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This inaugural food festival will explore the delicious diversity of Pan Asian cuisine through demos, music, and dance.
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Dance
Family
The Sammy Cheng Toronto Lion Dance and Kung Fu School will perform traditional lion dances and kung fu accompanied by drums on stage.
7:00pm
Family
Catherine Hernandez will be your weekend host on the Redpath Stage.
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Film
A hilarious look at the origins of the ubiquitous, and uniquely American, Chinese fortune cookie. Canadian premiere!
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Music
Toronto Chinese Orchestra is the largest Chinese orchestra in Ontario and the longest-running in Canada.
8:00pm –10:00pm
Family
Food
Learning
Have your name translated into Chinese characters by calligraphy artist Wong Man Kuen onto a complimentary chopstick binding. FREE chopsticks provided!
8:30pm – 9:30pm
Food
Watch the winner of our online survey demonstrate how to make your favourite night market treat and learn about Chinese food etiquette!
8:30pm – 9:30pm
Food
Catherine Jheon, a journalist with a passion for food, hosts our Best Night Market Cuisine and Noodle Walk events.
9:30pm
Theatre
Asiansploitation, Toronto’s premiere Asian comedy troupe, returns with a buffet of sketch, improvisation and song to satisfy your comedy appetite.
10:00pm –11:00pm
Music
Theatre
This Toronto-based ensemble thrills audiences by combining thunderous, primal drumbeats with subtle, intricate rhythms.
12:00pm – 8:00pm
Craft
Family
Kids learn how to make good fortune paper chain bracelets!
1:00pm
Dance
Theatre
Learning
A Little Pear Garden Collective performance and workshop featuring visiting Beijing Dancing Academy teacher, Mr. Li Beida.
1:00pm – 8:00pm
Craft
Family
Kids learn how to make origami fortune cookies and other fortune-related origami crafts.
1:00pm –12:00am
Food
The Just Desserts Market is the place to buy and sample an eclectic variety of Pan-Asian sweets, treats and desserts.
1:00pm – 6:00pm
Food
Join farmers in a conversation about the work that they do and the wide range of foods that are available right here in Ontario.
1:00pm
Family
Catherine Hernandez will be your weekend host on the Redpath Stage.
1:00pm – 7:00pm
Food
Shirley Lum will host the Dumplings to Desire Cooking Series (Sat & Sun) and The Art of Noodle-Pulling (Sat).
1:00pm – 8:00pm
Family
Come learn Mahjong, a game originating in China that involves skill, strategy, and calculation, as well as a certain degree of luck.
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Food
Witness the creative talents of Toronto’s top chefs of contemporary Asian cuisine as they prepare food using traditional forms in modern ways!
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Food
Food writer/editor Andrew Chase is one of the judges for Longo’s™ Fortune Cooking Iron Chef.
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Food
Renowned chef Susur Lee is one of the judges for Longo’s™ Fortune Cooking Iron Chef.
1:45pm
Dance
Family
Learning
Learn how to breakdance with Canada's best b-boy crew!
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Food
Catherine Jheon, a journalist with a passion for food, hosts our Best Night Market Cuisine and Noodle Walk events.
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Food
Chef Howard Chew of Restoran Malaysia demonstrates how to make mamak mee goring.
2:00pm – 7:00pm
Family
Theatre
Are you going to finish that?! The Chef is around, even when he doesn’t mean to be.
2:15pm
Family
Theatre
Monkey Queen, journey to the East, is the recreating and reinventing of the ancient Chinese myth of Monkey King in Wu Cheng-en’s novel, Journey to the West.
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Food
Mother's Dumplings will conduct a cooking demo and share stories at an event that puts a globalocal focus on northeast Chinese cuisine from Shenyang found here in Toronto!
3:30pm
Family
Food
Music
Discover the fine art of “la mian” (hand-pulled) noodles from local chef Ken Sun of Sun’s Kitchen, bookended with musical performances by Apex Shaolin Kung Fu Academy.
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Food
Catherine Jheon, a journalist with a passion for food, hosts our Best Night Market Cuisine and Noodle Walk events.
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Food
Embrace the Philippines’ East Indian, Asian and Spanish influences with a pancit noodle demo by Mayette Murillo of Mayette's International Cuisine.
4:15pm
Family
Theatre
Monkey Queen, journey to the East, is the recreating and reinventing of the ancient Chinese myth of Monkey King in Wu Cheng-en’s novel, Journey to the West.
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Food
Witness the creative talents of Toronto’s top chefs of contemporary Asian cuisine as they prepare food using traditional forms in modern ways!
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Family
Food
Learning
Kids make “la mian” (hand-pulled) noodles in a family-oriented workshop led by local chef Ken Sun of Sun’s Kitchen.
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Food
Food writer/editor Andrew Chase is one of the judges for Longo’s™ Fortune Cooking Iron Chef.
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Food
Renowned chef Susur Lee is one of the judges for Longo’s™ Fortune Cooking Iron Chef.
4:30pm
Food
Chef Jong Beom Park of Man Doo Hyang will demonstrate how to make kimchi and beef dumplings.
4:30pm
Dance
Family
Learning
Learn how to breakdance with Canada's best b-boy crew!
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Film
The story of the Chinese diaspora through its most recognizable and enduring icon – the family-run Chinese restaurant. A Q-and-A with director Cheuk Kwan will follow the screening.
5:30pm
Dance
Music
Godhong Maple (“Maple Leaf”) educates young Indonesian-Canadians to find their roots through Gamelan music.
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Food
Join us for our Dumplings to Desire series, including this bison-kangaroo and vegetable momo demonstration by Robin Pradham, chef from Rocky Raccoon Café.
6:00pm
Dance
Family
Learning
Learn how to breakdance with Canada's best b-boy crew!
6:15pm
Family
Theatre
Monkey Queen, journey to the East, is the recreating and reinventing of the ancient Chinese myth of Monkey King in Wu Cheng-en’s novel, Journey to the West.
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Food
Catherine Jheon, a journalist with a passion for food, hosts our Best Night Market Cuisine and Noodle Walk events.
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Food
Experience the fiery fusion of Hakka Chow Mein with Chef Anthony Lin of Danforth Dragon.
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Food
The celebrated chef and host of over 3,000 international cooking shows will show you how to dazzle in the kitchen!
7:00pm
Music
Santa Guerrilla is a collective of Toronto-based musicians and artists fusing indigenous Filipino instruments, melodies, story telling and dance with contemporary rhythms, themes and swagger.
7:00pm
Food
CBC personality Mary Ito will host the Healthy Contemporary Chinese Cuisine cooking demo with Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook fame.
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Music
Maylee Todd, one of Canada’s most exciting new music acts, is spreading a contagious energy around town. Get infected!
8:00pm –10:00pm
Film
The legendary Sammo Hung teams up with Louis Fan (IP Man) and Yuen Clan action choreographers (Matrix, Kill Bill) for a full feast of kitchen kung fu! Canadian premiere!
9:00pm
Music
This five-member collective of vocal percussionists have taken the streets by storm with their spin on the fifth element of hip hop: beatboxing!
9:15pm
Dance
Music
Supernaturalz are Canada’s best b-boy crew and their long list of world championships puts them among the elite in their highly specialize dance field.
9:30pm –11:00pm
Music
This award-winning DJ is known for over-the-top live performances featuring audio and video that's manipulated in real time with a turntable-like device. Fresh!
12:00pm – 6:00pm
Craft
Family
Kids learn how to make good fortune paper chain bracelets!
12:00pm – 6:00pm
Food
The Just Desserts Market is the place to buy and sample an eclectic variety of Pan-Asian sweets, treats and desserts.
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Food
Join us for our Dumplings to Desire series with a Tibetan momo demonstration by Chef Tenzin Yewong from Tibet Café & Bar.
1:00pm – 6:00pm
Craft
Family
Kids learn how to make origami fortune cookies and other fortune-related origami crafts.
1:00pm – 6:00pm
Food
Join farmers in a conversation about the work that they do and the wide range of foods that are available right here in Ontario.
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Food
Shirley Lum will host the Dumplings to Desire Cooking Series (Sat & Sun) and The Art of Noodle-Pulling (Sat).
1:00pm – 6:00pm
Family
Theatre
Are you going to finish that?! The Chef is around, even when he doesn’t mean to be.
1:00pm – 6:00pm
Family
Come learn Mahjong, a game originating in China that involves skill, strategy, and calculation, as well as a certain degree of luck.
1:30pm
Dance
Learning
The dance troupe continues to make its mark on the international scene, having performed in Greece, Japan and Korea.
1:30pm
Family
Catherine Hernandez will be your weekend host on the Redpath Stage.
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Food
Witness the creative talents of Toronto’s top Asian chefs as they face off to prepare cuisine using traditional forms in contemporary ways during this exciting finale!
2:00pm
Food
Food writer/editor Andrew Chase is one of the judges for Longo’s™ Fortune Cooking Iron Chef.
2:00pm
Food
Renowned chef Susur Lee is one of the judges for Longo’s™ Fortune Cooking Iron Chef.
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Food
CBC’s Matt Galloway will experience the high stakes reality of modern gourmet cooking as Toronto chefs of contemporary Asian cuisine are paired up to compete against each other for Longo’s™ Fortune Cooking Iron Chef supremacy.
2:15pm
Family
Theatre
Monkey Queen, journey to the East, is the recreating and reinventing of the ancient Chinese myth of Monkey King in Wu Cheng-en’s novel, Journey to the West.
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Food
Catherine Jheon, a journalist with a passion for food, hosts our Best Night Market Cuisine and Noodle Walk events.
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Food
Tex-Mex meets the Far East with Chino Locos’ Tasty Good Burritos.
2:30pm
Dance
Family
Learning
Learn how to breakdance with Canada's best b-boy crew!
3:00pm
Family
Theatre
Monkey Queen, journey to the East, is the recreating and reinventing of the ancient Chinese myth of Monkey King in Wu Cheng-en’s novel, Journey to the West.
3:15pm
Dance
Family
Learning
Learn how to breakdance with Canada's best b-boy crew!
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Dance
Music
Traditional Tibetan dance and music teachers and students demonstrate their ancient art form.
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Film
How can we dream of utopia while our stomachs are still grumbling?
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Food
Join us for our Dumplings to Desire series with a lotus root dumpling cooking demo with Mina Makimine, chef at the Official Residence of the Consul-General of Japan in Toronto.
4:30pm
Music
The waist drum dance originated from China’s Yellow River Valley and is a very popular part of Chinese culture.
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Food
Catherine Jheon, a journalist with a passion for food, hosts our Best Night Market Cuisine and Noodle Walk events.
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Food
Chef Nuit of Sukho Thai demonstrates her to-die-for take on pad thai.
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