Spring feeds life back into the city as a series of fabulous events coax people out of their winter slumber. These events are your source for sensory satisfaction and that high dose of inspiration.
Is there ever such a thing as a cultural overload? Definitely not. Check out these Toronto events happening in May and June!
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Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival
Dates: May 1 to 31, 2016
Website: http://scotiabankcontactphoto.comIf exploring Toronto to soak in some mind blowing photography installations is your idea of a good time, then grab some friends and hit up the Contact Photography Festival. This year marks the festival’s 20th anniversary and to celebrate, photographers are granted total liberation from all predetermined themes. They are free to demonstrate the potentials of visual art through any angle they desire. Nobody can predict the mysteries that will unfold.
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Inside Out LGBT Film Festival
Dates: May 26 to June 6, 2016
Website: http://www.insideout.ca
Come gather at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Theatre for this year’s not-for-profit LBGT film festival. We love movies but we definitely have standards when it comes to their content, and the works presented at Inside Out meet those standards every year. Film is more than a visual pleasure, it’s about taking on an entire new world and perspective. Have your world shaken by these films made for and by the LGBT community. They are sure to be some perspective changers in the best possible ways! Did we mention there are also artist talks, installations, and parties? General tickets run for $14 but why settle for this price? Inside Out offers several cheaper options, such as for students, seniors, and group packages.
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Doors Open Toronto
Dates: May 28 to 29, 2016
Website: http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca
Every day you walk the streets of Toronto and marvel at architectural gems dispersed throughout the city. Have you ever wandered what those buildings are for? What lies behind their closed doors? Doors Open Toronto let’s you feel like a part of the elite crowd with VIP access to a series of Toronto’s significant buildings. This is a citywide event that includes 13 locations of culturally and historically significant landmarks. Afterwards, you will be so knowledgeable of Toronto that you can take your parents out for a tour and fulfill that secret wish of becoming a historical tour guide.
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Luminato Festival
Dates: June 10 to 26, 2016
Website: http://www.luminatofestival.com
Luminato Festival uses art as a force designed to shape the minds of many. Creativity is given form as public spaces are given to the hands of many artists ready to sculpt the environment into something fresh and meaningful. The Hearn, an old power plant made art centre, is once again the epicentre of the event with a series of impressive upgrades: a theatre made of industrial materials and even a pop up restaurant.