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Swedish Christmas Festival

21 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

Families gather at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre for its annual Swedish Christmas Festival. Craftmaking, baking gingerbread cookies and a lot of dancing around the Christmas tree is on the…

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Kidzfest

28 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

Kidzfest, held on Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square, features two days of winter fun for children aged two and up. The event includes face painting, crafts, live music and guest appearances by the…

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Ten Thousand Villages Christmas Festival

27 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

At Toronto Harbourfront Centre's Ten Thousand Villages Christmas Festival more than 130 stalls from countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America display their colourful wares. The event is 100%…

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Ukrainian Heritage Day

Nov 2009 (annual)

The Royal Ontario Museum celebrates Toronto's new and old immigrants during its annual Ukrainian Heritage Day. The event features live music, traditional dance, food and hands-on activities for kids.

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Christmas with the Salvation Army

5 Dec 2009 (annual)

The Salvation Army puts on its traditional Christmas concert of brass, organ and choir music at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. The evening features organist Giles Bryant, actor Colin Fox…

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Festival of Carols

9 Dec 2009 (annual)

Grab your friends and family for an evening of holiday singing during the Festival of Carols, held at Toronto's Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. The performance is fronted by the Toronto…

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St Michael's Choir Christmas Concert

11 - 12 Dec 2009 (annual)

The boys of St Michael's Choir continue a six-decade-long Toronto tradition with their annual Christmas Concert performed at Massey Hall. Sacred and secular favourites, carols and popular…

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The Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto. Courtesy of Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation Photo courtesy of Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation

Black Creek Pioneer Village

1 May - 31 Dec 2009 (annual)

Black Creek Pioneer Village takes visitors back to the 1800s and Toronto's fledgling days as a crossroads community. More than 40 restored heritage homes, shops and gardens are staffed by…

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Holiday Magic on Bloor-Yorkville

22 Nov 2009 - 31 Jan 2010 (annual)

Each year Holiday Magic on Bloor-Yorkville transforms this Toronto neighbourhood into a winter wonderland! An official lighting ceremony signals the start of the holiday season with a…

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Kuumba

Feb 2010 (various dates)

With Kuumba, Toronto's Harbourfront Centre celebrates Black History Month over two weekends full of dance, music, art, theatre, film, storytelling and lots of other activities for children and…

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Kuumba

Feb 2010 (various dates)

With Kuumba, Toronto's Harbourfront Centre celebrates Black History Month over two weekends full of dance, music, art, theatre, film, storytelling and lots of other activities for children and…

Annual Orchid Show

Feb 2010 (annual)

The Southern Ontario Orchid Society's Annual Orchid Show at the Toronto Botanical Garden is an exotic gardener's paradise. Displays feature thousands of flowering orchid plants arranged in…

Taste of Little Italy

Jun 2010 (annual)

Taste of Little Italy transforms the entire neighbourhood into a congenial market piazza complete with food stalls, street entertainment and children's activities. Savour a veal parmigiana…

Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival. Courtesy of Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival

Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival

Jun 2010 (annual)

The Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival is a mammoth celebration of sports and culture. The lush greenery of the city's islands provides the perfect setting for this race, which is…

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Multicultural Canada Day Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

Canada Day can be celebrated throughout the country, but this colourful Multicultural Canada Day Festival is certainly worth catching. Held on Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square, the free festival…

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Toronto Ribfest

Jun - Jul 2010 (annual)

The smell of succulent ribs and the promise of fresh beer attract over 100,000 visitors each year to Toronto's Ribfest. There is also an arts and crafts show, live music, rides for the kids…

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Festival of Fire

27 Jun - 4 Jul 2010 (annual)

For four nights every year the Festival of Fire international on-water fireworks competition, choreographed to music, lights up the sky over Toronto's Lake Ontario, dazzling around two million…

Red Wine. © Photo by Ben Evans, Whatsonwhen

Toronto's Corso Italia Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

Toronto's Corso Italia holds its annual street festival, giving people the chance to enjoy the food and culture of this colourful neighbourhood. More than 30 bands perform live on street…

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Casa Loma Renaissance Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

Casa Loma becomes a 16th-century village during its Renaissance Festival, complete with entertainment, food, costumed characters and the court of King Henry. Watch hawks circle overhead, be…

Métis Arts Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

Toronto's only festival of traditional and contemporary Métis arts takes place at the Black Creek Pioneer Village. Visitors can watch artisans at work, taste traditional foods, hear…


Highlights

Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival

Centre Island

Jun 2010 (annual)

Festival of Fire

Ontario Place

27 Jun - 4 Jul 2010 (annual)

Toronto's Corso Italia Festival

Corso Italia

Jul 2010 (annual)