Events Calendar

Oct
28
Sun
2018
Twilight Pumpkin Float in High Park @ High Park Wading Pool
Oct 28 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

23rd Annual Twilight Pumpkin Float in High Park
Sunday, October 28, 2018
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Cost: $2.50/pumpkin

Come carve a pumpkin and set it afloat with other ghoulish gourds!  Meet at the wading pool in the northwest corner of High Park, just west of the main entrance to High Park at Bloor Street West and High Park Avenue.

Proceeds go towards the High Park Nature Centre’s Nearer to Nature Adopt-a-Class program, which brings children and youth from schools in Toronto’s priority neighbourhoods to the High Park for an exciting full day field trip.

 

Jan
12
Sat
2019
Sleeping Skeletons of High Park – Family Nature Walk @ High Park Nature Centre at the Forest School
Jan 12 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Event Description: Come explore High Park’s “Sleeping Skeletons” such as our majestic Oaks, hardy Maples and whimsical Willows. Learn how to ID trees during their winter dormancy by studying their buds, twigs and bark.

Ages: All Ages

Contact Info:
High Park Nature Centre
E: naturecentre@highpark.org
P: (416) 392-1748
https://highparknaturecentre.com/2/family-nature-walks

Mar
23
Sat
2019
Time Travelling in High Park @ High Park Nature Centre at the Forest School
Mar 23 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Event Details

High Park has gone through some massive changes over the past 500 years. Learn about the incredible species that used to exist in this region, and which creatures have come to replace them.

This event is great for all ages – bring the whole family!  Suggested donation of $2 – $5 per person.

For more information, check out our Family Nature Walks page.

Accessibility: All walks are moderate length and terrain.  We regret that trails are not wheelchair or stroller accessible.

Mar
30
Sat
2019
Earth Hour Event @ High Park Nature Centre at the Forest School
Mar 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Event Details

Join us for a lights out event at the High Park Nature Centre! We’ll begin the event with the ancient technique of candle dipping and lantern making. The lanterns will light our way through the trails as we learn about the impacts of climate change on the animals and plants of High Park. We will end the hike with a campfire and s’mores.

Location

 High Park Nature Centre 

Dec
1
Sun
2019
High Park Christmas Celebrations – cancelled due to weather conditions @ Grenadier Restaurant Patio and High Park Zoo
Dec 1 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join us for the 8th Annual High Park Christmas Celebrations Event from 1-5 pm on Sunday, Dec 1st

Activities take place on the patio at the Grenadier Restaurant in the centre of High Park.

This event is always lots of fun for children and families!!

Meet Santa from 1-2pm as he checks his reindeer in the High Park Zoo with the Friends of the High Park Zoo

On the Grenadier Restaurant Patio from 2-5pm
- Visit Santa (2 – 4:30pm)
- Hot Chocolate & Cookies
- Marshmallow Roast
- Make a Decoration with the High Park program groups – Colborne Lodge, High Park Children’s Garden and High Park Nature Centre
- Visit a Toronto Fire Truck

- Raffle

– Sing along with Howard Park Primary School” (2:15pm)

- Sing along with “Keele St Public School” (3:15pm)

- The Withnells (4pm)

- Tree Lighting at 5 pm

 

Dec
12
Thu
2019
Candle Dipping Workshop – The Gift of Light @ High Park Nature Centre at the Forest School
Dec 12 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Event Description: As the nights continue to grow longer create hand dipped candles and learn a little about bees.  Participants will create between 4 – 6 candles.  Perfect to keep or as a gift to give.

Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting the odd drip of wax.  Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

$25 for adults and children ages 6 and above.  This workshop is not appropriate for children under 6 years old.

 

Contact Info:
High Park Nature Centre
E: info@highparknaturecentre.com
P: (416) 392-1748
https://highparknaturecentre.com/adult-workshops

Dec
14
Sat
2019
Decorate a Tree for the Birds @ High Park Nature Centre at the Forest School
Dec 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Ages: All ages

Event Description: Help decorate an evergreen tree in High Park with handmade pine cone bird feeders and edible garlands for the birds. Hike through the woods and learn how to feed chickadees from the palm of your hand, search the skies for soaring hawks and discover how birds like cardinals, nuthatches and woodpeckers survive the winter.

 

Arrive early Saturday morning to join the Christmas Bird Count for Kids – a by donation event! You will learn how to use binoculars (bring your own pair if you have them), identify birds, and collect data to help with bird conservation efforts.

 

Contact Info:
High Park Nature Centre
E: info@highparknaturecentre.com
P: (416) 392-1748
https://highparknaturecentre.com/special-events

Family Nature Walks – December Indigenous Family Nature Walk with Donna Powless @ High Park Nature Centre at the Forest School
Dec 14 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Ages: All ages

Event Description: We are so grateful to be working with Taiaiako’n Historical Preservation Society in delivering monthly Elder led walks or nature based activities timed with the full moon.  Come gather around a sacred fire, participate in a nature based teaching/art activity or short walk to celebrate the full moon and join in a feast.

Contact Info:
High Park Nature Centre
E: info@highparknaturecentre.com
P: (416) 392-1748
https://highparknaturecentre.com/special-events

Dec
15
Sun
2019
Decorate a Tree for the Birds @ High Park Nature Centre at the Forest School
Dec 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Ages: All ages

Event Description: Help decorate an evergreen tree in High Park with handmade pine cone bird feeders and edible garlands for the birds. Hike through the woods and learn how to feed chickadees from the palm of your hand, search the skies for soaring hawks and discover how birds like cardinals, nuthatches and woodpeckers survive the winter.

 

Arrive early Saturday morning to join the Christmas Bird Count for Kids – a by donation event! You will learn how to use binoculars (bring your own pair if you have them), identify birds, and collect data to help with bird conservation efforts.

 

Contact Info:
High Park Nature Centre
E: info@highparknaturecentre.com
P: (416) 392-1748
https://highparknaturecentre.com/special-events

Candle Dipping Workshop – The Gift of Light @ High Park Nature Centre at the Forest School
Dec 15 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Event Description: As the nights continue to grow longer create hand dipped candles and learn a little about bees.  Participants will create between 4 – 6 candles.  Perfect to keep or as a gift to give.

Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting the odd drip of wax.  Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

$25 for adults and children ages 6 and above.  This workshop is not appropriate for children under 6 years old.

 

Contact Info:
High Park Nature Centre
E: info@highparknaturecentre.com
P: (416) 392-1748
https://highparknaturecentre.com/adult-workshops