Cabbagetown Festival
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thursday, September 6, to Sunday, September 9, 2012

 

Welcome to cabbagetownfestival.org:
This web site is your road map to the busy schedule of events for the Cabbagetown Festival weekend. The links listed below will guide you into the activities that you want to know about.

This website is hosted by Cabbagetown Art & Crafts as a public service.

Locations in Cabbagetown:
  • Riverdale Park: Arts & Crafts in the Park and the Riverdale Farm Fall Harvest Festival
  • Parliament Street: Pub Crawl, Wine Route, and weekend street events
  • Winchester Street Dance Theatre: Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival
  • Homes in the Don Vale, Cabbagetown area: Garage sales and walking tours of historic houses
  • Sumach Street at Carlton and at Winchester: arts and crafts vendor displays.
Cabbagetown Festival: General information and photos of the Parliament Street activities including stage entertainment, pubs and patio entertainers, and street vendors, Yonge Street Mission Party (12 noon - 6 p.m.). September 6 to September 9, 2012. www.oldcabbagetown.com.

Cabbagetown Art & Crafts Sale: a juried art and crafts show held in Riverdale Park. Open from Friday, September 7, to Sunday, September 9, 2012. For visitor information check the sales’s web site: www.cabbagetownartandcrafts.org.

Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival: Friday September 7, 2012, at 8 pm, Winchester Street Theatre. Featuring 16 films from around the world and around the corner – from Canada, Israel, Slovenia, Spain, Poland, the UK, and the USA. Tickets are $15. Advance tickets at the Cabbagetown BIA Office (237 Carlton St. at Parliament) and at the box office (80 Winchester) from 7 pm on September 7. For info contact gdineen@sympatico.ca. www.cabbagetownshortfilmandvideofestival.com.

Blair’s Run: A 3km mini-marathon to support the Cabbagetown Youth Centre held on Saturday, September 8, 2012, $10. Registration starts at 8:30 am and race time is 9:15 am.

The Riverdale Farm Fall Harvest Festival: From a day-long corn roast to a big city barn dance, enjoy the delights of the Riverdale Farm on Saturday, September 8, and Sunday, September 9, 2012. www.toronto.ca/parks/zoo/riverdale_farm.htm.

Cabbagetown Theatre Company: Live theatre for families of all ages staged in the beautiful chapel at the Necropolis, on Winchester Street across from Riverdale Park, Friday (at 7:30 pm) Saturday & Sunday (noon, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm): Rapunzel – unbraided: a comedy for all ages. Each show is 30 minutes. $5 at the door, http://cabbagetowntheatre.com.

Walking Tours of Historic Cabbagetown: 45-minute walking tours conducted by knowledgeable local residents. Saturday, September 8, and Sunday, September 9, 2012.

Art Around the Park: organized by the Don Vale Cabbagetown Residents Association, which features up to 32 artisans to exhibit their work and sell their wares along the DVCRA “Art Around the Park”. Friday, September 7, Saturday, September 8, and Sunday, September 9. http://cabbagetowner.com/.

Sprucecourt School: arts and crafts booths located in a more informal space at the corner of Carlton and Sumach Streets. Saturday, September 8, and Sunday, September 9.

Cabbagetown Art and Crafts Sale: a juried art and crafts show held in Riverdale Park. Open from Friday, September 7, to Sunday, September 9, 2011. For information and application procedures, check the sale's web site: www.cabbagetownartandcrafts.org.

Sprucecourt School: arts and crafts booths located in a more informal space at the corner of Carlton and Sumach Streets. Saturday, September 8, and Sunday, September 9. Information and applications from david.cunningham@tdsb.on.ca.

Art Around the Park: organized by the Don Vale Cabbagetown Residents Association. Friday, September 7, Saturday, September 8, and Sunday, September 9. Information contact: Doug Fisher dfisher988@gmail.com.

Parliament Street: Vendors (not-for-profit and private, but no food vendors) are invited to sell their wares on Saturday, September 8, 2012, 10am - 8pm, and Sunday, September 9, 2012, 11am - 7pm, on Parliament Street between Wellesley and Gerrard streets. For more info visit http://oldcabbagetown.com/content/2012-cabbagetown-festival, e-mail cabbagetownbia@gmail.com, or call 416-921-0857.



Any activity involved in the Cabbagetown Festival may request that its website and activities be listed here. Please contact web@cabbagetownfestival.org to submit your request.

If you are interested in being an exhibitor/vendor/etc. in the festival, please check the listings above for contact information. If you are unsure as to whom to contact, please get in touch with the Cabbagetown BIA, cabbagetownbia@gmail.com, visit cabbagetownfestival.blogspot.ca, or call 416-921-0857.
(Please do not contact web@cabbagetownfestival.org, as it is not involved with any programming.)