Because I don't want to spend my entire holiday trapped in the house

July 24, 2009 10:26 AM

Cooking Classes? Craftyness? I'm looking for recommendations for things to do in Toronto in the last couple weeks of August.

I've been travelling for work a lot this year and for my time off I'm thinking about just staying in Toronto. I have three weeks off at the end of August and some of that time will be spent lazing about but I wanted some structured activities.

Do you have any recommendations for classes or other things to do? I'm not super sporty so I'm thinking more along the lines of cooking or crafty type things.

posted by machine to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (7 answers total)

We were in Toronto last fall, and I was incredibly jealous of your Harbourfront Centre. I can't speak of any of the classes or workshops personally, but when we were walking through I really wanted to have the time to take the glass blowing workshop. If we had such a place where I live, I'd practically move in.
posted by librarianamy at 11:29 AM on July 24, 2009

I'm not super sporty either, but if I had some free time I'd love to take an adult swim class - the "sharpen your strokes" kind. I already know how to swim, but I'd love to do it better and learn some other strokes.
posted by yawper at 11:34 AM on July 24, 2009

Juggling classes at the circus school?
posted by saucysault at 1:06 PM on July 24, 2009

Last couple of weeks of August in Toronto always means the Ex. Grab some friends and be kids again.
posted by pised at 1:51 PM on July 24, 2009

Take a kite to Ontario Place and fly it on the lake side of the site where's there's usually a good breeze.
posted by x46 at 9:19 PM on July 24, 2009

Best answer: Sorry for being late to the party, but if you're looking for cooking classes and food-related events, I've found the blog Taste TO to have some very comprehensive and up-to-date listings of what's going on, if you're at a loss for where to look. (Can't attest to any class in particular; I'm out of the country for school, but I AM homesick so I check blogs like this all the time. Maybe less homesick with the strike, though.)
posted by ilana at 12:34 AM on July 26, 2009

Response by poster: Thanks all!
posted by machine at 9:01 AM on July 29, 2009