This weekend’s main event: A massive mac and cheese festival that pits 40 cooks against each other to craft Toronto’s most delectable mac and cheese. Seriously, the thing happens for 3 days, so plan on a massive diet/gym binge afterwards to recover. Also happening: a city-wide civic engagement event to build stronger communities, the Riverdale Art Walk and a day-long festival that celebrates our city’s awesome cultural diversity. Just a few of the amazing events happening this weekend in Toronto, June 3-5.
Mac and Cheese Festival
http://macandcheesefestival.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/macandcheesefestival/?fref=ts
A) Toronto has a mac and cheese festival and
B) it’s happening all weekend. Don’t eat at all today to save room for the cheese coma of a lifetime. On the docket: 75 food, drink and artisan vendors, 40 of them are some of TO’s best mac and cheese creators; craft beer; food trucks; dairy farmers; live entertainment; Guinness World Record attempt at making 2,500 lbs of mac and cheese; and mac and cheese tasting.
When to go: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 am-2 am
Where at? Ontario Place West Island
Tickets: Admission is free, VIP tickets are $25-$80
100In1Day
https://toronto.100in1day.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/events/464254747099003/
100 urban initiatives to promote civic engagement, all happening in one day, make up this Saturday event. It’s all about encouraging Torontonians to get involved in our communities and our city to make TO a better place. These initiatives are happening all around the city, so check out the website to find the ones that interest you.
When to go: Saturday, various times
Where at? Various locations
Tickets: Admission is free
Riverdale Art Walk
http://www.artistsnetwork.ca/see-art-buy-art/riverdale-art-walk
https://www.facebook.com/events/278273525847228/
170 artists are getting together in a park this weekend for the 18th annual Riverdale Art Walk. Check out pieces by local photographers, painters and sculptors, plus fibre and encaustic artists, as well as others. There’s a People’s Choice Award, a guided art walk along Queen Street East and an eats and beats celebration.
When to go: Saturday and Sunday, 11 am-6 pm
Where at? Jimmie Simpson Park, 870 Queen E
Tickets: Admission is free
DiversityFest
https://www.facebook.com/events/537162819813989/
As the name suggests, this one-day festival downtown is all about celebrating TO’s cultural diversity. There will be dance, music, art, activities, vendors, gifts and more from the city’s South Asian, Chinese, Filipino and Arab communities.
When to go: Sunday, 1-10 pm
Where at? Yonge-Dundas Square
Tickets: Admission is free