Series Season: 2024

Thank you for joining us at Unity Fest 2024! One of Canada’s top hip-hop festivals, Unity Fest, is back for its 16th year. Experience multi-art forms, from dance battles and street art exhibitions to live performances and DJs, shop at the marketplace and enjoy local food vendors, participate in workshops and so much more. It’s […]

The festival returns for its third edition, presenting leading global artists and nurtures the development of Canadian excellence in tap, all in collaboration with live music. Programming includes workshops, shows, free nightly jams and more! Produced by Toffan Rhythm Projects, presented with the support of Harbourfront Centre.  Visit our partner’s website for full festival details.

Thank you for joining us at Fun Philippines 2024! Fun Philippines Toronto Food & Music Festival is a three-day festival showcasing the best of Filipino culture with street food, music, culture and public art highlighting Filipino artists and cultural groups from Canada and the Philippines.  Visit our partner’s website for full festival details.

Thank you for joining us at Free Flicks 2024! One of the city’s favourite summer traditions! What’s better than an outdoor movie and popcorn on a summer night? Harbourfront Centre is hosting ten free outdoor film screenings all summer by the lake, from popular films to favourite old-school classics. The presentation of Free Flicks is […]

Thank you for joining us at Dancing on the Square 2024! Immerse yourself in the infectious rhythm of music! Every Wednesday through the summer, Dancing on the Square invites audiences to enjoy the art of live dance by Lake Ontario. With an eclectic lineup that includes Latin, Bollywood, hip-hop and contemporary dance, audiences can watch, […]

Join Choir! Choir! Choir! in an epic sing-along this July long weekend at their outdoor performance on the Concert Stage. Led by creative directors Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman (aka DaBu), the audience will be led by the group in the harmonic arrangements of Canadian music legend Leonard Cohen’s most beloved hit, “Hallelujah”, and many […]

JUNO nominated multi-platinum pop artist Tyler Shaw makes his debut at Harbourfront Centre with an outdoor performance on our Concert Stage. As one of Canada’s best pop music talents, Shaw has opened for massive international artists like Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara, toured with Selena Gomez and played for former presidents and prime ministers. This […]

This event has been cancelled. Ticketholders will be contacted. Sean Jones is synonymous with Toronto’s live music celebrations and sizzling summer nights. He’s back for another soulful night of music with his band, The Righteous Echo, taking the audience through the nostalgic eras of soul and R&B, some original songs and popular old-school hits.

Please note: This event is currently not available. An internationally known Trinidadian singer and songwriter and considered one of the most popular Soca singers in the world, Destra Garcia comes to Island Soul with DJ Power for a high-energy show full of Soca and audience favourites.

A finalist in the Great Canadian Laugh-Off, Canadian comedian Trixx has sold out theatre shows and opened for major comedy stars like Tracy Morgan, Damon Wayans, Cedric the Entertainer and Russell Peters. Known for his bang-on commentary on pop culture, relationships and being Black in Canada, Trixx brings a boundary-pushing humour to the stage for […]

Celebrate the conclusion of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2023/24 season with a free outdoor concert at Harbourfront Centre on the Sunday night of Canada Day weekend. The festivities kick off with the comedic stylings of Martha Chaves, followed by a performance with your TSO, under the baton of Barrett Principal Education Conductor & Community Ambassador […]

It’s our birthday, and we want to celebrate 50 years in the Toronto community with you – and a big Harbourfront Centre Block Party!    Join us for a live performance by Canadian alternative country band Elliott Brood, family-friendly activities, a chance for you to sing on stage with Good Enough Live Karaoke band, take a […]

Artistic Edge Dance Company is proud to present our 13th annual year-end recital showcase. Please join us as we celebrate the hard work and talent our recreational and competitive teams have to offer. It is a show you do not want to miss!

Celebrate the launch of JUNIOR with a special appearance from fan-favourite Chase from PAW Patrol. Children will have a chance to meet their favourite character, snap a photo, get some high-fives and hugs or even just waves! Fans and families alike are welcome.   And don’t miss your chance to meet Gabby from Gabby’s Dollhouse at […]

Celebrate Mexican culture, music and traditions and feast on delicious Mexican favourites at Cinco Fest. Cinco Fest is a special day that isn’t marked in Mexico itself, but it’s incredibly important for Mexican migrants all over the world. It’s our time to celebrate our culture and remember where we come from. This day is about […]

Award-winning artists Suzanne Carlsen and Noah Rosen present Human Made Stuff, a retrospective look at the immensity of human-made “stuff” produced on Earth since the Industrial Revolution. What is the cost of such excess on our mental and social well-being? As small business owners and makers, Suzanne and Noah explore the possibilities of what happens […]

A past Artist-in-Residence at Harbourfront Centre’s Craft & Design Studio, Micah Adams’s conceptual practice is beautifully executed and consists of sculpture, jewellery and drawings, playing with the appealing aspects of scale and using his favourite tool-du-jour, the laser welder. While rescuing the forgotten and unwanted detritus of human activity – coins are a particular preoccupation […]

Curated by Melanie Egan, the Director of Harbourfront Centre’s Craft & Design Studio, this new jewellery exhibition features 36 hand-selected brooches designed by some of Canada’s most talented contemporary jewellers. The exhibition explores the story and symbolism behind one of jewellery’s most storied pieces and how brooches communicate messages of love, social critique, politics, status […]

Fleeting, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre’s annual spring showcase of cutting-edge contemporary dance, features two exciting new creations by New York City’s Roderick George and Los Angeles’ Cherice Barton, alongside audience favourites by Jennifer Archibald, Deborah Lundmark and Chantelle Good, promising a captivating evening of creativity and artistry.

Co-presented with the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA), kids can work with illustrator and children’s book author Carey Sookocheff to create their special remembering stone based on her excellent book, The Remembering Stone, a gentle story about loss and grief and how small everyday actions can connect us to those we love. Books will also […]

Facilitated by Harbourfront Centre’s School Visits team, this art-making activity invites participants to explore using various new and recycled materials to create a weaving. How can we use colour and texture to create patterns? How do science, technology, engineering, arts and math play a role in weaving? Every little artist will be able to take […]

Facilitated by Harbourfront Centre’s School Visits team, this art-making activity invites participants to explore using colour, shape and line to create a mixed media collage based on the colours, shapes and patterns they see in the world. Every little artist will be able to take their artwork home. School Visits is Harbourfront Centre’s hands-on, inquiry-based, […]

Families at the Power Kids tent can make unique textile collages, taking home one-of-a-kind artwork to cherish their May long weekend. Inspired by The Power Plant Gallery’s Summer 2024 season exhibiting artists June Clark and Terrence Gower, participants will explore collages, patterns and textures to craft their original pieces.