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Oh hey, Toronto! It's been a minute hasn't it? We are excited to be planning for a return of the beloved OssFest this year!
Nothing says summer more, than street festivals in Toronto! For it's fifth edition, OssFest returns for a pedestrian take over of the Ossington Strip between Dundas St W and Queen St W.
Beginning with a health and wellness feature in the morning, with local businesses and a few artisans showcasing their goods all day. We will have over 25 extended patios alongside music and entertainment programming all day and into the evening.
It is family friendly, dog friendly, and is a fantastic way to celebrate the neighbourhood and Toronto! And people talk about it all year, excited for the next.
Nothing says summer more, than street festivals in Toronto! For it's fifth edition, OssFest returns for a pedestrian take over of the Ossington Strip between Dundas St W and Queen St W.
Beginning with a health and wellness feature in the morning, with local businesses and a few artisans showcasing their goods all day. We will have over 25 extended patios alongside music and entertainment programming all day and into the evening.
It is family friendly, dog friendly, and is a fantastic way to celebrate the neighbourhood and Toronto! And people talk about it all year, excited for the next.
Photos from 2019
*NEW* Afro-Caribbean Cultural Market
11am-7pm in the GreenP Lot
11am-7pm in the GreenP Lot
Hosted by Afro-Caribbean Farmer's Market.
North Music Stage
2pm-11pm
2pm-11pm
OSSFEST 2022 features superb musicianship on it’s North Music Stage by Dundas.
Musicians include:
Musicians include:
- Common Deer (80s-inspired modern synth-pop band whose songs racked up over a million streams on Spotify and facilitated extensive touring of Canada and the U.S),
- Ethan Surman - With a gift for melody + groove, this young berkley music attendee's distinctively soulful voice + depth of work has already captured the attention of music industry insiders.
- Chris Bottomley (currently of Brainfudge who has played and collaborated with musicians such as Look People, Rich Underhill’s Funk Explosion, Donne Roberts, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Wayne Lavallee, Brother John Bottomley, and whose memorable openers include Adrian Belew, Vernon Reid’s Living Colour, and Michelle Shocked),
- Donne Roberts (new album “OYA!” nominated for JUNO Award Global Music Album of the year 2022 - 2 time Juno winner, 4 time Juno nominee, and member of African Guitar Summit, Okovango the African Orchestra),
- Great Bob Scott ( of The Look People, Kevin Hearn’s Thinbuckle, Brainfudge & much more)
- Grüvoria (brainchild of guitarist Blair Purdy for over fifteen years -shared the stage with Elizabeth Shepherd, Souljazz Orchestra, Kobo Town, Burnt Sugar, Four80East, and Freak Motif. Three full-length albums released, two EPs and well over 100 shows - Marathon late-night sessions at Lorraine’s Cool Jazz Joint are the stuff of underground legend in Toronto),
- Lester McLean - Equipped with an outstanding voice and serious instrumental chops, Lester McLean is a compelling entertainer with commanding stage presence. Jazz, Funk, R&B, Rock 'n Roll, Blues, Soul - Lester moves through them all masterfully, bending them to suit his musical narrative
- artists from RISE Edutainment
- Reposadists (house band from our very own Reposade bar)
- XOCO - XOCÔ is Mestre Sérgio Xocolate's band performing Traditional Afro Indigenous Brasilian rhythms fused with Rock & Psychedelic music. XOCÔ was conceived in Mestre Xocolate's hometown of Recife in Pernambuco Brasil (Turtle Island South) and yet born and brought to life right here in TKarón:to, Kaniatario, Kanata/ Toronto/Ontario/Canada (Turtle Island North)
- Al Spx - Al Spx is Ladan Hussein, formerly known as Cold Specks. As Cold Specks, she released three critically acclaimed albums with Mute Records and Arts & Crafts. Her new, unreleased album ‘Light for the Midnight That Is Mine' is a testament to her survival and indomitable spirit. It showcases the dynamics of Ladan’s voice, unrelenting and understated, merging with a pop undercut that runs through the new work. It is profoundly and emotionally honest, you feel the presence of vulnerability. The album will be released towards the end of 2022 with Mute Records and is being produced by Adrian Utley of Portishead and Ali Chant.
*NEW* South Music Stage
2pm-11pm
2pm-11pm
Health and Wellness Morning
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Wrestling Ring at Foxley St
12pm-8pm (performances every half hour)
12pm-8pm (performances every half hour)
Road Closure Information for July 23rd, 2022
In order for us to have a safe and successful OssFest street party and festival, there are some road closures in place.
Ossington Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic from:
5am on Saturday July 23rd until 5am on Sunday, July 24th.
Any vehicles that are left on Ossington Avenue between Queen St W and Dundas St W at 5am on Saturday, July 23rd, will be towed (at no expense) to a nearby street.
IF your vehicle is relocated, please call 416-808-2222 and press #4 and then press #2.
Ossington Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic from:
5am on Saturday July 23rd until 5am on Sunday, July 24th.
Any vehicles that are left on Ossington Avenue between Queen St W and Dundas St W at 5am on Saturday, July 23rd, will be towed (at no expense) to a nearby street.
IF your vehicle is relocated, please call 416-808-2222 and press #4 and then press #2.
TTC Ossington 63 Bus Diversion for July 23rd, 2022
