Through the summer months, Toronto plays host to a range of festivals that celebrate the city’s diversity and showcase local talent.
Not a bad way to spend a summer evening or weekend if you can catch one of these events. Here’s what is coming up in July:
- Date: July 1, 2013
- Location: Woodbine Park
- Price: Free
- Vinyl 95.3 presents all-day music fest, free event offers licensed drinking area, family fun zone and fireworks at night
Canada Day at Mel Lastman Square
- Date: July 1, 2013
- Location: Mel Lastman Square
- Musical performances, family activities and fireworks
- Date: July 4 – 7, 2013
- Location: Fort York: Garrison Common
- Price range: $40 - $350
- Toronto Urban Roots Festival features a lineup of indie acts
Toronto African Music and Film Festival
- Date: July 4 – 6, 2013
- Various locations
- Celebrates African culture through the screening of films from local filmmakers
- Date: July 5 – 7, 2013
- Location: Harbourfront Centre
- Showcases diversity in artistic expression throughout South and Central America
- Dance workshops in salsa and cha-cha and musical artists
- Date: July 5 – 21, 2013
- Various location
- Price range: Lunch menus: $15 - $25, Dinner menus: $25 - $45
- 150 of Toronto’s top restaurants offer the opportunity to sample a wide variety of cuisine through price-fixed menus
- Date: July 5 – 26, 2013
- Location: Mel Lastman Square
- Price: Free
- Takes place on all four Friday nights of July
- Community showcase of acclaimed local, international artists and performers
- Date: July 5 – 7, 2013
- Location: Wexford Heights Business Improvement
- Price: Free
- International food and culture festival
- Celebrating the cultural diversity of the Wexford Heights community
153rd Anniversary of the Queen’s Plate
- Date: July 7, 2013
- Location: Woodbine & Mohawk Racetracks
- Price range: $12 - $50
- The race is the first jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown of Thoroughberd Racing
- The purse is $1,000,000 in this race
- Date: July 12-14
- Location: Markham Civic Centre
- Price range: $5 - $20
- Outdoor night market like those in Taiwan, Hong Kong and all over Asia’s major citiess
- Food and merchandise from 100 vendors
- Date: July 13 – 14, 2013
- Location: St. Clair Ave West between Winona Drive and Christie Street
- Price: Free
- Two day street festival celebrating the world of salsa dancing
- Parade in Hillcrest Village between Winonna Drive and Christie Street
- Local vendors, live music, salsa dancing, authentic Latin food
Caribana: Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival
- Date: July 17 – August 5, 2013
- Various locations
- Features events that celebrate music, cuisine and arts of the Caribbean region
- Grand Parade on August 3 at Exhibition Place and Lakeshore Blvd
- Date: July 18 – 21, 2013
- Location: Harbourfront Centre
- Largest festivals celebrating Iranian art and culture includes dance performances, films, concerts workshops and traditional bazaar
Beaches International Jazz Festival
- Date: July 19 – 28, 2013
- Various locations, venues across the Queen East/Beaches area
- Celebrating 25 years of jazz and blues
- Date: July 20 – 21, 2013
- Location: Bloordale Village
- Car-free Bloordale celebrates arts, culture and community
- Bloordale market with more than 200 tables with arts and crafts, showcase neighbourhood’s musicians and dancers
- Date: July 26 – 28, 2013
- Location: Exhibition Place (Bandshell Park)
- Price: $39.50
- Features more than 200 brands of beer, real southern BBQ, live entertainment
- Date: July 31, 2013
- Location: Downsview Park
- Price: $63.25
- The Lumineers are headlining with Band of Horses, Mother Mother and more playing
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