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| Toronto Winter City Festival - TBA 2009 |
| 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 - TBA 2009 |
| 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 - March 19 - 22, 2009 |
| 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 - April 30 - May 10, 2009 |
| Celebrating its 16th edition next year, Hot Docs will present more than 150 films from April 30 to May 10, 2009. 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 - TBA 2009 |
| Annual Easter weekend party. For more information visit www.mrlt.com |
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| MAY |
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| Inside Out Film Festival - TBA 2009 |
| nside 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 - TBA 2009 |
| From June 6-15, 2008, Luminato will again throw a spotlight on the cultural richness of Toronto, Canada and the world. A myriad of themes make the world yours to experience, tantalizing the senses with perspectives on South Asia and First Nations, the disappearing boundaries between fact and fiction, and the nature of conflict. The sights and sounds of the 2008 Festival will invite you on an exhilarating journey through 10 days of music, movement and imagery both on our streets and on the city's many stages. Click here for the official press release. For more information visit www.luminato.com |
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| Pride Toronto - TBA 2009 |
| 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 - TBA 2009 |
| 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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| AUGUST |
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| LEATHER BALL - August 16, 2008 |
| 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 - August 17, 2008 |
| The Church Wellesley Village Business Improvement Association is proud to announce the 4th Annual Church Street Fetish Fair, a celebration of the leather, fetish and fantasy communities. The street fair will take place on Sunday, August 17, 2008 from noon to 10pm. 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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| Writing Outside The Margins - August 24, 2008 |
| On Sunday, August 24, 2008, Xtra's WRITING OUTSIDE THE MARGINS festival of queer literature will quite literally take the works of LGBT writers to the street in a day-long interactive spectacle in celebration of literary arts, the first of its kind. This will be the most diverse literary celebration of the year! We're closing down Church Street to present a dazzling array of reading and performance, along with a publishers' fair, in celebration of the best of the rainbow literati both local and international. The full spectrum of readings will feature food, fiction, poetry, children's lit, theatre, essays, horror, young adult novels, history, theory, erotica, sci-fi and much more. Families will love our children's zone, which offers readings and play space. Writers are welcome to bring their work for our on-the-spot anthology and are invited to jump right in at the open mics and poetry slam. Plus there's a how-to-publish panel discussion, and a book and zine fair. We've even got sexy librarians, and chill-out space for mingling, reading and autograph hunting. Literally, something for everyone! For more information visit www.xtra.ca/writinginthemargins |
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| Canadian National Exhibition - August 15 - September 1, 2008 |
| 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 - Thursday, Sept. 4 to Sunday, Sept. 13, 2008 |
| The 33rd Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 4-13, 2008. For more information visit www.tiff08.ca/default.aspx |
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| OCTOBER |
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| Halloweek on Church Street - October 24 - 31, 2008 |
| 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 - November 27 - 30, 2008 |
| Mr. Leatherman Weekend with the annual Mr. Leatherman competition takes places at the Opera House (735 Queen Street East) from 10pm to 5am. For more information visit www.mrlt.com |
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| DECEMBER |
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| Onyx Ball - December 31, 2008 |
| Leather and Bear Tours presents its annual New Years Eve dance. For more information visit www.leatherandbeartours.com |
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