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TWO CARIBANA WEEK-END EVENTS CANCELLED AT LAST MOMENT - DRAKE AND FOODFEST

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  The Cancellation Virus Hits Toronto AGAIN  In Time For Caribana Weekend These days buying a ticket to an event does not guarantee that you will get to go to the event. And, when a concert or show is postponed, you might not get your ticket refunded as quickly as you might expect.   The event scene in Toronto and many other major cities in Canada and the US has been hit by two nasty trends since Covid. Ticket prices have gone up and more and more ticketed events are getting cancelled – usually with little warning.   This summer alone in Toronto concerts by Justin Bieber, the Weeknd and New Kids On the Block have been postponed or outright cancelled. Bieber pulled out of a June concert because of illness, the Weeknd cancelled when the Rogers network collapsed, Mendes pulled the plug on a few days before and New Kids on the Block gave a week's  notice they were not going to perform in Toronto.   This past long weekend two significant events slated for the Exhibition Place and Ontari

Ovo to you Drake. Drink a Lebron Cocktail and Toast the Caribana Weeken

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Is it good news for the Toronto Caribbean Carnival or is great news for Drake? The Toronto based singer traditionally holds a multi-day music festival at Ontario Place in and around the Caribana weekend. Some years the timing of the start of his concerts have conflicted with the closing down of the Grand Parade along Lakeshore Blvd making parking a nightmare. Not in 2022! Drake has just announced the dates for his three Ovo concerts, none of which will take place on parade day (July 30th). On Thursday July 28th the OVO festival kicks off with a showcase of "All Canadian North Stars" at  History,  the new concert hall Drake owns on Queen Street East in Toronto’s Beach District. The show starts at 7pm. venue and you must be at least 19 to attend. As of last night Drake had still not released the names of the acts performing. The other two OVO events will be held at Ontario Place (Budweiser Stage) with Chris Brown and Lil Baby headlining on Friday July 29th. On Monday, August 1s