Afrofest is one of the most peaceful and beautiful musical and cultural events to take place in Toronto every year, as it has for many many years, not to mention, that admission is free. I have observed every year that it is, not just a music festival, but a meeting place for people, particularly people of Caribbean and African origin, where entire families, several generations together, and friends meet up each year to enjoy the festival in each others' company. It has always been a well-organized and operated festival, and so many people work and volunteer so hard to keep it so.
It should be a 2 day festival forever and always. This new restriction is not fair - it seems that in this case the City of Toronto's right hand doesn't know what it's left hand has done! Please fix this!!!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
This is always a great event. And we can't let this city lose any of its multiculturalism. Stick together.
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Charlene
10 years ago
This is ridiculous, its a necessary cultural festival that adds to the social fabric of Ontario and Canada. The City of Toronto needs to put it back to the 2 day festival, it was.
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Mk Bonsu
10 years ago
Diversity in Toronto!...
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Mushfiq Ul Huq
10 years ago
where is the freedom ?
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Errol Cunningham
10 years ago
Please keep the Afrofest as is.
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Kevin Leicht
10 years ago
There are many festivals that run 2 days at woodbine park. I see no reason for Afrofest not to do the same. I have been there for the last 2 years and it's never seemed unduly noisy.
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John varcoe
10 years ago
City need to support live music
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Carly Friesen
10 years ago
Save AfroFest!
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Katherine Blouin
10 years ago
I live close to the festival venue and really don't see what the problem is. One wonders what are the real motivations behind the complaints and sanctions requested by the Councillor of this mostly white neighborhood...
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Abigail Chica
10 years ago
This is the only thing we have going on for us as Africans.
Please do not take this away from us!
Every public event causes noise.
In that case, we should be cancelling the pride parade as well as the Greek Fest and Latin festival on St.Clair Ave West!!
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Andrew Kraan
10 years ago
As a resident of the Beaches, I'm ashamed of the decision to cut the second day of Afrofest, and I hope it will be reversed ASAP!
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Emma Molina
10 years ago
Love this festival!!
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Terry-Lynn Razac Huggins
10 years ago
Do not end Afrofest. It is contribution to the Canadian culture
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Howard Buckstein
10 years ago
A great event
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Nampande Londe
10 years ago
Canada's anti blackness needs to stop.
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Onencan Apuke Cankech
10 years ago
Please, please
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Sam
10 years ago
Afro fest has been a part of Toronto's cultural events for a long time and has always been a 2 day event. Reducing that to a one day event will take away from the essence of the festival and take away from the overall experience a great deal
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Deanna Cormier
10 years ago
This is a beautiful event in the city. This is what makes Toronto great! FESTIVALS
Why this nonsense agenda ?
Afrofest is one of the most peaceful and beautiful musical and cultural events to take place in Toronto every year, as it has for many many years, not to mention, that admission is free. I have observed every year that it is, not just a music festival, but a meeting place for people, particularly people of Caribbean and African origin, where entire families, several generations together, and friends meet up each year to enjoy the festival in each others' company. It has always been a well-organized and operated festival, and so many people work and volunteer so hard to keep it so. It should be a 2 day festival forever and always. This new restriction is not fair - it seems that in this case the City of Toronto's right hand doesn't know what it's left hand has done! Please fix this!!!
This is always a great event. And we can't let this city lose any of its multiculturalism. Stick together.
This is ridiculous, its a necessary cultural festival that adds to the social fabric of Ontario and Canada. The City of Toronto needs to put it back to the 2 day festival, it was.
Diversity in Toronto!...
where is the freedom ?
Please keep the Afrofest as is.
There are many festivals that run 2 days at woodbine park. I see no reason for Afrofest not to do the same. I have been there for the last 2 years and it's never seemed unduly noisy.
City need to support live music
Save AfroFest!
I live close to the festival venue and really don't see what the problem is. One wonders what are the real motivations behind the complaints and sanctions requested by the Councillor of this mostly white neighborhood...
This is the only thing we have going on for us as Africans. Please do not take this away from us! Every public event causes noise. In that case, we should be cancelling the pride parade as well as the Greek Fest and Latin festival on St.Clair Ave West!!
As a resident of the Beaches, I'm ashamed of the decision to cut the second day of Afrofest, and I hope it will be reversed ASAP!
Love this festival!!
Do not end Afrofest. It is contribution to the Canadian culture
A great event
Canada's anti blackness needs to stop.
Please, please
Afro fest has been a part of Toronto's cultural events for a long time and has always been a 2 day event. Reducing that to a one day event will take away from the essence of the festival and take away from the overall experience a great deal
This is a beautiful event in the city. This is what makes Toronto great! FESTIVALS