** A free/low cost guide to summer fun! ** Canada Day Celebrations/Fireworks Sunday, July 1st, 2018 • East York Canada Day • Mel Lastman Square Parade/Stan Wadlow Park (5100 Yonge Street, Toronto) (88 Cosburn Avenue, East York) . Celebrate Canada's birthday, with a free fun-filled evening of live music, . The Parade starts at 9:30am at Dieppe dance performances, family activities, Park (just east of Greenwood Ave.) and a spectacular musical fireworks travelling through East York finishing at show at 10:55pm! Stan Wadlow Park. Activities in Stan Wadlow Park begin at 12 noon, followed a fantastic fireworks show at • Scarborough Civic Centre 10:00 pm! Borough Dr, Scarborough) Enjoy the family activity zone and o • Thomson Memorial Park music acts from Taiwanese indie to reggae and South Asian hip hop! (1007 Brimley Rd, Fireworks end the night at 10:55 pm. Scarborough) . There is lots to see and do! Live • Downsview Park entertainment, a pancake breakfast, (35 Carl Hall Road, North York) reptile show, activities for the kids, and more! Parade begins at 4:00pm; . For North York residents, Downsview Park is your best bet, as it holds its own Fireworks at 10:00 pm in Milliken Park. half-hour fireworks show starting at dusk. • Weston Lions Park (2125 Lawrence Ave. W, Toronto) • Humber Bay Park West . Birthday celebrations begin at 5pm! The (2225 Lake Shore Blvd W, festivities include: live entertainment, food, children’s activities. Fireworks Etobicoke) begin 10pm. The family-friendly event features two stages of exciting performances the cultures and communities of the • High Park Etobicoke area. Fireworks will begin at (1873 Bloor St. W, Toronto) 10:55 pm. There will be children’s activities, live music, games and fun for all! Don’t forget the High Park Zoo! WEST EAST High Park Zoo (1873 Bloor St. W) Riverdale Farm (201 Winchester St.) Visit the new baby llamas! High Park Zoo is Riverdale Farm offers visitors a fun-filled a free and family-friendly attraction! day of animals, ponds and gardens. Admission is free! DOWNTOWN Lionel’s Petting Zoo Far Enough Farm (Centre Island) (11714 McCowan Rd) This free downtown farm, has over 40 See, feed and touch all the animals in species of farm animals and exotic birds. relaxed atmosphere. Admission is free! DID YOU KNOW? Singing song throughout the day and making up your own silly words can help your child learn new vocabulary! New words are easier to learn when put to music or rhyme. WEST Remember!! Dufferin Grove Splash Pad **Splash Pads are open, (875 Dufferin St. – Dufferin & Bloor) weather permitting, if it’s over 25 °C, and usually open Fennimore Park Splash Pad from 9:00 am -8:30pm (78 Fennimore Cres. – Jane & Sheppard) Sunnydale Acres Park Wading Pool **Splash pads and wading (50 Amoro Dr. – Westhumber & Kipling) pools are unsupervised Marie Curie Park Wading Pool/Splash Pad **Protect your child from (2 Forty Second St. – Lakeshore & Brown’s Line) exposure to UVA/UVB! Use sunscreens labeled with SPF EAST 30 or higher to prevent sunburn. Reapply every 2 Sherwood Park Wading Pool hours (190 Sherwood Ave. – Sherwood & Mt. Pleasant) ** For more info of pools, splash pads and wading pools Stan Wadlow Park Splash Pad/Outdoor Pool (373 Cedarvale Ave– Woodbine & Cosburn) in Toronto – go to www.toronto.ca Kidstown Water Park Swimming & Pools or call 311 (3159 Birchmount Rd) WEST EAST Humber Arboretum Bluffer’s Park Botanical gardens, natural areas, animals This beautiful park features a sandy and plants surrounding the Humber River. (supervised) beach, walking trails, picnic Location: 205 Humber College Blvd., tables and scenic look-out points. Toronto Location: 1 Brimley Rd., Scarborough Jamie Bell Adventure Park High Park’s medieval-themed village, with a Evergreen Brick Works Explore wildlife on trails and ponds and visit fenced-in tot-lot with toddler/accessibility the amazing garden and education centre.. swings and age-appropriate climbers. On Scavenger Hunts occur daily ($2/kit). Check the big kids’ side, children can run through www.evergreen.ca the towers decorated with paintings. Location: 550 Bayview Avenue Toronto Location: 1873 Bloor St. W, Toronto Rouge Park Canada's first National Urban Park - nature, Dufferin Grove biodiversity, beaches, farms, camping, Find the biggest sandpit in the whole city, hiking and more! complete with running water! Nature is Location: Zoo Rd. Toronto incorporated into another play area with climbable fallen trees making up a mini- DOWNTOWN urban woodland. Location: 875 Dufferin St., Toronto Franklin’s Children’s Garden Divided into 7 sections where children can enjoy gardening, storytelling, exploring wildlife and visiting sculptures from the Franklin the Turtle series Location: Toronto Island MATH Counting Nature Take turns picking Items outside to count. How many trees do you see? SCIENCE Nature Hunt LANGUAGE Can you find a I Spy pinecone? A leaf? Work together to find Build vocabulary by items outside adding new words “I Spy a big, yellow flower” SOCIAL/ EMOTIONAL Cloud Watching Practice mindfulness and enjoy the calm. Share what you see! CREATIVE PHYSICAL Water Painting Sticks and Stones Grab a brush and Gather sticks and paint with water on stones to make the pavement. Then structures or even watch it disappear letters! “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood” – Fred Rogers th th SATURDAY JULY 7 – SUNDAY JULY 8 TD Salsa on St. Clair Festival FAMILY SUNDAYS Salsa on St. Clair is a two day street festival Gardiner Museum celebrating the world of salsa dancing. The event Every Sunday, the Museuem features local vendors, live music and, of course, holds clay making or tile painting salsa dancing! The festival also offers dance lessons, workshops for families. There is authentic Latin food and more fun Latin American No registration is required and themed activities. children are FREE! Location: St. Clair Ave W. between Winona Dr. & Christie St (Adults $15 – museum admission) Location: 111 Queen's Park th th SATURDAY JULY 8 – SUNDAY JULY 9 Toronto, Ontario Afrofest There are over 35 live performances, representing both traditional and modern African music, sung in English, French and several African languages. There are also workshops, dance groups, a children’s village and market place! L Location: Woodbine Park – 1695 Queen St. E th th SATURDAY JULY 14 – SUNDAY JULY 15 Festival of India ST TH JULY 21 – JULY 28 The Festival of India kicks off with a colourful Big on Bloor Festival parade of floats, singing, drumming and dancing down Yonge Street. After the parade, join the two- The BIG on Bloor Festival is an day celebration that includes exhibits, face exceptional community and city- painting, free yoga classes, cooking demos and a building festival presenting kids' area! hundreds of culturally significant Location: Parade - Yonge Street (Between Asquith and events, activities, displays and Queens Quay) exhibitions. Other festivities – Toronto Centre Island Location: Bloor Street West (Dufferin St. and Lansdowne St) st nd SATURDAY JULY 21 – SUNDAY JULY 22 Muhtadi International Drumming Festival This two-day multicultural extravaganza showcases performers/groups playing a wide range of drums from a beautiful mix of nations. Visit the Drum Village and join a workshop to learn to play in various drumming styles and enjoy some mouth- watering ethnic foods or arts and crafts for many parts of the world. Location: Regent Park - 600 Dundas St E, Toronto th SATURDAY AUGUST 4 , 2018 FUN FRIDAYS! Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana) Cultra Festival The elaborate costumes, props and lively dancers bring everything to life and add to this incredible Every Friday, families and experience! kids of all ages celebrate the Location: Lakeshore Blvd West and ends at Lakeshore and music, dance, international street food, hands on art Parkside Dr. making activities, and award winning movies! th th Location: Mel Lastman Square FRIDAY, AUG. 10 - SUNDAY AUG. 12 5100 Yonge St. Taste of the Danforth Come to Greektown! Showcasing the best of Helleni food, culture, and music our multicultural city has to offer - from souvlaki to mezes, authentic Greek music to interactive children's games. Location: Broadview Ave to Jones Ave along Danforth Ave. th th SATURDAY AUG. 11 – SUNDAY AUG. 12 Toronto Chinatown Festival Immerse yourself in Asian culture from traditional dance and opera to martial arts and delicious multicultural cuisine. There will be great entertainment and workshops for all. Visit this fun-filled, two-day event for and amazing day with the whole family! Location: Chinatown - Spadina Ave. (between St Andrew St & Sullivan St) th th SATURDAY, AUG. 25 - SUNDAY AUG. 26 Scarborough Afro-Carib Fest th SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 The fun filled family event features live performances art exhibitions, Afro-Caribbean cuisine and dance Wild Blueberry Festival competitions for adults and children. Your children Come celebrate the delicious will love the Kids Zone which includes games, crafts, blueberry at Evergreen face painting and more! Brickworks! Children can enjoy Location: Scarborough Civic Centre – 150 Borough Dr. activities and arts and crafts in the Children’s Garden. Location: Evergreen th rd FRIDAY, AUG. 17 – MONDAY, SEPT. 3 Brickworks - 550 Bayview Ave. Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) One of the largest fairs, the CNE offers rides, games, performances and special events. Children under 4 years old are free! Location: The Exhibition Place - 210 Princes' Blvd “The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people” - Unknown Gaze at the Free Tuesdays @ Black Creek stars at the Pioneer Village ! Science www.blackcreek.ca Centre Travel back in time at Black Creek *website for details Pioneer Village. Visit the Discovery Stations, Sing along to the tunes of the 1860s and meet the village’s farmyard friends!.