The Little Paper

• Saturday
• Saturday & Sunday
• Saturday Sunday & Monday
• Sunday
• Sunday & Monday

Saturday

Caribana Parade

www.caribanafestival.com
Exhibition Place & Lakeshore Blvd
10am-6pm
Starts 10am at Exhibition Place and moves W along Lakeshore Blvd to just E of the Boulevard Club
A 3.6 kilometre street party and parade full of fantastic, colourful costumes and floats, festive music and wonderful food celebrating Caribbean culture.

Saturday & Sunday

Circus of Dark & Light

Dufferin Grove Park
www.clayandpapertheatre.org
2pm, 7pm
PWYC/$10/suggested
A subversive comedy with puppets, live music, and special appearances by a human cannonball, a firebreather and a truly elegant elephant.

Lakeview Drive-In Movies

Polson Pier
11 Polson St, Portlands
416-465-4653
www.polsonpier.com
Dusk (approx 9:30pm)
$15 /adults, $5/children, Sun: $25 /car-load of people on Sundays
Toronto’s only drove-in theatre is showing the PG movie, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, a comedy where a rogue spy cat attempts to take over the world.

MuslimFest

The Living Arts Centre
4141 Living Arts Dr, Mississauga
1-877-994-3292
www.muslimfest.com
Celebrating the best in Muslim arts and entertainment. Enjoy concerts featuring popular Muslim artists, comedy shows, a multicultural bazaar, and a kids carnival.

The Taming of the Shrew

Montgomery’s Inn
4709 Dundas St W
416-231-3504
www.montgomerysinn.com
Sat: 7pm, Sun: 2pm
PWYC
Join the Humber River Shakespeare Company on the grounds of the Inn for this classic in the park. Bring your own chairs. Expect exciting swordplay, high adventure and low comedy in this version set in the world of Hollywood’s pirates.

Victorian Extravaganza

Scarborough Historical Museum
1007 Brimley Road, N of Lawrence in Thomson Memorial Park
416-338-8807
www.toronto.ca/culture/museums/scarborough.htm
12-5pm
Free Admission
Come for a fabulous weekend of family-friendly entertainment highlighting the Scene Change youth players! Performances throughout the day include shows, music and merriment.

Saturday Sunday & Monday

Artisans at the Distillery Mid-Summer Craft Show

Distillery District
55 Mill St
www.artisansatthedistillery.com
11am-6pm
Free Admission
Visit the Distillery Artisans and see all the wonderful treasures they create.

Island Soul

Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West
416-973-4000
www.harbourfrontcentre.com
Free
Celebrate Caribbean culture through music, food and art. Family storytelling and special crafts for kids including bracelet and musical shaker making.

Kempenfest Waterfront Festival

Barrie, Kempenfelt Bay
www.kempenfest.com
10am-6pm
A festival with music, entertainment, a craft show, antiques and great kids activities like crafts, jumping castles, rock climbing, and pony rides; popular beach with swimming nearby.

Mas Hysteria

Casa Loma, Stables
416-923-1171
www.casaloma.org
$18.19/Adults, $10.02/4-13yrs; exhibit included with castle admission.
Casa Loma hosts a magical black light exhibit, Mas, a 200-year-old Caribbean Art Form. The show features thirty-five intricately adorned characters, sculpted from wire and designed to come to life in the dark through the use of florescent colours and vibrant fabrics.

Pirate Festival

County Heritage Park, Milton
905-878-8151
www.thepiratefestival.com
10am-6pm
$12/Adults, $8/6-12yrs, Free/5yrs-
A day of fun and excitement on the high seas! Board a real pirate ship and learn how to swashbuckle and hunt for treasure. Live music, comedy and dance along with a merchants village.

Sunday

Festival de Verano

Downsview Park
35 Carl Hall Road
www.downsviewpark.ca
10am-5pm
Free
Visit Downsview Park to celebrate Spanish and Latin culture at the 10th Annual Festival de Verano hosted by Toni Reyes. This family festival features musical artists, cultural food, a children’s area, and more.

Sunday & Monday

Ice Cream Festival

Westfield Heritage Village
1049 Regional Rd, Rockton
1-800-883-0104
www.westfieldheritage.ca
10am-4pm
$11/adults, $6.50/6-12yrs, Free/under 5yrs
Experience the fun and nostalgia of ice cream in pioneer and Victorian times. Live music, horse and wagon rides, magic show, games and living history make this a wonderful family outing.

Irie Music Festival

Nathan Philips Square
Queen’s Park N
905-799-1630
www.iriemusicfestival.com
12-6pm
Free
A soulful reggae and global music festival with a dedicated kids Zone in Queen’s Park, performances at both locations.

MONDAY

Simcoe Day at Fort York

Historic Fort York
100 Garrison Rd
416-392-6907
www.toronto.ca/culture/museums
10am-4pm
$7.62/adults, $2.86/children
Lieutenant-governor Simcoe founded the town of York (Toronto) in 1793 and was the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (Ontario). Learn about the birthplace of Toronto and thrill to the sounds of musketry, cannons and the fife and drum. The Fort George guard will be on hand for this great day of military pageantry.

Simcoe Day at Gibson House

Gibson House
5172 Yonge St
416-395-7432
www.toronto.ca/culture/museums
12-5pm, last entry 4:30pm
Free admission
Go back into the past and relax at a country home in the city. Costumed guides will welcome you to the 1851 farm home of David and Eliza Gibson and their family where you can enjoy tastes of home-made ice cream, children’s activities, and samples of nineteenth century cookery in the historic kitchen.

Unionville Simcoe Day Festival

Main St, Unionville
www.unionvilleinfo.com
11am-6pm
Enjoy the holiday with entertainment including juggling and a sidewalk sale and take a tour on the double decker bus.