Events in Toronto – July 10 – 12, 2015

1. Pan Am Games

Close to 7,000 athletes from across Latin America, South America, the Caribbean and North America will put their years of intense training, perseverance and sacrifice to the test in world-class competition in 36 Pan Am sports and 15 Parapan Am sports at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games.

2. Panamania

PANAMANIA, presented by CIBC, is a 35-day TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games arts and culture festival. Unprecedented in scale, PANAMANIA will feature more than 1,300 artists in 250 performances and exhibitions across Toronto from July 10 to August 15. The festival will showcase the diverse cultures and artistic excellence of Ontario, Canada and the Americas through music, theatre, dance and more!

3. Ontario’s Celebration Zone

Experience 38 days of the BEST of Ontario during the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. The Best of Ontario. All in One Place. One Epic Celebration. Events include 38 nightly concerts,live Games coverage, 40 ft. rock climbing wall and adrenaline jump, weekly farmer’s market,culinary experiences, Ontario craft beers and award winning wines and more. Details

4. Aborginal Pavilion

The Aboriginal Pavilion is a 19 day Indigenous arts, culture, and sports festival concurrent to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games. The Pavilion will bring together Indigenous peoples from across the Americas to celebrate, share and learn through our exciting programming. From Main Stage musical performances to dance, theatre, and family programming on our Small Stage; from visual arts and traditional crafts workshops to artist talks, film screenings, a curated exhibition, there will be much to see and much to do!

1. Free Concerts across GTA

Sunday Serenades at Mel Lastman Square

1. Concert @ Queen Street East and Victoria, Toronto on Tuesday, July 7 | 12:00 PM (Play the Parks).

2. Russian Folk Theatre: colourful costumes, Russian folk music and dance @ Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre in Earl Bales Park, Toronto on Tuesday, July 7 | 07:00 PM (Earl Bales Summer Entertainment Series).

3. Thank You Toronto: FREE TSO Performance! @ Roy Thomson Hall on Tuesday, July 7 | 12:30 PM

4. Concert @ College Park Courtyard, 777 Bay Street, Toronto on Wednesday, July 8 | 12:00 PM (Play the Parks).

5. Disco Inferno @ Chancellor District Park, 430 Chancellor Drive, Woodbridge on Wednesday, July 8 | 07:30 PM (Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park).

6. Red Moon Road @ Trinity Square, Distillery District on Wednesday, July 8 | 6:00 PM (Music City Summer Series)

7. Contemporary Folk / Breabach @ Roy Thomson Hall Patio, Toronto on Thursday, July 9 | 05:00 PM (Live on the Patio)

8. Concert @ Trinity Park on Thursday, July 9 | 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM (Play the Parks).

9. Concert @ McGill Parkette, 415 Yonge St, Toronto on Thursday, July 9 | 05:00 PM (Play the Parks).

10. Chicago Transit @ Mill Pond Park Gazebo, Richmond Hill on Thursday, July 9 | 07:00 PM (Concert in the Park).

11. An Evening with Calum Graham @ Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay West on Thursday, July 9 | 07:00 PM (Music in the Garden).

12. The Treasures @ St James Park, Toronto on Thursday, July 9 | 07:00 PM (Music in St. James Park).

13. Autorickshaw Trio @ Toronto Botanical Garden on Thursday, July 9 | 07:00 PM (The Edwards Summer Music Series).

14. Voodoo Pawn Shop (Blues) @ Millennium Square, Beachfront Park, Pickering on on Thursday, July 9 | 7:00 PM – 09:00 PM (Waterfront Concert Series).

15. Caverners – Beatles Tribute @ Unionville’s Millennium Bandstand, Markham on Thursday, July 9 | 7:30 PM – 09:00 PM (Thursday Nights at the Bandstand).

16. Kenny V Duo @ Village of Yorkville Park on Friday, July 10 | 11:30 AM – 02:30 PM (Bloor Yorkville Summer Music).

17. Contemporary Folk Featuring Spiro @ Roy Thomson Hall Patio, Toronto on Friday, July 10 | 05:00 PM (Live on the Patio)

18. Kenny V Duo @ Village of Yorkville Park on Saturday, July 11 | 1:30 PM – 04:30 PM (Bloor Yorkville Summer Music).

19. Beagle Beach (50’s, 60’s) @ Esplanade Park, Pickering on Sunday, July 12 | 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM (Esplanade Concert Series).

20. “Colourful Clouds Eating the Moon” @ Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay West on Sunday, July 12 | 04:00 PM (Music in the Garden)

21. Climax Jazz Band @Port Union Community Center, 5450 Lawrence Ave. E, Scarborough. on Sunday, July 12 | 07:00 PM (Port Union Summer Concert Series).

22. Ragweed Jazz Band @ Mel Lastman Square, Toronto on Sunday, July 12 | 07:30 PM (Sunday Serenades).

See Free Summer concerts in GTA

2. Franco-Fête

Connect with French Culture with the 33rd edition of Franco-Fête. Spanning over two weeks, Franco-Fête de is a massive music festival representing the most important cultural Francophone event, taking place during the Pan American Games. The 2015 edition of Franco-Fête will offer exceptional programming and feature some of the biggest names in Francophone music today.

3. Beaches International Jazz Festival

A 3-week music super-fest with blow-out concerts, over 150 bands and close to 1000 hours of live music.

4. TD Irie Mississauga Festival

TD Irie Mississauga Festival is a two-day festival celebrating the best in reggae, Soca and world music. Along with musical performances, the festival will feature dance and spoken word artists from Mississauga and the Region of Peel, as well as international headliners.

5. Scarborough Town Jazz Festival

Be prepared for a global musical journey! There will be food, drink and activities for the whole family and community to enjoy.

6. The ABBA Show

Far from being ‘just another cover band’, The ABBA Show is a full-scale theatrical production featuring 2.5 hours of live musical performances, a live backing band, replica costumes, theatrical lighting and effects and all the dancing an ABBA fan can handle.

7. Rocket Man

Rocket Man is an exciting celebration of the music of Elton John. Bring a friend and enjoy all your Elton favourites, performed in the original and dramatic style of the most successful male solo artists of all time!

1. Performing Arts Events

Performing Arts & Theatre in July

Events this weekend include

HAMLET – The Bard’s Bus Tour

Thursday, July 09, 2015 – Friday, July 10, 2015 at Todmorden Mills, Toronto

Saturday, July 11, 2015 | Parkwood Estate, Oshawa

Sunday, July 12, 2015 | Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville

Panamania Theatre Events

THE WATERSHED World Premiere @ Berkeley Street Theatre

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea @ Daniels Spectrum, Artscape

La Imaginación del Futuro @ Young Centre for the Performing Arts

The Postman @ Harbord Street and Albert Jackson Lane in the Annex

Best of Second City @ The Second City Theatre

Micetro & Theatresports @ The Bad Dog Comedy Theatre

Kinky Boots @ Royal Alexandra Theatre

Newsies @ Ed Mirvish Theatre

Alias Dance Project @ Historic Zion Schoolhouse

The Comedy of Errors & Julius Caesar. – Shakespeare in High Park @ High Park Amphitheatre

Key for Two @ Scarborough Village Theatre

Into the Woods @ Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Humber River Shakespeare Tour @ Town Park, Aurora

Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl @ Rose Studio Theatre, Brampton

2. Free Movies

1. Jurassic Park @ Garden Square, Brampton on Tuesday, July 7 | 09:00 PM ( Throwback Flicks).

2. Be Kind Rewind @Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto on Tuesday, July 7 | 09:00 PM (City Cinema).

3. Strictly Ballroom @ David Pecaut Square, 215 King St W, Toronto on Wednesday, July 8 | 09:15 PM (TIFF in the Park)

4. Raising Arizona @ WestJet Stage, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto on Wednesday, July 8 | 09:00 PM (Free Flicks Harbourfront Centre).

5. Penguins of Madagascar @ Mississauga Celebration Square on Thursday, July 9 | 08:00 PM (Movie Nights).

6. Strange Magic @ Garden Square, Brampton on Saturday, July 11, 2015 | 09:00 PM ( Movies Under the Stars)

7. Fly Away Home @ Lotherton Pathway, 100 Lotherton Pathway, Toronto on Saturday, July 11 | 9:15 PM – (TIFF in your Park)

8. Top Gun @ Riverdale Park East, 550 Broadview Avenue, Toronto on Sunday, July 12, 2015 (Movies in the Park) – Help Fund Movies in the Park

9. O Brother, Where Art Thou? @ Christie Pitts Park, 779 Crawford St, Toronto on Sunday, July 12, 2015 (Christie Pits Film Festival – PWYC – Suggested $10)

See more Free Summer Movies in GTA

3. Fringe Festival

Toronto’s largest theatre festival caters to people’s eclectic tastes with 1,100+ fresh, innovative and often jaw dropping performances! Choose Your Own Adventure denotes the ability to craft your own experience from a diverse list of theatre, comedy and dance performances, venues, Tent Talks, Visual Fringe, Shed Shows and Fringe After Dark programming.

4. ReelHeART Film Festival

ReelHeART International Film & Screenplay Festival.

1. Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix

Canada’s biggest sports car race of the year, the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix presented by Hawk Performance, features the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship for exotic prototype and GT race cars, in their only north-of-the-border stop. A world-class field of drivers pilot the globe’s top marques such as BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Mazda and Porsche as well as the revolutionary Delta Wing Prototype on Canadian Tire Motorsport Park’s classic, challenging road course.

2. Pan Am flame Torch Relay

The City of Toronto is holding community celebrations to welcome the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay to the city. Each event will include the arrival of the Pan Am flame, the lighting of the community cauldron, official remarks from government and Games partners, and music and performances that highlight the Pan American culture and spirit.

3. Runs & Walks

5K Foam Fest Fun Run

Saturday, Jul 11 2015 | 8:00 AM @ Dagmar Resort 1220 Lakeridge Rd, Uxbridge

The Beaches Jazz Tune-Up Run and Walk

20k, 10k, 5k Run & Walk @ Kew Gardens, Toronto on Sunday, July 12, 2015 | 08:15 AM

1. Markham Global Fest

Celebrate the Cultures of the Americas! Globalfest kicks off with sensational performances from some of the biggest and most exciting names in music and dance! York Region’s Largest multicultural street Festival | 9 days, 95 shows, 600 artists, 41 Countries!

2. Carabram

Brampton’s Multicultural Festival which provides an opportunity to learn more about the Brampton community through the international language of food, music, song and dance.

3. Ignite Bollywood

Ignite Bollywood is a music and entertainment focused event. There will be free games and crafts for kids, Bollywood and Flamenco dance lessons, and a fantastic variety show featuring brilliant dancers, hilarious comedians and the Bollywood Monster Orchestra: Latin Night!

4. Summerlicious

Taste some of the diverse cuisine Toronto has to offer. Summerlicious features more than 210 top restaurants offering three-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus at exceptional price points.

5. Salsa In Toronto

The biggest fiesta north of the border, the Salsa in Toronto Festival is a week-long celebration of Latin music, dance, food and culture. The Salsa festivities feature events throughout the city including a series of Latin dance and art exhibitions, Salsa in Toronto Cruise Nights, sizzling salsa parties, and more! Details

6. Whitby Ribfest

Ribe eating contests, tug of war, kidsfest and more!

7. Cultura Festival

Weekly Friday night Summer festival. Festival showcases musicians, dancers, buskers, art installations and international food vendors. Each evening closes with a featured film under the stars, displayed on a large screen in the square. Main stage performer: Alex Cuba

8. Purple Turtle Art Festival

Come see amazing original paintings, sculptures, photography, pottery, jewellery, woodcraft, native art, and more. More than 35 artisans from Toronto to Tory Hill, Ontario, as well as local artists, have been selected. Stroll around the lush meadow, enjoy a BBQ prepared by the Briars’ chefs and shop with our vendors, keeping in mind holidays, birthdays, weddings and any other special occasions.

9. UTSAV 2015 South Asian Summer Fest

A family fun day with Food, Music, Entertainment and much more…This premier event will showcase the finest in South Asian Food, Music and Arts. By bringing the South Asian community together, MAHOTSAV will feature exotic flavours, captivating sounds and the elegant history of South Asian culture.

10. TO Food Fest

TO Food Fest has been bringing together top foodie-reviewed restaurants and local hidden gems into one exciting event.

11. Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival

Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, revelry as well as visual and performing arts. Join us as we celebrate our 48th anniversary. We’re bigger and better than ever!

12. Pride House TO PanAm Street Fest

Outdoor licensed Games viewing, parties and live entertainment!

13. Toronto Tours

Explore Toronto through speciality guided tours!

1. Tasty Tours: Tasty Tours offers a variety of Sweets Tours along Toronto’s eclectic multicultural neighbourhoods.

2. Toronto Photo Tours : Capture the beauty of Toronto – From historic architecture to colourful and eclectic markets.

3. Toronto Ghost Walks: Join for an evening walk on and around the University of Toronto’s St. George campus and hear the stories, myths and legends surrounding those who haunt the halls of some of Toronto’s oldest buildings.

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