Whether you’re looking to spend a few hours sampling craft beers, or to enjoy live music with your little ones, there’s plenty to do in Toronto this weekend. 

Toronto’s Festival of Beer: Spring Sessions

Beer festivals and summer go hand-in-hand, but why wait for the mercury to rise to celebrate by drinking a cold pint? Grab a buddy and head down to the Sherbourne Common this weekend for the spring edition of Toronto’s Festival of Beer.

When: Friday, April 24 – Saturday, April 25

Location: Sherbourne Common, 61 Dockside Dr.

Cost: $30

 

Disney Fantasia: Live in concert

Introduce your little ones to the joys of classical music at Roy Thomson Hall, where the Toronto Symphony Orchestra will be performing a selection of songs from the films “Fantasia” and “Disney Fantasia 2000.”

When: Friday, April 24 – Saturday, April 25

Location: Roy Thomson Hall

Cost: Details online (http://tso.ca/en-ca/concerts-and-tickets/2014-2015-Season/EventDetails/Disney-Fantasia-Live-in-Concert.aspx)

 

Buddy Guy with special guest Quinn Sullivan

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Buddy Guy will be performing at Toronto’s Massey Hall on Friday. The real-deal blues musician will be joined by Quinn Sullivan, a teen protégé who performed with him in 2013.

When: Friday, April 24

Location: Massey Hall

Cost: Details online (http://tickets.masseyhallroythomsonhall.com/single/SYOS.aspx?p=1560)\

 

Macbeth

In this new production of Macbeth, director Charles Roy re-imagines William Shakespeare’s play using modern military regimes.

When: Friday, April 24

Location: Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St.

Cost: Details online 

 

Glass-blowing workshop

Mother’s Day is fast approaching. For those looking for a unique gift idea, why not give your mother a hand-blown decorative glass bowl that you designed and made? The Harbourfront Centre is offering weekend glass blowing workshops throughout the spring. Courses take place at the Craft and Design Studio.

When: Friday, April 24 – Sunday, April 26

Location: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen Quay West

Cost: $395.50

 

Fashion Art Toronto

Get inspired this weekend at the annual Arts and Fashion Week, where some of Canada’s most-talented designers will be showcasing their work.

When: Ends Saturday, April 25

Location: Details online (http://fashionarttoronto.ca/2015-2/)

Cost: Details online (http://fashionarttoronto.ca/buy-tickets/)

 

Fourth annual Grateful Dead Tribute in support of SickKids

Attention Deadheads: If you weren’t lucky enough to nab tickets to the band’s sold-out reunion concerts, make your way down to the Phoenix on Saturday, where Mars Hotel, a Grateful Dead tribute band, will be performing for a good cause.

When: Saturday, April 25

Location: Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St.

Cost: $25 - $50

 

Eat for Tibet Food Festival

Sample the many flavours of Tibetan cuisine in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, where the annual Eat For Tibet Food Festival is happening on Sunday. Participating restaurants include Lhasa Kitchen and Loga’s Corner.

When: Sunday, April 26

Location: from 1422 Queen St. W. to 1600 Queen St. W.

 

Parkdale Flea

Shop while enjoying the spring weather on Sunday at the outdoor-indoor flea market on Queen Street West, where there will be wide selection of antique goods, crafts by local artisans and more.

When: Sunday, April 26

Location: Goodfellas Gallery, 1266 Queen St. W.

Cost: Free entry

 

Young Birders’ Club

Spring is in the air, and so are the birds at Tommy Thompson Park. Beginning this Sunday, the Young Birders’ Club will be hosting three-hour long birding hikes geared specifically for children, aged nine to 12. Birders will learn how to use binoculars, how to spot birds and how to create their own field guide.

When: Begins Sunday, April 26

Location: Tommy Thompson Park, 1 Leslie St.

Cost: $100