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

Tuesday, 03 December 2019 09:23
Good Morning All, I have a few things for you to note today: 1. Save The DateAt our AGM this past October there was a discussion about how to best spend our Taste budget in 2020. It was decided that a meeting for all interested members should be organized in January so a fuller discussion could take place. So please save the following date: Monday, January 27, arrival between 6 and 6:30pm, meeting will start at 6:30pm, and will take…
Wednesday, 13 November 2019 11:55
Good Afternoon All, I've just contacted the City's events department and have confirmed that the Bloor Viaduct Bridge will be closed to traffic this Sunday, November 17th from 7am to around 2:30pm. The Santa Claus Parade has a new starting point this year - it will begin at Parliament and Bloor East. Our bridge will be used for staging the floats etc. So for those who want a bit of a behind the scenes look - this should be fun.…
Monday, 04 November 2019 12:21
Good Afternoon All, It's November and the holiday season is quickly approaching. One of the great traditions in our area is the Riverdale Share Concert. This year marks its 27th anniversary and the concert will once again take place at our Danforth Music Hall on Sunday, December 8th. Each year many of you support the concert and their affiliated charities through financial contributions. Attached below please find 2 files containing information on the different levels of support available should you…
Monday, 28 October 2019 10:58
Good Morning All, As you know the City is conducting a Danforth Avenue Complete Street & Planning Study. This phase of the study will deal with the area of Danforth from the Don Valley to Coxwell Avenue. The first part of the study has already been completed in the area from Coxwell Avenue to Victoria Park. The first community meeting for the study is scheduled to take place as follows:Thursday, November 7, 20196:30pm to 8:30pmMonarch Park Collegiate Institute, 1 Hanson…
Friday, 25 October 2019 06:41
Beginning on Tuesday, October 29th we will be partnering with the City’s Digital Main Street team to help your businesses with their digital components. We realize the importance of having an online presence in this day and age and feel that the combination of the Digital Main Street platform and Digital Service Squad can help each of you with this. Some of our businesses are very digitally savvy but some have expressed the desire for extra training and guidance. The…
Thursday, 24 October 2019 12:32
Please be advised that Danforth Ave. will be closed from Donlands to Broadview from 11am to 5pm on Sunday for the annual Oxi parade.

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