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Saturday

Edible Tree Tour

Ben Nobleman Park
Eglington St W (Eglington & Allen Rd)
416-413-9244
www.treetours.to
10am-12pm
$5/suggested donation
Space limited, RSVP on website
Join Not Far From the Tree, Growing for Green and LEAF on this delightful tour peppered with uplifting stories of fruit harvesting in the heart of the city, and the vital role of the urban forest. Visit Toronto's first Community Orchard in Ben Nobleman Park and explore the wonders of Cedarvale Park.

Franklin Horner Family Fun Fair

Franklin Horner Community Centre
432 Horner Ave (parking lot & the back lawn)
416-252-6822
www.markgrimes.ca/family-funfair/
10am-6pm
Kid’s fun zone, puppet show, magician, skateboard demos, kids and family contests, live music, entertainment and more.

Miliken Mills Children’s Festival

Markham Civic Centre
101 Town Centre Blvd, Markham
905-415-7500
www.millikenchildrensfestival.ca
10am-6pm
Free admission, $5/play all day pass
The 12th annual Milliken Mills Children's Festival is Markham's largest children’s event-lots of entertainment, crafts and activities. The play-all-day pass gives you access to additional rides and activities including: a rock climbing wall, pony rides, a petting zoo and a mini circuit.

Queen’s York Rangers Parade

Historic Fort York
100 Garrison Rd
416-392-6907
www.toronto.ca/culture/museums/featured-events.htm#fortyork
4pm
$7.62/Adults, $2.86/Children, Free/5yrs-
The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment) present The Battle of Brandywine Parade.

Scrumdiddlyumptious Storytelling Soiree

Theatre Direct, The Loop Centre for Lively Arts & Learning
601 Christie St, Studio 176
www.smallprinttoronto.org/home.html
Reception: 5:30pm, 7pm: Sturrock: 8pm: Performances
$10/advance, $12/door
Donald Sturrock, Artistic Director of the Roald Dahl Foundation, will be on hand to launch his biography on Dahl, the fascinating author of numerous tales including the BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda. Don Kerr & the Muggle-Wump Orchestra and a buffet of revolting recipes are all part of the fun.

‘Toons for Toddlers: A Family Cinema Experience (2-5yrs)

Fox Theatre Beaches
2236 Queen St E
www.toonsfortoddlers.com/tft_home.html
10am, 11:30am
$5/child, Adult/free
Toons for Toddlers gives families with toddlers and young children the opportunity to enjoy great entertainment in a toddler-friendly environment. September’s feature is Thomas and Friends: Misty Island Rescue.

Saturday & Sunday

Beach Celtic Festival

Kew Gardens Park
416-699-1548
www.thecelticfestival.com
10am-6pm
Free admission
Celebrate Celtic culture at this annual festival and enjoy many special guests, great pipe bands, dancers vendors, food and fun.

Hansel & Gretyl (3-10yrs)

Solar Stage Children’s Theatre
4950 Yonge St., The Madison Centre
416-368-8031
www.solarstage.on.ca/next.html
11am, 2pm
$14/ticket, *$11/ticket (11 Sep)
A colourful, music-filled production, adapted from the Brothers Grimm, tells the story in song and dance of the two children who must escape their absent minded step-mother and the wacky, wicked witches who tempt them with treats and their candy house.

Junction Arts Festival

The Junction
Dundas St W from Keele St to Quebec Ave
416-767-5036
www.junctionartsfest.com/schedule.html
Music, visual arts, theatre, dance, comedy, outdoor sculpture, children’s events and free family activities.

Riverdale Farm Fall Harvest Festival

Riverdale Farm
201 Winchester St
416-392-6794
www.friendsofriverdalefarm.com/events2010.htm
Sat/Sun: 9:30am-3:30pm, Sat: 5-8pm (Barn Dance & Corn Roast) Sun: 9:30-11:30am (Pancake Breakfast)
Some fees apply for activities
A country-style weekend filled with farm animals, corn roasts, line dancing and children’s activities.

Tour de Green Belt

Niagara Region
1-888-960-0030
www.tourdegreenbelt.ca
$45/tour includes goody bag, snacks, and delicious local lunch. Kids 12 and under ride free (up to 2 per registered adult)
This fresh air festival gives kids to avid cyclists a chance to enjoy an at-your-own-pace marshaled bike ride through Ontario's Greenbelt. Choose from a 1-10k family ride a 20-30k meander or a, 45-55k long-haul route. Live entertainment, kids activities and freshly prepared lunch featuring local Greenbelt food each day.

Sunday

Classical Music Conservatory Open House

314 Roncesvalles Ave
416-537-5995
www.cmccanada.com/what'snew.htm
2-5pm
The CMC has moved; tour their new musical home and see what they offer!

Dahl-It-Yourself Illustration Workshop & Family Dance Party

Theatre Direct Studio, Wychwood Barns
601 Christie St
www.smallprinttoronto.org/events.html
Workshop: 12:30-2pm, Dance Party: 2-4pm
$5/Workshop, Dance Party: PWYC at the door
kids get a chance to turn words into pictures at the illustration workshop; then see their creations become even more fantastical as they are hung upside down on the walls of Theatre Direct Studio for the family dance party. Topsy-turvy tunes, Roly-Poly Bird and Spider Monkey dance moves and the Centre for Art & Soul’s Roald Dahl inspired craft session round-out an afternoon which is truly out of this world.

High Park Walking Tour

High Park
benches across from Grenadier Café
416-392-1748x5
www.highpark.org/
walkingtours@highpark.org
10:30am-12pm
Free/donation suggested
Moderately paced, naturalist led walking tours. Walks may go on wooded trails, so please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. 12 Sep: Fall Migratory Birds.

Interactive Open House: Toronto’s Secular Jewish Community School

Winchevsky Centre
585 Cranbrooke Ave
416-789-5502
www.winchevskycentre.org/calendar/2010September.html
11am-1pm
Free
Enjoy a fun and interactive morning, previewing the school’s Grade 1-6 curriculum such as Jewish Symbols in Art; Jews and Social Justice; The Joys of Jewish Foods; Ancient Roots of Jewish Myths; Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean and find out about The Secular B’nai Mitzvah Program and Kinder Kapers.