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! Visit from Santa from 8:30-9 am. No reservation required. Suggested donation of $3 per person. Children's crafts and activities will also be offered.

Browse for those special gifts in the charming, historic ambience of the Gardener’s Cottage, located in the heart of Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood. Take in the creative works of over 30 local artists. The show features a wonderful array of original art, small paintings, Christmas ornaments and unique gifts. Admission is free.

Theme “A Gentle December Day” featuring Paul Novotny on bass, Tom Reynolds on piano, and Alana Bridgewater on vocals. Freewill offering.

45 handcrafted and food vendors. Free admission. All proceeds to Emily’s House and the Philip Aziz Centre for Palliative/Hospice Care.

AME Daily Bread Food Bank is every Friday, 5 pm - 8 pm. Hot meal is also served.

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.

Topic: “Losing Site” with Jessica Thalmann. Club meets first and third Thursday of every month (September to May).

Hosted by councillor Paula Fletcher. Please bring a non-perishable food item as donation to Bethany Baptist Church Food Bank.

This free, live theatrical performance for all ages takes us to 4th century Turkey to discover the origin of St. Nicholas. Inter-generational cast. Live music. Comedy, mystery and drama.

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!

Admission is FREE for shoppers! Join us for live music and a silent auction along with 30+ artisan vendors. Proceeds from the event will go to the MNLCT and our co-organizer Aurora House to support programs and services for newcomers and people who have been trafficked in Canada.

Followed by Latke Fest at the Beach Hebrew Institute, 109 Kenilworth Ave. at 7 pm.

A wide variety of specialty vendors and our parish Home Baking Table.

Join Friends of Glen Stewart Ravine for this festive, family-friendly event. Bird-friendly tree decorating, scavenger hunt and more. Supported by the Beach Garden Society. Refreshments and materials provided. Free event, all welcome.

Come and meet some DIBS volunteers and learn about Pet Valu's amazing rescue. They hope to have some foster pups there too!

Free pictures with Santa, gingerbread house decorating contest, live music, reading of The Night Before Christmas and How The Grinch Stole Christmas, kids corner, coffee corner fundraiser for Veterans PDS Service Dog. Non-perishable donation for local food bank. 20 local Vendors. Presented by Birch Cliff Village Day Out.

Family-friendly whimsical winter fair with live entertainment, lunch cafe, artisan market, crafts, face painting, puppet show, children’s store and more. Admission is free.

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.

The Beach & East Toronto Historical Society and The Toronto Public Library present historian Gene Domagala on Mayors of Toronto: 1834-1978. Admission is free. All welcome!

Juno-winning artist Adam Solomon performs his unique blend of blues and traditional Kenyan music at Michael Garron Hospital as part of the World of Music concert series. Free event!

Come and show off your Ugliest! The Uglier the better! Prizes for the Ugliest Sweater - Drink Specials - Food Specials and free tunes on the Juke Box all night! A great way to get in the festive spirit. See you there!

The only thing better than watching Home Alone in December is watching Home Alone in December while enjoying a couple squares of cheese pizza, 'just for you,' the way Kevin McCallister likes it! The Fox Theatre know's you hate sausage and olives and onions. Pizza included with ticket!

Annual Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Advisory Council. There will be a collection of non-perishable food items in support of Centre 55.

Get pictures with Santa or one of his elves. Stick around for an elf dance party and meet some real life toy soldiers! Warm yourself up with some hot chocolate and snack on some holiday treats! It's an afternoon you won't want to miss.

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.

All seniors are welcome! Free event, donations welcome.

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 family and community for a traditional Christmas dinner. ALL, adults and children, are welcome. FREE, and donations accepted with gratitude.

Meet at SW corner of Beech Ave. & Kingston Rd. The whole family is welcome and service animals, but no pets please.

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 or 3K walk routes along the Martin Goodman trail. 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.

Come out and join your neighbours, friends, family and local business owners for a fun summer celebration on the beach! Featuring live music, vendors & surprises. Please visit our website for more information. Presented by Beaches Living, celebrating 15 years connecting our community!

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.