The Queen West Art Crawl multi-arts festival is back in full swing this September 23-24, 2023, closing off your summer in the heart of downtown: West Queen West’s Trinity Bellwoods Park.

Celebrating a Cross Pollination of People and Art! The festival runs from 11:00am to 6:00pm both days with opening ceremonies featuring two-spirited First Nations leader Elder Blu, a drum circle and Jingle Dancing starting at noon September 23rd.

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.

By the Beer Tent provided by Steam Whistle Brewing, is the Main Stage where QWAC offers its free concert series. Featuring the local acts Reggaddiction, Poor Man’s High, Tocani, Pearl Harbour, and The Vaudevillian. Franco Canadian R&B Singer and DJ Sandy Duperval will be performing. Finally, our annual band co-present in association with the The Toronto Blues Society is Brock Stonefish. 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 & Fluffy’s Storytime is a perennial favourite at the festival. New this year, we will also have family friendly comedy. Additional kids’ entertainment is provided by Mad Science, Roseneath Theatre, and Blank Canvases teaching our little artists about arts and crafts.

The Queen West Art Crawl is celebrating its 20th year alongside Ontario Culture Days this year. 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.

Press can contact Queen West Art Crawl by writing us at info@queenwestartcrawl.