Vaughan Culture Days
Want to showcase your talents and offer free and engaging arts and culture events in Vaughan?
Culture Days is a national celebration of arts, culture and heritage, taking place this year from Friday, Sept. 20 to Sunday, Oct. 13.
The City of Vaughan has been selected once again as a Festival Hub for Ontario Culture Days for 2024, joining 12 other communities across the province to invite the public to get hands-on and behind-the-scenes to highlight the importance of arts and culture in our communities.
Check the eligibility criteria below to be part of Vaughan Culture Days and send us an email to vaughancelebrates@vaughan.ca with your event or activity proposal.
Save the date for the kick-off event on September 21, 2024. Check back in the upcoming weeks for more information.
For any inquiries, please contact vaughancelebrates@vaughan.ca.
Culture Days 2024
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- Take place within the dates provided by Culture Days
- Can be virtual or in-person
- Include arts, culture, or heritage aspect
- Be hands-on, participatory, or behind-the-scenes
- Be free for attendees or pay-what-you-may
- Pay artists fairly
Ontario Culture Days has set September 30, 2024, aside to create space exclusively for events organized to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, including those sharing First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit experiences and perspectives celebrating the creative and cultural expressions of Indigenous people and communities.
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We encourage you to explore the resources available on the Ontario Culture Days website. These resources are designed to support you in planning, promoting, and evaluating your event during the Festival, but also for engaging your community with arts and culture year-round.
You can also watch the recording of 2024 Organizer Webinar to get some tips for your event: 2024 Ontario Culture Days Organizer Webinar (youtube.com)
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- The Ontario Culture Days Festival is an annual celebration of arts, culture and heritage taking place each fall across the province. Each year, hundreds of artists, organizers and creative minds join together during this three-week festival to produce free, fun and inclusive programming for the community to enjoy.
- Vaughan Culture Days is presented by TD.
- The City of Vaughan ranked eighth nationally as a Top Participating Community and fifth among mid-sized cities in the 2023 Culture Days, with 72 events organized for the 2023 celebration.
- The City was awarded the inaugural Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) Impact Award in recognition of the cultural diversity and inclusion for the Festival Hub program during Ontario Culture Days 2023
