5 free things to do in Toronto this week

Free events in Toronto this week are about getting out and about and still hanging on to your cash. There's a big street festival outside St. Lawrence Market and the new Aladdin movie is screening. GhanaFest is back and Indie Fridays is showing off French-Canadian talent.

Free events you don't want to miss

Date

About the Event

Location
- Indie Fridays
  
  August 9
  
  Indie Fridays
  
  Indie Fridays is back and the theme this week is French-Canadian sounds with performances by MC Naya Ali, DJ Shash’U and Rymz.
  
  Yonge-Dundas Square
- Aladdin
  
  August 10
  
  Aladdin
  
  The summer's biggest dessert festival is back and hosting a special free movie night featuring the new live-action Aladdin.
  
  David Pecaut Square
- St. Lawrence Market Street Celebration
  
  August 10
  
  St. Lawrence Market Street Celebration
  
  A day of family fun and food is on outside St. Lawrence Market with outdoor concerts, cooking demos, games, performances and more.
  
  St. Lawrence Market
- GhanaFest
  
  August 10
  
  GhanaFest
  
  Toronto's Ghanaian community is coming out for this big annual cultural festival with performances, music, fashion, food and more.
  
  Earl Bales Park
- Grey Gardens
  
  August 11
  
  Grey Gardens
  
  The documentary that helped shape the genre as we know it captures the lives of two, once-wealthy women living in a run-down house in the Hamptons.
  
  Christie Pits
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