A build-your-own summer camp afternoon in a beautiful Toronto park.

QS Garden Party is a sober, daytime gathering where everyone brings a piece of the day — food for the potluck, an activity, a craft, an instrument, a costume change — and we build the afternoon together.

No two will look the same.

The location is TTC-adjacent and revealed Saturday morning via email to ticket holders. Wear something colourful you wouldn't normally wear on a Saturday.

The bet: most weekends happen to us. We scroll, we attend, we leave. This is the opposite — one park, one afternoon, everyone contributes, and we make something that exists exactly once.

What to bring:

- Food or drink to share for the potluck (no alcohol)

- A blanket or yoga mat for lounging

- An activity, craft, instrument, game, or weird object you want to share

- Optional: a skill you want to teach a small group (a stretch, a song, a repair, a recipe — register as a mini-facilitator on the sign-up form)

What we provide: the framework, the location, soft opener, and a loose schedule that gets built around what people bring.

The shape of the day:

11:00am — Arrive, settle in

11:30 — Soft opener and intros

12:00–1:00 — Potluck lunch

1:00–4:00 — Optional mini-sessions led by attendees (yoga, mending, tai chi, and whatever folks offer)

4:00–5:00 — Golden hour, linger

5:00 — Pack out, leave no trace

The rules:

18+, no alcohol

No screens, no speakers, low tech — we're here to be present

Arrive on time, 11am sharp

Pack out what you bring in

The series: QS Experiences plans to run Garden Parties every two weeks through the summer, in different parks across the city. Each one is unique — shaped by whoever shows up and what they bring. This is event #1.

Weather call by Friday evening. $10–15 sliding scale at the door, with an optional donation to support future QS events.

Register and see the live registry of what people are bringing at: https://luma.com/col07aw0