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Our outdoor events are free and all are welcome, no matter how many legs they have. Please come out and join us in the park!

We are currently planning our 2025 Autumn events and these are shown in our Calendar of Events 

Go to About Us for information and contacts

• Regular meetings

We usually meet on the third Tuesday of the month. There are no meetings in July, August, or December. The Next Friends’ meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 7:00 - 8:00 PM at Cedarbrook Community Centre. All are welcome. Invitations via the FCTMP email list or by contacting us at: friendscedarbrookthomsonparks@gmail.com

Completed events in 2025

Autumn Tree Walk

Once again we held our Autumn tree walk where we will enjoy the beauty of the trees in our parks, with a focus on native trees and newly-planted trees. It was a beautiful day to be out in the park (see calendar of events for photos)!

Bat Monitoring Program in Cedarbrook and Thomson Memorial Parks is complete. 

The last BatWalk of 2025 was held in Cedarbrook Park on Thursday, August 28 at sunset (7:59 pm). This completes our 7th season of bat monitoring in our parks 

See the Bat Monitoring Page for further information.

Japanese Drumming in Cedarbrook Park, June 22

The Shagata Nachu Taiko drummers returned  to Cedarbrook Park as part of Toronto Arts in the Parks 2025 programme on Sunday June 22 at 2:00pm. Despite the heat, the drummers put on an excellent performance to an enthusiastic audience.

Bat Monitoring Program in Cedarbrook Park Started May 8

Our ever popular evening BatWalks in Cedarbrook Park began on Thursday, May 8 at sunset (8:28 pm). 

See the Bat Monitoring Page for further information.

Clean Toronto Together  - beautifying our parks, April 26. 2025 

The Friends of C&TM Parks hosted our annual clean-up in Cedarbrook Park on a fairly chilly Saturday morning , April 26.  Despite the threatening weather the brain held off and we were able to collect a lot of trash from around the community centre.

Easter Scavenger Hunt in Thomson Memorial Park  - April 13, 2025

We had an excellent turnout for our Easter themed Scavenger Hunt in Thomson Memorial Park. Everybody had a good time and learned a few things about the park and how to do the Bunny Hop!

History Walk in Thomson Memorial Park - March 23, 2025

This walk presented some history of the early settlers to Scarborough and identified some historical features of the park. We also visited the Scarborough Museum after the walk was completed. 

New Year's Resolution Health Walk on Sunday, January 12 at 2:00pm

Per our annual New Year's tradition, we held our New Year's Resolution Health Walk on Sunday, January 12 at 2:00pm. Great turnout and good weather!

See calendar of events for further information

Completed Events in 2024

Senior's Group Tree Walk in Cedarbrae Park

We had a great group of Seniors join us for a walk in Cedarbrook park to enjoy the beautiful weather and trees. We also took in the Tabor Hill Mural Project  currently underway.

October 20 - Tree Walk in Cedarbrae Park

We had a great group of 15 participants (plus two dogs) join us for a walk in Cedarbrook and Thomson parks to enjoy the beautiful weather and trees. We also took in the Tabor Hill Mural Project  currently underway. Fortunately, the ice cream truck had just made a stop in Thomson Park and we all partook of delicious cool treats. 

Saturday, October 26, 1:00pm – Pumpkin Carving:

Friday, November 1, after 5:00pm – Pumpkin Parade

Sunday, December 8, 11:00am - Christmas tree decorating 

See completed events section in the Calendar.