Looking for fun activities to fill your weekend? Whether you’re into festivals, markets, live music. City is packed with events to keep you busy. Here’s your ultimate guide to the top things to do this weekend.

1. Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)

🎡 Get ready for thrilling rides, outrageous food creations, unique vendors, live music, and more at Canada’s largest fair.

Where: Exhibition Place, 100 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto
When: Aug 15 – Sept 1, 2025
Price: From $25
Category: Family-friendly

2. Toronto Flower Market

🌸 Celebrate Ontario-grown flowers & plants, meet local growers, and shop fresh blooms.

Where: 1001 Queen St W, Toronto
When: Aug 16, 10 am – 3 pm
Price: Free
Category: Date/Friends

3. Wheels on the Danforth

🚗 Toronto’s biggest street-judged car show with classics, hot rods, muscle cars, food, music, and more.

Where: 3345 Danforth Ave, Toronto
When: Aug 16, 11 am – 10 pm
Price: Free
Category: Family-friendly

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4. Taste of Manila

🎤 Celebrate Filipino culture with music, food, and entertainment on two main stages.

Where: Bathurst St & Wilson Ave, Toronto
When: Aug 16-17
Price: Free
Category: Family-friendly

5. The 104th Anniversary Warriors’ Day Parade

🎖 Canada’s longest-running veterans’ parade, part of the CNE since 1921.

Where: Starts at Princes’ Gates, 11 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto
When: Aug 16, 10:30 am – 12 pm
Price: Free with CNE admission
Category: Family-friendly

6. Bike Rave 2025!

🚴 Ride through the city at night with lights, music, and costumes.

Where: Multiple locations
When: Aug 16
Price: Free
Category: Date/Friends

7. MadeInTO

🎶 Celebrate Toronto with local vendors, art, music, and food at Stackt Market.

Where: 28 Bathurst St, Toronto
When: Aug 16
Price: Free
Category: Family-friendly

8. GLOBL JAM 2025

🏀 Watch the world’s top under-23 basketball teams compete in an intense 5-on-5 tournament.

Where: Mattamy Athletic Centre, 50 Carlton St, Toronto
When: Aug 13-17
Price: From $16
Category: Family-friendly

9. India Day Festival and Grand Parade

🇮🇳 Enjoy performances, cultural floats, delicious food, and giveaways at Nathan Phillips Square.

Where: 100 Queen St W, Toronto
When: Aug 17
Price: Free
Category: Family-friendly

10. Markham Jazz Festival

Enjoy Over 30 Free performances by top Jazz Musicians on Main Street Unionville. From intimate garden stages to vibrant street shows, this festival offers live music all day and evening, plus local shops, restaurants, and Vendors.

Where: Main Street Unionville, Markham
When: aug 1-17, 2025
Price: Free
Category: All-ages