This annual celebration returns to SummerSeries in Trillium Park for two full days of live music. Ranging from indie folk to psychedelic electronica to poetic hip-hop, Canadian creativity is on full display.
This FREE weekend of fun transforms Trillium Park with Wavelength’s signature immersive art and installations. Enjoy delicious food vendors, interactive activities, a mobile sauna, and an indie market by the gorgeous waterfront park and lush greenery.
Summer Thing encourages all ages to come and find their next favourite artist:
Saturday August 9:
10PM – RICH AUCOIN (Halifax // multi-sensory spectacle)
9PM – MOONBEAN (Guelph // live synth dance party)
8PM – ODARIO (Toronto // soulful hip-hop)
7PM – MARKER STARLING (Toronto // yacht-rock art-pop)
6PM – THANYA IYER (Montreal // sparkly pop)
5-10PM – DJ NICO (With It, ‘60s soul party)
Sunday August 10:
10PM – CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD (Toronto // singer-songwriter & urban poet)
9PM – FINOM (Chicago // gritty harmonizers & Wilco collaborators)
8PM – ACE OF WANDS (Toronto // gothic rock)
7PM – LE REN (Montreal // contemporary folk)
6PM – BABY O (Toronto // scrappy indie-rock)
5-10PM – VAS OF HIGHER HEIGHTS HIFI (reggae & dub)
+ MOBILE SAUNA BY PUBLIC SWEAT
+ ARTS INSTALLATIONS, PROJECTIONS, AND ACTIVATIONS: KATIKA MARCZELL, KIZMET, ROXANNE IGNATIUS, STEPHANIE AVERY, WANDY CHENG, GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS, MOREL SUPPORT
+ INDIE VENDOR MARKET: HANA AND HALA, NU.STYLEGIA, GOOD FARKEN, GREEN YANG, JENNIFER WONG DESIGNS, BLACK ROSE DESIGNS, TORONTO FOLK FESTIVAL, BIPOC TEEN MAGAZINE
+ FOOD VENDORS: GEBETA, CARIBBEAN FLAVAH, THINDI, MOONMILK, KANTO BY TITA FLIPS
+ LICENSED BAR BY GREAT LAKES BREWERY
+ CAMPFIRE HANGS AND CHILL VIBES
Leashed dogs and home-packed picnics welcome! We ask that you do not bring outside alcohol, as this is a licensed event with a cash bar provided by Great Lakes Brewery.
Walking/biking
Visitors can access Trillium Park from Lake Shore Blvd, coming from the east or west, through Inukshuk Park or Ontario Place Blvd. Pedestrians can also access Trillium Park via the Martin Goodman Trail that runs along Lake Shore through Coronation Park.
Please park your bike outside Trillium Park and do not bring your bike into the park.
GO Transit
Take the Lakeshore Line to Exhibition GO Station and walk 8 minutes south to Ontario Place (via Manitoba Drive).
TTC
These routes are within a 10 – 15 mins walk to Ontario Place:
Bus: 29, 63
Streetcar: 504C, 509, 511.
Driving
Parking is not available on-site at Ontario Place. If driving is your only option, we suggest parking in the Exhibition Place grounds or Liberty Village area.
