Toronto Cancels All Major Events Until December 31 (List)

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The city of Toronto is cancelling all City-led and City-permitted outdoor major events until December 31.

The city is providing $565,000 to support cultural festivals impacted by COVID-19.

The City says the announcement is based on public health advice and includes festivals and other large in-person gatherings held at outdoor sites managed by the City or other public locations, such as roads, parks and Civic Squares.

City Hall, Metro Hall and Civic Centres continue to be closed to the public. This announcement does not include outdoor sport facility permits and activities; and other City facilities/sites that are permitted in Stage 3 of the Province of Ontario’s Framework for Reopening and comply with the current gathering limit restrictions. Professional sporting events are also not included in this decision.

This decision follows the cancellation of all such events up to September 30.

Some City-led and City-permitted outdoor major events have already announced the cancellation of their event this year due to COVID-19 while others, such as the Original Santa Claus parade, will be announcing alternative plans in the near future. The City’s Cavalcade of Lights and New Year’s Eve celebration on Nathan Phillips Square are also cancelled.

List of major events impacted by this decision:

• Nuit Blanche, (altered, online)
• CIBC Run for the Cure, (altered, online)

• Ride to Defeat Diabetes for JDRF, (altered, online)
• 10th Annual Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship, (cancelled)
• Himalayan Mela, (cancelled)
• Canadian and Chinese Traditional Art Show, (cancelled)
• Toronto Waterfront Marathon, (cancelled)
• Light the Night, (altered, online)
• Just for Laughs Toronto Street Festival, (cancelled)
• Korean Week, (cancelled)
• Greek OHI Day Parade, (pending)
• MEC Toronto Race SIX, (cancelled)
• Fairbank Village Pumpkin Giveaway, (cancelled)
• Hanley Halloween 2020, (pending)
• Riverside Halloween Fest, (pending)
• Heddington Halloween, (pending)
• Halloween on Church, (cancelled)
• Festival of Lights, (altered, online)
• Toronto Christmas Market, (cancelled)
• The 115th Santa Claus Parade Toronto, (altered, online)
• Bloor Yorkville Holiday Magic, (pending)
• Beaches Santa Claus Parade, (pending)
• Cavalcade of Lights, (cancelled)
• Beaches Lions Christmas Tree Sale, (pending)
• Christmas in the Square with The Salvation Army, (pending)
• KidzFest, (pending)
• North Etobicoke Santa Claus Parade, (pending)
• Fred Victor’s Share the Warmth, (pending)
• Fairbank Village – Light Up the Holidays, (pending)
• Etobicoke Lakeshore Santa Claus parade, pending
• Holiday Fair in the Square, (pending)
• 30th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice, (pending)
• New Year’s Eve on Nathan Phillips Square, (cancelled)

 
   

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