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

Friday, 21 June 2024 00:00
Good Afternoon BIA Members, I have a few updates for you today; TTC This Weekend Due to Ontario Line construction at Pape & Danforth this weekend the subway will NOT be stopping at the Pape Station. This means that we will have shuttle buses on Danforth this weekend. Pape station will remain open and bus service will be unaffected. If you need to travel to Pape Station on Line 2, here’s what you need to do: 1. If you are…
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 07:44
Good Afternoon BIA Members, Well it certainly seems like we're in full-on summer! As you may have seen, we have our two BIA parkettes up and running - one on the south side of Danforth between Bowden and Hampton; and one on the north side of Danforth between Ellerbeck and Broadview. Every Thursday and Friday nights we host our BD Beats Summer Music series in these parkettes however the rest of the time the parkettes are available for people to…
Monday, 03 June 2024 16:03
Good Afternoon BIA Members, In the last week or so I've received a lot of inquiries and complaints about various signs - either A-Frame or painted on the sidewalks. Also because we are installing the various CafeTO patios there are a number of MLS officers in the area who are flagging various signage issues. I thought that I should review what's allowed and what's not: painting on the sidewalks is not allowed by the City of Toronto vinyl signage adhered…
Friday, 24 May 2024 16:55
Good Afternoon BIA Members, I've received a few alerts from a couple of members about incidents in the area. Thank you to The Clay Room and The Carrot Common for flagging these with me. Please be aware of the following: Anyone coming in and asking if you take cash as a payment. I know, this seems odd but.... there's a guy going around wearing a mask and hoodie asking this question. This may be perfectly innocent but one of our…
Wednesday, 08 May 2024 09:31
Good Afternoon BIA Members, I wanted to remind you that we're hosting a Sidewalk Sale this coming Saturday, May 11/24 from noon to 3pm as part of our Tunes 'n Blooms event. In addition to the sidewalk sale we will also have the following: 5 outdoor bands playing in front of the following locations: Der Dietemann Antiques, 747 Broadview Ave. Kitchenette, 791 Broadview Ave. Black Swan, 154 Danforth Ave. iPro Realty, 276 Danforth Ave. Carrot Common Courtyard We will be…
Tuesday, 30 April 2024 16:30
Good Morning BIA Members, I want to share the details for our upcoming Tunes 'n Blooms street festival. We will be hosting outdoor bands this coming Sat. May 4 and next Fri. May 10th and then on Saturday, May 11th we will be hosting a full BIA street festival including a sidewalk sale, bands, giveaways etc. This is a great opportunity to promote your business and I hope that you will take advantage of it and participate. If you can…

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