Aug 28 – Aug 30, 2026#events#festivals
Toronto TAIWANfest 2026 at Harbourfront Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto TAIWANfest is a free Harbourfront weekend August 28–30, 2026, with Taiwanese arts, food, and a Dialogue with Scotland theme.
Culture Calendar
Asian culture events in Toronto
Spadina, East Chinatown, Willowdale, Agincourt, and Markham corridors plus GTA diaspora festivals.
Use the city guide for neighborhoods and meal starts, then this calendar for Taiwanfest, Taste of Manila, and one-offs.
Upcoming in Greater Toronto Area
Sep 4 – Sep 7, 2026#events#festivals#food#night-market
Mississauga Mid-Autumn and Lantern Festival 2026 at Square One
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga's 2nd Annual Mid-Autumn and Lantern Festival runs September 4–7, 2026 at Square One parking lot P6 with lantern displays, night-market vendors, and Labour Day weekend programming.
Image: Ontario Asian Night Market Series
Sep 12, 2026#events#festivals
ARC WORLD 2026 Homecoming in Markham
Markham, Ontario
Asian Roots Collective presents ARC WORLD Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Hilton Markham with food, talks, market, and a Simu Liu–Jeremy Lin celebrity hoops game at the Pan Am Sports Centre.
Image: Asian Roots Collective
Sep 13, 2026#events#festivals
Sắc Màu Trung Thu 2026 at Sheridan College Oakville
Oakville, Ontario
Sắc Màu Trung Thu returns Sunday, September 13, 2026, 3–9 p.m. at Sheridan College Athletics Centre in Oakville with lion dance, lantern making, and an evening show ending in fireworks.
Image: Sắc Màu Trung Thu
Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2026#events#festivals#food
Burlington Asian Night Market 2026 at Mapleview Centre
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington Asian Night Market runs September 18–20, 2026, at Mapleview Shopping Centre with Asian street food, vendors, live performances, and free admission as the Ontario series finale.
Image: Ontario Asian Night Market Series
Sep 26, 2026#events#festivals
Fête Chinoise Love at Mid-Autumn 2026 in Markham
Markham, Ontario
Fête Chinoise Love at Mid-Autumn returns Saturday, September 26, 2026, 4–11 p.m. at Porsche Centre Markham with mahjong, lantern walks, and charity mooncake sets from $115 CAD.
Image: Fête Chinoise
Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2026#events#festivals
Diwali RazzMatazz 2026 at Mississauga Celebration Square
Mississauga, Ontario
Indo Canada Arts Council presents Diwali RazzMatazz October 10–11, 2026 at Mississauga Celebration Square with live performances, DJ sets, fashion, and festive food from noon to 9 p.m.
Oct 24 – Oct 25, 2026#events#festivals
Diwali Festival of Lights 2026 at Nathan Phillips Square
Toronto, Ontario
The 4th Annual Diwali Festival of Lights runs October 24–25, 2026, noon to 9:00 p.m. at Nathan Phillips Square with 850+ performers, LED installations, and a musical pyrotechnic show from City Hall towers.
Image: Diwali Festival of Lights Toronto
Nov 11 – Nov 21, 2026#events#film
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2026
Toronto, Ontario
Reel Asian's 30th anniversary festival runs November 11–21, 2026 in Toronto with an online Canada-wide edition November 16–29, presenting pan-Asian and diaspora film across TIFF Lightbox, Hot Docs, and partner venues.
Image: Reel Asian
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Aug 21 – Aug 23, 2026#events#food#festivals
Toronto Korean Festival 2026 at Mel Lastman Square
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Korean Festival is free August 21–23, 2026 at Mel Lastman Square, with NouerA, ASC2NT, Catch the Young, and Taste of Korea vendors.
Image: Sikander Iqbal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Aug 14 – Aug 16, 2026#events#festivals#food
Japan Festival Canada 2026 at Mississauga Celebration Square
Mississauga, Ontario
Japan Festival Canada returns to Mississauga Celebration Square August 14–16, 2026 with free admission, Japanese food, stages, and pop-culture programming framed as North America’s largest Japanese cultural festival.
Image: Japan Festival Canada
Aug 14 – Aug 16, 2026#events#festivals
Toronto Waterfront Night Market 2026 at Hotel X
Toronto, Ontario
WNMFEST, the 17th Toronto Waterfront Night Market, runs August 14–16, 2026 at Hotel X with Qixi lanterns, pan-Asian food, and tickets from about $29.
Image: Waterfront Night Market
Aug 15 – Aug 16, 2026#events#festivals
Taste of Manila 2026 in North York
Toronto, Ontario
Taste of Manila takes Little Manila August 15–16, 2026 with free street-festival entry, 150-plus vendors, and three stages along Bathurst and Wilson.
Image: SPARC Taste of Manila
Aug 15, 2026#events#food#festivals
Maha Onam 2026 at Sankofa Square Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Maha Onam 2026 takes Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas) on Saturday, August 15 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. with free entry, Kerala stage programming, and North America’s largest Onam cultural festival framing.
Image: Levitate Entertainment / Maha Onam
Aug 7 – Aug 9, 2026#events#festivals#food
STC Asian Night Market at Scarborough Town Centre 2026
Scarborough, Ontario
STC Asian Night Market lands at Scarborough Town Centre August 7–9, 2026 with Asian street food, vendors, music, and evening hours as part of the Ontario Asian Night Market Series. Admission is free.
Image: Ontario Asian Night Market Series
Aug 8, 2026#events#festivals
18th Himalayan Mela 2026 at Nathan Phillips Square
Toronto, Ontario
The 18th Himalayan Mela landed August 8, 2026 at Nathan Phillips Square with free Nepali and Himalayan cultural programming from NCCS.
Image: Nepalese Canadian Community Services
Aug 1 – Aug 2, 2026#events#food#festivals
Taste of India Festival Toronto 2026
Toronto, Ontario
The 9th Taste of India Festival takes Nathan Phillips Square August 1–2, 2026 (noon–11 p.m. both days) with Indian food vendors, marketplace shopping, and live entertainment including Lauren Gottlieb.
Image: School of Flavours / Young Canadian Alliance
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