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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, a barrier-free splash pad in the woods, and a field with 400,000 sunflowers in it. Up here you'll find a free racecar day, the Science Centre's brand new home, and bunny cuddles at a working farm.

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Fresh finds for the long weekend

📍 Markham CF Markville, 5000 Hwy 7 · SAT Aug 1 · 10 AM – 6 PM + SUN Aug 2 · 11 AM – 6 PM · 💰 Free

A real racecar on display and driving simulators built on the Markham Indy circuit. Indoors and air conditioned, no tickets needed. Driver autographs 1 to 3 PM both days. → Details

📍 Toronto Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W · Daily 10 AM – 6 PM, open the Civic Holiday · 💰 Adults $15, 17 and under free through Sep 7

The Science Centre reopened in its interim home at Harbourfront at the end of June, so the whole thing is new again. Indoors and air conditioned. Support person free with documentation. Book online, it sells out at peak times. → Book

📍 Greenbank 1025 Cragg Rd · SUN Aug 2 + MON Aug 3 · 9:30 AM – 5 PM · 💰 $13 + HST

Cuddle the bunnies, visit the chickens and meet the goats, included with admission. Playground, trails and wagon rides on site. About 45 minutes from Markham. Walk-in or book online. → Details

📍 Your nearest Home Depot (participating stores) · SAT Aug 8 · 10 AM – 12 PM · 💰 Free

Build-and-take-home workshop for ages 4-12, this month a wooden rocket game. All supplies included. Register ahead to hold a spot. → Register

📍 Vaughan Vaughan Jewish Community Campus · FRI Aug 14 · 6 PM · 💰 Free

Tour the campus and meet the team behind their enrichment programs for gifted and twice-exceptional learners. Registration required, spots are limited. → Register

📍 Hamilton Wild Waterworks, 585 Van Wagners Beach Rd · TUE Aug 18 from 11 AM · 💰 Standard admission, support persons free under Access2

A reduced-capacity day at the waterpark with the music off and quieter zones, the only one of its kind near us. Worth the drive, and worth booking now because it sells out. → Details

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

📍 Stouffville 3291 Stouffville Rd · Daily 9 AM – 8 PM, open the Civic Holiday · 💰 Adult $8.30, child 4-13 $5.50, under 4 free

Shaded boardwalk trails, a barrier-free splash pad, playgrounds and 22 picnic sites with shelters. The aerial courses are a separate operator and cost extra. → Plan a visit

📍 Markham 10378 Hwy 48, north of Major Mackenzie · Daily through SUN Aug 16 · 10 AM – 6 PM · 💰 Ticketed (buy online or at the gate)

Twenty acres and about 400,000 blooms, with no time limit on your visit. A walk-through field rather than a u-pick. → Details

📍 Kettleby 16225 Jane St · SAT Aug 1, then TUE–FRI · 10 AM – 3:30 PM · 💰 $9 + tax (under 23 months free)

Cows, pigs, alpaca, goats and rabbits to feed, plus a straw maze and a tube chute. Closed Sunday and Monday, so the Saturday is your long-weekend window. Book 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.

🦁 Toronto Zoo Sensory-Friendly Early Admission: SAT + SUN early entry 9 AM (before the 9:30 open). 50% off admission for guests with disabilities, free support-worker entry, sensory bags at the Accessibility Hub.

🧠 Sensory Social: TUE Aug 4 · 2 – 3 PM @ Mackenzie Health Vaughan Library. Drop-in, low-stimulation social hour, all ages. Next one after that is Sun Aug 23. Free.

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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