Spring Fling 2026: Schedule, map, and everything else you need to know!

Come one, come all to Spring Fling at Dovercourt on May 29th—our biggest celebration of the year!

​We‘ll have fun, mark the end of the 2025/2026 school year, raise money for our school (speaking of fundraising: have you seen our incredible online silent auction?), and celebrate our awesome Dovercourt community. It‘s going to be a fabulous event!

Here's everything you need to know before you go.

Key details:

• What: Spring Fling 2026.
• Where: Dovercourt PS, west and north yards.
• When: Friday, May 29th from 3:30pm to 7:30pm.
• Who: Dovercourt students, staff, parents, guardians and caregivers.
• What: Bouncy castles, talent show, dancing, food, crafts, games, Stuffy Hospital, fun, fun, and more fun!

What to bring:

• Cash or debit card to buy tickets for food and games and bouncy castles. (Please note: We cannot accept credit cards.)
• Torn/ripped clothing, small items, and stuffies to be repaired in our Stuffy Hospital & Mending Tent!
• A lawn chair and/or picnic blanket to eat and/or enjoy the 6:00pm talent show in comfort.
• Reusable water bottle. We'd like to minimize the waste produced at the event, so please bring your own bottle to refill at our water station.

Tickets and prices:
Tickets may be purchased on-site at a price of $1 per ticket, or 25 tickets for $20. We can accept cash and debit cards for ticket purchases. We cannot accept credit cards.

• Food prices:
  • Slice of pizza: 3 tickets (or two slices for 5 tickets)
  • Jamaican patty: 3 tickets
  • Samosa: 2 tickets
  • Juice: 1 ticket
  • Popcorn: 1 ticket
  • Freezies: 1 ticket
  • Bake sale items: 1-2 tickets each
  • Fruit and vegetables: Free
• Activities:
  • Lollipop pull: 2 tickets per turn
  • Face painting: 2 tickets
  • Bouncy castles: 2 tickets per turn​
  • Take-home art project: Make your own magic wand: 2 tickets
  • Pride mini-market (Pride pins, squishies, paper fans, paper flowers, and hand-drawn personalized portraits—all provided by the students in Dovercourt's QSA): 1-5 tickets 
  • Grade 7/8 market: Prices vary

Free tickets: Thanks to generous financial donations from our community, all students will be given five free tickets in class on May 29th. After a child has used their free tickets, they may purchase regular tickets.

Important notes: 

• All students must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian. 
• No pets, please. We love your furry friends, but they aren't allowed on school property.

Event schedule (subject to change):

Time	Activity
3:30pm	🖌️ Arts & crafts station opens (feat. a textile-based group art project and take-home "Make your own magic wand" craft) [West yard] 🍪 Bake sale opens [North yard] 🏰 Bouncy castles open [West yard] ☺️ Chill-out area opens [South yard] 🌱 Eco club table opens [West yard] 🎨 Face painting begins [West yard] 🍕 Food sales begin [North yard] ​🍭 Lollipop pull begins [North yard] 🍿 Popcorn opens [West yard] 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Pride tent opens (feat. a fabulous photo booth) [West yard] 🤫 Quiet games begin (feat. giant Jenga, fishing game, and more) [North yard] 🤝 School resource table opens (feat. Dovercourt’s Social worker, child and youth counsellor, and newcomer settlement worker) [West yard] 💲 Silent auction preview opens [West yard] 🧵 Stuffy Hospital & Mending Tent opens [West yard] 🎟️ Ticket sales open [West yard] 👕 Spirit Wear sales open [West yard] 🙋‍♀️ Volunteer check-in opens [West yard] 💦 Water truck opens [West yard]
3:45pm	💃 Dance performance: The Groove Crew from City Dance Corps [North yard]
4:00pm	🏐 Active games begin (feat. volleyball, badminton, table tennis, ladder golf, and Spikeball) [West yard] 🚒 Fire truck arrives [West yard]​
6:00pm	🎤 Talent show begins [North yard]
6:30pm	🏰 🚫 Bouncy castles close [West yard]
7:15pm	🎤 Talent show ends [North yard] 🗑️ Clean up begins [Everywhere!]
7:30pm	👋 Event ends

Event map
Please see below.

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