With social feeds flooded with news of engagements and mailboxes crammed with invites, you may have noticed, wedding season is in full force. For those who know a bride-to-be, you know that days to come are filled with pre-wedding outings like bridal showers and bachelorettes, but despite what what you may see on TV, not all woman are impressed with club outings, hot pink boas and male strippers.
If you know a special lady who’s looking to do something out of the ordinary for her last fling before the ring, take a look at our list of 11 unique bachelorette party ideas in Toronto.
A Day of Pampering at Her Majesty’s Pleasure
Nobody has ever been mad at a classic day of pampering, and Her Majesty’s Pleasure on King St. West does it best. Customize a party package for your bachelorette group of 5 to 20, and let each guest choose whether they’d like a blowout, manicure or pedicure. For additional costs, you can also include cocktail or wine flights, snacks, gifts and catering by one of our favourite french eateries, Colette. Party packages start at $60 per person. Get full details here.
Make Custom Lipsticks at BITE Beauty
Located on Toronto’s trendy Queen West strip, the Lip Lab by BITE offers custom lipstick making experiences. Upstairs is an event space which can be rented, complete with a back patio, fire place and private bar. Included in the space rental package are cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and take-home gift bags, and guests can create their own custom lipsticks for an additional $55 per person. Learn more about the experience here.
Hire a Personal Chef
Host a cooking party at home or take over a catering space like The Edible Story for a foodie experience your guests will never forget. Located at Richmond and Sherbourne, owners Chef Alanna Fleischer and Brian Cheng are wizards in the kitchen and offer a variety of different experiences. For a class where everyone cooks, The Edible Story can host up to 10 guests. For a demonstration class, they can host up to 40. At the end of the night, everyone will get to eat the custom creations, all while lingering over libations. Get full details here.
Take a Dance Class set to the Tune of your Favourite Musician
Work up a sweat and have a blast doing it, all to the tunes of your favourite singers. Elle Fitness offers private parties for groups sized anywhere from 8 to 100 guests. First you choose the activity (choreography, striptease, boxing, etc.), then you choose the music (think Drake, Beyonce, Justin Bieber and more), and then you choose the package. The Light Pink package costs $45 per person and offers 1 hour of your activity and music of choice. But for an extra $20 per person, you can get the Hot Pink package, which offers 1 hour of activity, plus bar service (two drinks per person), and VIP club access to Elle Fitness affiliated bars. Party throwers also have the option to add-on food for an additional charge. Get full details here.
Comedy Show at Second City
Looking for a laugh? Head to the city’s most esteemed comedy club. Second City offers shows every single night of the week and tickets start at just $4. A comedy show is the perfect way to loosen up a crowd of girls that maybe don’t know each other too well – add in some wine and some apps, and you’re in for a party. Not to mention, the entertainment district is just around the corner for after-comedy drinks and dancing. See Second City’s comedy schedule here.
Go Axe Throwing
If your bride-to-be isn’t much of a girly girl, you’ll want something out of the ordinary like axe throwing. While the activity looks easy, it takes strength and precision, but at BATL, each private party is hosted by a coach who will guide you before starting your first round. Depending on the day, private events run between $34.95 and $42.86 per person. Many of BATL’s locations have licensed kitchens and bars, and those that don’t allow parties to bring in their own food and non-alcoholic beverages. Get full details here.
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Rent a Karaoke Room
Toronto is teeming with Karaoke bars equipped with private rooms for your bachelorette bash. Scattered all over the city, your best bet is in Little Korea and Chinatown, however, one of our favourites is located right at Yonge and Dundas square. Bar + offers private rooms at super affordable prices. Rooms for 6-30 people range between $45 and $60 per hour (2 hour minimum) and drinks are available a la cart or by the bottle, ranging between $95 and $280. Be rowdy, sing and dance the night away with your gal pals without worrying about people around you. Get full details here.
Private Jewellery Workshop
Send your girls home with something pretty to remember the occasion with. Anice Jewellery offers Girls Night Out workshops, where party-goers can create something new or re-work old treasures. The cost of a private workshop is $35 per person, but that price includes one bottle of wine for every four guests, plus chips or baked treats. You can also bring in a range of your own food and drink to make the party extra delicious. To ensure there’s a spot for your bachelorette, it’s suggested you book your workshop a month in advance. Get full details here.
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Fulfill Your Dream of Being a Mermaid
Bring your bride-to-be’s childhood dream of becoming a mermaid to life with an AquaMermaid class. For $300 for a group of up to 7 ($30 per additional guest), guests will get a private 1-hour mermaid swimming course in a pool and their very own mermaid tail for the day. Get full details here.
Get your Green on at Crown Flora
Work on your green thumb with your group of girls at Crown Flora‘s beautiful studio in Parkdale. Not only is the shop totally Instagrammable from inside and out (their pink wall made our list of the most Instagrammable spots in Toronto), but they host private workshops for groups of 15 or more. With four different types of workshops, each guest will go home with a beautiful plant to commemorate the occasion. Private workshops range between $60 to $195, depending on the workshop, and party goers are allowed to bring their own food and drink. Get more details here.
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Have an Unforgettable Aquatic Experience at Ripley’s Aquarium
Do it for the ‘gram! Give your bride-to-be a beautiful aquatic experience and book the Adult Birthday Package, which sounds pretty incredible. While we know it’s not her birthday, it’s celebration nonetheless, one that will include full access to the aquarium, three-hours with catering (think pizza, wings, cake and more) in a private event space, two alcoholic drink tickets, and a 6×8 take home photo for the lady of the hour. Prices start at $600 + HST for a group of up to 20 people (that’s about $30 per person), and alcohol packages can be added on for an extra $200. Get full details here.
Have an idea for a bachelorette party in Toronto? Share your it with us in the comment section.
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We get it: The holidays are all about eating, drinking and being merry (i.e. wasted) in ways you aren’t throughout the year. But, after a few blurry nights involving one too many rum and eggnogs or glasses of mulled wine, it’s easy to be over the whole booze fest element. Here are 11 things to do in Toronto this holiday season that don’t involve drinking.
Check out Grease The Musical
Thanks to its intricate, visually stimulating sets and costumes, Grease the Musical is best enjoyed sober. Not only is this a show you’ll want to remember, it’s hard enough not to sing along to the nostalgic songs when you’re sober, let alone once you’re three glasses of house wine in.
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Skate off the feast at DJ Skate Nights at Harbourfront Centre
Whether you go with a group of friends or with a date, skating offers a fun, interactive and calorie-burning way to spend a day or evening in the city. Thanks to a high-energy atmosphere at Harbourfront Centre’s Saturday night DJ Skate Nights, you’ll still feel like it’s Saturday night, even if you’re not at the club.
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Get your LOL fix at Second City
Sure, most people take in the top-notch improv comedy offered at a Second City show with a beer in hand, it’s just as funny if you stick to soda and pub grub.
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Indulge in a spa day
Now that the dry winter weather has set in to take its toll on your skin, there’s no better time to treat yourself for your pavement pounding with a spa day. An always-reliable option (and one that won’t dent your wallet as much as the swanky hotel spas) is Elmwood Spa, which just celebrated its 35th anniversary.
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Create a work of art at Paintlounge
Tap into your inner Picasso at (or create elementary school level art) and hit one of Toronto’s paint spots, like Paintlounge. Not only does it make for a fun few hours, you get to leave with your own work of art as a momento.
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Throw some knives
Get any holiday shopping mall crowd aggression out and throw some knives and axes without the risk of hurting someone else or ruining your hardwood floor. Dundas West’s Stryke Target Range spot has a BYOB option with a special occasions permit, we have a feeling this one may be enjoyed best sans booze.
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Spend an evening at the ballet
Offering an excuse to both dress up and take in both a classic Christmas story and some of Canada’s most talented dancers, hit the totally Instagram-worthy Four Seasons Centre for a National Ballet of Canada performance of The Nutcracker.
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Get your adrenaline kick rock-climbing
Hit one of Toronto’s indoor rock-climbing spots – like The Rock Oasis – and get a natural high as well as a decent workout.
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Eat local at St. Lawrence Market
Stroll through the iconic St. Lawrence Market (but bring your patience with you if you hate crowds) for sampling of all the local goodness that Ontario farmers have to offer, while picking up well-received host/hostess gifts and holiday dinner groceries at the same time.
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Get reacquainted with the toboggan
Unless you have a kid in your life you can borrow from, you may have to invest in a toboggan to take advantage of the sledding potential offered at places like Christie Pits Park. But it’s so worth it.
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Jump it off at Sky Zone
You don’t have to be part of a 10-year-old’s birthday to bounce to your heart’s content on one of Sky Zone’s dozens of trampolines.
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Do you know any other things to do in Toronto that don’t involve drinking? Let us know in the comments!
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