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Toronto Festivals and Events 1 Weekend After Labour Day 2012

Our autumn Toronto events begin one weekend after Labour Day.

It’s an amazingly busy time with dragon boat racing, a Celtic festival, the end of an exhibition by Hungarian-Canadian artists, vegetarian food and street festivals.

(Added this list on Sept. 5, 2013): So many of these events return for 2013 that your easiest bet is to check the 2013 dates in this list, and then check their official web sites, for up-to-date information. Many of these are free things to do in Toronto this weekend.

  • The 2013 Dragon Boat races return to Marilyn Bell Park on Sept. 7-8, in the Western Beaches of Toronto; watch for free.
  • Enjoy the 2013 Vegetarian Food Festival at Harbourfront Centre from Sept. 6-8. The times vary by date. Enter for free, but you will be tempted to buy and either eat or take home to cook.
  • The 2013 Beach Celtic Festival has returned to Kew Gardens in the Beaches for Sept 7-8. I’ve just written a separate article about it (noted below). Enter for free, but consider buying something from their crafts or food vendors. (Updated Aug. 28, 2014): My latest is “Find the Beach Celtic Festival 2014 in Toronto“.
  • The 2013 Taste of the Kingsway runs Sept. 6-8. The times depend on the day. I’d really like to see the Scotiabank Dog Show on Saturday (noon-3pm). Again, the entertainment is free, but plan to pay to taste some “medieval” food. (That’s what’s on their poster!) (Updated Aug. 30, 2014): My latest is “Savour the 2014 Taste of the Kingsway in Toronto“, with no mention of medieval food.
  • Sorry, but you missed the 2013 Chinatown Festival back on Aug. 24-25, unless you’d read it in my “Richard III, Afro Caribbean or Chinatown in Toronto for 2013“.
  • The first results for searching for the Tarantella Festival in Toronto point back to 2012, rather than to 2013. My apologies for not pursuing the matter further…but let me know if you find them this year!
  • The 2013 Cabbagetown Festival of the Arts extends its stay, from Thurs. Sept. 5 through Sun. Sept. 8. The best official Cabbagetown Festival link I could find provides a lot of detail. Some of the early events charge a nominal fee, but at least some of the Sat./Sun. festivities are free to attend. That includes the Kidz Korner with free activities for children.

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Dragon Boat Races at Marilyn Bell Park in Toronto

"Dragon Boat Racing at Wellington Waterfront" image by 4nitsirk (Kristina D.C. Hoeppner)
“Dragon Boat Racing at Wellington Waterfront” image by 4nitsirk (Kristina D.C. Hoeppner)

Dragon Boat racing is a great spectator sport even for the uninitiated, since the strength and determination are visible to landlubbers.

As well, dragonboat regattas are contested by divisions. This means that most races are hotly contested among crews of similar skills, so it’s usually a fight to the finish.

Details for the Sept. 2012 Dragon Boat Races

The venue is Marilyn Bell Park, just west of the CNE and Ontario Place, and south of Lake Shore Blvd West and the Gardiner Expressway. Jameson Avenue’s sidewalk is the safe way to walk or bike south.

The dates are Sept. 8-9, 2012. Races begin at 8:30am each day.

I’m sure that spectators may cheer politely at no cost or obligation.

The Great White North official web site offers more details, especially for the competitors.

2012 Vegetarian Food Festival at Harbourfront

Since you’re near Lake Ontario anyway, head to Harbourfront on Queen’s Quay for the Vegetarian Food Festival on Sept. 7-9, 2012. There will be cooking demonstrations as well as vendors. Admission is free.

Hungarian Visual Artists of Canada

"Map of Todmorden Mills, Toronto" image by Mike DeHaan
“Map of Todmorden Mills, Toronto” image by Mike DeHaan

An exhibition of works by “Hungarian Visual Artists of Canada” has been running from Aug. 29 but wraps Sept. 9 at Todmorden Mills Museum on Pottery Road, in the Papermill Art Gallery.

The exhibit is available on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 10 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday & Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. Parking is free and admission is well under $10/person including tax.

The 2012 Beach Celtic Festival in Toronto

(Updated Sept. 2, 2013): Please refer to my “The 2013 Beach Celtic Festival in Toronto” for up to date information on the dates and times.

I’d written about this event last year, in “Beach Celtic Festival 2012 (and 2011) in Kew Gardens of Toronto“. In brief, head to Kew Gardens on Queen Street East on Sept. 8-9, 2012 for Irish music and culture in the park.

Toronto’s “only outdoor ceildh” is free to enjoy from 9am through 7pm.

The official Toronto Beach Celtic Festival web site provides the most up-to-date list of performers.

Toronto’s Taste of the Kingsway Festival 2012

Centred at 3029 Bloor St. West from Sept. 7-9, the Taste of the Kingsway returns between Prince Edward Drive and Montgomery Road with staged entertainment, food and yet more entertainment.

Support the “Out of the Cold” charity by buying a pancake breakfast.

The 2012 Toronto Chinatown Festival

Spadina Avenue from Dundas to College is the street for the 2012 Toronto Chinatown Festival. Naturally it’s free to stroll down the street for the entertainment and cultural environment on Sept. 8-9. You also have the opportunity to buy food to maintain your strength.

The Fiera Street Festival, or Tarantella Toronto 2012

Little Italy hosts the 2012 Tarantella Festival on College Street between Shaw and Bathhurst on Sept. 8-9, 2012. Taranta bands are featured, along with street vendors, a singing festival and the Tarantella Dance competition.

The 2012 Cabbagetown Festival of the Arts in Toronto

Head for Parliament Street between Wellesley and Gerrard on Sept. 8-9, 2012 between 11am and 8:30pm for the 2012 Toronto Cabbagetown Festival of the Arts. (Updated Sept. 5, 2013: This link is not longer valid; please see their link in the top section of this article). Musicians, dancers and buskers will entertain; food will be on sale.

Expect to find vendors with wares or not-for-profits explaining their programs.

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I really must give props to “Festivals Toronto” who cover this beat very well. I found a couple of Toronto street festivals there, and hope to goodness that we’ve covered the bases.

Disclaimer: DeHaan Services has no relationship to the organizer(s); I am not reimbursed for writing this article.

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Brazil Day at Toronto City Hall and Festival at Yonge-Dundas Square

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(Updated Aug. 8, 2013): The 2013 Brazillian Day in Toronto will feature a concert at Nathan Phillips Square from 2-8pm on Monday Sept. 2, 2013. I’m puzzled that they sell “VIP Tickets”, and they have very little information except the lineup of performers. No word on a flag ceremony. The link below has been updated; check the “Event / Message from the Producer” for hints that they do other things over the Labour Day Weekend. (That’s the end of the 2013 update; the rest of the original article follows).

Toronto will honour Brazilian Independence Day on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 at City Hall from noon to 1pm.

My guess is that the flag-raising ceremony will be held outdoors in Nathan Phillips Square, but there’s precious little detail that I can find, even in the official Brazilian Day Canada web site.

Remember to Celebrate the “Brazilian Day Canada Concert & Street Fair” on Labour Day in 2013

"Brazilian Flag" image by Douglas Fernandes (South America "addicted")
“Brazilian Flag” image by Douglas Fernandes (South America “addicted”)

My apologies for not realizing that Toronto’s Brazilian community celebrates the Brazilian Day Canada Concert & Street Fair at Yonge-Dundas Square. This annual Toronto event comes around Labour Day, in preparation for Brazil’s Day of Indedependence.

I also missed the Brazilian Art Exhibition during the previous week, displayed in the rotunda at Toronto City Hall.
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I sincerely promise to try to remember Brazil Day in Toronto next year. This Brazilian Day Festival, and other annual Labour Day weekend festivals are an interesting bridge from summer events to autumn events in Toronto.

I’d covered several other activities for a Labour Day weekend in Toronto in my “The End of Summer 2012 Labour Day Weekend in Toronto“.

Preview of the Weekend after Lab0ur Day in Toronto

In the next few days, I plan to mention the upcoming Great White North Dragonboat races and the Beach Celtic Festival, two further autumn Toronto events.

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Marathon Training and Heart Attacks in Toronto vs USA

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My latest DeHaan Fitness article, “Marathon Training Unlikely to Increase Risk of Heart Attack“, actually presents a bit more of a balanced view than the title indicates.

The much larger of the two research papers that I reference, provides results from about a decade of organized marathon events in the USA. They counted both full and half marathon races.

One of their conclusions was that having spectators and professional medical people available reduced the mortality rate in the few heart attacks that occurred.

Both studies showed that there are, indeed, risks in exercising. Nonetheless, the title reflects my sincere belief that most people would be healthier if they would train at a not-too-intense, recreational level for endurance sports such as running or bicycling.

The Toronto Connection for Heart Attacks During Organized Marathon Events

"Heart with Anterior Wall Dysfunction", image by Patrick J. Lynch
“Heart with Anterior Wall Dysfunction”, image by Patrick J. Lynch

Toronto has hosted, on average, two marathon events a year for quite a few years. Each event includes a full marathon run of 42.2Km (26 miles, 385 yards for our American friends), as well as a half-marathon (21.1Km, “duh“).

If memory serves, from what I remember from our local news in the last six to ten years, Toronto has averaged about one death every two years across all these full and half marathon races.

Although participation has grown over the years, let’s just use the 2011 entrant numbers to get a rough estimate. The Toronto Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, held in the autumn, had about 12,750 runners across the two races. The Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon, now a spring event, had about 5,300 participants. If these numbers were consistent across all the years, we would have seen about 1 death for every 36,000 entrants.

If my numbers are off…and certainly participation has grown over the years…I would still guess that one death for 25,000 entrants would be somewhat pessimistic.

Disclaimers All Around

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Let me repeat, I also did not go back to research the news archives for the Toronto deaths. I had begun paying attention around 2003 or so, when my own endurance training had started.

Nonetheless, another real problem (especially for anyone who shovels snow) is that cardiac arrests can occur to anyone; and lack of regular exercise is one of the contributing factors.

Also Promoting my Article about Marathon Training and Heart Attacks

In my Blog of Writing, “My Disclaimer for Marathon Training” provides a writing tip about disclaimers, such as:

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and should not be used for diagnosis or to guide treatment without the opinion of a health professional. Any reader who is concerned about his or her health should contact a doctor for advice.

 

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