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 Guelph, by age
What's on in Guelph for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kids and teens — sorted by age, dated, and pulled from the town's real event feed.
Family life in Guelph, by age
Family life in Guelph, sorted the way parents actually search: by how old your kid is. Guelph's feed carries 76 family listings in total, 42 of them dated in the next 60 days. The busiest family venues in the feed right now are Sixteen Mile Sports Complex (17) and Sleeman Centre (10). Pages with their own age sections: 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) — 0 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Toddler (1–3) — 0 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Preschool (3–5) — 0 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Kids (5–12) — 18 dated listings in the next 60 days, including 2026 U17 World Challenge - Pre-Tournament - Czechia v. Canada Red.
Teens (13–18) — 17 dated listings in the next 60 days, including 2026 U17 World Challenge - Pre-Tournament - Czechia v. Canada Red.
Coming up for families in Guelph
Every family listing in the feed with a date in the next 60 days, soonest first — all ages together.
Guelph Strom VS Owen Sound Attack
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Sleeman Centre, Guelph hosts Guelph Strom VS Owen Sound Attack on Friday, Oct 9. Bring the kids along.
Guelph Farmers’ Market
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Guelph Farmers’ Market sets up at Guelph on Saturday, Oct 10. Browse the stalls and see what's in season. Bring the kids along.
Guelph Pet Expo
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On the calendar for Saturday, Oct 10: Guelph Pet Expo at Delta Hotels Guelph Conference Centre. Good one for the kids.
Guelph Storm VS Flint Firebirds
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Guelph Storm VS Flint Firebirds is on Friday, Oct 16 at Sleeman Centre, Guelph. Bring the kids along.
Guelph Farmers’ Market
Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Guelph Farmers’ Market sets up at Guelph on Saturday, Oct 17. Browse the stalls and see what's in season. Family-friendly.
Tommy Youngsteen: Fleetwood Mac Rumours at Sonic Hall
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Saturday, Oct 17: Tommy Youngsteen: Fleetwood Mac Rumours at Sonic Hall at Guelph. Worth bringing the whole family.
Guelph Storm VS Sudbury Wolves
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Mark Sunday, Oct 18: Guelph Storm VS Sudbury Wolves at Sleeman Centre, Guelph. Worth bringing the whole family.
Guelph Farmers’ Market
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Guelph Farmers’ Market at Guelph, Saturday, Oct 24. Local vendors, fresh finds, the usual good stuff. Worth bringing the whole family.
2026 U17 World Challenge - Pre-Tournament - Czechia v. Canada Red
2026 U17 World Challenge - Pre-Tournament - Czechia v. Canada Red is on Friday, Oct 30 at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, Oakville.
The regular rhythm
The standing weekly fixtures behind the dated list — the rhythm family life in Guelph actually runs on.
Fridays — Guelph Strom VS Owen Sound Attack at Sleeman Centre · 4 sessions in the feed, next Oct 9, then Nov 6.
Saturdays — Guelph Farmers’ Market at Guelph Farmers’ Market · 26 sessions in the feed, next Oct 10, then Oct 17.
Good to know
On cost: none of these listings carries a free tag in Guelph's feed, so treat prices as check-the-listing — libraries and rec centres often run these at no cost, but the feed doesn't say so and we won't guess.
Keep exploring
Never miss a registration in Guelph
Never miss a registration in Guelph — 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.
Ages in your house (tap the ones that fit):
Programs to watch:
Common questions
What's on for families in Guelph?
The feed lists 42 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 Guelph 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 Guelph?
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.