Tag: festival
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Wavelength Music Festival 16
BY MARIELLE MANGANAAN This Friday through Sunday, Wavelength Music Series will be hosting their 16th annual music festival in Toronto. The Sheridan Sun will be on site at The Garrison on Dundas St. W. this Friday where the first instalment of the festival will take place. The night kicks off at 7 p.m., so…
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All night art festival takes over downtown Toronto
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANIEL MALLETT Most nights you won’t find two large piles of logs blocking Queens Quay in Toronto. But at Nuit Blanche, you can expect the unexpected. Once a year, the all-night art festival takes over the downtown core from dusk until dawn. Harbourfront, the University of Toronto campus and city hall were…
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The Mississauga Waterfront Festival
BY DANIEL FORRESTER Over the weekend, Mississauga’s waterfront festival returned for the 19th year. Bringing the spirit of the Pan Am Games to Port Credit Memorial Park, with all the food trucks, drinks, animals, contests and live entertainment visitors could ask for. Unfortunately, it rained on Friday and Sunday, but that couldn’t stop the crowd…
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LIVE EVENT – Dog Festival at Riverwood Conservancy
COVERAGE BY KATE WOODS AND PADDINGTON On Sunday, September 28, the Sheridan Sun will be covering the Dog Festival at Riverwood Conservancy in Mississauga. We will be posting live coverage, so be sure to come back and join the Sun’s Kate Woods and her K9 companion, Paddington, as they bring you live coverage of this…
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Beach Celtic Festival 2014
VIDEO BY LINDA HERMIZ The Beach Celtic Festival is a tradition that has been going on since 2004. Created by Sandy Graham, the festival is held to honour the Scottish, Irish and Welsh culture. When Graham’s mother passed away 11 years ago, she asked her family and friends not to mourn her, but to celebrate…
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A Nuit to remember
STORY BY JAIME POLMATEER PHOTO BY JAIME POLMATEER Thousands moved up and down the sidewalks in droves while they viewed exhibits, dodged break-dancers and appreciated modern art in all its forms. “This is my second year coming out,” said Chris Donison of Brampton. “I like seeing all the people and all the art stuff. It’s…
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Fall Festival brings community together
INFOGRAPHIC AND PHOTOS BY MAXINE LOWE Downtown Oakville held its first Fall Festival last Saturday, Oct. 5. Towne Square was filled with performers from Fred Astaire’s Dance Studio, a circus act by Circus Jonathon and hula hoop fun for the kids with hula hoop artist Kavita Matthews. There were also street performances by Dan Campbell…
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Food truck frenzy
INFOGRAPH BY PAIGE GALEA Meals on wheels, roach coaches, mobile canteen, grease truck, food truck, you name it they are popping up everywhere offering unique takes on everyday food. Gourmet food at affordable prices it doesn’t get better than that. TV shows such as Eat St. and the Great Food Truck Race hyped the food…