{"id":4209,"date":"2024-02-16T18:20:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/?p=4209"},"modified":"2024-02-16T18:22:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:22:43","slug":"things-to-do-family-day-weekend-in-toronto-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/things-to-do-family-day-weekend-in-toronto-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"THINGS TO DO FAMILY DAY WEEKEND IN TORONTO 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"b12171e95ca29a06569361a76d0dc3e3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6144103376590397\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Family Day Long long weekend kicks off tomorrow! If you are in the Toronto area here is a list of activities to check out!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thebentway.ca\/event\/family-day-at-the-bentway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SKATING AT THE BENTWAY<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.21.11-PM-444x300.png\" alt=\"People skating outside\" width=\"444\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.21.11-PM-444x300.png 444w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.21.11-PM-1024x691.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.21.11-PM-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.21.11-PM-1536x1037.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.21.11-PM.png 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visit the Bentway for family-friendly activities including a free workshop decorating your own skate boot covers, interactive scavenger hunt, Winter Market and\u00a0visit the Apr\u00e8s Skate Village for free treats!\u00a0Feb. 19th\u00a0is also the last chance to see the stunning, northern lights-inspired art installation! Skate rentals available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedistillerydistrict.com\/events\/#1611763155990-ed380489-d8eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">APRES SKI AT THE DISTILLERY DISTRICT<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.23.07-PM-464x300.png\" alt=\"People sitting around a fire roasting marshmellos \" width=\"464\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.23.07-PM-464x300.png 464w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.23.07-PM-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.23.07-PM-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.23.07-PM.png 1472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Distillery District\u2019s has been transformed into an outdoor winter lounge with fire pits, Muskoka chairs, food trucks, drink stands and a DJ on Saturday! All weekend including Monday\u00a01:00 &#8211; 7:00 p.m. Fire pits are first-come, first-served.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfest.to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KIDS FEST TO<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-11.52.46-AM-298x300.png\" alt=\"people playing at an amusement park\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-11.52.46-AM-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-11.52.46-AM-1018x1024.png 1018w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-11.52.46-AM-768x772.png 768w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-11.52.46-AM.png 1106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kids Fest TO\u00a0takes over Mississauga&#8217;s International Centre (6900 Airport Rd.)\u00a0beginning Saturday Feb 17th.\u00a0The event features an amusement park filled with inflatables, slides, bouncy castles, obstacle courses, and interactive games. There will also be live entertainment, a petting zoo, PAW Patrol Meet &amp; Greet, face painting,arcade games and so much more!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontozoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TORONTO ZOO WILD ENOUNTER<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.35.32-PM-500x277.png\" alt=\"A picture of a hippo \" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.35.32-PM-500x277.png 500w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.35.32-PM-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.35.32-PM-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.35.32-PM-1536x851.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.35.32-PM.png 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Make this Family Day extraordinary with an exclusive Wild Encounter! This special experience offers a rare opportunity to do something different from your typical zoo day, getting up close and personal with your favourite animals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/jurassicworldexhibition.com\/mississauga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">JURASSIC WORLD &#8211; 50% OFF<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.54.33-PM-500x298.png\" alt=\"A crowd of people looking at a dinosaur\" width=\"500\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.54.33-PM-500x298.png 500w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.54.33-PM-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.54.33-PM-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.54.33-PM-1536x915.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.54.33-PM.png 1578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Get closer to dinosaurs than every before at Jurassic World &#8211; The Exhibition in Missisuaga. The Exhibition immerses audiences of all ages in scenes inspired by the beloved film. Meet the baby dinos, walk under a majestic Brachiosaurus, come face-to-face with ferocious raptors, and get a rare up-close look at the most vicious dinosaur of them all,\u00a0the Tyrannosaurus rex. Tickets are 50% off for Family Day Weekend!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhof.com\/familyday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KIDS FREE AT THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.51.27-PM-429x300.png\" alt=\"A locker room with hockey equipment \" width=\"429\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.51.27-PM-429x300.png 429w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.51.27-PM-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.51.27-PM-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.51.27-PM-1536x1075.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-12.51.27-PM.png 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try your hand at goaltending, shooting, play-by-play calling, and even hosting your own sports broadcast. High five and snap a photo with our mascot Slapshot. Revel in the world\u2019s greatest collection of hockey artifacts and best of all, get a family portrait with the coveted Stanley Cup!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rom.on.ca\/en\/family-day-weekend-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FREE ADMISSION TO THE ROM<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-10.35.06-AM-500x283.png\" alt=\"A family looking at a display in a museum\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-10.35.06-AM-500x283.png 500w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-10.35.06-AM-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-10.35.06-AM-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-10.35.06-AM-1536x871.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-10.35.06-AM-2048x1161.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Family Day,\u00a0on Monday, February 19th the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rom.on.ca\/en\/family-day-weekend-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Royal Ontario Museum<\/a>\u2014including all exhibitions\u2014will be free for everyone!\u00a0(No tickets required.) Activities are all ages and run from 11 am \u2013 4 pm. Come face to face with Zuul, the gnarly-faced, horned armoured dinosaur with a sledgehammer-like tail in this ROM original exhibition. Sing, dance, and jam about Earth with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ChrisMcKhool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Chris McKhool<\/a>, the award-winning children\u2019s entertainer. Discover the world of chemistry through fun experiments and interactive Workshops and so much more!<\/p>\n<p>For full list of Family Day events check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/events.html\">Event Calendar<\/a> as well as our extensive directory filled with tons of ideas for things to do all over Ontario!<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you a happy long weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Natalie<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family Day Long long weekend kicks off tomorrow! If you are in the Toronto area here is a list of activities to check out! SKATING AT THE BENTWAY Visit the Bentway for family-friendly activities including a free workshop decorating your own skate boot covers, interactive scavenger hunt, Winter Market and\u00a0visit the Apr\u00e8s Skate Village for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1529,1595],"class_list":["post-4209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greater-toronto-area","tag-family-day-activities","tag-family-day-in-toronto"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4209"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4225,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4209\/revisions\/4225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}