Toronto announces major public events, festivals to proceed for spring and summer 2022
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Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced all major public events will go ahead for 2022 after a two-year hiatus for most large events and festivals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced all major in-person public events, parades and festivals will go ahead for 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I think we are all ready for a vibrant and exciting 2022,” Tory said at an announcement on Friday, alongside some festival organizers. “We’re saying loudly and clearly, … Welcome back Toronto and welcome back to Toronto.”
“Many of Toronto’s major festival organizers have confirmed their plans to come back live and in-person for 2022 and so we’re gearing up to launch this major slate of events.”
Tory said there are many major festivals to come, such as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 20, which was one of the first major events that had to be cancelled in 2020.
Other events include Doors Open Toronto, Pride, Caribbean Carnival, Taste of the Danforth, and TIFF, among others.
The CNE was not mentioned as being officially confirmed in the list announced Friday but Tory said that some work such as discussions, details and permits still need to be ironed out.
“The CNE happens a bit later in the summer. I am very hopeful and very optimistic it will be held,” Tory said.
“I think the CNE is important to a lot of people. It’s one of the great traditions of Toronto and we hope that once we get some of that work done that we will be able to announce the return of the CNE at the usual time in August.”
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