Mark your calendars because the tastiest event of the year will be taking place at Machell Park, as the rib teams get fired up starting on Friday, August 22. Not only will there be the tastiest ribs but also roasted yams, roasted corn on the cob, beavertails and many other dishes for every appetite. Machell Park will be fenced with additional procedures for the safety
Don’t Miss the Festival of the Summer! Kempenfest is Barrie Ontario’s signature festival event, celebrating 53 years Aug 1-4, 2025, located across two-kilometers of Barrie’s beautiful waterfront. The annual event is one of Ontario’s largest waterfront festivals, featuring 300 arts & crafts vendors, a midway, youth village, antiques, face painters, buskers, great food, a poutine village, and two stages of live music! Kempenfest attracts over
Experience the Ultimate Celebration of African & Caribbean Culture! Join us for the 14th annual Afro-Carib Fest 2025, an award-winning, FREE weekend festival that celebrates the vibrant Afro-Caribbean culture through live music, dance, food, and art! What to Expect: Live Performances – Enjoy electrifying shows from 120+ local & international artists Vendor Marketplace – Shop unique cultural treasures, gifts, arts and craft, local businesses Food
Afro-Carib Fest is an award-winning FREE 2-day outdoor festival that celebrates diversity by showcasing the arts, culture and heritage of the African and Caribbean communities and beyond to over 50,000 attendees. Audiences will be engaged through live performances from over 120 local artists, over 80 vendors, a cultural parade, a kid’s zone, dance competitions with cash prizes, drum circles, raffle draws with prizes, and much
Come to historic Unionville August 16, 17 and 18 for 30+ stellar performances by more than 200 artists on multiple outdoor stages. Each stage will have a selection of tents and seating. No tickets to buy, just great music, charming venues and friendly fans – BRILLIANT!
Japan Festival CANADA has been hosted in one of the multicultural countries in the world, Canada, to introduce and promote genuine Japanese food, culture and technologies. The concept of Japan Festival CANADA is to contribute in further success of establishing Canada and Japan Diplomatic Relations. Since the first year event in 2016, Japan Festival CANADA has been hosted annually in the summer. Japan Festival CANADA
Experience the best in tap dance with workshops, shows, free nightly jams and more. The festival returns for its third edition, presenting leading global artists and nurtures the development of Canadian excellence in tap, all in collaboration with live music. Programming includes workshops, shows, free nightly jams and more! Produced by Toffan Rhythm Projects, presented with the support of Harbourfront Centre.
Toronto’s Largest Island Food & Travel Show Island Eats Food Festival™ is an exciting two-day event scheduled for Saturday, August 17th and Sunday, August 18th, 2024 at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Ontario. Island Eats will provide a dazzling array of fun activities, entertainment and excitement for the entire family. Enjoy exotic cuisine prepared by gourmet Caribbean chefs. Jump into Jamaican Jerk Chicken, relax with
WHEELS… WHEELS… and more WHEELS at Toronto’s Best Street-Judged Car Show! Featuring: • 100’s of Classics, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Tuners, Movie Cars, Race Cars, & Exotics! • Food, Vendors, & Kid’s Zone! • Buskers, Live Bands, DJs, and much more! If it’s got wheels… bring it! FREE Admission For Public! Located at Danforth Avenue & Danforth Road
The TRCA Butterfly Festival is a FREE public event at Tommy Thompson Park (TTP) to celebrate an iconic insect as it embarks on an epic journey to Mexico over the winter months. Located on the Toronto waterfront at the convergence of two major migratory flyways, Tommy Thompson Park (TTP) is Toronto’s largest greenspace and provides a critical roosting spot for migrating butterflies. More then 50
Join us for the 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival at your Toronto Zoo, in partnership with Moksha Canada, from August 23rd to 25th for the most colourful display of culture, dance, and food! Celebrate your Toronto Zoo’s 50th birthday with the vast tastes and sounds that encompass the beauty of Toronto and beyond. This three-day spectacle treats you to everything you love about the zoo, infused
It’s the last month of the summer, time to get out with the family and enjoy the last of the long, warm days! We’ve rounded up the top family festivals in Toronto and the surrounding area. You’ll find loads of summer fun to add to your family calendar.
2024 Toronto Dragon Festival Returns to Nathan Phillips Square with Foods, Beers, and Luminati Night Shows Toronto and the world are eager to watch the stunning acrobatic performances of the lion dance, but only better with new shows with foods, beer garden and enchanting Luminati Night Light Show, exclusively at the 2024Toronto Dragon Festival (TDF). Loyal TDF fans are likely familiar with the iconic showcases
Join us as we transform Memorial Park into our biggest festival of the Summer – Stouffville Ribfest! Celebrate the BEST summer has to offer with a FREE three-day festival that features award winning ribs, local breweries, a variety of food trucks, a kids zone and highly anticipated entertainment all weekend long! There will be a variety of other food and non-food vendors on site, including
Join in the fun at Bark in the Park TO, a four-day event dedicated to dogs and dog lovers! This unique festival is packed with fun activities, exciting performances, and pet-centric vendors, all set against the scenic backdrop of Woodbine Park. Expect interactive play areas, special photo ops, and a vibrant market featuring the best in pet products and services. Don’t miss out on the
Everyone is a fan of something, and FAN EXPO is a place to celebrate all things pop culture. Get an autograph or a photo with your favourite guest then get the inside scoop about your favourite movies and TV shows at our celebrity panels! Watch professional comic artists battle it out in our popular Sketch Duels, learn from our “How To” workshops, and take photos
It’s spontaneous, it’s outrageous; it’s fun, funny, and fabulous – there is something for everyone at the Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy. For four exhilarating days, the festival showcases an array of mind-boggling circus acts, daring acrobatics, mesmerizing magic shows, hilarious comedy performances, and much more. In addition to the phenomenal entertainment, BuskerFest features over 30 diverse food vendors, artisan stalls, a beer garden and
On August 17 & 18, 2024, the Toronto Chinatown Business Improvement Area (CBIA) will host the 23rd Toronto Chinatown Festival! Featuring: Dragon Dance & Lion Dance Traditional Dancing & Opera Performances Kung Fu Performances Multi-Cultural Street Food West side of Spadina Avenue (between St Andrew St & Sullivan St) Saturday, August 17: 12:00pm – 11:00pm Sunday, August 18: 11:00am – 8:00pm
Mark your calendars because the tastiest event of the year will be taking place at Machell Park, as the rib teams get fired up starting on Friday, August 22. Not only will there be the tastiest ribs but also roasted yams, roasted corn on the cob, beavertails and many other dishes for every appetite. Machell Park will be fenced with additional procedures for the safety
Don’t Miss the Festival of the Summer! Kempenfest is Barrie Ontario’s signature festival event, celebrating 53 years Aug 1-4, 2025, located across two-kilometers of Barrie’s beautiful waterfront. The annual event is one of Ontario’s largest waterfront festivals, featuring 300 arts & crafts vendors, a midway, youth village, antiques, face painters, buskers, great food, a poutine village, and two stages of live music! Kempenfest attracts over
Experience the Ultimate Celebration of African & Caribbean Culture! Join us for the 14th annual Afro-Carib Fest 2025, an award-winning, FREE weekend festival that celebrates the vibrant Afro-Caribbean culture through live music, dance, food, and art! What to Expect: Live Performances – Enjoy electrifying shows from 120+ local & international artists Vendor Marketplace – Shop unique cultural treasures, gifts, arts and craft, local businesses Food
Afro-Carib Fest is an award-winning FREE 2-day outdoor festival that celebrates diversity by showcasing the arts, culture and heritage of the African and Caribbean communities and beyond to over 50,000 attendees. Audiences will be engaged through live performances from over 120 local artists, over 80 vendors, a cultural parade, a kid’s zone, dance competitions with cash prizes, drum circles, raffle draws with prizes, and much
Come to historic Unionville August 16, 17 and 18 for 30+ stellar performances by more than 200 artists on multiple outdoor stages. Each stage will have a selection of tents and seating. No tickets to buy, just great music, charming venues and friendly fans – BRILLIANT!
Japan Festival CANADA has been hosted in one of the multicultural countries in the world, Canada, to introduce and promote genuine Japanese food, culture and technologies. The concept of Japan Festival CANADA is to contribute in further success of establishing Canada and Japan Diplomatic Relations. Since the first year event in 2016, Japan Festival CANADA has been hosted annually in the summer. Japan Festival CANADA
Experience the best in tap dance with workshops, shows, free nightly jams and more. The festival returns for its third edition, presenting leading global artists and nurtures the development of Canadian excellence in tap, all in collaboration with live music. Programming includes workshops, shows, free nightly jams and more! Produced by Toffan Rhythm Projects, presented with the support of Harbourfront Centre.
Toronto’s Largest Island Food & Travel Show Island Eats Food Festival™ is an exciting two-day event scheduled for Saturday, August 17th and Sunday, August 18th, 2024 at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Ontario. Island Eats will provide a dazzling array of fun activities, entertainment and excitement for the entire family. Enjoy exotic cuisine prepared by gourmet Caribbean chefs. Jump into Jamaican Jerk Chicken, relax with
WHEELS… WHEELS… and more WHEELS at Toronto’s Best Street-Judged Car Show! Featuring: • 100’s of Classics, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Tuners, Movie Cars, Race Cars, & Exotics! • Food, Vendors, & Kid’s Zone! • Buskers, Live Bands, DJs, and much more! If it’s got wheels… bring it! FREE Admission For Public! Located at Danforth Avenue & Danforth Road
The TRCA Butterfly Festival is a FREE public event at Tommy Thompson Park (TTP) to celebrate an iconic insect as it embarks on an epic journey to Mexico over the winter months. Located on the Toronto waterfront at the convergence of two major migratory flyways, Tommy Thompson Park (TTP) is Toronto’s largest greenspace and provides a critical roosting spot for migrating butterflies. More then 50
Join us for the 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival at your Toronto Zoo, in partnership with Moksha Canada, from August 23rd to 25th for the most colourful display of culture, dance, and food! Celebrate your Toronto Zoo’s 50th birthday with the vast tastes and sounds that encompass the beauty of Toronto and beyond. This three-day spectacle treats you to everything you love about the zoo, infused
It’s the last month of the summer, time to get out with the family and enjoy the last of the long, warm days! We’ve rounded up the top family festivals in Toronto and the surrounding area. You’ll find loads of summer fun to add to your family calendar.
2024 Toronto Dragon Festival Returns to Nathan Phillips Square with Foods, Beers, and Luminati Night Shows Toronto and the world are eager to watch the stunning acrobatic performances of the lion dance, but only better with new shows with foods, beer garden and enchanting Luminati Night Light Show, exclusively at the 2024Toronto Dragon Festival (TDF). Loyal TDF fans are likely familiar with the iconic showcases
Join us as we transform Memorial Park into our biggest festival of the Summer – Stouffville Ribfest! Celebrate the BEST summer has to offer with a FREE three-day festival that features award winning ribs, local breweries, a variety of food trucks, a kids zone and highly anticipated entertainment all weekend long! There will be a variety of other food and non-food vendors on site, including
Join in the fun at Bark in the Park TO, a four-day event dedicated to dogs and dog lovers! This unique festival is packed with fun activities, exciting performances, and pet-centric vendors, all set against the scenic backdrop of Woodbine Park. Expect interactive play areas, special photo ops, and a vibrant market featuring the best in pet products and services. Don’t miss out on the
Everyone is a fan of something, and FAN EXPO is a place to celebrate all things pop culture. Get an autograph or a photo with your favourite guest then get the inside scoop about your favourite movies and TV shows at our celebrity panels! Watch professional comic artists battle it out in our popular Sketch Duels, learn from our “How To” workshops, and take photos
It’s spontaneous, it’s outrageous; it’s fun, funny, and fabulous – there is something for everyone at the Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy. For four exhilarating days, the festival showcases an array of mind-boggling circus acts, daring acrobatics, mesmerizing magic shows, hilarious comedy performances, and much more. In addition to the phenomenal entertainment, BuskerFest features over 30 diverse food vendors, artisan stalls, a beer garden and
On August 17 & 18, 2024, the Toronto Chinatown Business Improvement Area (CBIA) will host the 23rd Toronto Chinatown Festival! Featuring: Dragon Dance & Lion Dance Traditional Dancing & Opera Performances Kung Fu Performances Multi-Cultural Street Food West side of Spadina Avenue (between St Andrew St & Sullivan St) Saturday, August 17: 12:00pm – 11:00pm Sunday, August 18: 11:00am – 8:00pm
Kids Events and Fun Things To Do in Toronto, York Region, Peel, Durham, Halton, Simcoe County and Southern Ontario for Families.
