Roseanne Barr (Richmond Hill). $55.25+. rhcentre.ca (Mississauga). Interna onal Centre. $14. thebackyardlivingexpo.com Apr 17-21. Fashion Art Toronto. 100 designers and 50 shows. Daniels Spectrum. $45. fashionar oronto.ca Apr 7. CN Tower Climb. Take 1,776 steps to the top of the CN Tower to support the Apr 20. Gerry Dee (Oshawa). $49+. tributecommuni escentre.com World Wildlife Fund. CN Tower. wwf.ca/ cntower Apr 21. Earth Day Celebra on at Toronto Botanical Garden. Series of earth-friendly family events. torontobontanicalgarden.ca Apr 7. Race Roster Spring Run-Off. 8km and 5km run benefi ng the Princess Apr 22. Earth Day. earthday.ca Margaret Cancer Founda on. High Park. Apr 22. Backs in Mo on. 10km and 5km walk in support of pa ent care canadarunningseries.com at the Canadian Memorial Chiroprac c College. East Don Parkland Trail. Apr 7. Ska ng Through the Decades cmcc.ca/events/backs-in-mo on (Oshawa). Special guest Elvis Stojko. $20. Apr 23. An Evening with Steve Mar n. $69.50+. roythomsonhall.com tributecommuni escentre.com Apr 7. Real Estate and Wealth Expo. Apr 23. California Wine Fair. Sample over 400 wines and raise funds Appearances by Sylvester Stallone and for Second Harvest. Fairmont Royal York. $85. secondharvest.ca Pitbull. Metro Toronto Conven on Centre. Apr 24-May 27. Annie. Ed Mirvish Theatre. $65+. mirvish.com $149. realestatewealthexpo.com Apr 26-28. Digifest 2018. Corus Quay. $25+. torontodigifest.ca Apr 7-8. Spring Motorcycle Show (Mississauga). Interna onal Centre. $16. Apr 26-May 6. Hot Docs Interna onal Documentary Fes val. Over 150 motorcyclespringshow.com documentaries from Canada and around the world. $90+. hotdocs.ca Apr 12-13. 2CELLOS. $69+. sonycentre.ca Apr 27. Camila Cabello. $93+. sonycentre.ca Apr 12-15. Yoga Conference Show. Over Apr 27-29. Baby me Show (Mississauga). $17. baby meshows.ca 300 exhibitors and 700 hours of sessions. Apr 28. Cra adian Spring Market (Port Credit). First United Church. $3. Metro Toronto Conven on Centre. cra adian.ca theyogaconference.com Apr 28. Shopkins LIVE! $40+. sonycentre.ca Apr 13. Harlem Globetro ers. $27+. ricohcoliseum.com Apr 29. Opening Day at Wonderland. canadaswonderland.com Apr 13. Video Games Live. $25+. Apr 29. Cadillac Fairview Run/Walk. 5km to raise money for SickKids masseyhall.com and POGO. Shops at Don Mills. $35. cadillacfairviewrun.ca Apr 13-14. Crea v Fes val (Mississauga). Apr 29. Bum Run. 5km to raise awareness for colorectal cancer Interna onal Centre. $14. csnf.com screening. Queen’s Park. bumrun.com Apr 14-15. The Baby Show. Enercare Apr 30-May 1. Arts for Life Children’s Fes val (Mississauga). Living Arts Centre. $15. thebabyshows.com Centre. childslife.ca
MAY
May 4. Stars on Ice. Featuring Olympic gold medalists Tessa Virtue and Sco Moir. $12+. aircanadacentre.com May 4. Peppa Pig Live! $43+. sonycentre.ca May 4. Star Wars Day Toronto 2018. A celebra on May 13. Mother’s Day Brunch Cruise. 2-hour cruise around of all things Star Wars. may4starwarsday.com the harbor. Adults $62.95, kids $32.97. mariposacruises.com May 4-5. Toronto Marathon Expo. Enercare Centre. May 13. Mother’s Day Buffet. Sea ngs from 10am to torontomarathon.com 1:30pm. Adults $54.95, kids $24.95. oldmilltoronto.com May 4-6. Mississauga Marathon. Marathon, half marathon, 10km, 5km and 2km run. Celebra on May 16-18. Harry Po er and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Square. mississaugamarathon.com Concert. Performance by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. $49+. sonycentre.ca May 5. Opening Day at African Lion Safari (Cambridge). $32.95. lionsafari.com May 18. Nathaniel Ratecliff. $43+. masseyhall.com May 5. Spirit of Toronto. Whisky, premium spirits May 19-21. Ar est Toronto. Outdoor art and cra show. and cocktails. Roy Thomson Hall. spirito oronto.ca Dis llery District. ar estontario.com TUNE IN: May 5. Kentucky Derby (Louisville, KY). May 22-Jun 3. Motown: The Musical. Princess of Wales kentuckyderby.com Theatre. $39+. mirvish.com May 6. Toronto Marathon. Marathon, half May 25-27. Carassauga Fes val. Exo c foods, entertainment marathon, 10km and 5km run. Mel Lastman Square. and culture. $10+. carassauga.com torontomarathon.com May 26-27. Doors Open 2018. Discover the history of May 7-13. Canadian Music Week. Over 1000 bands. Toronto’s buildings. toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes vals- cmw.net events/doors-open-toronto May 11-13. Toronto Botanical Gardens Spring Plant May 26. Run for Women (Oakville). 10km and 5km walk or Sale. torontobotanicalgarden.ca run to support women’s mental health programs. Bronte Creek Provincial Park. runforwomen.ca
May 11-21. May 26. Walk of Life. 10km and 5km walk or run to support Tulip Festival. the Cardiac Health Founda on of Canada. Ontario Science (in O awa). Celebrate the tulip Centre. walkoflife.ca at Canada’s most colorful fes val, featuring authen c experiences at May 26-27. Woofstock. The largest outdoor fes val for dogs 5 different O awa venues. in North America. Woodbine Park. woofstock.ca tulipfes val.ca TUNE IN: May 27. Indy 500. indianapolismotorspeedway.com May 27. Women’s Half Marathon/10k/5k. Raising funds for May 12. Bon Jovi. $49.50+. aircanadacentre.com the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO). Wilket Creek Park. towomensruns.com May 12. Colour Me Rad Toronto. Colorful 5km run. Downsview Park. colormerad.com May 27. Walk to Make Cys c Fibrosis History. Walk and family fun day at Canada’s Wonderland. cys cfibrosis.ca May 13. Mother’s Day Walk (Mississauga). 5km walk to end breast cancer. Streetsville Memorial May 31. Luke Bryan featuring Sam Hunt and Jon Pardi. Tickets Park. mothersdaywalk.ca on sale March 9. rogerscentre.com
Spring Training
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP Mar 10-17. Strategy in Turbulent Times. Learn about customer expecta ons, market forces, and how to analyze both. St. George Campus. $559. learn.utoronto.ca Mar 19-21. Management Skills for New Supervisors and Managers. Manage, coach and inspire your team to new performance levels. $2,395. cmcoutperform.com IT & DIGITAL SKILLS Apr 16-18. Leading with Emo onal Intelligence (EQ). Mar 26-27. Best Prac ces for the Mul -Project $3,250. seec.schulich.yorku.ca Manager. Learn how to balance me and resources to complete several different projects. May 14-Jun 18. The DNA of Top Performers. Set goals Toronto loca on. $1,995. cmcoutperform.com and increase produc vity to get results. $559. learn.utoronto.ca Apr 3-5. Ac ve Leadership for IT Professionals. Coach, empower and lead individuals to higher Jun 1. Leading High-Performing Teams. Maximize team levels of performance. Virtual classroom. $2,195. cohesion and performance. Virtual classroom. $595. globalknowledge.com globalknowledge.com Apr 16. Developing Microso SQL Server 2014 Jun 4-5. How to Be a Successful Manager as an Introvert. Databases. Become skilled on SQL Server 2014 Find out how to harness your strengths as an introvert. product features and technologies for implemen ng Toronto loca on. $2,195. cmcoutperform.com a database. $2,695. traincanada.com Apr 21. SEO: How to Drive More Traffic to Your Website. $99. camptech.ca COMMUNICATIONS & LANGUAGE May 8-11. Javascript for Modern Web Mar 27. Build Your Business with Content Marke ng. Development. Leverage Javascript to build modern Learn the fundamentals of content marke ng and how to and interac ve websites. Online (AnyWare). $3,295. build an effec ve content strategy for your business. $99. learningtree.ca camptech.ca May 2018. Founda ons of Data Science. Up-to-date Apr 19-20. How to Communicate with Diplomacy, Tact techniques for data retrieval, prepara on, analysis and Credibility. Get your point across with a posi ve, and visualiza on. $995. learn.utoronto.ca professional image. Mississauga loca on. $1,995. cmcoutperform.com May 1-July 21. Online and Social Media Copywri ng. Learn how to write content that moves people to buy. CHEF SKILLS Online course. $769. learn.utoronto.ca Mar 31. Making Makimonos. Master four types of May 9-11. Business and Report Wri ng Introduc on. sushi rolls, including cucumber and tuna. $56.50. Gain founda onal knowledge in business wri ng, and use sushimakingforthesoul.com it to create contract proposals, business plans, and Apr 3. Spanish Tapas. Classic tapas recipes including internal communica ons. Online (AnyWare). $2,745. patatas cravas with chorizo and tomato bread and learningtree.ca Olives. $99. thechefupstairs.com May 10-June 21. Wri ng Effec ve Funding Proposals. May 3. Cookery 101: Riso o. Arancini stuffed Learn how to create and present successful funding with peas and fresh mozzarella served with classic proposals for different audiences. $328. amatriciana Sauce. Cookery. $89. cookery-store.ca coned.georgebrown.ca
END OF SPRING
May 24-Jun 3. Inside Out LGBT Film Fes val. TIFF Bell Lightbox. insideout.ca
Jun 1. Def Leppard & Journey. $39+. rogerscentre.com NEW IN TOWN Jun 1-3. Spring Classic Car Auc on (Mississauga). Za Pizza Bistro. Opening in April, this pizza chain Interna onal Centre. collectorcarproduc ons.com features a cheeseburger-inspired pizza and teriyaki Jun 1-2. Dundas West Fest. Music, performances, and chicken pizza. Opening in Toronto, Vaughan and local food. dundaswes est.ca Mississauga. zapizzabistro.com Jun 1-24. Pride Month. Fes val weekend: Jun 22-24. Farm Boy (Etobicoke). Featuring 20,000 square feet pridetoronto.com of fresh food. 841 Brown’s Line. farmboy,ca Jun 3. Toronto Taste. 60 of Toronto’s top chefs raise Gin Mill. Gastropub known for its cra beer and funds for Second Harvest. Corus Quay. secondhar- cocktails. 2202 Bloor St. W. ginmillgastro.ca vest.ca/toronto-taste Alcove Coffee. A unique coffee shop with a Jun 3. Ride for Heart. Ride, run or walk for a great photography studio hidden inside. 34 Cawthra cause. Enercare Centre. rideforheart.ca Ave. alcovecoffee.business.site Jun 3. Subaru Triathlon Series (Milton). Triathlon and Dis llery Restaurants at Pearson Interna onal duathlon events. Kelso Conserva on Area. Airport (Mississauga). Terminal 3 now plays host to trisportcanada.com/races/Milton three Dis llery District spots, Archeo Focacceria, El Catrin, and Cluny. torontopearson.com Jun 4. Gina Davis. $60+. roythomsonhall.com Cha Me. Cha. (Mississauga). Taiwanese food and Jun 5. Hall and Oates. $53+. aircanadacentre.com bubble tea joint. New loca on at Square One Jun 6-24. Luminato Fes val. Art, music, theatre and opening in May. insauga.com dance. luminatofes val.com Hanabusa Café. Japanese restaurant specializing in Jun 7-30. The Phantom of the Opera. Princess of Wales Japanese pancake souffles. Kensington Market. Theatre. $69+. mirvish.com hanabusacafe.com Jun 7-Aug 26. Willy Wonka. The musical. $50+. WATCH FOR: Ke leman’s Bagels. Montreal style lowerossingtontheatre.com bagels coming to Toronto in 2018. dailyhive.com Jun 8. Brandi Carlile. $31.50+. masseyhall.com Jun 13-Jul 8. Po ed Po er. CAA Theatre. mirvish.com Jun 12. Paul Simon. $184+. aircanadacentre.com 29 years as industry leaders; Jun 15-16. Mississauga Halal Food Fest. Celebra on 100% Canadian owned and operated; Square. mississaugahalalfoodfest.com 8,000 placements annually; Jun 16. Harry Styles. $41.75+. aircanadacentre.com 12 years as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies; Jun 16-18. Taste of Li le Italy. College St. Your all-season staffing team! tasteofli leitaly.ca Toronto | 416.214.9280 Jun 16-17, 23-24. Niagara Homegrown Wine Fes val. Mississauga | 905.279.9229 Wineries throughout Niagara. niagarawinefes val.com North York | 416.222.3636 Jun 18. Sam Smith. $75+. aircanadacentre.com al sHR.com Follow us on: