Redpath Waterfront Festival Toronto

Date(s): September 16 to 17, 2023
Location: Toronto Waterfront

Toronto’s waterfront has been a gathering place where people have walked, traded and celebrated for thousands of years. The Redpath Waterfront Festival offers an annual chance to experience Toronto’s expansive lakefront from past to present in a whole new way. 

The Redpath Waterfront Festival celebrates the last weekend of summer by featuring unique on-land and on-water programs including Parks Canada, the Royal Canadian Navy and Theodore TOO Tugboat. With music, food, nautical programs and entertainment, the festival has something for everyone to enjoy. Every three years, the event welcomes a fleet of majestic tall ships to Toronto.

2023 Redpath Waterfront Festival Highlights 

Things to do at the Redpath Waterfront Festival include:

• Live entertainment on two stages
• A 65-foot working replica of Theodore TOO Tugboat, the original TV character
• Opportunities to meet members of the Royal Canadian Nay and the Parks Canada team
• Local food trucks
• Performance art
• Business discounts
• Art installations