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

Wednesday, 15 April 2020 18:50
Hi All, Sorry, I know this is my 4th email to you all today but.... 2 of our area business members sent me the information and request contained in the email below. The original email is from Save Small Business and I know that many of you have signed petitions and have been following their work. They are urging small business owners across Canada to send a letter via email to the Prime Minister and Finance Minister. The email below…
Wednesday, 15 April 2020 15:22
Hi All, This morning Councillor Fletcher and MPP Peter Tabuns held a Zoom Media Conference and included on the panel was our Board Treasurer, Philip Kocev (iPro Realty). The purpose of this media conference was to push the message that commercial businesses and landlords need financial relief. There were a number of media outlets participating. Below is a link to a Toronto Star article posted after the conference; and, we are doing a number of interviews this afternoon with CTV,…
Wednesday, 15 April 2020 13:19
Good Afternoon All, As many of you know we have been working closely with the other BIAs’ across Toronto to voice the needs of small businesses and landlords and the challenges you all are facing in light of COVID-19. We have created a quick survey to get a pulse of who was able to make April’s rent and what challenges you foresee in the coming months. Please take a moment to complete this survey – your input is important to…
Tuesday, 14 April 2020 13:02
Good Afternoon All, The Prime Minister returned to his daily briefings today so below please find some updates from him and other information: 1. 75% Wage Subsidy: Most of you know that the House and Senate sat this past Saturday and have approved the 75% wage subsidy. According to the PM this morning this program will be rolled out as quickly as possible. He didn't give a specific date on the roll-out but we will let you know as soon…
Friday, 10 April 2020 15:50
Good Afternoon All, Here is the information and updates that I have for you today (Friday): 1. Canadian Emergency Business Loan Program: - Banks opened their portal for this loan yesterday - The eligibility parameters have not changed - payroll minimum is still set at $50k - If you are eligible for this loan and apply for it apparently you will receive the money within a few days. - We are still urging our MP to push to amend the…
Thursday, 09 April 2020 11:00
Good Morning All, We've been working on Round 2 of the Don't Turn Out The Lights campaign that was launched last week. We need your help again in getting this out on all of your social media platforms. Attached please find the Round 2 graphics for social media (Instagram, Twitter, FaceBook) and the Social Media directions and suggested text sheet. Again, I'm asking you to break the usual rules surrounding social media posts and post this on a regular basis…

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