Rhythms of Canada

Date: Sunday, June 30 (12–11 pm) & Monday, July 1 (12–6 pm), RAIN OR SHINE
Price: FREE

Getting Here: Free shuttle bus from downtown with 5 convenient stops

Join us for a two-day festival celebrating Canada’s contemporary fabric — a dynamic mix of cultures, stories, and rhythms! 

Enjoy an artisan market, food fair, bike-repair clinic, calligraphy station, a giant outdoor chess set, and our Meet the Curator Tours! 

Flex your artistic muscles with family friendly art-making activities and dance workshops led by Bageshree Vaze (kathak - 3 pm) and Carmen Romero (flamenco - 4 pm). Then break out your new moves during our lineup of performances from some of Toronto’s best artists (see below).

Be sure to take advantage of $10 special admission to our popular exhibition, The Moon: A Voyage Through Time, on both days.

Also, on July at 1 pm, find out how Canada’s cultural context allows communities to connect through music in a panel session with the artistic directors of the Ashkenaz Foundation and the Museum, along with members of the Israeli-Iranian Musical Initiative.

ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP

Sunday, June 30 | 12–11 pm

Cris Derksen Trio - 9:30 pm
Asiko Afrobeat - 7:45 pm
Jerusa Leão - 12, 1, & 3 pm | Marker Starling - 12 pm | Picastro’s Liz Hysen - 1 pm
Hussein Janmohamed - 2:15 pm | Lisa Odjig - 2:30 pm | Gelax - 3 pm
Nicolette and the Nobodies - 4:30 pm | Waleed Kush 5:45 pm 

Monday, July 1, 12–6 pm

Jerusa Leão 12, 1, & 3 pm | game.set.trap - 12 pm | Maracatu Mar Aberto - 2pm
Hussein Janmohamed - 2 pm | Taktus - 3:30 pm 
Labyrinth Ontario Showcase - 5 pm

MEET THE CURATOR TOURS
Surprise spot tours on an aspect of the Museum Collection
$10.00 each (max 10 people per session)
Sunday, June 30
2:30 – 3 pm: Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis
4–4:30 pm and 5 – 5:30 pm : Dr. Marika Sardar
Monday, July 1
2 – 2:30 pm: Dr. Michael Chagnon
4:30 – 5 pm: Bita Pourvash

FREE SHUTTLE BUS
A shuttle bus will loop from downtown to the Museum with stops at:
Double Tree by Hilton (DTH) · The Westin Harbour Castle · The Neighbourhood Organization (18 Thorncliffe Park Drive) · Ontario Science Centre · Aga Khan Museum (AKM)

SHUTTLE SCHEDULE FOR JUNE 30

SHUTTLE SCHEDULE FOR JULY 1