We are so excited to announce the homecoming of MomFest 2022, which will take October 20, 2022. After five years, we are returning to the original home of our signature event, The Wychwood Barns.MomFest Market and VIP Experience From 10:30 am to 4 pm.
Do not forget to visit our first-ever beer and wine Pavillon brought to you by our partners at The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies. Drinks will be for sale.
Back by popular demand, guests are invited to shop Mom Halo’s favourite brands and products at the MomFest open-air market. The community has spoken, and we have listened.
On the heels of a Covid recovery, the market is free to attend! The first 100 guests will get a swag bag full of goodies, and there will be a kid’s play area, a diaper station and lots of rooms for strollers.
The VIP ticket includes access to the VIP areas at MomFest. During the day, you will get to go inside the Wychwood Barns to take part in any of the experiences on site. There will be massages, manicures, speakers, meditation, food and drink, just to name a few! Includes unlimited beverage samples, a swag bag and an elevated day of experiences. Stay tuned for the lineup of amazing speakers!
If you want to take your VIP experience at night, you can join us for the gala—this is a full evening of entertainment and networking, followed by our famous MomFest awards ceremony. It includes 3 drink tickets. We cannot wait to party with you!
Mom Halo is stoked to partner with the team at The Society of Beer Drinking Ladies—an organization that began in 2014 for women to connect and hang out over their favourite sudsy brew. Flash forward to now and the SOBDL has a physical space called Society Clubhouse at College and Dovercourt, has beer & cider at the LCBO, ships Beer Squad Mystery Boxes across the province and is North America’s largest beer/women organization. Oh, and most importantly, they’re also drinkin’ for a cause since a portion of profits support the Canadian Women’s Foundation. To date, they’ve donated over $60,000!
Look for them outside at the market selling their amazing merch and selling a wide range of their favourite beers, ciders, boozy canned cocktails and more! They also have some great non-alcohol options, too.
You can also find them in the VIP Experience where they’ll guide you through a beer/cheese tasting, featuring Ontario craft beer and cheeses!
Then catch them at the Gala where they’ll be serving up beer, wine, cider and more as we party the night away!
Our Club Halo Mamas receive a ton of perks – throughout the year and at MomFest! We are opening our exclusive membership at Momfest on October 20th, 2022 so that you can join in on the fun – get on the waitlist here
From 6:30pm to 10:30pm
Wychwood Barns
The festivities will conclude with the MomFest Awards Gala and Networking event. Moms and parents of all ages and stages of mothership are welcome to join us!
We are excited to bring back the MomFest Awards Gala. We believe that it is our responsibility to create a real community of mom that celebrate one another. We are in the business of lifting each other up!
There was no such thing as the Mom Olympics of the Mom Awards…until we created them! This is your chance to nominate yourself or a mom pal to be celebrated and to be appreciated for the hardest job in the world—momming.
Given the nature of the Covid world, we are streaming portions of the event making sure our community who are dealing with accessibility issues, are too far away or uncomfortable to be in large groups and still be able to connect, learn and engage with the community at large.
1. Mom Startup—New Business of 2021/22: For a mom that started a business in the past 18 months
2. Mom Founders We Love: A mom business owner that you love with an all-around amazing ethos of business or product or service
3. Moms to Watch: This is a side hustler who is about to make big moves
4. Rising Influencer: A social media star with fewer than 20K followers that you love so much! This can be anyone from across Canada.
5. Mom Community Leader: Someone who demonstrates excellence in leadership in the local community and/or charitable dedication to a cause.
6. Mom Boss Award: The most coveted award—it’s the ultimate title for a mom, a business owner and an entrepreneur
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
Moderator |
10:40-11:00 |
Welcome |
Alana |
Run of Show |
11:00 am – 11:30 am |
Raising Interracial Kids |
Sacha Welsh Melanie Ng Kate McKenna |
Natalie Preddie |
11: 40 am – 12:10 pm |
Default Parenting, Working Mom Guilt, and the Invisible Workload |
Erin Pepler Alana McGinn Roxanne Francis Beth Marchant Libby Ward |
Alana Kayfetz |
12:15 pm – 12:35 pm |
We Go There: A Live Podcast |
Lexi Miles Nikki Bergen Alana Kayfetz |
In conversation |
12:40 pm – 1:20 pm |
1 in a million: Parenting children with special/complex needs |
Alana Kayfetz Julie Cole Brittany Donovan |
Annie Lawton |
1:30 pm – 2: 00 pm |
Unfiltered- Postpartum Mental Health |
Renee Raina Alex Cunningham Natacha Pennycooke Prudence Leung |
Lisa Chang |
2:05 pm – 2:30 pm |
The Motherhood Identity Crisis |
Kim Fitzpatrick Leah Davidson Chernell Barthumew |
Annie Lawton |
2:35 pm -2:55 pm |
Education Matters- How to support your children |
Delphine Rule Marlene Spence Paige Walker |
Lisa Chang |
3:00 pm -3:25 pm |
Mom Boss – How to grow your business and yourself |
Sabrina Baldini Meira Elituv Robyn Vanpee Chana Ross |
Lianne Kim |
3:30 pm-3:55 pm |
Boundaries are Sexy & Choices are Opportunities |
Nothando Swan Shelagh Cummins |
Liat Horowitz |
4:00pm |
Thank you & closing remarks |
Alana Kayfetz |
Time |
Company / Event |
Speaker/ Name |
---|---|---|
10:30 AM – 10:40 am |
Welcome Club Halo Talk Land Acknowledgment |
Alana Kayfetz |
10:45am-11:00am |
VIBE Fitness |
Marnie & Rena Schwatz |
11:05am – 11:25 am |
Kids Music |
Sonshine and Broccoli |
11:30 am – 11:55 am |
OMVIC – Car talk |
Farah Mohammed |
12:00 pm – 12:20 pm |
Mom and Baby Movement |
Jess Sennet |
12:25 pm – 12:45pm |
Kids Music |
Little Rebels |
12:50 pm – 1:10pm |
Kixcare – Episodic illnesses and childhood day to day sickness |
Ashton Thornton |
1:15 pm – 1:35pm |
Movement & Milestones |
Toronto Kids Physio – Jenn Halfin |
1:40pm – 2:00 pm |
Kids Entertainment |
Generations Performing Arts Centre |
2:05 pm – 2:30 pm |
Technology/screen time, play-based learning |
Melissa Cash + Jennifer Takács Moderator: Alana Kayfetz |
2:35 pm – 3:00 pm |
Eyesthetics on Sheppard – Children’s eye care |
Michelle Baron |
3:30pm – 4:00pm Moved to the indoor VIP AREA |
Perinatal Therapy – C Section recovery |
Janette Yee |
Time |
Company / Event |
Speaker/ Name |
10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Book Reading |
Lavender Morantz |
10:45 am – 11:15 am |
Book signing (signing Table) |
Lavender Morantz |
11:15am – 11:45 am |
Book Reading |
Amanda Casinha, Melanie Ziltener, Fran Murray, Chernell Bartholomew & Samantha Vlasceanu |
11:45 am – 12:05 pm |
Book Reading |
ee-Mah – Lani & Jordana |
12:05 pm – 12:30 pm |
Book signing (signing at their table) |
ee-Mah – Lani & Jordana |
12:25 pm – 12:45 pm |
Book Reading |
Jessica Hamilton |
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm |
Book signing (signing Table) |
Jessica Hamilton |
1:15pm – 1:30 pm |
Book Reading for kids |
Amanda Minuk (doodle Paw Press) |
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm |
Book signing (signing at her table) |
Amanda Minuk (doodle Paw Press) |
1:55pm – 2:15pm |
Book Reading |
Shantelle Bisson |
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm |
Book signing (signing at her table) |
Shantelle Bisson |
2:45 pm – 3:10 pm |
Book Reading |
Sabrina Greer |
3:10pm – 3:40 pm |
Book signing (signing at her table) |
Sabrina Greer |
3:30pm – 4:00 pm |
Book Reading |
Anneliese Lawton |
4:00 pm – 4:30pm |
Book signing (signing at her table) |
Anneliese Lawton |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
|
---|---|---|---|
6:30 – 7:20 pm |
Networking |
||
7:15 – 7:20 pm |
Welcome to the VIPs |
Alana Kayfetz |
|
7:30 pm – 8:10 pm |
Fireside Address: |
Fireside: Joanna Griffiths and Alana Kayfetz |
|
8:10 pm – 8:15 p.m. |
Halo Remarks |
||
8:15 p.m. – 8:20p.m. |
AWARDS- Hosted by |
Julie Cole & Lisa Chang |
|
8:25-8:30 |
Mom Start up |
winner: |
|
8:30-8:35 |
Mom Founder we love |
||
8:35-8:40 |
Moms To Watch |
||
8:40-8:45 |
Rising Influencer |
||
8:45-8:50 |
Community Leader |
||
8:55-9:00 |
Mom Boss Award |
||
9:00-10:30 |
Welcome (DJ) |
||
10:30-11:00 |
Closing + Clean up |
Booth Number | Company name: |
---|---|
1 | HelloFresh, CA |
2 | HEALING MAMA™ CO. |
3 | Fran Murray Co. |
4 | Francis Psychotherapy and Consulting |
5 | Dick Duff’s |
6 | Moon Mama |
7 | Van Der Hout Corp |
8 | ME + MINE |
9 | Echoage |
10 | Snugabye |
11 | Curated Cubs |
12 | Child Study Centre (University of Toronto) |
13 | ebb & flo nutrition |
14 | Restyle/Renew |
15 | Two P’s In A Potty |
16 | Wow Moms World Vaughan |
17 | Mave & Chez |
18 | Mom Halo |
19 | Good Kid |
20 | Kinworth Co. |
21 | Ubenwa Health |
22 | Good Night Sleep Site |
23 | mini mioche |
24 | NOHMI |
25 | Prevailing Organic Essentials |
26 | Simply Soiree |
27 | OMVIC |
Booth Number | Company name: |
---|---|
28 | Riciniol – NIIA Inc. & WhimzyBaby |
29 | WeeSleep |
30 | Alpha’s Discovery Kids Preschool and Daycare |
33 | Sticker Party |
34 | Kids and Company |
35 | Little Jingle Beans |
36 | CST Savings |
37 | From A to Z |
39 | GCS_Experiences |
40 | GCS_Experiences |
41 | KixCare |
42 | Pok Pok |
42 | Bounce Forward |
43 | Smithery |
44 | Famileasy |
45 | WAXON |
47 | YGT Media |
48 | YGT Media |
49 | ee-mah |
50 | Anneliese Lawton |
51 | Artist Nook |
52 | Doodle Paw Press |
54 | Tempo Outerwear |
55 | Cookies and Cribs |
56 | SUDSATORIUM |
57 | Ben Kayfetz Real Estate |
We have selected an all-star lineup of speakers who will be presenting on a wide variety of mama-centred topics! Offering many tracks and stages, there will be enough for all guests to see, do, and learn.
Be sure to tag @momhalo in all of your photos day of! We will have TONS of Insta candy for you to share. Pinky swear!
“We can do hard things.
I can do hard things.
We can face hard things.
I can face hard things.”
We are calling on you, to do something hard.
MOM HALO is asking you, our community, to join forces, and be on the front line of our effort.
We are building an army of moms, dads and caregivers, with one shared goal - to raise $1 Million for The Hospital for Sick Children. A cause that hits so close to home for not only our team, but for our community.
We invite you to suit up. The battle field for Sick Kids is lined with brave warriors, barring the wounds, rocking their beads, and together we will join them.
This is an act of radical generosity to support the most vulnerable kids, with the beacon of hope that is SickKids.
We are SO committed to this venture, and we cannot wait to see what we dream up.
We want you!
How to take part:
Claim a spot and become an official Project HALO supporter.
Become one of the official 1,000 families to commit to raising $1,000 dollars.
CLICK HERE to take a spot….
SickKids is the place you never want to go, but glad it's there.
We can do this hard thing…. And together, we can get to $1,000,000.00!