HarbourKIDS: The Toronto International Circus Festival

May 19-21

Harbourfront Centre partners with Zero Gravity Circus to bring you the 10th annual Toronto International Circus Festival - a three-day cultural experience for children and families featuring world-class acrobats, fire masters, jugglers, clowns and more!

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NXNE (North by Northeast)

June 16-17

One of the most anticipated music and film festivals in Canada, the 18th annual NXNE festival will bring some of the world's most exciting and innovative artists to Harbourfront Centre!

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Franco-Fête: Toronto's International Francophone Festival

Co-produced by La Franco-Fête de Toronto

June 22-24

For its 30th anniversary, la Franco-Fête de Toronto offers you a unique occasion to gather and celebrate the diversity of francophone culture as North Ontario and International francophonie add a delightful touch to a "magnifique" programmation.

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TD Toronto Jazz Festival

June 22 - July 1

One of North America's premier jazz festivals! The festival has become a destination event, not just for music lovers but for some of the greatest jazz celebrities in the world.

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Canada Day: Going Global presented by CIBC

June 29 – July 2

Our country's biggest and best four-day birthday celebration featuring dance, music, culinary arts, family activities, storytelling, games and film.

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Expressions of Brazil

Co-produced by Southern Mirrors and Puente

July 6-8

A three-day event showcasing the diversity of Brazilian arts and culture through music, dance, film, gastronomy, workshops and family activities.

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SoundClash Festival

July 13-15

Our annual SoundClash Music Award has morphed into a genre-bending music festival that showcases artists, including the SoundClash Award short-listed acts, who are pushing the envelope on contemporary music and culture.

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Hot & Spicy Food Festival: 15th Anniversary presented by CIBC

July 20-22

For 15 years we’ve tempted Toronto's senses! This year’s fest cranks up the heat as we redefine the intersections between food, music, dance, film and more!

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Classical IV: Strings

July 27-29

Explore dramatically different soundscapes created by stringed instruments from around the world played by classical virtuosi. Can you believe your ears?

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Island Soul presented by CIBC

August 3-6

Our wildly popular Caribbean festival commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Independence of two culturally and artistically significant island nations: Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago!

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Planet IndigenUS

Co-produced by Woodland Cultural Centre

August 10-19

Book-ended by two weekend-long festivals, Harbourfornt Centre hosts a 10-day, citywide celebration – the largest multidisciplinary, contemporary, international Indigenous arts festival in the world.

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TELUS TAIWANfest

Co-produced by Asian-Canadian Special Events Association

August 24-26

A three-day culinary arts, music, dance and film fest that sparks a new dialogue on Canada's multifaceted lifestyles between new immigrants and Canadians who have been here for generations.

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Ashkenaz Festival

August 28 – September 3

North America’s premier festival of Jewish and Yiddish culture. Featuring the best of the global Jewish culture scene, with music, theatre, film, visual arts, literature and more.

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Vietnamese Lantern Festival presented by CIBC

Co-produced with the Vietnamese Women's Association of Toronto

September 15

Explore the meaning of the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival as it is seen through the perspective of the Vietnamese community. Enjoy a full day of cultural foods, entertainment and family activities!

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Fortune Cooking presented by CIBC

September 16

Explore the crossroads of Pan-Asian cuisine and its influence across the globe. Taste the trends, witness the wizardry and savour the sounds!

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