Earth Day at Downsview Park

There will be two sessions:
Session 1: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 2: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

*Registration will be required to attend. You only need 1 ticket per family. Please arrive 10 minutes before the session. Information about planting location will be provided closer to the day. All equipment will be provided. No experience necessary. Please double check what time you have signed up for.

Please sign up here.

Toronto Field Naturalists will be guiding two nature walk sessions to talk about invasive species, ethical birding and more.

Toronto Field Naturalists is a volunteer-run non-profit and a member of the province-wide Ontario Nature network of naturalist organizations. They connect people with nature in the Toronto area. To help people understand, enjoy, and protect Toronto’s green spaces and the species that inhabit them.

*Registration will be required to attend, please sign up here. 

Be a hero for our local ecosystems! Join us in the park to tackle invasive species by laying mulch and cardboard, all while helping our native plants and wildlife thrive!

There will be two sessions:

Session 1: 12:30 AM –1:30 PM

Session 2: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

*Registration will be required to attend, please sign up here. 

Go on a trishaw ride around the Circuit Path! Our Greenway Conservancy is back with their program “Cycling Without Age.” The objective of the program is to provide seniors and less able-bodied people with free rides on a specialized bike called a trishaw. Experience it yourself at Earth Day 2025!

*Registration will be required to attend, please sign up here. 

Join us at the Hummingbird Circle for a story time in partnership with First Book Canada!

Get ready for an exciting story time with Cylita Guy as she brings one of her beloved books to life at the Hummingbird stage! After the story, grab a free copy of the book and an activity from First Book Canada to bring home and enjoy!

Let us know you are coming, so we can ensure we have enough books. Register here!

Cycle York will be offering free minor bike repairs at the event! Ride your bike in (if you can) and tune it up in time for warming cycling weather.

Cycle York Community Bike Centre located in the Black Creek neighbourhood of Toronto. They are a DIY community bike space, a cycling advocacy, education and social group running under Regenesis York that works towards advocating for cyclists’ needs and services in the community. They offer free access to repair facilities and mechanic instructors, and offer cycling-related events such as bike rides, learn-to-rides and workshops.

As part of Downsview Park’s Earth Day celebrations, join Downsview Park volunteers for engaging, hands-on activities at the Downsview Park Volunteer Greenhouse. Drop in from 1pm-4pm to learn about native plants, pollinators, and the volunteer efforts behind the greenhouse while providing interactive activities for all ages.

• Seed Ball Making - Get your hands dirty and make some seedballs. You can toss them in your neighbourhood after you let it dry.
• Seed-Sowing Activity – Use paper pot-making tools and recycled materials to create biodegradable pots, planted with native seeds. Take your new pot home and nurture a native plant!
• Educational Table – Chat with volunteers to learn about native plants, pollinators, and the role of the volunteer greenhouse. As well as the groups growing in the space and our shared goals for ecological restoration.

• Sign-Making Station – Contribute to our greenhouse space by designing and creating signs for use in the greenhouse, adding an artistic and educational element to the space.

  Let us know you're coming, please sign up here. 

Be sure to come to our Downsview Park tent to scan the QR code for the scavenger hunt! By participating you have a chance to win some fantastic prizes

Pick up your litter pick materials and help clean up the park! We suggest going along Keele, west side of the park, across the bridge to Arbo Woodlot and by the Lake and Orchard.

Thanks for your help in advance!

• Toronto Beekeepers sampling and beehive tour
• Campfire with free roasted marshmallows
• Song circle with Pete Moss at 12:30pm
• Art Station at the Greenhouse
• Market and food vendors

We encourage you to reduce your environmental footprint by walking, biking or taking public transit to our event. 😊 Find out how to get to the park! 

If you do come by car, please park on the gravel pad (P1) by the Festival Terrace. To get there, turn onto John Drury Dr from Sheppard Ave West, and then continue straight at the intersection of John Drury Dr and Carl Hall Rd. Once you hit Canuck Ave, turn left onto the gravel pad!

Yes! People of all abilities will be able to enjoy Earth Day at Downsview Park. Limited accessible parking (A1) will be available in the loop north of 70 Canuck Ave.

Yes. Washrooms, handwashing stations and water fountains will be available. Please bring a reusable bottle as you can refill water at our water trailer. 

Yes! Earth Day at Downsview Park will be a dog-friendly event. Our only requirement is that your dog is kept on a leash at all times except within Dogsview Park. 

This event is rain or shine! We will monitor the weather.