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, 27 September 2017 05:22
Dear Members Attached below please find your invitation to attend the Danforth BIA's Annual General Meeting. Also attached are the minutes from last year's AGM. This year's meeting will be held on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 7 Numbers, 307 Danforth Avenue. Reception from 6:30 to 7:00pm; Meeting to start at 7:00pm. Please rsvp via email to me by Tuesday, October 10, 2017.
Sunday, 24 September 2017 17:19
We've noticed a slight increase in store thefts over the past few days within the BIA area. As you all know this sort of thing does happen - sometimes there's a wave of incidents and then nothing. So this is a reminder to be aware of the customers coming into your location. If an incident does occur in your business we urge you to please report it to the police. These reports are an important way for our police to…
Wednesday, 13 September 2017 07:03
Member Profiles on Social Media: Later this month we will start profiling our great Danforth BIA business owners on our social media outlets. Eszter, our SM mgr., and I will be contacting you to set up your profile. We'd like to feature a photo of you, the business owner, and information about your specific business. We have over 330 members so this will be an ongoing initiative. Consumers love to know about the businesses that they support and this will…
Monday, 11 September 2017 06:37
It’s that time of year again! Please find attached a promo code for $5 off regular adult admission for this weekend’s Fall Home Show. Tickets are available for purchase at www.fallhomeshow.com, feel free to share this code with your members and board as you see fit. Get the inspiration and tips you need to organize your space at Toronto’s 29th annual largest Fall Home Show at the Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place (100 Princes’ Boulevard, Toronto) beginning Friday, September 15 and…
Thursday, 07 September 2017 07:18
I'm so pleased to announce that through a collaboration with Police Constable Ingrid Hannah (54 Division - north side of Danforth), the Street Art Program/City of Toronto Public Realm department, and artist Andre Castro, we have a beautiful new mural on the back wall of our Postables building located at 358 Danforth Avenue. Please see attached photo. During this past Spring, Constable Hannah and I conducted visits with some of our members who requested site safety reviews. During our meeting…
Thursday, 24 August 2017 07:18
Line 2 will be closed on Saturday, August 26 between St George and Broadview stations. Shuttle buses will operate between the two stations. Regular service on Line 2 resumes on Sunday at 8 a.m. Please note that parking on the Danforth will NOT be restricted. More information on the closure can be found here: http://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Subway_closures/Line2_StGeorge_Broadview_Aug_26.jsp Taste Tax Receipts:A number of you have mentioned that you haven't received your charitable tax receipts from Taste last year (2016). I'm in the process…

Member Resources

Find a great list of reference and resource items for your business here and here.

54 Police Division: 416-808-5400
55 Police Division: 416-808-5500