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Series Season: 2026

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Super Yummy Market at Public Pier

Discover fresh flavours, waterfront energy and Toronto’s harbour all in one place.

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Public Pier

Marina Quay West transforms into a community waterfront hub.

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A crowd dancing with dance instructors outdoors

Dance Workshops

A beginner friendly line dancing workshop by the water led by SPURS Night and Soul2Sole.

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Outdoor music garden performance in front of a crowd

Music Garden Concerts

Free live music across three weekends, featuring R&B, soul, jazz, folk and modern boogie.

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Ribbons of (Re)Conciliation

A mixed-media textile installation visualizing the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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Public Trust

An interactive public artwork exploring trust, civic participation and the promises we make.

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Motto Motto

A ceramic exhibition that embraces maximalism, exploring the tension between harmony and experimentation.

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Swallowed Whole

A series of ceramic sculptures exploring the tensions of navigating between cultures and ways of belonging.

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A compilation of ceramic artworks

Mapping Notes

Ceramic compositions inspired by maps and architectural fragments, examining how we experience space and play.

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Toronto Biennial of Art 2026: Things Fall Apart

Harbourfront Centre joins the Toronto Biennial of Art 2026, a city-wide celebration of contemporary art.

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In Dialogue: Speculative Futures

Join Curator Allison Glenn in discussion with Toronto Biennial artists.

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Dance Stoops

An interactive public art installation where you move, play and make music together.

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An art exhibition with a blue vase and flowers sitting on the floor against windows.

Simranpreet Kaur Anand

A series of LED signs offering a tongue-in-cheek interpretation of religious and spiritual advertising.

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An artwork displayed on the wall.

Coco Fusco

Three murals symbolize the erosion of democracy, civil liberties, peace and environmental justice.

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Illustration for unannounced Shaw Festival performance.

Surprise Third Show

A third production to be announced in October, as part of Shaw Festival at Harbourfront Centre.

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TAIWANfest Artist Market

Our artist market welcomes artists of different backgrounds and disciplines to share their creativity!

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Collective Island

Taste Taiwan through Ted Liao’s sensory workshop of Hakka cuisine, plants and island memories.

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Old Town, New Soul

ZiXuan & Slow Train reimagine Hakka songs, where tradition meets today’s voices and stories.

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Island Love

P!SCO brings funk, brass and electronic waves with anthems of love, courage and belonging.

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Voyage Across the Pacific

TAIWANfest Orchestra: Islands in the Wind

Experience the TAIWANfest Orchestra, led by Maestro Ken Hsieh and featuring violinist Lynn Kuo, in a captivating cross-cultural performance.

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When the Mountains Sing

Taitung’s Nanwang Sisters echo ancestral Pinuyumayan songs, joined by an Ontario Indigenous voice.

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Shaw Festival Box Office Info

Package Buyers get the best price!
Single Tickets are on sale now
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A Christmas Carol

Dickens’s timeless holiday story of transformation, kindness and human connection, as part of Shaw Festival at Harbourfront Centre.

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A composite image of a musician wearing black and posing with a saxophone and a woman smiling posing for the camera.

Girma Woldemichael with guest Melat Mengesha

Experience the timeless sounds of Ethio-Jazz with legendary saxophonist Girma Woldemichael.

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