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[[Image:Taste of the Danforth.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Taste of the Danforth]]<br />
[[File:Andrew Scheer Taste of the Danforth (44006037822).jpg|thumb|Event in 2018]]<br />
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'''Taste of the Danforth''' was a yearly festival held in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada, in the [[Greektown, Toronto|Greektown]] area along [[Danforth Avenue]] for a period of three days in August, spawned from the [[Taste of Chicago]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States]]. It was Canada's largest street festival. It started in 1993, and in 2013, it completed its 20th year of this event which celebrated [[Ethnic Greek|Greek]] food and culture. <br />
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This event generally occurred the second weekend of August. Past attendance numbers have been reported as high as 1.6 million people over the three-day event. Approximately 1.6 kilometres of Danforth Avenue was closed from Broadview Avenue to past Jones Avenue for the festival.<br />
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It was announced on May 15, 2020, that the 2020 festival scheduled for August 7–9, 2020 was cancelled due to gathering restrictions of 25,000 people or more as mandated by the City of Toronto amid the global [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-cancels-major-festivals-events-in-july-and-august-including-taste-of-the-danforth-honda-indy-1.4941578|title = Toronto cancels major festivals, events in July and August, including Taste of the Danforth, Honda Indy|date = 15 May 2020}}</ref> It was also cancelled in 2021 and later in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-22 |title=Organizers cancel Toronto's Taste of the Danforth festival, citing streetscape changes |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-organizers-cancel-toronto's-taste-of-the-danforth-festival-citing/ |access-date=2022-06-22}}{{Dead url|date=January 2024}}</ref> It was also cancelled in 2024 and 2025, as it was deemed too costly to operate.<br />
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==Food and attractions==<br />
Greek food included pork, chicken, and beef souvlaki, spanakopita, loukoumades, gyros, and roast [[quail]]. Attendees also enjoyed seated dining within the many restaurants throughout Danforth Avenue and enjoyed such Greek favourites as saganaki (the "flaming" cheese), and delicious fresh Greek salads. Existing stores and restaurants were also open during the festival, usually opening up their stores to the streets for customers.<br />
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Interactive activities were available at The Taste, including face-painting and video games.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tasteofthedanforth.com Official website]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Parades and Festivals in Toronto}}<br />
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[[Category:Festivals in Toronto]]<br />
[[Category:Greek-Canadian culture]]<br />
[[Category:Cuisine in Toronto]]<br />
[[Category:Recurring events established in 1994]]<br />
[[Category:Food and drink festivals in Canada]]<br />
[[Category:Annual events in Toronto]]<br />
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