Summer 2013

Family

Food

Dance

Music

Learning

Lectures

Free

May - October

From Victoria Day to Thanksgiving, our outdoor venues, parks and facilities host weekend arts and cultural festivals. A major part of the programming includes lectures and discussions with artists, musicians, chefs and more!

Authors at Harbourfront Centre

Literary Arts

Lectures

September - June

Since its inception in 1974, Authors at Harbourfront Centre has welcomed more than 7,500 writers from Canada and beyond, including 19 Nobel laureates and countless other award winners. Events range from readings to panel discussions and interviews.

Innovators + Ideas

Craft

Lectures

Year-round

The Craft Department's year-round series of high-calibre programming that include lectures, exhibitions, master-classes and seminars.

International Festival of Authors (IFOA)

Literary Arts

Lectures

October

IFOA brings together the best writers of contemporary world literature for 11 days of readings, interviews, lectures, round table discussions, and public book signings.

NextSteps

Dance

Lectures

September - May

Canada's premiere contemporary dance series features the best companies from coast to coast. Many performances feature post-show artist talkbacks.

The Power Plant

Visual Arts

Lectures

Year-round

Canada’s leading public gallery devoted exclusively to contemporary visual art hosts regular talks by high-profile artists, curators and cultural commentators from around the world.

World Stage

Theatre

Dance

Lectures

February - May

Harbourfront Centre’s contemporary performance series ushers theatre and dance audiences to new frontiers with interactive post-performance talkshows between audience members, performers and the creative team behind the work you’ve just seen.