Toronto Bucket List - Summer 2019

My younger cousin, who lives in Woodbridge, is getting to the age now where she wants to explore Toronto and try new things :) she asked me for ideas of things to do in the city for a bucket list she's putting together.

It reminded me of when I used to do the same thing at her age. My bestie and I actually had a scrapbook in which we'd glue our list on the front page, and then fill in the rest of the pages with pictures of us doing all the listed activities! Today, the kids have Instagram. But there is something so fun and nostalgic about crossing items off a list :)

I've put together a bucket list for Summer 2019 - links are below for all the activities and restaurants listed above! You can also download the PDF here.

1. RIDE A BICYCLE ON TORONTO ISLAND
   • Toronto Island Bicycle Rental
2. EXPLORE KENSINGTON MARKET
   • Pedestrian Sundays (event)
   • Courage My Love (vintage shopping)
   • Seven Lives (restaurant)
   • Pow Wow Café (restaurant)
3. EXPERIENCE THE BEACHES JAZZ FEST
   • Jazz Fest (event)
   • Weekend Street Festival (event)
4. TAKE THE SKYRIDE AT THE EX
   • The Ex (destination)
   • The Skyride
5. WAIT IN LINE FOR ICE CREAM
   • Bang Bang (restaurant)
   • Fugo Desserts (restaurant)
   • Short and Sweet Bakeshop (restaurant)
6. FUN IN THE SUN AT WOODBINE BEACH
   • Woodbine Beach (destination)
   • Ed's Real Scoop (ice cream shop)
   • Green Eggplant (restaurant)
7. SHOP ON QUEEN STREET WEST
   • Queen West info (destination)
   • Graffiti Alley (destination)
8. FNL at the ROM and First Thursdays at the AGO
   • FNL (event/destination)
   • First Thursdays (event/destination)
9. WATCH SHAKESPEARE IN HIGH PARK
   • Shakespeare in High Park (event/destination)
   • High Park info (destination)
10. BRUNCH BRUNCH BRUNCH
    • Café Cancan (restaurant)
    • Saving Grace (restaurant)
    • The Federal (restaurant)
    • Aunties and Uncles (restaurant)
    • Le Petit Dejeuner (restaurant)
    • School (restaurant)
11. CATCH A MOVIE UNDER THE STARS
    • Harbourfront Centre (destination)
    • Christie Pits Film Fest (event/destination)
12. VISIT A LUMINATO EVENT
    • Luminato info (event)
13. HIKE THE SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS
    • Scarborough Bluffs info (destination)
14. RENT A KAYAK AT THE HARBOURFRONT
    • Kayak rental
    • Paddleboard rental
    • Motorboat rental
15. INDULGE IN PATIO DRINKS
    • Carlotta at The Beverley Hotel (destination)
    • The Porch (destination)
    • The Drake Sky Yard (destination)
    • Thompson Hotel (destination)
    • Hemingway's (destination)
    • The Broadview Hotel (destination)
16. TRY A NEW RESTAURANT DURING SUMMERLICIOUS
    • Summerlicious info
17. DO IT FOR THE GRAM
    • Sugar Beach (destination)
    • Polson Pier (destination)
    • Union Station (destination)
    • Gooderham Building (destination)
    • UofT Campus (destination)
    • Berczy Park (destination)
    • Ireland Park (destination)
    • Distillery District (destination)
    • Spadina Avenue Bridge (destination)
    • Aga Khan Museum (destination)
18. TORONTO PRIDE & OTHER AWESOME FESTIVALS
    • Pride (event)
    • Caribana (event)
    • Fringe (event)
    • Taste of the Danforth (event)
19. HIPSTER-SPOTTING AT BELLWOODS
    • Trinity Bellwoods Park info (destination)
20. DRINK AT A THEMED BAR
    • Miss Thing's (restaurant)
    • The Shameful Tiki Room (restaurant)
    • The Lockhart (restaurant)
    • The Brick Bar (pop up)
    • Banners and Royalty (pop up)
21. BE BOUGIE IN YORKVILLE
    • Yorkville (destination)
    • The Big Rock (destination)
    • Toronto Reference Library (destination)
22. CATCH A FLICK AT TIFF
    • Toronto International Film Festival (event)