Festivals

Toronto plays host to a number of festivals throughout the year, but as in most cities, the majority of these are in the summer.

MARCH

• Canadian Music Week

APRIL

• Images Festival http://www.imagesfestival.com/
  

• ReelWorld Film Festival
  

• Toronto Jewish Film Festival

MAY

• Contact Photography Festival http://www.scotiabankcontactphoto.com/
  

• Doors Open Toronto
  

• Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival
  

• Jane's Walk http://www.janeswalk.net/
  

• Leslieville Tree Festival
  

• Mayworks
  

• Pedestrian Sundays
  

• Toronto Circus Festival http://www.tocircusfestival.com/
  

• Toronto Comic Arts Festival http://torontocomics.com/
  

• Toronto Freedom Festival

JUNE

• Bike Month http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/bikemonth/index.htm
  

• Guyana Festival http://www.guyanaconsulate.com/festival.html
  

• Highland Creek Heritage Festival http://www.fleurcom.on.ca/Heritage/
  

• Luminato
  

• North By Northeast
  

• Pedestrians Sundays
  

• Riverdale Art Walk http://www.artistsnetwork.ca/raw
  

• Strawberries and Asparagus Festival http://www.cedarvalepark.com/
  

• Taste of Little Italy http://www.tasteoflittleitaly.ca/
  

• Toronto Pride Week

JULY

• Afrofest http://www.musicafrica.org/
  

• Art in the Park http://www.scarborougharts.com/
  

• Beaches International Jazz Festival
  

• CHIN International Picnic
  

• Festival of South Asia
  

• Fusion of Taste Festival
  

• Masala Mehndi Masti
  

• Night It Up http://nightitup.com/
  

• Pedestrians Sundays
  

• Salsa on St. Clair http://www.hillcrestvillage-bia.com/ or http://www.tlntv.com/events.aspx
  

• Taste of Lawrence http://www.tasteoflawrence.com/
  

• Toronto Fiesta http://www.torontofiesta.com/
  

• Toronto Fringe Festival http://www.fringetoronto.com/
  

• Toronto Just for Laughs Festival
  

• Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition http://www.torontooutdoorart.org/

AUGUST

• Buskerfest
  

• Beaches International Jazz Festival
  

• Canadian National Exhibition
  

• Caribana
  

• Church Street Fetish Fair http://www.churchstreetfetishfair.com/
  

• Pedestrians Sundays
  

• Queer West Arts and Culture Festival
  

• Taste of the Danforth
  

• Toronto After Dark Film Festival
  

• Toronto Chinatown Festival

SEPTEMBER

• Cabbagetown Festival http://www.cabbagetownfestival.org/
  

• Junction Arts Festival
  

• Nuit Blanche
  

• Pedestrians Sundays
  

• Polish Festival
  

• Queen West Art Crawl http://www.parkdaleliberty.com/show_info.php?page_id=98
  

• Taste of the Kingsway
  

• Toronto International Film Festival
  

• Toronto Ukrainian Festival http://www.ukrainianfestival.com/
  

• Vegetarian Food Fair
  

• Word On The Street

OCTOBER

• Halloweek http://www.churchwellesleyvillage.ca/events.php?id=35
  

• imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival http://www.imaginenative.org/
  

• Pedestrians Sundays
  

• Planet in Focus

WINTER

• Winter City
  

• Winterfolk
  

• Winterlicious

OTHER

• Cherry Blossom Festival
  

• Fall Home Show
  

• Summerlicious
  

• NewMindSpace Events (newmindspace.com)
  

• Pillow Fights
  

• Flight of Fancy
  

• Queen of Hearts
  

• Easter Egg Hunt