June

City of Toronto: City Hall Live

The City of Toronto’s City Hall Live returns this year as a free, family-friendly event with a full music festival at Ontario Place’s Trillium Park, including a DJ, and live samba, reggae and salsa. This fun-filled day and evening features live music, dance lessons, and entertainment, plus an onsite bar,
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Toronto Waterfront Festival

The Toronto Waterfront Festival celebrates the arrival of Tall Ships to the Toronto harbour with on-land and on-water programming, promoting Toronto as a premiere waterfront destination. Activities include tours of these historic ships, along with interactive activities, delicious food, and live entertainment by Tap Dancing Sailors, Fire Dancers, the HMCS
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Panoply Theatre Collective: Clowns Reading Shakespeare

Panoply Theatre Collective presents “Clowns Reading Shakespeare”, performing free of charge and outdoors at Memorial Park and Kew Gardens, with the support of Animating Toronto Parks 2025 and the Arts in the Park program. Laugh along with these clowns as they explore three of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies — Macbeth, Romeo
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PLAY! Taiwan Music and Food Fest 

PLAY! Taiwan Music and Food Fest is the first free festival in Toronto that focuses on musicians from Taiwan, including local bands and jazz performances. Taking place at Mel Lastman Square in North York, the festival features free performances, food vendors, and a Pride Market that celebrates Taiwan’s art and
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City of Mississauga: Movie Nights

City of Mississauga hosts Movie Nights in Celebration Square with the largest FREE outdoor movie screenings in the city, where families can enjoy action-packed adventures and animated classics, all under the stars. The Movie Nights program also features an interactive pre-show giveaways, courtesy of Square One. City of Mississauga: Movie
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Cheap Summer Activities
Guide to Cheap Summer Activities in Toronto and the GTA

Entertaining kids over their summer vacation can get expensive: there’s so much to do (don’t forget to check off our Summer Fun Bucket List for ideas!) and visiting so many venues can certainly hurt the wallet. But don’t worry, there are numerous options for affordable and free activities and events
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Father's Day Events
Father’s Day Event Guide in Toronto and the GTA

Hooray for Dads! Instead of just buying your special guy a tie this year, why not show your father (or father figure!) how much you care with an interesting activity? Beyond the stereotypical idea of standing around barbecuing and drinking beer, these VIPs have interests that run the gamut. But
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Ice Cream
Guide to the Best Ice Cream and Gelato Shops in Toronto

Let’s face it: every parent has bribed their cranky child with an ice cream cone at the end of a long day. So it might as well be from a local store serving quality goods, right? Nothing satisfies on a hot summer day than a nice ice cream or gelato
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Wet N Wild Toronto
Make a Splash at Wet ‘n’ Wild Toronto for the 2025 Season

If you love hot summer days and water fun, then Wet ‘n’ Wild Toronto is the place for you! This Brampton waterpark has plenty of space to cool down and have some family time making memories, including a wide variety of waterslides, a wave pool, lazy river and kids splash
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Outdoor Shows
Guide to the Best Summer Outdoor Shows in Toronto and the GTA

There’s only a short window of time when Toronto’s citizens and visitors take to the outdoors in droves. So, when summer comes around on the calendar, there are tons of events to take in. Not to mention, many are free! Whether it’s a free concert, a street festival representing our city’s
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