The Toronto Harbour Front Centre's annual Island Soul festival celebrates Caribbean culture through music, food and art. The festival takes place at the end of July and beginning August, during the Civic Holiday weekend in Canada. From Calypso bands and Latin carnivals to steelpans and musical storytelling, Island Soul has a little rhythm for everyone.
Island Soul
Harbour Front Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON M5J 2G8
416-973-4000
harbourfrontcentre.com
The Caribana festival at Ontario Place on Toronto's waterfront is a two-week-long annual festival in July and August. It has been celebrated for over 40 years and is known internationally for its calypso, soca, reggae, hip-hop, chutney, steelpan and brass bands. The festival is bright, colorful and full of multicultural fun, with the pinnacle event---Parade Day---on the final day.
Caribana Festival
Ontario Place
955 Lake Shore Boulevard West
Toronto, Ontario M6K 3B9
416-314-9900
ontarioplace.com
The Irie Music Festival is presented in downtown Toronto's Nathan Philips Square at the end of July and beginning of August. It includes different types of music, including reggae, soul, world and gospel. It also has dance performances and art exhibits. This is a family-friendly festival that has a designated children's area with a playground and face painting.
Irie Music Festival
Nathan Phillips Square
100 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N1
416-338-0338
iriemusicfestival.com
The Toronto Summer Music Festival is an annual music festival held in July and August that celebrates the best in classical music. It includes concerts, master classes, lectures, workshops and even a fully staged opera. International artists come to perform at this festival, along with a number of visual art and dance performers.
Toronto Summer Music Foundation
720 Bathurst Street, Suite 501
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2R4
647-430-5699
torontosummermusic.com
