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8 things to do in Toronto today

The SummerWorks Festival starts today in Toronto, giving us a chance to catch some thrilling new theatre, including these can't-miss shows. It's also the beginning of Caribana and the International South Asian Film Festival.

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    • August 3-13
      This theatre festival features the city's brightest up-and-coming talent in all sorts of venues around Toronto. There's also a concert series and some great parties.
      Multiple Venues
    • August 3-7
      The weekend-long Caribana festival kicks off today with a handful of parties that will make you wish you had Friday off.
      Toronto, ON
    • August 3-6
      Fourteen of the best of new South Asian and Middle Eastern feature films, four documentaries and 15 shorts will be screened at this festival.
      Cineplex Cinemas Mississauga
    • August 3
      Heat Wave presents this Spike Lee classic. It's a film about the Black experience that remains as relevant and important as ever.
      Revue Cinema
    • August 3-16
      This is a photogaphy exhibition and botanical retail experience all in one. It's a plant pop-up from Ladybug Florist and a show from PhotoEd Platform.
      Black Cat - Artspace
    • August 3
      Catch the animated musical Sing for free, under the stars starting at 8:30 p.m. If you bring a non-perishable food item, you get a comfy tumble mat to sit on.
      Leslie Grove Park
    • August 3
      This is a rock and roll drag show/dance party for all spectrums of sexuality and gender with Jenna Syde and Allysin Chaynes.
      Stop, Drop & Roll - toronto
    • August 3
      Teedot Apparel, makers of Toronto-loving hats, shirts and tanks is hosting a pop-up store and slashing prices on all its merch.
      404 Adelaide St W.
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    Summerworks Festival

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