{"id":48342,"date":"2023-06-21T03:36:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T07:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=48342"},"modified":"2023-06-20T16:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T20:34:01","slug":"6-free-cheap-things-to-do-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2023\/06\/21\/6-free-cheap-things-to-do-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Free\/Cheap Things to Do in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Summer in Toronto would have to be my favourite time of the year. Here are six affordable things to add to your summer bucket list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Visit Centre Island<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/explore-enjoy\/parks-gardens-beaches\/toronto-island-park\/\">Toronto Islands<\/a> is the perfect getaway in the city if you\u2019re looking for a boat ride and a beach. Save some money by packing a picnic, visiting the Petting Farm, and taking a stroll on the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tip: If you take a water taxi to the island, you can come back on the Toronto Ferry for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price<\/strong>: $9.11 for an Adult Ferry Ticket round-trip or $12.50 Water Taxi fare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_8796-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48358\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_8796-1.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?attachment_id=48358\" class=\"wp-image-48358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_8796-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_8796-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_8796-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_8796-1.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Small boats at Centre Island<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_6928-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48357\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_6928.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?attachment_id=48357\" class=\"wp-image-48357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_6928-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_6928-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_6928-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_6928.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fruits, crackers, popcorn and other snacks for a picnic<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Visit Stackt Market <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stacktmarket.com\/\">Stackt Market<\/a> is a marketplace designed entirely out of shipping containers. A few weekends ago, I went to the Asian Night Market, and there was entertainment, food and live music. There is always something happening each weekend, including the Tkaronto Music Festival on June 21-24, a Live Music Series on June 30, and a Black + Indigenous Vendor Market on July 15. There is also the iconic Umbrella Sky Project you\u2019ve probably seen on your For You Page, happening now until October 31<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price<\/strong>: Free admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5689-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48349\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5689.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?attachment_id=48349\" class=\"wp-image-48349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5689-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5689-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5689-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5689.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Umbrella Art Project<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5696-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48350\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5696.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?attachment_id=48350\" class=\"wp-image-48350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5696-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5696-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5696-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_5696.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Night lights at Stackt Market<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Visit Toronto Botanical Gardens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoy nature, <a href=\"https:\/\/torontobotanicalgarden.ca\/\">Toronto Botanical<\/a> is a gardener\u2019s dream! The garden features kinds of flowers, trails to walk along, and even a small caf\u00e9 with sweet treats. Also great for your next Instagram photoshoot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price<\/strong>: Free Admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7809-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48346\" class=\"wp-image-48346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7809-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7809-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7809-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7809.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Waterfall and surrounding green trees<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7882_jpg-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48351\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7882_jpg-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?attachment_id=48351\" class=\"wp-image-48351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7882_jpg-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7882_jpg-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7882_jpg-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7882_jpg-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7882_jpg-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Jess walking down a set of outdoor stairs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Try a New Caf\u00e9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Elevate your next coffee experience by trying out a new coffee shop! Try something you wouldn\u2019t have tried before and you may find your next go-to order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price<\/strong>: $5-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7501-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48347\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7501.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?attachment_id=48347\" class=\"wp-image-48347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7501-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7501-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7501-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7501.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cafe 23<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7502-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48348\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7502.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?attachment_id=48348\" class=\"wp-image-48348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7502-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7502-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7502-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7502.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lemon croissant and an iced london fog<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Visit the Canadian National Exhibition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theex.com\/\">CNE <\/a>is another summer must-do! Enjoy some midway rides, live music, international performances and <em>interesting<\/em> food, like charcoal ice Cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price<\/strong>: $11 after 5pm, $20 for full day admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7098-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48344\" class=\"wp-image-48344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7098-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7098-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7098.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Charcoal ice cream<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7568-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48353\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7568-1.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?attachment_id=48353\" class=\"wp-image-48353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7568-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7568-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7568-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7568-1.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">CNE zipline at night<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Attend a Candlelight Concert <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I could not recommend attending a<a href=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/en\/toronto\/candlelight\"> Candlelight Concert<\/a> enough! In a venue full of (flameless) candles, live musicians play songs from your favourite artists, from Queen, to Adele, to ABBA, and Beyonce. I\u2019ve been to two shows \u2014 Bach to the Beatles, and Taylor Swift, and they were both magical!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price<\/strong>: Tickets as low as $25!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7161-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7161-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7161-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7161-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/06\/IMG_7161-1536x1151.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Candlelight Concert at Metropolitan Community Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nSummer in Toronto would have to be my favourite time of the year. Here are six affordable things to add to your summer bucket list.\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2023\/06\/21\/6-free-cheap-things-to-do-in-toronto\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;6 Free\/Cheap Things to Do in Toronto&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2023\/06\/21\/6-free-cheap-things-to-do-in-toronto\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;6 Free\/Cheap Things to Do in Toronto&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":48361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,60,61,82,67],"tags":[35821,25504,35822,12720,163,35823,558,16249,237,12616],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48342"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48342"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48378,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48342\/revisions\/48378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}