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2013 Spring Break Activities in Toronto

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If you need to learn “what is Spring Break”, “when is Spring Break 2013” or “What are some March Break activities in Toronto”, here are your answers. There are many things to do in Toronto.

"Gardiner Museum in Toronto" image by End User
“Gardiner Museum in Toronto” image by End User

What is Spring Break?

Many school districts set a one-week vacation in late winter or early spring. Variously known as March Break, Spring Break, Reading Week for universities, or mid-winter break for government agencies, this vernal vacation runs from Monday through Friday when no regular holidays are scheduled.

March Break vacation is an annual event in Toronto, Ontario and many other school districts.

When is Spring Break 2013?

The 2013 Spring Break runs from March 11-15, 2013. It’s nice to see Ontario (“Ontario School Year Calendar 2013“), the TDSB (“Toronto District School Board Calendar 2012-2013“) and TCDSB (“Toronto Catholic District School Board Calendar 2012-2013“) agree.

If you’re in another school district, or attend university, then you’ll need to check your local calendar.

Looking for Spring Break Deals?

Spring Break deals are very hard to find because so many people vacation at this time.

Like many other airlines, British Airways is pretty busy for March Break vacation travel. I found a return flight from Toronto to Nassau in the Bahamas that departs on Tuesday March 11 for a family of four. If you haven’t already booked a tropical spring break vacation, maybe you should try the “staycation in Toronto” ideas for Spring Break deals in the next section.

Three Learning Experiences for Pi Day during March Break 2013

Every year, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14. Unfortunately, Spring Break leaves students out of school just when math can have some fun. At the very least, bake or decorate a “Pi Day Pie”.

At best, check my articles to find a March Break activity that helps make sense of an important piece of math:

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2013 Toronto March Break Activities

While many people take March break vacations, others stay near home and seek spring break deals for activities close to home. I found some 2013 Spring Break deals in Toronto for you.

Travel through Literature at Harbourfront in Toronto

If you can’t take a spring vacation, head to Harbourfront Centre on March 13, 2013 where Ben McNally, Matthew Goodman and Iain Reed present two very different “road trip” stories. This is part of “Authors at Harbourfront Centre“.

Adult admission is $10 (probably plus HST), but students with ID are free. The date is Wednesday March 13, 2013 at 7:30pm in the Lakeside Terrace at 235 Queen’s Quay West. That’s at the foot of Lower Simcoe Street, between York and Rees Streets.

Transformation by Fire at the Gardiner Museum

You don’t have to wait for March Break to see the free “Transformation by Fire” at the Gardiner Museum, which runs February 7 through April 28, 2013. The hours are:

  • Monday through Thursday from 10am-6pm;
  • Friday from 10am-9pm;
  • Saturday and Sunday from 10am-5pm.

The Gardiner Museum is located at 111 Queen’s Park in downtown Toronto: south of Bloor, but north of both the Queen’s Park park and Charles Street. It’s a short walk west from the Bay subway station on the Bloor-Danforth line.

City Museums Offer March Break Activities in Toronto

Several Toronto city museums run programs for Spring Break. Rather than explain and link to each museum’s specific site, let’s just say that eight Toronto museums present “March Break Programs in Toronto“. It’s not the first heading on the web page, so scroll or search for “March Break” to get things to do in Toronto for that week.

Sherlock Holmes Sleuthes at Black Creek Pioneer Village During Spring Break

Black Creek Pioneer Village hosts “Sherlock Holmes during March Break 2013”  from March 9-17 to find a clockmaker and his masterpiece. Admission includes a free horse-drawn wagon ride, problem solving and seeking clues. It seems that regular admission rates apply, which range from $11 to $15 (plus HST) for most. BCPV is at 1000 Murray Ross Parkway, east of Jane Street off Steeles Avenue and on the western border of York University. Take the 35 Jane bus or 60 Steeles bus; or park your car onsite for $7.

Free Admission to the AGO for High School Students May End after March Break 2013

Ontario high school students can visit the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) for “Free after Three“, with student ID. You must check their web page for the details, such as “Tuesday through Friday after 3pm” and ending after the 2013 March Break week. The AGO is at 317 Dundas Street West, halfway between University and Spadina Avenues. Take the Yonge/University subway to the St. Patrick station and walk west.

Hike in the Rouge Park for a March Break Activity in Toronto

(Added March 5, 2013): The Rouge Park in east Toronto offers hiking expeditions, pretty much on a daily basis. Click on their walk schedule link for the month; then on the next page, click on the dates you can go. Be sure to check whether that particular hike is “family friendly” and/or “dog friendly”. Some hikes involve easier or tougher terrain, and can start at different locations.

Normally I’d provide “how to get there” details, but the Rouge Park is big. It stretches from Lake Ontario at the south, where Lawrence Ave. East ends at Rouge Hills Drive, northwest across Highway 401 to Steeles Ave. East between the Scarborough-Pickering Town Line and beyond Sewell Road to the west.

Spring Break in the Don Valley at Evergreen Brick Works

(Added March 11, 2013): Thanks to a Facebook lead from Planet Friendly, “March Break: Signs of Spring at Evergreen Brick Works” gets a well-deserved if tardy mention here. This event runs March 11-15, 2013. Start hiking at 10am or 1pm; there are other activities from 10-2 daily. Remember that it’s an outdoors activity. It’s free, although the BrickWorks would appreciate a $5 donation.

Find the Evergreen Brick Works at 550 Bayview Ave., on the west side of the street, south of Pottery Road and north of Bloor Street. Parking is $6 on weekdays. (I once stumbled, almost literally, onto their grounds from the Beltline Trail on their west border. It’s a quite lovely area!)

Wrap Spring Break 2013 with the National Home Show

(Added March 10, 2013): This year, the National Home Show starts just as March Break ends. They’re teaming up with Canada Blooms, celebrity renovators, Re/Max realtors and Toyota Canada. Head for the CNE’s Direct Energy Centre from March 15-24, starting 10am daily.

Bring your children to wrap Spring Break, since they’ve labelled March 15, 2013 as “Family Day”. (Not to be confused, of course, with “2013 Family Day Holiday in Canada” which was back in February. It’s a good thing holidays don’t sue for trademark infringement).

Anyway, the Spring Break Family Day at the National Home Show allows children and students free admission, including some entertainment. However, children under 12 are always free, so you only have to arrive March 15 if your children are older than that. Single adult admission is $20. I assume there’s HST, but I guarantee you can find other bargains on their “Buy Tickets” page. (But standard admission is high enough that I’m going to let the National Home Show buy an advertising spot here, rather than giving them a free link. Let me know, dear readers, if this is a nuisance and I’ll consider changing my approach).

One Additional Festival in Ottawa during March Break 2013

(Added March 10, 2013): The “Ottawa Reel Food Film Festival” is on March 14, 2013 at 6:30pm in the Ottawa Public Library Auditorium. If your’re visiting Ottawa for Spring Break 2013, this would be an interesting and frugal event in the capital city of Canada.

St. Patrick’s Day 2013 Ends March Break

(Updated Feb. 28, 2013): In 2013, St. Patrick’s Day lands on the final Sunday of March Break. With travellers returning from Spring Break vacations, stay-at-homes should attend the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Toronto on March 17, 2013. Read more details in “The 2013 St Patricks Day Parade in Toronto“.

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2013 Family Day Holiday in Canada

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(Added Jan. 4, 2014): You’re probably looking for “When is the 2014 Family Day in Canada?“; but if you want the background about this Canadian holiday and some ideas of the annual events that may or may not recur, please read on.

When is the 2013 Family Day Holiday in Canada? The answer depends on the province in which you celebrate this annual event, perhaps the youngest of Canadian holidays.

The goal of having Family Day in Canada is to give parents and children an extra holiday to spend quality time together. It also comes in the dark and depressing days of winter, roughly midway between the winter solstice holidays (including but not limited to Christmas, Diwali, Kwanzaa; depending on the Lunar calendar, Mawlid an-Nabi or Tu B’Shevat; and New Year’s Day) and Easter in the spring.

Which Canadian Provinces Celebrate Family Day in 2013?

"Canadian Flag at Niagara Falls" image by Kevin Timothy
“Canadian Flag at Niagara Falls” image by Kevin Timothy

Only the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan will celebrate Family Day in 2013.

My condolences to the inhabitants of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Québec and the territories. Perhaps someday you will join your compatriots in celebrating the Family Day holiday in Canada.

Family Day in Canada: What Day Is It?

Officially every province celebrates Family Day on a Monday in February.

Many will want to travel for Family Day weekend getaways, but you should have booked travel and accommodations already. My apologies for not writing earlier about this particular holiday in Canada. However, you can find reputable online travel brokers for last-minute discount bookings for flights, hotels, and car rentals. You should check now in case Family Day deals are still available.

When is Family Day in Alberta?

Alberta celebrates Family Day on the third Monday of February.

Therefore Alberta Family Day falls on Feb. 18, 2013.

When is Family Day in British Columbia?

British Columbia celebrates Family Day on the second Monday of February.

Therefore Family Day in BC comes early compared to the rest of Canada, on Feb. 11, 2013.

When is Family Day in Manitoba?

Manitoba joins most participating provinces by taking the third Monday of February as a one-day winter vacation.

However, rather than “Family Day”, Manitobans commemorate their history with Louis Riel Day on Feb. 18, 2013.

When is Family Day in Ontario?

Ontario also holds Family Day on the third Monday of February.

Therefore Ontario Family Day occurs on Feb. 18, 2013.

When is Family Day in Prince Edward Island?

Prince Edward Island, like Manitoba, has a different name for the holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February.

PEI Islander Day is on Feb. 18, 2013.

When is Family Day in Saskatchewan?

Saskatchewan joins Alberta and Ontario with Family Day on the third Monday of February.

Therefore Saskatchewan Family Day takes place on Feb. 18, 2013.

Toronto Events for Family Day 2013

Several Toronto museums will hold special Family Day 2013 events. With admission prices under $10, these civic museums provide great Family Day deals by combining fun and learning at very affordable rates. My assumption is that these museum activities have become annual Toronto winter events, but let’s check again next year.

  • Fort York will focus on their kitchen, with baking and hot chocolate. Head for 250 Fort York Blvd, off Bathurst Street just north of the Gardiner Expressway, between 11am and 4pm.
  • The Historic Zion Schoolhouse offers a free tour between 10:30am and 4:30pm. They will accept donations if you want to help them cover the cost of the pop-up card your children can make and keep. This schoolhouse is at 1091 Finch. Ave. East, a bit east of  Leslie St.
  • Mackenzie House celebrates Black History Month throughout February. For 2013 Family Day in Toronto, visit 82 Bond St. (south of Dundas St. E. and west of Church St.) from noon to 5pm for an emphasis on newspapers in the 1850s.
  • Montgomery’s Inn, at 4709 Dundas St. W. (just east of Islington Ave.), is busy all afternoon. Folk tales are told at 1:30 and 3; an Irish dance workshop at 2pm; a social gathering at 4pm; and they don’t say when snacks will be ready.
  • The Scarborough Museum is pay-what-you-can on Family Day 2013 from noon to 4pm. You might sent off to do chores, but there should be a hot chocolate reward for your pains at 1007 Brimley Road (at Dorcot Ave., halfway between Lawrence Ave. E and Brimorton Drive, well south of Ellesmere).
  • At 285 Spadina Ave. (at Dundas W.), the Spadina Museum is open noon through 5pm for a series of “Kids’ Life” tours, games and ye-olde school lessons.
  • The Todmorden Mills Heritage Site is open from noon to 4pm “at the bottom of Pottery Road” between Bayview and Broadview. East York residents just keep driving west along Mortimer Ave., then follow the turns downhill. Activities include examining owl pellets, making crafts about owls, and sampling snacks.

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Check the City of Toronto page in the References section for any further details. Admission prices and times vary by site.

(Added Feb. 16, 2013): I just noticed the following:

  • The “Woof jocks” dog demonstration and family day pet festival will be at PawsWay on Monday Feb. 18, 2013. Admission is free, and includes special children’s activities. PawsWay is at 245 Queen’s Quay West, halfway between York St. and Spadina Ave.
  • Free hockey, or at least free children’s admission to the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame, is scheduled for Feb. 18 only from 10am to 5pm. The deal is that one adult who pays regular price ($17, and I assume there’s tax on top) can bring up to four under-the-age-of-13 youngsters for free. The Hockey Hall of Fame is at 30 Yonge St.; take the subway to either King St. or Union Station.
  • Skate freely, and for free, at various rinks thanks to “RBC Family Day on Ice“. Toronto locations include the Mattamy Centre at 50 Carlton; Ted Reeve Arena at Main and Gerrard; Harbourfront Centre on Queen’s Quay; and Leaside Memorial Gardens at 1073 Millwood. The Royal Bank of Canada also hosts free skating in GTA cities and across Ontario, so check their page for details.

Just for your information, I added these events while looking for ways to belatedly celebrate Chinese New Year in Toronto. People are still reading that article even after the turn of the Lunar calendar.

(Added Feb. 18, 2013): My apologies for totally missing the Beach BIA “Family Sunday in the Beach” at Kew Gardens. This BIA has sponsored an event on the Sunday-before-Family-Day-Monday so the folks working on Family Day can celebrate on that weekend. Smart move, and we should highlight it next year too. More details for yesterday and also today’s events around Toronto are summarized in “Toronto Family Day Activities 2013“.

Hopefully this answers the annual question, “When is Family Day in Canada?”, at least for 2013.

Australia Celebrates Family and Community Day in September/October

"Australian Flag near Darling Harbour, Australia" image by rjackb
“Australian Flag near Darling Harbour, Australia” image by rjackb

Our Australian readers may have found this page while intending to research Family and Community Day in Australia.

Since 2010, Family and Community Day occurs “on the first Monday of the September/October school holidays”, unless Labour Day pushes it to the second Monday.

Enjoy your holiday, mates.

References:

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The 2013 Groundhog Day in Canada and the USA

(Updated Jan. 27, 2016): My latest is “The North American 2016 Groundhog Day“. My 2015 article, “Prepare for Groundhog Day 2015 in Canada and in the USA” has the marmots’ predictions for that year.  The 2014 results are in “A More Crowded 2014 Groundhog Day in Canada“. Now let’s return to 2013…

Prepare for Groundhog Day 2013!

Here are your answers to: “What day is Groundhog Day?”; “What is Groundhog Day?”; and “What Groundhog Day activities can my children do?”; and more.

(Added Feb. 2, 2013): The Groundhog Day predictions for 2013 are listed in the next section.

(Added March 14, 2013): How accurately did Wiarton Willie predict Toronto’s winter or spring? See the new section near the end of the article. (Added March 23, 2013): Phil is in hot water for cold weather in Ohio…also in that section.

The Actual 2013 Groundhog Day Predictions

The rodent weather predictions are, in the order that they were made:

  • Shubenacadie Sam forecast six more weeks of winter for 2013 spring. (680News report by Irene Preklet with files from The Canadian Press).
  • Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring for 2013.
  • Québec’s Fred la Marmotte agreed with Sam, that winter will be prolonged in La Belle Province in Canada (per the Brandon Online article, below).
  • Wiarton Willie agreed with Phil, that spring will come early to Ontario, Canada.
  • Groundhog Gary lives in Kleinburg, Ontario, but I haven’t seen his prediction.
  • Winnipeg Willow stayed in her cozy Mountain Equipment Co-Op store for 2013 rather than heading outdoors into the cold. Her prediction is an early spring, since she didn’t see her shadow outdoors. From the same province, however, Manitoba Merv was spooked by a bright sunrise in 2013 at the Oak Hammock Marsh and returned to hibernate for an extra six weeks. Brandon Bob agreed with Merv.
  • Balzac Billy agrees that Alberta will have an early spring.

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What Day is Groundhog Day?

"Photo of a Groundhog in Toronto, Ontario" by qmnonic (Matt MacGillivray)
“Photo of a Groundhog in Toronto, Ontario” by qmnonic (Matt MacGillivray)

The second of February marks Groundhog Day every year.

In 2013, ground hog day falls on a Saturday, which leaves plenty of time for festivities and celebration.

What is Groundhog Day?

The official point of Groundhog Day is to ask a local celebrity groundhog how much longer winter weather will remain.

If the groundhog sees its shadow early in the morning, it will retreat to its burrow in fear. This predicts an extra six weeks of cold weather.

Conversely, a cloudy morning allows this timid rodent to remain outdoors. The weather prediction then is that spring conditions will arrive early.

Unofficially, I see Groundhog Day as an excuse for light-hearted scholarship and small-town civic boosterism with annual events to bring in tourists. Both are beneficial in the chill, grey light of a Canadian winter.

Who are the Weather Predicting Groundhogs of Canada?

In “Wiarton Willie set to give Groundhog Day forecast” (London Free Press online via QMI Agency), Jim Fox reported that Canadian groundhogs Wiarton Willie (of Wiarton, Ontario) and Shubenacadie Sam (of Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia), will predict how much winter weather remains to be endured on Feb. 2, 2013.

I’m adding Balzac Billy to beef up the Canadian roster.

The American champion is Punxsutawney Phil Sowerby, perhaps the most famous groundhog, a resident of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Phil’s breakfast party will be on Sat. Feb. 2, 2013 at 8am; see “Breakfast with Phil”  for cost and other details.

Other proud American weather-predicting groundhogs include Buckeye Chuck in Ohio; General Beauregard Lee in Georgia; and Staten Island Chuck of New York (“Early spring in 2013”).

Are there Annual Events or Official Activities for Groundhog Day in Canada?

Each celebrity rodent’s home has official activities for groundhog day. Here is a map for the three eastern celebrity groundhogs.

"Map for 3 Weather Groundhogs: Wiarton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam and Punxsutawney Phil" image by Mike DeHaan
“Map for 3 Weather Groundhogs: Wiarton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam and Punxsutawney Phil” image by Mike DeHaan

Wiarton Willie celebrates with a weekend festival, starting Friday night. However, the official weather prediction will take place at 8:07am on Saturday Feb. 2nd, 2013. See “Wiarton Willie Festival” for contact information.

Shubenacadie Sam makes his prediction at 8am in his Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Nova Scotia. The rest of the park will be open at 9am, weather permitting. Apparently, on Groundhog Day admission to this provincial park is free. See Shubenacadie’s “Our Park” page  for contact information and other details.

"Richardson's Ground Squirrel in Alberta"
“Richardson’s Ground Squirrel in Alberta” is not a groundhog!

Balzac Billy, the “Prairie Prognosticator”, works from his home in Balzac’s Blue Grass Nursery and Garden Centre, just 8Km the north of Calgary, Alberta. Albertans will celebrate “Groundhog Day 2013” on Feb. 2nd from 7-9am with free pancakes at the Blue Grass Nursery. My apologies to Balzac Billy for not putting Calgary on the map with his Eastern cousins. (Added Feb. 1 & 2, 2013): I’m glad that some people visited this article by searching for “groundhog day in Calgary”. Hopefully they found what they wanted to know! By the way, Billy is actually a Richardson’s Ground Squirrel. I’m sure I’d call him a “gopher”, but that’s probably not the right name for the Urocitellus richardsonii or “flickertail”. I trust he’s on friendly terms with his fellow forecasters.

What about Children’s Groundhog Day Activities?

Children’s groundhog day activities should include learning about groundhogs. May I recommend an article I wrote last year, in a now-defunct web site: “Groundhog Day: The Weather-Predicting Woodchuck!”. It has the basic background, several terrific photos of groundhogs and links to a couple of sources at the end. (Did you know that both “woodchuck” and “whistle pig” are alternative names for “groundhog”)?

Other online articles and learning resources include links from “Wiarton Willie’s Kids’ Zone” (including a link to a colouring page), and Balzac Billy’s own colouring contest (PDF format; it’s not there any longer, but here is the Balzac Billy home page).

Celebrate Groundhog Day by sending personalized e-card greetings to your online friends. Amazon offers a book on how to make e-cards, “Create Easy Animations and E-cards – Made in Minutes, Remembered for a Lifetime!“. The Amazon Prime program lends this book to Kindle users for free, although there is also a retail sales price. It’s only 34 pages, and seven reviews give it a combined rating of 4.9 out of 5.

As an adult, my own groundhog day activities include checking the various predictions made by our woodchuck weather forecasters. Many TV stations report live from the Ground Hog Day ceremonies.

Groundhogs at the Metro Toronto Zoo

You can visit the groundhog in Toronto at the Metro Toronto Zoo, but ask for “woodchuck” instead. The woodchucks live in the Kids’ Zoo section of the Toronto Zoo.

(Added March 14 & 23, 2013): Wiarton Willie Not Quite Correct in 2013

Today is March 14, 2013; 5 weeks and 5 days since Groundhog Day. Yesterday Toronto hosted a brief blizzard; last night had light snow and lowest temperature of -7C or 19.4F.

On the other hand, none of that snow survived the morning sunshine. This afternoon we’re at zero (32F) with gusty winds, so it’s a really nice finish to winter but a tad chilly for spring.

Although we’ve experienced some mild temperatures and a few trees are showing signs of budding, it does not seem correct to say that Toronto Ontario had an early spring. Would anyone claim that Wiarton Willie was accurate this year? My call is “not quite correct in 2013”.

We’d welcome any anecdotes from other regions. One Facebook friend had replied last weekend that they’d had a mild winter, but that was in the mid-latitude United States where they might not need the prognostications of weather rodents.

(Added March 23, 2013): DeHaan Services is not alone in noting groundhog inaccuracies. As reported in “‘Indictment’ issued against groundhog Punxsutawney Phil for ‘purposely’ predicting an early spring falsely” by the National Post, a prosecuter in Butler County, Ohio, published an indictment against Punxsutawney Phil for “…purposely, and with prior calculation and design, cause the people to believe that spring would come early”. Since Ohio is still enduring below-normal temperatures and risks another snowstorm, the charge might be upheld.

Phil’s colleague, Buckeye Chuck who is based in Ohio, has not been charged although he also was shadow-less and predicted an early spring.

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