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Annual Events in The Beach |
3 Hartford Avenue Toronto, Canada M4L 1P1 Lorne Gould 416-214-0573 |
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Annual Events in The Beach |
3 Hartford Avenue Toronto, Canada M4L 1P1 Lorne Gould 416-214-0573 |
Annual Events in The Beach |
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| Beaches International Jazz Festival | 3rd week in July |
For 25 years, The Beach has been transformed every July into a mecca for jazz fans from all over the GTA and the world. It starts with preview concerts on the first weekend at the Woodbine Park bandshell. That is followed by 3 nights (Thurs, Friday and Saturday) of "Jazz on the Street", with Queen St. East being closed for a pedestrian mall from Woodbine Ave. to Beech Ave. A huge variety of bands set up on every street corner, performing a diverse selection of musical styles for the gathering crowds. Then,
on Saturday and Sunday, the festival wraps up with concert performances at the Kew Gardens Gazebo and on 2 waterfront stages. From my point of view, this is the best festival offered anywhere in Toronto, and it is totally free to the public
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| Waterfront Blues Festival | 1st week of July |
Free Concerts in the bandshell at Woodbine Park on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
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| Victoria Day Fireworks | May 24th |
Huge fireworks presentation on the beach at Ashbridges Bay
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| Bard in the Park | Mid June |
Shakespeare performed in the Gazebo at Kew Gardens
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| Easter Parade | Easter Weekend |
Queen Street East closes for the Lion's Club Easter Parade each year with floats, clowns, and free chocolate.
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| Arts and Crafts Show | Mid June |
Kew Gardens hosts a large number of vendors for this open-air show, with everything from paintings and sculpture to woodworking, jewelry, and food items for sale
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| Celtic Festival | Early September |
Kew Gardens hosts a celebration of Celtic heritage each fall, honoring the Scottish, Irish and Welsh diaspora
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| Afrofest | Early July |
Music, drumming and food vendors at Woodbine Park celebrate African culture
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| Family Sunday in The Beach | Mid February |
Free ride on a Vintage Trolley, Ice Sculpture carving, Figure skating show, West Coast Lumberjack Show, bouncy castles, music, warming stations and more
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| Beach Studio Tour | Twice a year in the Fall and Spring |
Artists and craftsmen open up their studios and houses to the public to display and sell their creations
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