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TORONTO, June 25, 2019
TORONTO, June 25, 2019 /CNW/ - The 2019 Redpath Waterfront Festival, presented by Billy Bishop Airport drops anchor on Toronto's waterfront for the long weekend with 10 tall ships, delicious Maritime eats and shiploads of nautical entertainment for kids of all ages.
WHEN
WHERE
WHAT
Sherbourne Common
Sugar Beach
Harbour Square Park
IT'LL BE A GREAT, LOFTY, TOWERING, SKY-HIGH KIND OF WEEKEND. WE CALL IT TALL FOR SHORT.
Free admission to all parks. A deck tour ticket is required to board the tall ships. Tickets can be purchased online and onsite.
As a result of rising water levels, the festival announced at the end of May that programming parks and ship locations will be moved to the east end of the waterfront. The media alert with more information can be found here.
Redpath Waterfront Festival 2019 partners include: Redpath Sugar, Billy Bishop Airport, The Waterfront BIA, Waterfront Toronto, Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, the City of Toronto, Tall Ships America, Bell Media, Cision, porter airlines and Westin Harbour Castle.
To learn more about the tall ships, food and entertainment at the 2019 Redpath Waterfront Festival and for festival news and updates, visit towaterfrontfest.com and follow @towaterfrontfest on Facebook and Instagram or @towaterfest on Twitter.
ABOUT REDPATH WATERFRONT FESTIVAL
The Redpath Waterfront Festival is an annual summer event providing on-land and on-water programming for people of all ages and interests, with the goal of promoting Toronto locally and internationally as a premiere waterfront destination. With music, food and nautical entertainment, the festival offers something for everyone to enjoy. Every three years, the event welcomes majestic Tall Ships to Toronto. www.towaterfrontfest.com
ABOUT WATER'S EDGE FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
Water's Edge Festivals and Events is an Ontario not-for-profit corporation created in 2011 with a mandate to become the driving force behind the continuation of the successful Redpath Waterfront Festival. Its objectives are to produce an exceptional annual family festival; provide a strong economic impact for Toronto and Ontario; build strategic partnerships locally, regionally and nationally, including significant stakeholders Redpath Sugar, PortsToronto and The Waterfront BIA.
SOURCE Water's Edge Festivals & Events
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