The Father’s Day edition
Sat 7 Jun – Sun 8 Jun
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1. I raved with my dad
Father’s Day Edition of Sunday Service
- Bring your dad or child for a wiggle
- Kids under 19 yrs old may attend til 10pm
- The venue is a Safer Dance Space:
- You may use the safe word BANANA, by asking any of the staff for a Banana & they will direct you to a safe quiet space
- Alcohol cocktails & alcohol-free mocktails available for purchase
- House DJs Manzone & Strong will be playing among the lineup
This event is free for hospitality & entertainment services workers
Location: Wiggle Room (772 Dundas St W)
Date: Sun 15 Jun
Time: 6pm – 4.30am (10pm onwards is for ages 19+)
Price: $20
Age: All
2. Dino Run
Kids chase dinos. Dinos chase kids.
- Dino Specialists use songs, dance, storytelling & games to teach kids facts about dinosaurs
- Then, kids become Dino Explorers, tasked with chasing escaped dinosaurs
- Kids engage in Dino Run Training, including warm-up, songs, dance & games
- Non-competitive run around the 220m figure-eight skate trail
- The unlimited looped course allows participants to complete it as many times as they like
- Runners who complete 5 loop & 10 loop challenge receive an additional e-certificate
- Parents cheer from the sidelines
- All registered participants receive a bib, a medal, post-run snacks & free downloadable photos
The run begins in waves to prevent overcrowding on the course.
Location: The Bentway (250 Fort York Blvd)
Date: Sat 14 Jun
Time: 9.30am – 12pm
Price: $25.57 for kids (no tickets required for parents/guardians)
Age: All
3. Yorkville Exotic Car Show
15th anniversary edition
Bloor Street will be closed to traffic.
- Lineup of exotic & classic cars displayed on the Bloor-Yorkville red carpet
- Special appearances from motorsport legends
- 2pm: Live music performance
- 3pm – 4.30pm: Watch artist Peter Triantos paint a 48″ x 60″ piece live
Location: Bloor St (from Avenue Rd to Yonge St)
Date: Sun 15 Jun
Time: 12pm-5pm
Price: Free
Age: All
4. Luminato Festival
A Canadian-based global art festival
Saturday – day programming
- 12pm – 10pm: Street art
- 12.45pm: Circus show
- 1pm – 3pm: Circus workshop
- 1pm – 7pm: Rumi Oracle reader
- 1pm – 7pm: Henna artist
- 1pm – 7pm: Letter writing workshop
- 3pm: Circus show
- 3.30pm – 4.30pm: Performance (musician & sound healer)
- 4.30pm: Red Dress Installation
- Art project around the missing & murdered Aboriginal women in Canada
- 4.30pm: Indigenous singer
- 5.30pm: Indigenous drums & dance
Sunday – day programming
- 11.15am: Circus show
- 12pm – 1pm: Dandyism
- Street & contemporary dance
- 1pm – 2pm: Kids’ workshop
- 2pm – 3pm: Afro-Indigenous Brazilian music performance
- 2pm – 3.15pm: Hamlet
- Ticketed theatre performance
- 3pm – 3.20pm: Brazilian dance & samba performance
- 3.15pm: Circus show
- 4.15pm – 5pm: Percussion workshop
- 5pm – 6pm: Afro-Colombian music
- 5pm – 9pm: Street art
Check Instagram/ TikTok post about Luminato Festival for details.
5. Taste of Little Italy
Street festival
Fri – Sun
- Midway (amusement rides). Timing not specified.
📍College St & Bathurst St
- Live music performances
📍Shaw main stage and Clinton, Euclid, Markham, Beatrice & Palmerston streets
- Projection art show unveiling the stories of the neighbourhood
📍College St & Grace St
- Catch a free rickshaw (2 wheeled vehicle) ride to the festival
📍Sankofa Square
📍Augusta Ave & Baldwin St
Sun
- 1pm – 2pm: Pasta eating contest
- 2.30pm – 3.30pm: Lion/dragon dance performance
📍Shaw main stage
Location: College St (Bathurst St to Shaw St)
Date: Fri 13 – Sun 15 Jun
Time: Fri 6pm – 11pm, Sat 11am – 11pm, Sun 11am – 10pm
Price: Free
Age: All
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