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Looking for delicious festivals and food events? Here are 10 of the best food festivals and events to taste new food and discover your new favourite restaurants in and around Toronto.
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Eat More Scarborough Food Tours
Explore various areas in Scarborough, home to a mix of amazing cuisines and innovative supermarkets that are changing the face of food in Canada. Details
Scarborough Borderlands Food Tour (North): Saturday September 4, 2021 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Golden Mile Food Tour: Saturday September 18, 2021 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Various Venues, Scarborough
$80 + HST
Le Cheeseburgers Week Toronto
Le Cheeseburgers Burger Week is a weeklong burger festival that takes place, each year, where participating restaurants from various Canadian cities compete to create a unique burger; reflective of their overall concept and cuisine. Throughout the week, burger aficionados everywhere are called upon to indulge in their city’s LBW burgers and vote online for their favourite one! Details
September 1 to 14, 2021 – Restaurant Hours
Various Restaurants
Varies
Toronto Veg Food Fest Pop-Up
Produced by the Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA), Toronto’s most iconic celebration of all things vegetarian is returning with a pop-up celebration. Grab food from your favourite vendors and eat in the beautiful Roundhouse Park! The TVA works to inspire people to choose a healthier, greener, more compassionate lifestyle through plant-based eating. Details
Saturday, September 11th, 2021 | 12 PM – 5 PM
Steam Whistle Brewery, 255 Bremner Blvd, Toronto
Free
AsialiciousTO
100+ participating venues including restaurants, hotels, cafes, bakeries, food courts in malls & grocery stores, fast food establishments and food trucks. Details
September 11 to 26, 2021 – Restaurant Hours
Various Restaurants, Toronto
$10 to $30.
Art on A Tuesday
Designed for the grown and sexy. Join us and explore the vast fascist of the Arts. This event will deepen your connection with arts, crafts and performances while supporting local talent. From 6:00pm to 12am enjoy drinks, food, and entertainment in a safe, positive and energetic atmosphere. Details
Tuesday September 14, 2021 | 6:00 PM to Midnight
K&R Themed Parties, 50 Weybright Ct, Scarborough
$50
DineTOgether
DineTOgether will showcase the breadth and diversity of Toronto’s restaurants and encourage residents to patronize local eateries through a feature menu available by takeout, delivery, patio dining and/or indoor dining. Participating restaurants will offer one or more two-course feature menus for lunch and/or dinner consisting of a main dish and either an appetizer or dessert. Details
Friday, September 17 to Sunday, October 3, 2021 – Restaurant Hours
Participating Restaurants, Toronto
$15 to $50
RendezBrews – Toronto Craft Beer Festival
Toronto Craft Beer Festival is proud to present RendezBrews in collaboration with RendezViews, Toronto’s hottest summer patio and art park. With 5 sessions and 40+ varieties, this is the ultimate sip and mingle event of the summer for Ontario craft beer lovers. Details
September 23 to 26, 2021
RendezViews, 229 Richmond Street West, Toronto
$21 to $60
Fall Beerfest TO
September 24 & 25, 2021
CNE Bandshell Park, 100 Prince Edward Island Crescent, Toronto
$90.43 – $154.45
Burlington Food Truck Festival
30 Food Trucks will be serving up some of the best food from the country, this is a festival you won’t want to miss! Details
September 10 to 12, 2021
Spencer Smith Park, 1400 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington
Free
Authentic Farm to Table Experience
This experience includes a specially curated itinerary of places to see in Caledon, along with an authentic farm to table picnic featuring high quality artisan ciders, breads and foods using traditional methods and local products by Spirit Tree Estate Cidery! The purchase of this experience contributes to our mission of feeding 10,000 children this year, as well as supporting local family run businesses that have been hit hard by the pandemic. Details
until October 10th, 2021
Spirit Tree Estate Cidery, Boston Mills Road, Terra Cotta
$149.99 for 2
Food Events in September
Anywhere!
March 31, 2022
$59.99
Stella Artois invites you to cook with one of Toronto’s trailblazing female chefs, Chef Nuit Regular – live and in your very own kitchen. Chef Nuit has ... »
Cabana Waterfront Patio, Polson Street, Toronto
June 14, 2021 To September 6, 2021
Free
Experience the socially distanced dinner, music & drinks every Monday starting June 14th. Experience a seated socially distanced brunch and supper with drinks at Toronto’s largest ... »
The Bentway, 250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto
July 1, 2021 To September 4, 2021
$49 to $59 for 2
The Bentway’s Summer Food Series kicks off July 1st with the return of last year’s successful Communal Picnic partnership with Toronto restaurant and innovative “culinary ... »
Spirit Tree Estate Cidery, Boston Mills Road, Terra Cotta
August 18, 2021 To October 10, 2021
$149.99 for 2
The Road Trip experience includes a specially curated itinerary of places to see in Caledon, along with an authentic farm to table picnic featuring high quality artisan ... »
Small Talk Vineyards, 1242 Irvine Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August 18, 2021 To October 31, 2021
$149.99
The Road Trip experience includes a specially curated itinerary of places to see in Niagara-on-the-Lake, along with an exclusive vineyard picnic in the most fun, colourful, happy ... »
Glad Day Bookshop, 499 Church Street, Toronto
August 29, 2021 To September 12, 2021
$83.65 for 2
It’s the spectacle you love and the vibe you miss – but with health protections in place to keep all of us safe. It’s Canada’s ... »
Burlington Centre, 777 Guelph Line, Burlington
September 6, 2021
Free Admission
We may not be able to have our classic Ribfest at the park, but that doesn’t mean we should go a year without a bbq! Join ... »
639 Queen Street West, Toronto
September 9, 2021 To October 2, 2021
Free, Pay with Social Media Posts
MilkUP Ontario opening the first post-to-pay pop-up in collab and has invited local artists, makers and entrepreneurs to create limited-edition, milk-inspired goods. • Limited edition peach ice cream ... »
Steam Whistle Brewery, 255 Bremner Blvd, Toronto
September 11, 2021
Free
Produced by the Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA), Toronto’s most iconic celebration of all things vegetarian is returning with a pop-up celebration on September 11th. Grab food ... »
Winchester Golf Club, 750 Winchester Rd E, Whitby
September 13, 2021
1.877.560.8035
$60 - $300
Join us on September 13th for a day of GOLF and the best GRILL you’ve ever tasted. BBQ prepared by Award-Winning chef Massimo Capra and the “... »
Participating Restaurants, Toronto
September 17, 2021 To October 3, 2021
$15 to $50
DineTOgether, a two-week program running from Friday, September 17 to Sunday, October 3, will showcase the breadth and diversity of Toronto’s restaurants and encourage residents to patronize local ... »
Kortright Centre for Conservation, 9550 Pine Valley Dr, Woodbridge
September 18, 2021
Free
Join the Akachi Farms Harvest Festival for a local culinary experience. The Living City Farm, a 4.8-hectare farm operated by Akachi Farms, is located at the Kortright ... »
Scugog Shores Museum, 16210 Island Road, Port Perry
September 18, 2021
905-260-2017
$50
Join artist Sarah Shaw for an afternoon of creativity and fun against the beautiful backdrop of Scugog Shores Museum Village. Guests will follow step by step instruction ... »
Various Venues, Scarborough
September 18, 2021
$80 + HST
Eat More Scarborough Food Tours are back!! We’re now booking for 3 tours to take in Scarborough’s “Industrial (food) landscape”, Victoria Park and the Golden Mile! »
Steam Whistle Brewery Biergärten and Taproom, 255 Bremner Blvd, Toronto
September 18, 2021
$89.95
Join us for two fun-filled seatings at the Biergärten! Live traditional Oktoberfest music by the one and only Happy Wonderers. Incredible beer, food, and company. Prizes ... »
Terra Cotta Conservation Area, 14452 Winston Churchill Blvd, . Halton Hills
September 19, 2021
905-670-1615 ext. 221
$67.80
A picnic can be so much more than just hotdogs and burgers or egg salad sandwiches and trail mix! Come be part of a semi-private, live audience ... »
Daisy, 563 Queen St W, Toronto
September 22, 2021 To September 26, 2021
Free
How about some drinks and plant-based bites? This September, the President’s Choice team is fusing the downtown Toronto restaurant experience with some new and exciting dishes ... »
37 Advance Rd, Etobicoke
September 24, 2021 To September 26, 2021
$8-$28
Toronto’s one and only drive-in diner experience is returning for one more weekend! The Dusty Star Diner is an immersive experience as a nostalgic recreation of ... »
CNE Bandshell Park, 100 Prince Edward Island Crescent, Toronto
September 24, 2021 To September 25, 2021
$90.43 - $154.45
An outdoor, limited capacity celebration of beer featuring your favourite local and international brewers, a mouth-watering selection of food created from Toronto’s most popular restaurants and ... »
Romeo's Gin Gallery, 87 Yorkville Ave, Toronto
September 24, 2021
FREE
Romeo’s Gin World THE ART OF GIN: ART WHERE YOU DON’T EXPECT IT Yorkville Murals is a three-day arts, music and food and drink festival ... »
stackt market, 28 Bathurst St, Toronto
September 25, 2021
Free
Participants will be given a physical postcard with a prix fixe menu. They will have 3 tiers of food choices to pick from; (1) beverage, (2) sweet, (3) savoury. Each tier ... »
TOCA Trattoria, 181 Wellington Street West, Toronto
September 29, 2021
$190-$265
On September 29th, join us at TOCA Trattoria for an exclusive one-night only dinner experience with Michelin-starred Chef Oliver Glowig, for a five-course tasting menu. The evening ... »
