Category: Events
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Joyce Wieland Lane Unveiling, December 2025
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in EventsJoyce Wieland Lane is the newest addition to Corktown’s roster of streets dedicated to a local resident. The street name was nominated by John Goodwin and adopted by City Council on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Corktown community members joined in celebrating the official street sign unveiling on Monday, December 1st. Ms. Wieland (1930-1998) was a…
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Corktown Pumpkin Parade, November 2025
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in EventsThank you to all who came to our little Pumpkin Parade this past Saturday and helped us celebrate Samhain in Corktown! We loved all your pumpkins you shared with us and appreciated their warm glow. It was a beautiful evening and so nice to meet some neighbours. We also put together a little altar to…
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Free tree giveaways, May & September 2024
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in EventsWe organized spring and fall free tree Neighbourhood Planting Program giveaways, giving away of hundreds of native trees and plants (fragrant sumacs, elderberries, sugar maples and more) to Corktown residents as grateful recipients of the City of Toronto’s Urban Forestry Grants & Initiatives. Participants received up to four native trees and planting tips printed on…
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Pollinator gardening weekend, September 2024
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in EventsWe prepared sections of Corktown’s Cherry Street boulevard for the planning of native pollinator gardens, intended to support the creation of creation of pollinator habitats for bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, moths, beetles, and birds and more in alignment with the City of Toronto’s Pollinator Protection Strategy and our own efforts to promote sustainability focused projects…
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‘Howloween’ in the Park, October 2024
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in EventsThe Dogs of Corktown community group organized its annual dog-friendly Corktown Common event, with prizes awarded for the neighbourhood’s best-costumed pups. 60+ Corktown dog owners attended this year’s event, the eighth version of this beloved annual event celebrating Corktown’s dog-friendly culture and one of Toronto’s best parks, Corktown Common. With special thanks to the Canary…
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Samhain mask workshop, October 2024
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in EventsWe led an inaugural mask making workshop in collaboration with Corktown’s own The Lost and Found Gallery to celebrate Samhain, a traditionally Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season. Celts historically wore masks on Samhain as a means of protection, like today’s Halloween tradition of costumes. Participants attending on the day consequently created…