Now we’re cancelling events right into summer
Yorkville car show, Pride parade and other gatherings cancelled, postponed or moved online
You’ll have to find something else to do on Father’s Day — if you’re allowed to do anything with the old man then.
In any case, you won’t be able to attend the Yorkville Exotic Car Show, scheduled for June 21, as the event that takes over part of Bloor Street in central Toronto every year has been shut down by its organizers. The 10th edition of the show has been postponed to June 20, 2021.
The list of this year’s local events being cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic now extends into the beginning of summer.
Even the iconic Pride parade is off, as the city has cancelled all major events and festivals through to June 30.
The Pride Toronto event has suffered the same fate as parades around the world. More than 200 organizers of LGBT+ and Pride marches around the world plan to jointly organize the first online Global Pride event in June.
Here’s the latest list of cancellations, postponements and moves to online that we know about so far, in reverse chronological order this time:
July 5–7
Taste of Lawrence
• Lawrence Avenue East
Street festival cancelled.
July 1–12
Toronto Fringe Festival
• Various venues.
Festival cancelled.
June 28
Pride Toronto
• Sherbourne Street and other streets in central and downtown Toronto
Parade cancelled.
June 18–28
Toronto Jazz Festival
• Bloor-Yorkville Village
Festival postponed. New dates to be determined.
June 20
Yorkville Exotic Car show
• Bloor Street between Avenue Road and Bay Street
Show cancelled, postponed to the following year.
For more information on the difficult decision to cancel this year’s show and our plans for next year, please visit https://t.co/MIyN6pPUZp.
Thank you to all of our supporters and we hope to see you next year! pic.twitter.com/HzlIuUzvBF
— Yorkville Exotic Car Show (@YorkvilleECS) March 31, 2020
June 14
Hidden Gardens & Private Spaces
• Cabbagetown gardens
Cancelled.
June 13–19
NXNE Music and Gaming festival
• various downtown venues
Postponed to Aug. 11–16.
June 11–14
Requiem Pour L., Luminato Festival Toronto
• Bluma Appel Theatre
Performance cancelled.
June 6–7
Woofstock
• Woodbine park
Postponed. Rescheduled for Sept. 26–27.
May 29–31
Toronto Bach Festival
• St. Barnabas-on-the-Danforth, 361 Danforth Ave.; Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. and other locations.
Cancelled.
May 23–24
Doors Open Toronto
• various buildings in Toronto
Cancelled by city.
May 21–24
Tafelmusik presents: A Handel Celebration
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Concert cancelled.
May 18–23
Canadian Music Week
• various venues
Postponed to Sept. 8-13.
May 17–24
Jewish Music Week
• various venues
Cancelled.
May 14
Life As We Know It
• Barbara Frum Public Library, 20 Covington Rd.
Films and presentation cancelled.
May 13
B-Xalted!
• Church of St. Mary Magdalene, 477 Manning Ave.
Concert cancelled.
May 8–9
Awesome Sale
• Leaside United Church, 822 Millwood Road.
Sale cancelled.
May 8
Meow Meow
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Postponed. Keep tickets for future date to be decided.
Inti Ukana: A Latin American Tapestry (Upper Canada Choristers)
• Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd.
Concert postponed. Rescheduled to Oct. 2.
May 7
Mariza
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Postponed. Keep tickets for future date to be decided.
May 6
Academy Chamber Orchestra
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Cancelled.
May 3
Toronto Marathon
• Yonge Street from North York through midtown to downtown and across lakefront
Cancelled.
Ladom Ensemble
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Cancelled.
May 2
Orbert Davis “Soul Migration” With Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Postponed. Keep tickets for future date to be decided.
May 1
Gábor Takács-Nagy Conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Cancelled.
April 30–May 10
Hot Docs Festival
• Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W.
Cancelled. Plans to “bring together filmmakers, producers and industry decision makers in an online environment and to virtually deliver the event’s valuable pitch presentations and one-on-one meetings,” according to its website.
April 29
Mokoomba and Wesli
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Concert postponed. Keep tickets for future date to be decided.
April 26
Angela Hewitt
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Concert postponed. Keep tickets for future date to be decided.
April 25
Earth Day Celebration
• Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. W.
Cancelled.
April 24
Forest Hill Art Club’s Annual Art Show & Sale
• Forest Hill Library Building, 666 Eglinton Ave. W.
Show cancelled.
Cultures of Colours: A New Era for Natural Dyes
• Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park
Presentation cancelled.
April 23–25
Fairlawn Avenue United Church Book Sale
• 28 Fairlawn Ave.
Postponed until further notice.
April 23
TBG Lecture
• Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. W.
Lecture cancelled.
TBG Annual General Meeting
• Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. W.
Meeting postponed, date to be determined.
JAZZ.FM91 presents: JAZZ LIVES
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Postponed to June 4.
April 22
National Canadian Film Day
• Various venues
Film festival moved online to live stream and TV broadcasts. Watch the website for full schedule.
April 19
Special Music Sunday: Requiem
• Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Ave.
Event cancelled.
April 18
SongBird North
• Temerty Theatre, Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor St. W.
Concert postponed. Keep tickets for future date to be decided.
April 15–18
‘Spring at The Manor’ Antique & Vintage Glass Show and Sale
• The Manor, 2395 Bayview Ave.
Show and sale postponed. New dates to be determined.
April 11–19
Opera Atelier presents: The Resurrection
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Concert cancelled.
April 10–12
Beaches Easter Weekend, including Beaches Easter Parade
• Queen Street East in the Beach
Parade and events cancelled.
April 9
There’s a Tool for That! (Leaside Garden Society)
• Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr.
Meeting cancelled.
April 6
Come & Find the Quiet Centre: Monday Lunch-time Reflection
• Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Ave.
Cancelled as building closed until April 6.
April 5
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Concert postponed. Keep tickets for future date to be decided.
Journey to Hope: Conversations in Lent
• Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Ave.
Cancelled.
April 4
Intro to Nature Drawing
• Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. W.
Class cancelled.
April 3
Global Climate Strike, Fridays for Future Toronto
• Queen’s Park
Moved online. See website for more information.
Shelters for Eternity: The Egyptian Coffin Over Three Millennia
• Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park
Presentation cancelled.
April 2
From India to Canada: A Documentary Filmmaker’s Journey
• Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park
Presentation cancelled.
April 1–2
Garden Design 101
• Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. W.
Course cancelled.
April 1
Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition Finals
• Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.
Competition cancelled.
Ongoing
Art of the Book
• Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St.
Exhibit scheduled to run until April 26 but closed now until further notice.
Strength In Numbers: The CanLit Community
• Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 120 St. George St,
Exhibit scheduled to run until May 1 but closed now until further notice.
The Twenties: Snapshots of Everyday Life
• City of Toronto Archives, 255 Spadina Rd.
Exhibit scheduled to run until Aug. 7 but closed now until further notice.
Saturday Farmers Market
• Evergreen Brick Works
Cancelled till further notice
We’ll be updating the list as new information is received. If you know of any other such local events that have been cancelled or postponed, notify us by email.
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