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Hope you've still got a T-shirt within reach, because Thursday is heading for 21 degrees and Halloween night looks dry and mild. This might be the rare year the costume doesn't disappear under a snowsuit. 🎃

Bunny yoga with an adaptive option, a quiet morning inside a giant steam pumphouse, and a sensory-friendly holiday party at a farm. Plus a calm Halloween list, from daytime trick-or-treating for little ones to a pumpkin parade.

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Newly found or rare events

📍 Burlington Blue Dot Acres · SAT Oct 31 and SAT Nov 7 · 10 AM · 💰 $25 per person

Gentle family yoga in a room with free-roaming bunnies, then kids hand-feed them. The Oct 31 class is with Tova, who runs an adaptive version on request (smaller group, quieter pacing); email the farm to set it up. Ages 4+. → Book

📍 Hamilton Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology · SAT Nov 14 · 10 to 11 AM or 11 AM to 12 PM · 💰 $0-$28.75 (regular admission, 5 and under free)

A low-sensory tour of the 1859 pumphouse at your own pace, with quieter sound, gentler lighting, hands-on displays and a Chill Out Zone for breaks. All ages. → Details

📍 Ancaster Triple C Farm · SAT Nov 21 · 1 PM entry · 💰 $35 for one child and one adult, $20 each extra child

The 1 PM session of the farm's holiday party is the sensory-friendly one: meet Santa, craft and colouring stations, and the petting farm. Tickets are on sale now. → Get tickets

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

Fri Oct 30 to Sun Nov 1

📍 Burlington TERRA Greenhouses · SAT Oct 31 · Drop in 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM · 💰 $2

Kids paint a plant pot to take home, supplies included, in among the greenhouse plants. Also at TERRA Milton, Hamilton and Waterdown. → Book

📍 Paris Brantwood Farms · SAT Oct 31 · 10 AM to 5 PM, last entry 4 PM · 💰 $17.50 + HST, 23 months and under free

The final day of the farm's fall season: wagon and train rides, a corn maze, jumping pillows and the farm animals. About 45 minutes from Burlington. → Details

Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8, and on the horizon

📍 Hamilton Westdale Library · MON Nov 2 · 3:30 to 4:30 PM · 💰 Free

Kids make a paper lantern for Diwali, which falls on Nov 8. Supplies provided, ages 6 to 12. → Details

📍 Milton Milton Mall, in front of The LAB · SAT Nov 7 · 11 AM to 2 PM · 💰 Free

A drop-in table where kids decorate a candle holder for the Festival of Lights. All ages. Note: it's in the mall common area, so expect some foot traffic. → Details

📍 Burlington Joseph Brant Museum · SAT Nov 7 · 10:30 to 11:30 AM · 💰 $6-$30 (museum admission)

Burlington author Natalia Paruzel-Gibson reads her picture book, then kids make a themed craft. Pre-registration required, limited space. → Register

📍 Burlington Alton Library · SAT Nov 7 · 2 to 3 PM · 💰 Free

A short guided gratitude meditation, then kids paint a rock to take home. Ages 6+ with an adult, 8 seats left when we checked. → Register

And on the horizon: Family clay wreath workshop at Oakville Galleries SAT Nov 14 ($75 per parent and child), and Visit with Santa at Joseph Brant Museum SAT Nov 14 and SUN Nov 15, 10-minute family slots, booking open now.

Small, scare-free and accessible, Oct 30 to Nov 1

📍 Milton McKay Crescent · SAT Oct 31 · 2 to 4 PM · 💰 Free

A barrier-free trick-or-treat street run by Inclusive Milton, with mascots, small animals and hands-on play. Back for a second year. → Details

📍 Acton Acton Town Hall Centre · SAT Oct 31 · 10 AM · 💰 Free

A seated, indoor show with Hawkeye's live birds of prey, for the whole family. Seating opens at 9:45 AM. → Details

📍 Oakville Kerr Village shops · FRI Oct 30 · 11 AM to 2 PM · 💰 Free

Daytime trick-or-treating for little ones at the Kerr Street shops showing a ghost sign in the window. A daylight practice run before the real night. → Details

📍 Burlington Yoga-Tastic 4 Kids · SAT Oct 31 · 10 to 11 AM or 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM · 💰 $25 + HST

Suspension yoga in slings with puppies roaming the room. Costumes welcome if you can move in them. Under 7 with a paid adult, every person needs a ticket. → Book

📍 Oakville Oakville Museum · SUN Nov 1 · 5 to 7 PM · 💰 Free

Bring your jack-o'-lantern for one more night of glowing in the museum grounds, with a storytime and treats. Parking is tight; walk in if you can. → Details

📍 Grimsby Coronation Park · SUN Nov 1 · Accessible entry 4:45 PM, then 5:30 to 7:30 PM · 💰 Free

A walk along the park path past 300+ carved jack-o'-lanterns, with an accessible entry before the main opening. You can add your own carved pumpkin (drop-off 9 AM to 4 PM). → Details

Also still on: the Pumpkin Smash at Andrews' Scenic Acres SUN Nov 1, free with a jack-o'-lantern or a food bank item.

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 runs THU 2 to 3 PM, weekly.

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Stella

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