What's on in and around Toronto: Festivals, dancing, sports events and more

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Here is simply a speedy usher to events happening successful the Greater Toronto Area this weekend.

From Salsa dancing to the Fringe Festival and more, there's plentifulness of amusive to beryllium had

Prisca Tang · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 11, 2025 6:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 11

In this Saturday, July 27, 2019 photo, with CN Tower successful the background, radical sojourn the Lake View Market of Tirgan summertime festival astatine the Harbourfront Centre successful Toronto, Canada. The lawsuit aims to sphere and observe Iranian and Persian culture, said festival CEO Mehrdad Ariannejad. Among those who attended were second-and third-generation immigrants, galore of whom person ne'er been to Iran oregon person not been determination since leaving the state pursuing the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Hoping to marque the astir of this hot summer play successful Toronto? From Salsa dancing to the Fringe Festival and more, there's plentifulness of amusive to beryllium had successful and astir the city.

But beryllium definite to hydrate and enactment cool. Environment Canada has issued a vigor informing for Southern Ontario, successful spot until Thursday.

Here's what's connected this weekend:

All play starting Friday

Toronto Fringe Festival

This is the past play of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Ontario's largest performing arts festival has been hosting much than a 100 shows connected astir 20 stages astir Toronto for the past 2 weeks, lawsuit organizers say.

Beaches Jazz Festival's Salsa connected the Beach

Taking spot astatine Woodbine Park, Salsa connected the Beach is an open-air creation floor. Dance to your heart's content while exploring vendors, the brew garden and nutrient trucks, according to the event's website.

Jackalope Sports Fest

Jackalope Festival, North America's biggest enactment sports festival, returns to Mississauga for 3 days of sporting activities, according to the event's quality release. More than 500 athletes from astir the satellite volition vie for $70,000 successful prize money, organizers say.

WATCH | Skateboarders vie connected the archetypal time of Jackalope:

Skateboarding - Jackalope Mississauga: Day 1

Watch the opening time of high-tier skateboarding enactment astatine Celebration Square successful Mississauga, Ontario presented by Jackalope.

Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2025

Held astatine Nathan Phillips Square, the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair was established successful 1961, and is showcasing implicit 400 emerging and established ocular artists, according to the event's website. Attendees can conscionable and cod artwork from artists from crossed Canada.

Saturday

ARC World

ARC World's one-day lawsuit is bringing Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin backmost connected the hoops court at Toronto Metropolitan University connected Saturday. The lawsuit features music, vendors, talks, nutrient and hoops games to observe Asian cultures, organizers say.

Saturday and Sunday

Caribbean Vibrations Festival

A caller Caribbean festival makes its debut astatine Toronto's Harbourfront connected Saturday and Sunday. Caribbean Vibrations Festival volition person 50 vendors and sponsors successful a marketplace to observe Caribbean culture.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prisca Tang is simply a Summer Scholar astatine CBC News. She holds Master of Journalism astatine UBC. She worked astatine The Globe and Mail, Vancouver is Awesome, and The Macau Post Daily anterior joining CBC.

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