(Toronto, Ontario – June 8, 2018) The Canadian Salsa Festivals Project announces the ¡Caliente! 2018 lineup for Canada’s largest celebration of Latin culture, the award-winning TD Salsa in Toronto Festival. The main event during the month-long calendar of city-wide festivities throughout July is the 14th annual TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival on Sat. July 7th & Sun. July 8th.

TD Salsa In Toronto’s sizzling event lineup features an acclaimed art exhibit by Colombian artist Mao Correa, a series of salsa parties and more free dance classes than ever before across the GTA, all in preparation for the FREE TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival Weekend.

Canada’s favourite Latin street party is back for a 14th straight year to heat up the summer, transforming mid-town Toronto into a nonstop dancing frenzy during the annual TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival. From the beginners and non-dancers who come for lessons on the street, to semi-pro Salsa dancers who amaze the crowds, the family fiesta attracts Salsa enthusiasts from near and far. It is one of Toronto’s only events where attendees not only take in the entertainment, but are also part of the entertainment! Enjoy all the tastes, sights and sounds that the festival has to offer with free on-site dance lessons, live music, colourful folklore presentations, authentic Latin American cuisine, and kid’s entertainment.

“Through The Ready Commitment, TD is proud to sponsor Salsa in Toronto to celebrate Canada’s largest Latin festival. Having supported this event since 2014, we recognize that cultural festivals have the power to unite us and teach us about one another. Salsa in Toronto offers shared experiences of music and dance that open doors to a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow by connecting diverse communities and ensuring that everyone feels like they belong.” Andrea Barrack, Vice President, Global
Corporate Citizenship, TD Bank Group.

“As Canada’s renowned ambassador of Latino lifestyle, music, dance, arts, and cuisine, the mission of the Canadian Salsa Festivals Project (CSFP), a not-for-profit organization, is to showcase Canada’s rich diversity and the contributions of various multicultural groups and communities to Canadian society”, said CSFP Executive Director, Marana Bayon-on. “Our focus is on celebrating the best of the Latino culture in Canada enjoyed by the country’s 1.8 million Spanish speakers and all Canadians with an appetite and passion for the Latino lifestyle.”

“As Canada’s most influential multicultural media company, TLN Media Group is proud to have been the official festival media sponsor every year since the festival’s inception in 2005,” said TLN Media Group President, Aldo Di Felice. “TD Salsa in Toronto and TD Salsa on St. Clair are excellent examples of how the TLN Media Group has been connecting cultures on television and in communities through storytelling and shared experiences for 35 years. What started as a local two-day event initiated by TLN in
collaboration with the Hillcrest Village BIA, is now a nationally recognized celebration. Each year, the events attract hundreds of thousands of lovers of salsa and Latino culture from across the region and beyond and we couldn’t be happier to be part of its growing success.”

Mark your calendar and get your dancing shoes out…It’s going to be ¡Caliente!

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About TD Salsa In Toronto Festival & TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival www.SalsaInToronto.com
Canada’s #1 Latino-themed cultural celebration, the TD Salsa in Toronto Festival takes place throughout the month of July and features the TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival (Sat. July 7 & Sun. July 8) in addition to a series of city wide events that celebrate the Latino culture through music, dance, art and authentic cuisine. The festivities feature Latin dance and art exhibitions, concerts and salsa dance parties all capped off with the main event, the 14th annual TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival.

The annual FREE TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival takes over midtown Toronto transforming a stretch of St. Clair Avenue West (from Winona Dr. to Christie St.) into Canada’s biggest salsa party featuring an international calibre of Latin music, non-stop dancing in the streets, Latin foods and fun for the entire family! What started as a local two-day event in 2005, has grown into a nationally recognized annual celebration that attracts hundreds of thousands of salsa lovers from near and far.

The TD Salsa in Toronto Festival and TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival are produced by the Canadian Salsa Festivals Project, a federally incorporated Not-for-Profit organization.

About Canadian Salsa Festivals Project www.canadiansalsafestivalsproject.org
The mandate of the Canadian Salsa Festivals Project (“CSFP”) is to develop, produce, support, promote and present ethno-culturally relevant heritage-based works and experiences which elevate public appreciation, understanding and participation in Canada’s rich multicultural traditions. This is a federally incorporated not-for-profit entity and the main organizer of the annual TD Salsa in Toronto Festival, Canada’s largest celebration of Latin arts, music, and culture which features the TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival.

About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (“TD” or the “Bank”). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves more than 24 million customers in three key businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres around the globe: Canadian Retail, including TD Canada Trust, TD Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing, and TD Insurance; U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.), and an investment in TD Ameritrade; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world’s leading online financial services firms, with approximately 10.7 million active online and mobile customers. TD had CDN$1.1 trillion in assets on April 30, 2016. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol “TD” on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.

About TLN Media Group
TLN Media Group is Canada’s most influential multicultural media company, connecting cultures on television, online and in communities through storytelling and shared experiences. The company reaches millions of Canadians from a state-of-the-art digital production and broadcast facility in Toronto, Canada. In addition to TLN, its flagship English-language channel, the company also offers Canada’s most widely-distributed foreign language television channels lead by Univision Canada and Mediaset Italia. Additional Italian channels include TeleBimbi and TGCOM24. The family of Spanish channels is made up of TeleNiños and a group of 4 leading foreign services; Cinelatino, Wapa TV, Television Dominicana and CentroAmerica TV. TLN also operates English language specialty channel EuroWorld Sport. A leader in supporting and developing Canadian multiculturalism, TLN Media Group produces hundreds of hours of unique and culturally significant programming and hosts the country’s largest Latino street festival, TD Salsa in Toronto featuring the free street festival, TD Salsa on St. Clair. TLN Media Group shareholders include Corus Entertainment, a leading Canadian media and content company, together with prominent members of the Italian Canadian community.

For the 13th straight year, the TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival had everyone take part in the Fiesta

with free dance lessons, live music, authentic cuisine, kid’s entertainment and of course non-stop dancing!

This is Canada’s only festival where people do more than just eat and watch entertainment – they dance in the streets –

from beginner dancers who come for lessons on the street to semi-pros who are amazing to watch.

And this year, even Toronto’s mayor was dancing on St. Clair!

SALSA DANCING STREET FESTIVAL HEATS UP THE SUMMER

I love street festivals. Enigma has surveyed over 100 of them and we’re sure to do 100 more – they’re universally beneficial to everyone involved (and we’ve got the numbers to prove it). TD Salsa on St.Clair is an annual hispanic festival in Toronto and I was on-site to experience it from beginning to end!

The air is sweeter up here! Our research has consistently proven the economic impact of festivals to local communities and businesses, giving residents plenty to celebrate. They’re a boon to corporate sponsors and tourism partners, like Univision and Aeroméxico, strategically improving their connection with specific cultural groups in large cities. You certainly can’t miss the collective energy of Salsa on St. Clair!

Couples, families, tourists and salsa dancers wandered through the street, stopping here and there to check out the aromatic cuisine and talented musicians. Similar to last year’s Chicago Motoblot, I was impressed with the way genuine entertainment was at the heart of the event.

How about that crowd? I thought it looked pretty impressive from above. 

Thousands of people were dancing in the street, from professionals to amateurs heating up the pavement with copa and sombrero. I learned a few steps in a free group lesson – a bonus skill I can take with me to future events! You can never learn too many dance moves.

PUPUSAS, COFFEE & CHURROS

Summer street food is one of life’s great pleasures, isn’t it? Our on-site team leader, Karen, recommended the pupusas from her native El Salvador, a thick corn tortilla filled with meat, cheese and beans. Tan delicioso!

Need to cool down and re-invigorate between Mambos? No hay problema. I discovered a cool indie coffee vendor called Wrestlers, specializing in cold java.

It was the perfect day to bring my two youngest kids along for a stroll in the sunshine. The Junior Event Professors helped their father with some “hands-on” research when it came to sugary churros.

And with that, another successful Event Professor research mission is complete. Maybe I’ll see you in a salsa lesson next year!

What: 12th Annual TD Salsa on St. Clair FREE Family Street Festival
When: Saturday, July 9, 2016 Noon to 10:30P  – Sunday, July 10, 2016 Noon to 8:30P
Where: St. Clair Ave West – Hillcrest Village – Between Winona Dr. and Christie St. (West of Bathurst St.)

(Toronto, July 7, 2016) – Join the fiesta as hundreds of thousands of salsa lovers from near and far take over St. Clair Avenue West this weekend for the 12th Annual TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival, the main event of the TD Salsa in Toronto festivities. Get ready for music, dance, food, family fun y mucho más at Canada’s hottest and largest FREE Latino Street Festival.

TD Salsa in Toronto Festival: June 30th – July 17th
TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival: July 9th and 10th

For a full calendar of TD Salsa in Toronto Festival events go to SalsainToronto.com 

The TD Salsa in Toronto Festival and TD Salsa on St Clair are supported by the Hillcrest Village BIA and is produced by the Canadian Salsa Festivals Project, a federally incorporated Not-for-Profit organization.

(Toronto, July 6, 2016) – This weekend, experience the best of all things Latino while indulging in authentic culinary delights at the
12th annual FREE TD Salsa on St. Clair, the main event of the TD Salsa in Toronto Festival. 

St. Clair Ave West will be transformed into a tantalizing marketplace of Latin favourites for all to enjoy including pupusas, arepas, empanadas, and churros. The wide array of Latin American delicacies paired with the Latin beats, and all-day family fiesta lure hundreds of thousands of visitors, foodies and culture aficionados from near and far each year to satisfy their Latino cravings.
Indulge in the fiery flavours of Canada’s hottest street festival at the TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival on Saturday July 9th and Sunday July 10th – It’s going to be…¡CALIENTE!

Click here for the Savory TD Salsa on St. Clair Festival Food Lineup and be sure to bring your appetite.

For a full calendar of TD Salsa in Toronto Festival events go to SalsainToronto.com

TD Salsa in Toronto Festival Week: June 30th – July 17th
TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival: July 9th and 10th

The TD Salsa in Toronto Festival and TD Salsa on St Clair are supported by the Hillcrest Village BIA and is produced by the Canadian Salsa Festivals Project, a federally incorporated Not-for-Profit organization.

(Toronto, July 5, 2016) – This weekend Toronto will be Hot, Hot, Hot as hundreds of thousands of salsa lovers will take over the city at the 12th Annual TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival on Saturday July 9th and Sunday July 10th, the featured event of the TD Salsa In Toronto Festival.
Put on your dancing shoes and join us for Canada’s largest Latino Street Festival as this FREE family fiesta heats up midtown Toronto (between Winona Dr. and Christie St.) showcasing the best of all things Latino. Dance in the streets to the intoxicating beats alongside some of the city’s hottest dancers and music performers. Get a taste of authentic Latin American flavours, and enjoy a fiesta of family fun and children’s activities.

Get ready for temperatures to rise at the 12th Annual TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival – It’s going to be Caliente!

TD Salsa in Toronto Festival June 30th to July 17th
TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival July 9th and 10th

For a full calendar of TD Salsa in Toronto Festival events go to SalsainToronto.com

(Toronto, June 30, 2016) – Count down to Canada’s largest free Latin fiesta, the TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival, with Salsa parties across the city running from July 3rd to July 17th.
The TD Salsa in Toronto Festival features an exciting lineup of festivities at the iconic Lula Lounge and Las Brisas night club. Enjoy Salsa lessons from the city’s top instructors, live music, DJs spinning the Latin beats and a fiery menu. Highlights include:

Salsa Brunch at Lula Lounge on July 3 & 17: Bring your family to Lula to enjoy a lunch/ brunch buffet, featuring live music and dance lessons by Miko!

Salsa Parties at Lula Lounge on July 9 & 16: Dance lovers come together to show off all of their moves at one of Toronto’s hottest clubs
featuring Conjunto Lacalu, Moda Eterna, DJ Trambo and dance lessons by Baila Boogaloo and Sarita Leyva.

Las Brisas After Party featuring Manny Cardenas on July 9 & 10: The uptown Salsa Party in one of the best Latin clubs of the city, Las Brisas del Mar, featuring Manny Cardenas and his band.

Click here for information on dates and locations across Toronto.

TD Salsa in Toronto Festival: June 30 – July 17
For a full calendar of TD Salsa in Toronto Festival events go to SalsainToronto.com