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Diary of Events and Happenings in Toronto, Ontario.


Community Environment Day at Central Technical School

Sunday, 29 June 2025 - Join Councillor Saxe (Ward 11) and the City of Toronto to help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. Drop off household items for donation, electronics for reuse or recycling and household hazardous waste for proper disposal. Pick up free bagged or loose compost while supplies last and kitchen catchers for organics ($7 each – cash, debit and credit accepted). Please bring a container to pick up loose compost. - 725 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5S 2R5, Canada - Event Details

Terra Pulse - The Greenheart Collective (Workshop 1)

Saturday, 28 June 2025 - The launch of a 7-workshop cultural community arts program rooted in Jane and Finch. The program explores community storytelling, eco-arts, and cultural expression through accessible, free workshops held across the neighbourhood. This first workshop, Seeing Us: The Community as Visual Muse, invites community members to reflect on identity, place, and belonging through painting, collage, and mixed-media visual storytelling. Led by artists and facilitators from the community, participants will co-create visual works that express lived experience and community dreams. A City of Toronto Cultural Hotspot SPARK Project. - 15 Clubhouse Ct, North York, ON M3L 2L7, Canada - Event Details

Community Environment Day at R.H. King Academy

Saturday, 28 June 2025 - Join Councillor Kandavel (Ward 20) and the City of Toronto to help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. Drop off household items for donation, electronics for reuse or recycling and household hazardous waste for proper disposal. Pick up free bagged compost while supplies last and kitchen catchers for organics ($7 each – cash, debit and credit accepted). - 3800 St Clair Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1M 1V3, Canada - Event Details

Toronto Waterfront Festival

Saturday, 28 June 2025 - Sail Tall Toronto! The Tall Ships return for the Waterfront Festival. Tour four historic vessels, sail on Empire Sandy, enjoy live entertainment, local food, and nautical family fun. - Sugar Beach Park, 11 Dockside Dr, Toronto, ON M5A 0S1, Canada - Event Details

The East African Experience 2025

Saturday, 28 June 2025 - An annual vibrant cultural festival celebrating the rich heritage and diversity of East African communities in Toronto. Presented by Gisha Nankunda Arts Association (GNNA), in collaboration with Helping Neighbourhoods Implement Change (HNIC) and Elinan Kreations. Featuring traditional East African cuisine, music and dance performances, cultural exhibits and workshops, a market showcasing local artisans and vendors, children's activities and entertainment. - 600 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON M5A 2B9, Canada - Event Details

Trees Around the Branch Tour at Jane/Sheppard Library

Friday, 27 June 2025 - The Jane/Sheppard Library and its neighbourhood is home to a variety of trees. Join City of Toronto Urban Forestry staff to explore the natural world on a local neighbourhood walk. Learn how to recognize different species and fun facts about their cultural and ecological importance. Please note, the tour will start and end at the Jane/Sheppard Library. The City of Toronto Urban Forestry staff outside and around the neighbourhood where there may be uneven, unpaved surfaces will guide attendees. Please dress and prepare accordingly for this outdoor program (e.g. hats, sunscreen, water, comfortable shoes). This program takes place rain or shine. Drop-in only. No registration required. - 1906 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M3L 1Y7, Canada - Event Details

At Home in Toronto

Friday, 27 June 2025 - What does home mean to you? Discover rarely seen artifacts from the City’s collections and items from community members, the exhibition invites you to explore the many ways we define, create, and carry home with us. From a World War One soldier’s return ticket home to a precious family object stewarded by multiple generations, you’ll encounter belongings, voices, and stories of Toronto artists, makers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders as they share their unique perspectives on belonging, identity, and place. These powerful objects offer fresh, heartfelt perspectives on what it means to find, make, or remember home. At Home in Toronto includes the artworks of Rebecca Baird, Carl Beam, Fred Hagan, Robert Houle, Luis Jacob, Kit Li, Raoul Olou, Yasmine Louis, and Natalie Wood, as well as loaned works by Toronto artists Doug Brown and Frantz Brent-Harris. - 95 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5E 1C2, Canada - Event Details

Salsa On Market Street

Friday, 27 June 2025 - Join us for salsa lessons and dancing, as well as a Latin American cultural celebration featuring Salsa dancing and live music. - 8 Market St., Toronto, ON M5E 1M6, Canada - Event Details

Trees Around the Branch Tour at Mount Dennis Library

Friday, 27 June 2025 - Mount Dennis and its neighbourhood is home to a variety of trees. Join the City of Toronto Urban Forestry staff to explore the natural world on a local neighbourhood tour. Learn how to recognize different species and fun facts about their cultural and ecological importance. The tour will start and end at Mount Dennis. The City of Toronto Urban Forestry staff will guide it. - 1123 Weston Rd, York, ON M6N 3S3, Canada - Event Details