It's tough to run events in Toronto. From paying for the venue, performers or promoting ticket sales, there's lots of expenses to be had. And if the event is free to attend, covering the costs can be an almost insurmountable expense.

Luckily, Toronto event organizers have our government to thank for stepping in and helping with expenses. The Ontario government is one such benefactor and they have just released a 20-page-long list of festivals in the province that have been given grants this year.

This includes big name affairs like Pride and Nuit Blanche to smaller events you may have never even heard of. Wondering what's on the list?

Here are all the festivals and events in Toronto that received funding from the Ontario government this year.

• 29Rooms - $250,000
• Just for Laughs - $250,000
• Luminato - $250,000
• Nuit Blanche Toronto - $250,000
• Pride - $250,000
• TD Toronto Jazz Festival - $250,000
• Toronto Caribbean Carnival - $250,000
• Honda Indy - $226,750
• CONTACT Photography Festival - $203,018
• CNE - $198,825
• Tastemaker Toronto - $169,000
• Hot Docs - $154,750
• Canadian Music Week - $150,000
• Elevate - $150,000
• Fall for Dance North - $126,853
• Tirgan Festival - $114,163
• 20th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival - $100,000
• Beaches Jazz Fest - $100,000
• Redpath Waterfront Festival - $100,000
• Salsa on St. Clair - $100,000
• Taste of the Danforth - $98,500
• JerkFest - $88,922
• Portugal Week - $81,665
• PS: Music Fest - $77,000
• Toronto Light Festival - $76,250
• Ukrainian Culture Festival - $75,000
• The Word on the Street - $74,000
• Shakespeare in High Park - $66,243
• AFROFEST - $66,243
• Aga Khan Museum & Small World Music Festival - $63,900
• Nowruz Festival 2020 - $63,114
• Italian Contemporary Film Festival - $61,025
• Halal Food Fest - $58,334
• Bathurst Street Fest - $46,320
• Roncesvalles Polish Festival - $45,465
• Scarborough Afro Carib Fest - $40,046
• Toronto Cider Festival - $36,000
• Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival - $34,875
• SING! - $27,083
• Franco-Fete - $25,834
• TAIWANfest - $25,000
• Festival Kompa Zouk - $24,795
• desiFEST - $20,931
• Toronto Outdoor Picture Show - $20,750
• Great White North Dragon Boat Challenge - $19,500
• Mabuhay Philippines Festival - $18,000
• Divas Half Marathon & 5K - $17,750
• Jesus in the City - $12,078
• Toronto Pumpkinfest - $11,748
• Mulan International Film Festival - $11,500
• FusionFest - $9,454
• Future Fan Fest - $3,000