Salsa on St. Clair street festival

Name: Salsa on St. Clair street festival
Start: 2026-07-11
End: 2026-07-12
Location: Toronto

Salsa on St. Clair was a free Latino-themed street festival in Toronto scheduled for July 11–12, 2026. An estimated 13,000 people attended on Saturday, when a shooting near St. Clair and Arlington Avenues killed two people and injured at least five others; the Sunday program was cancelled during the police investigation.

Date: Jul 11-12, 2026
Location: Toronto

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Highlights

Free Latino-themed street festival in Toronto
Estimated attendance of 13,000 on Saturday
Scheduled as a two-day event on July 11–12
Sunday program cancelled during a police investigation

Salsa on St. Clair was scheduled as a two-day street festival in Toronto on July 11 and 12, 2026. The event is described as a major Latino-themed cultural celebration and drew an estimated 13,000 attendees on Saturday.

A shooting occurred near St. Clair and Arlington Avenues on Saturday evening, leaving two people dead and at least five others injured. Police secured the area and established multiple crime scenes.

The festival's final day on Sunday was cancelled because of the continuing investigation. The source focuses on the incident and provides little detail about the planned cultural program.

Practical details

Location described by the source: near St. Clair and Arlington Avenues; toronto.citynews.ca
Area for browsing nearby events: Toronto

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