Toronto
Spotlight Events

• September 6
  Italian Walk of Fame comes to Toronto's "Little Italy"
  From the city that is home to the largest community of Italians outside of Italy comes the world’s first Italian Walk of Fame (IWOF)
• The Toronto International Film Festival retuns on September 9 to 19
  The Toronto International Film Festival has become the launching pad for the best of international, Hollywood and Canadian cinema, and is recognized as the most important film festival after Cannes.
• September 26
  The Word On The Street - The 21st festival is shaping up to be a great one!
  Headlining author this year is Man Booker Prize award-winning author Yann Martel,who is flying in

From the city that is home to the largest community of Italians outside of Italy comes the world’s first Italian Walk of Fame (IWOF). Located in the heart of Toronto’s famous downtown tourist destination known as “Little Italy,” and co-founded by Jimi Bertucci and Marisa Beaco Lang, the IWOF pays tribute to the extraordinary achievements Italians have had, both locally and globally, in all fields.

Stars, honouring deserving individuals of Italian origin, are placed permanently and prominently in the sidewalk and unveiled during a red carpet ceremony which is followed by a lavish gala awards dinner.

2010 Inductees
Armand Assante	Enrico Colantoni	Dean Martin	Frank Mancuso	Frank Iacobucci

Actors expected to attend include: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Hilary Swank, Robert De Niro, Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Edward Norton and Aamir Khan. We also expect Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Rachel Weisz, Marion Cotillard, Carey Mulligan, Catherine Keener and Jeon Do-Yeon; Kevin Spacey, Matt Damon, Om Puri, Josh Hartnett, Michael Sheen, Ryan Reynolds, Mickey Rourke, Keanu Reeves, Vincent Cassel, Paul Giamatti, Bill Murray, Bob Hoskins, Steve Coogan, Woody Harrelson, Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell. Other guests include Jennifer Connelly, Megan Fox, Uma Thurman, Freida Pinto, Ellen Page, Emma Roberts, James Franco, Ryan Gosling, Jackson Rathbone, Javier Bardem, Jon Hamm and Olivia Newton-John.

Documentary and Mavericks participants attending this year include: David Suzuki, Michael Moore, Bill Gates and Bruce Springsteen.

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Headlining author this year is Man Booker Prize award-winning author Yann Martel,who is flying in from Saskatoon especially for the festival to read from his new book Beatrice and Virgil. We are so excited to have him at our festival this year! He'll be gracing our Scotiabank Giller Prize Bestsellers Stage at 4:00pm, make sure to pencil him in.

There are THREE new stages this year.  Random House Canada Ltd. and McClelland & Stewart have their own programming venue this year, The Remarkable Reads Tent, where they will showcase some of your favourite, and soon-to-be favourite, authors.  Penguin Group (Canada) is also joining us in the park to celebrate their 75th birthday this year. Make sure to check out their tent Penguin: Celebrating 75 Years to wish them a happy 75th, and see some of their great authors! Lastly, we are also introducing the Digital Drive stage this year, where some of Canada's most tech-savvy individuals will discuss how Canada's publishing industry is transitioning into the digital age. 

Some of your favourite tents are also coming back this year! The Great Books Marquee, the Wordshop Marquee, the Toronto Star Tent, Canadian Magazines tent and more.  

• Books
• Magazines
• Small Presses
• Independent Authors
• Kids Books
• Literacy

The Word On The Street's Exhibitor Marketplace offers festival-goers a window into the Canadian lit scene, presenting everything from the largest publishing house to the smallest niche magazine and everything in between. We also feature a World Food Market at various locations throughout the festival. Return to this site often for updated exhibitor lists and find out the special offers they have just for you.