Events

Talking Stick Festival (June 12 – July 3)

« This year, we gather from all 4 directions to share stories articulated through music, dance, theatre, film and other forms of art presented by the Talking Stick Festival. We travel on our canoe to journey across our ancestral land bringing you, our audience, with us to explore our Indigenous culture

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Variety Village Community Mural Painting Days (Mural Routes)

« Mural Routes and Variety Village are pleased to invite local community members to contribute to the outdoor Variety Village Community Mural Project by registering to participate in one of the following mural painting hands-on workshops that the lead artists Jakarundi Graphics will be facilitating on June 9th and June 11th,

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Registration is open for Culture Days 2022!

« Participating in Culture Days allows organizers and creators to grow and forge deeper connections with their communities, build current and potential networks, increase visibility and showcase their offerings to a captivated audience.  If you’re new to Culture Days or thinking about participating, 2022 is the year to do it! Here

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Animating Possibilities: A Film Shorts Program + Crip Futures Artist Talk (online)

« This event is lovingly paired with Animating Possibilities: A Film Shorts Program. The films will begin screening on May 30 at 5:00 PM EST and will be available for 72 hours. On May 30 at 7:00 PM EST, join us for Crip Futures Artist Talk, a virtual discussion organized with the support of Professor Eliza Chandler, and Sean Lee, Director of Programming at Tangled

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Newcomer Week 2022 (Neighbourhood Arts Network, Toronto & online)

« Neighbourhood Arts Network is pleased to spotlight newcomer artists from May 24-27, 2022. A week of in-person and online activations showcasing films, music, and discussions by newcomer artists, Newcomer Week will showcase and honour the vibrancy that newcomer artists bring to Toronto’s cultural landscape. Neighbourhood Arts Network will convene organizations

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HAPPENING Multicultural Festival & Community Activations (Toronto & online)

« HAPPENING Multicultural Festival is the first and only Toronto festival created by community artists, giving center-stage to the talent and skills of immigrant, newcomer, and refugee artists. This multi-arts platform includes music, dance, visual arts, community-engaged arts, storytelling, spoken word, and poetry. HAPPENING gives space to embrace the cultural richness of

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Verses Festival | Vengeance du Savage (Vancouver Poetry House)

« A celebration at the failed attempts to silence the Native voice. A collaboration between the Native Hip Hop Festival Society and Vancouver Poetry House featuring Savage Family, Enigma the Poet, Ostwelve, Dani Lion, Tawahum, Sakawnee Baker, Sekoya Baker and Brenn DaCity. Canada’s largest alternative literary festival, Verses Festival of Words, is

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MABELLEarts Presents Iftar Nights 2022 – Fire Lights the Moon

« This year marks MABELLEarts’ 12th annual Iftar Nights festival, and the first in person after two years of isolation! Come out and experience an intercultural community arts celebration unfolding during the holy month of Ramadan, with co-created art, performance, and snacks after sunset; all at no cost. » For more information,

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