Toronto

==Culture and contemporary life==
{{Main|Culture in Toronto}}
{{See also|Annual events in Toronto|List of festivals in Toronto|Recreation in Toronto}}
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[[File:TIFF comes in Toronto (29465981882).jpg|thumb|Crowds walk past the [[Royal Alexandra Theatre]] during the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
Toronto's theatre and [[performing arts]] scene has more than fifty ballet and dance companies, six opera companies, two symphony orchestras and a host of theatres. The city is home to the [[National Ballet of Canada]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://national.ballet.ca/Meet/About-National-Ballet|title=About The National Ballet of Canada|website=national.ballet.ca|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402205837/https://national.ballet.ca/Meet/About-National-Ballet|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Canadian Opera Company]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coc.ca/about-the-coc|title=About The COC|website=coc.ca|access-date=January 1, 2023|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127192812/https://www.coc.ca/about-the-coc|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tso.ca/|title=The Official website of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra|website=tso.ca|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629015506/http://www.tso.ca/About-The-TSO/About-the-TSO.aspx//Despr%C3%A9s|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Canadian Electronic Ensemble]], and the [[Canadian Stage Company]]. Notable performance venues include the [[Four Seasons Centre|Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts]], [[Roy Thomson Hall]], the [[Princess of Wales Theatre]], the [[Royal Alexandra Theatre]], [[Massey Hall]], the [[Meridian Arts Centre]] (formerly the Toronto Centre for the Arts), the [[Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres]], and the [[Meridian Hall (Toronto)|Meridian Hall]] (originally the "O'Keefe Centre" and formerly the "Hummingbird Centre" and the "Sony Centre for the Performing Arts").

[[Ontario Place]] features the world's first permanent [[IMAX]] movie theatre, the [[Cinesphere]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imax.com/corporate/history/ |website=IMAX.com |title=Corporate History |access-date=December 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115235504/http://www.imax.com/corporate/history/ |archive-date=November 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as the [[Budweiser Stage]] (formerly Molson Amphitheatre), an open-air venue for music concerts. In the spring of 2012, Ontario Place closed after declining attendance. Although the Budweiser Stage and harbour still operate, the park and Cinesphere are no longer in use. There are ongoing plans to revitalise Ontario Place.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/31/ontario-place-revitalization-plans | title=$100M revitalization plan for Ontario Place | newspaper=Toronto Sun | access-date=July 16, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916160115/http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/31/ontario-place-revitalization-plans | archive-date=September 16, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:OntarioPlaceCinesphere.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Cinesphere]] at [[Ontario Place]]]]
Each summer, the Canadian Stage Company presents an outdoor [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] production in Toronto's High Park called "Dream in High Park". [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] acknowledges the achievements of successful Canadians with a series of stars on designated blocks of sidewalks along King Street and Simcoe Street.

The production of domestic and foreign film and television is a major local industry. As of 2011, Toronto ranks as the third largest production centre for film and television after [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-45805.pdf|title=Film and Television Industry: 2011 Year in Review|website=toronto.ca|publisher=City of Toronto|date=September 1, 2012|access-date=September 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050038/http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-45805.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> sharing the nickname "[[Hollywood North]]" with Vancouver.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |first=Vernon |last=Scott |page=12B |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DkUfAAAAIBAJ&dq=toronto%20hollywood%20north&pg=4458%2C1049685 |title=Toronto Now Called Hollywood of North |access-date=June 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904071434/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DkUfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mmcEAAAAIBAJ&dq=toronto%20hollywood%20north&pg=4458%2C1049685 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Accessing City Hall">{{cite web|url=http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/it/newsrel.nsf/0/a196b48a551afa4285256df600461208?OpenDocument|title=New numbers confirm Toronto's rank as Hollywood North|website=toronto.ca|publisher=City of Toronto|access-date=January 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033459/http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/it/newsrel.nsf/0/a196b48a551afa4285256df600461208?OpenDocument|archive-date=September 30, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2004/03/09/quickhits090304.html |title=SARS costs for 'Hollywood North' and more |work=CBC News |date=March 9, 2004 |access-date=January 1, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330145114/http://www.torontoisms.com/guide/crime.htm |archive-date=March 30, 2008 }}</ref> The [[Toronto International Film Festival]] is an annual event celebrating the international film industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tiff-23-economic-impact-1.6965715|title=TIFF generates big bucks for Toronto, Will the Hollywood actor's strike change that?|last=Cheese|first=Tyler|date=September 15, 2023|website=[[CBC News]]|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101175531/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tiff-23-economic-impact-1.6965715|url-status=live}}</ref> Another film festival is the Take 21 (formerly the Toronto Student Film Festival), which screens the works of students 12–18 years of age from many different countries across the globe.
[[File:Caribana 2010.jpg|thumb|The grand parade for the [[Caribana]] festival on [[Lake Shore Boulevard]]]]
Toronto's [[Caribana]] (formerly known as Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival) takes place from mid-July to early August of every summer.<ref name=Caribana>[http://www.caribana.com/ Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana) Festival 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209010245/http://caribana.com/ |date=February 9, 2009 }}, WORD Magazine (2006). They were retrieved on December 11, 2006.</ref> Primarily based on the [[Trinidad and Tobago Carnival]], the first Caribana took place in 1967 when the city's Caribbean community celebrated [[Canadian Centennial|Canada's Centennial]]. More than forty years later, it has grown to attract one million people to Toronto's [[Lake Shore Boulevard]] annually. Tourism for the festival is in the hundreds of thousands, and each year, the event generates over $400&nbsp;million in revenue for Ontario's economy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/803506|title=The Caribana success story|work=Toronto Star|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=June 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510041950/http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/803506|archive-date=May 10, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

One of the most significant events in the city, [[Pride Toronto|Pride Week]], takes place in late June and is one of the largest [[LGBT]] festivals in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-national-geographic-pride-2018|title=Toronto named one of the world's best places to celebrate Pride|last=Smith|first=Ainsley|date=June 11, 2018|website=Daily Hive|language=en|access-date=March 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019021624/http://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-national-geographic-pride-2018|archive-date=October 19, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>