Little Italy Toronto

THE HEART OF
COLLEGE STREET!

Experience one of Toronto’s most iconic neighbourhoods in the heart of College Street. Discover incredible restaurants, local shops, vibrant nightlife, culture, entertainment and a community that brings a little taste of Italy to the city every day.

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Taste & Treat Passport

Explore Little Italy this November with the Taste & Treat Passport. Collect stamps from participating businesses and enter for your chance to win one of three prize packages valued at a combined $800.

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LITTLE ITALY IN NUMBERS

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Years of Culture

EVENTS

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Nov

1-30

Calvacade of Lights Event in Toronto College Street

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Nov

Cavalcade of Lights

The Little Italy Cavalcade of Lights on College Street is an annual neighbourhood holiday event featuring a festive tree lighting, visits with Santa, and local community performances.

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Jul

2027

Taste of Little Italy

Taste of Little Italy is a massive, vibrant street festival that transforms College Street into a lively pedestrian-only open-air market for one weekend every summer.

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Little Italy Master Plan

REVITALIZING LITTLE ITALY

This plan seeks to honour these qualities, enhancing Little Italy’s appeal as a dynamic retail, business, recreational, and cultural destination. By building upon the area’s historic foundations, we aim to transform it into a simple, vibrant, beautiful, and contemporary linear hub, ensuring its status as a vital part of Toronto’s urban fabric while also preparing it for the future.

Master Plan Concept

About Little Italy

Most neighbourhoods ask you to pick a vibe. Little Italy asks which one you'd like first. College Street is buzzing with patio season by late spring, the espresso is strong, and the nights stretch well past dinner.

It's the geography: one iconic stretch from Bathurst to Shaw, a hundred-year-old Italian heritage that runs deeper than any menu, and a food scene that draws the whole city.

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