Taste of the Danforth Set to Return This Summer Following Premier Ford’s Support: Organizer

Taste of the Danforth might be coming back

After a two-year hiatus, one of the city's biggest festivals is planning a comeback. Taste of the Danforth hasn't been held since 2023 because of money problems. But with help from the City of Toronto and possibly the government of Ontario, organizers say they're ready to go.

‘I’d rather fund schools,’ Doug Ford and Olivia Chow said they’ll help bring back the Taste of the Danforth, but Torontonians have mixed feelings about it - NOW Toronto

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are uniting forces to help bring back the Taste of the Danforth this summer.

Taste of the Danforth set to return this summer following Premier Ford’s support: organizer

The Taste of the Danforth is set to return this summer, organizers say, following Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s offer to revive the festival.

Doug Ford pledges funds for revitalized Taste of the Danforth

Premier Doug Ford suggested at a press conference on Wednesday that the province may help fund what was once Toronto's largest street festival.

Doug Ford and Olivia Chow say governments will help fund resurrection of Taste of the Danforth

It was in 2023 when the GreekTown on the Danforth BIA announced it was cancelled the Taste of the Danforth as of 2024 due to cost pressures.