Canada is said to have three seasons because spring is not considered to come around partly because it comes during the “still winter” months. Be it as it may, the sun does shine during spring, and several places shine, which are worth a visit when in Toronto during spring.

Toronto Flower Market

Springs come with a bounty of color as nature blooms. Flowers are often taken a sign that indicates the onset of spring. When the need to pluck a few flowers comes knocking, then it is time to head to the Toronto Flower Market. Amaryllis, tulips, anemone, and forage accents are just some of flowers that are on sale in the market.

High Park

For around a week or so during late April and early may, the Sakura Cherry flowers in High Park blossom carpeting the area with a colorful display. The action happens in the cascading Hillside Gardens on the northwest quadrant of the park, along the West Road close to the baseball diamonds, and near the duck pond on the north of the park.

Toronto Zoo

While plants bloom to usher in the start of new life, animals also usher in new lives. Newborn critters make spring the cutest of all seasons, and the Toronto Zoo is the place to see these cute exotic baby animals. From panda cubs to white lion cubs, a rhino calf and bear cub, Canada’s largest animal reserve will be beaming with new life.

Riverdale Farm

The Riverdale Farm may not be as fun as having the chance to pet a baby panda, but having the hands-on experience of handling calves, piglets, foals, chicks, and other baby farm animals is still an unforgettable experience.  Visitors can also learn how operations are the farm gets ready for the Doors Open Toronto Festival.

Sunnyside Bike Park

The name says it all. Sunnyside Bike Park is where the GTA cyclists go during sunny spring to catch some air was they put their feet to the pedal. For the wild cyclists, the pavilion close by has bermed corners, expansive ramps, logs, and jumps that will push many a cyclist’s zeal to the limit.

Tommy Thompson Park

Every spring, thousands of zoo visitors line up a see cute baby pandas and also take part in free natural walks and excursions at the Tommy Thompson Park. Cottonwood forests, wildflower meadows, and coast marshes make the excursion more fun as visitors have an encounter with Mother Nature in a man-made peninsula.

Allan Gardens Conservatory

It can be hard to admire baby animals and butterflies flying from one flower to another when the sun isn’t shining and the floodgates decide to open. However, Toronto’s domed greenhouses offer the perfect opportunity to engage in some weather-proof butterfly watching and flower-gazing. Allan Garden starts to have its carpet of blossoming flowers in late April with crocuses, tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils competing for the spotlight. The Tropical House is a burst of color during the early humid days of summer.

Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat

The Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat is a 4-acre habitat located along the west-end lakeshore. This ecological restoration project encapsulates spring’s natural themes – renewal, awakening, and return – by showcasing dozens of migratory and native species of butterfly as they flutter through and above the habitat’s gardens and meadows that are full of flowers.  Visitors can also learn how to set up a backyard butterfly habitat in their homes.