Civic Holiday

"August" Treat!

I am learning many new holidays in Canada such as the Civic Holiday, which takes place the first Monday in August. This statutory holiday in Canada is, “known by many names in different provinces. It's called Regatta Day in Newfoundland, Saskatchewan day in SK, British Columbia Day in BC, Natal Day in Nova Scotia and PEI, Simcoe Day in Toronto, Colonel By Day in Ottawa and Joseph Brant day in Burlington, ON and the list goes on and on. The Civic Holiday is commonly referred to as the August Long Weekend. It is probably the busiest day on highways as tens of thousands of families go camping, to cottages etc this weekend”.

As I posted before this weekend was a great time to celebrate the holiday in Toronto by seeing the Irie Music Festival. I found my way to Queens Park last night to hear a wonderful tribute to Bob Marley featuring Errol Blackwood. The guest of honor of the night included the granddaughter to the legend (Bob Marley) which capped off the night with Bushman who did a tribute to Peter Tosh. The festival was a fantastic event with great music, vendors, food, and art.

 Irie Music Festival

 Fantastic tribute to the legend, Bob Marley, at Irie Music Festival 

The Irie Music Festival ends tonight but there is still time to enjoy it today as part of this Civic Holiday weekend!

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Irie Music Festival

If you are in the mood for some great music, food and dance this weekend in Toronto- the Irie Music Festival is an event to visit! Starting today there are live performances at Queen’s Park and Yonge-Dundas Square that features music from Salsa, Reggae, Soul, etc! If you want to see the IRIE Music Awards kick off event you can purchase tickets and head to the Phoenix Concert Theater tonight. 

According to the website the celebration of music, “is presented in association with dance, immersion, spoken/word/literature, visual arts exhibition, movies, and delicious tropical food & drinks”. You only have until August 1^st to take in the festivities!

Image Source: http://www.torontokiosk.ca/festivals.html