July 10-13, 2025
Lots of Play in the Annex is located at 650 Dupont St (Dupont and Christie).
Programming is free and open to anyone with a creative spark! To guarantee your spot, we recommend signing up for select classes in advance by clicking on the links below, as space may be limited. Drop-ins are also welcome if spots are still available.
Program Hours
Thursday – Friday: 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am – 7:30 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
See below for daily program schedule.
Contact us at ChoiceCares@choicereit.ca with any questions.
Artsy Thursday | July 10 | 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Cartoonify the Neighbourhood
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Learn the basics of cartooning, while exploring what you love about your neighborhood with Joaquin Varela
Drop-in
Community Dreaming Installation
3:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Collaborate by adding your wish to
our fence and watch it grow
Drop-in
Button Making
3:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Create your own button
Drop-in
Colouring Station
3:00 PM – 7:30 PM
With neighbourhood themed colouring pages
Drop-in
Collaborative Mural Workshop
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
This mural project transforms the beauty of community gardens into a living metaphor for our communities with Jasmine Vanstone
Drop-in
Crafty Friday | July 11 | 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Community Dreaming Installation
3:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Collaborate by adding your wish to our fence and watch it grow
Drop-in
Button Making
3:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Create your own button
Drop-in
Colouring Station
3:00 PM – 7:30 PM
With neighbourhood themed colouring pages
Drop-in
Collaborative Mural Workshop
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
This mural project transforms the beauty of community gardens into a living metaphor for our communities with Jasmine Vanstone
Drop-in
Paint and Embellish your own T-shirt
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Create your own custom tee using paint and stencils! T-shirts will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own with Nicholas Ridiculous
Drop-in
Music Saturday | July 12 | 11:00 am – 7:30 pm
Community Dreaming Installation
11:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Collaborate by adding your wish to our fence and watch it grow
Drop-in
Colouring Station
11:00 AM – 7:30 PM
With neighbourhood themed colouring pages
Drop-in
Button Making
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Make your own custom buttons
Drop-in
Collaborative Mural Workshop
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
with Jasmine Vanstone
Drop-in
Black Out Poetry
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Discover the beauty of black out poetry, a form of writing that uses old books and magazines to create found poems within their pages with Jadyn Hardie-Bardy
Drop-in
Beatboxing Workshop
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Learn how to make unique sounds, melodies, and beats using only our mouths with Andre Gibson
Register to secure a spot
Celebration Sunday | July 13 | 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Paint and Embellish your own T-shirt
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Create your own custom tee using paint and stencils! T-shirts will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own with Nicholas Ridiculous
Drop-in
Community Dreaming Installation
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Collaborate by adding your wish to our fence and watch it grow
Drop-in
Colouring Station
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
With neighbourhood themed colouring pages
Drop-in
Button Making
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Create your own button
Drop-in
Collaborative Mural Workshop
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
This mural project transforms the beauty of community gardens into a living metaphor for our communities with Jasmine Vanstone
Drop-in
Vibe Arts
We’ve teamed up with VIBE Arts to have these amazing artists facilitate creative activities and live entertainment in your neighbourhood.
Other Neighbourhoods
Lots of Play is popping up in a different neighbourhood each weekend in July including the Golden Mile, Roncesvalles and Fort York.
Click here to learn more.