Harbourfront Centre: Summer Events

Harbourfront Centre has fun family-friendly summer events and festivals, including various ticketed, free and pay-what-you-wish performances.

Highlights of free summer programming include:

Luminato Festival
Date: June 4-22, 2025
Luminato Festival Toronto is the city’s multi-arts festival, which kicks off the summer with memorable art experiences, presenting a unique blend of music, dance, theatre and performance art by exceptional Canadian and international artists.

Terceradix Luminarium — June 4-22
First Breath — June 4-8
A Glimpse of Quincy — June 13
Hamlet — June 13-15

Summer Music in the Garden
Date: June 21 — August 28, 2025
Enjoy the intimate live music experience of Summer Music in the Garden at the Toronto Music Garden by the waterfront. The program features 18 free performances by both JUNO Award-winning Canadian musicians and celebrated local artists.

Canada Day
Date: July 1, 2025
Celebrate our country’s special day on the waterfront with a lineup of free music, an outdoor marketplace with 100% Canadian-made goods, and more live performances.

Dancing on the Square
Date: Wednesdays from July 2 to August 27, 2025
Watch, participate and be immersed in the infectious rhythm of music and live dance with an eclectic lineup that includes Latin, Bollywood, hip-hop and contemporary dance.

Fun Philippines Toronto Food & Music Festival
Date: July 4-6, 2025
More details coming soon!

Free Flicks
Date: July 8 – August 26, 2025
See 10 free outdoor film screenings by the lake all summer, ranging from popular films to favourite old-school classics.

Caribbean Vibrations Festival
Date: July 11-13, 2025
More details coming soon!

Unity Fest
Date: July 19, 2025
More details coming soon!

Habari Africa
Date: August 8-10, 2025
More details coming soon!

TAIWANfest Toronto
Date: August 22-24, 2025
More details coming soon!