Date: March 6-8
Location: Multiple venues
Price: Free Toronto’s 175th Anniversary Celebrations include various historical, musical, artistic, literary and educational events at several municipal indoor and outdoor venues. www.toronto.ca/175/index.htm
Date: March 7-21
Location: Metro Hall
Price: Underground Art of Toronto is a guided art tour in downtown Toronto’s underground PATH system. The tour concludes with a free tea, coffee, beer or wine at a historic bar. It runs from 2pm-4pm (only on March 7, 15 and 21). ourspaceyourplace.wordpress.com
Date: March 11-14
Location: Multiple venues
Price: Varied Canadian Music Week is an annual music festival featuring concerts, seminars, panel discussions, speeches, celebrity interviews, film screenings, a trade show, award ceremonies and more. The conference and award ceremonies are at Fairmont Royal York. www.cmw.net
Date: March 14-14
Location: Arcadian Court
Price: Grand Marshal Ball honours the grand marshals of Toronto’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The black-tie event features a cocktail reception, a full-course dinner, live entertainment and a silent auction. www.topatrick.com/grandmarshalball.html
Date: March 15-15
Location: Downtown Toronto
Price: Free St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Toronto is one of the s largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the world. It features marching bands, dancers and various groups celebrating Irish culture. It starts at noon at St. George and Bloor Streets, goes east on Bloor, south on Yonge Street, then west on Queen Street to University Avenue. www.topatrick.com
Date: March 18-22
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Price: Varied Canada Blooms is an annual flower and garden exhibition and sale. It features fantasy gardens, floral arrangements, exhibits, vendors, seminars, demonstrations, interactive workshops, a horticultural competition, a kids’ area and more. Adult: $16 advance/$18 at door, senior or student: $16, child under 12: free. After 5pm: $12, two-day pass: $25. Guided tour: $40, opening night party: $195. www.canadablooms.com
Date: March 18-22
Location: Exhibition Place
Price: Varied Toronto Sportsmen’s Show is a consumer show for campers, hunters, fishers, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts. It includes exhibits, seminars, interactive demonstrations, vendors, dog shows, birds of prey, vehicles and more. Adult: $17, youth or senior: $10, child: free. Family pass: $40. www.sportshows.ca/toronto
Date: March 19-22
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Price: TBA Toronto Art Expo is an annual art show featuring thousands of works by more than 350 artists from Canada and around the world. There is an opening gala with wine and live music on March 19. www.torontoartexpo.com
Date: March 20-22
Location: Exhibition Place
Price: Varied Holistic World Expo is a holistic health consumer show featuring speakers, live music, interactive demonstrations, vendors, exhibits, samples and more It is in Direct Energy Centre. $10 admission (children free), headline speaker pass: $39. www.holisticworld.org
Date: March 26-30
Location: Canada Square
Price: Free The Female Eye Film Festival is an annual independent film festival with screenings, panel discussions, a silent auction and industry events. All the films are directed by women.
Date: March 27-29
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Price: Varied Toronto’s Ultimate Travel Show is a travel consumer show featuring exhibits, vendors, demonstrations, entertainment, food and beverage samples, special promotions and more. Adult: $12, student or senior: $9, child: free. Advance tickets are lower priced. www.totravelshow.com
Date: March 27-April 5
Location: Harbourfront Centre
Price: Free Toronto Festival of Storytelling is an annual event featuring storytellers from across Canada and around the world. www.harbourfrontcentre.com
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