January
Wintercity - City-wide celebration of Toronto winter culture, creativity and cusine.
February
Wintercity - City-wide celebration of Toronto winter culture, creativity and cusine.
Kuumba - All ages festival celebrating Black History month.
March
CMF Canadian Music Fest - Canada’s largest new music festiva.
St. Patrick's Day Parade - Longest running St. Patrick's Day Parade in Canada.
April
Toronto Beaches Lions Easter Parade - Celebrating Easter and the beginning of spring.
May
Doors Open Toronto - Explore heritage buildings, natural spaces, architectural masterpieces and local landmarks. Also offered in other Ontario locations on different dates throughout the summer (see here for listings).
Science Rendezvous - Volunteers and leaders in science and technology, representing award-winning Canadian institutions and organizations across the Ontario open their doors for free events and lab tours, ranging from serious to fun and quirky, for adults and kids.
Arts at the Heart- Artisan market on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holiday Mondays.
June
NXNE North By NorthEast Music Film Interactive - Canada's biggest showcase for new music and music-related films.
Pride Week and Parade - Celebrates our diverse sexual and gender identities, histories, cultures, creativities.
Luminato - Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity
Waterfront Blues - Playing the Blues at Woodbine Park
Serenades in the Square - Afternoon musical performances.
Arts at the Heart- Artisan market on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holiday Mondays.
Global Grooves - Friday night concert series at Young and Dundas Square.
Woofstock - The largest outdoor festival for dogs (and dog lovers) in all of North America.
July
Sunday Serenades - Swing, big band and jazz acts to compliments Toronto's warm summer evenings.
Arts at the Heart- Artisan market on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holiday Mondays.
Multicultural Canada Day Festival - Traditional cultural performances from European, Canadian, South and Central American, Asian and South East Asian performers.
Canada Day - Musical Performances and Fireworks at Mel Lastman Square.
Canada Day Festival - The Harbourfront Centre celebrates all things that sound, feel, look and taste like Canada.
Global Grooves - Friday night concert series.
World Routes Summer Festivals - Series of free festivals and the Harbourfront running throughout the summer, exploring ideas in contemporary culture and bringing together rich, artistic traditions from around the globe
Fresh Wednesdays - Noon-hour concerts to complement Nathan Phillip Square's annual Farmers' Market.
Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana) Festival - Calypso, steel pans and elaborate masquerade costumes in the largest Caribana in North America.
Corso Italia Festival - Experience the food and culture of Toronto's own Corso Italia.
Beaches International Jazz Festival - Showcasing Big Band, Swing, Dixieland, Smooth, Post-Bop, Afro-Cuban, Fusion, Funk, R&B and Soul along Queen East St. East.
Festival of South Asia - Gerrard Indian Bazaar.
Serenades in the Square - Afternoon musical performances.
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition - Canada's largest outdoor art exhibition.
Salsa on St. Clair - Celebrating Toronto's Latin cultures.
August
Sunday Serenades - Swing, big band and jazz acts to compliments Toronto's warm summer evenings.
Arts at the Heart- Artisan market on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holiday Mondays.
Global Grooves - Friday night concert series.
Hot and Spicy Food Festival - serves up diverse hot food and flavors from around the globe.
Taiwanfest Crossover - Celebrating and examining modern Taiwanese culture.
Love, Saskatchewan - Spotlight on Saskatchewan.
Fresh Wednesdays - Noon-hour concerts to complement Nathan Phillip Square's annual Farmers' Market.
Taste of the Danforth - North America's Premier Greek Festival.
Scotiabank Buskerfest - Festival with some of the best street performers in the world. Silent comedy and slapstick, daredevils and magicians, high skill circus acts and a wide variety of music, clowns, contortionists, acrobates, aerialists, puppets, fire and more.
Island Soul - Celebrating Caribbean culture through music, art and food.
What is Classical? - A spotlight on the evolution of the instrumentation of classical music through music, dance and workshops.
Serenades in the Square - Afternoon musical performances.
Arts at the Heart- Artisan market on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holiday Mondays.
September
Arts at the Heart - Artisan market on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holiday Mondays.
Word on the Street - National Book and Magazine Festival
Toronto International Film Festival - Best in new cinema from established masters and new talent. Will sometimes have a few free features.
Toronto Ukrainian Festival - North America's largest Ukrainian street festival.
Sri Lankan Festival - Exhibition of arts & crafts, dances of Sri Lanka, music, a movie festival, tea sampling, food demos and more.
Ashkenaz - North America's premier celebration of Yiddish and Jewish culture.
Cabbagetown Festival - Street festival celebrating the community of Cabbagetown.
Beaches Celtic Festival - Celebrating the Scots, the Irish and the Welsh in Canada.
Serenades in the Square - Afternoon musical performances.
October
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche - Toronto's Free All Night Contemporary Art Thing
Heritage Day - Arab Pride - Showcases the cultures and traditions of more than 20 Arab nations that stretch from Morocco and Algeria in the west to Yemen and Oman in the East.
Arts at the Heart- Artisan market on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holiday Mondays.
November
Calvacade of Lights - Lighting of Toronto's official Christmas tree, fireworks and live musical performances.
Santa Claus Parade - Longest running children's parade in the world and one of the overall largest parades in the world.
December
New Years Eve at Nathan Phillips Square.
All Year Round
Harbourkids - Programming specifically designed for kids ages 5–12.
