NATIONAL: The annual Ethnik Festival of Arts and Culture, a celebration of Black History (Excellence) Month, will take place during the last week of February. The 2022 edition will highlight Afro-Canadian and Caribbean artists from Calgary and Edmonton, and it will be accessible to audiences around the world.
TORONTO: Pride Toronto is planning for an in-person Pride month and festival weekend this year. The full month of programming will begin on June 1, concluding with the annual festival weekend on June 24-26.
Luminato Festival Toronto, an arts festival that acknowledges its gathering on Indigenous peoples’ land, features local and international talent. The festival, which started in 2007, plans to return from June 9-19.
VANCOUVER: The traveling shoe show Sneaker Con is back at the Vancouver Convention Centre on March 5, after skipping its 2021 edition. While shoe sales will be central to the convention, there will also be an authentication booth set up by eBay, the event's major sponsor, as well as other pop culture paraphernalia.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, truck show Monster Jam is set to take place at the PNE’s Pacific Coliseum from March 18-20, featuring Grave Digger, Earth Shaker, Megalodon, Scooby-Doo, Jailbird and other big-wheeled vehicles. The weekend's events will include competitions, meet-and-greets and more.
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