Roller Skate Parties Meet us under the Gardiner to move and groove at our monthly Roller Skate Parties! Whether you have superfly moves to share or are working on the basics, all are encouraged to cruise our figure-eight trail together. Expect local DJs, group skate demos and theme nights, shop the Toronto Queer Market. Join us for the best summer vibes!
Roller Skate Parties Meet us under the Gardiner to move and groove at our monthly Roller Skate Parties! Whether you have superfly moves to share or are working on the basics, all are encouraged to cruise our figure-eight trail together. Expect local DJs, group skate demos and theme nights, shop the Toronto Queer Market. Join us for the best summer vibes!
Roller Skate Parties Meet us under the Gardiner to move and groove at our monthly Roller Skate Parties! Whether you have superfly moves to share or are working on the basics, all are encouraged to cruise our figure-eight trail together. Expect local DJs, group skate demos and theme nights, shop the Toronto Queer Market. Join us for the best summer vibes!
Sun/Shade Curators’ Tours Go behind the scenes of our Sun/Shade outdoor art exhibition by joining a curators’ tour with The Bentway’s Programming team. Learn about the inspiration behind the season, the creation of each artwork, and how they fit together. Sun/Shade explores new ways of collaborating with the sun, as well as the importance of shade in our urban spaces.
Sun/Shade Curators’ Tours Go behind the scenes of our Sun/Shade outdoor art exhibition by joining a curators’ tour with The Bentway’s Programming team. Learn about the inspiration behind the season, the creation of each artwork, and how they fit together. Sun/Shade explores new ways of collaborating with the sun, as well as the importance of shade in our urban spaces.
Sun/Shade Curators’ Tours Go behind the scenes of our Sun/Shade outdoor art exhibition by joining a curators’ tour with The Bentway’s Programming team. Learn about the inspiration behind the season, the creation of each artwork, and how they fit together. Sun/Shade explores new ways of collaborating with the sun, as well as the importance of shade in our urban spaces.
Summer Live Music Festival Experience the sounds of summer at the Summer Live Music Festival 2025 – a free outdoor event at Trillium Park featuring award-winning jazz bands, world music artists, and top a cappella groups. From soulful jazz to global rhythms and vocal harmony, the festival offers a vibrant mix of genres for all music lovers. Bring a blanket, soak in the waterfront views, and enjoy world-class performances in a relaxed, open-air setting.
Twisting, Twining Weaving people and plants together: music, dance & fibre arts. Six magical evenings under the trees in beautiful Raymore Park along the banks of the Humber / Gabekanaang Ziibi / River.Join us in the circle, as Toronto musicians share sounds and songs from South India, Egypt, and Ukraine to Georgia, Lithuania, Ireland, and the places in between. Get to know the plants of the valley through hands-on crafting and unwind as the sun sinks through gentle movement. Follow the signs from the Raymore Park parking lot — bring a blanket and find us under the trees.Tuesday July 15: Vocalist and storyteller Sharada Eswar with dance artist Julia Aplin.Wednesday July 16: Egyptian-Canadian vocalist Maryem Hassan Tollar with singer, poet, dancer and actor Roula Said; and multi-instrumentalist Ernie Tollar.Thursday July 17: Trish O’Callaghan shares soulful songs from the Celtic tradition. Dance artist Julia Aplin invites you to move like the river and rest with the trees.Friday July 18: Andrea Kuzmich and Nadia Dziubaniwska share soaring melodies and earthy harmonies grounded in Ukrainian folk tradition, reconnecting to land and ritual.Saturday July 19: SlowPitchSound brings “sci-fi turntablism” to the valley, braiding live sampling and scratching with deep grooves and field recordings. Hands on: Musical instrument-making using Japanese knotweed with Jurgita Zvinklyte and Matti Palonen.Sunday July 20: Honeypaw‘s music is deeply rooted in the forest, mixing ancient stringed instruments from Finland and Lithuania with tree harps and ritualistic vocal duets. Hands on: Artist and educator Bozena Hrycyna brings her deep knowledge of traditional Ukrainian folk ways to the valley with scything, song and straw crafts.
Twisting, Twining Weaving people and plants together: music, dance & fibre arts. Six magical evenings under the trees in beautiful Raymore Park along the banks of the Humber / Gabekanaang Ziibi / River.Join us in the circle, as Toronto musicians share sounds and songs from South India, Egypt, and Ukraine to Georgia, Lithuania, Ireland, and the places in between. Get to know the plants of the valley through hands-on crafting and unwind as the sun sinks through gentle movement. Follow the signs from the Raymore Park parking lot — bring a blanket and find us under the trees.Tuesday July 15: Vocalist and storyteller Sharada Eswar with dance artist Julia Aplin.Wednesday July 16: Egyptian-Canadian vocalist Maryem Hassan Tollar with singer, poet, dancer and actor Roula Said; and multi-instrumentalist Ernie Tollar.Thursday July 17: Trish O’Callaghan shares soulful songs from the Celtic tradition. Dance artist Julia Aplin invites you to move like the river and rest with the trees.Friday July 18: Andrea Kuzmich and Nadia Dziubaniwska share soaring melodies and earthy harmonies grounded in Ukrainian folk tradition, reconnecting to land and ritual.Saturday July 19: SlowPitchSound brings “sci-fi turntablism” to the valley, braiding live sampling and scratching with deep grooves and field recordings. Hands on: Musical instrument-making using Japanese knotweed with Jurgita Zvinklyte and Matti Palonen.Sunday July 20: Honeypaw‘s music is deeply rooted in the forest, mixing ancient stringed instruments from Finland and Lithuania with tree harps and ritualistic vocal duets. Hands on: Artist and educator Bozena Hrycyna brings her deep knowledge of traditional Ukrainian folk ways to the valley with scything, song and straw crafts.
Art Socials Turn strangers into friends at The Bentway’s weekly Art Socials, hosted with Noble Space. With artist facilitators, attendees will get social while exploring entry-level art techniques. Every Wednesday from June 4 to August 27, 2025; 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm