Open Roof Festival

06/11/2020

To our Open Roof Festival fans,

With the ongoing concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak, we have sadly decided to cancel the upcoming 2020 season.

We will miss sharing movies, music and beer with you this summer.

Stay safe and healthy!

Open Roof Festival Team

07/31/2019

We’re doing a giveaway with Fresh City Farms check it out! 👩‍🌾 👨‍🌾

07/16/2019

📣 Announcing our final two screenings:

🎬 On August 14 we screen the hilarious LATE NIGHT written by and starring Mindy Kaling.

📚 On August 21 it’s time for Olivia Wilde’s coming-of-age comedy BOOKSMART.

🎟Tickets are on sale now at http://www.openrooffestival.com

06/17/2019

😱 Don’t freak out! The screening of US may be two days away but there are still tickets available! Get yours today 🎫 openrooffestival.com

06/03/2019

We just announced our tenth annual Open Roof Festival line-up! See our summer schedule of film screenings paired with emerging musicians at ➡️ openrooffestival.com

🎫 Tickets available now.

05/21/2019

Volunteer call! We're on the hunt for cinephiles who would like to volunteer with us this summer.

Want to join our team? Applications are due by Friday, June 7th ➡️ https://bit.ly/2YEqvh5

Open Roof Festival is back for its ninth season and eager as ever to provide Toronto with a fun and unique summer experience! Open Roof events feature live music and film screenings with food and drinks and take place every Wednesday from June 20 – August 22, 2018. This year we’re at a NEW VENUE...

05/16/2019

Open Roof Festival is returning on June 19th to kick off our 10th season! You can then catch us every Wednesday until August 21st for your weekly dose of music x film x food x drinks…all under the beautiful Toronto sky. We’ll be revealing the lineup on May 29th (tix also on sale then). Mark your calendars. Open Roof is back!

08/23/2018

Thanks to 650+ of our closest friends for coming out to the Closing Night of Open Roof Festival yesterday ❤️

Here's to a great season. See you next summer!

08/21/2018

Wednesdays at Open Roof Festival 📹

See Boots Riley’s Sorry To Bother You⁠⁠, introduced by Sarah-Tai Black, along with music from Omhouse on our Closing Night of the summer tomorrow.

🎟: ow.ly/a4PR30kYnZW

08/08/2018

🎬Programming Update🎬

Unfortunately due to severe flooding the Open Roof site and surrounding area are not suitable for tonight's screening.

If you purchased a ticket to tonight's The Green Fog with Liam Russell event, you will be offered the opportunity to redeem your ticket for either our August 15 screening of Isle of Dogs with Goosebump or our August 22 screening of Sorry To Bother You with Omhouse.

Please check the email you used to purchase the ticket for more information via Universe.

06/12/2018

Open Roof Festival returns next week.

👀 Explore our summer schedule of film screenings paired with emerging musicians. Tickets available now: openrooffestival.com

06/12/2018

What's the best candy to pair with a movie screening? Vote for your favourite treat and we'll stock our concessions with it this summer.

🍬: pollmaker.vote/p/TI065QNE

06/01/2018

Open Roof Festival is back for its ninth season and we're on the lookout for volunteers.

Want to join our team? Applications are due on Friday, June 18 ➡️ ow.ly/6Fcy30keiiW

05/29/2018

We love our friends Field Trip Music & Arts , who's coming with us this weekend. Get your tickets here http://fieldtriplife.com/tickets/

05/23/2018

We’re ready to reveal our Open Roof Festival line-up. See our summer schedule of film screenings paired with emerging musicians.

Tickets available now. Get yours today ➡️ openrooffestival.com

05/22/2018

🌇 Summer PSA: Open Roof Festival returns on June 20, with weekly outdoor screenings running until August 22.

Tickets go on-sale tomorrow at 10AM. Get yours then: openrooffestival.com

05/18/2018

Excited for Open Roof Festival 2018? 🎥🎶🍺 Tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 23rd at 10am! Check out the Open Roof website for the latest info. www.openrooffestival.com

05/17/2018

05/17/2018

05/02/2018

The weather is warming up and that means Open Roof is around the corner! Our call for 2018 volunteers is now open-- spend the summer evenings with us and friends, June 20-August 22 every Wednesday!

Volunteer sign-up for our 2018 season is NOW OPEN! Link to Apply: https://goo.gl/forms/HrZqnBzYNBi6FwNG2 Deadline for Application: Friday, June 8 Open Roof Festival is back for its ninth season and eager as ever to provide Toronto with a fun and unique summer experience! Open Roof events feature liv...

10/30/2017

, Toronto’s only FREE community film festival, runs from November 15-18! You can access the full schedule here: http://regentparkfilmfestival.com/2017-schedule

We are looking forward to co-presenting EmancipAction: Music & Politics/Mixer with , a music video showcase featuring the works of Indigenous, Q***r, Muslim and Black artists. Stay for the mixer, for a chance to mingle with Toronto's established and emerging musicians and filmmakers. Free admission and free childcare provided on site! RSVP here: https://goo.gl/Wnfp9N

09/05/2017

Our friends at are throwing a building-wide banger w performances by + on SEP 7 , $10 at the door. 🌇🍻 https://www.facebook.com/events/1644431118900306/

08/31/2017

That's a wrap! Thank you to our sponsors, community partners, and co-presenters for making this season so successful, and as always, we couldn't have done without our fantastic volunteers! See you next season for more !
Amsterdam Brewery Indie88Toronto 99 Sudbury and TheGym at 99 Sudbury blogTO MINI Panago Pizza PwC Canada Slaight Music Sundance Now Canada Telefilm Canada William F. White International Inc.

08/29/2017

Tonight is our season closer! Skies are clear ~ the perfect weather for a beach day. A small pocket of tickets is left for online purchase. Doors 7:00; Luke Lalonde of The Born Ruffians 8:00; Film at 9:00 - See you there! https://goo.gl/qyPuq2

08/28/2017

Our closing night film SUNDOWNERS features some alt-comedy greats, including Tim Heidecker of TIM AND ERIC fame! Tomorrow's forecast is predicting a gorgeous evening and tickets are 75% sold out! Come celebrate the close of a successful ORF season with us! Tickets: https://goo.gl/qyPuq2

08/25/2017

Sundowners Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Indie

We're prepping for our big season closer!! Tickets are starting to disappear ~ consider buying yours in advance. We have Luke Lalonde of Born Ruffians (also the star of SUNDOWNERS) performing! Tickets: https://goo.gl/qyPuq2

Sundowners Trailer #1 (2017): Check out the new trailer starring Phil Hanley, Luke Lalonde, and Tim Heidecker! Be the first to watch, comment, and share Indi...

08/23/2017

Marlon Chaplin

Thanks to Marlon Chaplin and his incredible band! We suspect their musical interventions parted the clouds and held off the rain!

Open Roof Festival was an absolute pleasure last night! 💙
Thank you once again, Indie88Toronto, blogTO, Bay Street Video and everybody else involved.

Next up, it's August 31st at The Piston w/ Beautiful Nothing for The Nursery 'Life After Wartime' Release Party. Mark 'er down.