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40 Things To Do When You're Really Bored In Toronto

Kill the boredom.
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Sometimes you just have those days where it seems like there's absolutely nothing to do and nowhere to go. It's your day off or it's the weekend and you're feeling bored to death. You feel totally uninspired but you don't want to waste your day away in bed. You want to get out and do something, no matter how useless that something may be. Luckily for you, we've prepared this list of possible things to do when you're really, really bored in Toronto.

1. Hike around the Scarborough Bluffs

2. Play some volleyball at the Beaches (not in January though)

3. Check out the farmer's market at Evergreen Brick Works

4. Go to Riverdale Park and take pictures of the skyline

Photo cred – @416shooter

5. Go the entire Yonge-University-Spadina line on the subway

6. Grab a sweet treat to beat the heat in the city

7. Wait in line for a cake at Uncle Tetsu (or just grab a matcha soft-serve)

8. Befriend the Believe guy

9. Make out with your S/O on the "make out here" bench at Yonge-Dundas Square

10. Lay out in the sun at Nathan Phillips Square

11. Rent a Bike Share bike and go all around the city

12. Run through the 6 with your woes (and maybe take some cool Insta photos)

13. Have lunch on a rooftop patio such as The Porch

Photo cred – @isinunlu

14. Go to the Toronto Reference Library and read a new book

15. Test your skills with a room escape game

16. Admire some art at the AGO

17. Discover a new band at the Horseshoe

18. Have a picnic at Trinity Bellwoods Park

19. Go shopping on Queen Street West

20. Explore Kensington Market and check out the street art

21. Grab some dim sum in Chinatown

22. Grab a beer in Liberty Village

23. Check out a game-themed bar in the city

24. Instead of sitting at home on your laptop, sit at a Toronto café

25. Go for a free workout in the city

26. Become a Toronto mermaid

27. Go on a Tinder date just for fun and take them to one of these places

28. Go people watching at Union Station

29. Watch a Jays game

30. Take the Steamwhistle tour

31. Take a walk on the Harbourfront (and maybe grab a Beavertail)

32. Go tanning at Sugar Beach

33. Go to the Toronto Islands and get lost in the maze

Or try these other fun things.

34. Stroll under the Humber Bay Arch Bridge

35. Catch a free outdoor flick

36. Try weird things at the St. Lawrence Market (kangaroo or camel meat, anyone?)

37. Grab a beer at the Distillery District

38. Take a walk at High Park

39. Take part in Toronto's brunch obsession

40. Go celebrity-spotting at TIFF