During the holiday season, Riverside shops and retailers are hosting the Window Wonderland contest!

And the results are in! Congrats to all the winners of the #RiversideTO #WindowWonderland Contest 2023 which ended December 10th (see below), and to the winners of the Champions of Queen East edition!

Remember: while our local and joint contest has closed, Riverside Window Wonderland and Champions of Queen East designs can be enjoyed all holiday season while in the neighbourhood for shopping, dining and exploring – thanks for supporting local! There are 15+ amazing windows by local artists and businesses to check out –

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR GOOGLE MAP OF ALL THE WINDOW DESIGNS!*

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CONGRATS TO OUR LOCALLY TOP VOTED WINDOWS in the 2023 Riverside Window Wonderland Contest, plus check out all the windows in Riverside and via our Google Map!! By Popular Vote Riverside’s Top 4 Voted Window Wonderland designs are:

❄ #1 “Yetis Drink Bear Too” at Eastbound Brewing Co, 700 Queen St E (IG @eastboundbeer), designed by artist Talie Shalmon (IG @talshal_)

❄ #2 “Burger Baubles” at Riverside Burgers, 688 Queen E (IG @riversideburgers), designed by artist Erin McCluskey (IG @mcclusk)

❄ #3 “Album Hair” at Album Hair, 639 Queen E (IG @albumhair), designed by artist Ella Azure (IG @ecmazurart)

❄ #4 “Dirty Pawz Dog Wash” at Dirty Pawz Dog Wash, 804 Queen E (IG @dirtypawzto), designed by Sherrill Tucker (IG @sherrilltuckerart)

Also, thanks to all who voted and congrats to all our winners of our raffles for packs of local gift cards from Queen East businesses: Cheryl, Cassandra, Jenny, and Jasmine! 

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…AND CONGRATS TO OUR TOP VOTED WINDOWS in the 2023 Champions of Queen East Window Wonderland contest from Riverside BIA and Leslieville BIA!

❄ “Yetis Drink Bear Too” at Eastbound Brewing Co, 700 Queen St E (IG @eastboundbeer), designed by artist Talie Shalmon (IG @talshal_) in Riverside BIA

❄ Gadabout (IG: @gadaboutvintage) at 1300 Queen St E in Leslieville BIA

❄ Morrison & Co (IG: @morrisonandco) at 976 Queen St E in Leslieville BIA

❄ “Burger Baubles” at Riverside Burgers, 688 Queen E (IG @riversideburgers), designed by artist Erin McCluskey (IG @mcclusk) in Riverside BIA

Thanks to everyone who voted in our friendly contest and congratulations to our raffle winners of local gift cards from Queen Street East businesses: Pauline, Jolie, Wendy, Marcy, Christie, and Madeleine!

THANKS GO TO…⠀

THANKS to all our participating artists and businesses of the 2023 Riverside Window Wonderland Contest:

Artists: Ella Azure, Erin McCluskey, Sherrill Tucker, Talie Shalmon

Riverside BIA Businesses: Album Hair, Aura, Common Sort, Dirty Pawz Dog Wash, Dresden Vision, Eastbound Brewing Co, ēst Restaurant, Fontbonne Ministries, Irish Design House, Korman & Co, Little Peeps, Nell & Natasha’s Real Estate Homeward, Oma Chiropractic & Wellness, Opera House Grill, Riverside Burgers, Slayer Burger, Tabule Middle Eastern Cuisine, Thyme Studio, Untitled by Flaunt, Ran’s Closet. 

THANKS also go to 2023 Riverside Window Wonderland Community Supporters:
The Riverside Window Wonderland program 2023 by the City of Toronto Transit Expansion Construction Mitigation Grant, as part of Government of Canada support through Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Riverside BIA, and Steps Public Art I HeART Main Street programme

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