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People walking down Yonge St. in front of TTC bus during 2023 Pride Toronto Festival

2023 Pride Toronto Festival recap

July 1, 2023February 18, 2025

“Pride was a protest, Pride was mobilization, Pride was connecting with your community, Pride was being visible on the streets,” said Elina Filice.

Woman crossing middle fingers over her face

From the trenches of Ward 81 to the outer reaches of Tassili

April 21, 2023

Compelling exhibitions by Mary Ellen Mark and Lydia Ourahmane provide passage through extraordinary physical and emotional landscapes

Blonde woman dancing outside at festival

Soulshine Festival aftermovie

October 9, 2022February 18, 2025

Watch highlights from the 2022 Soulshine Festival, featuring live music, ecstatic dance, DJs, workshops, artisan market, healing forest and family fun.

A Black man points while singing to a crowd from a festival tent. © Andy Lee, 2022. realandylee.com

Toronto Jazz Fest ends on a high-energy note

July 8, 2022August 2, 2024

Cory Henry Trio, Lemon Bucket Orkestra get crowds moving during festival’s final weekend.

A Black woman standing in a moving car holds a rainbow flag above her head during the Toronto Pride festival’s Dyke March. © Andy Lee, 2022. realandylee.com

Toronto Pride festival makes in-person comeback in style

July 2, 2022August 2, 2024

Despite looming thunderstorms, only men rained on the city’s first Pride parade in two years.

Black reggae artist Horace Andy performs on an outdoor stage at Luminato Festival. © Andy Lee, 2022. realandylee.com

Reggae icon Horace Andy lights up Luminato

June 30, 2022August 2, 2024

Legendary septuagenarian Rastafarian headlines day of free shows at Woodbine Park.

Jesse Buck holding a mixer and his hand over his heart with the Toronto skyline in the background. © Andy Lee, realandylee.com

How to get your Groove on during the pandemic

November 9, 2021June 18, 2022

On Wednesday nights, they come out to dance in silence – or so it seems.

Donning glowing wireless headsets in outdoor spaces across the city, 50-100 free spirits move to a DJ’s soundscape journey from calm and quiet, accelerating to a frenetic climax and eventually returning to stillness.