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Upcoming Events
As a service to our community and to you, Gloucester Square maintains an updated list of special events happening in Toronto. We invite local bars and clubs and business to submit information in order to maintain this section.
CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES ON PRIDE 2009! PRIDE 2008! Date: June 20th to June 29th Theme for Toronto Pride Week: "UNIFIED"
Pride Week 2008 is the 28th annual Pride Week. This year's theme is UNIFIED! Unified is about recognizing our progressively accepting Canadian society and celebrating our increasing spirit of inclusiveness and harmony, which reflects that indeed the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. www.pridetoronto.com
PRIDE TORONTOPride Week 2008 will feature hundreds of activities over ten days from Friday, June 20th - Sunday, June 29th. Pride Week Toronto is North America's largest LGBTTIQ2S outdoor, free, multi-disciplinary arts festival. Toronto's Pride Week has been named the Best Festival in Canada by the Canadian Special Events Industry. This year, Pride features performances by: Melanie C, DJ Zahra presenting Funk Asia, Jully Black, Uh Huh Her, The Parachute Club, The Hidden Cameras, Thelma Houston, Billy Carroll, MEN, Miss Guy, Ivan Coyote, Mariko Tamaki and Ignacio Rivera. FLAG RAISING CEREMONY The Pride Week Proclamation and Flag Raising Ceremony at Toronto City Hall is an annual Pride tradition. Every year on the Monday of Pride Week citizens, politicians, friends and community members gather at noon at Toronto City Hall to hear the Mayor read the Pride Week proclamation, raise the Rainbow Flag and enjoy food and entertainment. Join everyone Monday June 23rd for the Flag Raising ceremony. 12:00 noon at Toronto City Hall (100 Queen Street West) second floor mezzanine – all welcome.
Sunday, June 29, 2:00 pm We welcome you to participate in one of North America’s largest Pride parades. Bring an outburst of energy, flamboyant colour, costumes, humour and creativity to express your interpretation of "Fearless". The Pride Parade is the climax of Pride Week; a week during which we honour our history and our future with everyone who chooses to support us. The Parade is the community's opportunity to express freedom, gratitude and pride for being able to live in harmony. Pride Parade Route The Pride Parade starts at the corner of Bloor Street East and Church Street, moves westward to Yonge Street, proceeds south on Yonge Street to Gerrard Street, moves eastward on Gerrard Street and finishes at Church Street. FFN4 WEEKEND Friday, July 18th - Sunday, July 20th - - - www.ffnto.com The world’s sexiest & hottest leather and fetish lovers will gather again in Toronto for FFN4 this July! FFN4 Weekend will take place Friday, July 18 – Sunday, July 20 – plan to take Monday off! We are honoured by the recognition we have received from all over the world and especially… being called “one hot mother-fu***er” by Instigator Magazine, "The Best Event to Attend in Toronto" and "the one of the top Best Destinations Events in the World" by Instinct Magazine, & being nominated again “Best Largest Event of the Year” by Pantheon of Leather. LEATHER BALL Saturday, August 16th - - - www.mrlt.com The CWVBIA is equally proud to contribute to the Mr. Leatherman Toronto Competition Leather Ball weekend, now in it's 14th year. The popular Leather Ball dance party takes place Saturday night, August 19, 2006 at the Opera House, 735 Queen Street East. CHURCH STREET FETISH FAIR Saturday, August 18 - - - www.churchstreetfetishfair.com The street fair will take place on Sunday, August 17 from noon to 10pm. Enjoy the day and get into the spirit of the event by dressing in your fetish and/or fantasy. MR. LEATHERMAN TORONTO 2008 COMPETITION (MLT) WEEKEND November 28, 2008 - - - www.mrlt.com Mr. Leatherman Toronto (MLT) once again hosts one of North America’s largest and most acclaimed leather celebrations, American Thanksgiving weekend. Four days of official events, including meet-and-greets, dinners, brunches, leather market, Bootblack Toronto Contest, and much more, climax at the Mr. Leatherman Toronto Competition 2006 and Victory Ball on Saturday night. If the hunks competing for the coveted title of Mr. Leatherman Toronto 2006 don’t get your attention, try the daddies, muscle boys, titleholders, and beautiful leather folk in attendance from all over the world. MLT Weekend Pass includes VIP admission to leather contest and Victory Ball, Friday Reception, Saturday Breakfast, SM seminars, Victory Brunch and more. Click here to book your stay now!
TORONTO 2008 IS "LIVE WITH CULTURE!"
A creative culture is the cornerstone of a great city. It's Toronto, 2008... and Creativity is Everywhere! Please visit Live With Culture for more details on what's happening in our city. The Anne of Green Gables Centenary The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit THE ANNE OF GREEN GABLES CENTENARY Curated by Dr. Irene Gammel, Anne of Green Gables. A Literary Icon at 100 explores the complex evolution of the world's most famous literary redhead - Anne Shirley. THE TORONTO OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION Now in it's 47th year, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition is a juried showcase featuring the contemporary fine and and craft that takes place on Nathan Phillips Square every July. When the City of Toronto kicked off the Live With Culture campaign in September 2005, Mayor David Miller declared a particular interest in intiating community arts projects in the underserved areas of our creative city. The projects varied from photography workshops to drumming; from dub poetry to graffiti mural painting; from video making to short story contests and from mask making to Manga art.
9TH ANNUAL BUSKERFEST International Street Performer's Festival The 9th annual Scotiabank BuskerFest will dazzle the historic St. Lawrence Market district once again as buskers from all over the world take over the streets. For four days, every August, a collection of the highest skilled and most entertaining street performers gather in the market to bring the thrill of world class street theatre to Torontonians. Buskers are gutsy street performers who fly by the seat of their pants - sometimes literally The boldly take their astonishing talent right into the audience where spectator participation ensures every show is just a little differnt.
"Toronto's free, all-night contemporary art thing" For one sleepless night, expereince Toronto transformed by artists. Choose from 155 destinations and chart your own path for the night. Witness city hall converted into the world's largest interactive computer screen. Come face-to-face with hundreds of Zombies stumbling through the city. Outrageous nouveau cabaret will shatter the usual Saturday night silence of the financial district, while Toronto's historic hockey shrine Maple Leaf Gardens opens its doors for art instead of sport. Expereince the illusion of a blazing fire behind the windows of a new condo, the rush of a waterfall flowing from a prison chapel, and the crunch of coconut beneath your feet...
WORLD ROUTES SUMMER FESTIVALS A series of festivals that run from June to September, WORLD ROUTES 2008 explores contemporary culture, bringing together an innovative and eclectic multidisciplinary exploration of borders.
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) ranks among the most prestigious international film festivals in the world. For ten days, film lovers, filmmakers, industry professionals and media watch the best in new cinema from established masters and new talent. The festival serves as a platform for this country's artists to share their stories. | |||
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