Street festivals in Toronto this summer kick out cars and pack the pavement with musical performances, activities and in most cases, food. These events are a great way to discover a new neighbourhood and all the local flavours you didn't even know you were missing out on.
Events you might want to check out:Taste of Asia (June 23-25 @ Kennedy Road)
The focus on this festival in Markham is most definitely on food, but there will be all kinds of action here.
Pride Toronto Street Fair (June 23-25 @ Church and Wellesley)
The big Pride weekend takes over Church and its surrounding streets with three days of music, DJs, drag, and an endless string of vendors.
Pedestrian Sundays (June 25 - September 24 @ Kensington Market)
On the last Sunday of the month, the streets of Kensington Market go car-free. Find performers, food vendors, dance parties and endless surprises all over.
Beaches International Jazz Festival (July 7-30 @ The Beach)
This is a biggie. It features a month's worth of different jazz genres, stages, street parties, park invasions, food vendors carnival vibes.
Taste of Lawrence (July 7-9 @ Lawrence Ave. E.)
Scarborough’s largest street festival is a three-day food fest with over 130 vendors as well as carnival rides and stages with entertainment.
Salsa On St Clair (July 8 @ Soul2Sole Latin Dance Company)
The annual celebration of Latin culture transforms a stretch of St. Clair West into the country's hottest salsa party. There's live music, dance lessons, DJs and lots of food vendors.
Fusion of Taste Festival (July 9 @ Albion Road and Islington Ave)
This street jam welcomes international and local performances. This year, there will be lots of Canadian talent, including Raghav, Rupan Bal and Mizz Taj.
Big on Bloor (July 22 @ Bloor Street West)
Big on Bloor is celebrating 10 years of street partying with murals, interactive art, performances, a market place, awards show and over 200 participating local businesses.
Festival of South Asia (July 22 @ Gerrard Street)
This street festival in Little India includes performances, literary and visual arts exhibits, open air Bollywood film screenings, live shows, a bazaar and so much food.
Caribana Weekend (August 3-7 @ Toronto, ON)
One of the city's biggest streets is shut down for the August long weekend as Caribana takes over for a giant parade and food party in the park along the route.
Taste of the Danforth (August 11-13 @ Greek Town)
This might be the country's largest street festival, and it's all in the name of Greek food and culture.
Wheels on the Danforth (August 19 @ Danforth Road and Danforth Avenue )
Check out one-of-a-kind classic cars, a Fast and the Furious show, a bike show in Oakridge Park and multiple stages of entertainment during this celebration of hot wheels.
Toronto Chinatown Festival (August 19 @ West side of Spadina Avenue)
Last year about 200,000 people took over Spadina during this two-day street party celebrating Toronto's Chinese culture.
TamilFest (August 26 @ Markham Rd & Turbina Ave)
This is the largest Tamil street festival of its kind outside of the Indian subcontinent. The two-day event is expected to draw thousands of people and shows off Tamil culture, cuisine, arts, music and dance.
Taste of the Kingsway (September 8-10 @ Bloor Street West)
The Kingsway comes alive with midway rides, beer and wine gardens, live performance and samples upon samples of local food.
Cabbagetown Festival (September 9 @ Carlton and Parliament Streets)
This festival takes over the entire neighbourhood with a pub crawl, arts, film, a run, and homes tour. If you're looking to explore a cute east side hood, do so at this festival.
Toronto Ukrainian Festival (September 15-17 @ Bloor West Village )
North American's largest Ukrainian Festival happens in our very own city with three days of entertainment, music, dancing, vendors, community awareness and of course, food.
Roncesvalles Polish Festival (September 16 @ Roncesvalles Ave)
Apparently this is North America’s largest celebration of Polish culture as Roncesvalles closes to car traffic and opens to humans taking in polka dances under the stars, shows and vendors.
by Phil Villeneuve via blogTO
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