ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH FESTIVAL 2026
Presented by Asian Heritage Month-CFACI
Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage (VMACCH)
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1. Asian Heritage Month Opening Ceremony | “Unity in Diversity: Countering Hate and Fostering Human Connection Through Building Belonging and Friendship”
Date: Saturday May 9, 2026 | 1pm – 3pm
Please arrive at 12:30pm to tour the exhibition.
Venue: Metro Hall Rotunda, Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto. Map
FREE ADMISSION | Please register here.
The building is closed for weekends. So access to Metro Hall Rotunda on that day is ONLY through the East Entrance of David Pecaut Square.
Asian Heritage Month Photo and Art Exhibition
Photo Exhibition by the Chinese Canadian Photographic Society of Toronto
Art Exhibition by Stephen Yau, Rosita Law, Joe Cho, Jimmy Rice.
2. “Together, We Thrive: Celebrating Asian Heritage, Building Shared Humanity — Asian Canadian Art and Photography Exhibition”
Date: Tuesday April 27 to Saturday May 2, 2026
Venue: City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto. Map
FREE ADMISSION
3. Photo Exhibition at City Hall Library by Award-winning Photographer Tam Kam Chiu, GMPSA
Venue: City Hall Branch, Toronto Public Library, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto. Map
FREE ADMISSION
4. “Community-led Efforts to Counter Hate, Misinformation, and Polarization by Fostering Critical Thinking and Social Cohesion” | Asian Heritage Month Film Festival programmed by Reelworld
Date: Friday May 1, 2026 | 7pm
Location: Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto. Map
FREE ADMISSION. Please register __________
5. “Empowering Communities Against Racism: Asian Canadian Photography Exhibition” | Asian Heritage Month Photography Exhibition by Award-Winning Asian Canadian Photographers at Metro Hall Rotunda
Date: Thursday May 7 to Tuesday May 12, 2026
Venue: Metro Hall Rotunda, Toronto, 55 John Street, Toronto. Map
FREE ADMISSION
6. Asian Heritage Month Education Roundtable: “Sharing Stories of Challenges and Successes: Asian Canadian Resilience in Motion”
Date: Friday May 8, 2026
Venue: University of Toronto
FREE ADMISSION | FOR SCHOOLS ONLY
7. Asian Heritage Month Talk at Toronto Public Library: “Parallel Paths: the Chinese and Jewish Communities in The Ward and Beyond” and “Building Inclusivity: Once upon a time in Chinatown“
Date: Tuesday May 12, 2026 | 6:30pm
Venue: Beeton Hall, Toronto Reference Library,Toronto Public Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto. Map
Speakers: Arlene Chan, John Lorinc-writer and journalist
FREE ADMISSION | Please register here.
8. School Workshops
Music workshop by Bo San Karantjans
Story telling workshop by Catherine Little
FREE ADMISSION | FOR SCHOOLS ONLY
9. Annual Asian Heritage Month Concert: “Songs of Belonging: An Asian Canadian Concert of Hope and Human Connection Against Hate”
Date: Thursday May 28, 2026, 7pm
Venue: Father Madden Hall, St. Michael’s College, 100 St. Joseph Street (Museum Subway Station) Map
FREE ADMISSION: Please register at __________________
Map: Father Madden Hall, St. Michael’s College, 100 St. Joseph Street
Supporters of Asian Heritage Month 2026
Main Partner: Toronto Public Library
- Canadian Heritage Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program
- Canada Council for the Arts Digital Strategy Fund
- Toronto Arts Council Digital Communities Fund
- Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
- Cambridge Food and Wine Society
- Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture
- Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, University of Toronto
- Chi Ping Dance Group
- Chinese Canadian Photographic Association of Toronto
- Chinese Collective Arts Association
- City of Toronto
- City Opera Vancouver
- Justin Poy Agency
- Moon Pointer Production Inc.
- Reel Asian Film Festival
- ReelWorld Film Festival
- Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library
- Toronto Arts Council
- Toronto Catholic District School Board
- Toronto District School Board
- Toronto Public Library