Learn details about public events, festivals and celebrations in Toronto, Ontario that celebrate various aspects of the city’s heritage, culture, people, and music.
Regular Websites
Festival dedicated to celebrating Canada's aboriginal peoples. The festival includes music performances, a lacrosse competition, aboriginal education and more. - Canadian Aboriginal Festival
http://www.canab.com/
Find out about this exciting music convention, with galleries, news, awards and more. - Canadian Music Week
http://www.cmw.net/
Annual Toronto festival that celebrates Caribbean culture. Participants in the festival can register here; there is also an archive of photos from previous festivals. - Caribana Festival
http://www.caribanafestival.com
Hot Docs is a Canadian film festival dedicated to the art of documentary film. The website has two sections: one for the film industry and others for the audience. You can purchase tickets to the festival's screenings in Toronto here. It is a great place to learn about up and coming documentaries and film makers. - Hot Docs
http://www.hotdocs.ca
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, located in downtown Toronto. Performances, image gallery, history and more. - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
http://www.sonycentre.ca/
Annual festival dedicated to celebrating reading, books, and authors. The festival has literary events for children, visits from major publishers and interviews and signing events with authors. - The Word on the Street
http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/toronto/home.asp
City of Toronto resource that provides a list of the city's upcoming festivals and other special events. Everything from summer festivals to events celebrating reading and jazz are covered. - Toronto Festivals
http://www.torontotourism.com/inspiration/festivalshome
Toronto International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in September that screens films from around the world. Information about films screening at the festival can be accessed and advance tickets can also be purchased. - Toronto International Film Festival
http://tiffg.ca/default.aspx