Toronto's hottest patio parties are back this week
Some of the best patio parties in Toronto are making their grand return for the 2025 season this weekend.
Could there possibly be a more blissful feeling than kicking back on a local patio with your closest crew and a cold drink in hand? As a Toronto resident who suffers through winter every year just to finally return to patio season, I don't think there is.
While there's no shortage of sun-drenched spots in the city to enjoy eating and drinking al fresco, the folks behind Garden Garden, which is perhaps Toronto's hottest weekly patio party, do it particularly right.
Somehow, unlike most other good things in the city — and particularly many of Garden Garden's neighbours — it also doesn't tend to be too terribly overrun with the who's who trying to see and be seen.
So, whatever you do, just stay cool, everyone.
Kicking off their summer 2025 season on Sunday, June 15, the pop-up takes over a perfectly positioned garden space at the intersection of Ossington and Dundas West every Sunday with food, beverage, and beats from some of the city's hottest purveyors.
In the case of this weekend's event, you can expect food shuttled in from Matty's Pattys paired with tunes spun live by John Kong and The Patchouli Brothers.
Last year, various installments featured eats from the likes of Takja BBQ, DAM Sandwiches, Bear Steak, Banu and Gloria, so regardless of whether you can make it out this weekend or not, you can rest assured that you'll be eating good while you soak up the sun.
Best of all, admission to Garden Garden is free before 7 p.m., and will only set you back $5 after that, so it really is the ideal summer night out in the city.
Garden Garden's inaugural 2025 garden party is running from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. this Sunday at 248 Ossington Ave. For updates on the rest of their upcoming events, check out their Instagram.
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