Rhythms of Canada 2024: Saturday, June 29

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024

Enjoy FREE admission to the Museum Collections Gallery from 10 am to 8 pm for the duration of the festival. 

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Saturday, June 29 

10 am–8 pm | Museum Collections Gallery | FREE

10 am–8 pm | Festival Market | Aga Khan Park

10:30 am–12:30 pm | Live Object Storytelling | FREE | Museum Collections Gallery

10 am–8 pm | Drop-in family activities | FREE | Education Centre and Atrium

11 am | Festival Opening Ceremony with Welcome from Grandmother Kim Wheatley | FREE | Park Stage

11 am–5 pm | Face Painting | $5 | Aga Khan Park

12 pm | TD Pop-Up Performance | FREE | TD Pop-Up Stage

12 pm | Toronto Chinese Orchestra Presented by the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto | FREE | Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium

12:30–1:30 pm | Wearable Art: Tote Bag Design Workshop (ages 12+) | $15 | Education Centre
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1 pm | Meet and Greet: Paw Patrol | FREE | Aga Khan Park

1:15 pm | TD Pop-Up Performance | FREE | TD Pop-Up Stage

1:30–4:30 pm | Live Object Storytelling | FREE | Museum Collections Gallery

2 pm | Fun Master Magic Show | FREE | Ismaili Centre, Toronto

2 pm | Meet and Greet: Paw Patrol | FREE | Aga Khan Park

2:30–3:30 pm | Clay Tile Making Workshop (ages 6+) | $15 | Education Centre
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2:30 pm | TD Pop-Up Performance | FREE | TD Pop-Up Stage

2:30 pm | Performances Presented by the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto | FREE | Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium

3 pm | Meet and Greet: Paw Patrol | FREE | Aga Khan Park

3:45 pm | Nagata Shachu | FREE | Park Stage

3:45 pm | TD Pop-Up Performance | FREE | TD Pop-Up Stage

4 pm | Meet and Greet: Paw Patrol | FREE | Aga Khan Park

4:30 pm | Lion Dance Presented by the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto | FREE | Park Stage

4:30–5:30 pm | The Art and Science of Colour Making Workshop (ages 6+) | $15 | Education Centre
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5 pm | TD Pop-Up Performance | FREE | TD Pop-Up Stage

5 pm | Shaho Andalibi Ensemble Performance | FREE | Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium

5–7 pm | Balloon Twisting | $2 | Aga Khan Park

5:30–7:30 pm | Live Object Storytelling | FREE | Museum Collections Gallery

6:15 pm | TD Pop-Up Performance | FREE | TD Pop-Up Stage

6:15 pm | Big Smoke Brass | FREE | Park Stage

Sunday, June 30

Getting to the Museum
The Museum is easy to get to by public transit. From downtown, take the 100, the 25, or the 925 from Pape station. From the north, take the 925  bus southbound on Don Mills Rd (route begins at Steeles).

Be advised that there currently are a number of TTC route changes. Use the TTC's Trip Planner to plan your route.

The Museum is accessible by car via Don Mills Rd, Eglinton Ave East, or the Don Valley Parkway (DVP). Take the Wynford Dr exit.

Bicycle parking is available free of charge.