This past Sunday I set off downtown to photograph some architecture for the blog. I was pleasantly waylaid, though, by the Khalsa Day Parade snaking its way through the downtown core. The Parade Assembles on Bay Street Khalsa Day is… Read More »Khalsa Day & Parade
Following a tradition that goes back to 1962, the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Toronto held its annual Good Friday Procession on the streets of Little Italy yesterday, Friday, April 3rd: The mile-long Procession included religious statues, musical bands,… Read More »Good Friday Procession 2026
Illuminite is a free, annual winter outdoor art festival organized by the Downtown Yonge BIA that transforms the Downtown Yonge area into a public gallery with interactive light installations. This year the event features five main installations focused on the… Read More »Illuminite 2026
This past long weekend was a celebration of the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Horse. In recognition of this, a weekend-long event was held at Nathan Philips Square, entitled Toronto Spring Festival Celebration: The Lunar New Year.… Read More »Toronto Spring Festival Celebration: The Lunar New Year
Set in Nathan Phillips Square, Cavalcade of Lights is an annual free event that transforms City Hall and and the Square into a dazzling wonderland. This year there is lots of lights, art installations and, of course, free skating: Skaters… Read More »Christmas at Nathan Phillips Square
This season the tradition of the Christmas Flower Show continues at the Palm House in the Allan Gardens Conservatory. The entire conservatory is decorated and filled with thousands of flowering plants, over 30 varieties of poinsettia and seasonal topiary masterpieces… Read More »Christmas Flower Show at Allan Gardens
Although the Hudson’s Bay store is now long gone from what was their flagship store at Yonge and Queen, the Christmas windows have been resuscitated. Yes! “The Bay Christmas windows” are back for 2025, courtesy of Cadillac Fairview, and I… Read More »Christmas Windows at “The Bay”
The Fairmont Royal York’s hotel lobby has taken on what hotel staff label a winter wonderland appearance, decorated with reminders of reindeer and other items synonymous with Christmas.
Well, it’s that time again… love it or hate it, we’re on the countdown to Christmas. I’ve always liked the way Christmas comes together in the city, so this past weekend I took a little walk around a few downtown… Read More »Pre-Christmas Photowalk
There were two major ethnic street festivals happening in Toronto this weekend: the Roncesvalles Polish Festival and the Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival. I’ve posted previously about the Ukrainian Festival, so I thought I’d cover the Polish Festival this… Read More »Roncesvalles Polish Festival
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