Avernue Q Tickets 50% off, Labour Day Weekend Only

Labour Day Weekend only (Friday, August 29; Saturday, August 30 & Sunday, August 31) Avenue Q tickets can be purchased for 50% off. Use promo code: LUCYQ

I just checked and there are still some great seats left!


Avenue Q is showing at the Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street in Toronto.


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Chinese Lantern Festival in Toronto Ontario

Chinese Lantern Display at Chinese Lantern Festival

Travellers from all over the world come to Toronto for many reasons. With that said, regardless of why you are visiting Toronto, if you you are here right now then you should take the time to visit the Chinese Lantern Festival at Ontario Place. A bunch of the backpackers staying at our Toronto hostel, Backpackers On Dundas, have toured the Festival and been amazed!

The Chinese Lantern Festival is here until October 12th and the gates open at 7pm. The price for adult admission is $25 and if you want to go early and experience Ontario Place during the day, the price of admission for a play all day pass is $33.50 for adults. Of course, The EX is still running until September 1st so if you are visiting Toronto now, we suggest going there for the day and then walking across the bridge to take in the Lantern Festival at night. What a great day!!! General admission to The EX is just $14.00

Here are some photos of the Chinese Lantern Festival taken by people staying at BoD, the Best Toronto Hostel!

Toronto Buskerfest

August 21-24 is Buskerfest at St. Lawrence market (along Front Street, and between Church and Jarvis). It brings the thrill of world class street theatre to Toronto.

Buskerfest is one of the last major festivals of Toronto's summer. It features 8 stages and the performers come from all over the world: Comedians, contortionists, musicians, magicians, sword swallowers, fire jugglers, acrobats, aerial artists, and much more! It's 4 days and 4 nights of continuous, non-stop, side-splitting hilarity

Admission is by donation in support of Epilepsy Toronto.

Hedley at Yonge Dundas Square

As we mentioned in our last post, a bunch of the Toronto backpackers went to the free Hedley performance at Yonge-Dundas Square last night. This is not the first time they have played here for free. Here is a video we found on YouTube from the last free performance they held there:

Upcoming Events at Backpackers on Dundas

Backpackers on Dundas offers group trips to various Toronto Attractions and Bars to add some fun to your stay at our Toronto hostel. Here are some of our upcoming outings and events.

Tonight Backpackers on Dundas will be going to the free Hedley concert at Yonge/Dundas Square

Tomorrow at 4:30 pm we will be going to the Bata Shoe Museum for its free night

Monday night we are going for 1/2 prices wings and cheap beer!

Tuesday night at 8pm The Notebook is on at Yonge/Dundas Square.


Also soon (dates to be announced) we will be taking group trips to:
Much on Demand
Osgoode Hall Tour
Canada's Wonderland
Canadian Textile Museum
The Canadian National Exhibition
The Toronto Zoo
Dirty Dancing
and
Cirque Du Soliel

Money City Maniacs

MoneyCityManiacs is up and running! Its the place to go to for "listings of free shows, concerts and other miscellaneous things in the great city we call Toronto." So whether you are on a budget or just want to find out what's happening in and around the city, I recommend checking it out.

It's got information on city-sponsored events (which often include free concerts and movies), no cover nights at some of the best bars in Toronto as well as listings of television shows whom require live audiences. It's a win-win situation, you get to do stuff for free and venues get participants! How awesome is that?

Check out the calendar for shows, dates and locations.

Toronto's Free Tourist Attractions

Toronto offers lots of tourist destinations and events, but you can also find a lot of free attractions for the smaller budget. The following is a list of free tours, attractions, and events that our city has to offer.



Every day:

The Upper Canada Law Society located in Osgoode Hall offers tours at 1:00 pm daily

Riverdale Farm is a park in Cabbagetown. Visit horses, cows, pigs, chickens and other animals residing at the small, late-19th-century-style farm. Stroll the grounds and visit the barn, the lower pond and a recently rebuilt meeting house that offers displays, demonstrations and hands-on activities for families.
A farmers market is open at the farm every Tuesday from May-October: 3pm-7pm.

Edwards Gardens have an array of contemporary gardens spanning approximatly four acres. You will enjoy the gardens designed to educate and inspire its visitors.

Harbourfront Centre also offers free activities everyday. Visit www.harbourfrontcentre.com





Tuesdays:

9 pm Movies shown at Yonge/Dundas Square
August 19: The Notebook
August 26: Casablanca


3-7 pm friends of Riverdale Farm Farmer's Market



Wednesdays:

5-8 pm Textile Museum: connecting cloth, culture, and art.




Thursdays:

5-8 pm Bata Shoe Museum: a museum about footwear.




Fridays:

8 pm Concerts at Yonge/Dundas Square
August 15 @ 8pm Telemary - A Cuban hip-hop jazz poet.
August 22 @ 8pm Staylefish - infectious reggae grooves
August 29 @ 8pm Mr. Something Something - wildly unpredictable live shows

Caribana: The Aftermath

Caribana weekend in Toronto is over now, and all of our International Travellers can't stop raving about how much fun they had!

Even though the weather wasn't very nice on the day of the parade, the streets were still very full with people coming from all over the world just for the festival. Here at Backpackers on Dundas, we are very thankful to have had the opportunity to meet and accommodate so many people united by one weekend.

Caribana Weekend in Toronto

Caribana is in town this weekend and no matter what part of Toronto you are staying in, you can definitely feel the energy!

Backpackers on Dundas has more than a few people staying with us that came specifically for the festival; we would like to welcome all of the visitors in Toronto this weekend who are enjoying the Caribana and the awesome Toronto weather.

We hope to get Caribana reviews from international travellers soon and will definitely share the feedback.