Calendar of Events – Upcoming and Past

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, January 20, 2026 from 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

We are currently planning our events for 2026. Please see below and check this space regularly for updates.

Upcoming  Events

• There are no further events planned for 2025, but the Cedarbrook park Xmas/Holiday tree will be decorated as usual in early December.

• New Year’s Resolution Health Walk: confirmed date is Sunday, January 18, at 1:00 in Thomson Memorial Park, with warm up at Scarborough Museum afterwards. 

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Completed events in 2025

Christmas Tree Decorating in Cedarbrook Park

We had a great time decorating our usual Christmas Tree in Cedarbrook Park - hope everyone enjoys it!

Halloween Activities: Pumpkin Carving

• We had an excellent turnout for our annual family pumpkin' carving event at the Cedarbrook Community Center on Saturday October 25 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm.  As shown below, a great time was had by all!

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. As evidenced below, it was a beautiful day to be out in the park!

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, 2025 at 2:00pm

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.

Completed Events in 2024

2024 Year in Review Video is available for viewing 

Please take a look at 2024 Review 

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. 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. 

Halloween Activities

Pumpkin Carving at the Cedarbrook CC

We had great group of pumpkin carvers turn out on Saturday, October 26 for our annual community pumpkin carving.  As you can see below, we had a wonderful afternoon and carved some great looking pumpkins.

Many thanks to the staff of the Cedarbrook Park CC.

Christmas Tree Decorating in the Park

As usual , the friends have decorated a tree in Cedarbrook Park for all to enjoy over the holidays, which was followed by a delicious Xmas luncheon!