Visit both China and Iran in downtown Toronto in August 2015

This weekend, visit both the Toronto Chinatown Festival and the Tirgan festival of Iranian culture. Explore the world in the comfort of two annual summer events in Toronto!

"Chinese Lion Dance for Chinese New Year 2009" image by Maureen Didde under CC license
“Chinese Lion Dance for Chinese New Year 2009” image by Maureen Didde under CC license

The Tirgan Festival of Iran at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto

The Tirgan festival runs from Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 20-23, at Harbourfront Centre on Queen’s Quay.

Some of the showcase events require tickets, such as the opening ceremony on Thursday evening at 8:30pm. Surprisingly, that’s the most frugal paid-admission event for the Tirgan festival: a musical ensemble featuring guitars, bass, drum and sax. One of the other paid-admission musical performances is already sold out, as of Tuesday evening. Get your tickets online while they are still available!

From Friday through Sunday, the Iranian bazaar and “Taste of Iran” areas are free to enter. It may be tough to leave without buying at least a snack. There are free musical performances; a workshop on the tombak drum; visual arts; children’s programmes; and much more. Check the Tirgan Festival web site or browse the Harbourfront Centre’s “What’s On calendar” for all the events and the details about dates, times and locations.

Harbourfront Centre in Toronto is on the newly revamped Queen’s Quay, and a lovely walk south-west from Union Station on the #1 Yonge subway line. Or take the 509 streetcar from the depths of Union Station.

The Toronto Chinatown Festival on Spadina

For August 2015, the Toronto Chinatown Festival’s theme is “The Forbidden City”. You are free to enter Spadina Ave. from St. Andrew St. through Sullivan St. on Saturday Aug. 22 (from noon to 11pm) and again on Sunday (from 11am to 8pm).

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China’s Forbidden City was home to the emperors and the government of China. It was the centre of culture and the Chinese civilization.

The Chinatown Festival in Toronto limits itself to the west side of Spadina. The OLG stage and the TD Bank stage anchor the southern and northern ends of the festival. Expect terrific performances; I would expect lion dances, musical performances, martial arts, and more. Unfortunately, at press time, they have not yet posted an actual schedule.

There’s no need to schedule your snacks; I count at least two dozen food vendors in their list of vendors. You might find something to buy, also: the Bee Shop is the most intriguing merchant with a purely English name; but I’m not sure whether the Tung Hoi Aquarium will sell fish to go.

The best way to find the Toronto Chinatown Festival is to exit the #1 Yonge/Spadina subway at the St. Andrews station and head south.

The full list of vendors and sponsors for the Chinatown Festival in Toronto is available online.

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