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Cheapies & Freebies

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!

Cineplex Cinemas: Family Favourites Saturday

Cineplex Cinemas’ Family Favourites program lets you enjoy discounted family-friendly movies every Saturday for only $2.99* a ticket! It’s an affordable way to spend time with your little ones, so grab some popcorn and check out the upcoming line-up of fun films. Upcoming Schedule: March 2 — Barbie March 9
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Pickering Easter Parade

The Pickering Easter Parade, hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 606 runs along a new parade route this year. Partake in a spectacular welcome to Spring with the theme of “Flowers Galore”! Pickering Easter Parade When: March 30, 2024 Time: Starts at 10:00am Where: Annland Street from Liverpool Road
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Bloor West Village BIA: Easter Bunny in the Village

Bloor West Village BIA hosts Easter Bunny in the Village, a daytime family celebration where kids can take a photo with the Easter Bunny and enjoy a take-away craft. There is also a scavenger hunt, with print-outs of the hints at the Easter Bunny event with clues to go on
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Muskoka Maple Festival

Join Spring’s sweetest party at Muskoka Maple Festival and come hungry! With free admission, events include a Maple Marketplace, maple-inspired dining options, games such as mini golf​, live music as well as buskers and a drumming Circle​, and the Kiwanis Sap Run. Muskoka Maple Festival When: April 27, 2024 Time:
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Beaches Easter Parade

Every year, while spring begins to peek through, the Beaches Easter Parade brings Queen Street East to life, which has become an annual celebration of colour, music, fun and entertainment for all ages. Again this year, the Egg Scavenger Hunt takes place on Good Friday, where you can search for
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Toronto Game Expo

Toronto Game Expo is an action-packed one-day celebration of gaming at Exhibition Place, with hundreds of vendors selling video games, board games, collectables, art and more, plus a free play area and tournaments, hourly prizes and cosplay. Even better, kids aged 10 and under are free! Toronto Game Expo When:
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Ontario Place – Lumière: The Art of Light

Ontario Place hosts Lumière: The Art of Light (formerly Winter Light Exhibition), 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
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Distillery District: Après Ski Weekends

Get the feeling of being on a ski hill while still in the city at the Distillery District’s Après Ski Weekends! Celebrate the winter season by making s’mores with giant marshmallows and sipping hot chocolate (plus mulled wine and beer for the adults) in Muskoka chairs around fire pits. Distillery
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Birthday Freebies
It’s Your Special Day! Our Guide to Birthday Freebies in Toronto and the GTA

Happy Birthday!! 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 special day feel exciting, and for parents… well, hopefully this list will make
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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: “Resonance”. The interactive pieces incorporate the existing lifeguard towers in the east-end Beach neighbourhood along Kew and Woodbine beaches, which act as visual anchor points. Winter
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