Purple Woods Conservation Area hosts their annual Maple Syrup Festival, where you can experience a Canadian tradition in a sugarbush near Oshawa. Take a self-guided tour to see hundreds of sugar maple trees where sap is boiled on-site into delicious maple syrup, then enjoy games, activities, horse-drawn wagon rides and
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Friends of Bronte Creek Park helps kick off maple season in Ontario with their Maple Syrup Festival, open every weekend in March, as well as daily during the week of March Break. Enjoy a guided tour of Maple Lane with costumed interpreters to learn how to make fresh maple sugar,
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At two of Halton’s conservation areas, guests can celebrate delicious and historic traditions by visiting Mountsberg’s Maple Town and Crawford Lake’s Sweetwater Season. Each are full of fun learning activities, entertaining staff, and delicious maple samples, while Mountsberg features amazing animal encounters and horse-drawn wagon rides, plus a new evening
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Enjoy a sticky and sweet family day at the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s annual Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival, in two TRCA locations: Kortright Centre for Conservation in Woodbridge and Bruce’s Mill Conservation Park in Whitchurch-Stouffville. Watch demonstrations,  participate in activities, go on a wagon ride and see live entertainment,
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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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Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) invites families to follow the road that leads to “Bloomland in Oz,” where imagination blossoms into a spectacular floral adventure that is inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Brighten your winter months and discover the captivating botanical displays and delightful artistic designs, created by 25,000
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Once the cold weather hits, it seems our first instinct is to just stay at home and wait for winter to blow over (sometimes, literally). But it doesn’t have to be that way! There’s lots to do around town throughout the year, between outdoor events, fun on the ice and
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Slide and glide through winter by cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in Toronto! In addition to the numerous parks and multi-use trails groomed for cross-country skiing in the GTA, there are snow loops on golf courses intended for snowshoeing and a number of conservation areas with groomed trails perfect for families.
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Downsview Park hosts Jr. Forest Explorers throughout the year, their FREE nature program for toddlers (between 18 months and 3-1/2 years) and their guardians. This continuing event takes place on select Monday mornings, exploring the many seasons of nature, and including themes such as Winter World, Muddy Mayhem, Bird Buddies,
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You’ve skated on the city’s outdoor and indoor hockey rinks… but have you ever gone skating in the wilds of Ontario? It’s possible in our gorgeous province’s parks! Families can even camp in heated cabins and yurts for a fully immersive natural winter experience. Rush into our Guide to the
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