Aug 21 – Aug 23, 2026
Toronto Korean Festival 2026 at Mel Lastman Square
Toronto Korean Festival is free August 21–23, 2026 at Mel Lastman Square, with NouerA, ASC2NT, Catch the Young, and Taste of Korea vendors.
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Toronto Korean Festival, once the Korean Harvest Festival, takes Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge Street, Friday through Sunday, August 21–23, 2026. Free. Grounds open at noon each day. Main stage runs 2 to 10 p.m. Friday and noon to 10 Saturday and Sunday.
The K-pop bill is NouerA, ASC2NT, Catch the Young, and GranadA, plus a late DJ set from MOOBEK. Come for one of those sets and you have used the weekend well.
Jeonbuk State Gugak Center, the Korean traditional-arts troupe, brings the heritage program. There is a hanbok fashion show on the new Yonge Street mini stage, a K-beauty pavilion, and Taste of Korea food booths.
North York Centre subway drops you on the square. Do not drive Yonge on Saturday night. Eat early. The food line at 7 will be the night. Friday is the shorter stage if you only want one evening.
Toronto TAIWANfest is the next weekend at Harbourfront if you are stacking culture weekends.
When: August 21–23, 2026 (grounds from noon; Fri stage 2–10 p.m., Sat–Sun noon–10 p.m.)
Where: Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St, Toronto, ON
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