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| Toronto Winter City Festival |
| A 14-Day Celebration of Big City Fun! The WinterCity Festival is a city-wide celebration of Toronto's incomparable diversity of spirit bursting with culinary experiences, a hot blaze of free entertainment and a showcase of this city's vibrant arts scene Forget the weather and join the party in the world's coolest winter city! |
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| FEBRUARY |
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| Spearhead Fantasy Ball |
| Spearhead, Toronto's oldest leather organization hosts their annual ball at the Opera House, 735 Queen Street East. For more information visit www.spearheadtoronto.com |
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| MARCH |
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| Toronto Art Expo |
| Canada's Largest indoor exhibition dedicated exclusively to the work of contemporary fine artists. For more information visit www.torontoartexpo.com |
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| APRIL |
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| Hot Docs Festival |
| Hot Docs presents more than 150 films over ten days. All films in official competitions will be receiving their first Toronto showing, with many screenings being world, international, North American or Canadian premieres. For most screenings, directors will be attendance to introduce their films and to participate in post-show Q & A sessions with the audience. For more information visit www.hotdocs.ca |
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| Mr Leatherman Toronto Resurrection |
| Annual Easter weekend party. For more information visit www.mrlt.com |
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| MAY |
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| Inside Out Film Festival |
| Inside Out presents Canada’s largest queer film and video festival. Over 11 days, the Festival draws crowds of close to 30,000 to screenings, artist talks, panel discussions, installations and parties that highlight more than 275 films and videos from Canada and around the world. For more information visit www.insideout.on.ca |
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| JUNE |
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| Luminato |
| Luminato is an annual ten-day celebration of the arts where Toronto's stages, streets, and public spaces are infused with theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, film, literature, visual arts, and design. Luminato brings Toronto's light to the world, and the world's light to Toronto. For more information visit www.luminato.com |
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| Pride Toronto |
| Pride Week in Toronto is one of the largest Prides in the world, and one of the three largest Prides in North America. An integral part of Canada’s history as an open and diverse society, Pride week in Toronto is a one-of-a-kind event. Please join us as we celebrated our rich Canadian heritage and inclusive city with 10 days of unique arts and cultural programming. For more information visit www.pridetoronto.com |
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| Beef Ball |
| Leather and Bear Tours presents its annual Pride dance. For more information visit www.leatherandbeartours.com |
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| JULY |
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| Just For Laughs |
| www.hahaha.com/en |
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| AUGUST |
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| Leather Ball |
| One of the most anticipated Toronto leather events of the year, Leather Ball is an playful journey into the dark and steamy world of leather. An MLT signature event, Leather Ball is part of an amazing hot and steamy August weekend in Toronto that includes Church Street Fetish Fair. Take in the Leather Ball kick-off party on Friday night, dance with 700+ hot leather men at Leather Ball on Saturday night, recover during MLT’s Leather Brunch at the Churchmouse & Firkin on Sunday and then take to the streets of the gay village for Toronto’s only leather/fetish street fair all day Sunday. Voted “Best Men’s Event” six years in a row by the readers of Xtra! For more information visit www.mrlt.com |
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| Church Street Fetish Fair |
| The Church Wellesley Village Business Improvement Association hosts its Annual Church Street Fetish Fair, a celebration of the leather, fetish and fantasy communities. Enjoy the day and get into the spirit of the event by dressing in your fetish and/or fantasy. For more information visit www.churchstreetfetishfair.com |
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| Canadian National Exhibition |
| Founded in 1879, the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) has grown was over the past 129 years to be the largest annual fair in Canada and the fifth largest in North American. Unique in its unparalleled diversity of entertainment, the CNE offers fun for the entire family. For many families it is a tradition. It is Toronto’s unofficial "Summer Celebration". For more information visit www.theex.com |
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| SEPTEMBER |
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| Toronto International Film Festival |
| The Toronto International Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious international film festivals in the world. For ten days, film lovers, filmmakers, industry professionals and media watch the best in new cinema from established masters and new talent. As one of the world’s most important cultural events, the Festival consistently strives to set the standard for excellence in film programming. Audiences are exposed to the work of emerging talent and masters of the cinema craft from around the world. For more information visit www.tiff.net/default.aspx |
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| OCTOBER |
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| Bear Season |
| October 7-11, 2010. Hosted by the Bears of Toronto (see Links page). Five days of fun and fur! Bear hunting with a distincty Canadian flavour. For more information visit www.bearseason.org |
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| Halloweek on Church Street |
| A week long celebration of fun for everyone. And on Halloween, Church Street closes down for night and the party begins! For more information visit www.halloweek.ca |
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| NOVEMBER |
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| Mr. Leatherman Toronto Weekend |
| Mr. Leatherman Weekend with the annual Mr. Leatherman. For more information visit www.mrlt.com |
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| DECEMBER |
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| Onyx Ball |
| Leather and Bear Tours presents its annual New Years Eve dance. For more information visit www.leatherandbeartours.com |
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