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Shop these HOT BUYS & More at Riverside’s Eats & Beats Streetfest June 2nd!

Check out HOT BUYS, amazing finds, sweet deals, freebies and much more at Riverside’s Eats and Beats Streetfest sidewalk sales along Queen St E from the DVP to Empire Ave.

Riverside’s Annual Eats & Beats Streetfest is back – this year on Saturday June 2nd alongside the 20th annual Riverdale Artwalk. Taste the Eats and feel the Beats in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood! Riverside’s Annual Streetfest spans 10 vibrant blocks along Queen Street East between the Don Valley Parkway to just past De Grassi Street.

>>>CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS & LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING <<<<<

CHECK OUT THE EVENT GUIDE (PDF)

LONE & CO Salon Gift Basket Draw!
Sat, Jun 2nd 2:00pm – 6:00pm
717 Queen St. East
Stop by Lone&Co Salon’s sidewalk booth and cast your ballot for a Kevin Murphy gift basket ($200 value)!!

Jazz It Up at Dimensions
Sat, Jun 2nd 1:00pm – 6:00pm
(LOGO Dimensions) 732 Queen St. East
Live music will bring you a blend of classics to current hits from Sandra Bouza (2pm-4pm). Come inside and enjoy inspiring art!

Muay Thai & Cultural Demo
Sat, Jun 2nd 2:00pm-5:00pm
740 Queen St. East
Hosting live Muay Thai + Boxing Demos with athletes and fitness enthusiasts, including kids!

Riverdale Trading Company Vinyl Sidewalk Sale
Sat, Jun 2nd 1:00pm – 6:00pm
760 Queen Street East
Shop Riverdale Trading Co’s sidewalk sale with 20% off vinyl & enjoy DJ tunes!

Waxon Waxbar NEW Clients Receive a Free Service!
Sat, Jun 2nd 1:00pm – 6:00pm
766 Queen St. East
Inquire with our guest services team how NEW clients can receive a FREE service card.

Get Well-Crafted at Brika’s Sidewalk Sale
Sat, Jun 2nd 1:00pm – 6:00pm
768 Queen St. East
Find a great selection of well-crafted artisanal goods and gifts at Brika’s sidewalk sale!

Here & Now Clothing
Sat, Jun 2nd 1:00pm-6:00pm
770 Queen St East
Here & Now is celebrating their 16th Anniversary with a 20-75% off sale!

Get Your Green on at Queen Garden Centre
Sat, Jun 2nd 1:00pm – 6:00pm
771 Queen St. East
Shop specials on gardening plants and supplies at the Queen Garden Centre, right beside the festival’s Saulter Street closure!

Sash & Bustle Bridesmaids Sample Sale & Sidewalk Sale
Sat, Jun 2nd 10am-6pm
779 Queen St. East
“Stop by Sash & Bustle’s one day only Bridesmaids Sample Sale & Sidewalk Sale for amazing deals on bridesmaids gowns, lingerie, gifts, and accessories!” For one day only, Sash & Bustle is hosting a Bridesmaids Sample Sale and Sidewalk Sale! We’ll have a number of gorgeous gowns on sale out on the sidewalk as well as inside our boutique ranging from $25-$175. Please note that bridesmaids appointments will be drop-in only, so stop by early! We will also have goodies like lingerie, gifts, and accessories on MEGA SALE ranging from $5-$100! There’s something for everyone, so come shop the sale! We can’t wait to see you!

Bergström Sidewalk Sale!

Sat, Jun 2nd 11:00am-5:00pm
781 Queen St. East
Don’t miss Bergstrom’s ever-popular Sidewalk Clearance Sale! Accessories, footwear, and clothing from $5 and up! Come early for the best selection.

Pop By to Celebrate with Gillis & Kennedy!
Sat, Jun 2nd 1:00pm – 4:00pm
785 Queen St. East
Celebrate with local realtors Dianna Kennedy and Patrick Gillis! Enjoy free popcorn, bottled water, plus a prize draw of cookbooks by local chef Lynne Crawford!!

Riverside Arts Market – Shop Local
Sat, Jun 2nd 11:00am-6:00pm
790 Queen St. East
Meet local artisans, shop over 50 local vendors under one roof. 1:30PM-2:15PM Live music by Joanna Kellam from Scribble Me Silly!

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White Elephant Sale
Sat, Jun 2nd 12:00pm – 4:00pm
791 Queen St. East
A treasure trove of unique items for sale. All proceeds will go to support Mustard Seed Programming, Fontbonne Ministries.

Common Sort Massive Sidewalk Sale
Sat, Jun 2nd 1:00pm – 6:00pm
800 Queen Street East
Check out Common Sort’s huge sidewalk sale to get amazing deals on the best in the trendiest pre-loved fashion.

Chi Junky Yoga & Wellness Studio Gets You Addicted to Feeling Good!
Sat, Jun 2nd 9:00am-3:00pm
70 McGee Street
Come try your first class FREE plus receive 10% off class packages (in person only, not applicable for unlimited memberships).

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To check out all the fun details of Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest, register for activities, and let us know you’re coming!

So come join us – and share your memories on social media using #eatsnbeats and #RiversideTO for chance to win a free Riverside t-shirt!

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats 2018 sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: the Riverside BIA, BMO Queen & Saulter Branch, and Metroland Media.

Taste the Eats & Feel the Beats on Broadview Ave at Riverside Streefest’s Main Stage

Dance your heart out, enjoy cold brews and great eats at Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest’s Broadview street closure f/t food &  drink from Toronto Food Tours and Eastbound Brewing Co, plus live tunes by Turbo Street Funk, Samba Toronto & more!

Riverside’s Annual Eats & Beats Streetfest is back – this year on Saturday June 2nd alongside the 20th annual Riverdale Artwalk. Taste the Eats and feel the Beats in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood! Riverside’s Annual Streetfest spans 10 vibrant blocks along Queen Street East between the Don Valley Parkway to just past De Grassi Street.

Enjoy a diversity of live musical performances and activities on Broadview with our Eats & Beats Main Stage, along with cold brews in the Eastbound Beer Garden and culinary delights from Toronto Food Tours!

>>>CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS & LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING <<<<<

CHECK OUT THE EVENT GUIDE (PDF)

Performance Schedule:

1pm Turbo Street Funk,

2pm Festival Welcome & DJ Beats at the Mainstage. At the Culinary Tent: Toronto Food Tours will be dishing out fabulous food demos and samples

2:45pm Charleston Lesson with Bees’ Knees Dance. Founded in 1999 by notable Toronto dancer Mandi Gould, Bees’ Knees Dance is now thriving under an enthusiastic collective of the studio’s instructors. Dance your heart out with professionals at 2:45pm.

3pm Get your swing dancing on with the Sugar Foot Stompers.

4pm Learn the Samba at 4pm a dance with its root in the Brazilian spirit, has planted itself here in Toronto where it’s budding with fun for everyone of all ages.

5:00pm DJ Beats at the Main Stage. At the Culinary Tent: more fun culinary demos at the Toronto Food Tours!

Read on for more about our Main Stage featured band, the Toronto Food Tours Culinary Tent, and Eastbound Beer Garden:

Turbo Street Funk defy convention; whether they’re playing a festival, pub, concert hall, or even on a busy street corner, the infectious sounds of Turbo Street Funk always sound at home. With a performance style rooted in the New Orleans horn band tradition, Turbo Street Funk combine Top 40 hits with top notch originals in an incendiary show that gets people moving.

Formed in 2011, Turbo Street Funk started as a professional busking band, performing on the streets of Toronto each spring and summer while members of the band attended university. The band received high praise from local journalists for their fresh sound and popularity with Toronto audiences.

The band includes; Casey Van – on vocals, guitar & harmonica, Juan Manuel Arce – on Alto Saxophone, Joel Eric Szabo – on French Horn, Camilo Gallon – on Drums and Ian Feenstra on the Sousaphone!

This is the band’s fourth year at the Annual Riveride Eats & Beats Streetfest and we’re glad to have them back!!

Toronto Food Tours is excited to present from 1pm-6pm a special pig roast and deep fried turkey at their culinary tent at the Riverside Eats & Beats Broadview street closure, and at 2pm and 5pm a dynamic lineup of Chefs, Local Restaurateurs, plus Food and Drink Artisans from across the city who will be demonstrating incredible summer recipes, and offering lots of culinary tips and tricks along the way. Check for culinary schedule and delicious details: tofoodtours.com

PLUS, from 1pm-6pm you can enjoy all the tunes while lounging in the Eastbound Brewing Co. Beer Garden, right next door in the Starbank Convenience parking lot (behind 705 Queen St E). Eastbound will be pouring fresh pints with a stage view. Pull up a stool and enjoy the beats!

More about Eastbound Brewing Co:

This local Riverside brew pub – conveniently located right across the street at 700 Queen St East, beside the Broadview Hotel – believes fresh beer is better beer. Same goes for fresh food. Eastbound Brewing Co. thinks that making good beer and good food with good stuff is everything. Whether it is fresh cut fries, house-made pickles or a pretzel baked that day, it is all made right in house!

Stop by Eastbound Brewing Co at 700 Queen St E during Eats & Beats to enjoy their wide menu of home-made brews and dishes to pair from 1pm-4:30pm!

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To check out all the fun details of Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest, register for activities, and let us know you’re coming!

So come join us – and share your memories on social media using #eatsnbeats and #RiversideTO for chance to win a free Riverside t-shirt!

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats 2018 sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: the Riverside BIA, BMO Queen & Saulter Branch, and Metroland Media.

Taste Summer with Toronto Food Tours Culinary Tent at Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest June 2nd

Toronto Food Tours will be cooking up something special in their culinary tent with a special pig and turkey roast, plus culinary demos from a dynamic lineup of chefs at Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest’ Broadview Street closure!

Riverside’s Annual Eats & Beats Streetfest is back – this year on Saturday June 2nd alongside the 20th annual Riverdale Artwalk. Taste the Eats and feel the Beats in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood! Riverside’s Annual Streetfest spans 10 vibrant blocks along Queen Street East between the Don Valley Parkway to just past De Grassi Street.

>>>CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS & LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING <<<

CHECK OUT THE EVENT GUIDE (PDF)

Toronto Food Tours is excited to present from 1pm-6pm a special pig roast and deep fried turkey at their culinary tent at the Riverside Eats & Beats Broadview street closure.

PLUS, at 2pm and 5pm a dynamic lineup of Chefs, Local Restaurateurs, and Food and Drink Artisans from across the city who will be demonstrating incredible summer recipes – offering lots of culinary tips and tricks along the way. Check for culinary schedule and delicious details: tofoodtours.com

More about Toronto Food Tours

Toronto Food Tours is locally owned and operated by partners Chef Scott Savoie, the city’s original and iconic food tour guy, and John Anderson, a local restaurateur and pub owner for over 25 years. They are dedicated to featuring the culinary and cultural diversity of the city through food, drink tours, edible escapades, cooking class and tastings. Their goal is to give visitors and locals alike a curated taste of place showcasing the best of locally grown Ontario foods, Artisanal Wines, Beers & Spirits served by local chefs and bartenders that are proud of their craft.

“We have been doing tours with Chef Scott for several years now. He always makes us feel like a VIP. This time we went on the Little Italy tour. The food and stories were fantastic. Will be booking his Canoe Escapade this summer and really want to do the St. Lawrence Market tour.” – T. Beaulieu, Toronto

“We did a corporate team building event for our staff. It was just so much fun. Everyone had a ball. The food was delicious and Chef Scott and John we such great hosts.” – P. Rivard, Toronto

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To check out all the fun details of Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest, register for activities, and let us know you’re coming!

So come join us – and share your memories on social media using #eatsnbeats and #RiversideTO for chance to win a free Riverside t-shirt!

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats 2018 sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: the Riverside BIA, BMO Queen & Saulter Branch, and Metroland Media.

Enjoy Dog-Friendly Activities by DAG & THS at Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest!

Enjoy the dog- and people- friendly activities hosted by the Downtown Automotive Group in their lot at 645 Queen E as part of Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest! Plus, check out the fun activities planned at the Toronto Humane Society, just across the bridge.  

Riverside’s Annual Eats & Beats Streetfest is back – this year on Saturday June 2nd alongside the 20th annual Riverdale Artwalk. Taste the Eats and feel the Beats in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood! Riverside’s Annual Streetfest spans 10 vibrant blocks along Queen Street East between the Don Valley Parkway to just past De Grassi Street.

>>>CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS & LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING <<<<<

CHECK OUT THE EVENT GUIDE (PDF)

At Riverside Eats & Beats, from 1-5pm, in Downtown Automotive Group’s (DAG) parking lot at 645 Queen St E (Queen St E and Carroll St) bring your four-legged friend for tasty treats and donate to the Toronto Humane Society doggie stations! For you: enjoy BBQ from Il Ponte. Plus, see how DAG’s new 7-dealership/residential complex build is progressing while checking out the latest new vehicles.

More about DAG:

Downtown Automotive Group (DAG) has been around since 1992 and takes “community to heart”. Their select group of dealerships offers a number of new and used vehicles. DAG have been involved with many different community causes, from supporting local young people’s sports teams to the YWCA Women’s Shelter.

DAG is currently undertaking an ambitious new development that will lead to the establishment of Riverside Square—a 7-dealership property with nearly 800 condo units for residential purposes. To find out more about this exciting plan visit their website.

 

PLUS, follow the pawprints just across the bridge, to corner of Queen and River and pop into The Toronto Humane Society to celebrate 130 years of helping animals. Join in their annual open house and from 11am-5pm make toys for the dogs, read to the rabbits, tour the Cat Sky House and more like go on a guided tour or lead your own scavenger hunt or shop a giant Yard Sale and Bake Sale.

More about the Toronto Humane Society:

From its beginnings in 1887 The Toronto Humane Society has had a long journey and continues to demonstrate its commitment to the humane treatment of animals. Learn more about its history and have fun with the animals on Saturday June 2nd as part of the Eats and Beats Street Festival!

To check out all the fun details of Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest, register for activities, and let us know you’re coming!

So come join us – and share your memories on social media using #eatsnbeats and #RiversideTO for chance to win a free Riverside t-shirt!

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats 2018 sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: the Riverside BIA, BMO Queen & Saulter Branch, and Metroland Media.

Get moving and grooving at the ACTIVATE! Block Party during Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest on June 2nd!

Celebrate Toronto Bike Month at Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest with bicycle-powered live music from Tune Your Ride and lots more!

Riverside’s Annual Eats & Beats Streetfest is back – this year on Saturday June 2nd alongside the 20th annual Riverdale Artwalk. Taste the Eats and feel the Beats in Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood! Riverside’s Annual Streetfest spans 10 vibrant blocks along Queen Street East between the Don Valley Parkway to just past De Grassi Street.

>>>CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS & LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING <<<<<

CHECK OUT THE EVENT GUIDE (PDF)

From 1-6pm on June 2nd, get moving with activities at our Munro Street Closure. Lend us your energy to power live tunes from our bicycle-powered music station provided by Tune Your Ride, including:

1:00pm: enjoy the famed Don Kerr, a prominent drummer and producer on the local indie-music scene for years. Having formed the band Communism, Kerr and two others celebrated their debut album Get Down Get Together in 2016. Their new album starts from the basic guitar/bass/drums/vocals setup, and plays with many different styles. There’s the 50s-y doo-wop of “One of Everyone,” the almost dance-punk frenzy of “Bye Bye Bees” and an easygoing 60s feel to “Forgiveness.” Look forward to lots of groovy tunes on Saturday June 2nd at 1pm.

2:00pm: Blarg’s fun interactive tunes will delight the whole family. There’s a bass. There’s a banjo. They’re a banjo / bass boy band. They are Blarg. This music will make you hop, smile and stay awhile

3:00pm: Abigail Lapell will hit the sweet spot with folk music lovers. Toronto folk noir songwriter Abigail Lapell draws from roots, indie and punk rock traditions. Hailed as an artist to watch by NOW Magazine, she’s toured across North America and Europe, performing on vocals, piano, harmonica and finger style guitar. Closer to home, she’s completed tours by bicycle, canoe and train. Listen to her “powerful, sweet voice” through bicycle powered speakers.

4:00pm: Take a journey through hypnotic folk tunes/stories with Dana Sipos. Sipos’ tenderly skewed songs are filled with a wild wind. She has been touring extensively in support of her Canadian Folk Music nominated album, receiving international acclaim and songwriting accolades. Get excited to hear some new music from Sipos during the festival.

 

PLUS enjoy bike themed activities hosted by Riverside businesses:

  • The ever-popular make-your-own smoothie by bicycle from Oma Chiropractic and Wellness Centre!!
  • Riverside’s Switchback Cyclery will be on hand to give expert advice on bicycle safety checks; plus kids can hone their rules of the roadskills and knowledge in Switchback’s Kid’s Bike Rodeo! Get Road Ready with:
    • Free CAN BIKE instruction sessions (1:30pm and 3:30pm)
    • Kids Rodeo to improve bike handling skills
    • Free safety check (with free adjustments to brakes & shifters)
    • 15% off safety accessories (bells, lights, helmets and locks)
    • Draw for a Bike Safety Gift Basket!
  • Quince Flowers invites you to get dirty with a terrarium workshop ($$, registration required), plus their 4th annual photo booth where they’ll be creating complimentary living botanical tattoos!! Interested? Ride over, park your bike and get decorated!

To check out all the fun details, register for activities and let us know if you’re coming to the #RiversideTO #EatsNBeats Streetfest!

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: the Riverside BIA, BMO Queen & Saulter Branch, and Metroland Media