What started in 1989 as a small two-day community affair by president and producer Lido Chilelli, has now evolved into an all-encompassing festival for Toronto and beyond. Beaches Jazz is one of Toronto's most successful events of the summer and a significant tourist attraction. Beaches Jazz continues to be one of the few remaining free jazz festivals and the leading festival for promoting Canadian musical talent.

Evening performances will feature the innovative contemporary ballet, Coppélia.  This whimsical presentation begins when Dr. Coppélius creates a beautiful life-sized dancing doll.  The comedic love story unfolds with local villager Nathanael becoming so infatuated with the doll that he casts aside his sweetheart Klara, who enacts her revenge by dressing as the doll and pretending to come to life.

The young people's production The Emperor's New Clothes is a delightfully humorous retelling of the well-loved fairytale, and the daytime performances are an excellent introduction to ballet for little ones