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Storybook Search is an immersive, theatrical scavenger hunt that takes audiences through Harbourfront Centre, weaving in and out of stories, games and clues as you join with a group of friends to unlock the “Secret of the Harbour.” A hybrid of music, story and puzzles from Toronto’s Dora Award-winning Bad Hats Theatre, created by Matt […]

The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra is turning 50 and we want you to come celebrate with us!  For 50 years, the TSYO has been nurturing young musicians in their legendary concert hall. Now, hear their most exciting pieces come to life on our concert stage, with a selection of works from the finale of their […]

Experience the beauty of family life through Family Portrait, an interactive video installation work. This 40-minute theatrical experience captures Barrowland Ballet’s Artistic Director and her three children in striking cinematography and choreography, showcasing candid, natural moments in Scotland’s landscapes and seasons. Through their interactions and stories, you’ll get to know each character intimately, with a […]

When faced with challenges, giving up and making excuses is easy. But with the right mindset, anything is possible. That’s the philosophy behind No Excuses No Limits, a mantra by hip-hop performer Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli. He knows that an open mind allows you to find solutions to any situation, no matter how vulnerable or uncertain […]

What is it to be a human being?   What is the difference between right and wrong?   What is the meaning of love?   Revisit this classic tale with Teater Patrasket’s new version of Carlo Collodi’s well-known story about the puppet who has to learn to become human and his dangerous journey in a world full of […]

Join the world-touring Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Toronto’s original guerrilla-folk super band, for an exhilarating twelve-piece concert and parade! Experience their genre-bending Klezmer, Gypsy, and Party Punk styles mixed into raucous performances, taking you on a legendary tour through the Balkans and beyond. Get ready to dance your socks off and party with LBO as they […]

Bees is an interactive piece on the hive of activity as three human-sized bees work to create a colony alongside children who transform into bees as they play. The bees are fascinating, strange and beautiful creatures, traversing invisible pathways and mapping delicate patterns across the festival grounds.  Inspired by their mysterious life and work, this re-imagining […]

Inspired by the iconic children’s book Harold and The Purple Crayon, ZOOOM is a story about a child who makes sense of their world through art with music, lasers and projections for a heartfelt and immersive performance.  ZOOOM begins at home or in the classroom, as we invite our audience to “bring a piece of […]

Seven acrobats push their physical limits in a mesmerizing show full of live percussion, where the audience surrounds the stage and is invited to participate. A Simple Space introduces the raw reality of physical performance coupled with intimate personal narratives.  Gravity & Other Myths is supported as an organization by Arts South Australia. Gravity & Other […]

Get hands-on with papercrafts and DIY art in a series of interactive workshops filled with fun and creativity! Share moments of happiness with friends and family as you create, customize and personalize. 

Join Njacko and Val Backo to make maracas out of empty tin cans and materials you can find around your home, like the maracas Njacko uses for his band. Then, at 3pm, learn to play and sing some traditional African songs. 

Visitors of all abilities and all ages are invited to join a super fun drop-in dance workshop!  Bust a Move Dance (BAMD) is a leading dance company for children, teens and adults with disabilities. They work with students of all ages and abilities. Classes focus on using dance as a vehicle for social and emotional […]

Music. Robots. Bleeps and blorps – It’s a robot dance party! Step one: build your cardboard robot costume (all materials provided). Step two: hit the dance floor and show off your robot moves as world-renowned DJ Kid Koala spins a set of his favorite electro-vocoder tracks. Have fun at this not-to-be-missed robot event of the […]

Kids will have the chance to create their own rockin’ robot figurine – with its own musical instrument – out of various materials with the help of their adult in this quick and accessible drop-in activity presented by School Visits at Harbourfront Centre! 

Do you know where the word Tipi comes from?   Listen to a storyteller share teachings about the Tipis (also known as a tepee). Traditionally made of animal skins and wooden poles, tipis are intended to protect the families within through the spirit of the trees and buffalo around them. The flap at the top is […]

Graceful birds, escaped from a lost paradise, invite you to join their dance. They will mesmerize you and take you on a whirlwind journey of beauty, poetry and magic to inspire us all to follow them, play and immerse in their fanciful world. 

Presented in French. Chaque histoire que vous racontez est votre propre histoire. Et l’histoire de votre nom contient également de nombreuses histoires. Écouter et raconter des histoires développe la connexion, la communication et la résilience de nos communautés. Amenez vos amis et votre famille et rejoignez la conteuse, comédienne et artiste enseignante Djennie Laguerre, alias […]

Transmit is a program featuring five dynamic short films created by Indigenous Filmmakers based in Turtle Island (Canada) that were presented at the 2021 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto, Canada, curated by imagineNATIVE. Transmit shines a light on the importance of teachings passing through one generation to the next. We witness the […]

Sample delicious Indigenous food and learn the history and traditions and recipes in our Indigenous Food Workshops. Harbourfront Centre’s kitchens come to life with workshops for children that target different age groups, allowing for hands-on learning and storytelling in a fun and creative learning space: the kitchen! Plus, food vendors will sell scrumptious traditional and […]

Lacey Hill is an engaging and multi-talented singer-songwriter and is Oneida/Mohawk from Six Nations of the Grand River Reservation. Discover her original Indigenous soul music, which she brings to Harbourfront Centre after previously touring around the globe. É:so yakotshá:nit ne Lacey Hill tsi yehyá:ton’s táhnon yonterennótha. Ohswé:ken nityakohtóntyon, Onenyo’ta’á:ka niyakaonhwentsyò:ten. Ó:nen káti onhwentsyakwé:kon teyakotawenryé:’onh táhnon […]

Enjoy a performance by Toronto Council Fire’s All Nations Junior Drummers, a First Nations Pow Wow-influenced youth drum group created to bring empowerment and identity to youth. The youth come from many different nations and communities across Turtle Island, including Dakota, Ojibwe, Chippewa and Cree, with many singers of all ages teaching each other new […]

Queer Songbook Orchestra Kids is a playful orchestral concert that weaves together story and song, presented by a collaborative team of artists from the 2SLGBTQ+ community. The performance is an interactive exploration of identity and acceptance, intended to nurture understanding and inspire discussion and expression to support of how we feel inside. By illustrating historical […]

Families will enjoy a mix of Mexican folkloric music, sweet francophone songs and a few of Flora’s own compositions. This talented emerging singer-songwriter, who shares the stage with her father, is sure to delight you with this vibrant performance.