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

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Attached below is a notice from the TTC advising that there will be a modified subway closure this Saturday, May 13 between Broadview station and St. George Station. Please note that parking will NOT be affected on the Danforth during this closure.
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 09:45
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Wednesday, 22 March 2017 04:44
This is a reminder that the Greek Community of Toronto will be hosting their Independence Parade this coming Sunday, March 26 on the Danforth. Danforth will be closed to traffic from 11am to approximately 5pm. Please note that sometimes the road is opened to traffic a bit quicker after the parade. Below are further details about the parade that I received from the Greek Community of Toronto's office: Parade Start Time: 1:00pm Parade Completion Time: 3:00pm Parade Route: From Eastern…
Wednesday, 15 March 2017 19:43
Reminder: Tomorrow (Thursday, March 16) is the last day to enter the contest to win admission to the Retail Marketing Conference on April 4, 2017. The 2 winners will be announced this Friday, March 17. Update: Recently the City's Transportation Services Department proposed some new "no stopping" regulations for Broadview south of Danforth. Some of the proposals were not ideal for our BIA. Councillor Paula Fletcher and your BIA Board of Directors worked together to successfully secure amendments to the…
Friday, 10 March 2017 09:21
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