EVENTS
Mabuhay Philippines Toronto Summer Festival
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West
8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
$15 - free for children under 10
The Mabuhay Philippines Toronto Summer Festival is the largest celebration of Philippine heritage and culture in Canada. The annual event has become the highlight of the community’s social calendar, featuring almost 200 vendors, singers, dancers, Philippine cuisine providers, art exhibits, raffles and more.
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Festival of India
Yonge Street (parade) - Yonge and Queens Quay (festival)
Saturday: 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM - Sunday: 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM
free admission
Feed your Soul at the Festival of India. Experience an uplifting weekend of spiritual awakening, blissful singing, dancing, Vedic knowledge, mantra meditation, yoga and more. Take part in the 3,000 year old tradition of Ratha-Yatra and join the parade down Yonge Street with three colorful chariots amidst rhythmic beats of drums, cymbals, chanting and dancing. Enjoy two days of outstanding culture and arts with dramas, dance, music, yoga demonstrations, a free vegetarian feast and much more. (Continues to July 19th.)
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Yonge Street Pub Crawl
starts at Yonge-Dundas Square
12:00 noon
$10 donation or $20 purchase of official pub crawl t-shirt suggested
The 5th annual Yonge Street Pub Crawl will raise money for Right To Play, an international NGO that offers recreation programs for kids in refugee camps and developing countries. The YSPC raises money through the sale of commemorative t-shirts with all proceeds going to charity. Once our crew is decked out in their matching YSPC t-shirts we will being marching north on Yonge Street, stopping in at various bars and pubs to enjoy a drink.
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Mexico: Beyond Your Expectations
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
various times
free admission
In the 100 years since the Revolution, and in the 200 years of the Independence, Mexico has emerged as a fertile crossroads of North and South American culture with its own ancient and renewed identity. Mexico's artistic vitality is celebrated at this new festival with a contemporary multidisciplinary showcase of the country's numerous regions and traditions. (Continues to July 19th.)
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Caribana 2009
various locations
various times
some free events - various prices for other events
Caribana is an exciting cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, revelry as well as visual and performing arts. In its 42nd year it has become a major international event and the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America. As Carnival is an international cultural phenomenon, the great metropolis of Toronto and its environs will come alive as the city explodes with the pulsating rhythms and melodies of Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Hip Hop, Chutney, Steel Pan and Brass Bands. (Continues to August 2nd.)
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Food!: Sink Your Teeth Into Science
Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
various admission prices
Explore the relationship between food and science in a wide variety of mini-experiments and demonstrations throughout the Centre. Learn how we digest food; how worms digest food - vermicomposting; the misconceptions around eating insects; how butter is made from cream; test your lunch box for it’s cooling effectiveness; learn about rotting foods; understand what your food labels are really saying; test real vs. fake flavours; and much more. (Continues to October 12th.)
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LUNCHES & DINNERS
Summerlicious
various restaurants
various times
various prices
During Summerlicious, 150 of Toronto's top restaurants offer residents and tourists alike the opportunity to sample a wide variety of diverse and innovative cuisine through prix fixe menus. Foodies can dine for a lot less on the specially created lunches and dinners that come complete with promotional prices. Continues to July 19th.
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MARKETS
Brick Works Farmers Market
Don Valley Brick Works, 550 Bayview Avenue
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Shuttle bus runs from Broadview Station every half hour)
Downsview Park Merchants & Farmers Market
Downsview Park, 40 Carl Hall Road
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Etobicoke Farmers Market
Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Farmers Organic Market
St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John Street
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Green Barn Farmers Market
Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Avenue
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Goody's Natural Market
beside the Grenadier Restaurant, High Park
8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
MyMarket St. Andrew's
St. Andrew's Park, Adelaide Street & Maud Street
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Port Credit Farmers Market
beside Port Credit LCBO, 200 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga
7:00 PM to 1:00 PM
St. Lawrence Farmers Market
St. Lawrence Market (North Building), 92 Front Street East
5:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The Village Market
Toronto Waldorf School, 9100 Bathurst Street, Thornhill
8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Weston Village Farmers Market
Weston GO Station parking lot, 39 John Street (at Weston Road), Weston
7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Withrow Park Farmers Market
Withrow Park, south of Danforth Avenue between Logan & Carlaw
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
