Cheapies & Freebies

Cheapies Category

Raising a family is an expensive proposition these days, and everyone’s piggybank could use a little break, right? So we’ve compiled this list of Cheapies & Freebies to help lessen the load!

Montgomery’s Inn: Fall Festival

Montgomery’s Inn, one of Toronto’s History Museums that offer permanently free admission, hosts a Fall Festival where families can connect with historical societies and community groups. Along with its regular weekly Farmers’ Market filled with fresh and local goods, you can also shop from local artisan vendors through Local MRKT,
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Spadina Museum: Fall Festival

Spadina Museum, one of Toronto’s History Museums that offer permanently free admission, hosts a Fall Festival full of fun Autumn-themed activities for the entire family! Celebrate the start of Fall by tasting apples from their orchard, shopping at the community market, strolling the beautiful gardens, plus checking out live music
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Long Branch Neighbourhood Association (LBNA): Long Branch Tree Fest

The Long Branch Neighbourhood Association (LBNA) is back with the Long Branch Tree Fest at Marie Curtis Park in Etobicoke, highlighting the importance of trees and biodiversity in our environment. This is a family-friendly educational celebration of trees and nature, including live music, local food, children’s activities, tree walks, and
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Canadian Opera Company (COC): Free Concert Series

Canadian Opera Company (COC) presents their Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Most performances take place on weekdays at noon, hosting artists from around the world who share their talent in the breathtaking glass-enclosed performance space. Canadian Opera Company
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VegTO Fest

VegTO Fest returns to Nathan Phillips Square, filled with plant-based food, wares, and other vegan wonders. Toronto’s only free vegan festival welcomes the entire community of food tastes — vegans, vegetarians, flexitarians, omnivores, and everyone in between —to experience some plant-based fun, so get ready to undo the top button
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Brampton Latin Festival

Experience an unforgettable end-of-summer celebration of Latin culture through its cuisine music and dance at the annual Brampton Latin Festival. The free festival takes over Gage Park and Brampton’s Main Street with the beats of Uruguay, the flavours of Mexico, the dances of the Bolivia, and the colours of Colombia,
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Kerr Village BIA: Kerrfest Kids

Kerr Village BIA in Oakville hosts Kerrfest Kids Day, a one-day celebration dedicated to families and their children. Activities and events include appearances from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, along with animal visits from Hands On Exotics, plus music and dance performances, hockey shot game, face painting, a market, and
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Pape Village BIA: Pape Village Block Party

Pape Village BIA hosts the inaugural Pape Village Block Party, a free two-day festival taking over Pape Avenue to unite this east end community through family-friendly entertainment. Festival activities include live music, kids fun zone with bouncy castles, character roamers and balloonist, a vintage/hot rod car show, arts and crafts,
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Riverdale Farm: Fall Festival

Riverdale Farm hosts a free Fall Festival, including events based on all the farm activities such as animals, food and crafts. Meet the farmers and learn about the different farm animals, eat corn-on-the-cob, see corn shucking and hog & chicken calling contests, eat a pancake breakfast (Sunday – $), see
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The Kingsway BIA: Taste of the Kingsway

Get together with friends and family for a memorable weekend as The Kingsway BIA celebrates another edition of The Taste of the Kingsway. Savour global flavours at this festival including international cuisine and extended patios, plus live entertainment at the Humberview Group Main Stage, Scotiabank Dog Show, NHL Alumni meet-and-greets, face painting,
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