After some confusion over whether Taste of the Danforth would take place this year, the beloved street festival has been officially canceled for 2022.
The Greektown BIA posted on its social media pages that this year’s event will be postponed until 2023.
“GreekTown, at Danforth’s Business Improvement Management Board, has determined that the best way to ensure the long-term success of the festival is to postpone its resumption until 2023,” the statement said.
The lively street festival attracts more than 1 million people during its duration, with a weekend full of food, music, dance and traditional Greek and Mediterranean activities.
“We know that planning an event of this size and scale will take time. During the winter months it was unclear whether public health conditions would allow Taste of the Danforth to take place. When it became clear that we could, no there was time to imagine Taste of the Danforth for 2022 given the changes in the cityscape. “
The Greektown BIA will take advantage of this extra time to create a bigger and better street festival for 2023, working closely with the city and its partners to make the return of the festival the best it can be.
Although the street festival will not take place this year, the BIA still invites everyone to visit the neighborhood to take part in the vibrant courtyard scene which will also be filled with live music.
Taste of the Danforth was to take over Greektown from August 5-7.
There is no additional information about the festival, but it is expected to be held sometime in the summer of 2023.