If art is your passion, Toronto is your kind of city. Harbourfront Centre is the multi-facted jewel of Toronto’s visual and performing arts scene. It’s all about art and combined with maritime activities, shopping, dining and nightlife. The Power Plant is the centre’s contemporary art gallery. At Craft Studio, artisans create fragile blown glass pieces, pottery and silk-screen prints. There are 23 outdoor gardens at Artists’ Gardens. Activity never ends. Each year more than 4000 arts and cultural events take place at Harbourfront Centre. The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is another art haven. Featuring over 40,000 works from 100 AD to present day, AGO is one of the top ten largest art museums in North America. Not to be overlooked, City of Toronto government and civic offices showcase over 2,000 works of art and there are over 190 pieces of outdoor sculpture art in all mediums throughout the city.

On the performing arts scene, Toronto not only draws leading productions from around the world, it offers amazing local talent. The Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts is the largest performing arts venue in Canada. It is home of the National Ballet of Canada and draws international Broadway shows, musicals, speakers and special events concerts. Want to mingle with the stars? Plan a trip to the annual Toronto International Film Festival, second only to Cannes as the largest and most star-studded film festival in the world.