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A packed Do West Fest was shut down early on Saturday night due to overcrowding: police
A popular street festival was packed this past weekend in Toronto's west end, forcing police to shut it down early on Saturday. According to police, the size of the crowd "posed challenges" as the night wore on.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/do-west-fest-overcrowding-9.7227370?cmp=rss

blog.TO Jun 8

Popular Toronto street festival was 'literal hell' this weekend
There was a whole lot of pushing and shoving on the streets of Toronto this past weekend, which left many Do West Fest attendees extremely disappointed.The massive pedestrian-only affair takes place every year on Dundas Street West, shutting down 16 blocks from Shaw Street to Lansdowne Avenue, and is, unofficially, Toronto's annual summer kick-off festival....
https://www.blogto.com/radar/2026/06/do-west-fest-toronto-literal-hell/

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Rob Homsi Jun 7

But lucky I left, because I got to see #NotaBand at #DoWestFest in front of Hank's Liquor. Wow. They were great. They are opening for #theex (the band) June 25.

⠵⠻⠷⠕⠭ 🍥🍉⚪🌹Jun 7, 2025

Anyone checking out Fucked Up tonight at 10pm at #DoWestFest #Toronto

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🇨🇦syncros Jun 9, 2024

A few more scenes from a rainy Saturday night at #DoWestFest in #toronto .

🇨🇦syncros Jun 9, 2024

A few scenes from a rainy Saturday night at #DoWestFest in #toronto .
#streetphotography #x100vi

teledyn 𓂀 Jun 8, 2024

On my way crowdsurfing through #dowestfest I finally had a brief chance to meet @mayoroliviachow and, frankly, didn't expect her to recall the '96 date when we last met! To be fair, I expect it wasn't me, mere sideman in the duo, but recording star May Ip she remembered. 😅

teledyn 𓂀 Jun 8, 2024

After strolling the #dowestfest I encountered a stall by the park handing out these cans of #Seagram's Long Island Ice Tea, and now, having imbibed, I notice a wonderful thing:

THERE IS NO URL ON THIS CAN! 😊🎉

Seagram's is based in #Kitchener #Ontario. This is the sort of modern thinking enterprise I think would do well on the #Fediverse

teledyn 𓂀 Jun 7, 2024

An update of two sorts: @shout wants you to know about the #streetfest on #DundasWest and it is hosted on TikTok instead of IG which I hope makes it shareable!

#toronto #livemusic #supportlivemusic #dundaswest #dowestfest
https://www.tiktok.com/@shout_theband/video/7375922390909357317?_t=8n0iRIayB89&_r=1