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Hope everyone stayed dry through last night's wild storm. One last long weekend of summer, and then the school bells ring Tuesday. You got them through a whole summer, parent, take the win! I do miss it already. ☺

This week's scoop has a Spielberg classic on the big screen, an antique steam train weekend for the vehicle kids, and a free pickling workshop in a Hamilton park. Plus apple season quietly opens at the bottom.

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PS: See all events on our event page.

Newly found or rare events

📍 Milton 9365 10 Side Rd · FRI Sep 4 · 10 AM to 3:30 PM · 💰 Under 18 free Friday, then $15.50-$17.50

Last day of Kids Free Week: anyone under 18 gets in free, no pre-booking. Sunflowers and dahlias are at peak. → Details

📍 Hamilton Gage Park · SAT Sep 12 · 10 AM to 1 PM · 💰 Free

Hands-on kids gardening festival. Make your own instant pickles with Joyce of Cooking. Register free on Eventbrite. → Register

📍 Toronto Exhibition Place · through MON Sep 7 · from 10 AM · 💰 50% off admission on self-declaration of a disability

The CNE closes Labour Day. Free sensory rooms at the Better Living Centre, support person free with an Access 2 Card. → Details

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

Fri Sep 4 to Mon Sep 7

📍 Tottenham Downtown Tottenham station · SUN Sep 6 · 10:30 AM, 12, 1:30 + 3 PM · 💰 $17 adult, $9 child

A seated heritage train excursion, about 45 minutes round trip. Diesel locomotive this date. → Details

📍 Halton Hills Hume Auction Farm · FRI Sep 4 to MON Sep 7 · 💰 $15 at the gate, kids 12 and under free

66th annual antique steam and tractor show with a daily afternoon parade. Note: running steam engines and whistles get loud. → Details

📍 Hamilton Ancaster Fairgrounds, 630 Trinity Rd S · MON Sep 7 · 9:30 AM to 3 PM · 💰 $5, under 12 free with an adult

Indoor toy browsing show for a quiet Labour Day morning. → Details

📍 Burlington / Oakville / Milton participating stores · SAT Sep 12 · 8:30 AM or 10:30 AM · 💰 Free

This month's free build is a school bus organizer. Registration opened Aug 10 and fills fast. → Register

📍 Oakville participating gardens in Old Oakville · SAT Sep 12 · 12 to 3 PM · 💰 Free

Stroll up to 35 host gardens and meet about 75 artists. Come and go at your own pace. → Details

And on the horizon:

The orchards are opening. Getaway ideas for the first picking weekends.

📍 Milton Chudleigh's · McIntosh ready around THU Sep 10 · 💰 $$

Timed 3-hour visits, online advance tickets only, no walk-ins. Apple bags $20 for 5 lb. → Book

📍 Hamilton 1668 Hwy 6 · THU to SUN · 9 AM to 5 PM · 💰 $$

Paula Red, Ginger Gold and Pioneer Mac are ready now. Wagon rides, sunflower fields, a corn pit and a hay jump between rows of retired tractors. → Details

📍 King City Pine Farms Orchard · open daily, picking ends 4:30 PM · 💰 $10 ages 3-64

Quiet orchard with kid-height dwarf trees. Apples $2.35 per pound. → Details

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

🏊 Sensory Swim: SAT 4 to 5 PM @ Tansley Woods CC, Burlington | SUN 3:45 to 4:45 PM @ Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, Oakville | SAT 3 PM @ Milton Leisure Centre ($0-$3.40)

Oakville Trafalgar CC is back THU Sep 10, 2 to 3 PM, then weekly.

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See you next week!

Stella

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