Night of Dread Parade

Clay & Paper Theatre presents the annual NIGHT OF DREAD, an evening of fearful pageantry, revels and mockery. At this much loved, family-friendly, community event, Torontonians are invited to call on, mock and banish their private and collective fears through parade and pageantry, music and masquerade, dance and a devilishly good party.

Spectators are treated to a community theatrical spectacle in which the Fear of the Year for 2026 is announced and confronted. The pageant is followed by a concert in the Forest of Remembrance (in the park grove) and a bonfire where the Fire Keeper will name our fears and burn them for us. The evening ends with our audience members slipping back into the darkness of the night, hopefully, less fearful of what lies ahead of them.

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets :
to participate: Pay-What-You-Can: Suggested $25

We ask that you please give as generously as you possibly can. Your every dollar goes to support artists so that they can create, build and perform beautiful and inspired work that is about the community and in the heart of the community that we all live in.
How to get tickets?

Donate Online

Date & Time:

Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 5 to 8:30pm

Schedule – TBA

Venue & Address :

 

Dufferin Grove Park, 875 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON M6H 3K8

Parade Route:

• TBA

 

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