Annual events in Toronto

Numerous festivals, shows and exhibitions are held annually in Toronto. They include:

January

Luminato a festival of arts and creativity established in 2007
North by Northeast, an annual five-day live music and film festival and music conference
Pride Week is the world's second largest gay pride festival^{[citation needed]}
Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival - various indoors and located throughout the downtown core
MuchMusic Video Awards
Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival - Centre Island
Fête de la Musique (World Music Day) - June 21 annually. Musicians from all over the world perform free concerts throughout the city
Taste of Toronto - The Fort York National Historic Site is the setting for one of the top global food festivals
VRTO Virtual & Augmented Reality World Conference & Expo - a virtual reality conference that takes place the 3rd week of June, annually.^[1]

Toronto Fringe Festival, Toronto's largest theatre festival
Honda Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place
Caribana is North America's largest street festival, showcasing Caribbean/West Indian culture (in some years early August).
AFROFEST - North America's largest African music festival
Beaches International Jazz Festival - The Beaches
Summerlicious
ConBravo! fandom convention
Brickfete LEGO Fan Festival
Rogers Cup - An ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and WTA Tour Premier 5 tennis tournament held annually since 1881.

Cityfest Parc Rosé - Toronto's Grand Rosé Festival
The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE, or "the Ex").
The Taste of the Danforth festival showcases the mostly Greek culture of The Danforth and has expanded to include other cultures of the area.
Fan Expo Canada
Scarborough Afro-Carib Fest - Taking place on Saturday August 26 and Sunday August 27, 12pm to 9pm on Albert Campbell Square, we are celebrating with food, live performances, dancing, singing and more.

The Canadian International Air Show -off CNE grounds over Lake Ontario
The Terry Fox Run
The Toronto International Film Festival is considered one of the big three global film events, with Cannes and Berlin, with more screens and more films than either.
Cabbagetown Fall Festival, - Held the second weekend in September.
FIVARS Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories third week September
Virgin Festival, based on the British festival
Word on the Street - Canada's largest, annual outdoor book and magazine festival
Taste of the Kingsway - September 8–10, 2017. A celebration of food and music, the Taste of the Kingsway festival is a family-friendly way to honour the community.
Roncesvalles Polish Festival - September 16–17. North America's largest celebration of Polish culture.

Nuit Blanche
The Toronto Waterfront Marathon - One of just five IAAF Gold Label marathons in North America, run along the waterfront starting and ending in downtown Toronto
The Toronto After Dark Film Festival

The Toronto Santa Claus Parade (Started in 1904 with just a single float, it now boasts over 24 floats, 24 bands, and 1700 participants. It is one of the biggest productions in North America, and broadcast to many countries around the world.)
Cavalcade of Lights.
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, an annual fall fair started in 1922.
Indie Week Canada - Annual Music Festival + Film Festival + Industry Conference - 200 Acts, 6 Nights, 20+ Venues - since 2003 - www.canada.indieweek.com

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