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!

Celebrate Toronto Festival

Celebrate Toronto Festival is marking our city’s 192nd Anniversary this year with an unforgettable free winter festival in the heart of downtown at Nathan Phillips Square to bring the whole city together! This free event includes free family activities, 120+ local vendors and artisans, food stalls spotlighting flavours from across
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Hamilton Fringe Festival: Frost Bites

Hamilton Fringe Festival presents Frost Bites, Hamilton’s biggest winter theatre festival, with six full days of indoor and outdoor programming over two weekends featuring both free and paid events. Get heated up during the coldest weeks of the year with free family fun at the Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre, community events, as
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Sugar Shack TO

Head to Harbourfront Centre as Sugar Shack TO returns, inviting March Break revellers to feast on some fresh maple taffy and maple-infused comfort food, plus hot apple cider from Redpath Sugar. The event is free to enter and also includes interactive activities, live entertainment, demonstrations and giveaways, a winter circus
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Birthday Freebies New
Guide to 140+ Birthday Freebies in Toronto and the GTA!

Happy Birthday!… It’s your special day!!! Especially in today’s economy, everyone could use a little treat now and then, am I right? So why not make it special extra by having that treat on your birthday?! For kids, it makes their big day feel exciting, and for parents… well, hopefully
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Indigo & Chapters: Weekend Events

Participating Indigo & Chapters stores invite families to join them for in-store weekend events, including storytimes, and hands-on crafts and activities. To guarantee a spot, you can make an online reservation for $5.00 +fees and receive one $5 Gift Card for Indigo, Chapters, Coles per reservation. Weekend Events Sunday, February
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Ontario Place – Lumière: The Art of Light

Ontario Place hosts Lumière: The Art of Light, an annual art event that transforms Trillium Park, along the shore of Lake Ontario. This free light exhibition allows visitors to experience art developed by Ontario artists utilizing innovation, light and discovery to celebrate the change of seasons from Winter to Spring.
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Home Depot: Free Kids Workshops

Home Depot Free Kids Workshops are a fun way to spend a Saturday morning at your local hardware store! Kids between the ages of 4-12 years can hammer and glue to create an exciting new woodworking craft project (with parental supervision). Note: Pre-registration is now required, which usually starts on
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Sign Your Kids Up for the FREE LEGO Life Magazine

Have a LEGO-obsessed kid at home? Children ages 5–9 can receive a FREE LEGO Life Magazine in the mail five times a year. Each issue features LEGO comics, creative activities, posters, building instructions, and incredible fan-built creations that inspire imagination and play. FREE LEGO Life Magazine: Sign up online at:
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LunarFest GTA: Lunar Lanterns

LunarFest GTA lights up Lunar Lanterns in the courtyard outside Unionville’s Varley Art Gallery for a bright start to the Year of the Horse and to light up the winter and soar through the imaginations of local artists from diverse backgrounds. Discover stories through arts and culture through each art
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Winter Stations Design Competition

The Winter Stations Design Competition displays temporary public art installations from Canadian and international winners, celebrating Toronto’s winter waterfront landscape with this year’s theme: “Mirage”. Starting on Family Day and finishing up at the end of March, the interactive pieces incorporate the existing lifeguard towers in the east-end Beach neighbourhood
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