October 2-8 (Toronto)

👋Hey gang— this weekend is stacked. Diwali celebrations, fall ravine festival, fall crafts, and free STEM events are taking over the weekend. Let’s go!

My Top Picks This Week Around Toronto

1. 🎃 Scarborough Halloween Costume & Decoration Swap (refresh that costume stash!) – SCARBOROUGH

2. 🐟 Adventures of Salmon Festival with guided tours & arts and crafts – SCARBOROUGH

3. 🍂 Toronto Botanical Garden Fall Ravine Festival – NORHT YORK

4. 🐾 K9 Ravine Ramble in High Park (bring your pup!) – TORONTO-EAST YORK

5. ✈️ Girls Take Flight at Billy Bishop Airport (future pilots assemble!) – TORONTO-EAST YORK

Things I’m Loving This Week:

🚶 Walk & Talk with Mommunity @ Fairview Mall | NORTH YORK
Thursday, October 2
Cost: FREE | Age: Babies and caregivers
🔗 Event link
Connect with other moms while getting some steps in!

🎬 Movies for Mommies Beaches: The Bad Guys 2 | TORONTO-EAST YORK
Thursday, October 2, 1:00 PM (doors open at 12:00 PM)
Location: Cineplex Cinemas Beaches
Cost: Regular admission | Age: Parents and young children
🔗 Event Details
Enjoy grown-up movies in a stress-free, baby-friendly setting with stroller parking, change tables & free photo sessions. No charge for children under 3.

🎨 Sand Art | TORONTO-EAST YORK
Thursday, October 2, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library, Jones Branch
Cost: FREE | Age: School aged children and caregivers
🔗 Event Details
Join us after school to fill bottles with colourful sand! Make a pattern, a landscape or whatever your mind creates.

👗 Riverside Vintage Crawl - Fall Edition | TORONTO-EAST YORK
Friday, October 3, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Riverside BIA (Queen Street East between DVP and Empire Avenue)
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Vintage shopping in-store + sidewalk sales, complimentary snacks & refreshments, and local raffle prizes! We pay the tax (in-store).

🪔 Celebrate Diwali at Mimico Square | ETOBICOKE
Saturday, October 4, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Mimico Square
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Join Lakeshore Arts for the 2nd Annual Celebrate Diwali event! FREE family-friendly activities, marketplace, food vendors, and creative fun!

🎃 Anga's Farm Fall Fun Fair | ETOBICOKE
Saturday, October 4, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Anga's Farm & Nursery
Cost: $15 (Children under 3 FREE, Family Pass $55) | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Festive celebration packed with fun, learning, creativity, and community spirit! Bring your emailed order confirmation — this is your ticket!

🎨 Indigo Kids Paint by Sticker Art | NORTH YORK
Saturday, October 4, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Yorkdale Mall
Cost: $5 | Age: 6+
🔗 Event Details
Enjoy screen-free fun as you make vibrant mosaic art—one sticker at a time. Multiple Indigo locations available—see website!

🎃 Make a Digital Halloween Postcard with Scratch Jr. | NORTH YORK
Saturday, October 4, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library, Leaside Branch
Cost: FREE | Age: 8-12
🔗 Event Details
Learn how to use the Scratch Jr. App to make a spooky digital Halloween postcard. Registration required: 416-396-3835.

🔬 STEM Petting Zoo | NORTH YORK
Saturday, October 4, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: North York Central Library
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Tinker with technology and STEM! Explore coding with robots, discover circuitry, build with KEVA, or try a STEM challenge. Space is limited.

🍂 Toronto Botanical Garden Fall Ravine Festival | NORTH YORK
Saturday, October 4, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Toronto Botanical Garden
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Enjoy music, adventure, and education! Learn about ravines, local wildlife, and how to protect Toronto's ravine systems.

🦃 Thanksgiving Wreath | NORTH YORK
Saturday, October 4, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library, Mount Pleasant Branch
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Fun DIY activity for kids to create their very own thanksgiving wreath! Registration required: 416-393-7737.

🎃 Free Scarborough Halloween Costume & Decoration Swap | SCARBOROUGH
Saturday, October 4, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Location: 2660 Eglinton Avenue East
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Trade costumes your kids have outgrown or swap spooky décor! Make Halloween more affordable, less wasteful, and more fun.

🍂 October Weekends at Scarborough Museum | SCARBOROUGH
Saturday & Sunday, October 4-5, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Scarborough Museum
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Halloween-themed fun all month! Warm drinks, crafts, games, cupcake decorating, scavenger hunt, and more!

🐾 K9 Ravine Ramble with Paws for Parks in High Park | TORONTO-EAST YORK
Saturday, October 4, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: High Park Forest School
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Dog-friendly adventure through High Park's ravines! Post-event lunch, door prizes, gift bags for all. TTC tokens available.

✈️ Girls Take Flight | TORONTO-EAST YORK
Saturday, October 4, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Billy Bishop Airport
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Free STEM event to inspire careers in aviation and aerospace! Exhibitors, aircraft displays, flight simulations, and speakers.

🎵 Songs with Nash: Sweat and Songs | TORONTO-EAST YORK
Saturday, October 4, 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Location: Trinity Bellwoods Park
Cost: $35 | Age: Caregivers with babies
🔗 Event Details
40 mins of post-natal workout + 40 mins of baby songs. Open to all types of parents & bodies!

🐟 TRCA Adventures of Salmon | SCARBOROUGH
Sunday, October 5, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Morningside Park
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Free festival celebrating annual salmon run with educational stations, guided tours, games, and arts and crafts. Free parking!

🎃 Michaels Sunday MakeBreak: Pumpkin Fest | NORTH YORK
Sunday, October 5, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Smart Centres Downsview
Cost: FREE (purchase your craft pumpkin) | Age: 13+
🔗 Event Details
Come craft a pumpkin using our free supplies. Multiple Michaels locations available—see website!

🌾 Leslieville Farmers' Market | TORONTO-EAST YORK
Sunday, October 5, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Greenwood Park
Cost: FREE | Age: All ages
🔗 Event Details
Weekly celebration of local food, community, and sustainable agriculture! Fresh produce, artisanal goods, handmade crafts.

👶 Baby Circle Time | TORONTO-EAST YORK
Monday, October 6, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM and 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Daniels Spectrum, Suite 260
Cost: FREE | Age: Babies birth - 18 months and caregivers
🔗 Event Details
Fun drop-in program with songs, stories, and play to support your baby's language development. No registration required!

🧩 After School Program - Popsicle Stick Bridge | SCARBOROUGH
Monday, October 6, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library, Albert Campbell Branch
Cost: FREE | Age: 9-12
🔗 Event Details
Make a bridge with popsicle sticks and see whose bridge can hold the most weight! Space is limited—register at 416-396-8890.

☕ Lattes & Littles Coffee Meetup - Queen West Mamas | TORONTO-EAST YORK
Tuesday, October 7, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: De Mello Coffee
Cost: FREE (pay for your own coffee) | Age: Babies and caregivers
🔗 Event link
Join every Tuesday at the wooden bleachers on the right. Bring on the pumpkin spice lattes! Coffee first, sanity second.

🚶 Walk & Talk with Mommunity @ Yorkdale Mall | NORTH YORK
Tuesday, October 7
Cost: FREE | Age: Babies and caregivers
🔗 Event link
Connect with other moms while getting some steps in!

🚶 Walk & Talk with Mommunity @ Shops at Don Mills | NORTH YORK
Wednesday, October 8
Cost: FREE | Age: Babies and caregivers
🔗 Event link
Connect with other moms while getting some steps in!

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