EVENTS
Ontario Oyster Festival 2010
Rodney's Oyster Bar, 469 King Street West
2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$30 - call 416.363.8105 to reserve
Clear your dance cards for this year's Ontario Oyster Festival. Join us for competitive oyster shucking, eating and related shenanigans. Ticket includes 2 drinks and 6 oysters or a Sri Lankan curry, with additional food and drink available for purchase. Proceeds to benefit Environmental Defence.
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Udupi Palace Spicy Dosa Eating Contest
Udupi Palace, 1460 Gerrard Street East
4:00 PM
$10 entry fee
Contestants eat very spicy dosas in a specified time frame, and the one who eats the most wins a cash prize as well as a trophy and gift certificate. All proceeds are donated to the SickKids Foundation Toronto.
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MicroBrasserie Charlevoix in Ontario: Charlevoix / Biergotter / barVolo Collaboration Brew Day
barVolo, 587 Yonge Street
12:00 noon to 5:00 PM
free admission
HMH Negotiants are very happy to announce that MicroBrasserie Charlevoix will be coming to Toronto to commemorate the availability of Charlevoix beers in the province and introduce Ontario to this world-class brewery from Baie-St-Paul, Quebec. Frederick Tremblay from Microbrasserie Charlevoix, Russ and Eric from Biergotter Homebrew Club and Ralph Morana from barVolo will be collaborating on barVolo’s new pilot brew system to make a one-off brew. This brew day will be open to the public, and we will be serving beers in bottles from Microbrasserie Charlevoix.
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Expressions of Brazil
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
free admission
A three-day festival celebrating contemporary Brazilian music, arts and culture that will showcase the diversity of Brazilian culture. An eclectic mix of arts and culture disciplines will be featured including music, dance, film, visual arts, theatre, family activities, workshops and culinary arts by both international and local artists. (Final day.)
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Mississauga Rotary Ribfest
Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga
Fri & Sat: 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM - Sun: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
free admission
Annual ribfest featuring 14 ribbers from around North America, and live entertainment for the whole family. (Final day.)
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Festival of South Asia
Gerrard Street East between Greenwood and Coxwell
free admission
The Festival of South Asia features live music and dance, food tastings, fashion shows and activities for the whole family. (Final day.)
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Salsa on St. Clair
St. Clair Avenue West between Winona and Christie
free admission
Salsa on St. Clair is Canada’s largest Latino-themed festival, turning midtown Toronto into a showcase of Latin life: pulsating music, passionate dancing, delicious food, specialty exhibits and much more. (Final day.)
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Festival of India
Saturday parade: Yonge Street from Bloor to Queen's Quay
starts at 11:00 AM
Saturday & Sunday festival: Centre Island
Saturday: 12:00 noon 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 of 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. (Final day.)
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Summerlicious
various restaurants
various times
various prices
During Summerlicious, more than 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 25th.)
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MARKETS
Distillery District Farmers Market
outside Balzac's Coffee House, Distillery District, 55 Mill Street
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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Downsview Park Merchants & Farmers Market
Downsview Park, 40 Carl Hall Road
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
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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
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Square One Farmers Market
Square One Shopping Centre, Northwest Parking Lot (near Zellers), Mississauga
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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OUT-OF-TOWN
Farm-to-Table Dinner Series: Chef Roberto Fracchioni
Château des Charmes, 1025 York Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
$50 plus taxes & gratuity - call 905.262.4219 ext. 26 or email michele@chateaudescharmes.com to reserve
Celebrate Niagara’s freshest bounty, produced locally and brought directly from the farm to your table by pioneering chefs of the Niagara Farm-to-Table movement. Each experience will feature a vineyard walk with Michèle Bosc and discussions with a local food purveyor, culminating in a delectable tasting created by a featured chef and paired with a Château des Charmes wine.
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Thrill of the Grill: Muskoka Food & Drink Festival
Deerhurst Resort, 1235 Deerhurst Drive, Huntsville
various prices - call 1-800-461-4393 to reserve
This quintessential Muskoka is packed from start to finish with all kinds of hot events and workshops, a gourmet marketplace with lots of sampling, and an interactive gourmet BBQ dinner event right on our beach with entertaining chef-host with the most Ted Reader. (Final day.)
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For a comprehensive list of upcoming events in and around Toronto, check out our Events page.
