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Get ready for another unforgettable summer celebration of African culture, music, and community spirit. Afrofest 2025, Canada’s largest free African music festival, returns to Toronto’s Woodbine Park on July 5 and 6. This much-anticipated event brings together tens of thousands of people for a weekend of live performances, food, crafts, and cultural pride—all rooted in the rich traditions of the African continent and its global diasporas. July 4–6, 2025 | Woodbine Park, Toronto.
Since its inception over three decades ago, Afrofest has grown into a powerful platform that unites communities and showcases the incredible diversity of African music, dance, food, and art. As a flagship summer event for Black culture in the city, it brings together local and international talent to highlight the beauty and brilliance of the African experience.
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LOVE, ART & BASKETBALL — SUMMER EDITION
Sport as language. Art as translation.
June 19 – July 23, 2025 | Yorkdale Mall, Toronto (Lower Level)
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African Roots, Musical Routes, and Future Branches in African American Movement Cultures
Get ready, Toronto! From August 6 -9, 2025, we bring you our one-of-a-kind immersive professional development program for Black dancers working African American dance forms. Deepen your understanding of the African musical and movement roots of hip hop, jazz, house, krump, and more while expanding your improvisational and choreographic skills with some of the world’s leading artists.
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African Women Acting (AWA), the leading pan-African not-for-profit organization, is thrilled to announce the return of the AWA Niagara Festival on August 16th and 17th, 2025, at the scenic City Hall grounds in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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The pink carpet will be rolled out for the 13th Annual Pink Diamond Gala. Please Sponsor, Donate, Purchase Tickets, and share this Event with Friends and Family. Dubbed the city's most stylish event, the Pink Diamond Gala returns for its 13th Anniversary Celebration.
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Come soak up the vibes at Centennial Park, Saturday to Sunday, August 8–10, for a weekend of mouthwatering jerk cuisine, live cooking demos, and exciting food contests!
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Get ready for the ultimate party on the water, vibing to the best African and Caribbean sounds at the hottest Cruise of the summer!
Join us for the Afro-Carib Fest Boat Cruise, an exciting evening filled with the best DJS, food, entertainment and spectacular views of Toronto aboard the stunning Stella Borealis!
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Afro-Carib Fest is an award-winning, FREE, two-day outdoor festival that celebrates diversity by showcasing the arts, culture, and heritage of the African and Caribbean communities and beyond to over 50,000 attendees. Audiences will be engaged through live performances from over 120 local artists and over 80 vendors, a cultural parade, a kid's zone, dance competitions with cash prizes, drum circles, raffle draws with prizes, and much more.
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“A Transit Through Time” features a six-artist group exhibition co-curated by Union and MakeRoom Inc. as well as a special featured project by renowned artist Jordan Sook, “Nothing More Nothing Less”. The entire exhibition reminds viewers that everyone is part of the past, and we are responsible for shaping the future.
Toronto Union is kicking off its 2025 cultural season with two exciting public art exhibitions celebrating seven Black artists. Toronto Union has a rich history of supporting artists and providing platforms for them to share their stories through art. The Union programming team selects, curates, and hosts free public art exhibitions year-round. This exhibition launches on February 12, featuring “Nothing More Nothing Less” by artist Jordan Sook and “A Transit Through Time,” a group exhibition showcasing six artists, co-curated with MakeRoom Inc. and sponsored by TD Bank Group (TD).
