Festivals
Toronto’s festivals run all through the year, celebrating everything, including art and music, international cultures, hobbies, family and food!
Friday Harbour: Harbourfest
Join Friday Harbour to celebrate the tastes and sounds of Bavaria at Harbourfest, surrounded by the beautiful colours of Fall! The event includes a special themed menu and traditional “volksmusic” at the CIBC Pier, Fall décor and gift shopping at the Harvest Market, beach campfires and drinks at the beer
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Water/Fall Festival is a New Free Culture Festival on Toronto’s Vibrant Waterfront!
The Water/Fall Festival is making its debut on Toronto’s waterfront, over two weekends this Fall! On September 27-28th and October 4-5th, families can join this celebration of community, creativity and culture along the shores of Lake Ontario. Numerous events are happening, both on land and on water, featuring arts and
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Nuit Blanche
Nuit Blanche, Toronto’s highly anticipated annual cultural event, is a free all-night contemporary art party featuring ground-breaking artworks by local, national and international artists. Explore downtown and Toronto neighbourhoods plus Etobicoke and North York through this year’s theme, “Translating the City”, exploring art’s role in city life and reimagining the
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Montgomery’s Inn: Fall Festival
Montgomery’s Inn, one of Toronto’s History Museums that offer permanently free admission, hosts a Fall Festival where families can connect with historical societies and community groups. Along with its regular weekly Farmers’ Market filled with fresh and local goods, you can also shop from local artisan vendors through Local MRKT,
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Guide to the Best Fall Festivals in Toronto and the GTA
Toronto is renowned for its plethora of summer festivals, but the party doesn’t need to stop there! Autumn is a gorgeous time of year here and on weekends, families across the province take a break from school and work to explore festivals, both indoors and outdoors. These include neighbourhood fairs,
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Spadina Museum: Fall Festival
Spadina Museum, one of Toronto’s History Museums that offer permanently free admission, hosts a Fall Festival full of fun Autumn-themed activities for the entire family! Celebrate the start of Fall by tasting apples from their orchard, shopping at the community market, strolling the beautiful gardens, plus checking out live music
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Long Branch Neighbourhood Association (LBNA): Long Branch Tree Fest
The Long Branch Neighbourhood Association (LBNA) is back with the Long Branch Tree Fest at Marie Curtis Park in Etobicoke, highlighting the importance of trees and biodiversity in our environment. This is a family-friendly educational celebration of trees and nature, including live music, local food, children’s activities, tree walks, and
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Markham Museum: AppleFest
Markham Museum presents AppleFest with local businesses, skilled artisans, and engaging activities for the whole family to enjoy. Event highlights include fresh apple cider making in the historic cider mill, demonstrations of historic trades and equipment, pottery programs, mini putt and trackless train rides, tasty treats, games, inflatables, and so
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VegTO Fest
VegTO Fest returns to Nathan Phillips Square, filled with plant-based food, wares, and other vegan wonders. Toronto’s only free vegan festival welcomes the entire community of food tastes — vegans, vegetarians, flexitarians, omnivores, and everyone in between —to experience some plant-based fun, so get ready to undo the top button
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Pape Village BIA: Pape Village Block Party
Pape Village BIA hosts the inaugural Pape Village Block Party, a free two-day festival taking over Pape Avenue to unite this east end community through family-friendly entertainment. Festival activities include live music, kids fun zone with bouncy castles, character roamers and balloonist, a vintage/hot rod car show, arts and crafts,
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