Arts In The Parks Event TOgether Through Art Common Ground Dance Festival Date September 18, 2025 Time 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Venue Lee Lifeson Art Park 223 Gladys Allison Place North York, ON Website https://www.toesfordance.ca/common-ground Organizers Toes For Dance Social Facebook Instagram Festival TimingsThursday, Sept 18: 6–9pmFriday, Sept 19: 6–9pmSaturday, Sept 20: 2–6:15pmFestival DescriptionCommon Ground Dance Festival 2025September 18–20 in Willowdale, North York (Toronto)Common Ground Dance Festival, produced by TOES FOR DANCE, is a free, outdoor, intercultural, and participatory celebration of movement and community that includes interactive workshops for all levels, artist talks, site performances, and mainstage performances. In 2025, our 5th anniversary year, Lee Lifeson Art Park (North York) is our main festival location, with performances and workshops taking place between September 18–20.Through our festival offerings this year, you will be able to witness artists working across a wide range of dance practices including Hip Hop, Bharatanatyam, Western Contemporary, Garba, Indigenous Hoop, Flamenco, and dances of Indigenous Latinx and Afro-Caribbean influences.The festival’s mission is intercultural, with programming that gathers a diverse constellation of Toronto’s artists and community members for the purpose of creating connection. We invite you to witness the beauty and power of multiple artistic expressions moving through a shared space, and to contribute your energy and presence to the experience. It is our hope that our friendly vibe, matched with the incredible talent of the artists on stage, will move you, uplift you, challenge you, and inspire you.Whether you’re an experienced dancer or you have an unexplored curiosity for movement, let’s breathe deeply, meet each other amongst the greenery, practice curiosity, and revel in the joys of movement — together! We are looking forward to welcoming you.Registration (FREE) has been launched via Zeffy: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/common-ground-dance-festival–2025RSVP to let us know you’re attending and receive important event information directly in your inbox, including pre-event reminders with confirmed event details, and any schedule updates/changes due to inclement weather for outdoor events.CGDF is made possible with funding from the City of Toronto, Toronto Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Government of Canada. We gratefully acknowledge additional support from Arts in the Parks, North York Arts, Yonge North York BIA, Willowdale Central Ratepayers Association/Willowdale Arts Collective, TO Live, and the Toronto Transit Commission. More details at: https://www.toesfordance.ca/common-ground Rain date: September 21 Explore upcoming events No upcoming events at the moment.