This artisan’s market showcases the works of local artists, with items ranging from crafts,
handmade jewelry, paintings, photography, one-of-a-kind clothing and even baked goods.
Over 20 exhibitors are set up in this collective space, which is a great venue for emerging artists
to sell their work and for others to purchase unique items.
Toronto’s only year-round artisan market is located in Leslieville, one of the city’s hippest places to eat, drink, and shop.
It is located on Queen Street East and Caroline Avenue, just a 10-minute ride from the Queen Street subway station. Take the streetcar east to Caroline Avenue.

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www.artsmarket.ca
1114 Queen Street East, M4M 1K7
+1 647 997 7616
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The Harbourfront Centre is a non-profit cultural organization that hosts over 4,000 events each
year relating to literature, music, film, craft fairs, theatre and dance performances for adults and
children. The 10-acre site houses galleries, performance spaces, craft studios, gardens, and a long stretch of boardwalk along the water’s edge where you can watch busker performances
or shop at their International Market place. Free outdoor concerts are held every weekend
throughout the summer and in winter there is a free open-air ice rink. Harbourfront Centre is
located in the heart of Toronto's downtown waterfront. All events and programs are offered at reasonable prices and most are completely free of charge.
A series of large, cultural festivals are held every weekend in the summer; some of them are
the Fortune Cooking Food Festival, August 12 – 14, the Hot & Spicy Food Festival, September
2 – 5, the Vegetarian Food Fair, September 10 – 11, and the Caribbean Tales Film Festival,
September 1 – 17.
Seasonal events include the Ice Canoe Race in late January, Celebrating Black History Month
in February, a jazz festival in June, Canada Day celebrations in July, the Authors' Festival and
Harvest Festival in October, and Mexican Day of the Dead in November.
The Toronto Music Garden, designed in association with Yo-Yo Ma, offers free concerts most
Thursdays at 7pm and Sundays at 4pm. The Garden design was inspired by the first suite of
Johan Sebastian Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, and each movement corresponds to
a different section of the Garden.
New this year, Harbourfront hosts an all-ages dance party with live bands, social dance clubs,
DJs and instructors, where every Thursday night you can learn about dance trends from around
the world.

www.harbourfrontcentre.com
235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON
+1 416 973 4000
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This boutique sells one-of-a-kind jewelry, textiles, accessories, paintings, glass and ceramics, all made by over 100 Canadian artists, craftspeople, and designers. I like browsing through this boutique, it has some very original pieces.

"www.distillgallery.com
55 Mill Street, Building 47
+1 416 304 0033
Google map: bit.ly/iLDR6E

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The leading public gallery in Toronto has a manageably-sized collection. Intricately carved medieval prayer beads, a selection of some lesser works of 20th Century greats, some interesting Canadian pieces and a world-renowned collection of Henry Moore.

317 Dundas Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M5T 1G4
www.ago.net

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