Kuumba is hosted by Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre
The Harbourfront Centre is hosting Kuumba, a month-long celebration of Black History Month.
Harbourfront Centre
Vegetarian festival attracts thousands in Toronto
The Veg Food Fest is the largest vegetarian festival in North America. It took place at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto from September 8 to 10, 2017.
Toronto’s Word on the Street a hit at new Harbourfront home
Bookworms and literature-lovers gathered for Toronto’s annual book and magazine festival, The Word on the Street, recently and enjoyed a fresh space by the water in the city’s picturesque Harbourfront area.
Toronto’s annual Word on the Street festival set to arrive at new Harbourfront home
The time for bookworms to crawl out of their literary nests is finally here. On Sept. 27 Toronto will host Word On The Street, the city’s annual book and magazine festival that will run from…
VIDEO: Party at the Power Plant
The Power Plant started its newest exhibition over the weekend at Harbourfront. It’s called “The Unfinished Conversation: Encoding and Decoding”. It’s in memory of Stuart Hall, who was known as the godfather of multiculturalism.
VIDEO: Top three books language-lovers should read this spring
Alena Graedon (The Word Exchange), Harry Karlinsky (The Stonehenge Letters) and Peter Norman (Emberton) came to Toronto to participate in reading and discussion about their latest novels, Observer TV Maria Shipulina reports.
Black History Month ‘should celebrate the present’
It may be time to update the focus of Black History Month, says Kyla Williams. Black History Month, celebrated each February, has traditionally had a strong emphasis on remembering and honouring the stories and people who struggled through slavery, segregation and the fight for civil rights.
Sparks fly over island airport expansion at Trinity-Spadina debate
The question of the Toronto’s island airport expansion proved to be a divisive issue in an otherwise amicable Trinity-Spadina all-candidates debate held at the Harbourfront Centre Tuesday night.
Waterfront revamp must stick to schedule, Rob Ford says
Mayoral candidate Rob Ford says the biggest challenge regarding Toronto’s waterfront revitalization will be meeting the deadline for the 2015 Pan Am Games.
What’s Up in Toronto this August
Toronto has a plethora of events and festivals taking place this summer. Here are a few of the main events taking place in the city throughout the last month of the summer.