BRIAN'S BLOG
Toronto events in April 2016
March 31, 2016
Circus! The Exhbition
March 28-April 10
Explore the magic of “the greatest show on earth” through a scientist’s eyes at Circus! The Exhibition. What’s a human pretzel? Learn how muscles, collagen and flexibility allow contortionists to fit into tiny spaces.
U of T Festival of Dance
April 1-2
Hart House Theatre proudly hosts Canada’s largest university dance festival – the U of T Festival of Dance (FoD). Created 21 years ago as an avenue to provide dance groups on campus the opportunity to perform on stage for an audience, the Festival of Dance has now grown into a celebration of the diversity and prosperity of the U of T dance community.
Spring Cottage Life Show
April 1-3
Let’s get together at the Spring Cottage Life Show!
Meet more than 550 exhibitors showing boats, docks, builders, contractors, innovative building products, green solutions, decor and style, arts and crafts, food and entertaining, water toys and more.
TIFF Kids International Film Festival
April 7-19
TIFF Kids offers a diverse slate of films from Canada and around the world — films that take children and parents out of the everyday, and use the power of film to foster thought and encourage discussion about the complex and challenging issues facing young people today, and have lots of fun doing it.
Toronto Food and Drink Market
April 8-10
Dozens of exhibitors from the Dairy Council of Canada to The Saucy Perogi descend on the Enercare Centre for three days of eating, drinking, learning and shopping. Food Truck Alley returns, along with All You Need is Cheese.
Curryfest
April 9
Back again better and definitely bigger than ever, Spotlight City Events proudly presents its second annual celebration of spice: Curryfest. Enjoy an evening of sultry, smokey flavours from across Asia, Africa and the Carribean in one of the most stunning spaces in the city, the Aga Khan Museum.
Toronto Storytelling Festival
April 9-10
Celebrate the arts of voice and storytelling with some of the world’s finest storytellers at the first-ever TD Story Jam. From First Nations elders to Afro-Caribbean Anansi tellers, liars’ contests to remixed fairytales, the Toronto Storytelling Festival is the place to be for listeners, tellers and story lovers. Don’t miss concerts, a talking stick workshop and even a stage for children and grandparents to swap family stories.
Green Living Show
April 15-17
The Green Living Show is North America’s largest consumer show dedicated to simple solutions for leading a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Gather information and inspiration from a diverse selection of demonstrations, presentations, and activities.
Creativ Festival
April 22-23
It’s a comprehensive interactive marketplace and Canada’s largest consumer show dedicated to sewing, knitting, quilting, beading, needlework, scrapbooking, diy decorating, crafting, fibre, textile and paper arts and more. Creativ Festival is held twice a year in Toronto, Ontario Canada, every April and October, with two distinctly different formats.
Hot Docs
April 28 to May 8, 2016
Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, offers an outstanding selection of over 200 films from Canada and around the world to Toronto audiences of more than 200,000.