Toronto Travel Blog

Photo by Sam Javanrouh, Flickr Nearly every bar, nightclub and restaurant will be open to celebrate New Year’s in Toronto. You can come simple or you can go elaborate. Here’s 6 suggestions for partying to help you decide. Celebrate early with the kids Gibson House Museum is offering a traditional...

Photo by Doug Brown. Courtesy of Tourism Toronto Toronto is a multicultural city but that doesn’t stop it from celebrating a traditional Christmas. The whole city joins in the fun and gets into the spirit of the season. If you’re looking for a way to celebrate in Toronto, check out these fun events. Glide...

Get into the spirit of Christmas with these charitable events. It’s a great way to meet the locals, find out what’s happening in town and help out. The Third Annual City Carol Sing Come and sing along with some of the city’s great singers and support the Food Banks of Canada. Special guests...

Jack Layton My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. Jack Layton, A letter to Canadians, August 20, 2011 1950-2011 On Saturday, Toronto came to a standstill for the...

The classic Swing Ride. Photo courtesy of CNE. The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), known by locals as The EX, is an 18-day fair running from August 19 until September 5. It’s one of Canada’s largest summer fairs attracting 1.3 million visitors annually. This end-of-summer event is considered...

I’m really excited about next weekend. The city is holding its annual Doors Open Toronto festival on May 28th and 29th, and if you really want to see the ‘off the beaten path’ bits of Toronto, you have to take advantage of this opportunity. The festival does pretty much what it says on the box...

One of the most exciting things about visiting Toronto is getting to spend time in all of its various neighbourhoods. From Little Italy to Little India via Chinatown on Spadina and Greektown on the Danforth, Toronto loves to show off its multicultural heritage. It is just that spirit behind the LulaWorld...

Most people know about the Toronto International Film Festival that’s held every year in September. Big-name stars pour into the city for press conferences and gala openings. It’s a huge event. Most people don’t know, however, that Toronto hosts smaller film festivals pretty much around the clock....

This March, the AGO takes a look at the Southeast with the exhibition: Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts. The exhibit features everything from breathtaking jewelry, to shiny, lavish weapons, paintings and even a custom Rolls Royce Phantom II. Talk about the rich and the famous… The...

With the Oscars being on tonight, I am definitely cheering for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, which had me (like his previous films) on the edge of my seat the whole time. But the film also left me wanting to see the actual ballet itself. Well, this week in Toronto, the ballet is on. Tchaikovsky’s...