Annual events in Toronto
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Numerous festivals, shows and exhibitions are held annually in Toronto. They include:
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January
February
- Canadian International AutoShow - at the Metro Convention Centre
- Winter City
March
April
- Sporting Life 10K
- Hot Docs
- Khalsa Day parade, first held in 1986
- Toronto Fashion Week
May
- Cabbagetown Forsythia Festival - Held the first Sunday in May.
- Doors Open Toronto
- Science Rendezvous
- Anime North - Usually held the weekend following Victoria Day, although some times during the long weekend.
- Walk for Values in Yonge-Dundas Square
June
- Luminato a festival of arts and creativity established in 2007
- North by Northeast, an annual five-day live music and film festival and music conference
- Pride Week is the world's second largest gay pride festival[citation needed]
- Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival - various indoors and located throughout the downtown core
- MuchMusic Video Awards
- Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival - Centre Island
- Fête de la Musique (World Music Day) - June 21 annually. Musicians from all over the world perform free concerts throughout the city
July
- Toronto Fringe Festival, Toronto's largest theatre festival
- Honda Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place
- Caribana is North America's largest street festival, showcasing Caribbean/West Indian culture (in some years early August).
- Beaches International Jazz Festival - The Beaches
- Summerlicious
- ConBravo! fandom convention
- Brickfete LEGO Fan Festival
August
- The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE, or "the Ex").
- The Taste of the Danforth festival showcases the mostly Greek culture of The Danforth and has expanded to include other cultures of the area.
- Fan Expo Canada
September
- The Canadian International Air Show -off CNE grounds over Lake Ontario
- The Terry Fox Run
- The Toronto International Film Festival is considered one of the big three global film events, with Cannes and Berlin, with more screens and more films than either.
- Cabbagetown Fall Festival, - Held the second weekend in September.
- Virgin Festival, based on the British festival
- Word on the Street - Canada’s largest, annual outdoor book and magazine festival
October
- Nuit Blanche
- The Toronto Waterfront Marathon - run along the waterfront starting and ending in downtown Toronto
- The Toronto After Dark Film Festival
November
- The Toronto Santa Claus Parade (Started in 1904 with just a single float, it now boasts over 24 floats, 24 bands, and 1700 participants. It is one of the biggest productions in North America, and broadcast to many countries around the world.)
- Cavalcade of Lights.
- The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, an annual fall fair started in 1922.
