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Featured Brampton Brampton is celebrated for its culinary gems — no surprise given its famously vibrant multicultural communities. But make no mistake, Brampton’s cultural diversity encompasses the arts as well, from festivals to a lively local creative scene. Read more
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Brampton Brampton is celebrated for its culinary gems — no surprise given its famously vibrant multicultural communities. But make no mistake, Brampton’s cultural diversity encompasses the arts as well, from festivals to a lively local creative scene.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
Red brick building with green copper kettle sign hanging from the front Halton Hills, Georgetown and Glen Williams Halton Hills is a community of towns, hamlets, and villages along the Niagara Escarpment, with the Credit River winding its way through the forests, plains, and marshes. The abundant natural beauty and small-town charm have captured the hearts of artists, encouraging many of them to call this place home.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
Art Gallery of Algoma Hamilton Some say “art is the new steel” in Hamilton. It’s no wonder — the city best known for its industrial side has become a thriving arts destination for artists and visitors alike.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
Image of a festival taking place in the streets of downtown Milton Milton & Halton Parks Milton is a pedestrian-friendly blend of modernity and historic charm surrounded by the beautiful backdrop of the Niagara Escarpment — the best of both worlds. The town is a rich cultural blend too, with a blossoming South Asian-Canadian population.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
Dark haired person stands in front of large wall mounted typewriter keys Oakville Oakville’s gracious lakeside charm makes it one of Ontario’s most sought-after spots to call home. At an easy 30 kilometres from Toronto, it’s an ideal destination for visitors too – both for its waterfront beauty and its history as an industrial port and stop along the Underground Railroad.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
Two people canoe down the foggy Grand River at sunrise Six Nations of the Grand River Located south of Brantford and running alongside the Grand River, this southwestern territory in Ontario is brimming with history that spans thousands of years. The Six Nations of the Grand River is the only region in the continent where all Haudenosaunee nations live together.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
  • Indigenous Arts & Heritage
A person sings while sitting on stage to another person playing the piano and sings back. Toronto Theatre Guide Toronto contains the third largest English-speaking theatre district in the world, after London’s West End and New York City’s Broadway. But how do you navigate it? Here, to get you started, are five theatres, and their neighbourhoods, that deserve standing ovations.
  • Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
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