Hello! We are back this week with events in Markham, the GTA and Toronto for those of you who are willing to go a little further in the name of entertainment. Don’t forget to let us know in the comments if you attended anything you really enjoyed on the list or if you have an event you would like us to include on our lists for the future! Enjoy your week!
Ontario Science Centre IMAX: Superpower Dogs – Feb 11th-Mar 20th
Join the Science Centre for an immersive IMAX adventure to experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. In this inspiring true story, our best friends are also real-life superheroes. Journey around the globe to meet remarkable dogs who save lives and discover the powerful bond they share with their human partners. Follow Halo, a rookie puppy training to join one of the most elite disaster response teams in America. Meet Henry, an avalanche rescue expert in the Canadian Coast Mountains; Reef, a Newfoundland lifeguard with the Italian coastguard; Ricochet, a Californian surf legend helping people with special needs and the Bloodhound brothers, Tipper and Tony, who are leading the fight to save endangered species in Kenya. As we discover the incredible abilities of dogs and the astonishing science behind their superpowers, we’ll never look at our best friends the same way again.
For more details click here. Price: from $9.
Winter Stations – Woodbine Beach – Feb 21st – Mar 31st
Winter Stations is returning for its 8th year. Launched by RAW Design, Ferris + Associates and Curio in 2015, the competition captures the imagination of local and international designers, inviting them to transform the lifeguard stations along Toronto’s east-end beaches into whimsical works of public art. The six winning installations, selected amongst hundreds of submissions from around the world, will be displayed along Woodbine beach.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
AGO Free Wednesday Nights – every Wednesday 6-9pm.
Free admission to the Art Gallery of Ontario’s collection galleries every Wednesday from 6 to 9 pm is a long-standing Toronto tradition. Every Monday at 10 am, a limited number of free timed-entry General Admission tickets will be released for the following Wednesday night. To book your free timed-entry ticket, you will need a valid email address. A maximum of four (4) tickets can be booked at one time; these tickets are valid only for the upcoming Wednesday night. All visitors, including children in strollers, require a ticket.
For more information click here. Price: FREE
Georgina Snowfest Saturday – 26th Feb
Dress for the weather and enjoy the outdoor winter festivities at The ROC – 26479 Civic Centre Drive.
Get out your arts and crafts supplies and build a makeshift sled for cardboard toboggan day – 1 to 4 p.m. Build a cardboard toboggan with your family and race it down toboggan hill. Award categories for the family edition event include farthest travelled, most creative sled, largest toboggan and ROC bottom. Online registration is now open.
Then get out your dancing snowshoes and bust a move at the town’s outdoor snow globe dance party, from 6 to 8 p.m. Enjoy the snow globed-themed outdoor dance party featuring music, giveaways and attractions for the whole family. Online registration for the snow globe dance party is open. Pre-registration is required for all Snowfest events. COVID-19 health and safety protocols, as well as capacity limits, are in place.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
These Socks Were Made for Walkin’ Design Contest – until Mar 6th
The Breast Cancer Society of Canada (BCSC) and Collins Clothiers, Canada’s largest independent formal wear company, are inviting Canadians to help them take big steps in breast cancer research — by designing a unique pair of socks!
BCSC has paired with Collins Clothiers to bring all Canadians a fun and creative challenge, no design skills required. Participants can visit collinsclothiers.com/bcscdesign to print a sock template and create their design using their favourite colouring tool or by uploading the PDF to a design program of their choice.
Two winning designs will be made into socks by high-quality men’s wear company Collins Clothiers, then sold across Canada. 50% of proceeds will go to BCSC.
“Breast cancer research is near and dear to my heart and our company’s core value is to always support and give back to the communities we’re part of, so partnering with BCSC just makes sense for Collins Clothiers,” said Curt Collins, President of Collins Clothiers. “Their creativity in engaging Canadians with our product combined with their fundraising efforts around Million Steps to Mother’s Day is the perfect fit.”
This contest is the first step in BCSC’s annual Mother’s Day Walk fundraiser, an event that has been raising funds for breast cancer research in Canada for the past 31 years. This year, the theme is ‘Million Steps to Mother’s Day’.
The deadline for designer sock submissions is March 6, 2022. Up to 20 finalists will be selected and then voting will open March 10 – 20, 2022 for people to vote for their favourite design. In addition to having their socks sold across Canada, the final two winners will get a prize pack and a $1,500 donation made in their honour to their local cancer treatment centre.
For more info click here. Price: FREE
Island of Warmth – Yonge-Dundas Square – until Mar 20th – 5-10pm
Yonge-Dundas Square (YDS) is proud to announce they will host Island of Warmth, a large “fire” made of more than 150 incandescent light bulbs. Island of Warmth, by Félix Dagenais and Louis-Xavier Gagnon-Lebrun of Creos and ATOMIC3, is an interactive electric campfire exhibit that comes to life with music. Visitors actually generate the fire’s sounds and movements. Sensors within the Island of Warmth allow attendees to determine the movements of the flames and the music created by the sounds of the fire. As they dance, jump or wave, the visitors kindle the “embers”, fan the “flames”, and send “sparks” flying. Interactive installations by Creos has travelled the world since October 2016, with an impressive total of over 250 exhibitions in over 55 cities in 11 different countries across 4 continents. Millions of people enjoyed these installations such as Island of Warmth over thousands of days in public spaces.
For more information click here. Price: FREE
Bata Shoe Museum – Boots and Blades – Virtual Exhibition
The Bata Shoe Museum is delighted to announce the release of its newest online exhibition Boots & Blades: The Story of Canadian Figure Skating. Boots & Blades explores both the artistry and athleticism of this thrilling sport, from its early beginnings in the 1600s to the present in Canada. Designed by award-winning Akufen Studio in Montreal, over 390 artefacts, representing 400 years of history have been selected to tell the myriad stories of figure skating, drawing on collections from the Bata Shoe Museum, Skate Canada, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and private collectors. In addition to historical pieces, visitors can also see figure skates worn by skating greats Sonja Henie, Petra Burka, Denise Biellmann, Kurt Browning, Brian Orser, Jamie Salé and David Pelletier.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Royal Ontario Museum: Distance Discount – until Mar 20th
Travel to ROM and the further the distance, the more you save.
Experience Canada’s largest museum and connect with art, culture, and nature. In addition to Great Whales: Up Close and Personal and Wildlife Photographer of the Year, visitors can also enjoy ROM’s permanent galleries and a host of other amazing special exhibitions.
Postal Code
L – 20% off
N & K – 30% off
P – 40% off
For more details click here. Price: from $14 minus your discount!
Royal Ontario Museum – Hike the ROM Trails – until Apr 3rd
Launching today, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is introducing a brand new initiative, Hike the ROM; inviting Ontarians to experience the sights of Canada’s most visited museum reimagined as unique hiking trails designed to get your steps in. The museum has mapped out two trails over three levels, estimated at over one thousand steps each, that will guide you through different parts of the museum:
Walk on the Wild Side: On this trail, you’ll learn all about biodiversity and spot many wild animal specimens and symbols within ROM’s collections
Eternal Life: For those visitors fascinated by all things immortal, because on this trail you’ll learn about how different cultures view life, death and the afterlife.
When visitors enter the museum, you’ll find #HiketheROM trailhead sign, where you can pick up a trail guide to get your adventure started.
For more details click here. Price: FREE with admission.
Young Artist Showcase – Richmond Green Heritage Walkway – until 28th Feb
Visit Richmond Green Park at 1300 Elgin Mills Road East for a public outdoor art exhibit showcasing work by emerging Richmond Hill-based artist Brandon Baghaee and other local youth artists Jasmin Nicole, Shadrack Abatan, and Ehiko Odeh. Artwork will be on display along the Richmond Green Heritage Walkway.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
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SpringFest TO – Markham Fairgrounds March 12-20th
SpringFest offers families an indoor fun park with the latest in children’s entertainment, games and activities. We are thrilled to be back for our 17th year of quality family entertainment at the Markham Fairgrounds.
Our indoor fun park has entertainment to thrill the whole family with mechanical and inflatable rides, our ALL NEW Dinosaur Exhibit, food vendors, arts and crafts, and daily performances by Bounce Entertainment, Doo Doo the International Clown, and the Birds of Prey.
For more details click here. Price: from $15