Events Calendar

Free Family Movie Night – Brave
August 14, 8:15 pm
North end of High Park (near Chess House)

Councillor Sarah Doucette invites you to a free movie screening hosted by Local 416! Bring a blanket and get there early to get a good spot in front of the giant screen. Local 416 will also provide free popcorn!

Grandparents Day Walk
Sunday, September 8th @10:30 am
Meet at benches south of Grenadier Restaurant
Suggested donation $5.00 per adult

An informative walk past the Children’s Garden, into Colborne Lodge for refreshments, and then continuing to the Zoo. All participants receive a refreshment coupon good at the Grenadier Café or Sunnyside Restaurant.

Walk route:
Starts at benches south of Grenadier Restaurant @10.30 am,
High Park Zoo 11.00 am – 3.00 pm,
Colborne Lodge noon – 5.00 pm

Playgrounds are the heart of our communities, but many need to be rejuvenated. So we’re holding the first Canadian Tire Run For Playgrounds event. An 8k run, a 5k jog, walk or stroll and a kids event to raise money to help give local kids a sporting chance and revitalize our community playgrounds.

Meet at:
Across from the Jamie Bell Adventure Playground. Hope to see you there.

Volunteers needed to help set-up and serve pancakes from 9 am – 12 noon. Contact info@highpark.org if interested.

For more information contact:
Stacie Smith, Race Director
416-910-8112
stacie@influencemarketing.ca

Or go to runforplaygrounds.ca

A bike ride for families in High Park. Explore this beautiful park on a bicycle, learn about its history, and win prizes. Special guest appearances by the Colborne Lodge Historical Society, MP Peggy Nash, MPP Cheri DiNovo, and Councillor Sarah Doucette. This event is geared towards families and the under-twelve crew.

Hosted by Cycle Toronto Wards 13 and 14.

Meet in the parking lot of Grenadier Restaurant at 2 pm.

Bring the whole family and join us for GRANDPARENTS’ DAY TEA from 3-5pm on the patio of the Grenadier Restaurant in the centre of beautiful High Park.

NOTE: You do not need to have a Paypal account to register for this event. Please click on “Pay with a credit or debit card” when you get to the Paypal screen.

Choose from the following menu options:

Option A – Afternoon Tea ($12.99/person)

• Garnished Sandwiches:
  Egg Mayonnaise
  Honey Ham with Dijon Mustard
  Tuna Salad
  Sliced Turkey Breast and lettuce
  Nutella
• Fresh Baked Scone with Ontario Strawberry Jam, Butter and Devon Cream
• Assorted Pastries
• Pot of Tea

Option B – Cream Tea ($8.99/person) 

• Fresh Baked Scones served with Ontario Strawberry Jam, Butter and Devon Cream
• Pot of Tea

Children’s Tea ($5.99/ child) 12 years and under

• Sandwich garnished with celery and carrot
• Assorted Pastries
• Milk or Lemonade

Wear a fancy hat to win a prize!

For the kids: A fire engine will be at the restaurant from 2 -3 pm.

All funds raised will go to the High Park Grenadier Fund and used to support community-based education, recreation and preservation programs operating in High Park and the Western Beaches.

Thank you CARP!
CARP will donate $10 to the High Park Grenadier Fund for every CARP membership sold in High Park on Grandparents’ Day.

CARP is a national, non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to a ‘New Vision of Aging for Canada’ promoting social change that will bring financial security, equitable access to health care and freedom from discrimination. Their mandate is to promote and protect the interests, rights and quality of life for Canadians as they age.

For more information, please visit www.carp.ca or visit the CARP information table at the Grenadier Restaurant on Grandparents’ Day.

High Park Christmas Celebrations
at the Grenadier Restaurant patio
and High Park Zoo

Sing along with
Annette Street Public School Choirs
Keele/Mountview Junior Choir
The Whithnells

Hot chocolate and cookies

Face painting and reindeer tattoos

Make a decoration
with High Park program groups

Toronto Fire Truck

Santa checks his reindeer
Meet Santa at the reindeer pen 2-3 pm

Santa visits the Grenadier patio
4-5 pm

Tree Lighting
Lights go on at 5 pm

Meet the choirs!

Annette Street Public School Choirs
There are three choirs at Annette Street Public school: the Primary Choir, the Junior Choir and the Senior Choir. Members of all three choirs are here today for our celebration at High Park, ranging in ages from 5 to 13.

Keele/Mountview Junior Choir
We are the Keele/Mountview Junior Choir. The Keele/Mountview Junior Choir is celebrating its 22 year this year on the hundredth anniversary of our school. Our principal is Ms. Petko and vice principal Ms Hoisak. The choir is lead by Maestro Simone and our entire choir would like to thank the folks at High Park for this opportunity to share the gift of song with all of the fine folks who enjoy this great Park.

The Withnells
Meet The Withnells: Brian Withnell, Jaccee Dallyn and their daughters, Lauryn and Renèe. Together, they make up a dynamic quartet whose repertoire includes their own arrangements of Coldplay, Marianas Trench, old R&B, and today’s hits. Their performing credits include ‘Work for the Cure’, Sick Kids’ Foundation, the Ratanak Foundation, Bayview Wildwood Resort, as well as school and community performances.

Registration for most Toronto High Park FC Outdoor 2015 Season programs will open on February 9, 2015.

Registration for House League programs are accepted on a first come first served basis until the program is full. Registrations for the Outdoor season are not accepted after July 1st.

Additional registration information can be found HERE

Bring your Easter basket and join in this annual community event held on the grounds of Colborne Lodge. Children enjoy egg hunts and colour eggs using natural dyes inside historic Colborne Lodge.

$3 for egg hunts and $1 for egg dyeing.

Registration not required.