East End Family Explorer 🧭 July 28-August 3
Your weekly guide to family-friendly activities and events in Toronto’s east end.
EAST END MOM FRIENDS
🍁 Fall playgroup waitlists
Waitlists for September-October playgroups are now open! Join a waitlist to be the first to know when registration opens for your preferred group.
🍻 Today: Tots & Taps
Sun Jul 27 | 11am-3pm | Left Field Brewery
Tots & Taps is a casual meetup for parents and their tiny humans. No reservation or tickets necessary, just come by and enjoy some delicious brews while you connect with other families over a pint.
COMMUNITY EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
🍽️ Community Dinner | 1470 Gerrard St E
Mon Jul 28 | 5-6pm
🍿 Summer Movie Nights | Kew Gardens
Wed Jul 30 | 8:30-11:30pm | Mean Girls
✝️ Busy Bees Drop-In | St. Aidan’s in the Beach
Thurs Jul 31 | 10-11:30am (0-3y)
🍿 Block Party and Outdoor Movie | Brickworks
Thurs Jul 31 | Party 3:30-7:30pm / The Lorax 7:30pm
Farmers markets 🥕
East York Farmers' Market | Tues 8am-2pm
Cabbagetown Farmers Market | Tues 3-7pm
Courtyard Farmers Market | Wed 3:30-7:30pm
East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market | Thurs 3-7pm
Evergreen’s Saturday Farmers Market | Sat 8am-1pm
Allen Gardens Farmers’ Market | Sat 10am-2pm
Withrow Park Farmers’ Market | Sat 9am-1pm
Leslieville Farmers’ Market | Sun 9am-2pm
Deeply Rooted Farmers’ Market | Bi-weekly Sun 9am-2pm
CITY OF TORONTO RECREATION
Free drop-in programs
🌊 Leisure Swim: Preschool (0-5y) | Birchmount
Mondays | 1-2:15pm
🛼 Roller Skating (6y+) | Jimmie Simpson
Mondays | 5-7pm
🌊 Leisure Swim: Preschool (0-5y) | Jimmie Simpson
Tuesdays/Thursdays | 12-1:30pm
Saturdays | 1-2:30pm / Sundays 12-2:30pm
⚽ Open Gym with Caregiver (0-12y) | Birchmount
Saturdays | 8:30-10:30am
Sundays | 8:30-10:30am and 4-5:45pm
🏀 Multi-Sport with Family (5y+) | Beaches
Saturdays/Sundays | 12:30-3pm
🏓 Pickleball with Family (6y+) | Jenner Jean-Marie
Saturdays | 2-3:30pm
🏸 Badminton with Family (6y+) | Jenner Jean-Marie
Saturdays | 4-5:15pm
⚽ Open Gym with Family (1-11y) | East York
Saturdays | 4:15-6pm
🛝 Indoor Playground with Caregiver | Playground Paradise
Various times daily except Tuesdays - check schedule
EARLYON CHILD & FAMILY CENTRES (0-6y)
Beyond circle time
😮 Special Circle Time Surprise | Applegrove (Gerrard)
Mon Jul 28 | 10:30am
🛳️ Trip to Toronto Island | Eastview
Tues Jul 29 | 9:30am-1pm | Email
🌳 Outdoor Programs | Parent Resources
Tues Jul 29 | 10:30-11:30am | Greenwood Park
🍪 Let's Bake | Abiona Centre
Wednesdays | 1-4pm
🛝 Kew Gardens Playground | Parent Resources
Thurs Jul 31 | 9:30am-1:30pm | Kew Gardens
🍽️ Community Cooking | Abiona Centre
Thurs Jul 31 | 3:30-6pm | Email to register
🍳 Young Parents Breakfast Club | Abiona Centre
Weekdays | 7:30-9am | 13-29y | Email to register
TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Programs for kids & families
🇫🇷 Vive le soleil de l'été | Albert Campbell
Mon Jul 28 | 10:30-11:30am
🚜 Farm-Themed Crafts | Danforth/Coxwell
Mon Jul 28 | 10:30-11am | 2-6y
📖 The Ways Animals Defend Themselves | Beaches
Mon Jul 28 | 12-1pm
🎨 Summer Origami | Riverdale
Mon Jul 28 | 2-3pm | 4y+
🇫🇷 Vive le soleil de l'été | Leaside
Tues Jul 29 | 10:30-11:30am
🦊 Wildlife Activity Stations | S. Walter Stewart
Tues Jul 29 | 1:30-3pm | 5-12y | Register
🪄 Magic Show | Jones
Tues Jul 29 | 2:30-3:30pm | All ages
🪶 Indigenous Culture & Language | St. James Town
Wed Jul 30 | 10-10:45am | 0-6y
🐶 Therapy Dog Visits | Danforth/Coxwell
Wed Jul 30 | 4-5pm | 6-12y
🇫🇷 La maison des bébés | Danforth/Coxwell
Thurs Jul 31 | 10-11am | 0-18m
🌃 Explore Star Constellations | S. Walter Stewart
Thurs Jul 31 | 11am-12pm | 6-12y | Register
🍿 Summer Movies | Riverdale
Thurs Jul 31 | 2-4pm | Moana
🪄 Magic Show | Main Street
Thurs Jul 31 | 2:30-3:15pm | Register
🍿 Family Movies | S. Walter Stewart
Fri Aug 1 | 1-3pm | The Wild Robot
👸🏻 Princess Story Time | Parliament Street
Sat Aug 2 | 10:30-11:15am | Register/drop-in
🦋 Hands-on Butterflies | Cliffcrest
Sat Aug 2 | 2-3pm
Please thank your librarian for all this incredible summer programming!
Participate in academic research
Toronto is a hub for academic research and universities are always recruiting participants for new studies - including parents, babies, and children! From psychology to language, mental health to music, and more, if contributing to science interests you, check out the labs and research studies below.
🤖 eSense AI: Evaluating AI-Chatbots in an Online Intervention for Female S*xual Dysfunction
UBC | Online | 8-12 weeks | Honourarium | Email
🎓 Child Study Centre
U of T: St. George | In-person and online | Email
🎓 iKids Centre
UTSC | In-person and online | Sign up
🎓 Child Language and Speech Studies Lab
UTM | In-person | Email
🎓 The Infant and Child Mental Health Lab
York U | In-person and online | Sign up
