Jane's Walk Festival Toronto 2026

Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, community-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs—a journalist, author, theorist, activist, and proud Torontonian.

On the first weekend of May every year, Jane’s Walk festivals take place in hundreds of cities around the world. Jane’s Walks encourage people to share stories about their neighbourhoods, discover unseen aspects of their communities, and use walking as a way to connect with their neighbours.

This year’s slogan: Our Streets, Our Stories.

Our Streets, Our Stories reflects how the city is shaped by the people who move through it. Jane’s Walk is not just about place, but about perspective, voice, and shared experience. At the center is the foot-loop, a continuous line that moves across the city, connecting stories between neighbourhoods, people, and everyday moments. Its non-linear path reflects how we explore through curiosity, detours, and movement.

The Jane’s Walk festival is largely volunteer-run and donor-funded. Since the festival’s launch in 2007, Jane’s Walks have been held in nearly 500 cities across 6 continents.