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Special Features -
Summer 2008 Guide
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Toronto may be a big city but it isn’t all hustle and bustle. Summer in Toronto is filled with so many things to do! Toronto is absolutely bursting with fun summer festivals to suit every fancy.
Here are our picks for the top 10 Summer festivals taking place throughout Toronto this summer!
Beaches International Jazz Festival
 Beaches International Jazz Festival is a one-stop shop for fun and entertainment. The festival has grown steadily since that first year into a prominent cultural event that annually hires around 700 artists and attracts an audience of over 1 million fans. It runs from Friday July 18th until Sunday July 27th.
Beaches International Jazz Festival
The Beach Area
Free
http://www.beachesjazz.com
Buskerfest
 The wacky and wonderful world of BuskerFest returns to take over the city from Thursday August 21st until Sunday August 24th. The 9th Annual Scotiabank BuskerFest will dazzle the historic St. Lawrence Market district as buskers from all over the world take over the streets in support of Epilepsy Toronto.
The 9th Annual Scotiabank BuskerFest
St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood
Admission is free with donation
http://www.torontobuskerfest.com
Caribana Festival
 The Caribana Festival is an exciting two-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, revelry as well as visual and performing arts. Think sizzling music, colourful costumes and performances that will lift your soul and set your spirit ablaze. Caribana takes over Toronto from Tuesday July 15th until Sunday August 3rd.
Caribana Festival 2008
Various venues across the city
http://www.caribanafestival.com
Chinese Lantern Festival
 The master craftsmen of Zigong, China have returned to Toronto to transform Ontario Place into a spectrum of wondrous illumination! If you have missed it in the past make sure you take the opportunity to check out the incredibly popular Chinese Lantern Festival between Thursday July 31st until Sunday October 12th.
Chinese Lantern Festival
955 Lakeshore Boulevard West
Ontario Place
$20.00 - $25.00
Children under 4 years of age: Free
http://www.chineselanternfestival.ca
Toronto Pride Festival
 Perhaps the biggest summer event is Toronto's annual Pride Week which brings in hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the globe. There's 10 days of world class arts and cultural programming, community activities, one of the worlds largest street festivals, Pride Parade and Dyke March, Family programming, and much more.
Pride Festival 2008
Various venues across the city
http://www.pridetoronto.com
Summerlicious
 A favorite with "foodies" ... The sixth edition of Toronto's ever-popular restaurant promotion, Summerlicious is back this summer taking over the city from Friday July 4th until Sunday July 20th. It's the perfect opportunity to try that expensive restaurant you've been dying to eat at!
Various Restaurants throughout Toronto
$15.00 or $20.00 lunch menus
$25.00 or $35.00 dinner menus
http://www.toronto.ca/special_events
Taste of the Danforth
 The Taste of the Danforth festival is a Toronto summer fave celebrating the multicultural diversity of Toronto. Of course it is known for tasty Greek cuisine like souvlaki and spanakopita but you can also find lots of Indian, Cuban and Thai stops set up along the Danforth over the weekend. Be warned this celebration is known to attract massive crowds! Watch out for it from Friday August 8th until Sunday August 10th...
Taste of the Danforth
Free
http://www.tasteofthedanforth.com
Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival
 From Friday June 20th until Sunday June 29th the Toronto Jazz Festival takes over Toronto with over 350 concerts, many of them free. Expect more than 1,500 musicians performing at more than 40 locations across the city.
Toronto Jazz Festival
Various venues across the city
http://www.torontojazz.com
Toronto Outdoor Art
 Now in its 47th year, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition [TOAE] is a juried showcase featuring contemporary fine art and craft that takes place on Nathan Phillips Square every July. The largest outdoor art exhibition in Canada returns for another year from Friday July 11th until Sunday July 13th.
Nathan Phillips Square
Free Admission
http://www.torontooutdoorart.org
Woofstock Festival
 Woofstock, a festival for dogs, will be unleashed Saturday June 7th and Sunday June 8th throughout Toronto's Historic St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood complete with everything a cool canine needs to live well in this dog-eat-dog world. It's pretty much North America's biggest doggie love-in.
Held in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood
Free
http://www.woofstock.ca
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