EVENTS
Kurdish Cultural Festival
Yonge-Dundas Square, corner of Yonge and Dundas Streets
10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
free admission
A celebration of Kurdish music, dance, food and culture.
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Men Can Cook
Alexandra Park, 275 Bathurst Street
1:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Celebrated chefs, community leaders and local celebs will take to the grill for Toronto's inaugural Men Can Cook, a community benefit for the Alexandra Park Community Centre. Celebrity chefs will compete for the title of King of the Grill during a competition for Best Barbecue Sauce. The event will also feature a neighbourhood cookout, Kids Zone, skate park, marketplace featuring local vendors and live performances from celebrated acts, including SoulSteel Orchestra, Izlamic and Natasha Waterman.
Pedestrian Sundays: Air! The Kensington Community Air Show
various streets in Kensington Market
12:00 noon to 7:00 PM (10:00 PM on North Augusta)
free
In contrast to the Toronto International Air Show, we fly messages of peace, blow horns and hot air, eat chili, blow bubbles and dance in the street.
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Afri-Village Fest
Bloor Street West between Ossington and Crawford
free admission
A street fair celebrating African culture including music, dance, food, arts and crafts, and more. (Final day.)
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TAIWANfest: A New Journey
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
various times
free admission
Explore the evolving Taiwanese concept of marriage through multicultural and cross-generational perspectives. Artists directly from Taiwan and Canadian artists of Taiwanese heritage are showcased in music, visual arts, culinary arts and fashion events. (Final day.)
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CNE Ribfest
Bandshell Park, Exhibition Place
11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
free with CNE admission
Back by popular demand, a succulent rib fest takes over Bandshell Park during the CNE. Ribbers from everywhere won't want to miss this fabulous feast as a multitude of rib masters compete to win best rib recipe. (Also on September 3rd-7th.)
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Canadian National Exhibition
Exhibition Place
various times
various prices - see website for details
The Canadian National Exhibition is the largest annual fair in Canada and the fourth largest in North America, attracting approximately 1.3 million visitors each year. The CNE's roots are in agriculture and this continues to be a strong component of the Fair which features a working farm and the Horse Show. Other attractions include two midways, the Food building, live music and entertainment, and much more. (Continues to September 7th.)
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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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DINNERS
Stop For Food
various restaurants
various times
$35 to $50 prix fixe menus
In support of The Stop Community Food Centre a group of Toronto restaurants have joined forces to present Stop for Food. For the month of August all participating restaurants will be offering locally focused prix fixe menus for $35 or $50 per person, with $5 or $10 being donated directly to The Stop. The Stop Community Food Centre strives to increase access to healthy food in a manner that maintains dignity, builds community and challenges inequality. The Stop recognizes that confronting hunger must go beyond handing out food to people struggling on low incomes. Through innovative food programs, their aim is to bring people together to break down social isolation and improve quality of life. (Continues to August 31st.)
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OUT-OF-TOWN
Taste of Huron
various locations
various times
various prices
Taste of Huron is a seven day Festival of Flavours and Feasts in Huron County. Join renowned and up-and-coming chefs, award-winning cookbook authors and food writers and savour the best of Huron County's local harvests. Dine in good company and enjoy menus created to tempt and satisfy your hunger for fresh and fabulous regional foods. Hands-on culinary workshops, farm markets, special restaurant and gala dining events, farm tours and more. (Final day.)
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MARKETS
Downsview Park Merchants & Farmers Market
Downsview Park, 40 Carl Hall Road
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Goody's Natural Market
beside the Grenadier Restaurant, High Park
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
MyMarket Liberty Village
"Green P" Parking Lot #224, corner of Liberty Street and Atlantic Avenue
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Square One Farmers Market
Square One Shopping Centre, Northwest Parking Lot (near Zellers), Mississauga
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
