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!
Mississauga Comic Expo (MCX)
Mississauga Comic Expo features an artist alley, exhibitors, workshops, panels, cosplay, tabletop board game demonstrations, video game free-play sessions, presentations and featured guests. All programs are first-come, first-served, plus admission is free! Mississauga Comic Expo (MCX) Date: November 6-7, 2026 Time: Friday 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM
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Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights
Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights is Canada’s largest FREE outdoor light festival, so get your fill of sparkle and good cheer! The festival features over three million lights along an illuminated eight-kilometre route, including both the mighty American and Canadian Horseshoe Falls, and don’t miss indulging in the Niagara
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Sankofa Square: Halloween Spooktacular
As part of Downtown Yonge BIA’s Fall Fest, Sankofa Square hosts a Halloween Spooktacular on Halloween night, so come dressed in your Halloween best for spooky fun in the heart of downtown. Bring the whole family to Sankofa Square and celebrate Halloween with free activities, festive fun and special appearances
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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 and 12 can hammer and glue to create an exciting new woodworking craft project (with parental supervision). Note: Pre-registration is now required, which usually starts
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Gerrard India Bazaar BIA: Diwali Mela Festival of Lights
Gerrard India Bazaar BIA invites everyone to come celebrate Diwali Mela, the Festival of Lights, on Gerrard Street East. Moving to the intersection of Gerrard and Highfield Road this year, this free neighbourhood party includes a live DJ, sparklers, tasty food, dance performances, sidewalk sales, and more! Gerrard India Bazaar
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Royal Ontario Museum (ROM): Free Main Floor Program
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Free Main Floor program is back this Fall, where museum-goers can enjoy its expansive first-floor galleries for FREE! This year, visitors can join the weekend drop-in art-making workshop, Collage Hero Banners Activity, to create a banner celebrating someone you admire using collage techniques, bold colours, and
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Trick or Treat at the Bata Shoe Museum
Creep over to the Bata Shoe Museum this Halloween, where they will be celebrating with free admission (during their ongoing Free Sunday program) and a trick-or-treating scavenger hunt throughout the museum, as well as hands-on crafts for the whole family and iSpy game cards. Plus, kids can dress in costume
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Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville: Halloween on Main
Get ready for a spooktacular time when the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville hosts Halloween on Main, a fun-filled day of family-friendly Halloween activities. Bring the whole family for activities, costumes, and fun along Stouffville’s Main Street, where participating businesses hand out candy (while supplies last), so don’t forget to bring your
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Downsview Park: Fall & Winter Events
Downsview Park hosts numerous family-friendly events this Fall, from nature and pets to festivals and Halloween! Along with ongoing activities like their popular Nature Connection, Storytime at the Park, and Jr. Forest Explorers programs, many exciting special events are happening all season, and most are free. Toronto Water Lantern Festival
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Michaels Canada: Sunday Kids Club & MakeBreak Events
Get crafty at your local Michaels Canada location for their fun and creative Sunday Kids Club & MakeBreak Events, where your family can enjoy some drop-in crafty fun as you shop! While the Kids Club events are FREE, the MakeBreak crafting events require participants to purchase the base materials (or
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