Family Events for the Holidays!

The Calvacade of Lights at Nathan Phillips Square

 

“Do you hear what I hear?” It’s time to put down those headsets and enjoy the holidays with these fun family event suggestions!

What the Elf – A Second City Show for the Whole Family!

 This family-friendly performance is a blend of sketches, songs, and improvisation taking a cue from family gatherings and holiday film classics. Come by and join improvised Christmas carols and watch the gift giving and getting- the Second City theatre troupe enact the mishaps and the comedies that happen in the midst of holiday traditions.

Friday, December 26 and Friday, January 2, 3:00pm – 4:30pm. $12 per person or $40 for a family pack of 4. Visit secondcity.com for more details.

 

Skating! The Calvacade of Lights at Nathan Phillips Square

Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto is lit up and ready to host you for a magical night of outdoor ice skating! Come by and enjoy live concerts, fireworks, and DJ entertainment all throughout December on every Saturday night. Other nights will be filled with music, special events, and lights so come by and lace up those ice skates! Special events begin at 7:00pm. Click here for more information about city-operated ice rinks.

Fun Family Events!

Charlie Brown on stage this month at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People

Your headsets probably aren’t playing holiday music! Here are some fun family events to fill your eyes and ears with holiday cheer!

Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights. This FREE festival kicks off this week in Niagara Falls with an incredible display of lights and outdoor activities for the whole family. Visit the Niagara Parks Winter Wonderland where more than 125 Disney lighting displays and over 3 million glittering ground and tree lights. On Duffering Islands you can see prehistoric and modern Canadian wildlife displays including moose, buffalos, rams, bears, etc. all lit up with over 220 000 LED lights. Lots more to see on site! Visit wfol.com for more details.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Come see the Peanuts characters come to life this month on stage at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People. Recommended for ages 6 and up, this stage production is sure to please everyone in the family! Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People is located on Front Street near Sherbourne in downtown Toronto; visit the Theatre’s website (lktyp.com) for performance schedule, driving directions, and to buy your tickets ($9). On now until December 30.

Christmas in High Park at Colborne Lodge. Take a walk through High Park and visit Colborne Lodge for a cup of mulled cider and to learn about what a Victorian Christmas was like. Colborne Lodge is the Victorian house once owned by the founders of High Park and it is decorated in Victorian Christmas tradition and open for tours between 12pm and 4pm through to January 4, 2009. Click here for more details (admission $4-$6).

Fun Free Family Events in GTA: Santa Clause Parade

What’s On This Weekend: Santa Claus Parade in Toronto!

For those of you looking to get into the spirit of the holidays, make your way to the Yonge-Dundas Square this Sunday November 16 for the larger-than-life Santa Claus Parade! The Parade starts at 12:30pm but arrive early for a free grab ‘n go breakfast for the first 5,000 people to arrive at the square. There will also be live entertainment with a magician, Celebrity Clown, face painting, a live band, team mascots and celebrity photos and autographs. To view the complete Santa Claus Parade route map visit www.toronto.com.

For those of you wishing to stay in or visit the Mississauga area, may we suggest these fun events:

The Kidbits Professional Book Fair continues this weekend through to November 23 at the Central Library at 310 Burnhanthorpe Rd. W. Stop in with the whole family and see what your local library has to offer!

Come and check out the “Voices and the Band” live show at the Clarington pub this Saturday evening, November 15, for some great music, food, and drinks. Everyone is welcome! The show starts at 9pm and is free.

The Clarington Pub is located at 2157 Royal Windsor Drive, Mississauga, ON. For more details about the “Voices” show, contact Stella Rezgo at 416-457-8428.

May we also recommend the Diwali Show 2008 presented by Shree Prajapati Mandal. The show takes place Sunday, November 16, at 2pm at Hammerson Hall. Come and enjoy local community dancing and singing in celebration of cultural heritage. For tickets, call the box office at (905) 306-6000. Ticket prices are $15 / $20 / $25.

So it is time to drop your headsets, head out of the office, and enjoy the fun events happening in Toronto and Mississauga!

Fun Free Family Events in the GTA:Thanksgiving Weekend

If you have been reading the Headset Express Blog for any length of time, you know that the Headset Express staff in Mississauga is always on the lookout for fun free (and almost free) family events in the GTA.  Obviously, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is no exception.

Here are the Headset Express staff picks for fun family friendly ideas and events in the GTA/Mississauga:

 

Idea 1: Olympic Spirit Train Festival

 

Cooksville Go Station, 3210 Hurontario St.

Monday, October 13, 2008, 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Price: Free

Meet our Olympic athletes and get their signatures, participate in fun activities, enjoy outdoor concert performances, and experience aboriginal celebrations all for free right in Mississauga! See the complete spirit train schedule here.

Idea 2: Chudleigh’s Farm

Some sections of the Farm are free but the children’s entertainment are requires a small fee (I think it is $5).

Open Daily until October 31, including all holidays 10:00AM to 5:00PM

9528 Hwy 25

Halton Hills, Ontario

TEL 1 (905) 878-2725 or 1 (905) 878-9547

FAX 1 (905) 878-0042

 

Chudleigh’s Farm has been around since 1957. The entertainment at Chudleigh’s Farm Features:

* Licensed Waterfall dining area

* Children’s Entertainment Area

* Pick Your Own access to orchards

* Picnic Area

* Retail Store

* Free Parking

 

Idea 3: Get Lost!

Prices vary

If you are looking for a farm with a maze, check out this website called JoinTheMazeCraze.ca. Simply click the link and look for fun and entertaining farms within a comfortable driving distance from your home.

 

Idea 4: You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown

 

Da Capo Productions’ Young Company presents the family musical, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, at the Palmerston Library Theatre.

 

Price: $15 for Adults , $10 for Students & Seniors

Sat., October 11, 2:00 PM
Sat., October 11, 7:00 PM
Tue., October 14, 7:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

Fun Free Family Event: Word on the Street Festival in Toronto

Word on the Street Festival, Sun., September 28, From: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

The annual Word on the Street Festival is being held in Toronto’s Queen’s Park this weekend.  It is a wonderful bookand magazine festival that makes its way from Toronto to Kitchener, to Halifax and then Vancouver.

There will be lots of kid-centric booths and activities this year, including:

The Little Readers Tent: Experts play story-telling games with families and encourage early-literacy for kids under three.

Une Ville, des Mots/ The City of Words Marquee: Helps French come alive for children and includes readings by Canada’s top French authors.

Canadian Magazines Tent: Publishers share the secrets of the industry with interactive workshops for freelancers.

Children’s Reading Tent: Children’s authors offer story-telling sessions for kids, featuring Edo Van Belkom reading “Wolfman” and Sarah O’Leary with “Where You Came From.”

TVO Kids Stage: TVO hosts perform live and encourage your little ones to read.

Young Adult Marquee: Workshops aimed at young adults and teenagers.

Of course, there will be a lot of interesting booths and events for the adults, too!

For complete information, visit www.wordonthestreet.ca. The site has a complete Word on the Street schedule of events.

If you know of any fun free family events in or arounf the Greater Toronto Area, let Headset Express know and we will post the event on our blog!

Fun Free Family Labour Day Events in The Greater Toronto Area

Free Labour Day Weekend Events In and Around the Greater Toronto Area:

 

Wasaga Beach is hosting Labour Day Weekend fireworks..

 

Sunday August 1^st at 8:45 PM.

 

Wouldn’t it be great top spend a day with the family at Wasaga Beach and then close the day with a fireworks display?

 

The Hispanic Fiesta

 

Fri. Aug 31, 7:15pm

Sat. Sep 1, 3:-9:30pm

Sun. Sep. 2, 3-9:30pm

 

Al Weekend long, folks! At Mel Lastman Square.

 

Italian Fiera

 

Sat. and Sun. Sep 1 & 2: 12pm-11pm

 

This Italian festival is being held in Toronto’s Little Italy on College Street.

 

Let’s Go To The Ex Ooh Baby!

 

This upcoming labour day weekend is the last official weekend of The Ex. While definitely NOT free ( see pricing below) The Ex is a longstanding tradition among Torontonians and some Canadians. Aside from rides and games, here are a lot of events that the entire family can enjoy. There are also educational events and happenings geared entirely towards children, like Kids World, Kids AgVenture, ventriloquist acts and we absolutely cannot forget the Labour Day Parade!

 Of course my favourite event at The Ex (ooh baby) is the IAMS SuperDogs Show. On September 1^st, the last day of the show, the Canadian International Air Show is scheduled. A must see for many families.

 

General Admission: $14 
Seniors (60 yrs & better): $10 
Children (13 yrs. & under): $10 
Family Pass (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children): $42 
Babes in Arms (2 yrs. & under): Free

Headset Express is always on the look out for fun free family events in the GTA. We will post more if we find em!

Square One Farmers Market in Mississauga, Canada

Summer may wrapping up but our Mississauga Farmers Market is still going strong.

Through to November, Square One Farmers Market in Mississauga is a great place for your family to spend your Friday or Sunday. With between 150-200 stalls, it is practically guaranteed that you will find something that interests you. Check out grass roots and local businesses that are offering fresh produce, handmade objects, jams and jellies, and so much more.

Square One Farmers Market

FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS – 8am to 4pm Northwest – Zellers Parking lot

100 City Centre Dr.

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Everyone here at Headset Express enjoys supporting our Ontario Farmers and local business so you might just bump into one of us there! You will likely recognise us because we will be the ones playing an intense round of Rock Paper Scissors for the last freshly baked cinnamon bun. 

By the way, when you shop at the Square one Farmer’s market, you are doing more than supporting local farmers and business, you are also supporting various community causes and charities. To date, the Square One Farmer’s Market and its supporters have raised well over 4 million dollars!!!

Fun Family Events in Mississauga

Headset Express is proud to provide stellar service and quality products across North America. Our head office and families, however, are located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. We are always on the lookout for fun free family events in Misssissauga and the GTA.  If you are looking for family oriented events to attend in the Mississauga area as well, a great online event source is Mississauga.ca. Among other information about the Mississauga community, Mississauga.ca features an online event calendar, which the staff and families at Headset Express visit often.

Here is Mississauga.ca’s event list for July:

Tue 1	Time n/a	Paint The Town Red Port Credit
Tue 1	Time n/a	Canada Day Celebration
Thu 3	Time n/a	Lunch Time Music Café Performers – Jay Boehmer Trio
Thu 3	Time n/a	Vintage Car Night presented by Firestone
Thu 3	Time n/a	FREESTYLIE – LAL, Jessica Thompson and Grace N’ Style
Fri 4	Time n/a	Square One Farmer’s Market
Fri 4	Time n/a	The Ultimate 50s Rock N Roll Show!
Sat 5	Time n/a	Matthew Barber & the Union Dues Concert
Sun 6	Time n/a	Square One Farmer’s Market
Sun 6	Time n/a	Jay Boehmer Band: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee
Tue 8	Time n/a	Sport Street
Tue 8	Time n/a	Yoga on the Lawn
Thu 10	Time n/a	MIFF Kick-Off Concert
Fri 11	Time n/a	Square One Farmer’s Market
Fri 11	Time n/a	Debi Sander Walker Quartet Concert
Sat 12	Time n/a	Peter Elkas Concert
Sun 13	Time n/a	Square One Farmer’s Market
Sun 13	Time n/a	Javanese Gamelan and Shadow Theatre
Tue 15	Time n/a	Sport Street
Tue 15	Time n/a	Yoga on the Lawn
Fri 18	Time n/a	Square One Farmer’s Market
Fri 18	Time n/a	Amacon Mississauga Rotary Ribfest
Sat 19	Time n/a	Amacon Mississauga Rotary Ribfest
Sun 20	Time n/a	Amacon Mississauga Rotary Ribfest
Sun 20	Time n/a	Square One Farmer’s Market
Thu 24	Time n/a	Lunch Time Music Café Performers – SoulAdikts
Thu 24	Time n/a	Vintage Car Night presented by Firestone
Fri 25	Time n/a	Square One Farmer’s Market
Fri 25	Time n/a	Dala Concert
Sat 26	Time n/a	Mississauga Chinese Arts Festival
Sun 27	Time n/a	Mississauga Chinese Arts Festival
Sun 27	Time n/a	Square One Farmer’s Market
Tue 29	Time n/a	Sport Street
Tue 29	Time n/a	Yoga on the Lawn
Thu 31	Time n/a	Lunch Time Music Café Performers – David Leask
Thu 31	Time n/a	Vintage Car Night presented by Firestone

Here Make sure to visit the site for more great happenings in and around Mississauga!

Fun Free Family Events for Canada Day 2008

As you could imagine, there are a ton of fun free family events going on in Toronto, Mississauga, and the rest of the GTA this Canada day weekend. This is a good thing because, thanks to the ever increasing cost of fuel, we will not be venturing very far outside the Greater Toronto Area.

 

Here is a link to a great Canada Day 2008 Events Calendar.

 

So what is the Headset Express Canada Day event of choice? After much thought and talk (mostly at the proverbial water cooler) we cannot wait to attend Canada Day at Downsview Park. Here is a schedule of activities:

 

 

Canada Day Celebration Free Activities Schedule at Downsview Park.:

Noon – 2PM	Caribbean Pan Band
Noon – 9PM	Amusement rides
Noon – 5PM	Petting Zoo 1812 Re-enactment
7PM – 9PM	Fire Buskers Community Music Performances
Noon – 6PM	Climbing Wall Face Painters Balloon Artists Workshops and Vendors iRecycle – donations welcome
9PM – 10PM	Fire Buskers Show
10PM	Fireworks
Plus FREE inflatable structures, DJ/Music and FREE food (while quantities last).

 

Downsview Park’s annual Canada Day celebration features FREE fun for everyone! Spend Canada Day 2008 at Downsview Park! Enjoy FREE activities and entertainment and see the night sky light up with a kaleidoscope of colours

 

How much do you think the family is going to enjoy this event?

 

Check out the Downsview Park website for more info.

Woofstock This Weekend: Fun Free Family Event in Toronto

As many of you are aware, Headset Express in Mississauga is always on the lookout for fun, family friendly events in the GTA.

 

WOOFSTOCK is a huge, FREE event that will be held in the Toronto area this weekend.

 

Bring your dog  and your camera to the St. Lawrence Market area in Toronto this Sat, June 7^th and Sunday June 9^th  and prepare to be dazzled by crazy, furry spectacle that is Woofstock.

 

Even if you do not have a dog, this weekend long event is a great  free event for kids and families. You and your family will see about a gazillion dogs, some in costume, some in outfits that match their owners, and some highly amusing doggie contests and shows (stupid dog tricks is the one I will be attending). I highly suggest sitting at one of the coffee shop patios in the area and watch your kids’ delighted reactions from all of the amusing costumes and antics of dogs (and owners). For extra fun, and just to get in the spirit, download a barking ring tone for your phone.