September 12, 2026 – December 6, 2026
Toronto Biennial of Art
The Toronto Biennial of Art is one of North America's newest and most ambitious large-scale contemporary art events, founded in 2019. Free and open to the public, it unfolds across Toronto's waterfront, industrial heritage spaces, and cultural institutions — commissioning new works that engage with the city's extraordinary multicultural identity.
Previews
Event Highlight
Regional & Emerging
Contemporary & Modern
2–4 Hours
VIP
Unknown City
Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities, and the Biennial reflects this: its artistic programmes consistently foreground perspectives from Indigenous communities, diasporic cultures, and underrepresented voices, making it one of the most politically and culturally vital biennials in the world.
Toronto in autumn is beautiful — the maples turn crimson and gold along the waterfront, and the city's cultural season reaches full swing. The Biennial's free admission policy makes it a genuinely democratic event, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors of all backgrounds.
City Guides
Toronto rewards exploration. The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), redesigned by Frank Gehry, holds one of Canada's finest collections. The Aga Khan Museum presents Islamic art in an extraordinary Fumihiko Maki-designed building. The Distillery District's Victorian industrial architecture has become a hub for galleries and studios. Niagara Falls is just an hour away.