Runs from June 7 to October 11.

A wide range of Fresh Ontario Products from Fruits and Vegetables to Honey and Preserves, Smoked Meats and Cheeses, fresh baking, home made soaps and lotions and freshly made smoothies, and also a BBQ for all your lunch needs while you are visiting. Runs from May 15 to October 30.

All locally and sustainably sourced produce, meat, cheese, dairy, baked goods, flowers and more. Runs from May 20 to October 28.

Runs from June 2 to October 20.

Fresh farm fare, artisanal foods, plenty of dinner options, live music, kids cooking classes and activities. A wonderful way to spend a mid-week evening and to support local food producers. Runs from May 30 to October 31.

Runs every Sunday. Featuring fresh, local products from the farm straight to your table!

Topic: “Exploring the Vernacular Photograph: from the familiar to the found” with Sara Angelucci. This meeting is being held Wednesday instead of Thursday. Club meets first and third Thursday of every month (September to May).

Free presentation by expert Ian McCallum “Cacti, Succulents and Other Green Things”. Refreshments included. Guests welcome!

Grant AME Daily Bread food bank is every Friday 5-8 p.m. Hot meal is also served.

The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not succeed but he did establish a settlement in Canada. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving, and the first Thanksgiving to have taken place in North America.

Presentations by Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and local author Bruce Nagy ‘The Clean Energy Age.’

Electors can vote at one of two locations in their ward or at City Hall. A Voter Assist Terminal will be located at each voting place. For more information visit www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections

The show features 24 local artists, both new and returning. Over 200 original art pieces. Great gift ideas. Located at Chester subway station. Venue is wheelchair accessible. Free admission!

Adoptable cats and dogs, trick or treating for the kids, photo booth for pets and people, and more!

Vendors selling vintage, salvaged, furniture, antiques, collectibles, upcycled and handcrafted goods. Beer and food. Free morning yoga. Free admission.

Live music, craft market, BBQ fundraiser for a service dog, 1938 firetruck, fresh corn. Everyone welcome. Free admission. Info: Facebook page – Birch Cliff Village Day Out Events Autumn Celebration.

Home is where the art is! You are invited into the homes and studios of local artists throughout the Toronto Beach. Visit 23 artists at 15 locations. This tour offers fine craftsmanship in a variety of mediums and styles for the home. Self-guided, free admission. Brochures with map will be available at most local shops and on the website. On the weekend of the tour look for the yellow signs and explore our vibrant, artistic neighbourhood.

Join us to honour the life of Kyle Howard-Muthulingam. Kyle tragically lost his life on August 10 saving a mother and son from drowning at Woodbine Beach.

Hot chocolate, face painting, balloon artist, bouncy castle, and 250 free pumpkins. Monetary or non-perishable food donations to food bank gratefully accepted. Enter our pumpkin carving contest for your chance to win a prize!

Have fun reading Shakespeare aloud. Participants can either volunteer to read or simply listen. Copies of the play will be available. Drop in. No registration required.

Enjoy a free family activity day with live musicians, brain training games, raffle PRIZES, robotics, math games, story time and games in French, martial arts class, button making, play school play centre and workshops for parents.

Come to the Cheering Section in the Beach and cheer for our Beach champs and all the runners in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Enjoy music, fun, camaraderie and an amazing marathon.

Come and celebrate with us! Entertainment. Have a stein or two with friends.

Electors can vote at one of two locations in their ward or at City Hall. A Voter Assist Terminal will be located at each voting place. For more information visit www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections

Lisa Ireland from Loblaw’s Customer Service will explain food labels for healthy eating.

The Beach & East Toronto Historical Society and The Toronto Public Library presents award winning author & historian Jean Cochrane on the history of Kew Beach and Balmy Beach Public Schools, their History and their Founders (1890 -1940). Admission is Free. All welcome!

Starring Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy. Doors open 10 am, movie starts at 10:30 am. Presented by ReMax Hallmark – Team Sheppard.

Come if you dare! Ages 8 to adult. Free admission with food donation.

The whole family, including your dog, is invited to this FREE community event. Carnival games, fortune teller, crafts, live performances, costume contests, DJ, trampoline fun, scavenger hunt, mazes, costume parade and more! Presented by the Beach Village businesses.

Come out and help the Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine. Please bring gloves, wear boots and dress to get dirty. We’ll provide the bags … and treats!

The Celts believed that every year on the last day of October, the souls of the dead visited the earth.

Don't forget to turn your clocks back an hour.

The Beach & East Toronto Historical Society and The Toronto Public Library presents: Military Historian David Fuller on Armistice in Europe and at Home in 1918. Admission is Free. All welcome! Visit our website www.tbeths.com for articles, news, links and historical material on our neighbourhood.

The Beach & East Toronto Historical Society and The Toronto Public Library presents historian David Fuller on "The First Armistice Day and the end of the Great War, November 11, 1918". Admission is Free. All welcome!

"Lest We Forget". Wear your poppies to celebrate the lives and remember the sacrifices of our brave men and women who have died fighting for the freedom and security of our nation and our values.

We start off at Corpus Christi Church where we form up for a parade, then proceed east along Queen Street to the Cenotaph. Ceremony will begin at five minutes to 11 am.

Join us immediately after the ceremony at Kew Gardens.

Celebrate the romance and magic of a traditional Christmas, inspired by the Old World and influenced by the New. This annual event captures all of the tradition, heritage and charm of a European Christmas market, while showcasing hundreds of unique and local handcrafted products.

Fair Trade and locally produced gift items, handcrafted Christmas decor, knitted toy animals, jewelry, baked goods and tasty treats, including amazing gingerbread creations and our famous meat pies, jams and jellies, and so much more.

Home baking, preserves, jams & jellies, crafts, knitting, sewing, collectible and new Christmas decorations, Granny’s attic, country store, silent auction, quilt raffle, cheeses, frozen dinners, encore table (“regifted” goods) and more. Luncheon from 11 am - 1:30 pm. Handicapped accessible.

For 114 years, Toronto has looked forward to the Santa Claus Parade. Starts at Bloor and Christie, moves east to University Ave. then south to Front and Jarvis, ending at the St. Lawrence Market.

Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has officially been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863, when during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving.

The annual Cavalcade of Lights sets Toronto aglow with spellbinding events, sparkling lights, and a one-of-a-kind tour of Toronto's picturesque neighbourhoods.

A well-loved Toronto tradition. People gather every year for the first lighting of the beautifully-decorated Christmas Tree and Nathan Phillips Square with thousands of energy efficient LED lights in colours of red, white and silver. This special evening also includes live musical performances and a fireworks finale.

Come and have fun with the family at the annual KidzFest. See your favourite children's characters come to life, have your photos taken and enjoy free activities.

Local artisans will have crafts and gifts for the home and the holidays. This is a very popular annual sale. Lunch and home baking will also be available.

20% off store-wide. Largest selection of quality vitamins, supplements and natural products in the Beach! Stock up on basics and shop for Christmas. We Are Your Partners in Health.

The parade runs west along Kingston Road from Victoria Park Ave. to Walter Street, then north to Community Centre 55 where a barbeque, children's crafts and photos with Santa will be held immediately following the parade. Don't forget to bring a twoonie to support Community Centre 55's Share A Christmas program.

Two floors of HO and N scale layouts – 1950s southern Ontario with authentic steam & diesel sound, and double-tracked mainline through mountain scenery. Visit our website for more info.

A community event with music, family entertainment, candlelight caroling, tree lighting, Mr. & Mrs. Claus, etc. Don’t forget to bring “Loonies for the Lions”.

Join us for a pancake breakfast with Hamper the Reindeer! Suggested donation of $3 per person. Children's crafts and activities will also be offered.

Come out and start your Holiday shopping off with original, local artwork and gifts. Paintings, prints, decorative items and cards will be on sale.

A 10K run, and kids 1k fun run, along the Martin Goodman Trail, starting/ending at foot of Lee Ave.

Two floors of HO and N scale layouts – 1950s southern Ontario with authentic steam & diesel sound, and double-tracked mainline through mountain scenery. Visit our website for more info.

The Leslieville Flea Holiday market is a one stop shop for Holiday gift giving needs. Select vendors have carefully curated a variety of unique and affordable vintage items, perfect for everyone on the holiday gift giving list. There will also be great food, coffee, and music. For all the details visit our website. See you there!

The 30th year! Join us to sing carols and contemporary songs with the Salvation Army Band and the Beach United Church choir. Santa Claus will hand out candy canes to the children and there will be hot apple cider and hot chocolate to keep you warm. A collection will be taken for the Salvation Army.

Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 - packing and sorting non-perishables, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm; Friday 21 - packing and sorting toys (no children please), 6 pm - 8:30 pm; Saturday 22 (Delivery Day) - 1 pm - 5 pm.

The winter solstice occurs exactly when the axial tilt of a planet is farthest away from its star, depending on the polar hemisphere of reference. Earth's maximum axial tilt to our Sun during a solstice is 23° 26'. More evidently from high latitudes, a hemisphere's winter solstice occurs on the shortest day and longest night of the year, when the sun's daily maximum position in the sky is the lowest.[2] Since the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, other terms are often used for the day on which it occurs, such as midwinter, the longest night or the first day of winter.

Join the celebration and ring in the New Year with residents and visitors alike at Nathan Phillips Square. Skate on Toronto's famous ice rink to the sounds of a local DJ, enjoy live musical performances from top Toronto talent throughout the evening, and a spectacular fireworks presentation at midnight.

Lace up your running shoes and come on down to the Balmy Beach Club at the foot of Beech Avenue for the annual Hair of the Dog Run. 9k Run and 3k Walk. Walkers start at 11:30 am, Runners start at 12 noon. On-site registration starts at 10:30 am. or you can register online. Everyone is invited to the cool dip!

Toronto's Winter Foodie Celebration! Experience a series of mouth-watering culinary events and indulge in creative cuisine from around the world at great prix fixe value. Try something new, try something exotic, try something traditional or try it all during this savoury, luscious, and succulent series hosted by more than 200 of Toronto’s top restaurants. Is anybody else getting hungry?

Come learn about and explore kids programs available in the Beaches for ages 0 to 16. Meet face to face with program organizers, teachers, coaches, etc. The participating programs are in all areas including music, sports, science, arts, computer, playgroups, tutors, after school programs and much more. This Open House is free and open to families in the Beaches and the Greater Beaches area. View event photos from past year at: beachesliving.ca/kids

Don't forget to turn your clocks forward an hour!

The longest-running Saint Patrick's Day parade in Canada occurs each year in Montreal, Québec. The parades have been held in continuity since 1824; however, St. Patrick's Day itself has been celebrated in Montreal as far back as 1759 by Irish soldiers in the Montreal Garrison following the British conquest of New France. In Canada, Saint Patrick's Day is an official holiday only in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the City of Toronto from 1919 to 1927, the Toronto Maple Leafs were known as the Toronto St. Patricks, and wore green jerseys. In 1999 when the Leafs played on Hockey Night in Canada (national broadcast of the NHL) on St. Patrick's Day, the Leafs wore the green St. Pats retro jersey. Although the baseball season is still in the spring training phase when St. Patrick's Day rolls around, the Toronto Blue Jays wear green uniforms for the occasion.

Earth Hour is a worldwide grassroots movement uniting people to protect the planet, and is organised by WWF. Engaging a massive mainstream community on a broad range of environmental issues, Earth Hour was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Since then it has grown to engage more than 7000 cities and towns worldwide, and the one-hour event continues to remain the key driver of the now larger movement.

32nd Annual Spring Sprint, 5 km run/walk for adults at 9:30 am; 2 km run for kids/seniors at 10:30 am. Awards following at the Balmy Beach Canoe Club. Registration will take place at the Beaches Recreation Centre late March and beginning of April. No registration day of the race. To volunteer please send an email to springsprint@hotmail.ca

Come and meet local business owners face-to-face, discover the wide range of products and services they provide, get a personal consultation, and celebrate the Spring Season together! ◾Healthy Living, Wellness & Lifestyle ◾Live presentation, demos & fashion show ◾Special offers from your local businesses ◾Live music ◾FREE Admission & FREE Parking

Everyone loves the Easter Parade. The event, now in its fifth decade, attracts thousands of people from all over the city. Don't forget your Loonies for the Lions, to support local charities. Applications for the parade can be found at the Beaches Lions Website.

Home is where the art is! You are invited into the homes and studios of local artists throughout the Toronto Beach. Visit 23 artists at 15 locations. This tour offers fine craftsmanship in a variety of mediums and styles for the home. Self-guided, free admission. Brochures with map will be available at most local shops and on the website. On the weekend of the tour look for the yellow signs and explore our vibrant, artistic neighbourhood.

Happy Mother's Day!

Spring Art & Craft Show. Celebrating painting, photography, sculpture, fine craft, live music and more from Canada's top artists. Set throughout the cobblestone lanes of the Distillery Historic District in downtown Toronto. FREE admission.

Toronto's only Victoria Day fireworks show will be a spectacular 14 minute display at Ashbridges Bay Park, rain or shine. TTC service will be increased between Queen Street East and the Bloor-Danforth subway on the Coxwell (22A), Main (64) and Woodbine South (92A). It is recommended that members of the public use the TTC and leave their cars at home. A special viewing area with limited space is set aside to accommodate people with disabilities and their families. City bylaws prohibit the public from setting off personal fireworks in the park.

Happy Victoria Day!

Happy Father's Day!

Today marks the official first day of summer.

Did You Know? -- not till October 27, 1982, July 1st which was known as "Dominion Day" became "Canada Day". The July 1 holiday was established by statute in 1879, under the name Dominion Day. For more information about the history of Canada Day, visit Canadian Heritage website at www.pch.gc.ca.

In Canada, Civic Holiday is in most cases the first Monday of August. Civic Holiday in Canada is not a statutory holiday. A bill has been attempted to be passed in the House of Commons but it has always been unsuccessful. If an employer wants you to work, it is a work day.

Canada celebrates Labour Day on the first Monday of September and is the last long weekend of the summer – the last time families can take their children on a short vacation before school starts again. If you can't get out of town – be a tourist in your own town.

The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not succeed but he did establish a settlement in Canada. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving, and the first Thanksgiving to have taken place in North America.

The Celts believed that every year on the last day of October, the souls of the dead visited the earth.