This month: Nuit Blanche Toronto travel packages, Music History on the Yonge St. Strip, and Steampunk!

This month: Nuit Blanche Toronto travel packages, Music History on the Yonge St. Strip, and Steampunk!The last days of summer are here! Enjoy festivals and events all August long.  View this email in your browser   Nuit Blanche Toronto travel packages on sale nowVisitors travelling to Toronto for Nuit Blanche on October 1, 2016 can take advantage of special one-night hotel stays and weekend packages starting at $90 CAD at seven downtown hotels. Visitors who book a two-night stay with any Nuit Blanche Toronto hotel partner will receive an exclusive invitation to attend Behind the Nuit, a sneak-peak of the exhibition, Oblivion. To book a travel package, visit nbto.com/travel-packages. For a first look at Nuit Blanche Toronto 2016, check out the preview video.    Suburban Steam Festival at Historic Zion SchoolhouseEnjoy a day of historical make-believe at the Historic Zion Schoolhouse on August 20 during the Suburban Steam Festival! Step back in time and celebrate everything Steampunk with entertainment, performers, merchants and activities in an authentic 1910 Edwardian Schoolhouse. Admission is free. For more information visit toronto.ca/zionschoolhouse.   Fresh Wednesdays & Tasty Thursdays - until August 25Enjoy local produce, meats, baked goods, artisan cheeses between 11 am and 2 pm at Nathan Phillips Square during Fresh Wednesdays. Tasty Thursdays offer hot food and live music every Thursday through August 25, satisfying hundreds of hungry patrons with food trucks and vendors from across the city. For more information visit toronto.ca/special_events.   Live from City Hall takes music outdoors this AugustCatch the Live from City Hall performances outside on the Nathan Phillips Square stage during Tasty Thursdays this August! Beginning at 12:30 pm, live concerts by featured singers and multi-instrumentalists Mattie Leon, Aiko Tomi and LeiLa Dey will provide lunchtime entertainment. Live from City Hall is supported by TD in partnership with Music Canada. A complete performance schedule is available at toronto.ca/livefromcityhall.   Music History on the Yonge Street Strip Discover Yonge Street’s music history, beginning in the 1950s with a tour visiting the sites of famous clubs like The Colonial, Friar, and Le Coq D’Or, and concert venues such as Massey Hall and the Eaton Auditorium. Hear stories about Oscar Peterson, Ronnie Hawkins, Glenn Gould and many more. Developed by music journalist and historian Nicholas Jennings, this tour is known to include surprise guests from Toronto's music history. Sponsored by Downtown Yonge BIA. For more information and to register, visit: toronto.ca/beatles50to and click on Walks.    You are receiving this e-mail because you have subscribed to the City of Toronto's Celebrate Toronto e-updates.   Want to change how you receive these emails?You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this listOur mailing address is:100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2016.0.7690 / Virus Database: 4633/12782 - Release Date: 08/09/16