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It's an exciting weekend in the city! Here are 12 of the best things to do in Toronto this weekend that you don't want to miss.
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1. Korea Town Street Festival
The Korea Town BIA is hosting its first-ever Korea Town Street Festival this Saturday. Happening on August 10th, there will be delicious food, family-friendly activities, performances, and so much more.
Where: On Euclid Ave, from Bloor St W to Oscar Ryan Lane
When: August 10th, 2024 (4 pm - 10 pm)
Price: Free admission
Category: Family-friendly
2. Stouffville Ribfest
This weekend, check out Stouffville’s largest festival of the summer! For 3-days only, enjoy mouthwatering ribs, live music, a kids zone, marketplace, and more. Don’t forget to check out the mainstage hosted by CityTV’s Natasha Ramsahai on Saturday evening starting at 6:30 pm. There will be free performances by Maestro Fresh Wes and Tebey. Mark your calendars for one of the biggest events this summer.
Where: Memorial Park (2 Park Dr, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON L4A 4K1)
When: August 9th-11th, 2024
August 9th: 4 pm - 10 pm
August 10th: 12 pm - 10 pm
August 11th: 12 pm - 7 pm
Price: Free admission
Category: Family-friendly
3. Smoke-A-Palooza
This 1-day event will feature free poutine, games, a beverage garden, the largest poutine eating competition in the world, and more. Plus, admission is also free!
Where: Yonge-Dundas Square, soon to be Sankofa Square (1 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON M5B 2R8)
When: August 10th, 2024 (11 am - 11 pm)
Price: Free admission
Category: Family-friendly
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4. TD JerkFest
Experience the ultimate Caribbean vibes at TD JerkFest this weekend! Enjoy delicious food, music, performances and more at this 3-day festival. Important to note is that this will be a cashless site.
Where: Centennial Park (256 Centennial Park Road, Etobicoke, Canada, M9C 5N3)
When: August 9th-11th, 2024
Price: Prices start from $10
Category: Date/Friends
5. Electric Island
Electric Island is happening at Woodbine Park this weekend! This epic music festival will be filled with several different artists, DJs, and more. Get ready for a day of fun!
Where: Woodbine Park (1695 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1G7)
When: August 9th-10th, 2024 (Doors open at 2:30 pm)
Price: Prices start from $81.35
Category: 19+
6. Future + Metro Boomin: We Trust You Tour
Future and Metro Boomin are heading to Scotiabank Arena this Sunday for their We Trust You Tour. You don’t want to miss this epic performance.
Where: Scotiabank Arena (40 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5J 2X2)
When: August 11th, 2024 (Starts at 8 pm)
Price: Prices start from $100s
Category: Date/Friends
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7. Waterfront Night Market
The Waterfront Night Market is the ultimate hotspot for foodies. Enjoy delicious food, culture, interactive entertainment and more.
Where: 115 Princes' Blvd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada
When: August 9th-11th, 2024
August 9th: 6 pm - 12 am
August 10th: 4 pm - 12 am
August 11th: 4 pm - 11 pm
Price: Prices start from $16.95
Category: 19+ on select days
8. Concert at The Well
A free concert will be taking place at The Well. Get ready for an evening of indie vibes and live music with The Zolas under the glass canopy!
Where: The Well (486 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 0V2)
When: August 10th, 2024 (7 pm - 11 pm)
Price: Free admission
Category: Date/Friends
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9. Ice Spice: Y2K! World Tour
Experience the high-energy vibes of Ice Spice’s "Y2K! World Tour" this weekend. Ice Spice brings a fresh take on nostalgic Y2K beats mixed with contemporary rap. This concert promises a fun night out in the city.
Where: HISTORY (1663 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1G5)
When: August 11th, 2024 (Starts at 8 pm)
Price: Prices start from $90s
Category: Date/Friends
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10. Boots and Hearts Music Festival
Canada's largest camping and music festival is happening this weekend at Burl's Creek Event Grounds. Get to watch Matchbox Twenty, Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean, Carly Pearce, and more perform live.
Where: Burl's Creek Event Grounds (240 8 Line S, Oro Station, ON L0L 2E0)
When: August 8th-11th, 2024
Price: Prices start from $100s
Category: Date/Friends
11. Taco Fest
Check out Taco Fest this weekend. Enjoy the live music, salsa dancers, mariachi bands, and enjoy the best tacos in Toronto. With 45 vendors, 250+ variations of tacos, a wide selection of tequilas, head over to the hottest fiesta this summer.
Where: Historic Fort York (250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto, ON M5V 1A9)
When: August 9th-11th, 2024
Price: Prices start from $17.50
Category: 19+
12. Canadian Latin Fest
The Canadian Latin Fest is coming to Nathan Phillips Square. There will be prizes, games, delicious food, and an expo as well!
Where: Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N1)
When: August 11th, 2024 (12 pm - 9 pm)
Price: Free admission
Category: Family-friendly
Community Events
1. People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie
Explore the stories and strength of Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario with "People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie." Curated by Paul Seesequasis, this exhibit at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, with CONTACT Photography Festival, features over 100 photos from the 1950s and 1960s, showing life in Anishinaabe, Cree, and Anisininew communities.
Where: The McMichael Canadian Art Collection (10365 Islington Ave.)
When: Until November 17th, 2024 (10:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Click here for more information.
2. Beer Beer Comedy Show
Join the fun at the Beer Beer Comedy Show, celebrating its seventh year of success! This Toronto comedy favourite promises a fantastic evening with live music and incredible drink specials.
Where: Social Capital Theatre (154 Danforth Ave.)
When: August 10th, 2024 (8:00 PM – 10:00 PM)
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3. My Neighbour Totoro- Family Screening
Watch My Neighbour Totoro at Hot Docs Cinema! Follow Satsuki and Mei as they meet friendly spirits in the countryside. It's a great way to cool off in the summer. Come with your family!
Where: Hot Docs Cinema (506 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON)
When: August 11th, 2024 (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM)
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4. 5th Annual WAYO Children's Festival
Award-winning arts organization Jamii (meaning “community” in Swahili) presents 5th Annual WAYO Children’s Festival in the heart of Toronto’s historic St. Lawrence Neighbourhood at Berkeley Castle and Berkeley Theatre from August 7th to August 11th. This festival will feature CORPUS, Clay and Paper Theatre, Drawing with Knives Shadows, Germaine Konji, Maulid Owino, Edwin Maina, and many more artists!
Where: 250 The Esplanade
When: August 7th to 11th, 2024
Click here for more information.
5. Roncy Flea Market
Get ready to indulge in a captivating and refined shopping experience at the highly anticipated Roncy Flea Market. Set to take place in the heart of Roncesvalles, this unique event promises to delight even the most discerning shoppers. Step into a world where vintage charm meets contemporary style, as you wander through a maze of beautifully curated stalls. From retro furniture and rare collectibles to handmade artisanal crafts and one-of-a-kind fashion pieces, Roncy Flea Market offers a wide array of treasures to cater to diverse tastes.
Where: 240 Roncesvalles Avenue
When: August 10th, September 14th,2024
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6. Roncesvalles Book Sale
“Best Book Sale in Toronto” is exactly what people tell us when they descend upon the Roncesvalles United Church Sanctuary. With hundreds of Books Available in every subject. With continuous stock added it will look different each time you come back! $3/book or 4 for $10. Specialty books available along with Vinyl/CDs/Cassette Tapes, DVDs and VHS all available, we are bound to have whatever dead technology you are seeking"
Where: 240 Roncesvalles Avenue
When: August 10th, September 14th and 15th, 2024
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7. Drag Me to Brunch
From August 9th to 11th at Fort York, 45 top Toronto restaurants will be taking over the grounds to showcase their best dishes and offer exclusive off-menu items! This year promises to be a nacho-average festival with live mariachi bands, salsa dancing lessons, guac school, brand activations, and tequila and hot sauce bars!
Where: Valerie Toronto
When: August 10th, 2024 (12:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
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8. SOL Patio+ Brings More Patio Space to Toronto
This summer, Toronto locals and visitors can enjoy the ultimate patio experience without the hassle of long waits, thanks to a new activation by SOL cerveza: SOL Patio+. This pop-up patio experience allows guests at select popular bars in the city to kick up their feet in the sun while they wait for their table on the original patio of choice.
Where: The Wheatsheaf Tavern (2:00 PM - 11:00 PM) The Painted Lady (3:00 PM - 11:00 PM)
When: August 3rd-4th, 2024 and August 10th-11th (2:00 PM - 11:00 PM)
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9. BIPOC Queer Trans Healing Market
Rising from our Roots, a grassroots youth led organization based in Toronto is hosting a BIPOC Queer Trans Healing Market on Saturday August 10th from 12-5pm that is free for all to attend at 967 College Street at the Society Clubhouse venue, an accessible and licensed event venue in the Trinity Bellwoods neighborhood. This market will feature 15 local Black, Indigenous and Racialized vendors who will be selling a variety of items such as clothing, accessories, beadwork, body care, prints and more. This market was created in collaboration with Three Sisters Market to create a safe and accessible space for BIPOC Queer Trans artists and small businesses to sell their art in Toronto without high vendor's fees and a space where they can network with similar artists and grow their craft.
Where: Society Clubhouse (967 College Street)
When: August 10th, 2024 (12:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
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10. Discover Toronto's First Bathhouse Apothecary
Join Inoki Bathhouse for their August pop-up, celebrating their first Toronto location. Dedicated to well-being and relaxation, Inoki Bathhouse aims to transform your home into a sanctuary of peace. Celebrate this milestone with the community.
Where: Stackt Market, Unit 5-108
When: August 10th, 2024 (12:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Click here for more information.
11. SummerSeries in Trillium Park at Ontario Place Presents Wavelength Summer Thing and City Hall Live
Wavelength Summer Thing returns to SummerSeries in Trillium Park at Ontario Place for a stacked day of independent music, arts, and community. Gather at Trillium Park for a diverse, inclusive, and uplifting lineup of musical artists, including Daniel Romano's Outfit, Nyssa, Lavender Town, Sasha Cay, SlowPitchSound feat. Libydo and More or Les (DJ). A mobile sauna by Public Sweat, art installations by Stephanie Avery + Kizmet, decor by Roxanne Ignatius, live painting by Julia YH, food vendors, indie market vendors, campfire hangs, and chill vibes will transform the park into a creative wonderland for one special afternoon and evening.
Where: Trillium Park, Ontario Place
When: August 10th and 11th, 2024
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12. Minami Toronto announces its first ever all-you-can-eat Japanese BBQ brunch experience
Minami Toronto is excited to announce its first ever all-you-can-eat Japanese BBQ brunch experience! For $60 per person, indulge with all-you-can-eat mouthwatering canapé and Japanese BBQ bites, with a variety of grilled options, ABURI oshi and sushi, and delectable desserts. A unique experience that combines the best of Japanese BBQ and Minami favourites, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!
Where: Minami Toronto (225 King St. W)
When: August 11th, 2024 (11:30 AM - 3:00 PM) and August 25th, 2024 (11:30 AM - 3:00 PM)
Click here for more information.
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