Canada’s #1 Latin American cultural celebration of the year! The award-winning Salsa in Toronto Festival’s largest event, the FREE Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival, presented by TD Bank Group is this weekend – July 5th and 6th !
Where culture met community, the annual street festival takes over midtown Toronto’s Hillcrest Village BIA transforming St. Clair Ave West into the ultimate Latin fiesta for all Canadians to enjoy and beyond including contests, exclusive perks, live event schedules and updates, festival maps, the Jackpot City artist lineups, latin eats etc
Festival Highlights include:
The Fiesta Parade – presented by Cuba Única
Saturday July 5 and Sunday July 6
The celebrations kicked off with the festival parade presented by Cuba Única showcasing cultural performances from over a dozen countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico, among others. Special VIP guests taking part in the parade this year include Stan Cho, Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming.
Toronto’s Political Salsa Dance-Off
Saturday July 5 – TD Stage
It was a fusion of politics and passion as political figures set aside their business suits and dust off their dancing shoes in the annual Salsa showdown dance-off hosted by festival ambassador and TLN Media Group personality Jesus Bustamante.
Special VIP guest appearances include:
• Toronto Mayor, Olivia Chow
• Vince Gasparro, MP for Eglinton–Lawrence and Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)
• Leslie Church, MP for Toronto–St. Paul’s and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Jobs and Families
• Stephanie Smyth, MPP for Toronto–St. Paul’s
• Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Services & Latin America)
Music and Dance Performances At Two Festival Stages
Over 350 Canadian and international artists lit up the TD Canada, and El Gaucho festival stages featuring some of the best Latin musicians in the world. Performers included a captivating Samba presentation by Dance Migration, Venezuelan singer and composer known as “Worldwide Salsa” – Luis Franco, dynamic Cuban musician Marta Elena, and for the first time ever, experience the pulsating rhythms of DJ Massianello straight from Colombia, just to name a few!
Non-Stop Dancing In The Streets
Participants showed off their dance moves or take in the entertainment at the dance hot spots located throughout the festival featuring DJ Gio and Los Salsomanos, Soul2Sole Latin Dance Company, Steps Dance Studio, ShumdeSalsa and more.
Culinary Delights
Fans of dance Indulged in an array of authentic Latin cuisines from more than 15 Hispanic countries across the globe including Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil featuring 35 local food vendors.
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The Salsa in Toronto Festival and Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival are founded by TLN Media Group, presented by TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment, and produced by the Canadian Salsa Festivals Project, a federally incorporated Not-for-Profit organization.
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