Queen West Art Crawl is Back in Trinity Bellwoods Park

September 21st and 22nd 2024, Celebrating a Cross Pollination of People and Art

Free Event

The Queen West Art Crawl multi-arts festival is back in full swing this September 21st and 22nd 2024, closing off your summer in the heart of downtown: West Queen West’s Trinity Bellwoods Park.

The Queen West Art Crawl is the regional hub for Ontario Culture days featuring arts and culture through the Queen West Neighbourhood.

The festival runs from 11:00am to 6:00pm both days with opening ceremonies featuring two-spirited First Nations leader Elder , a drum circle and Jingle Dancing starting at noon September 21st.

The festival is then open for all to enjoy, packed with free entertainment, food, and shopping opportunities.

As always, the festival centers around the Outdoor Art Exhibition, featuring artists and artisans from across Ontario, allowing patrons to meet the artists and buy their work. Over 100 Artists will display their creations this year, with works ranging from paintings to wood sculpture to ceramics. These one-of-a-kind pieces can provide an excellent head start for anyone’s holiday shopping.

Main Stage where QWAC offers its free concert series. Featuring the local acts Poor Man’s High, Tocani and The Vaudevillian. Franco Canadian R&B Singer and DJ Sandy Duperval. Drag Queens, such as Sofonda Cox, fill out the remainder of our Main Stage performances ensuring that there is something for everyone at QWAC.

Speaking of Drag Queens… Our Kids’ Zone is a queer-friendly space where all families are invited. Daily Story Time with Fay and Fluff is a perennial favourite at the festival. Additional kids’ entertainment is provided by Mad Science, Roseneath Theatre, and Blank Canvas teaching our little artists about arts and crafts.

This year Queen West Art Crawl is collaborating with the whole neighbourhood with multiple events throughout the Queen West Neighbourhood.

CAMH, Toronto Biennial of Art, Toronto Blues Society, Ontario Culture Days.

Check out Ontario Culture Days for all events happening - Celebration of arts, culture and heritage | Ontario Culture Days (onculturedays.ca)

We hope that you can join us for this exciting, annual event, that brings people from diverse backgrounds together to celebrate Toronto and its vibrant art culture.

September 21st, 2024, 11:00am – 6:00pm

September 22nd, 2024, 11:00am -6:00pm

790 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1G3

Please check out our website and program guide for all events through out the weekend. HOME | QWAC (queenwestartcrawl.com)