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Illustrated image in the Indigenous tradition of two people, done in primary colours with black outline on a yellow background. The person on the left has short blue hair and a beard and the person on the right has long red hair.
Illustrated image in the Indigenous tradition of two people, done in primary colours with black outline on a yellow background. The person on the left has short blue hair and a beard and the person on the right has long red hair.

Queer & 2-Spirit Queer & 2-Spirit

talent, on stage in proud celebration at an annual cabaret event.

Past event: Greyed out illustrated image for West End Phoenix Future Tense, featuring the Moon (left), with the Earth (right) shaded in yellow and black, overlapping with other planet-like forms between and below them against a blue black star-filled sky. Future Tense in yellow font on a black rectangle at the bottom.

West End Phoenix: Future Tense Benefit Concert

PAST EVENT: One night only - Sat, Sep. 7, 2024: Support local journalism & join West End Phoenix at its Future Tense benefit concert in the courtyard at 1655 Dupont St. Hosted by Ron MacLean & Dave Bidini, this outdoor event features a full program of performances led by the Electro Phoenix band, plus dozens of guest music artists. All ages.

Past event: Greyed out image of a city street, with a cyclist at the left and a streetcar at the right, travelling in opposite directions. In the background, an outdoor market with vendors and people beside a single-story building, a car parked at the curb.

The Green Line: Community Newsroom at Alexandra Park

PAST EVENT: From May to August, 2024: Join The Green Line at their outpost in front of the Scadding Court Community Centre as they partner to host a community newsroom & engagement outpost in the heart of Toronto’s Alexandra Park neighbourhood. Come out & enjoy tasty bites from local food vendors at Market 707, great conversation & friendly faces!

Past event: Greyed out image of the illustrated poster for the Town of York/Toronto's First Post Office Pop-up Paper Fair. First show: June 15 2024. Second show: July 20th 2024. Third show: August 17th 2024. Free Admission. 10 AM - 4 PM Toronto's First Post Office 260 Adelaide St. East. Quirky & fun card, notebooks, stickers, pins, patches, prints, totes and many more! Images of clouds around the text. An illustration of vendors, at their booths under an awning, interacting with event visitors.

Toronto’s First Post Office: Pop-up Paper Fair

PAST EVENT: Three Saturdays only – June 15, July 20 & Aug 17, 2024: Join Toronto’s First Post Office & the Town of York Historical Society for their summer pop-up paper fair. Come out & meet the vendors, including Young W (June 15 & Aug 17), & browse quirky & fun cards, notebooks, stickers, pins, patches, prints, totes & more – there's something for everyone! Free admission, for all ages.

Past event: Greyed out image of a yellow hexagon on a black background with the SummerWorks logo and the words: Survival Mode. Performance Festival. August 1-11 2024

SummerWorks Performance Festival 2024

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Aug. 1 – Sun, Aug. 11, 2024: SummerWorks Performance Festival returns with its annual curated program of bold & new performance works & events. This year’s Festival features 40+ events & activities over the course of 11 days, including theatre, comedy, dance, music, staged readings, installations & more – with projects engaging the theme of survival.

Past event: Greyed out photo collage image of a red brick building with a second floor patio against a burnt orange background. Above the building: The Theatre Centre 10 For 10 Community BBQ, with the Theatre Centre logo. To the right side of the building are a bunch of balloons and a raccoon wearing sunglasses peeks over the top of the building, with the number 10 made from pink balloons floating above. To the left of the building are a floating hotdog with all the trimmings and a vinyl record.

The Theatre Centre 10 for 10: BBQ & Hangout

PAST EVENT: One night only – Fri, July 19, 2024: Join the Theatre Centre for their 10 For 10 BBQ & Hangout, part of a year-long celebration of 10 years at their home on Queen Street West. This is a free, outdoor, all ages & puppy-friendly event, featuring hot dogs (while supplies last), DJ, drag performances & live music! RSVP requested.

Past event: Greyed out image of a photo of a person browsing the Toronto Fringe show posters attached to a portable wall.

Toronto Fringe Festival 2024

PAST EVENT: From Wed, July 3 – Sun, July 14, 2024: The Toronto Fringe returns with its annual festival of unjuried theatre & performance works. This year’s Festival features 77 companies, performing over the course of 12 days at 16 venues across the city, including comedy, drama, musicals, improvisation, storytelling, children’s theatre, dance & more.

Past event: Greyed out image of a close-up photo of a ceramic coffee mug, full of pens, plus a white feather quill and a blue toy frog.

Firefly Creative Writing: The Life Stories Workshop

PAST EVENT: Online on Thursday afternoons (weekly, July 4 - 25) or in person in Toronto on Tuesday evenings (every second week, July 9 – Aug 20), 2024: Join Firefly Creative Writing for Life Stories – a four-session memoir-writing workshop. For anyone with stories in their heart that they want to share. For adults 18+.

Past event: Greyed out image of a woman in a white ruffled shirt and black tails gazes at us as she holds up a vintage bicycle wheel in her right hand.

Guild Festival Theatre presents: Evalyn Parry’s SPIN

PAST EVENT: One night only: Sat, July 6, 2024: Guild Festival Theatre launches its 2024 season with Evalyn Parry’s SPIN. Inspired in part by the incredible true story of Annie Londonderry, the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle in 1895, this theatrical journey takes the audience from 19th century women’s emancipation to the present day, forging unexpected links across time and history.

Past event: Greyed out image of a photo of a blue sky with wispy white clouds, with a flock of Canada geese in flight on the right-hand side.

Firefly Creative Writing: Lift Off Poetry Workshop

PAST EVENT: Wednesday evenings from Jul. 3 – Aug. 14, 2024 (except for July 24): Join writing coach Chris Kay Fraser for Lift Off – a six-session, in-person poetry writing workshop hosted by Firefly Creative Writing. A poetry workshop for people who don’t think they’re poets. For adults 18+.

Past event: Greyed out image of a horizontal close-up of a black & white aerial photo of a beach, with rows of beach umbrellas along the sand and people on the shore and in the water.

Summer Dreams: Photography Exhibition

PAST EVENT. From Thu, June 6 – Thu, June 27, 2024: Berenson Fine Art presents Summer Dreams, an exclusive exhibition by internationally acclaimed photographer Florian Innerkofler, featuring works from various periods throughout his career. Images of islands & beaches around the world offer a view of the beauty of our dreams.

Past event: Greyed out image of the illustrated image in the Indigenous tradition of two people, done in primary colours with black outline on a yellow background. The person on the left has short blue hair and a beard and the person on the right has long red hair.

2-Spirit Cabaret: 8th edition

PAST EVENT. One night only - Thu, June 13, 2024: Native Earth Performing Arts & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre present the 8th edition of the 2-Spirit Cabaret, produced as part of Buddies’ Queer Pride Festival. A celebration of the strength, beauty & talent of queer & 2-Spirit Indigenous people hosted by Chelazon Leroux, it will feature music, dance, drag, performance art & comedy.