Shop, eat, learn and play in a sustainable way all April long at Evergreen Brick Works.
Did you know that Evergreen Brick Works was Canada’s first large scale community environmental centre? In 2010, Evergreen worked with the city of Toronto to transform a collection of deteriorating heritage buildings into a global showcase for green design.
This April, we’d like to invite you to join us in celebrating a greener and more sustainable future by connecting with our local environmentally conscious community at the Brick Works.
Check out all the great activities we have planned throughout the month. We’ve organized it by day to make it easier for you.
Please note: all registration links will be below that day’s activities. There is also a map included for each day.
What | When | Where | Description | ||
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Saturday Farmers Market | 9am - 1pm | TD Future Cities Centre | Shop and eat sustainably with all sorts of fresh, local foods and goods. | ||
Shop: Evergreen Garden Market | 9am - 5pm | Garden Market Store Area | Pick up all kinds of great locally made (and grown) gifts and garden goodies. | ||
Art Installation: Fool's Gold by Laura Fedynyszyn, presented in partnership with the Invasive Species Centre | Always on | Young Centre | Exploring the current and fragile state of southern Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems. | ||
Art Installation: Measuring Up to the Flood | Always on | Welcome Centre | This exhibit delves into the powerful connection between the Brick Works and water, from historical waterways to floods on the site, right up to last year's deluge. | ||
Nature Play & Learning Lab (Saturday April 12) | 10am - 12pm | Meet at Watershed Wall | Experience nature connection in action with this dynamic 2-hour applied session that immerses participants in the fundamentals of outdoor learning and nature connection. **Must register, $30 | ||
Audio Tours of the Brick Works | Always on | Site wide | Supported by the TD Bank Group, we offer 5 immersive self-guided tours that aim to reveal the hidden ways that ecosystems and people co-exist and co-create our most beloved urban places. | ||
Free guided tours | 11am - 12pm & 1pm - 2pm | Meet at Welcome Desk | Take a deeper dive into the story of Evergreen Brick Works and discover how Evergreen reclaimed and revitalized this former industrial site into an award-winning environmental community centre and green-technology showcase. |
Saturday, April 12 | 10am - 12pm. $30
Offering 5 unique tours
11am or 1pm, every Saturday
**Please note, the Dirt-based Crayon Making workshop with Dana Prieto of SHEEEP School that was scheduled for this Sunday has had to be cancelled due to personal circumstances. All registrants will be contacted directly.
What | When | Where | Cost | Description | ||
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Ontario Science Centre Experiences | 10am - 3pm | CRH Gallery | FREE | Connect with nature and learn about the local environment with experts from the Ontario Science Centre for fun and free activities, experiments and games! Explore the food web of aquatic animals, test pH levels in water samples and try a recycling challenge. | ||
Workshop: Hatching New Ideas About Climate Change through Hatchlings and Hotdog | 1pm - 2pm | BMO Atrium | Free | Join Turtle Protectors to learn about turtle hatchlings and climate change through stories, song and teachings. | ||
Workshop: Art Hive - Toronto Art Therapy Institute | 11am - 3pm | CRH Gallery | Free | Share an abundance of discarded materials for your creative reuse, supporting the redistribution of wasted resources and diversion from landfill. Come, play with materials, spark your imagination and creativity - and see what happens. | ||
Workshop: Plastic-free seed starting | 10am - 12pm | BMO Atrium | Free | Join us to try out plastic free seed starting methods that are sustainable and Earth-friendly. | ||
Walk: Two-Eyed Seeing Wetland Walk | 2pm - 3:30pm | Meet at BMO Atrium | Free | Join Turtle Protectors for a wetland walk and learn more about turtles and their work at the Brick Works. Families and children are welcome! | ||
Walk: Family Wander | 10am - 11am | Meet at Building 1 | Free *must register | Join us for a Family Wander where you can get in touch with your senses and enjoy the changing seasons down in the Valley. | ||
Art Installation: Fool's Gold by Laura Fedynyszyn, presented in partnership with the Invasive Species Centre | Always on | Young Centre | Free | Exploring the current and fragile state of southern Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems. | ||
Art Installation: Measuring Up to the Flood | Always on | Welcome Centre | Free | This exhibit delves into the powerful connection between the Brick Works and water, from historical waterways to floods on the site, right up to last year's deluge. | ||
Shop: Evergreen Garden Market | 10am - 5pm | Beside the Welcome Centre | The Evergreen Garden Market is a classic general store, a contemporary gift shop, and a sustainable garden center combined into one market. | |||
Audio Tours of the Brick Works | Always on | Site-wide | Free *download the app | Supported by the TD Bank Group, we offer 5 immersive self-guided tours that aim to reveal the hidden ways that ecosystems and people co-exist and co-create our most beloved urban places. |
10am - 11am | Free
Offering 5 unique tours
What | When | Where | Cost | Description | ||
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Ontario Science Centre Experiences | 10am - 3pm | CRH Gallery | FREE | Connect with nature and learn about the local environment with experts from the Ontario Science Centre for fun and free activities, experiments and games! Explore the food web of aquatic animals, test pH levels in water samples and try a recycling challenge. | ||
Natural Inks Workshop: Explore the Colours of Nature and Our Kitchen with Alexandra Lorgu | Sessions @ 10am, 12:30pm & 2:30pm | Bricks and Bites Kitchen | $15 *Must register | Explore the art of sketching with inks crafted in collaboration with nature using natural materials. | ||
Workshop: Art Hive - Toronto Art Therapy Institute | 11am - 3pm | CRH Gallery | Free | Share an abundance of discarded materials for your creative reuse, supporting the redistribution of wasted resources and diversion from landfill. Come, play with materials, spark your imagination and creativity - and see what happens. | ||
Workshop: Raindrops to Rivers – Mini Science Fair | 10am - 1pm | BMO Attrium | Free | Dive into the fascinating world of water through interactive experiments and explorations! Visitors will investigate the journey of water, test its power, and discover ways to protect this vital resource. | ||
Litter Clean Up w Don't Mess with the Don | 10am - 12pm | Meet at Watershed Wall | Free | Don't Mess with the Don and the Brick Works will be leading a spring clean of some of favourite places in the Don Valley. We provide everything you will need including snacks. Rain or shine. | ||
Art Installation: Fool's Gold by Laura Fedynyszyn, presented in partnership with the Invasive Species Centre | Always on | Young Centre | Free | Exploring the current and fragile state of southern Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems. | ||
Art Installation: Measuring Up to the Flood | Always on | Welcome Centre | Free | This exhibit delves into the powerful connection between the Brick Works and water, from historical waterways to floods on the site, right up to last year's deluge. | ||
Shop: Evergreen Garden Market | 10am - 5pm | Beside the Welcome Centre | The Evergreen Garden Market is a classic general store, a contemporary gift shop, and a sustainable garden center combined into one market. | |||
Audio Tours of the Brick Works | Always on | Site-wide | Free *download the app | Supported by the TD Bank Group, we offer 5 immersive self-guided tours that aim to reveal the hidden ways that ecosystems and people co-exist and co-create our most beloved urban places. |
10:30am, 12:20pm & 2:30pm | $15
Offering 5 unique tours
What | When | Where | Cost | Description | ||
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Ontario Science Centre Experiences | 10am - 3pm | CRH Gallery | FREE | Connect with nature and learn about the local environment with experts from the Ontario Science Centre for fun and free activities, experiments and games! Explore the food web of aquatic animals, test pH levels in water samples and try a recycling challenge. | ||
Workshop: Paper Making (SOLD OUT) | 10am - 1pm | Bricks and Bites Kitchen | $10 (suggested) *must register SOLD OUT | Join Alek Phan and the Evergreen craft club for a papermaking workshop and discover the art and science behind handmade paper! | ||
Workshop: Art Hive - Toronto Art Therapy Institute | 11am - 3pm | CRH Gallery | Free | Share an abundance of discarded materials for your creative reuse, supporting the redistribution of wasted resources and diversion from landfill. Come, play with materials, spark your imagination and creativity - and see what happens. | ||
Walk: Water Cycle Walk with RegenTO & Water Docs | 10:30am - 11:15am | Meet at the Watershed Wall | Free *must register (Ages 8+) | Learn about the flows of water in this flood plain and see how the larger water cycle relates to our own body’s water flow. And, with any luck, get a peak at the critters that call this place home. | ||
Art Installation: Fool's Gold by Laura Fedynyszyn, presented in partnership with the Invasive Species Centre | Always on | Young Centre | Free | Exploring the current and fragile state of southern Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems. | ||
Art Installation: Measuring Up to the Flood | Always on | Welcome Centre | Free | This exhibit delves into the powerful connection between the Brick Works and water, from historical waterways to floods on the site, right up to last year's deluge. | ||
Films: Water Is Love, Duffins' Defenders + Panel Discussion | 12pm - 2:30pm | BMO Attrium | Free *must register | Join RegenTO & Water Docs for inspiring films, a panel discussion & tabling of local water & environmental organizations! | ||
Shop: Evergreen Garden Market | 10am - 5pm | Beside the Welcome Centre | The Evergreen Garden Market is a classic general store, a contemporary gift shop, and a sustainable garden center combined into one market. | |||
Audio Tours of the Brick Works | Always on | Site-wide | Free *download the app | Supported by the TD Bank Group, we offer 5 immersive self-guided tours that aim to reveal the hidden ways that ecosystems and people co-exist and co-create our most beloved urban places. |
10am - 1pm | $10 (suggested)
10:30 - 11:15am | Free
12 - 2:30pm | Free
Offering 5 unique tours
What | When | Where | Cost | Description | ||
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Nature Play & Learning Lab | 5pm - 7pm | Meet at Watershed Wall | $30 *must register | Experience nature connection in action with this dynamic 2-hour applied session that immerses participants in the fundamentals of outdoor learning and nature connection. | ||
Art Installation: Fool's Gold by Laura Fedynyszyn, presented in partnership with the Invasive Species Centre | Always on | Young Centre | Free | Exploring the current and fragile state of southern Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems. | ||
Art Installation: Measuring Up to the Flood | Always on | Welcome Centre | Free | This exhibit delves into the powerful connection between the Brick Works and water, from historical waterways to floods on the site, right up to last year's deluge. |
What | When | Where | Cost | Description | ||
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Ontario Science Centre Experiences | 10am - 3pm | CRH Gallery | FREE | Connect with nature and learn about the local environment with experts from the Ontario Science Centre for fun and free activities, experiments and games! Explore the food web of aquatic animals, test pH levels in water samples and try a recycling challenge. | ||
Workshop: Buckthorn Wreath making - Don't Mess with the Don (SOLD OUT) | 10am - 12pm | Bricks and Bites Kitchen | SOLD OUT | Come out and make spring wreaths from invasive species and found materials. We will use Common Buckthorn as the basis for wreaths and add pinecones, vine, burlap and ribbon to make beautiful spring wreaths. Beginner level | ||
Workshop: Daffodil Embroidery with Sarah Zanchetta | 2pm - 4pm | BMO Atrium | $15 *must register | Over our 2 hours, which will start with a brief introduction, demonstrations and time to practice, we will work together as you create your own embroidered Daffodil artwork. All materials will be provided. Everyone is welcome to join in, no matter what your level of stitching might be. Children under 14 must be supervised by an adult. | ||
Workshop: Art Hive - Toronto Art Therapy Institute | 11am - 3pm | CRH Gallery | Free | Share an abundance of discarded materials for your creative reuse, supporting the redistribution of wasted resources and diversion from landfill. Come, play with materials, spark your imagination and creativity - and see what happens. | ||
Workshop: Get Loopy! Circular Solutions for a Waste-Free World with author Andrea Curtis | 10am - 12pm | BMO Atrium | FREE | Join author Andrea Curtis for a reading of her new kids' book, LOOP DE LOOP: CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS FOR A WASTE-FREE WORLD (Groundwood Books), plus a hands-on workshop making patches to upcycle old clothes. Perfect for kids and families 4 years+. | ||
Walk: BioBlitz | 1pm - 2:30pm | Tiffany Commons | Free | Help Evergreen's Gardening team count the many species of birds, bugs, plants and more at the Brick Works. We’ll be using the free citizen science app iNaturalist to log our observations on a nature walk. | ||
Art Installation: Fool's Gold by Laura Fedynyszyn, presented in partnership with the Invasive Species Centre | Always on | Young Centre | Free | Exploring the current and fragile state of southern Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems. | ||
Art Installation: Measuring Up to the Flood | Always on | Welcome Centre | Free | This exhibit delves into the powerful connection between the Brick Works and water, from historical waterways to floods on the site, right up to last year's deluge. | ||
Shop: Evergreen Garden Market | 10am - 5pm | Beside the Welcome Centre | The Evergreen Garden Market is a classic general store, a contemporary gift shop, and a sustainable garden center combined into one market. | |||
Audio Tours of the Brick Works | Always on | Site-wide | Free *download the app | Supported by the TD Bank Group, we offer 5 immersive self-guided tours that aim to reveal the hidden ways that ecosystems and people co-exist and co-create our most beloved urban places. |
2 - 4pm | $15
Offering 5 unique tours
We believe that using active and sustainable forms of transportation is the best way to get to Evergreen Brick Works year-round! For Earth Month, we want to encourage you to use transportation like the FREE Shuttle Bus, public transit, biking or hiking to get to the site if you can. Let’s collectively try to lower our emissions from travel!
Shuttle Bus: Hop on the nature express! Our free Shuttle Bus runs seven days a week, all year round. It departs every 30-45 minutes from Broadview Station. Bonus: We’re adding additional shuttles during Earth Month on Sundays between 9:30-3:30 to make your low-carbon trip here even easier!
Public Transit: TTC service is available via the 28 Bayview South bus from Davisville subway station. It runs from 6am – 1am from Monday to Saturday and 8am –6pm on Sundays. For more information, please see the TTC website. Pets are permitted if they’re leashed or in a carrier. This route is wheelchair accessible.
Biking: There are several ways to get to Evergreen Brick Works by bike. Check out the City of Toronto’s Cycling Network Map or try our suggestions on the Getting Here page.
Walking: Spring has arrived and one of our favourite ways to take in the season is by hiking to Evergreen Brick Works. Check out our suggested routes here.
We strive to create a welcoming and accessible environment for all visitors. Here are some resources and considerations to help you plan your visit:
Dogs are allowed on-leash in outdoor areas only. Dogs are not permitted inside buildings unless they are a registered service animal.
We also do not recommend that your dog friend attends at any outdoor activity involving plants or animals, including our walks and site tours.
Please see our full dog policy on our main FAQ page for more information.
Every Sunday during Earth Month at Evergreen Brick Works, food vendors will be offering a variety of dishes. For Saturday visitors, the Saturday Farmer’s Market is always serving up delicious treats and Picnic Cafe is open seven days a week.
There are a few activities that require registration to ensure enough space and materials are available for success. Please see the drop down of activities, above, to see if you need to register.
Most activities throughout the month are free or Pay What You Can by donation. There are some activities that ask require a fee and they are identified in the drop down menu, above.
The Shuttle Bus is a free and accessible way to get to Evergreen Brick Works. Leaving every half an hour from Broadview station.
See the full shuttle schedule on our Getting here page!
This year’s Earth Month is generously supported by TD Bank Group.
Initially proposed as a way to use the site of an old brick factory as a space to bring more green space into the city, it has become so much more. From Farmers Markets to festivals to nature-based play and even green technology, Evergreen Brick Works is leading the way.
But we can’t do this alone. As a social enterprise, Evergreen Brick Works relies on the generous support of people just like yourself.