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events / festivals: CNN - Canadian National Excebition
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    • kris-t
  • Updated By kris-t on February 23, 2006
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    • CNN - Canadian National Excebition - Toronto
    CNN - Canadian National
    Excebition
    by kris-t
    Exhibition Place is on the Toronto lakeshore, a few kilometers west of the central downtown. Every August the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is held on the grounds, with games and a midway being the primary attraction. The CNE is considered the largest and most successful fair of its kind in the entire North American continent and is an important part of the culture of Toronto and Canada itself. The grounds have been partly protected from further development because of the considerable amount of heritage associated with the annual fair and the many buildings it is held in; several of those buildings are protected.

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  • Address: Toronto
  • Directions: near the lake
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    events / festivals: The Beaches Jazz Festival
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    • Paul2001
  • By Paul2001 on April 16, 2004
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    • Big Band, Beaches Jazz Festival - Toronto
    Big Band, Beaches Jazz
    Festival
    by Paul2001
    Perhaps my favourite festival or event in Toronto in the Beaches Jazz Festival. This is an amazing event that features three nights of 50 or so bands playing along a 2km stretch of Queen Street. Many of the bands are of exceptional quality and the whole event draws quite a crowd. Somewhere 250,000 people showed up on any given night last year. On the Saturdays and Sundays of the fest there is a lengthy music fest held at the gazebo in Kew Gardens. Everyone spreads out a blanket on the grass or sit in the beer garden nearby. My only beef about the Beaches Jazz Festival is there is no much in the way of traditional jazz these days. I would be shocked if I heard a John Coltrane tune.
    If you are in Toronto in 2004 I will advise you that the festival is being held from June 22 to June 25.

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  • Address: 1976a Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario
  • Phone: 416-698-2152
  • Directions: On Queen Street in the Beaches neighborhood.
  • Website: http://www.beachesjazz.com/home.html
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    events / festivals: The Word On The Street
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    • MissAntarctica2002
  • Updated By MissAntarctica2002 on January 29, 2005
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    • The Word On The Street (WOTS) is a literary festival that takes place every year in September in cities across Canada, including Toronto.

    For the first years the festival has took place on Queen Street West, with the whole street closed off for the day. The WOTS has since moved to Queen's Park (the site of the Ontario provincial legislature) so that they can have more space.

    It's a great event, especially for booklovers. It features all kinds of book sales, readings and other literary activities. It is a great place to broaden your horizons.

    It takes place the last Sunday in September and admission is FREE!

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  • Address: Queen's Park
  • Directions: Take the University subway line and get off at Queen's Park station. In the heart of the provincial legislature and the University of Toronto campus.
  • Website: http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/toronto.php
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    events / festivals: Canadian National Exhibition
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    • MissAntarctica2002
  • By MissAntarctica2002 on February 14, 2004
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    • Ferris Wheel at the CNE - Toronto
    Ferris Wheel at the CNE
    by MissAntarctica2002
    The Canadian National Exhibition (aka "CNE" or "The Ex") takes place at the end of every summer. In a nutshell it is a massive version of your average country fair. It has a massive midway, agricultural displays, all kinds of food vendors, a car show, all sorts of cheesy merchandise and much more.

    In 2004 the Ex will take place August 20 to September 6.

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  • Address: Exhibition Place
  • Directions: Along the Lakeshore near Ontario Place.
  • Website: www.theex.com
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    events / festivals: The Toronto Buskerfest
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    • Paul2001
  • Updated By Paul2001 on January 17, 2007
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    • Juggler, Toronto Buskerfest - Toronto
    Juggler, Toronto
    Buskerfest
    by Paul2001
    The Toronto Buskerfest is one of the best festivals to visit while in Toronto if you are traveling with children or even if you are not. The buskerfest features a busload of high quality street performers. They usually include a variety of jugglers, comics, mimes and other odd sort of musicians that you do not see everyday.
    Lately the buskerfest has been held in front of the St. Lawrence Market on Front Street. Because it is a street festival, admission is free but you should really drop a couple of dollars into the hat of each performers as it is their living and there worth it.
    This past year the festival was held during the last weekend of August but this is subject to change. On year it was held in June. Check out the website below if you want more information.

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  • Website: www.torontobuskerfest.com
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    events / festivals: DOORS OPEN TORONTO
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    • LoriPori
  • Updated By LoriPori on March 30, 2006
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    • Toronto's CN Tower - Toronto
    Toronto's CN Tower
    by LoriPori
    You should keep the dates Saturday May 27 and Sunday May 28, 2006 open for the 7th Annual DOORS OPEN TORONTO. Featured will be 150 of Toronto's most interesting places -- Landmarks -- National Historic Sites -- Places of Worship, etc. And the best part of it all -- FREE ADMISSION.
    Throughout the city, visitors will have a rere opportunity to explore interior spaces often not open to the public. Among the highlights of this year's Doors Open is the exquisite new home of Canada's National Ballet School and the recently opened Young Centre for the Performing Arts.
    A complete list of participating buildings will be available on the Doors Open Web Site in April.
    PS.I just put a picture of the CN Tower as it is such a recognizable symbol of Toronto. I don't think you will get in here for free.

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  • Address: Throughout the City of Toronto
  • Website: www.doorsopen.org
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    events / festivals: The Ex, the funest summer fair
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    • mim95
  • Updated By mim95 on October 25, 2003
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    • Founded in 1879, the Canadian National Exhibition, CNE, or the Ex, is an annual two-week fair in Toronto which begins every mid-August. There are rides, games, farm animals, food, casino and special events held in the fairground.

    Admission is around $10 for adults. A $2 admission was introduced in 2003 for one Tuesday and a midnight madness on Thursday.

    The Ex is located west of downtown. There are parking nearby, but expects to be at least $15 and up. It's better to take public transit.

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  • Website: http://www.theex.com/
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    events / festivals: Catch 'em before they're famous
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    • MissAntarctica2002
  • Updated By MissAntarctica2002 on May 5, 2005
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    • Ontario College of Art and Design - Toronto
    Ontario College of Art and
    Design
    by MissAntarctica2002
    In April or May the Ontario College of Art & Design has its Annual Student Exhibition. It is always an awesome event to see, with hundreds of pieces of the best work students have created that year. As you would expect there are lots of drawings, paintings and sculptures, but what might surprise you are the new media, jewellery, wood, textiles, printmaking and much more. It's also a great chance to get a closer look at the Sharpe Centre, one of Toronto's newest architechtural innovations.

    Admission is "Pay What You Can" so it's guaranteed that you can afford it. In 2005 the Annual Student Exhibition takes place May 6-8.

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  • Address: 100 McCaul Street
  • Phone: 426-977-6000
  • Directions: On McCaul Street between Queen St. W. and Dundas. If taking the subway get off at St. Patrick. You can also take the 501 streetcar and get off at McCaul.
  • Website: www.ocad.ca
  • Other Contact: general@ocad.ca
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    events / festivals: Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
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    • MissAntarctica2002
  • Updated By MissAntarctica2002 on May 5, 2005
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    • Prize-winning onion braids at the Royal - Toronto
    Prize-winning onion braids at
    the Royal
    by MissAntarctica2002
    The Royal is a must see event if you have even the slightest interest in agriculture. There are tons of interesting things to see. The equestrian events are the most popular and require advance tickets.

    My husband and I love to go look at all of the different farm animals and produce displays.

    In 2005 The Royal will take place November 4-13.

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  • Address: Exhibition Place
  • Directions: On Lakeshore Blvd near Ontario Place.
  • Website: www.royalfair.org
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    events / festivals: The Gay Pride Parades
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    • Paul2001
  • Updated By Paul2001 on January 17, 2007
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    • Float, Lesbian Pride Parade. - Toronto
    Float, Lesbian Pride Parade.
    by Paul2001
    Toronto has become very famous for its rather rowdy Gay Pride parades. They are usually held during the last weekend of June and proceed up and down Yonge and Church Streets. The floats are to say the least, colourful and bawdy sometime to the extreme. You might ask yourself, if you are are "straight" is this for you to attend. Well I am straight I have seen it several times and most of the people watching from the street side tend to be straight curiosity seekers. The picture you see here is actually of the Lesbian Pride parade that is held on the Saturday of that weekend. The Men's parade is usually held on the Sunday.
    The reason the parade is so popular is that Toronto has an enormous gay population. Supposedly Toronto proportional gay population is third highest in the world, after only San Fransisco and Amsterdam.

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