Series Season: 2023

Experience the vibrant rhythms of the Caribbean at this French Caribbean Percussion Workshop! Step into the circle of excitement as we dive into the world of drumming. Learn the fundamental drum sounds, embracing the rhythms of Haiti and the French West Indies. Through the power of mimicry and metaphor, we’ll guide you in the oral […]

Jump! Jump! Jump! Join us to sweat it out with award-winning fitness buffs Carnival Spice, ready to bring the energy in a light, loose fitness dance session with special carnival dancer guests ready to usher in the spirit of Caribana. 

Led by Wendy Jones, Pan Fantasy Steelband has performed throughout Canada and the United States. The band has participated in the Caribana Parade for 27 years, copping top honours. They have also participated in the Pan Alive Competition, taking top place and runner-up positions over the past 14 years. Come by our Stage in the […]

DJ Starting from Scratch (DJ SFS) and special guests elevate the party scene with this after-dark edition of Island Soul, focused on live DJ-ing and good vibes. DJ Che La Soul and DJ Mister Phantastik will open the dance floor in preparation for the headlining DJ SFS. Hosted by Oh! The Artist.

Two of Toronto’s highly respected and dynamic musical engineers go head-to-head in true sound clash spirit on the Concert Stage at Harbourfront.   DJ Starting from Scratch is a Toronto icon known for rocking venues internationally and the touring DJ for Toronto’s mogul Russell Peters. The Recipee (Jason Larmond, Juwayon Clarke, Jonathan Kerr and Omar ‘Oh!’ […]

This dance fitness workout combines easy-to-follow steps with today’s hottest music while infusing bursts of high-intensity interval training, resistance training and core conditioning to make you have fun and transform your body. Drop-in anytime between 2–5pm with health and fitness expert Dione Mason for thirty-minutes of movement, energy and fun. Mason will indeed have you […]

Toronto’s crowd favourite, The Recipee Band, is back again for Island Soul. The group, consisting of Jason Larmond, Juwayon Clarke, Jonathan Kerr and Omar “Oh!” Lunan brings the sounds of reggae, soca, dance, top 40 and pop together for a night of great music and moves. 

Escape the heat and enjoy free film screenings in our Studio Theatre all weekend long!    Don’t miss Disruptor Conductor, a CBC point-of-view documentary and 5 short films selected from Hot Docs Citizen Minutes Series 2.  CBC DOCS POV  CBC’s point of view documentary series gets to the heart of current affairs and social issues that […]

As we come together to celebrate this cultural occasion, we embrace the essence of “Rebirth” that is ingrained in Iranian traditions. The notion of “Rebirth” is witnessed in the inner resilience of the Iranian people and their desire for progress and revival. This year, Tirgan Festival programs are planned to create cultural unity and shared […]

Arash Sobhani, lead singer and the renowned guitarist of his Iranian rock band, Kiosk, will be performing their latest tracks at Tirgan Festival! Kiosk is known for its satirical lyrics, which provide a socio-political commentary of life in Iran, as well as its blend of several music styles, from Iranian folk to gypsy jazz to […]

Sorvad Ensemble and master percussionist Pejman Hadadi will accompany Iranian female vocalist Mojgan Shajarian in this innovative musical presentation. Mojgan Shajarian comes from the most prominent traditional Persian music family. She will give voice to Persian poems by Rumi and Hafiz on original compositions by Behfar Bahadoran and Sirvan Manhoobi.  The masterful colorization of the […]

I truly see you, who has chosen to rise from death to life.  And you have concealed your tired body, weary from the hardships of time, beneath your clothes.  Within you, both man and woman are apparent.  In the pursuit of liberation, liberation from what has been destined for you,  In the pursuit of understanding […]

“Rastak,” in Persian, means a newly born plant that grows at the bottom of a tree. Sometimes it grows taller and stronger than the main tree itself. So, it can be interpreted as a plant with its roots in the ground, containing all the essential elements of life, when it is fully grown. We, the […]

Join us for an evening of glitz and glam with Machine Dazzle! Light refreshments will be served, come dressed to impress!

Twenty-four photos of costumes worn during a 24-hour performance of 24-Decade History of Popular Music.

For Machine’s recent talk at the 2023 TED conference in Vancouver, he created Mother Nature, a detailed look that straddles the boundaries of costume and set.

Eight wearable sculptures created for Taylor Mac, who wore them in a film of the same name, will be on public view for the first time alongside a loop of the film.

Treasure is a future psyche-sex-adelic synth rock experience with stories about Machine’s mother, their relationship and the legacy she left to him.

Machine Dazzle’s Surreal Retrospective: Bespoke looks for special public events like Pride and Easter parade.

Mini fantasy worlds manifest throughout the vitrines of Harbourfront Centre’s main building, sharing an imaginary landscape of colour and pageantry.

Multi-disciplinary artist Machine Dazzle debuts his first major solo exhibition in Canada, exclusively at Harbourfront Centre

DJ PS July 21 DJ PS will perform live at Tirgan Festival! DJ PS specializes in mixing a variety of musical genres and international flavors, and his ability to sync his skills with any type of musical composition makes venues come to life with a vibrant rhythm. DJ PS is an all-encompassing DJ traversing the […]

Banafsheh Taherian (Actress and Writer) started her now famous podcast “Chai with Banafsheh” in the early days of the pandemic in 2020. She used her newly gained platform to tell the lesser heard stories of ancient Persia, but with a modern twist. She dedicated the first season of her program to the famous romance of […]

Shahrokh Moshkin-Ghalam, Pejman Hadadi, Behfar Bahadoran and Shabnam Tolouei, will take the stage to explore the ecstatic art of improvised music, Dance and theatrical recitation of Persian poetry. Acclaimed a s one of the world’s greatest dancers, Shahrokh’s revolutionary style will embody Pejman’s masterful percussive expressions and Behfar’s passionate motifs –based on the Persian classical […]