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A list of festivals happening during the month of August 2023 in and around Toronto.
Festivals include CNE, Taste of the Danforth and more!
7 Queens Quay East, Toronto
June 24, 2023 To September 9, 2023
Free Admission
Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, attracting thousands of people to Brooklyn, Manhattan, Jersey City, Los Angeles and Miami each weekend to eat ... »
Christie Pits Park, Bloor Street West, Toronto
July 9, 2023 To August 27, 2023
Free/PWYC
This summer at Christie Pits Film Festival, audiences can look forward to eight Sunday evenings of curated short and feature film pairings in a programme titled Another ... »
Glencolton Farms, 393889 Concession 2 RR1, Durham
July 28, 2023 To August 6, 2023
5193697183
$43.11 & up
The critically acclaimed Symphony in the Barn Festival at Glencolton Farms, Canada's leading biodynamic farm, brings together music, performance installations, and the tastes and sounds of idyllic ... »
Various venues, Toronto
August 3, 2023 To August 13, 2023
Varies
SummerWorks is thrilled to announce a passionately curated selection of artists and creative collaborators. Celebrating the joys of togetherness, SummerWorks Festival 2023 will feature diversified works through a ... »
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto
August 3, 2023 To August 7, 2023
Free & Ticketed Events
Huge Fete, Big Soul! Soak up some island flavour on Toronto’s waterfront as Harbourfront Centre celebrates the vibrant people and culture of the Caribbean with the 25... »
Thomson Memorial Park, 1005 Brimley Rd, Scarborough
August 4, 2023 To August 7, 2023
Donations Appreciated
Enjoy delicious ribs, hot dogs, french fries, corn on the cob and more… Midway rides, and skill testing games, Creative designs by crafters and vendors, All day ... »
Mississauga Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga
August 4, 2023 To August 5, 2023
Free
The award winning festival of Mississauga brings you the best of art, culture and cuisine from South Asia. The two day free festival will feature music, dance, ... »
Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St W, Toronto
August 4, 2023 To August 5, 2023
Free
You have 10,000 Taste buds, Fire-Up all of them at Taste Of India Food Festival Toronto @ Nathan Phillips Square. Come for Musical Melodies and mind blowing Dance Performances ... »
The Good Shepherd Chaldean Cathedral, 2 Meadow Place, Scarborough
August 4, 2023 To August 6, 2023
4169706041
$10
Welcome to Our Annual Summer Festival! This year’s festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Get ready to enjoy live music, delicious food, ... »
Various Venues, Toronto
August 4, 2023 To August 12, 2023
4166869707
$35-$47
The Danforth Comedy Festival is happening in August. We will be bringing world class comedy to the east end of Toronto. The Danforth, a burgeoning comedy hotspot ... »
Chinese Cultural Center of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave E, Scarborough
August 5, 2023 To August 6, 2023
We are a youth-oriented dance festival, featuring dance schools local and international. We want to showcase the variety in dance, which often mirrors the diversity in the ... »
Lakeshore Blvd W & Exhibition Place, Toronto
August 5, 2023
Free & Ticketed Areas
The Grand Parade is the largest event of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival. This event continues to attract local, regional, national, and international attention by visitors and media. ... »
Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Street, Toronto
August 6, 2023
Free
Annual Toronto Black Vegan Festival allows you to enjoy vegan meals and delicacies with unique African and Caribbean flavours. The menus range from vegan versions of traditional ... »
Earl Bales Park, 4169 Bathurst St, North York
August 6, 2023
Free
Ghanafest will present its annual showcase of the rich culture and heritage of the Ghanaian community in Earl Bales Park (North York). Ghanafest includes traditional food, language ... »
Garden Square, Brampton
August 7, 2023
Free
JAMBANA™ One World Festival, represents Canada’s growing cultural diversity in its finest form through performances by internationally acclaimed bands, artists and JUNO Award winners. Feel the ... »
Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto
August 7, 2023 To August 8, 2023
Free Admission
The Toronto Diversity Festival promotes our region’s richly diverse culture and heritage through arts and cultural performances; by showcasing foods from different ethnic countries that bring ... »
Berkeley Castle, 250 The Esplanade, Toronto
August 9, 2023 To August 13, 2023
Free
Toronto’s only children’s parkour festival for the arts, Wayo, is an invitation to uncover a world of wonders for children and their families. Designed as ... »
Nathan Phllips Square, 100 Queen St W, Toronto
August 10, 2023 To August 12, 2023
Free
An extraordinary festival unveiling the beauty of Vietnamese culture, latest fashion, and delicious food-all while raising charity awareness. »
The Esplanade Park, 1 Esplanade, Pickering
August 11, 2023 To August 13, 2023
Free
Come Join Us at The Esplanade Park For Great Food! Cold Beer! Live Music! You’ll want to bring your friends and kids to Esplanade Park for ... »
Stanley Barracks, 115 Princes' Blvd, Toronto
August 11, 2023 To August 13, 2023
$25 to $50+fees
The Annual Waterfront Night Market is an exciting culinary experience, bringing attendees a unique rediscovery of North America's urban Asian culture. Designed to emulate the traditional street-styled ... »
Greek Town, Danforth Ave & Pape Ave, Toronto
August 11, 2023 To August 13, 2023
Free
The Taste of the Danforth is Canada’s largest street Festival, welcoming 1.65 million attendees annually. As we enter our 26th year, the Festival is set to be ... »
Mississauga Celebration Square, City Centre Drive, Mississauga
August 11, 2023 To August 12, 2023
Free
Named one of FEO’s TOP 100 Festivals in Ontario, Mississauga ITALFEST is a free festival that shares Italian heritage and culture with the citizens of Mississauga and ... »
Grange Park, , 26 Grange Road, Toronto
August 11, 2023
4165983444
Free
University Settlement is proud to host the 82nd annual Grange Festival. The Grange Festival is a free public, outdoor fair with engaging performances and a range of ... »
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Toronto
August 11, 2023 To August 13, 2023
Free
Batuki Music Society is proud to present the ninth edition of the Habari Africa Festival from Friday August 11-13, 2023. Habari Africa festival is a multi-disciplinary music and ... »
Trillium Park, 955 Lake Shore Blvd., West Toronto
August 11, 2023 To August 13, 2023
Free
A music showcase and event series, produced by the City of Toronto, that features local bands, grassroots music organizations, venues, and presenters. This year, City Hall Live ... »
Innis Town Hall , 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto
August 11, 2023 To August 19, 2023
$22.63
The Mulan International Film Festival is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to showcasing the best of Chinese-language films and historically significant films about China. During the festival, we ... »
Cobourg Beach, 138 Division St, Cobourg
August 12, 2023
1-888-262-6874
Free Admission
Dig up your shovels and pails and get down and dirty in Cobourg this summer for the Annual Sandcastle Festival! Also come and enjoy a free movie ... »
Humber Bay Park West Parking Lot, 225 Humber Bay Park Rd W, Etobicoke
August 12, 2023
Free
Join us for a full-day of entertainment for adults and kids, good food from our local Farmers Market vendors, and great treats and services from our local ... »
Canada's Wonderland, 9580 Jane St, Vaughan
August 12, 2023 To August 13, 2023
905-832-7482
Free with park admission
Step into a festival celebrating the time-worn charm of Portugal, with lively street entertainment and traditional Portuguese foods! The sounds, sights and flavours of the new Taste ... »
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St, Richmond Hill
August 12, 2023
$27.96
The Rotary Club of Richmond Hill is excited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Richmond Hill Craft Beer Festival. This year’s festivities will feature craft ... »
Hereward Farms, 141051 15 Sideroad, East Garafraxa
August 12, 2023
2267794973
10
Join us for a day in our fields for our third lavender festival. Come out for a day of family fun with local artisans and vendors, food, ... »
Mill St E., Downtown Acton
August 13, 2023
Free
Leathertown Festival celebrates Acton’s rich history in leather craftsmanship and celebrates pioneering Canadian communities. The celebration of craft lives on through the Acton Leathertown Festival; Halton ... »
The Yonge Dundas Square, 1 Dundas Street East, Toronto
August 13, 2023
Free
THE LARGEST TAMIL FOOD FESTIVAL SHOWCASING FOOD, MUSIC, AND CULTURE At KothuFest, everything we do is for the culture, and it’s been a while since we ... »
Little Jamaica | Eglinton Av W., Toronto
August 17, 2023 To August 20, 2023
Free
Rock and sway to the sounds of Reggae’s finest artists while enjoying children/youth entertainment, ancestral drumming, a unique one of a kind Kijiji market place ... »
Lakeview Park, 299 Lakeview Park Ave, Oshawa
August 18, 2023 To August 20, 2023
Free
Come join the Rotary Club of Oshawa for our Annual Ribfest. As always there will be great food and great entertainment. You can find merchandise like local ... »
Trillium Park, 955 Lake Shore Blvd. West, Toronto
August 18, 2023 To August 20, 2023
Free
From August 18 to 20 at Trillium Park, the Wavelength Summer Thing will showcase a diverse, inclusive, and uplifting lineup of artists curated by Anishinaabe musician/composer Daniel Monkman (... »
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, 3233 Concession Road #10, Bowmanville
August 18, 2023 To August 20, 2023
905-983-9141
$40 & up
Canada’s top motorcycle riders take on CTMP’s legendary Grand Prix circuit with a unique Tripleheader that will shape the Bridgestone Canadian National Superbike Championship (CSBK) ... »
Mississauga Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga
August 19, 2023 To August 20, 2023
Free
Japan Festival CANADA introduces Japanese Food, Culture and Technologies to the large community of Mississauga and Canada. Experience Japan! This culturally colourful event attracts many visitors to ... »
3400 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
August 19, 2023
416-693-8300
FREE
Crossroads of the Danforth BIA has presented the Wheels on the Danforth Street Festival providing FREE family fun for all ages where Danforth Road and Danforth Avenue ... »
Canada's Wonderland, 9580 Jane St, Vaughan
August 19, 2023 To August 20, 2023
905-832-7482
Free with park admission
New for 2023, this food festival is not to be missed! Treat your tastebuds to the lively and fresh Latin American flavours of Brazil, including grilled meats and ... »
The Bentway, 250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto
August 19, 2023
6138188787
$39.99 & up
Join us for Canada’s Baddest Latin Fest! Take your pick from multiple stages, DJs, live shows, dance lessons, food trucks, outdoor bars and more in the ... »
Wilson Ave. and Bathurst St., Toronto
August 19, 2023 To August 20, 2023
647 780 9166
Free
Mabuhay! The longest running original Filipino street festival, Taste of Manila, is celebrating its 10th year in 2023 at the corners of Wilson Ave. and Bathurst St. Toronto, ... »
Chinatown, Toronto
August 19, 2023 To August 20, 2023
Free
Join us for Dragon Dance & Lion Dance, Traditional Dancing & Opera Performances, Kung Fu Performances, Art & Culture Booths, Multi-Cultural Street Food – BBQ squid, bubble tea, ... »
Tommy Thompson Park, 1 Leslie Street, Toronto
August 19, 2023
Free
Late August is the prime time to get a glimpse of the Monarch Butterfly before they start their annual migration to Mexico, where they spend the winter. ... »
Burloak Waterfront Park, 5420 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington
August 19, 2023
Free
Burlington’s Vegfest returns for a second year, promoting awareness of the health, environmental and ethical benefits of a veganism! WE ARE BURLINGTON VEGFEST, a small, local, ... »
Woodbine Racetrack, 555 Rexdale Blvd, Toronto
August 20, 2023
The fashion-forward festival will feature world-class horse racing, live entertainment and delicious dining experiences. »
The Rose Brampton, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton
August 23, 2023
4377790962
$15-$29
The rhythm of drumming and syncopated sound return to The Rose Mainstage for the second annual FLOW FEST, Brampton’s International Drumming Festival. Back in a big ... »
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 222 Bremner Blvd., Toronto
August 24, 2023 To August 27, 2023
$12 to $70
Experience the largest Comics, Sci-Fi, Horror, Anime, and Gaming event in Canada. Four days of citywide events, family-friendly attractions and world-renowned celebrities await you. Prepare for the ... »
Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge, Toronto
August 25, 2023 To August 27, 2023
FREE
Since 2001, the Korean Harvest Festival has been a place for people of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy Korean tradition and culture with authentic Korean food, market ... »
Machell Park, 24 Aurora Heights Drive, Aurora
August 25, 2023 To August 27, 2023
Free
Join us for the tastiest event of the year fas Aurora’s Ribfest returns to Machell Park! Get out your bibs and enjoy some saucy ribs, fantastic ... »
Harbourfront Center, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto
August 25, 2023 To August 27, 2023
Free
Arts and culture go hand in hand. Culture is incomplete without music or the visual arts, while art conveys the spirit and identity of a people and ... »
Meadowvale GO, 6845 Millcreek Dr, Mississauga
August 25, 2023 To August 27, 2023
$9.93 to $15.94
Get ready to indulge in the best Halal food Mississauga has to offer, from juicy ribs and barbecue to innovative street food. Come experience Mississauga’s unique ... »
Dundas & Carlaw, 1173 Dundas Street East, Toronto
August 26, 2023
$40
Welcome to the Leslieville Beer Festival! We are shutting down Dundas Street East from Logan Ave to Carlaw Ave for a good old fashioned neighborhood street party! ... »
Canada's Wonderland, 9580 Jane St, Vaughan
August 26, 2023 To August 27, 2023
905-832-7482
Free with park admission
The flavours and spirited culture of the Emerald Isle will arrive at Canada’s Wonderland for the new Taste of Ireland food festival! Kick up your heels ... »
Country Heritage Park, 8560 Tremaine Rd, Milton
August 26, 2023 To August 27, 2023
$5 to $10
End of summer fun for the whole family! Truck & Tractor Pull Antique Tractor Pull Team K9 Dog Agility Show Classic Car Show Heavy Horse Pull Around ... »
Milton Community Sports Park, 805 Santa Maria Blvd, Milton
August 26, 2023 To August 27, 2023
6476795391
FREE
AfroJazz Fest is one of the largest multicultural festivals in Ontario. AfroJazz Fest aims to showcase the beauty and diversity of African and Caribbean cultures in the ... »
99 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto
August 26, 2023 To August 27, 2023
Free
Yorkville Murals, Toronto’s most captivating art and muralism festival returns August 26-27th with a brand new theme titled, No Empty Spaces. Celebrating its fifth year ... »
Markham Road from Passmore Ave to McNicoll Ave, Toronto
August 26, 2023 To August 27, 2023
(416) 240-0078
Free
Tamil Fest is the largest street festival in the east of the City of Toronto, and it is also the largest Tamil Street Festival outside of the ... »
Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West, Toronto
August 26, 2023 To August 27, 2023
4168464272
Free
The Mabuhay Philippines Festival celebrates its 25th year at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto City Hall. This year’s event will be our biggest yet as we have ... »
Yonge-Dundas Square , 1 Dundas St E, Toronto
August 26, 2023 To August 27, 2023
Free
Expect more of everything; a wider selection of cuisine from the twin islands, a new Carib Beer Garden, and the pulsating rhythm of soca music. Immerse yourself ... »
Fort York Garrison Commons, 100 Garrison Road, Toronto
August 27, 2023
6477013890
$20
Open Canvas takes over the historic Fort York Garrison Common for an afternoon of funky beats and immersive artistic experiences. From fashion designers, to visual artists and ... »
Wau! So excited. I’m especially looking forward to The Long Exposure Festival and all the August food festivals! 😋