Downtown Toronto
Make your trip to the Toronto International Gift Fair a working holiday and enjoy the many events and attractions of Toronto!
Sporting events, comedy clubs, great restaurants, theatre, shopping – the list is endless. Here is just a bird’s eye sketch of what the city has to offer.
- Toronto is the 3rd largest theatre capital in the English-speaking world. For a preview of performances available during your stay, visit (www.mirvish.com) and (www.ticketmaster.ca).
- The Royal Ontario Museum proudly displays the wonders of nature and the history of civilization (www.rom.on.ca).
- The Art Gallery of Ontario’s permanent collection takes you from the Middle Ages to the 20th century Canadian works by the Group of Seven (www.ago.net).
- Discover the treasure of the Bata Shoe Museum. Over 10,000 shoes are displayed in this award-winning five storey structure. Artifacts range from Chinese bound foot shoes and acient Egyptian sandals to Elton John platforms (www.batashowmuseum.ca).
- The CN Tower offers a panoramic view of the city and countryside from one of the modern wonders of the world (www.cntower.ca).
- Toronto is a sports mecca with its four professional teams – the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors play at the Air Canada Centre, and the Toronto Blue Jays and Toronto Argonauts can be seen at the Rogers Centre (www.ticketmaster.ca).
- Fans of all ages can experience an exciting and entertaining look at Canada’s national sport at the Hockey Hall of Fame (www.hhof.com).
- Over 5,000 restaurants feature some of the finest and funkiest dining in North America, with all the multi-cultural creativity the city has to offer.
- Shopping ranges from the largest downtown indoor shopping mall to some of the finest galleries and boutiques in the world.
- Toronto boasts the world’s 3rd largest Chinatown, and every other ethnic neighbourhood imaginable, thus the slogan “A World Within A City”
- Second City and Yuk Yuk’s are just a few of the comedy clubs in and around town.
