Cocktails
This event space has every accommodation required to suit all types of events. The Scarlett Room is well suited for weddings, cocktail dinners and small-scale corporate events. The Grand Symes is 5,600 square feet of space, highly arched ceilings and three skylights, suited for concerts, large productions, fundraisers and car shows.

Mains – Features
The Symes was built in the 1930’s and consists of two grand scale rooms; The Scarlett Room and Grand Symes. The Scarlett Room has a capacity of 280 guests indoors, with a capacity of 250 on the outdoor terrace. The Grand Symes has a capacity of 350 guests. Both rooms are spacious with the perfect amount of natural lighting; while staying true to its Renaissance design.

Sides
A large plus to this venue is the proximity to a new location of The Junction Craft Brewing Co. This fantastic local brewery is right on site, sharing the historical ‘Destructor’ building beside The Symes. This location is brand new, having just opened its doors for business on January 27, 2018.

Dessert
The Symes is partnered with a successful and trendy list of caterers, event service providers, floral and rental companies. Daniel et Daniel, The Food Dudes, Forget Me Not Flowers and Divine Furniture Rentals are among the list and may be an option for your next event at The Symes.

Event Hours: Negotiable

Address: 150 Symes Road, Toronto ON M6N 0B1

For more information and to book a visit, head to their website: https://www.thesymes.ca

Cocktails
After the end of the recent renovation of the north building, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre announced a $23 million project to renovate the south building.

Mains
MTCC offers seven exhibition halls totaling 460,000 square feet, 70 meeting rooms totaling 110,400 square feet, two ballrooms totaling 78,000 square feet, and a 1,232-seat theatre. This modification will create 10 new meeting rooms with 13,000 square feet of additional space, registration areas will be redesigned as well as the interior. The MTCC has 600,000 square feet (56,000 m2) of space. Their larger room is 250,000 sq ft , can be divided into sections of four small rooms and can fit up to 1327 people.

Sides
There will be new escalators, new service elevator and Wi-Fi capabilities will be improved. They will also update the lighting and a revamped cafe space will be created.

Dessert
Located in the core of downtown Toronto, there’s no better place to organize your meetings or conference.

Address:
MTCC – South Building
222 Bremner Blvd

Website: http://www.mtccc.com
Blog: blog.mtccc.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtcc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtcc_events
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/55965/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ConventionCentre
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtcc_events/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/metroconvention/

Contact Info:
416-585-8000
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L9

Cocktails
The food hall has a serve-yourself setting therefore does not take reservations. There is plenty of seating for guests to seat themselves and enjoy their meals.

Mains – Features
The Assembly has elegant, soft lighting with rustic decor throughout the hall creating a comfortable dining experience. The space boasts 18,000 square-feet with a new 4,000 square-foot patio coming this summer. Capacity: Approximately 370 seated and 750 for a cocktail event

Sides
At Canada’s first food hall, choose from barbeque, seafood, gourmet pizza, sushi, vegan cuisine, desserts and many more food options prepared by the top chefs. Vendors include:

• Tokyo Smoke
• Reyna
• Hibiscus
• Dailo
• Ramen Isshin
• The Good Son
• Bulldog Coffee
• Tachi
• Little Khao
• Cherry Street Bar-B-Que
• Mira Mira
• Resto Boemo
• Shari
• Nutbar
• Love Chix
• Colibri
• Bluenose Lobster
• Short & Sweet

Aside from the many restaurant stations to choose from, the venue features full a wine bar, beer hall, mural and a stage.

Desserts – The Icing
Assembly is conveniently open until 10PM Monday to Saturday with Sunday hours coming soon. Download the Assembly Chef’s Hall app on the App Store or Google Play and earn rewards such as free dinner for one year!

Virtual Tour

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/111+Richmond+St+W,+Toronto,+ON+M5H+2G4/@43.6503522,-79.3859838,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x882b34cd97de58e1:0xd2602fc0596a5d5b!8m2!3d43.6503522!4d-79.3837951

Address: 111 Richmond St W Toronto, ON M5H 2G4
Hours: Monday-Friday 7am-10pm, Saturday 10am-10pm
Contact: (647) 557-5993 or hello@assemblychefshall.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatassembly/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EatAssembly/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eatassembly

Pick 6ix, sneak peek inside the restaurant – Photo taken by: Deborah Lewis

Starters
Have you heard of Toronto artist Drake’s newest restaurant in town? Located right in the heart of the city, Pick 6ix is the newest hot spot in town.

Cocktails
This venue is where our very own artist hosts his private parties with celebrities; NBA superstars, OVO crew etc. How amazing is the opportunity to host your event in the same venue Drake likes to host his own. At Pick 6ix you’re sure to often see the crowd order bottles of wine but when dinner time comes, you get to see all the fabulous cocktails. The Black Widow is the top-selling cocktail, made with Drake’s Virginia Black whiskey.

Mains
Pick 6ix is the place to enjoy top quality drinks and food while being in an atmosphere that has a mix of an upscale lounge or dinner and a sports bar. Without forgetting that they offer healthy high-end dishes and lots of sashimi and sushi.

The restaurant features a 2,100-square-foot open concept with a glass enclose that slides down by the simple touch of a button. Once the glass ceiling is opened it creates a great open patio environment. (See picture below.)

Pick 6ix Patio – Photo taken by Deborah Lewis

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The venue has three private rooms, two of them can be combined and let’s not forget that anyone can have access to Drake’s personal room with a private entrance when he’s not around.

Dessert
The resto lounge space has a permanent DJ station for your next event. Although Pick 6ix is a high class venue, they host SIX DEGREES, a social media series by E! Stay tuned as the series discusses everything from sports to the hottest topics in pop culture.
Pick 6ix’s operation hours are Monday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. which is great as not a lot of restaurants in the city are open late nights.

Capacity
The restaurant seats 178, with an outdoor terrace accommodating up to 100 guests.

Website: https://www.pick6ixto.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pick6ixto/

Contact Info: info@pick6ixto.com

On August 22nd 2017, CityEvents took part in the Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada Trade Show at the International Centre. CityEvents presented the crowd a fun and trendy fashion show to the mix of some already great seminars that take place at the yearly trade show.

The show featured some amazing designers from students out of George Brown, Seneca College, OCAD, Fanshaw and Humber College to some trendy up and coming Canadian designers. Amongst this mix were student designers such as Anastasiya Lyevina who opened the show and set the mood for the day, along with Kennie Lampkin and Sepideh Ghahremani whose designs took the stage by storm.

Some of the featured Canadian designers consisted of Gift Gowns a stylish alternative to those boring hospital gowns that everyone is so used to, Katiya Lifestyle Brand whose designs were comfortable and perfect to wear during your downtime.  

KM Brand who was also featured in the trends lounge that displayed how you can take one outfit and turn it into another. KM designs featured cool zip off clothing pieces that turned short sleeves into long sleeves and pants into shorts in a matter of seconds. Last but not least Julia Grieve’s designs closed the show with her brand PreLoved and showed off some great sustainable pieces that could be added to any fashion lovers wardrobe for this up and coming fall and winter seasons.

The show also featured some of the amazing designs from the exhibitors that were already on the trade show floor from Bangledesh, China and India.  This show provided the public the option to stop by the booths and check out designs that were being featured in the show.

With a professional stage, awesome music and great lighting no wonder people were stopping by to take pictures as the models strutted everything from outerwear to formal wear and designs for every season.

CityEvents was pleased to take part in the production for this show by recruiting designers from all over. The experience of marketing and producing the show was a joy to the team. Thank you to all the schools, models, designers and supporters who came out to help and check out the show.  

For more information on the show click here: http://www.appareltextilesourcing.com/

Join us before the long weekend for a fun social / event on the patio. The party will be on the rooftop.

Back by popular demand, we are proud to co host the Kasa Moto Patio as part of their 2017 Summer Series on Wednesdays!!!

This event offers an answer to every social need whether it be a formal dinner, some casual bits paired with a glass of wine at the bar, or a nighttime lounge vibe, all on the beautiful backdrop of yorkville!

Date: Wednesday, June 28 at 5 PM – 11:59 PM

Location: Kasa Moto, 115 Yorkville Ave., Toronto, Ontario M5R 1C1

FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/574369782951516/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%222%22%2C%22ref_dashboard_filter%22%3A%22hosting%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22dashboard%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22main_list%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%7D

Hosted by CityEvents and ShannyintheCity

www.torontocityevents.com

CityEvents

www.shannyinthecity.com

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Shanny+In+the+City

For patio dinner or hightop reservations contact:

Deb Lewis: deborah@torontocityevents.ca

Shanny in the City: date@shannyinthecity.com

Matt Dales

647 338 5915

mattdales99@gmail.com

Chris Zownir

416 306 0031

chris@cuffwear.com

Adam Julian M

647 999 223

adam@hypelifestyle.ca

The Inaugural Rose Picnic took over the beautiful grounds of Fort York in downtown Toronto; with its pink blankets everywhere, music planning, and picnic baskets with tasty snacks!

It was a memorable interactive picnic with a summer festival vibe! Despite the fickle weather, the staff did excellent job, and everything ran smoothly.

The good vibes of the event outweighed the imperfect weather, thanks to the fresh beverage, the laugh of the people enjoying their time, the music and the tasty food.

The people had enjoyed the performances of the talented piano artist, David Johanns, while sipping on a delicious glass of Rose.

It was the perfect event to enjoy a good time with your friends as well as meet new people. Toronto’s first ever Rose picnic was a success and we are definitely hoping it becomes an annual event.

https://www.rosepicnic.com/

https://www.facebook.com/therosepicnic/

 Want to enjoy a unique experience as never before? You will not disappointed with this one! Located in trendy Queen West, House of VR, a massive virtual reality lounge offers a futuristic experience.

The Lounge features 10 screens for virtuals reality films and 13 playsuits for virtual reality games, everyone can find what it’s looking for!  House of VR thought at everybody, it offers differents kind of virtual reality films as meditation movies, kids movies, sport movies etc.

 Everyone can create their own experience. Become the hero of your own video game story, and explore a new world that you never seen before with this new trendy place!

Photo courtesy of VR studio

House of VR, As an Event Venue

If you want to organize an event like a launch party, corporate event or social, this space offers an original and spacious atmosphere, the House of VR is your place! Your clients or friends will wander in an interactive lounge and futurist art installations.  Ready for to enjoy a unique experience!

If you are interested in booking for a large group, 10 or more people, the Lounge offers dedicated VR hosts, a special area for your group, it can welcome 200 people in its area.

photo courtesy of VR studio

Pricing :

Virtual reality

60 minutes ………. $55/unit (split with up to 4 people)

Mixed reality

60 minutes ………. $75/unit (split with up to 4 people)

360° viewing pod

30minutes ………. $12,50

60 minutes ………. $20  

Book your event : hello@houseofvr.com

For more information and book your pass: www.HouseofVR.com

Location

639 Queen St W, Toronto, ON

Phone: 416-860-7584   

The original building still stands today at 500 Queen St. E as the Dominion Pub and Kitchen. In keeping with its history, the interior has been stripped down to the original bricks and is decorated in with dark tufted leather couches, wood paneling, and wire lights, it’s easy to feel as if you’ve stepped into a speakeasy. The bar is stacked with 24 craft taps, lots of bourbons, plenty of spirits for hand-crafted cocktails, and wine.

(Left) Front Dining and Lounge area with rich tufted leather seating (Right) Fully Stacked Bar. Photo courtesy of Dominion Pub and Kitchen

The Robert Davies Room, named in honour of the man mentioned above, is an entirely private room at the south end of the building with raised windows facing Queen St. E., low and high seating options, and large mirrors on one side of the room that reflects a painting of the an original Dominion Brewing Co.’s Club Ale label on the exposed brick on the opposite side. There is two screen in the room with connection capabilities. The Robert Davies room is perfect for smaller gathers and celebrations and can accommodate up to 60 guests for both cocktail or seated receptions.

(Left) North View if Robert Davies Room (Right) South View of Robert Davies Room. Photos courtesy of Dominion Pub and Kitchen

The Back Dining Room is a semi-private and rectangular space with a stage on the back north wall that would be perfect for presentations, performances, speeches, or a moderately sized party for any reason. There are cozy bench seating and warm wood paneling that the runs the length of the room on one side facing original archways to the rest of the restaurant. The Back Dining Room can hold up to 100 standing, or 70 – 80 guests seated, depending on table arrangement.

Back Room View from the Stage, Photo courtesy of Dominion Pub

Go for glory and host a party for up to 200 guests with a whole venue buyout.

If you want to check out the spaces beforehand, every Friday and Saturday night the Dominion hosts live music. Check out their amazing food during at Beats n’ Brunch on Sundays from 11 – 3 p.m., or check out their exciting and surprising menu here (which can be customized for events).

For booking information:  Events@Dominionpub.ca or call: 416-366-5555

DOMINIONPUB.CA

Written By:

Paula McDines

Since the location of Bisha is prime real estate in one of the city’s trendiest neighbourhoods, the amenities and event spaces are top notch and include; a rooftop infinity pool with restaurant and bar that overlooks Lake Ontario, 24-hour Café and main floor terrace and state of the art exercise facility.

The design of all the interior spaces was led by Alessandro Munge from STUDIO, save for the 9th floor which musician Lenny Kravitz designed with inspiration from music, art and his travel experiences.

In addition to the hotel suites, Bisha also offers a number of rentable venue space for events. The lobby lounge can accommodate 130 seated or 200 for a cocktail reception with space on the main floor patio, for the perfect summer party.  At CityEvents we learned about all the spaces first hand and see a lot of potential for corporate events as well as the growing cultural events in Toronto.

Their biggest venue space is 2300 square feet and resides on the 43rd floor with spectacular views of the city and can be used for larger events or an intimate meeting space.  We anticipate this roof patio and view to be one of the best in the city.

Stay tuned to learn more about INK Entertainment’s flagship hospitality property.

http://bisha.com/

Bisha Hotel & Residences

80 Blue Jays Way

Toronto, ON

M5V2G3

P: 416-551-2800