TIFF and the TIFF Festival Street 2024

TIFF is back in the Six and it also starts off with the street festival on King Street in the entertainment district. The popular movie festival runs September 5 to 15, 2024 while the 8th year of the street festival is only from September 5 to 8.

King Street West has already been closed down between University Ave and Peter St for the 4 day festival,  along with the adjacent streets connecting to King, as crews and food trucks set up for the festival 

A big celebration is planned on Thursday for 40 years of Tragically Hip including a free sing along with Choir! Choir! Choir!

From the TIFF website, "Kicking off the excitement on opening day is the World Premiere of The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal from producer-director Mike Downie — brother of Gord Downie, who alongside Rob Baker, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, and Gord Sinclair went on to make music that defined Canada to the world, and more importantly, Canada to Canadians. Following the screening of the four-part docu-series, Choir! Choir! Choir! will lead a giant outdoor sing-a-long from the Royal Alexandra Theatre onto Festival Street to celebrate 40 years of The Tragically Hip, presented by Prime Video. Fans are invited to join this unforgettable moment at the Amazon Music Bus on John St. (between King St. and Wellington St.) on Thursday, September 5, 4:30pm–5:45pm. Approximate start time is 5:00pm, exact timing is subject to change."

Besides the fun on King Street there is always a chance to meet a movie star in town for the movie festival. Some fans wait for this event all year so they can stake out celebrity hotspots, meet their friends and come away with photos or autographs of the stars. There will also be free movie screenings and activities in David Pecaut Square during the run of the movie festival.

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