Annual events in Toronto

Annual events in Toronto

Numerous festivals, shows and exhibitions are held annually in Toronto. They include:

January

* [http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/ Winterlicious]

February

* Canadian International AutoShow - at the Metro Convention Centre.
* Winter City.
* [http://www.mcluhanfestival.com/ Mcluhan International Festival of the Future]
* Yorkville Icefest Ice Festival at Yorkville-Bloor area

March

* Winter Salsa Carnival - an annual Salsa dancing festival starting in 2006.
* St Patrick's Day Parade.
* L'Oreal Fashion Week.
* Canadian Music Week
* [http://www.canadablooms.com/ Canada Blooms: The Toronto Flower and Garden Show]

April

* Easter Day Parade.
* Sporting Life 10K.
* Hot Docs - Documentary Film Festival.
* Khalsa Day parade, first held in 1986
* [http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/sprockets/index.asp Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children] , established in 1998

May

* Cabbagetown Forsythia Festival - Held the first Sunday in May.
* Doors Open Toronto
* Science Rendezvous
* [http://www.contactphoto.com/ Contact Toronto Photography Festival]
* [http://www.subtletechnologies.com Subtle Technologies Festival]
* Anime North - Usually held the weekend following Victoria Day, although some times during the long weekend.
* Markland Wood [http://www.marklandwood.org Annual Community Garage Sale] is held on the Saturday following Victoria Day, which is usually the last Saturday in May every year with hundreds of homes participating.
* [http://www.walkforvalues.com/ Walk for Values] - Sunday, May 25, 2008,10 AM at Yonge-Dundas Square, Opp. Eaton Centre, Toronto. Open to All. No Fee involved. Only non-monetary pledges of self transformation sought.

June

* Luminato a festival of arts and creativity established in 2007
* Barbados on the Water Festival.
* North by Northeast.
* Pride Week is the world's second largest gay pride festival.
* Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival - various indoors and located throughout the downtown core
* MuchMusic Video Awards
* Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival - Centre Island
* Art of Jazz Celebration
* Fête de la Musique (World Music Day) - June 21 annually. Musicians from all over the world perform free concerts throughout the city
* [http://www.tasteoflittleitaly.ca/ Taste of Little Italy]

July

*Toronto Fringe Festival - Toronto's largest theatre festival
* Molson Grand Prix of Toronto - Exhibition Place
* Caribana is North America's largest street festival, showcasing Caribbean/West Indian culture (in some years early August).
* Beaches International Jazz Festival - The Beaches
* [http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/summerlicious/ Summerlicious]
* [http://www.torontocorsoitalia.com/ Corso Italia] - Italian Street Festival on St Clair West.

August

* Roncylicious, a showcase of the diverse flavours of Roncesvalles Avenue, running August 4th through 31st, with over thirty participating businesses. [http://roncylicious.com/]
* The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE, or "the Ex").
* The Taste of the Danforth festival showcases the mostly Greek culture of The Danforth and has expanded to include other cultures of the area.
* [http://www.pidctoronto.com The Mabuhay Philippines Toronto Summer Festival] - the largest celebration of Philippine heritage and culture in Canada.
* [http://www.festivalofsouthasia.com Festival of South Asia] - A festival of the South Asian culture of Gerrard India Baazaar.
* [http://www.muslimfest.com Muslim Fest- Festival Celebrating the Best in Muslim Art & Entertainment] - Annual Festival Celebrating the Best in Muslim Art & Entertainment. It brings together a pool of talented professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders, activists, and volunteers to craft the first of its kind festival in Canadian Muslim history.
* [http://www.ffida.org/ Toronto International Dance Festival]
* [http://www.lakeshoremardigras.ca Lakeshore Mardi Gras]
* Markland Wood [http://www.marklandwood.org Annual Family Fun Day] with clowns, hotdogs, hamburgers, face painting and much, much more.
* [http://www.torontobuskerfest.com Toronto Buskerfest] - A festival of Street Performers.
* [http://taiwanfest.ca/home.php Taiwanfest] previously known as TCF (Taiwanese Cultural Festival). It is a festival originally hosted by the Taiwanese TCCS communityTCCS (Taiwan Canadian Cultural Society) which has won 5 consecutvie CEIA (Canadian Even Industry Award) from 2002-2007. In around 2007 the TCCS formed TCCS:SEA (Special Event Association) and changed the name of the festival from TCF to TaiwanFest. TaiwanFest the name was created by AsiaWind the production company. Because of the sucess of CEIA Awards, the event that originated from Vancouver have been promoted to Toronto and having possible developements in New York. The Vancouver festival is at Plaza of Nations, Downtown, Vancouver.
** possible expansion of festival hosting in other countries due to the success of 5 consecutive CEIA Awards (Canadian Event Industry Awards)
* [http://www.beerfestival.ca/ Toronto's Festival of Beer] - Toronto Beerfest in Historic Fort York.

eptember

* The Canadian International Air Show -off CNE grounds over Lake Ontario
* The Toronto International Film Festival is considered one of the big three global film events, with Cannes and Berlin, with more screens and more films than either.
* The Roncesvalles Polish Festival, September 13th and 14th [http://polishfestival.ca]
* The Beach Celtic Festival [http://thecelticfestival.com] on September 13th, 2008 from 10 a.m. - 5:00 pm in Kew Gardens in the Beach to celebrate the Celtic-Canadian Heritage.www.thecelticfestival.com
* Cabbagetown Fall Festival, - Held the second weekend in September.
*Virgin Festival, based on the British festival
* [http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/ Nuit Blanche Toronto] - an all-night free celebration of contemporary art
* [http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/toronto.php Word on the Street] - Canada’s largest, annual outdoor book and magazine festival

October

* The Toronto Marathon - run from North York to downtown Toronto
* [http://www.readings.org/ International Festival of Authors]
* [http://www.ourkids.net/fairs/ Private School Fair]

November

* The Toronto Santa Claus Parade (Started in 1904 with just a single float, it now boasts over 24 floats, 24 bands, and 1700 participants. It is one of the biggest productions in North America, and broadcast to many countries around the world.)
* Cavalcade of Lights.
* The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, an annual fall fair started in 1922.
* Aboriginal Festival It is held every year in Rogers Center in Toronto.

December

* First Night.
* Reviving the Islamic Spirit
* Markland Wood [http://www.marklandwood.org Annual Christmas Caravan & Food Drive] with Santa Claus, Firetruck, Police Car, Music Truck and many Elves as Volunteers... To collect food, clothing and money for charity.

Defunct

*Celebrate Toronto Street Festival

*World Stage International Theatre Festival - runs from January to June
* [http://www.salondulivredetoronto.ca/ Le Salon du Livre de Toronto] - French Book Fair

External links

* [http://www.toronto.worldweb.com/Events/Festivals/ Toronto Festivals & Events Directory]
* [http://www.hanifworld.com/Toronto-Festivals.htm Toronto Festivals & Events at a Glance]
* [http://www.househuntingintoronto.com/toronto/festivals.htm Toronto Events List]


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