Markham-Milliken Children’s Festival

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Thank you for joining our 2025 Markham-Milliken Children's Festival! Re-live the celebration with our official 2025 festival photo album!

Join us on Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 10 AM to 6:30 PM outside of Aaniin Community Centre – 5665 14th Ave for this year’s Markham-Milliken Children’s Festival (MMCF), presented by Tim Hortons.

There are a variety of fun and free activities and live entertainment for the whole family to enjoy.

But, if you’re looking for even more fun and access to rides and inflatables, you will need to purchase a Play-All-Day Pass.

New this year for pre-purchase only is the limited Millie’s Play-All-Day Bundle, which includes an adorable Millie plush toy!

While at the event, tell us what you think! Visit the Info Booth to complete the survey and be entered to win a great prize! View contest rules here.

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A Play-All-Day Pass gives children access to all rides and inflatables.

Please check any restrictions in the chart below. Each child must have their own Play-All-Day Pass to access the following attractions:

Ride/Attraction Name	Min. Height	Max. Height	Weight Restrictions if any apply
Train	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crash Course Figure 8 Obstacle	42"	76"	150 lbs/person
Under the Sea Adventure Park	30"	60"	N/A
Crane Truck Slide	46"	75"	150 lbs/person
Vertical Rush	36"	60"	150 lbs/person
Atomic 45’ Obstacle	34"	N/A	200 lbs/person
Fun House Maze	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sports Zone 3 in 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Carnival with Carnival Games	N/A	N/A	N/A

Buy your Play-All-Day Pass before September 6, 2025 for only $10 plus tax! Millie’s Play-All-Day Bundle is only available for pre-purchase for $30 plus tax (while supplies last). Purchase passes here.

A Play-All-Day Pass can be purchased on September 6, 2025 (event day) for $14 plus tax. Credit and debit only. Cash will not be accepted on event day.

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A group of children playing with bubbles.

Throughout the day, enjoy a variety of fun and free activities, with live entertainment for the whole family to enjoy.

Main Stage Entertainment

Time	Main Stage Act
10:00 to 10:30 AM	Interactive DJ
10:30 to 11:30 AM	Hands on Exotics
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM	Mad Science Show
12:15 to 1:00 PM	Magic Show
1:00 to 2:00 PM	Opening Ceremony
2:00 to 2:45 PM	Bubble Show
3:15 to 4:00 PM	Scarlet Black Circus Performance & Hoola Hoop Workshop
4:00 to 4:15 PM	Chinese Collective Arts Association Dance Performance
4:30 to 5:30 PM	Hands on Exotics
5:30 to 6 PM	Scarlet Black Circus Performance
6:00 to 6:30 PM	Interactive DJ

The following activities are free and do not require the purchase of a Play-All-Day Pass:

STEM and interactive activities
Airbrush tattoo
Sensory tables
Building block area
Toddler Town
Arts and crafts
Recreation trailer
Edison programmable robot demonstration at Aaniin Public Library
Magic show
Science show
Animal education show
And more!

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Child and their parent eating cotton candy.

Don’t forget to bring a reusable water bottle to fill up outside at our water refill station, or inside Aaniin Community Centre’s water refill stations!

There will be a variety of delicious food options available for purchase at MMCF, including:

BBQ Meat
Churros,
Cotton Candy,
Curry Chicken,
Egg Bubble Waffles,
Fruit Smoothies,
Ice Cream, Slushies, Popsicles,
Meat Skewers,
Jerk Meat,
Onigiri,
Popcorn,
Sugarcane Juice,
Tacos,
And more!

Win Free Coffee for a Year subheader.

Participants attending the Markham-Milliken Children’s Festival will have the opportunity to complete and submit a ballot (while quantities last) for a chance to win one (1) Coffee for a Year prize, presented by Tim Hortons.

Contest Eligibility

Participants must be 18+ years of age or older as of September 6th, 2025
Only one entry may be completed and submitted by a single attendee
To win, participants must be a Markham resident

Tim Hortons Coffee for a Year Contest - Terms & Conditions

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The Aaniin Community Centre & Library (5665 14th Avenue) is easily accessible by transit:

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Please note there is no parking at Aaniin Community Centre on September 6, 2025, except for designated accessible parking spots.

There will be road disruptions during the festival date on September 6, from 9 AM to 7 PM.

14th Avenue and Vanni Avenue – One way with vendor and resident access only
From Vanni Avenue to Middlefield Street – One way with resident access only
Mumbai Drive and Middlefield – No left turn

Free parking is available at Milliken Mills Community Centre (7600 Kennedy Road), where you can access the free shuttle service to and from Aaniin Community Centre (the event site).

Free parking is also available at Middlefield Collegiate Institute parking lot (525 Highglen Ave.). Space is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Free shuttle services will run from Milliken Mills Community Centre to Aaniin Community Centre and back every 30 minutes.

Milliken Mills Community Centre to Aaniin Community Centre

First bus departs at 9:30 AM

Last bus departs at 6:30 PM

Aaniin Community Centre to Milliken Mills Community Centre

First bus departs at 10:00 AM

Last bus departs at 7:00 PM

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Bike racks will be available on-site.

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