Introduce your brand
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7th
HOURS: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
11:00 AM - Opening Parade
Featuring TDot Batu from North and South on Parliament St. and ending at the Carlton and Parliament St. Stage (252 Carlton St.)
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Location: 252 Carlton St.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Opening Ceremony with traditional cabbage cutting!
All Day | DJ Sena
12:15 AM - 12:45 PM | TDot Batu
1:15 AM - 1:45 PM | TDot Batu
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | TDot Batu
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Lox Rutz
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Lox Rutz
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | Levi & House of David Band
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Spice Queens
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Location: Winchester and Parliament St.
Times subject to change.
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | Opening Ceremony - Heather Clear Wind
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Jose Miguel
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | Mayra
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Nichole - Fancy shawl dance with drummer/singer Isaiah
3:00 PM - 3:30 | Indie - Jingle dance with drummer/singer Isaiah
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Johnathan - Tap dance with drummer/singer Nimkii
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Nimkii Hoop Dance
5:00 - 5:45 PM | Ruz DJ and Lola Dancing
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM | Matt Groupie Band
7:45 PM - Closing Ceremony - Heather Clear Wind
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Location: 595 Parliament St.
All Day | DJ Samantha
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Just Peachy
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM | Imbayakunas
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Imbayakunas
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | Imbayakunas
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | Ojonugwa Usman
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM | Ojonugwa Usman
7:00 PM - 7:45 PM | Ojonugwa Usman
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Location: Corner of Parliament & Spruce St.
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Alex Radeff
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Alex Radeff
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | DJ Simon Law
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM | Levi & House of David Band
7:15 PM - 7:15 PM | Levi & House of David Band
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Location: Corner of Berkeley and Carlton St.
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Levi Conscious Soulful Band
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Levi Conscious Soulful Band
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Levi Conscious Soulful Band
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Alex Radeff & Donkey
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM | Alex Radeff & Donkey
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM | Alex Radeff & Donkey
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM | Holly Clausius
7:15 PM - 8:00 PM | Holly Clausius
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Location: 216 Carlton St.
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM | DJ
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | Tex Rexman
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Magic Show
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Steve Goodtime
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Magic Show
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Tex Rexman
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Location: 410 Parliament St.
All Day : DJ Mike
Introduce your brand
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8th
HOURS: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - Closing Parade
Featuring TDot Batu from Gerrard and Parliament St. and ending at Wellesley Parliament St.
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Location: 252 Carlton St.
All Day | DJ Sena
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Heavy Weights Brass Band
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Shane Phillips
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Shane Phillips
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Shane Phillips
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | TDot Batu
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Location: Winchester and Parliament St.
Live Programming
Schedule TBD
Music, dance, poetry, storytelling, and more.
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Location: 595 Parliament St.
All Day | DJ Samantha
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Jen Schaffer and The Shiners
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Jen Schaffer and The Shiners
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Jen Schaffer and The Shiners
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | TDot Batu
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | MC & Company
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | MC & Company
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Jerome Tucker Band
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Location: Corner of Parliament & Spruce St.
All Day | DJ David Caten
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Metal Health
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Metal Health
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Metal Health
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Beardra Bidness
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Beardra Bidness
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Beardra Bidness
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | C Magic 5
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | C Magic 5
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | C Magic 5
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Location: Corner of Berkeley and Carlton St.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Project Phoenix
11:45 PM - 12:15 PM | DJ
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | Project Phoenix
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | DJ
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Project Phoenix
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Holly Clausius
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Snooky Tynes
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | DJ
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Snooky Tynes
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | DJ
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | Snooky Tynes
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Location: 216 Carlton St.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | DJ
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Tex Rexman
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Magic Show
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Bubble Show
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Tex Rexman
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Magic Show
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Location: 410 Parliament St.
All Day : DJ Mike
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE!
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FAQs
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View full directions here.
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View festival accessibility guide here.
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Parliament Street (from Gerrard St. to Wellesley St.), and Carlton Street (from Parliament St. to Ontario St. close to traffic on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 6 a.m., and reopen on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 11 p.m.
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The annual Closing Parade, on Sunday, September 8 at 6:20pm, will mark the end of the festival. Local Afro–Brazilian samba reggae percussion ensemble TDot Batu will lead an energetic and lively parade, open for all festival goers to join. The community parade will run up Parliament Street, starting at Gerrard and ending at Wellesley with a huge dance party.
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The Cabbagetown Art & Craft Show, St. Jamestown Festival, Cabbagetown community-wide Yard Sale, and Blair’s Charity Run are all happening over the same weekend in the area.
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YES! The always popular Kids Zone, situated on Carlton Street, between Parliament and Ontario, will feature a kids’ stage programmed with live music, magic acts, reptile shows and more, alongside additional family-friendly entertainment including bouncy castles, crafts tables, balloons, face painters and stilt walkers. All Kid’s Zone activities are free.
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Read the full 2024 press release here.
