Harbourfront Centre Enters Bold New Chapter for Summer 2025 with Art, Music, Food, and Community at the Heart

Toronto — Toronto’s beloved waterfront destination is back and reimagined as Harbourfront Centre launches its dynamic Summer 2025 season, unveiling a bold new vision rooted in creativity, connection, and community.

As the city’s 10-acre cultural campus, Harbourfront Centre is inviting everyone to experience art, music, food, learning, and play in fresh, engaging ways this summer.

“This is a fresh opportunity to experience Harbourfront Centre in new and exciting ways,” said Cathy Loblaw, CEO of Harbourfront Centre. “We’re building on our incredible legacy and welcoming everyone to make this their meeting place for art, culture, food, learning, and shared experiences.”

🌟 Season Highlights:

• Summer Music in the Garden returns for its 24th season of free concerts

• Free Flicks returns, with opening night curated by TIFF

• Luminato Festival partnership brings headline programming to the lake

• Moving Forest by The Bentway, an immersive urban shade canopy experience

• South by South East (SXSE) International Festival and Unity Festival

• Home Game: Toronto Loves Basketball, a new exhibition by the Museum of Toronto

• Craft & Design Studio open house and Artist-in-Residence programs

“This summer, we’re opening our studios wider than ever, inviting people to engage directly with the creative process,” said Janna Hiemstra, Manager of Craft & Design.

🍴 Eat, Explore, Enjoy:

From the debut of the 800-seat Queens Harbour venue to returning favourites like the International Food & Drink Festival and Flavours by Fire, the waterfront will be buzzing with culinary events.

Visitors can also enjoy the new Saturday Harbourfront Farmers Market and UNDRGRNDNGHTMRKT with $10-and-under eats, curated by Street Eats Market.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Learning by the Lake:

• KidSpark pop-up from Ontario Science Centre

• Harbourfront Centre Camps in arts, circus, and marine exploration

• The Second City Theatre Camps, introducing improv-based fun for kids

“Harbourfront Centre is about more than programming—it’s about creating spaces across the waterfront where people can have a great time together,” said Tim Kocur, Executive Director, Waterfront BIA.

Full details and programming schedule can be found at harbourfrontcentre.com.

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