Lots to do this weekend in East Toronto as art show, sidewalk sales and spring festival among events slated
A busy weekend is planned for East Toronto with an arts and crafts show, sidewalk sales and festivals among the many events slated for this Saturday and Sunday.
The Kingston Road Village Spring Festival is going on both Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14, along Kingston Road between Blantyre Avenue and Hannaford Street. Hours will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
Saturday’s activities will include numerous fun family events such as face painting, a colouring contest, live music performances, a scavenger hunt and lots of treats. Sunday’s events include specials on the patios of local businesses, including coffee shops, ice cream stores, bars and restaurants.
For more information on this weekend’s Kingston Road Village Spring Festival, please go to https://www.kingstonroadvillage.ca/
Saturday, June 13, also sees the The Beach BIA’s Queen Street East Sidewalk Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event takes place along Queen Street East from Coxwell Avenue in the west to Neville Park Boulevard in the east.
For more information, please visit The Beach BIA’s website at https://thebeachbia.com
Kew Gardens park on Queen Street East in the Beach will also be a hopping spot to be this weekend as the Beaches Arts and Crafts Show is on both Saturday and Sunday. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both June 13 and 14.
A Beach tradition in Kew Gardens since 1984, the free-to-attend show will feature the works of more than 140 independent artists, artisans, makers, and designers providing literally thousands of independently created items. There will also be food and drink available at the show.
This year’s show will also help raise funds for The Neighbourhood Group, a local charitable organization that serves the needs of community members of all ages in a number of ways including housing and support services.
Kew Gardens is located at 2075 Queen St. E. For more information, please go to https://beachesartsandcrafts.com
On Saturday, June 13, the 12th annual DECA Danforth East Community Yard Sale will be taking place.
It is one of the biggest community yard sales in the city – last year there were over 200 sales registered! There is an interactive map where you can register your sale, and items you are selling – and bargain hunters can use the map to plot out their yard sale route. For more information on the community yard sale, which goes from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and locations registered to take part in the neighbourhood, please go to https://deca.to/yardsale/
There is also a multi-seller site at 200 Wolverleigh for those without yards, and DECA will be collecting specific clothing and small kitchen items for donation to a local community organization.
Also, this Saturday will see a charity car wash in support of Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church’s Young People’s Division. The car wash is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will take place at Calvary Baptist Church, 72 Main St.
For more information on Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church and today’s car wash, please go to the church’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/grantame
The above is just a sampling of some of the many events taking place locally. To keep updated, please visit Beach Metro’s Community Calendar online at https://beachmetro.com/events/
