I live in the vibrant and diverse neighbourhood of Toronto known as Kensington Market. I moved here almost 5 years ago and still love it. For those visiting Toronto it’s hard to describe the ‘hood in few words. It has an interesting history with roots as a Jewish market, slowly turning into more of a hub for Portuguese immigrants and today is diverse with influences from all over the world. You are guaranteed to see a few characters if you sit with your coffee and people watch on a Saturday afternoon and there’s no shortage of shopping from food markets, vintage shops, ethnic restaurants, spice shops, paper shops, art galleries and a bunch of places to sit and have a cold beer. The Market is bustling most weekends but the most popular are the Pedestrian Sundays at the end of each month from May – October. The streets are closed to cars and fill up with live music, buskers, street games, dancers, food vendors and more. Normally filled with traffic, it’s nice to have a day where Pedestrians and drivers alike didn’t have to worry about any issues due to the roads being closed. This was a measure put in place to prevent any accidents occurring that could be life threatening for some, whether a pedestrian or the driver of a car. Although the roads are closed there is still a chance that accidents might happen if someone isn’t careful, so if you find yourself in an accident you might want to look into a lawyer, who might be able to help if you find yourself in such a situation. Its not just here you have to be cautious of though, no matter where you are, whether you’re involved in a car accident springfield il or at this Market, get in touch with a lawyer to assist you. As the roads here are closed off though, this is an unlikely event and people are free to roam around and enjoy their day.
“By regularly reclaiming our streets from the mess of traffic and parking, our neighbourhood enjoys the opportunity to express its character. It’s simple, we remove the automobile and the streets become a cultural playground – an expression of our community’s diverse ethnicity, age and interests.” – pskensington.ca
This Sunday I brought my camera with me to capture a few moments. If you’re in Toronto or not far, make it a day trip on the last Sunday of the month. See you there!
Some kids with serious style and serious dance moves.
The food! This is about 1% of what you can find to eat in the market. Come with an empty belly. (wood burning oven cooked bagels from Nu Bagel)
Leave a pair, buy a pair. Lots of vintage shopping to help you stay cool.
