🧵Tatreez, Tattoos & Taste Fest: What’s On in Toronto (July 3–July 9)
Embroidery, ink, and Arabic street eats — this week’s picks celebrate creativity, culture, and community. From a Tatreez circle to a temporary tattoo workshop, plus dance parties, and Taste of the Middle East, something is happening almost every day.
Here are 5 events worth checking out:
🎶 SARĀB Live in Toronto
A genre-defying night of Arabic jazz, rock, and poetic storytelling from one of Paris’ most exciting musical collectives. Their hypnotic sound blends Syrian verse, jazz improvisation, and Middle Eastern melodies into something entirely their own.
🌟 SARĀB
💬 Language: Arabic, French, and Instrumental
🗓️ Date: Thursday, July 3 – 7:30 to 10:00 PM
📍 Venue: Small World Centre – 180 Shaw Street, Toronto, ON
🎟️ Tickets: Eventbrite (Save 25% with code SARABTO25)
🎥 The Encampments
An urgent and intimate documentary on the student-led uprising that began at Columbia University and spread across campuses worldwide in protest of the war in Gaza. Featuring powerful voices from inside the movement, including activist Mahmoud Khalil.
🌟 Hot Docs
💬 Language: English, Arabic, and Hebrew (with subtitles)
🗓️ Date: Friday, July 4 – 6:00 to 9:00 PM
📍 Venue: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema – 506 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON
🎟️ Tickets: Hot Docs
🪩 Laylit Toronto – Late Night SWANA Dance Party
The legendary Arab/SWANA party lands in Toronto for one unforgettable night of genre-defying beats and community joy. From shaabi and mahraganat to techno and hyperpop, this dance floor is for everyone.
🌟 Featuring: Hamzz, Heebiejabi, MNSA, Nadim Maghzal
💬 Language: Music is the language
🗓️ Date: Friday, July 4 – 10:00 PM to Saturday, July 5 – 3:00 AM
📍 Venue: Standard Time – 165 Geary Ave, 2nd Floor, Unit A, Toronto, ON
🎟️ Tickets: Resident Advisor
🪁 2025 Burin Kite Festival – Toronto Edition
Join families, friends, and allies for a joyful kite-flying gathering in solidarity with the Burin Land and Farming Cooperative in Palestine. Bring a kite, a picnic, and your community spirit for a peaceful afternoon celebrating Palestinian livelihood and resistance.
🌟 Organized in solidarity with the Burin Land and Farming Cooperative
💬 Language: English
🗓️ Date: Sunday, July 6 – 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Rain date: July 13)
📍 Venue: Riverdale Park – 425 Carlton St. #381, Toronto, ON
🎟️ FREE Event: Signal Group for Updates
💚 Optional: Donate to the Burin Kite Festival in Palestine
🖋️ Tattoos + Matcha: Temp Tattoo Workshop
Unwind your Sunday with matcha and creativity. This hands-on workshop uses plant-based ink to create beautiful, commitment-free tattoos that last 8–12 days. No experience needed, and you’ll leave with your own DIY kit to keep the ink flowing at home.
🌟 Nadine Daff
💬 Language: English
🗓️ Date: Sunday, July 6 – 7:00 to 8:30 PM
📍 Venue: Carbonic Coffee – 37 Baldwin St, Toronto, ON
🎟️ Tickets: Eventbrite