Join us on July 1st, 2009 at Yonge Dundas Square for performances, visual arts, crafts, dancing, information and foods representing cultures from around the globe!
The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto is proud to present the 3rd Annual Multicultural Canada Day Festival at Yonge Dundas Square. The Community Folk Art Council is the leader in promoting the traditional arts in Toronto.
Main Stage performances start at 12:10pm with groups from Europe, Canada, South and Central America, Asia, and South East Asia. With special events just for kids, it's great (free) family entertainment!
Canada Day Performance Schedule:
12:00 noon Opening Ceremonies
12:10 - 12:30 Slovenian - Mladi Glas and
or Planika Dance Ensemble
1:00 - 1:30 Korean - Mi Young Kim Dance Company
2:00 - 2:30 Hungarian - Hungarian Dance Ensemble from Hungary
3:00 - 3:30 Punjabi - Joban da Punjab
3:30- 4:00 Bulgarian Dance - Igranka
4:00 - 4:30 Filipino - Fiesta Filipina
5:00- 5:30 Ukrainian - Yavir
5:30 - 6:00 Habeeba Hobeika Egyptian Dance Company
6:30 - 7:00
Ecuador - Nueva Siembra
7:00 - 7:30 Academy of Film & Performing Arts -
Canadian Acadian Dance
CFAC is a not-for-profit, charitable organization, funded partially by the Toronto Arts Council, Social Development Canada and the City of Toronto, presents the heritage of over 100 nationalities found in Toronto. In coalition with its 91 member groups, CFAC showcases international traditions through events like Canada Day Festivals, Christmas and Easter Around the World, First Night and Taste of Toronto. The council also brings groups from other nations to perform in Toronto, and sends its own member groups to perform in places as far away as Taiwan. Through its activities, the council helps to bring about a higher profile for the heritage arts in the greater Toronto area.
Festival Sponsors:
OMNI Television - Title Media Sponsor
Canadian Heritage- Festival Sponsor
City of Toronto - Festival Sponsor
The Community Folk Arts Council of Toronto Mission:
To promote the preservation, development and advancement of the cultural and artistic heritage of the people of Toronto
The Community Folk Arts Council of Toronto runs five main programs that fulfill its mission:
- Multicultural Canada Day Festival is hailed as the largest multicultural Canada Day festival in Toronto. Held annually at Yonge Dundas Square with over 50,000 in audience attendance; the CFAC showcases the food, song and dance of the diverse ethnic communities that make up Toronto.
- Footsteps Project A new federally financed project that will gives several Toronto retirement homes the opportunity to see and experience CFAC member groups performing in their facilities. This project runs annually between the period of September to April.
- The Stage for Learning Diversity in your Community is an educational program that brings multicultural Educators and teachers, entertainers, artisans and storytellers to classrooms and community centres throughout Toronto.
- Celebrating Easter and Christmas Around the World is an annual festival held at Toronto's City Hall in the first week of December and Palm Sunday. 20 of Toronto's diverse communities celebrate and display their foods, arts and crafts and traditions of these religious holidays.
- CFAC Membership Groups; a full-service entertainment booking agency that represents multicultural and contemporary performers, plans special events, conventions and so much more.
The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto invites you to enjoy the performing arts, visual arts, crafts, dancing, information and foods representing cultures from around the globe.
Funded on Local and Federal levels:
Our Resource Centre:
The CFAC also acts as a resource
centre for our member groups. We have a documentation centre and
office staff experienced in dealing with the issues faced by
members. We organize workshops to assist our groups develop various
skills and expertise.
We help with
providing contacts and intervene in setting up networks among the
various member groups. We keep abreast of the many issues which
affect our members and ensure their best interests are represented
in all cases. We also provide marketing and publicity assistance to
groups looking for help in promoting local events.
