🌸 The Friends of Allan Gardens and George Brown’s School of English as a Second Language (ESL) have teamed up to host Allan Garden’s Nowruz Celebration! This is a public event for people of all ages, and backgrounds focused on sharing Iranian culture and celebrating our collective love for spring and spring blooms!
Date/time: March 23rd from 1pm to 4pm
Location: Allan Garden’s Children's Conservatory at 19 Horticultural Ave, Toronto, ON
Schedule of Activities:
1 pm: Welcome, tea and traditional snacks*
1:15 pm: Introduction of Nowruz
1:30 pm: Traditional Iranian Musical Performance
2:00 pm: Hoor Dance performance and workshop by the internationally recognized Anahita Nayebi and others.
3:00 pm: Public Dance Party with a DJ Playing Iranian Music
Nowruz inspired crafts, a scavenger hunt & other fun activities for kids will occur between 2:00pm and 4pm.
More Info:
This event is run by Friends of Allan Gardens volunteers, and students of the George Brown’s ESL program.
Special thanks to Mozhdeh of George Brown College for organizing the festivities!
$5 or pay-what-you-can donation would be welcome to cover the snacks and materials.
*Please note: snacks, while nut free, were made in a facility that handles nuts, and may have come into contact with them. Please plan accordingly.