City of Toronto Event Listing:
Mel Lastman, Mayor of Mississauga Hazel McCallion and Councillor Michael Thompson at the Hakimi Street Opening 2009
* WinterCity - a 14-day celebration of culture, creativity and cuisine.
January 29 - February 11, 2010
A Celebration of Culture, Creativity and Cuisine
January 29 to February 11, 2010
Toronto’s award-winning WinterCity Festival returns for its seventh year, offering a city-wide celebration of culture, creativity and cuisine. Ignore the cold and snow and get out and celebrate all that Toronto has to offer in the winter. The city will be bursting with culinary experiences, fantastic free entertainment at Nathan Phillips Square and a showcase of Toronto’s vibrant arts scene.
3 festivals in 1:
1) Winterlicious - the ever popular Prix-Fixe promotion & mouth-watering Culinary Events.
January 29 - February 11, 2010
Winterlicious Culinary Events
January 29 to February 11, 2010
Winterlicious again shines the spotlight on Toronto's unrivalled culinary industry with a series of 10 mouth-watering culinary events. These unique experiences make great gift ideas for the "foodies" in your life.
http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/wintercity/2010/culinary.htm
2) WOW! Series
Forget the weather and join the party in the world’s coolest winter city!
During the coldest months of the year, Toronto celebrates the urban winter experience with FREE Wild on Winter (WOW!) programming at Nathan Phillips Square. Toronto sizzles as revelers enjoy two weekends of open-air spectacle shows, amazing and fiery sculptural installations, skating parties and family entertainment in the heart of the city
http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/wintercity/2010/about_wow.htm
3) Warm Up Series Events & Shows
There’s no time for winter hibernation in Toronto while our cultural and family attractions are hopping with activity. Don’t miss this series of special WinterCity events at Toronto’s top urban destinations! Contact event producers directly for more details and ticket information.
http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/wintercity/2010/events.htm
*2010 Scarborough Farmers Market - Tuesday, June 15 - Tuesday, October 19, 2010
"There's a new reason to love summer days in Scarborough and it's on Tuesdays at the Scarborough Farmers Market, on Albert Campbell Square, Scarborough Civic Centre". A summer to "Indulge" arrives with the Scarborough Farmers Market. The market opens at 8:00AM, just in time for people to pick up a great selection of fresh produce from local Ontario Farmers, on the way to work. Come out and catch the summer sun while sampling international food fare from local restauranteurs, while rocking the lunchtime away, enjoying the great rhythm and sounds of acclaimed performers and musicians from 12:15pm - 1:15pm.
June 15 - October 19, 2010
8 am to 2:30 pm
ALBERT CAMPBELL SQUARE
Scarborough Civic Centre
150 Borough Drive
Near McCowan & Ellesmere
Come, awaken & "Indulge" your senses at the Scarborough Farmers Market.
* Summerlicious - Prix Fixe restaurant promotion
July 2 - 18, 2010
Summerlicious, presented by American Express promotes Toronto’s restaurant industry and is the perfect opportunity to satiate restaurant lovers with the best of the city’s eclectic cuisine. Take advantage of prix fixe offers at 150 Toronto’s finest restaurants! The prix fixe menus are available at lunch and dinner at unbelievable price points! Summerlicious kicks off on July 3 and runs until July 19.
Each restaurant will offer a special 3-course prix fixe menu where patrons can sample the establishment’s delicious fare. The prix fixe menus are available at lunch and dinner.
http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/summerlicious/index.htm
* Sunday Serenades - Mel Lastman Square
July 11 to August 22, 2010
Featuring the very best in swing, big band and jazz acts to compliment Toronto's warm summer evenings. Sunday Serenades runs every Sunday between July 12 and August 24 from 7:30 to 9 pm for seven fun filled evenings.
Event Schedule:
http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/serenades/events.htm
* Fresh Wednesdays - Nathan Phillips Square
Every Wednesday
July 15 - August 26, 2009
8 am – 2 pm
Fresh Wednesdays features free, live noon-hour concerts to complement shopping at Nathan Phillips Square's annual Farmers' Market. Savour your favourite fruits and vegetables at their peak of perfection while listening to the great Canadian music. Take a look at the entertainment lineup and the fresh food featured this season.
http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/wednesdays/index.htm
*Scotiabank Nuit Blanche
October 2, 2010
Toronto's fourth annual Scotiabank Nuit Blanche engaged audiences in a massive participatory celebration of contemporary art. Building on the success of past event's interactive art projects, the concept of audience participation was taken to a whole new level. The public literally became the art they had ventured out all night to see. New interactive tools including the Night Navigator iPhone/Blackberry app and My Night itinerary encouraged everyone to share pictures and schedules, tweet, text and talk to each other as they explored the city well into the wee hours of the morning.
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche returns on Saturday, October 2, 2010 (6.55pm to Sunrise)
http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/home.shtml
All City of Toronto Events can be found at:
www.toronto.ca/special_events/index.htm