Beanfield Centre
Toronto · up to 3,750 guests
In-house catering
The centre occupies a historic Art Deco building on the Exhibition Place grounds.
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Conferences & Conventions · how to plan in Toronto & the GTA
Everything on EventPlans.ca for Conferences & Conventions: planning guides, ideas, lessons from the free Academy and the vendors who work these events in Toronto and the GTA.
Where to start
- Set the budget with the budget calculator (it shows HST and contingency).
- Build the dates backwards with the timeline generator.
- Shortlist rooms in the venue directory and acts with the entertainment finder.
- Run the day from a run of show.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Downtown, Toronto · up to 6,500 guests
In-house catering · Near transit
The centre is split between a North Building on Front Street West and a South Building on Bremner Boulevard.
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Evergreen Brick Works
Toronto · 300+ guests
Outdoor space
The site was home to the Don Valley Pressed Brick Works Company, which operated for over 100 years and closed in 1984.
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The Carlu
Downtown, Toronto · up to 1,500 guests
In-house catering · Licensed bar
The Carlu opened in 1930 as Eaton's Seventh Floor and was designed by French architect Jacques Carlu.
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Fairmont Royal York
Downtown, Toronto · 300+ guests
In-house catering
The hotel lists more than 70,000 sq ft of meeting space across 36 venues.
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Dan Kranstz, magician & illusionist
Entertainment, Magicians, MCs, Mentalists · Strolling close-up and stage sets; quotes by event
The Toronto magician behind the bowler hat, and the entertainment entrepreneur behind Magic Magic and Circus Universe.
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