The Toronto Book Awards honours authors whose books are inspired by the city. Established in 1974, the awards celebrate literary excellence and recognize works that deepen understanding of Toronto’s people, places, histories and diverse communities.
Celebrate the work of the Common Table in Yorkville by coming to spend time with new neighbours and cheer on our Good Neighbour Award winners. A BBQ lunch will be provided and our local Starbucks will be giving out drinks, all free of charge.
This delightful program delivers 16 lectures from September 2026 to May 2027. It features a range of favourite authors and impressive newcomers whose content is timely, informative, and entertaining. Both fiction and non-fiction works are included. In-person lectures are filling quickly!
Two veteran planners – Ron Soskolne & Howard Cohen – explain why the proposed expansion will reverse decades of urban rejuvenation on the waterfront.
Toronto’s annual celebration of the city’s exceptional restaurants returns this summer. From Friday, July 3 to Sunday, July 19, residents and visitors from around the world can explore Toronto’s diverse culinary scene and treat their tastebuds at more than 240 local restaurants citywide.
City data from such signs within 200 metres of fixed-location cameras were analyzed by The Globe and Mail. The results show that the number of people driving more than 15 kilometres an hour above the limit near the cameras dropped more than it did city-wide while the cameras were in place, then started to rise again once they were gone.
Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 28. Experience the rhythm of Bloor-Yorkville at Toronto Jazz Fest. Every day there will be FREE shows in Yorkville.
• OLG stage at the Cumberland Street Park
• Sidewalk locations along Yorkville, Cumberland and Bloor
• The Rock, in the Village of Yorkville Park off Cumberland
• The Pilot on Cumberland Street – late night sessions starting at 8:30 p.m.
You are invited to a wonderful series of events to honour this sesquicentennial milestone.
Drop by and join the Heliconian Club in celebrating a true community jewel and salute the Heliconian Club leaders, past and present, for their tireless dedication to preserving and protecting this National Heritage site and championing women in the arts for over a century.
Read this interesting summary from the office of Councillor Dianne Saxe.
