Plan an adventure right here in the GTA!  There are tons of great experiences waiting for you this long weekend.  Experience the fun, and breathtaking performances at the Dragon Festival.   Take the family to see the extraordinary daredevils, jugglers and more at the Buskers Festival, or look up to the skies for this year’s jaw dropping thrills of the Canadian International Air Show!   Your adventure awaits.

 

2022 Toronto Dragon Festival

The Dragon is roaring back to Life! With the announcement of the 2022 Toronto Dragon Festival, The Reflection Water Show will land on Toronto’s iconic Reflecting Pool in Nathan Phillips Square in a much more spectacular fashion. Prepare to dazzle Toronto and the world, Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts will present you the 3rd Toronto Dragon Festival, featuring the unprecedented water show extravaganza performed on Nathan Phillips Square from September 2nd to 4th.  The 2022 Toronto Dragon Festival will re-introduce the legend of the dragon, unfold a dynamic story of the dragon’s descendants, take over the stage by performing your favourite Kung Fu, traditional fashion show, acrobatics, and dance. Combining the incredible Kung Fu masters, Walk-On-Water runway fashion show, lion dance on high poles, and the mostly beloved dragon dances, The Reflection Water Show is more versatile than you previously experienced, offering the exciting traditional and modern entertainments ready to impress Toronto and the world. Enjoy mouth-watering street foods with more than a hundred authentic and diversified Chinese delightful tastes while watching the Show. Dozens of foods, arts, merchandise, and performing arts vendors are ready to walk you through the wonderful journey once the ancient dragon and his descendants completed. See and experience for yourself! The festival is admission free and family friendly.

 

Toronto International BuskerFest 2022

Join comedians, escape-artists, sword-swallowers, musicians, magicians, fire jugglers, acrobats, aerial artists, clowns and daredevils; over a hundred of the most extraordinary street performers on earth, as they descend upon Woodbine Park for some serious fun! Since its inception in 2000, the Toronto International BuskerFest has featured hundreds of the best street performers from around the globe, hosted millions of amazed spectators and helped raise much-needed funds for Epilepsy Toronto through visitors’ donations at the gate.

 

Canadian International Air Show

The Canadian International Air Show returns to Toronto’s Waterfront with jaw-dropping thrills! From September 3-5, 2022, experience the marvel of flight during an action-packed air show featuring daring aerobatics by modern military jets and vintage warbirds. The 2022 line-up of talent includes the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, the U.S.A.F F35, and the incredible CF-18 Demonstration team. General admission tickets include same-day admission to the Canadian National Exhibition, centre-stage viewing, delicious eats at the concession stand, meet and greet opportunities, and so much more! For an ultimate experience, upgrade and join the Flight Deck which includes VIP opportunities such as a fully-catered buffet lunch and open bar in an exclusive chalet with centre-stage viewing!

 

Dynamite Night Market

The first annual Dynamite Night Market is a whole weekend pack with entertainment, flavourful food, and culture. Aside from savory meals and sweet treats, The Dynamite Night Market will also feature an Illumination floating lantern and cultural showcase, which will fill up the site with hundreds of glowing lanterns. The night market takes place at the Markham Fairgrounds, which is less than an hour outside of Toronto. The festival runs for one weekend only on Sept. 2 from 4 p.m. to midnight, Sept. 3 from 2 p.m. to midnight, and Sept. 4 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

 

Shows On The River Series

Enjoy live Comedy, Music, and Magic on the Humber River, our show comes with a boat rental if you so choose and you can also bring your own boat. You watch the show which takes place on a dock from your boat.

Located on the Humber River, the events start at our Humber Paddling centre which is only a 5-minute walk from Old Mill Subway Station. Upon arrival, we’ll get you signed in and set you up with your boat and equipment before you embark on your scenic paddle of the river before enjoying a 45-minute set from a local Toronto artist.