Have you ever had the feeling that there is nothing to do in Toronto? Forget it! Now the summer is about to bring beautiful weather and high temperatures. There will also be events such as festivals, concerts, exhibitions, and parades! It’s the best time of the year to enjoy the city!
JUNE
May 30th – June 30th
Toronto Bike Month
This Month is dedicated to cyclists so it’s the perfect time to take out your bike or rent one and to enjoy the scenery! It’s the best way to explore all the locations that you’ve never seen in Toronto. Here you can find some suggestions:
http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2011/06/toronto_bike_month_2011/
June 10th – 19th
Luminato Festival of Arts & Creativity
For 10 days in June, Toronto’s streets and public spaces are illuminated with art and creativity. Luminato is an annual multi-disciplinary celebration of theatre, dance, music, literature, food, visual arts, fashion, film, and more. Here’s the theatre and dance program:
http://www.luminato.com/media/10
June 17th – 18th
Toronto Pro Supershow
The largest expo of extreme sports in Canada! A showcase of everything fitness. Demonstrations, shows and seminars will be shown. The prices vary between $10 - $30. It depends if you want to see just the Expo or if you want to go to the Combative Sports Area.
Location: Toronto Metro Convention Centre (255 Front Street West)
http://www.torontoprosupershow.com/
June 17th – 19th
Taste of Little Italy
If you like Italian food, this event is for you! This little market offers the opportunity to explore all the different restaurants, shops and boutiques. Toronto will create its own piazza to celebrate all that Little Italy has to offer.
Location: College Street between Bathurst and Shaw
http://www.tasteoflittleitaly.ca/
June 19th – 25th
Ontario Craft Beer Week
For the second time, Ontario Craft Beer celebrates Ontario’s locally-based craft beer industry. For one week, a lot of bars and restaurants will throw parties.
Location: various places
http://www.ontariocraftbrewers.com/craftbeerweek/events2011.php?r=Toronto
June 24th – July 3rd
Pride Festival
Pride Week in Toronto is one of the largest in the world. For 10 days, the Pride Festival reveals the vast diversity in sexual and gender identities, histories, cultures, families, friends and lives.
Location: Church-Wellesley Village & Downtown Core
http://www.pridetoronto.com/
June 24th – July 3rd
TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival
This festival is not only about enjoying the style of music, but guaranteeing that it continues to be developed and appreciated. By the way, the festival will kick off with a free concert by Aretha Franklin.
Location: various places
http://torontojazz.com/
June 30th – July 3rd
Toronto Ribfest
The Toronto Ribfest attracts more than 100,000 visitors every year. The fest has live music, beer tents, and arts & crafts shows. For Canada Day (July 1st), there will be fireworks at approximately 10pm.
Location: Centennial Park / Etobicoke
http://www.torontoribfest.com/
JULY
July 1st
Let’s celebrate Canada’s 144th birthday with parades, barbecues and exceptional fireworks! You can also watch performances by Canadian musicians. The festivities begin at 5pm and the entrance is free!
Location: Mel Lastman Square ( http://maps.google.com.br/maps?hl=pt-BR&q=mel%20lastman )
July 1st, 2nd, 3rd
CHIN Picnic
CHIN Picnic is the largest free multicultural picnic in the world. Some activities are bikini modelling contests, international music, interactive soccer clinics, hockey exhibitions, and a grand prix cycling race.
Location: Exhibition Place
http://chinradio.com/
July 2nd
Harbourtfront Freeze
If you happen to be at the Harbourtfront Centre and nobody is moving, it’s normal! The idea is to be frozen in place for 5 minutes and then return to what you were doing! Here you can see a video of a similar event in New York:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo
July 2nd & 3rd
On the Pulse Festival
Music, theatre, film, and dance. The audience can, of course, see the festival but also judge the performance of the candidates.
Location: Harbourfront Centre
http://media.harbourfrontcentre.com/mediaDisplay.php?id=944
July 6th – 17th
The Fringe Toronto’s Theatre Festival
The event all theatrical amateurs have been waiting for. Each July, more than 60,000 people attend over 150 theatre productions. The festival includes a Fringe Club with free nightly music, a beer tent and food services at great local restaurants. The winning play is staged on the last day of the festival.
Location: various places
http://www.fringetoronto.com/
July 8th – 10th
Honda Indy Toronto
3 days of world-class auto racing, motorcycle demonstrations and vintage car racing. Usually, in this kind of event, the prices are really not affordable, but this year, the Friday July 8 is FREE!!! So don’t hesitate!
Location: Exhibition Place
http://hondaindytoronto.com/
July 8th – 10th
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE)
This event serves to exhibit over 300 artists every year for the last 50 years. The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition is a charity event supported by a group of volunteer workers (even some students of ILSC Toronto). So let’s celebrate the 50th birthday of the TOAE and see all the art of Toronto for free!
Location: Nathan Phillips Square
http://www.torontooutdoorart.org/
July 8th – 24th
Summerlicious
Provides locals and tourists the chance to discover over 150 restaurants at the most affordable prices. Here you will find the list of the participants:
http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/se/restaurants.nsf/Summerlicious?Openform
Location: various places
July 10th – August 21st
Sunday Serenade
Runs every Sunday from 7:30pm - 9:00 pm. You have the opportunity to enjoy the warm summer evening by listening to the best jazz, swing and big-band acts of Toronto. The entrance is free.
Location: Mel Lastman Square
July 13th – August 31st
Fresh Wednesdays
Local farmers offer an array of fresh and ripe fruits and vegetables to savour. At the same time, you can enjoy the finest Canadian music when you shop from 8:00am – 2:00 pm and, of course, it’s free admission.
Location: Nathan Phillips Square
July 14th – September 1st
Tasty Thursdays
A combination of food hot off the grill and live music is included in Tasty Thursdays. Each week, a variety of restaurants bring international cuisine for $5 or less from 11:00am – 2:00pm.
Location: Nathan Phillips Square
July 14th – August 12th
Caribana
This festival, lasting 6 weeks, promises to offer a spectacle full of excitement! The event starts with the Scotiabank Caribana Official Festival Launch, where there will be live music and an array of Caribean Food (Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Cuban). On the 30th, the famous Caribana Parade, which moves along the streets of Exhibition Place and parts of Lakeshore Blvd, will be celebrated. And to complete the Festival, you can join a lot of parties where you will hear the sounds of reggae, soca, calypso and other sultry beats!
http://www.caribanatoronto.com/home
July 15th – 24th
Beaches International Jazz Festival
For 10 days, international and local jazz sensations will take part in the Beaches International Jazz Festival. The location is perfect to have a good time drinking your beverage and hearing the sounds of jazz in the Beaches and for free!
Location: The Beaches (East Toronto)
http://www.beachesjazz.com/
July 21st – July 24th
Frugal Fashion Week
Created to build relationships between shoppers and local retailers and designers. The week is focused on supporting local fashion.
http://www.frugalfashionweek.com/ffw2011main.htm
CONCERT
Concerts are occasions to see the performances of your favourite singers or bands and to have a great time with your friends! Here you can find a website with the list of all the concerts that will be given this summer:
www.muchmusic.com
JUNE
May 30th – June 30th
Toronto Bike Month
This Month is dedicated to cyclists so it’s the perfect time to take out your bike or rent one and to enjoy the scenery! It’s the best way to explore all the locations that you’ve never seen in Toronto. Here you can find some suggestions:
http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2011/06/toronto_bike_month_2011/
June 10th – 19th
Luminato Festival of Arts & Creativity
For 10 days in June, Toronto’s streets and public spaces are illuminated with art and creativity. Luminato is an annual multi-disciplinary celebration of theatre, dance, music, literature, food, visual arts, fashion, film, and more. Here’s the theatre and dance program:
http://www.luminato.com/media/10
June 17th – 18th
Toronto Pro Supershow
The largest expo of extreme sports in Canada! A showcase of everything fitness. Demonstrations, shows and seminars will be shown. The prices vary between $10 - $30. It depends if you want to see just the Expo or if you want to go to the Combative Sports Area.
Location: Toronto Metro Convention Centre (255 Front Street West)
http://www.torontoprosupershow.com/
June 17th – 19th
Taste of Little Italy
If you like Italian food, this event is for you! This little market offers the opportunity to explore all the different restaurants, shops and boutiques. Toronto will create its own piazza to celebrate all that Little Italy has to offer.
Location: College Street between Bathurst and Shaw
http://www.tasteoflittleitaly.ca/
June 19th – 25th
Ontario Craft Beer Week
For the second time, Ontario Craft Beer celebrates Ontario’s locally-based craft beer industry. For one week, a lot of bars and restaurants will throw parties.
Location: various places
http://www.ontariocraftbrewers.com/craftbeerweek/events2011.php?r=Toronto
June 24th – July 3rd
Pride Festival
Pride Week in Toronto is one of the largest in the world. For 10 days, the Pride Festival reveals the vast diversity in sexual and gender identities, histories, cultures, families, friends and lives.
Location: Church-Wellesley Village & Downtown Core
http://www.pridetoronto.com/
June 24th – July 3rd
TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival
This festival is not only about enjoying the style of music, but guaranteeing that it continues to be developed and appreciated. By the way, the festival will kick off with a free concert by Aretha Franklin.
Location: various places
http://torontojazz.com/
June 30th – July 3rd
Toronto Ribfest
The Toronto Ribfest attracts more than 100,000 visitors every year. The fest has live music, beer tents, and arts & crafts shows. For Canada Day (July 1st), there will be fireworks at approximately 10pm.
Location: Centennial Park / Etobicoke
http://www.torontoribfest.com/
JULY
July 1st
Let’s celebrate Canada’s 144th birthday with parades, barbecues and exceptional fireworks! You can also watch performances by Canadian musicians. The festivities begin at 5pm and the entrance is free!
Location: Mel Lastman Square ( http://maps.google.com.br/maps?hl=pt-BR&q=mel%20lastman )
July 1st, 2nd, 3rd
CHIN Picnic
CHIN Picnic is the largest free multicultural picnic in the world. Some activities are bikini modelling contests, international music, interactive soccer clinics, hockey exhibitions, and a grand prix cycling race.
Location: Exhibition Place
http://chinradio.com/
July 2nd
Harbourtfront Freeze
If you happen to be at the Harbourtfront Centre and nobody is moving, it’s normal! The idea is to be frozen in place for 5 minutes and then return to what you were doing! Here you can see a video of a similar event in New York:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo
July 2nd & 3rd
On the Pulse Festival
Music, theatre, film, and dance. The audience can, of course, see the festival but also judge the performance of the candidates.
Location: Harbourfront Centre
http://media.harbourfrontcentre.com/mediaDisplay.php?id=944
July 6th – 17th
The Fringe Toronto’s Theatre Festival
The event all theatrical amateurs have been waiting for. Each July, more than 60,000 people attend over 150 theatre productions. The festival includes a Fringe Club with free nightly music, a beer tent and food services at great local restaurants. The winning play is staged on the last day of the festival.
Location: various places
http://www.fringetoronto.com/
July 8th – 10th
Honda Indy Toronto
3 days of world-class auto racing, motorcycle demonstrations and vintage car racing. Usually, in this kind of event, the prices are really not affordable, but this year, the Friday July 8 is FREE!!! So don’t hesitate!
Location: Exhibition Place
http://hondaindytoronto.com/
July 8th – 10th
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE)
This event serves to exhibit over 300 artists every year for the last 50 years. The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition is a charity event supported by a group of volunteer workers (even some students of ILSC Toronto). So let’s celebrate the 50th birthday of the TOAE and see all the art of Toronto for free!
Location: Nathan Phillips Square
http://www.torontooutdoorart.org/
July 8th – 24th
Summerlicious
Provides locals and tourists the chance to discover over 150 restaurants at the most affordable prices. Here you will find the list of the participants:
http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/se/restaurants.nsf/Summerlicious?Openform
Location: various places
July 10th – August 21st
Sunday Serenade
Runs every Sunday from 7:30pm - 9:00 pm. You have the opportunity to enjoy the warm summer evening by listening to the best jazz, swing and big-band acts of Toronto. The entrance is free.
Location: Mel Lastman Square
July 13th – August 31st
Fresh Wednesdays
Local farmers offer an array of fresh and ripe fruits and vegetables to savour. At the same time, you can enjoy the finest Canadian music when you shop from 8:00am – 2:00 pm and, of course, it’s free admission.
Location: Nathan Phillips Square
July 14th – September 1st
Tasty Thursdays
A combination of food hot off the grill and live music is included in Tasty Thursdays. Each week, a variety of restaurants bring international cuisine for $5 or less from 11:00am – 2:00pm.
Location: Nathan Phillips Square
July 14th – August 12th
Caribana
This festival, lasting 6 weeks, promises to offer a spectacle full of excitement! The event starts with the Scotiabank Caribana Official Festival Launch, where there will be live music and an array of Caribean Food (Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Cuban). On the 30th, the famous Caribana Parade, which moves along the streets of Exhibition Place and parts of Lakeshore Blvd, will be celebrated. And to complete the Festival, you can join a lot of parties where you will hear the sounds of reggae, soca, calypso and other sultry beats!
http://www.caribanatoronto.com/home
July 15th – 24th
Beaches International Jazz Festival
For 10 days, international and local jazz sensations will take part in the Beaches International Jazz Festival. The location is perfect to have a good time drinking your beverage and hearing the sounds of jazz in the Beaches and for free!
Location: The Beaches (East Toronto)
http://www.beachesjazz.com/
July 21st – July 24th
Frugal Fashion Week
Created to build relationships between shoppers and local retailers and designers. The week is focused on supporting local fashion.
http://www.frugalfashionweek.com/ffw2011main.htm
CONCERT
Concerts are occasions to see the performances of your favourite singers or bands and to have a great time with your friends! Here you can find a website with the list of all the concerts that will be given this summer:
www.muchmusic.com
0 comments:
Post a Comment