Your VINTAGE CANADA DAY and WORLD PRIDE WEEKEND Roundup! June 26th – July 1st!

There is so much to celebrate this long weekend!

First off it's the CANADA DAY long weekend!  For our International readers I don't think I need to explain how fiercely proud we Canadians can be!  We embrace the modern but also look to our past....especially here in Toronto!

On top of our nation's birthday, Toronto is the host city for World Pride 2014! This is the first time World Pride has come to North America! Our yearly pride celebrations are revered throughout the world and it is no surprise that our Canadian/Torontonian nature of acceptance would bring this important World Pride celebration to our city.  

Wherever you are this weekend...send some well wishes our way...for Canada's sweet 147th birthday and for World Pride - acceptance and love for all!

For the rest of us here...there just isn't enough time in a long weekend to handle all this goodness........

  THURSDAY:
      All day - WorldPride 2014 - Toronto CELEBRATIONS
      All day – Toronto Jazz Festival
      6.3p – Pride Walk: Toronto’s LGBTQ Heritage starting at AIDS Memorial in Cawthra Park Sq
      7pm – Dancing on the Pier at Harbourfront Centre
      8pm – Movies in St James Park: Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Drag Show
      8pm – Hell Bent Rockers (trio) at Lucy Brock
      8pm –Live Blues and Dancing at Monarchs Pub
      9pm – Throwback Thursday 80s Retro Party at Adelaide Hall
      10pm – Tiki Thursday at Sweaty Betty’s

  FRIDAY:

      All day - WORLD PRIDE CELEBRATIONS
      All day – Toronto Jazz Festival 
      2pm – Pride Walk: Toronto’s LGBTQ Heritage starting at  AIDS Memorial in Cawthra Park Sq
      5pm - Ronnie Hayward at Castro's Lounge
      6pm - Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman, 100.3FM
      9pm – Toronto Blues Dances : DJ Battle Showdown at The Hive
      9pm – Chronologic Takes the Island at Island cafe
      9pm - Record Party at Castro's Lounge
      9pm – Hellbound Hepcats at The Dakota Tavern
      10pm – Shindig! Beach Party at The Piston 

   SATURDAY:

      All day - World Pride PARADE and CELEBRATIONS
      All day – Toronto Jazz Festival
      1pm – Lindy Hop Revolution at Harbourfront Centre
      3pm - Vinyl from the Crypt 89.5FM
      4pm - Ronnie Hayward at Mcqueen's pub
      4pm - Happy Pals at Grossman's Tavern
      4.3p – Big Rude Jake at Castro’s Lounge
      7pm – Saturday Night Swing: Toronto Lindy Hop Canada Day Themed Night at Dovercourt House
      9pm – Oldies Dance at Legends on Queensway
      10pm - Shake, Rattle and Roll with Bangs & Blush at Clintons
      10pm - Shake-A-Tail at Sneaky Dee's
      10pm – PANIC: Retro Pride Party at Velvet Underground
      10pm – Goin' Steady DJs: Final Party at The Great Hall

  SUNDAY:

      All day - WORLD PRIDE PARADE and CELEBRATIONS
      All day – Toronto Jazz Festival
      6am - Sunday Antique Market at St Lawrence Market
      4pm - New Orleans Connection All Stars at Grossman's Tavern
      9pm - Watch This Sound at Castro's Lounge
      9pm - Sinful Sundays at Cherry Cola's

  MONDAY:

      7.3p - Big Band Night at Seven44 Restaurant & Lounge
      9pm - Rockabilly Mondays with The Cosmotones at Castro's Lounge (still running?)
      10pm - Manic Mondays at The Dance Cave

CANADA DAY:
    ALL DAY - CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS!
      10am - Heritage Antique Market at Centrepoint Mall
   

As always...please forward on any other event information!

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