Show Dad – your own or your kiddies’ – how much you dig him with these four ways to celebrate Father’s Day in Toronto.
Best for Music Lovers: Canadian Songbook at Massey Hall
OK, so this happens right before Father’s Day, but featuring the work of Ron Sexsmith, we think two tickets would go over well. A wunder-cast performs the troubadour’s best work at the always magical Massey Hall.
$35-95; June 15; 178 Victoria St. (at Shuter); www.masseyhall.com
Best for Anglophiles and Foodies: The Queen and Beaver Public House
There’s footie on tellies in the second floor sports viewing room and spring lamb shoulder on the menu, so he’s in love. Watch as the kids crack themselves up for hours over “spotted dick.”
35 Elm St. (at Bay); 647-347-2712; www.queenandbeaverpub.ca
Best for the Fast and the Furious: Apex Driving Training at Mosport
Let him take his beloved car/motorcycle for a real spin with a day of advanced driver training at Mosport with his own car – no traffic, no speed traps, just (safe) exhilaration.
$400 for 1-day session; Concession Rd. #10, Clarington; www.apexdriving.ca
Best for the No-Fuss Dad: Gilead Café and Area
Head to Jamie Kennedy’s humble but amazing eatery for everything from sheep`s milk yogurt with fresh fruit preserve and granola to JK’s signature poutine (plenty of plainer fare for the kids). Then have a wander around the historic Corktown (there`s a playground across the way for when the kids have had enough).
4 Gilead Pl. (at Queen St. E.); 647-288-0680; www.jamiekennedy.ca
Photo credit for Gilead: Jo Dickens
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