Canada’s largest multicultural fusion festival

Fusion food. Fusion performances. Fusion fun. Two free days of global food, live music and dance in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Summer 2027Dates announced soon
Sankofa SquareYonge-Dundas, Toronto
Free admissionNo tickets needed
Free
See what’s on

One square. The whole world.

WorldFest brings Toronto’s most diverse communities together for two days of food, music, dance and art.

What began as a small community event is now one of Canada’s fastest-rising cultural festivals. Every culture gets a stage, every community gets a place, and it is free for everyone who walks into the square.

About WorldFest See the 2026 photos
A crowd of all ages watches the WorldFest main stage beneath the billboards of Yonge-Dundas
Festival-goers cheer with hands in the air beside the vendor tents
40+cultures
A packed Sankofa Square at WorldFest 2026.

The weekend, counted

Attendance, time on site and programme hours come from the WorldFest Canada 2026 post-event report.

Thousands of festival-goers seated in front of the main stage at WorldFest 2026 in downtown Toronto Visits
121,800

visits to Sankofa Square across the two days of WorldFest 2026.

People
94,700

different people came through. Many came back for the second day.

Each figure is 5,000 people

Time on site
63min

average time each visitor stayed.

Live programme
17hrs

of live programming on the main stage.

Saturday, 10 hrsSunday, 7 hrs
A cook in a Simply Filipino apron grills skewers at a WorldFest food stall Food
25+

vendors, from first-time cooks to established kitchens.

 Two dancers in gold trousers perform facing the crowd, the Eaton Centre behind them Stage
300+

performers on the main stage across the two days.

What’s on

The full experience
A cook in a Simply Filipino apron grills skewers at a WorldFest food stall

Fusion flavours

Stalls that pair two cuisines on one plate: Mexico × India, Africa × Caribbean, Bahamas × America.
Dancers in orange dresses perform on the WorldFest main stage at Yonge-Dundas

Live performances

Dance troupes, bands and singers from across the world’s traditions, on one main stage from afternoon to night.
Visitors walk between vendor tents at Sankofa Square

Market & family

Cultural vendors, handmade goods and activities for kids, all a few steps from the stage.

Seen at WorldFest 2026

Open the gallery
Thousands of festival-goers seated in front of the main stage at WorldFest 2026 in downtown Toronto A singer in a white top performs on the WorldFest main stage Dancers in orange dresses perform on the WorldFest main stage at Yonge-Dundas A food stall with a WorldFest Africa × Caribbean banner and a kente-pattern canopy A singer in silver performs to a packed night crowd at Sankofa Square under blue stage lights A cook in a Simply Filipino apron grills skewers at a WorldFest food stall Two festival-goers smile and wave at the camera Two musicians in sombreros play violin and guitar on the WorldFest stage
A dance troupe in bright printed outfits performs through stage smoke, facing the crowd Festival-goers eat at picnic tables under red umbrellas across from the Eaton Centre A singer in a blue T-shirt performs under stage lights at dusk Festival-goers dance in the square after dark An African dance troupe in red tops and patterned skirts performs on stage Grilled squid skewers on a tray at a WorldFest food stall Festival-goers cheer with hands in the air beside the vendor tents A band performs under pink and blue stage lights at night

For brands

6.4M

brand impressions for our partners in 2026, from one festival campaign.

Partner brands on the main-stage screens, at the media wall, on the crew shirts and across a month of TV, outdoor, print and digital coverage.

See sponsorship for 2027 Request the package
The Sankofa Square stage with a sponsor thank-you message for Anytime Dental on the big screenOn the main-stage screens The Anytime Dental team with a prize wheel at their WorldFest activationActivations in the crowd Performers in orange dresses pose at the WorldFest sponsor media wallAt the media wall

Our partners

Costco WholesaleCostco Wholesale Anytime DentalAnytime Dental OMVIC, Ontario’s vehicle sales regulatorOMVIC BG Glass SolutionsBG Glass Solutions Al Dorman InsuranceAl Dorman Insurance Upper Canada Specialty HardwareUpper Canada Specialty Hardware RogersRogers Rama Gaming House, Mississauga and ScarboroughRama Gaming House Your brand here

Be part of it

Sponsor

01
The Costco Wholesale booth at WorldFest 2026
6.4Mbrand impressions in 2026

Put your brand in front of 121,800 visits.

Vendor

02
A Street Treats menu board above a busy food stall
25+vendors on the square

Sell on the busiest weekend the square sees.

Performer

03
Dancers in orange dresses perform on the WorldFest main stage at Yonge-Dundas
300+performers on the main stage

Bring your act to the main stage.

Volunteer

04
WorldFest volunteers in festival T-shirts cheer on stage, facing the crowd at Sankofa Square
2days of crew on the square

Join the crew that runs the weekend.

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2027 dates announced soon

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