Written by Anoja Muthucumaru
There are a few more weeks till summer is officially over but, do not fear, summer is still here and there are many things you can still do that are affordable and fun. Toronto offers a long list of fun feasible activities that can really make the rest of your summer sweet. So here are some helpful tips on some free and affordable activities you and your family can still do in your remaining weeks till back to school.
The Canadian Opera Company has a Free Concert Series
http://toronto.about.com/b/2010/09/13/coc-free-concerts.htm
The National Film Board (NFB) offers a free showing at noon for families.
Yonge and Dundas Square offers free Concerts, Films and Special Events http://ydsquare.ca/index.php
Nathan Phillips Square has an array of free music festivals and outdoor food venues
The Harbourfront Centre’s Retro Reels or the Downsview Park’s Movies
under the Stars offer a list of fun outdoor films
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/freeflicks/
http://www.downsviewpark.ca/eng/index.shtml
The Harborfront Centre offers an array of free outdoor events and festivities every weekend http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/
Woodbine Beach is a great chance to go for a swim, and relax on the beach
Beautiful Blooms at Allan Gardens Conservatory is a free chance to discover and learn with your family
Hart House Farm Cottage Trip, is an affordable cottage trip to hart house farms http://www.harthouse.utoronto.ca/culture/farm
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is free Wednesdays from 6:00-8:30.
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is free Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30, and free for post-secondary students Tuesdays.
The Beta Shoe Museum every Thursday evenings from 5 – 8 pm admission is pay-what-you-can, with a suggested donation of $5 and children under 5 is free.
Textile Museum of Canada is free Wednesdays between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m
The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) is pay-what-you-can all the time
Ontario Place is offering free admission to its parks this summer
For a list of events in Toronto Visit:
http://wx.toronto.ca/festevents.nsf/all?OpenView
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/daily_events.cfm