Celebrate soccer, music, and community on the Danforth with The World Within Our Neighbourhood — a free summer event bringing people together through the joy of the beautiful game. Join the Broadview Danforth BIA on June 12 and 13 for outdoor match-day fun, live music, family-friendly activities, local performances, and a special viewing party for Canada’s opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The celebration continues through July 2 with musicians performing in CafeTO parkettes across the neighbourhood, representing cultures and countries from around the world. Come cheer, explore, dance, eat, shop, and experience the incredible mix of global sounds, local businesses, and community spirit that make Broadview Danforth feel like the world in one neighbourhood.
BD Beats Event Listings
Venues
Parkette 1 and Parkette 2 are CafeTO outdoor spaces, designated on Toronto Soccer Match Days only.
| Venue | Address |
|---|---|
| Zed-80 | 185 Danforth Ave. |
| Papyrus | 337 Danforth Ave. |
| Carrot Common | 348 Danforth Ave. |
| Parkette 1 | 185 Danforth Ave. |
| Parkette 2 | 337 Danforth Ave. |
JuneThu Jun 4
Fri Jun 5
Sun Jun 7
Thu Jun 11
Fri Jun 12 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Canada · 6–9pm
Sat Jun 13 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Canada / Bosnia · noon–2pm
Sun Jun 14
Wed Jun 17 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Panama / Ghana · 6–8pm
Thu Jun 18
Fri Jun 19
Sat Jun 20 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Germany / Côte d'Ivoire · 3–5pm
Sun Jun 21
Tue Jun 23 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Croatia / Panama · 6–8pm
Thu Jun 25
Fri Jun 26 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Senegal / Iraq · 6–9pm
Sun Jun 28
JulyThu Jul 2 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · 2nd Round (teams TBD) · 6–9pm
Fri Jul 3
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Fri Jul 10
Sun Jul 12
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July cont'dThu Jul 16
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AugustSun Aug 2
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Local Candidates Clean Up
It was a clean sweep for the Danforth on Saturday, April 24, when candidates for mayor and city council took part in the Danforth BIA’s first annual Earth Day cleanup.
The Danforth was peppered with brightly coloured campaign tee-shirts as candidates and their teams of enthusiastic volunteers poured onto the street equipped with gloves, bags and a winning attitude. At stake was the environmentally-friendly Danforth Earth Day Cleanup Trophy, designed by Fresh, a local Danforth florist.
"We were tremendously pleased with the turn out for our Community Clean-Up Day. It’s great to see people coming together to keep our community polished. What better way to kick off the spring season." Glyn Laverick, Danforth BIA Board Chair
Every team was assigned a two block area and given 15 minutes to clean it up. Friendly inter-campaign trash talk began early as candidates and their volunteers rallied at the Music Hall to be assigned their blocks, plot their strategy over a cup of coffee courtesy of Second Cup and make their presence known to interested onlookers.
Teams spread out to cover the BIA neighbourhood from Broadview Avenue to Hampton Avenue. And while all participants proudly showed their environmental credentials, Mayoralty candidate Giorgio Mammoliti and his team were the runaway winners, returning to the Music Hall with a pickup truck piled with bags of trash. The Mammoliti team graciously offered to haul everybody’s garbage to the local dump.
Supporting the Danforth BIA’s first annual Earth Day challenge were: (For Mayor) Giorgio Mammoliti, Rocco Rossi and Sarah Thompson. (For Council, Wards 29 and 30) Chris Caldwell, Andrew James, Jane Pitfield, Michael Restivo and Jennifer Wood.