Toronto - Regular Events
Icefest Festival
Experience some unique art at the Bloor-Yorkville annual Icefest Festival. The highlight of the festival is the ice carving competition where huge blocks of ice are transformed into masterpieces by picks, chisels and even chainsaws!
WinterCity Festival
For those who want to brave the cold the WinterCity Festival held in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square is the place to go. With free entertainment showcasing the best of the city’s arts scene, foodie events and concerts there’s no excuse for staying inside.
Icefest Festival
Experience some unique art at the Bloor-Yorkville annual Icefest Festival. The highlight of the festival is the ice carving competition where huge blocks of ice are transformed into masterpieces by picks, chisels and even chainsaws!
Canadian music week
Canadian music week is celebrated each March in Toronto with a fantastic line-up of top Canadian and International artists at the week long festival. Key speakers from the music industry also impart their insider knowledge to audiences over a series of seminars.
Cinéfranco
For the last 13 years the city of Toronto has hosted Cinéfranco; an internationally renowned film festival, showcasing the best of French language films. With an aim to bringing these films to a wider audience the festival offers film screenings and chances to meet the directors.
Salut Toronto Wine & Food Festival
The week long Salut Toronto Wine & Food Festival is a treat for food and wine lovers. With seminars, wine tastings chef competitions and much more to delight the taste buds going on around the city, this event is the highlight of the foodie calendar.
Festival of Fire
For four nights every June and July, Toronto’s skyline is lit up by the fantastic Festival of Fire. The dazzling displays of fireworks, choreographed to music, entertain more than 2 million spectators each year around the beautiful Lake Ontario.
Multicultural Canada day
Canada day is a big public holiday around the country and in Toronto there are many events taking place to honour the national day. From traditional street parties to firework displays and even Multicultural Canada day, there is something to keep the whole family entertained.
Buskerfest
Head to St Lawrence Market where Ontario’s biggest street party, Buskerfest, takes place each August. Entertainment is provided by the city’s many street performers and visitors can be wowed by magicians, musicians, comedians and more.
Hispanic Fiesta
A Spanish flair arrives in the city in September with the annual Hispanic Fiesta. A celebration of twenty different countries culture and heritage, the Mel Lastman Square is transformed into a lively dance floor. Try out your moves to the sound of traditional Hispanic music.
Scotiabank’s Nuit Blanche Festival
Have a sleepless night at Scotiabank’s Nuit Blanche Festival where the city is transformed into a huge outdoor stage. A celebration of contemporary art, exhibitions crop up in the most unusual of places drawing thousands of people out of bed.