Long Winter

We know 2025 has been a difficult year. We also know accessible arts events are an even more important part of the social fabric when times are tough. 🌊 Over 14 years, Long Winter has brought thousands of artists and audiences together to discover underground music and art under one roof. 🎪 We’re committed to staying low-barrier and pay-what-you-can, but we can’t do it on grants alone. As a not-for-profit without charitable status, fundraising is hard – and we need your help. 🏹 If Long Winter has ever given you a place to dance, explore, create, connect, or dream up a project of your own, please consider donating to the Long Winter Sustainability Fund ✨ If you don’t have the means, please don’t feel pressured to donate. Sharing this post is a huge help! 🥁 If you’re planning on coming to an event, another great way to help is to purchase a ticket in advance! 🎟️ Every contribution helps us keep Long Winter open to all. 💖 Link in bio* 🔗

Get in the saddle and buckle up! More surplus value from LW x Geary Art Crawl incoming! ⚙️ Our March 8 event featured performances from @dogwhistlehc , @gutmachineband , @bobbygadda , @aliyah_dfwu , and @scrapeperformance , the world premiere of @358narada ’s ‘Velostravage / Velostravaig,’ featuring a live score performed by Asphalt Tomb (@_dungeonworks ), open HDMI coders @3dbuttermilk , @_swiftp , @other.mike , @saadaslamali , @blapcode , @fongkikid , @jklynk , and @taramoves , @endemicscollective ’s Environmental Live Coding Workshop Jam, art from @kat_hartog_ , @whengracecreates , @maryannrosek , @mirka.creates , @tigerlightning and @smkg_kllz , and more! Video by Narada Kiondo (@358narada ) Music: “textile waste” by dogwhistle (@dogwhistlehc ) Very special thanks to @gearyartcrawl and @umanotaculture for including us in this event, to @interaccessto for running open HDMI all day, and to our beverage sponsors, @lostcraftbeer , @thebrokenrickshaw , and @drinkalmamate for making sure nobody went thirsty. This season of Long Winter was made possible with funding support from @torontoartscouncil , @ontariocreates , @canada.council , @cdn.heritage , and your pay-what-you-can donations.

It’s hard to believe a month’s already passed since our back-to-back season finale events at Geary Art Crawl. We’ll be sharing documentation over the next couple weeks. To start, please enjoy this wholesome recap of our March 7 event, featuring performances from @kazdouramusic , @cutsleeve , @kristinaguison , @dinganiverse , @tj.traxx , open decks sets from @gnanuradio , @mf.celine , @babylita.x , @pauliexoxoxo , @vuhnnny , @jadedchristinaspins , @tsar.egama , @shakeylegs_music , @bluu.jaz , @goo_g1rl , @mo.fede_ , and @karakara.wav , art from @kat_hartog_ , @whengracecreates , @maryannrosek , @mirka.creates , @tigerlightning and @smkg_kllz , and more! Video by Narada Kiondo (@358narada ) Music: “ROT” by Dingani (@dinganiverse ) Very special thanks to @gearyartcrawl and @umanotaculture for including us in this event, to @notabbq for running open decks all day, and to our beverage sponsors, @lostcraftbeer , @thebrokenrickshaw , and @drinkalmamate for making sure nobody went thirsty. This season of Long Winter was made possible with funding support from @torontoartscouncil , @ontariocreates , @canada.council , @cdn.heritage , and your pay-what-you-can donations.

We had such a good time jamming with @longwinterto at @gearyartcrawl ! Thanks to the organizers and to everyone who came out to learn, play and connect! @magfoto @chinesefly9 @piraran.ensamble @cymatiste

dance jam! @gearyartcrawl x @longwinterto thank you to everyone who came out and danced with me and my projections, heart is so full 🫶 dancers: @y8s.am me! @juliannaheft @zoecguthrie @zoecatharina @_maya_gb @transsient_ @stfvincnt special thank you to maya, zoë and @averildubois for helping me with set up and testing! thank you to @meena.mia.rizwan for bringing me on board and for all your help! #dance #torontodance #interactive #projection #projectiondesign #art #newmedia #touchdesigner #creativecoding #gearyartcrawl #longwinter #dancejam

It’s happening today ✨ Geary Art Crawl Join us along Geary Ave for a full day of artist-run workshops, pop-ups, art, parties, markets, art installations and activations inside Geary venues and businesses. Explore the neighborhood, step inside, and be curious. Visit the Hub at 226 Geary Ave for music, food vendors, a licensed bar, hot & cold drinks, fire pit, and children’s games. Festival Hours Saturday · 11 AM – 11 PM Sunday · 11 AM – 8 PM Hub Hours Saturday · 2 PM – 11 PM Sunday · 2 PM – 8 PM Rain or shine — dress for the weather. There are no road closures, so please be mindful of traffic and use sidewalks when moving around the street. Most workshops will have drop-in spaces or a rush line (first come, first served). Check the map and full schedule at the link in bio and plan your visit.

We are very proud to have @interaccessto returning as co-presenters at today’s event, assembling a crew of galaxy-brained coders, new media pros, and other visual artists to render a constellation of head-spinning visuals as part of our open HDMI programming. Set times below ⬇️ 📸 Photo by @uhhhwhy SET TIMES 2:30 PM - Christina Dovolis (@3dbuttermilk ) 3:00 PM - swiftp (@_swiftp ) 7:00 PM - fawcett (@other.mike ) 8:00 PM - Saad Aslam Ali (@saadaslamali ) 8:30 PM - blapcode (@blapcode ) 9:00 PM - fongkikid (@fongkikid ) 9:30 PM - j/klynk (@jklynk ) 10:00 PM - taramoves (@taramoves )

SUNDAY MARCH 8 SET TIMES BELOW ⬇️ (Apologies for the double post - typo in the previous upload) SEE YOU AT @gearyartcraw !! We’ve got some surprises lined up for you so get here early and don’t miss anything! SET TIMES 3PM - scrape (@scrapeperformance ) 4PM - Aliyah Aziz (@aliyah_dfwu ) 5PM - Bobby Gadda (@bobbygadda ) 6PM - 358Narada & Asphalt Tomb (@358narada ) 7PM - GUTMACHINE (@gutmachineband ) 8PM - dogwhistle (@dogwhistlehc ) *check our feed for Saturday set times too! In the spirit of Geary Art Crawl, the majority of passes to this weekend’s events will be reserved for Pay-What-You-Can entry at the door. However, we have made a very limited number of advance tickets available (LINK IN BIO). Tickets purchased in advance grant holders skip the line privileges, but after 6PM, they’re gone!

SATURDAY MARCH 7 SET TIMES BELOW ⬇️ SEE YOU AT @gearyartcraw !! We’ve got some surprises lined up for you so get here early and don’t miss anything! SET TIMES 2-8PM - Open Decks with NOTABBQ (@notabbq ) 8PM - Kristina Guison (@kristinaguison ) 9PM - Dingani (@dinganiverse ) 10PM - cutsleeve (@cutsleeve ) 11PM - Kazdoura (@kazdouramusic ) 12AM - TJ Traxx (@tj.traxx ) *stay tuned for Sunday set times too! In the spirit of Geary Art Crawl, the majority of passes to this weekend’s events will be reserved for Pay-What-You-Can entry at the door. However, we have made a very limited number of advance tickets available (LINK IN BIO). Tickets purchased in advance grant holders skip the line privileges, but after 6PM, they’re gone!

LONG WINTER 🤝GEARY ART CRAWL THIS WEEKEND, MARCH 7-8, we’re partnering with @umanotaculture to close out year 14 with back-to-back events at this year’s @gearyartcrawl . Since 2021, the non-profit festival held along Geary Avenue between Dupont Street and Davenport Road has drawn in large crowds of art lovers, local vendors, and musicians, featuring more than 300 artists, 30 local businesses, 150 guest businesses, and 250,000 visitors. We’re extending a massive thanks to Geary Art Crawl, Uma Nota Culture, and our venue partners @gearyfactorylofts x @thefuelingstationto for generously sharing their space with us. Located at 300 Geary Ave., just west of Dufferin, we have a jam-packed weekend of music and art lined up for our Year 14 finale. Geary Factory Lofts x The Fueling Station (300 Geary Ave.) is an accessible venue. All programming will take place on the second floor, which can be reached by elevator or stairs. Accessible washrooms are also available on site. For accommodation requests, please contact us at [email protected]. Geary Avenue will not be closed to vehicle traffic for this year’s festival, but given the major popularity of Geary Art Crawl, we highly recommend accessing the venue by foot or TTC. There is a bicycle parking is available along Geary Avenue, including a corral at 160 Geary Ave. Respect the venue, respect the neighbours, make friends, and come find something new! 🌊 Advance tickets available at the link in our bio while supplies last or until 6PM today. 🎟️ We’ll have lots of PWYC tickets at the door, but “skip the line” tickets can only be purchased online. 🔓 LONG WINTER x GEARY ART CRAWL 🗓️ March 7 - 8, 2026 🕰️ ALL DAY // 2PM-LATE 🗺️LOCATION: Geary Factory Lofts x The Fueling Station 📍300 Geary Ave. Toronto, ON ♾️ Always all-ages 🍺 19+ bar 😷Masking encouraged: Cold season sucks, and so does COVID. Please consider wearing a mask to this event. If you aren’t feeling well, stay home! WE TAKE CARE OF US. 🎨 Poster by @leesawestwood

We are very proud to have @notabbq returning to warm things up tomorrow, co-presenting a 🔥 lineup of DJs trading 30-min spins on open decks 2-8PM. Open decks set times below ⬇️ SET TIMES 2:00 PM - gnanu (@gnanuradio ) 2:30 PM - celinee (@mf.celine ) 3:00 PM - Lita (@babylita.x ) 3:30 PM - Pauliexoxoxo (@pauliexoxoxo ) 4:00 PM - VUHNNY (@vuhnnny ) 4:30 PM - jadedchristina (@jadedchristinaspins ) 5:00 PM - Sār (@tsar.egama ) 5:30 PM - Shakey Legs (@shakeylegs_music ) 6:00 PM - blujazz (@bluu.jaz ) 6:30 PM - GooGirl (@goo_g1rl ) 7:00 PM - mo.fede (@mo.fede_ ) 7:30 PM - Kara Kara (@karakara.wav )

We are very excited to welcome @drinkalmamate back as a returning sponsor for this weekend’s events at Geary Art Crawl. We’ll have their classic, passionfruit, and ginger mango mates available as alcohol alternatives at the bar. “Yerba mate has always been more than a drink - it’s a ritual of energy, friendship, and connection. At Alma Mate, we’re honouring that legacy while crafting something refreshingly modern. Born in Toronto, we’ve created three low-sugar, 100% natural sparkling infusions - Ginger Mango, Passionfruit, and Classic, each brewed with real yerba mate for a smooth, feel-good lift. No crash. No jitters. Just clean, balanced energy that fuels ambitious, active, and social lives.” For a dry option, swing by the bar this weekend and ask for an Alma Mate!