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We made it through half the summer, and now there's a long weekend. Three whole days. So what do we do with them? 😂

If you're looking for one plan to rule them all, start at the bottom this week. There's a wolf pack you watch from indoors, glamping tents with real bathrooms in them, and bunk-bed yurts twenty minutes from home. Up here you'll find a sensory-friendly Paddington, a guided walk through Kerr Village and a dairy day at a heritage village.

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PS: See all events on our event page.

Fresh finds for the long weekend

📍 Hamilton The Westdale, 1014 King St W · SAT Aug 1 · 1 PM · 💰 $9.25

Lights dimmed instead of dark, sound lowered, open captions, no ads or trailers, and you can get up and move around. Run with the Centre for Diverse Learners. → Get tickets

📍 Oakville Monarch House, 2450 Bristol Circle · SAT Aug 8 · 11 AM – 2 PM · 💰 Free

Local therapists, programs and services in one room, all of them built for neurodivergent kids. Second year running. → Register

📍 Burlington Tansley Woods Community Centre, 1996 Itabashi Way · SUN Aug 16 · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · 💰 Free

An hour of coach-led soccer, basketball and gross-motor games with KidsPlaySports. Open to children aged 3 to 6 with summer birthdays. Register through the form on the page. → Register

Exclusive offers for our community. See full list on our perks page

Fri Jul 31 - Mon Aug 3, Civic Holiday

📍 Rockton Westfield Heritage Village, 1049 Kirkwall Rd · SAT Aug 1 – MON Aug 3 (also Aug 7-9) · 10 AM – 4 PM · 💰 $10+ (under 5 free)

Milking demonstrations, bee boxes, butter making and Victorian games across a heritage village. Timed two-hour entry slots. → Details

📍 Oakville Meet at Burnet Park, 76 Burnet St · SUN Aug 2 · 12:30 – 1:30 PM · 💰 Free

A one-hour guided walk through Kerr Village visiting sites tied to Oakville's Black history, run with the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton. Small group, register ahead. → Register

📍 Oakville Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy St · MON Aug 3 · 1 – 4 PM · 💰 Free

A steel pan band, a drum line tutorial anyone can join, and heritage displays on the museum lawn. The picnic dates back to 1850. Note: the drum line and steel pan get loud, the grounds are big enough to step back. → Details

📍 Hamilton Flying Squirrel, 100 Garden Ave · TUE Aug 4 · 2 – 4 PM · 💰 $8/hr + $3.50 grip socks

Trampoline park with the lights and music dialled down. Runs the first Tuesday of the month. → Details

📍 Hamilton The Westdale, 1014 King St W · FRI Aug 7 · 1:30 PM · 💰 $9.25

Same relaxed setup as Paddington. Lights up, sound down, move around freely. → Get tickets

And on the horizon:

Close to home or worth the drive.

📍 Haliburton · Daily 10 AM – 4:30 PM · 💰 General admission, book online or at the door

Watch a resident wolf pack roam a seven-acre enclosure from an indoor observatory, so it stays quiet and weather-proof either way. There is a cinema and hands-on exhibits too, and Public Wolf Howls run Thursday evenings through August. No age limits. → Book

📍 St. Williams, Norfolk County · overnight · 💰 Seasonal rates, booked online

Glamping in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The wilderness suites are tents with a real bathroom inside, and there is an on-site observatory for stargazing plus 90 km of trails. About two hours from Oakville. The zip line is a separate booking, ages 9 and up. → Book

📍 Oakville, overnight · Season runs to Oct 25 · 💰 Ontario Parks yurt rates, parking for one car included

Three yurts in the Savannah Loop, each with two sets of bunk beds sleeping six, electric heat and lights, and a deck with a fire pit and propane BBQ. Twenty minutes from home rather than three hours. Bring your own bedding. Two-night minimum, three on long weekends, so this one is for booking ahead. → Book

📍 Bright, Oxford County · WED–SUN · 💰 Varies by experience, booked online

Baby goat playtime, goat cuddles and a mini Highland calf meet and greet on a third-generation family farm. Note: book the goat and calf experiences. The goat yoga and alpaca picnics on the same site are 16+. → Book

These run every week, see the full list on our sensory hours page.

🏊 Sensory Swim: SAT 2 – 3 PM @ Tansley Woods CC, Burlington | THU 2 – 3 PM @ Oakville Trafalgar CC | SAT 3 PM @ Milton Leisure Centre ($0-$3.40)

Thank you for reading these every week. It makes my Thursdays!

Hit reply and tell me what you ended up doing with the long weekend, I read every one. And if this landed in your Promotions tab, drag it over to Primary so it doesn't get lost. ☀️

See you next week,

Stella

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