Celebrate soccer, music, and community on the Danforth with The World Within Our Neighbourhood — a free summer event bringing people together through the joy of the beautiful game. Join the Broadview Danforth BIA on June 12 and 13 for outdoor match-day fun, live music, family-friendly activities, local performances, and a special viewing party for Canada’s opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The celebration continues through July 2 with musicians performing in CafeTO parkettes across the neighbourhood, representing cultures and countries from around the world. Come cheer, explore, dance, eat, shop, and experience the incredible mix of global sounds, local businesses, and community spirit that make Broadview Danforth feel like the world in one neighbourhood.

BD Beats Event Listings

Venues

Parkette 1 and Parkette 2 are CafeTO outdoor spaces, designated on Toronto Soccer Match Days only.

VenueAddress
Zed-80 185 Danforth Ave.
Papyrus 337 Danforth Ave.
Carrot Common 348 Danforth Ave.
Parkette 1 185 Danforth Ave.
Parkette 2 337 Danforth Ave.

June

Thu Jun 4

Fri Jun 5

Sun Jun 7

Thu Jun 11

Fri Jun 12 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Canada · 6–9pm

Sat Jun 13 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Canada / Bosnia · noon–2pm

Sun Jun 14

Wed Jun 17 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Panama / Ghana · 6–8pm

Thu Jun 18

Fri Jun 19

Sat Jun 20 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Germany / Côte d'Ivoire · 3–5pm

Sun Jun 21

Tue Jun 23 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Croatia / Panama · 6–8pm

Thu Jun 25

Fri Jun 26 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Senegal / Iraq · 6–9pm

Sun Jun 28

  • Carrot Common: TBA

July

Thu Jul 2 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · 2nd Round (teams TBD) · 6–9pm

Fri Jul 3

Sun Jul 5

Thu Jul 9

Fri Jul 10

  • Zed-80: TBA
  • Papyrus: Peter Atto

Sun Jul 12

July cont'd

Thu Jul 16

Fri Jul 17

Sun Jul 19

Thu Jul 23

Fri Jul 24

Sun Jul 26

Thu Jul 30

Fri Jul 31

August

Sun Aug 2

  • Carrot Common: TBA

Thu Aug 6

Fri Aug 7

Sun Aug 9

Thu Aug 13

Fri Aug 14

Sun Aug 16

Thu Aug 20

Fri Aug 21

Sun Aug 23

  • Carrot Common: TBA

Thu Aug 27

Fri Aug 28

Sun Aug 30

Thursday, 22 September 2022 10:30
Good Morning All, Thank you to those members who were able to attend the on-line meeting this past Monday with officers from 55 Division. One of the requests that came out of the meeting was for the police to provide some safety tips for businesses and their staff. Many of you have staff that are either coming into work in the very early hours of the morning or leaving late at night; as well, we're heading into the Fall and…
Thursday, 15 September 2022 11:46
Good Morning All, Sadly this Saturday (Sept. 17) is the last Saturday of Summer 2022. Seriously, how did the summer go by so darn fast???? We're hosting a BD Beats live music finale and we're doing BIA gift certificate give-aways! Samples of the 2 gift certificates (which have been emailed to you) we will be giving away are in $5 and $10 denominations. Please make sure your staff members know to accept these as cash. As we've done before, once…
Thursday, 15 September 2022 09:24
Good Afternoon All, We have organized a members virtual meeting for this coming Monday, September 19th at 1pm with officers from our 55 Police Division. This meeting is open to all of our Broadview Danforth BIA members and business members from the Greektown BIA. The purpose of the meeting is to provide updates on crime incidents within our 2 BIAs and it will provide an opportunity for you to ask questions and express any concerns that you may have. I…
Sunday, 11 September 2022 09:37
Good Morning All, I hope everyone has managed through this first week back to somewhat normal schedules and getting the kids back in school. I have a couple of Covid related updates for you as follows: 1. If you were denied one of the Provincial support grants: We've been advised that eligible businesses who contact the Ombudsman to make a complaint about not receiving the Small Business Support Grant and/or the Small Business Relief Grant from the provincial government might…
Tuesday, 16 August 2022 15:55
Good Afternoon All, Just a quick reminder about our BD Beats Under The Stars event this Thursday, Aug. 18, 7-10pm on the rooftop of the Carrot Common. We have just a few spaces left so if you wish to attend but haven't rsvp'd please email me. CNE Discount Passes: You know that summer is coming to an end when the CNE comes to town - and the CNE opens this coming Friday, Aug. 19th! As a member of TABIA (Toronto…
Thursday, 04 August 2022 15:56
Good Morning Broadview Danforth BIA Folks, I think we can all agree that it has been a long and difficult few years and we're in need of a fun night together! We have partnered with one of our new BIA members, Fresh (located at Jackman and Danforth), and are hosting a summer social - BD Beats Under The Stars on Thursday, August 18th from 7pm to 10pm on the lovely rooftop garden at the Carrot Common. The full invitation is…

Member Resources

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