Celebrate soccer, music, and community on the Danforth with The World Within Our Neighbourhood — a free summer event bringing people together through the joy of the beautiful game. Join the Broadview Danforth BIA on June 12 and 13 for outdoor match-day fun, live music, family-friendly activities, local performances, and a special viewing party for Canada’s opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The celebration continues through July 2 with musicians performing in CafeTO parkettes across the neighbourhood, representing cultures and countries from around the world. Come cheer, explore, dance, eat, shop, and experience the incredible mix of global sounds, local businesses, and community spirit that make Broadview Danforth feel like the world in one neighbourhood.

BD Beats Event Listings

Venues

Parkette 1 and Parkette 2 are CafeTO outdoor spaces, designated on Toronto Soccer Match Days only.

VenueAddress
Zed-80 185 Danforth Ave.
Papyrus 337 Danforth Ave.
Carrot Common 348 Danforth Ave.
Parkette 1 185 Danforth Ave.
Parkette 2 337 Danforth Ave.

June

Thu Jun 4

Fri Jun 5

Sun Jun 7

Thu Jun 11

Fri Jun 12 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Canada · 6–9pm

Sat Jun 13 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Canada / Bosnia · noon–2pm

Sun Jun 14

Wed Jun 17 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Panama / Ghana · 6–8pm

Thu Jun 18

Fri Jun 19

Sat Jun 20 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Germany / Côte d'Ivoire · 3–5pm

Sun Jun 21

Tue Jun 23 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Croatia / Panama · 6–8pm

Thu Jun 25

Fri Jun 26 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Senegal / Iraq · 6–9pm

Sun Jun 28

  • Carrot Common: TBA

July

Thu Jul 2 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · 2nd Round (teams TBD) · 6–9pm

Fri Jul 3

Sun Jul 5

Thu Jul 9

Fri Jul 10

  • Zed-80: TBA
  • Papyrus: Peter Atto

Sun Jul 12

July cont'd

Thu Jul 16

Fri Jul 17

Sun Jul 19

Thu Jul 23

Fri Jul 24

Sun Jul 26

Thu Jul 30

Fri Jul 31

August

Sun Aug 2

  • Carrot Common: TBA

Thu Aug 6

Fri Aug 7

Sun Aug 9

Thu Aug 13

Fri Aug 14

Sun Aug 16

Thu Aug 20

Fri Aug 21

Sun Aug 23

  • Carrot Common: TBA

Thu Aug 27

Fri Aug 28

Sun Aug 30

Thursday, 23 January 2014 01:37

Winterfolk is Back - February 14-16

The 12th Annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival taking place February 14-16, 2014, is returning to Toronto’s vibrant cultural strip on the Danforth. The festival will present more than 150 of the finest folk, roots, world and blues artists – including Lynn MilesRon Hynes and Jack De Keyzer. This year, among the many ongoing workshops, the mostly free, all-ages, mid-winter, weatherproof urban blues and roots festival will also include special tribute events, themed presentations and an awards ceremony. For more information on the festival please visit www.winterfolk.com

Much to the excitement of many in the music community, Toronto’s Winterfolk Blues and Roots festival returns to the beloved Danforth area after two years of hotel life. Festival founder and director,Brian Gladstone, made the decision to revisit the unique club crawl version of the fest citing that in the end the hotel atmosphere did not match the charm, vibrancy and character that the Danforth clubs and restaurants scene can provide. The venue owners are ecstatic about the return and support it 100 per cent. This change will present all kinds of fresh opportunities, and so many of the festival-goers are already familiar with the great vibe that was established there in previous years.

MORE ABOUT WINTERFOLK

Winterfolk was formed to entertain, educate, enlighten, engage and encourage the community about various folk music styles including roots, blues, folk and more. Founded by Festival Director Brian Gladstone, it is run as a division of The Association of Artists for a Better World, a registered non-profit organization in the Province of Ontario, Canada. www.abetterworld.ca

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!

We’re always looking for volunteers to help out. For eight hours of service over the Winterfolk weekend, volunteers receive access to all shows, artist hospitality lounge and more! For more info and to sign up, please visit www.winterfolk.com   

Look for Winterfolk on Twitter at @abetterworldorg or the hashtag #Winterfolk

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Winterfolk-A-Better-World
Winterfolk Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/485021418273491/