The Smashing Pumpkins: The Rats In A Cage Tour
Wednesday, Oct 7, TD Coliseum, Hamilton hosts The Smashing Pumpkins: The Rats In A Cage Tour. Expect a proper live set. Family-friendly.
Families
Family life in Brantford, by age
What's on in Brantford for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kids and teens — sorted by age, dated, and pulled from the town's real event feed.
Family life in Brantford, by age
Family life in Brantford, sorted the way parents actually search: by how old your kid is. Brantford's feed carries 53 family listings in total, 48 of them dated in the next 60 days. The busiest family venues in the feed right now are Brantford Public Library (42) and TD Coliseum (2). Pages with their own age sections: baby, toddler, preschool, kids, teens.
Start with the age pages if one fits — they're filtered hard, only real dated listings — or scan everything coming up below. If a band doesn't have a page yet, it's because the feed doesn't have enough dated listings for that age to fill one honestly, and we'd rather say that than pad it.
By age — pick your stage
Baby (0–1) — 12 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Come Play! - EarlyON.
Toddler (1–3) — 16 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Come Play! - EarlyON.
Preschool (3–5) — 16 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Come Play! - EarlyON.
Kids (5–12) — 7 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Come Play! - EarlyON.
Teens (13–18) — 6 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Guitar Lessons for Beginners: Youth Session.
Coming up for families in Brantford
Every family listing in the feed with a date in the next 60 days, soonest first — all ages together.
Come Play! - EarlyON
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Come Play! - EarlyON at Brantford Public Library on Thursday, Oct 8. Good one for the kids.
Family Creations
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Mark Thursday, Oct 8: Family Creations at Brantford Public Library. Bring the kids along.
Guitar Lessons for Beginners: Youth Session
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Mark Saturday, Oct 10: Guitar Lessons for Beginners: Youth Session at Brantford Public Library. Bring the kids along.
Baby & Me Storytime (Shellard Lane Branch)
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Tuesday, Oct 13: Baby & Me Storytime (Shellard Lane Branch) at Brantford Public Library. Worth bringing the whole family.
Indigenous Family Storytime: Niwasa
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Mark Tuesday, Oct 13: Indigenous Family Storytime: Niwasa at Brantford Public Library. Bring the kids along.
All Out Crafts and Chat
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All Out Crafts and Chat is on Wednesday, Oct 14 at Brantford Public Library. Good one for the kids.
Baby & Me Storytime (St. Paul Branch)
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Baby & Me Storytime (St. Paul Branch) is on Wednesday, Oct 14 at Brantford Public Library. Bring the kids along.
Come Play! - EarlyON
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Brantford Public Library hosts Come Play! - EarlyON on Thursday, Oct 15. Family-friendly.
Jewelry Making Drop-In
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Brantford Public Library hosts Jewelry Making Drop-In on Thursday, Oct 15. Good one for the kids.
The regular rhythm
The standing weekly fixtures behind the dated list — the rhythm family life in Brantford actually runs on.
Mondays — Ghost Scavenger Hunt at Brantford Public Library · 6 sessions in the feed, next Oct 26, then Oct 27.
Tuesdays — Baby & Me Storytime (Shellard Lane Branch) at Brantford Public Library · 3 sessions in the feed, next Oct 13, then Oct 20.
Tuesdays — Indigenous Family Storytime: Niwasa at Brantford Public Library · 3 sessions in the feed, next Oct 13, then Oct 20.
Wednesdays — Baby & Me Storytime (St. Paul Branch) at Brantford Public Library · 3 sessions in the feed, next Oct 14, then Oct 21.
Thursdays — Come Play! - EarlyON at Brantford Public Library · 4 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 15.
Thursdays — Storytime @ Shellard Lane at Brantford Public Library · 3 sessions in the feed, next Oct 15, then Oct 22.
Fridays — Crafty Kids Storytime at Brantford Public Library · 3 sessions in the feed, next Oct 16, then Oct 23.
Saturdays — Guitar Lessons for Beginners: Youth Session at Brantford Public Library · 4 sessions in the feed, next Oct 10, then Oct 17.
Good to know
Free, as marked in the feed: Abra-CAT-dabra! DaCosta Magic Show + Youth Market Rescue Fundraiser. Those listings carry a free tag in Brantford's own event data — everything else here, check the listing link for the price before you promise anyone.
Drop-in or sign up? The listings that call themselves drop-in: Jewelry Making Drop-In, Brantford Chess Club Drop-In.
Keep exploring
Never miss a registration in Brantford
Never miss a registration in Brantford — swim lessons, minor hockey, camp sign-ups: the dates land in your inbox before the rush, not after.
One short email when a registration window for this town is coming up, plus the Friday roundup of what's on for families. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
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Common questions
What's on for families in Brantford?
The feed lists 48 dated family listings in the next 60 days across all ages — the Coming up section shows the soonest, and the age pages filter them down.
Why doesn't Brantford have a page for my child's age?
An age page only ships when the feed has at least 5 dated listings (or 3 regular programs) for that age in the next 60 days. Below that we'd be padding — so the band rides on this hub, with its real count shown, until the listings catch up.
How do I hear about registration dates in Brantford?
The signup above: tell us the ages in your house and the programs you care about, and we flag registration windows for this town before they open — swim lessons and camp sign-ups especially.