Events 2026

Upcoming Events

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, we reflect on the Jewish family, how it was fractured, transformed, and reimagined during the Holocaust, and how those experiences shape Jewish continuity today. This dynamic commemoration brings community together through survivor testimony, music, and a meaningful candle lighting ceremony. Co-presented with the Toronto Holocaust Museum and multiple other community organization’s, this year’s annual Yom Hashoah commemoration will affirm the importance of honouring the past, present, and future and demonstrating our shared commitment to the legacy of the Holocaust.
Josh “Socalled” Dolgin is a Yiddish rapping, accordion wielding, piano playing, Klezmer hip hop maestro. Heralded by Jewish, Klezmer, and hip hop musicians alike, Josh is known for his love of genre-bending Yiddish music, and explores the shtetls of Eastern Europe and the Yiddish vaudeville stages of 2nd Avenue for inspiration. In this intimate solo performance, Josh will accompany himself on piano and accordion, presenting songs from the Yiddish Theatre tradition, Hasidic melodies, Klezmer, folksong, and some of his own originals. Join us after the concert for a dessert reception.
Category theatre
We are proud to support Harold Green Jewish Theatre’s presentation of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s monumental production of Fiddler on the Roof, in Yiddish (with English subtitles). In 2018, New York audiences fell in love with this truly authentic version of Fiddler for the very first time and Toronto audiences will now have the opportunity to experience this unique version of one of the most iconic musicals of all time. Don’t miss this Drama Desk Award-winning production, directed by the legendary Joel Grey (Cabaret) and featuring Steven Skybell as Tevye, along with an all-new Canadian support cast. Laugh, cry, and feel the love at this powerful and universal testament to the strength and resilience of Jewish community.
The 15th biennial Ashkenaz Festival will take place August 30 to September 6, 2026, at locations across Toronto. We are hard at work planning an exciting celebration that will bring the Festival to new venues and communities. Mark your calendar for North America’s largest celebration of global Jewish Music and Culture, and join our <span class="trigger-news"email list and follow our Facebook and Instagram channels for the latest info.

Past Events

The 14th live edition of the Ashkenaz Festival will take place August 27 to September 2, 2024, at multiple venues across Toronto. The Festival will once again celebrate Jewish musical and artistic creativity from across the globe, spotlighting diverse musical expressions of the Jewish experience, with everything from klezmer and Yiddish styles to Sephardic, Mizrachi, and Falasha music, and much more.
Ashkenaz Festival & Magen Boys are returning to Earl Bales Park for the second edition of the Summer Jam FREE concert series, expanded this year to include FOUR exciting and eclectic double-bill concerts on alternating Monday evenings!
Welcome to the 2022 Ashkenaz Festival! This year’s Festival is a celebration of Jewish musical and artistic creativity from across the globe, spotlighting diverse musical expressions of the Jewish experience, including: Yiddish opera, Klezmer funk, Ethiopian-Israeli jazz, Jewish bluegrass, Judeo-Persian soul, Sephardic/Ladino folk, Roma and Ukrainian-Jewish music, and so much more.
Category Music
Discover a rare treasure trove of previously unknown Ashkenazic musical heritage in this very special concert featuring accordionist Christina Crowder, joined by violinist Keryn Kleiman and tsimbler Daniel Kunda Thagard.