Festival Map

View festival accessibility guide here.

Parliament Street (from Gerrard St. to Wellesley St.), and Carlton Street (from Parliament St. to Sherbourne St. close to traffic on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 6 a.m., and reopen on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 11:00 p.m. 

View the road closure map and TTC diversion map.

The annual Closing Parade, on Sunday, September 13 at 6:20pm, will mark the end of the festival. Local Afro–Brazilian samba reggae percussion ensemble TDot Batu will lead an energetic and lively parade, open for all festival goers to join.

The community parade will begin at both Parliament & Gerrard, and Carlton & Sherbourne, meet in the middle, and end at Wellesley with a dance party.

The Cabbagetown Art & Craft Show, St. Jamestown Festival, The Cabbagetown Short Film Festival, Cabbagetown community-wide Yard Sale, and Blair’s Charity Run are all happening over the same weekend in the area.

YES! The always popular Kids Zone, located on Carlton Street, between Sherbourne and Ontario, will feature a kids’ stage programmed with live music, magic acts, story time and more, alongside additional family-friendly entertainment including bouncy castles, crafts tables, balloons, face painters and stilt walkers. All Kids’ Zone activities are free.

View the 2026 Press Release.

View permit.