Toronto, Canada
Toronto, Canada’s name was derived from the Mohowk Indian word tkaronto. Tkaronto described The Narrows of Lake Simcoe, "where there are trees standing in the water." In 1680, Lake Simcoe began appearing in maps and other works as Lac de Taronto. In 1665, it was an Italian cartographer who altered the spelling of Tartonto to Toronto.
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WhyWhy Zed Films
january
- Nextstage Festival
- WinterCity Festival (through February)
february
- Southern Ontario Orchid Society Show
march
- Canada Blooms: The Toronto Flower & Garden Festival
- Canadian Music Week
april
- Hot Docs-Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (through May)
may
- CONTACT-Toronto Photography Festival
- Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival
- Sante-Toronto International Wine Festival
- Toronto International Circus Festival
june
- Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival
- TELUS Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival
july
- Beaches International Jazz Festival
- Canada Dry Festival of Fire
- Corso Italia Toronto Fiesta
- The Fringe Toronto’s Theatre Festival
- Luminato-Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity
- Métis Arts Festival
- NXNE
- Toronto Caribana (though August)
- Toronto Gay & Lesbian Pride Celebration
- Toronto International Festival Caravan
august
- AfriVillage Fest
- Irie Music Festival
- Toronto’s Beer Festival
october
- Halloweek
- Indie Week
- Planet in Focus-International Environmental Film & Video Festival
- Thanksgiving Day
november
- Canadian Aboriginal Festival
- Day of the Dead Festival
- Holiday Magic on Bloor-Yorkville (through January)
- Kidzfest
- The Santa Claus Parade
- Swedish Christmas Festival
- Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
- Ukrainian Heritage Day
december
- Festival of Carols
- Illuminite
