Watch This Space Festival: Exploring Resilient Communities on Dundas West

This August, Watch This Space will transform Dundas Street West into a vibrant site of community connection and creative exploration. Over two days, visitors are invited to encounter a series of curated events, public installations, and participatory workshops (mending & making, storytelling, children’s activities) that engage with placemaking, social innovation, and how we become more resilient together.  

A street-wide photography exhibition installed in local storefronts (viewable 24/7) will be running through to October 20th, highlighting the work of community-led organizations and initiatives, while talks, walking tours, and free activities in public spaces, patios and street corners will focus on themes of mending, making, repair, accessibility, and more. Watch This Space offers accessible entry points for all ages and interests. Programming invites neighbours and visitors alike to consider how our shared spaces influence our collective well-being — and how we might imagine a more inclusive future.

Join them for a celebration of local creativity, knowledge-sharing, and community!

This initiative, led by curators with a history of engaging people in the design of their city (Do Design, In-Context), builds on themes of equity, belonging, and sustainable design. Events are free to attend.

Event Registration

• StopGap Tour – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1571894792639?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Saturday UofT – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1572025343119?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Rachael Speirs – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1573473454459?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Carolanne – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1574454568999?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Pecha Kucha – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1573704254789?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Lora – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1574215754699?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Sunday UofT – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1574474237829?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Sun walking Tour – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1573937121299?aff=oddtdtcreator