Media Advisory
April 19, 2025

On Tuesday, Mayor Olivia Chow will join Councillor Shelley Carroll (Don Valley North), Councillor Alejandro Bravo (Davenport) and Councillor Chris Moise (Toronto Centre) to announce the 2025 recipients of the City of Toronto’s Cultural Festivals Funding Program (CFFP). Kojo Modeste, Executive Director, Pride Toronto will also be present at the announcement.  

Date: Tuesday, April 22  

Time: 10:30 a.m. 

Location: 519 Church St. 

Through the Cultural Festivals Funding Program, the City provides financial support to recurring cultural festivals whose programming supports community-building, engages with Torontonians, serves Toronto residents across the city, and promotes opportunities for emerging artists, Indigenous artists and artists from other groups. 

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