Midtown

The Annex

The Annex is a Bloor Street West neighbourhood of heritage-protected streets and early apartment buildings, with a century-old cinema on Bloor Street West. Spadina Station, on both Line 1 and Line 2, puts you at Bloor Street West and Spadina Road. From there you can walk Walmer Road and Lowther Avenue.

City of Toronto neighbourhood: Annex

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From The Annex

15 stories so far, newest first.

Crowd on the lawn in front of the Kew Beach grandstand, with a band on stage under the trees and banners along the front

Culture Desk20 Oct

Live Jazz in Toronto: Festivals and Concert Halls to Know

A jazz calendar built from the organisers' own pages: Koerner Hall's Coltrane and Miles centenary season, the 2027 Beaches festival and Toronto Jazz Festival.

The CN Tower lit in rainbow colours above the Toronto skyline at dusk, seen across the water

Weekend Desk16 Oct

Things to Do in Toronto Tonight: Evening Plans That Last

Red-brick semi-detached houses with arched porches on a snowy street in The Annex.

Eat & Drink Desk14 Oct

Restaurants in the Annex Toronto: A Bloor to Harbord Route

Wooden pews and pointed stained-glass windows inside the Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto

Culture Desk12 Oct

Christmas Concerts in Toronto: A Dated List of Ensembles

Sneakers on display in clear cylinder cases in a gallery at the Bata Shoe Museum, with visitors among the cases

Culture Desk17 Sep

Design Museums in Toronto: Shoes, Clay and Textiles

The Revue Cinema sign and entrance on Roncesvalles Avenue

Culture Desk7 Sep

Independent Movie Theatres in Toronto: Repertory Houses

A lit cinema marquee at night, its signboard listing film titles, with red and white light trails from passing traffic below

Events Desk26 Aug

Toronto Black Film Festival 2027: Dates and What to Expect

The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema building and its vertical sign

Culture Desk25 Aug

Film Festivals in Toronto: A Year-Round Calendar Beyond TIFF

A round textile work of bundled undyed fibre with orange, green and rust cords, laid on a white display surface, from a past Sheila Hicks exhibition at the Textile Museum of Canada photographed in 2016.

Makers Desk15 Aug

Craft Classes in Toronto: Clay, Glass and Textile Workshops

Dark directional signs pointing to Oakridge and Taylor-Massey, with Crossroads of the Danforth and Danforth Village labels, against a dusk sky

Archive Desk10 Apr

How Toronto's Streets Got Their Names: A Hub of Stories

The glass front of TIFF Bell Lightbox on King Street West at night, lit in blue with the tiff and Bell Lightbox signs above the entrance.

Events Desk16 Mar

Reel Asian Film Festival Toronto 2026: A Screening Picker

The exterior of Casa Loma, with a fountain in the foreground

Archive Desk17 Feb

Casa Loma History: The Toronto Castle Then and Now

The Bata Shoe Museum, a tilted stone-clad building with a dark overhanging roof, seen across the Bloor Street West intersection under a partly cloudy sky

Weekend Desk16 Jan

Toronto Public Library Museum Passes: How to Book Yours

Tiered floors and planters ring the open atrium of the Toronto Reference Library, with a red-carpeted reading area below.

Weekend Desk26 Nov 2025

Indoor Things to Do in Toronto in Winter: Eight Warm Stops

The pale, many-windowed back of Spadina House seen across a lawn and stone steps, under a blue winter sky

Archive Desk16 Oct 2025

How Spadina Got Its Name in Toronto: Ojibwe Roots and DEE or DYE

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Dates and venues checked against the organiser. Confirm on their page before you go.

Sources

West Annex Phase II Heritage Conservation District Study, City of Toronto
About the Cinema, Hot Docs
Spadina Station, Toronto Transit Commission