Arts & Entertainment in Toronto

The Air Canada Centre (ACC) is an indoor sporting arena located on Bay Street in Downtown Toronto. Air Canada Centre is the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Toronto Raptors and the Toronto Rock. Air Canada Centre goes by two popular nicknames: the ACC and the Hangar.

Exhibition Place is Toronto’s 192 acre parkland located along the shores of Lake Ontario, several minutes from downtown Toronto. The venue offers convention, exhibition and conference venues, restaurants, nightclubs, sporting facilities and other attractions. Exhibition Place is often used for sporting events, festivals, recreational, cultural and tourism events.

Rogers Centre, formerly known as SyDome, is Toronto’s multi-purpose stadium and one of the most vibrant entertainment centres in the world. Since opening in 1989, the Rogers Centre has received awards and accolades in the stadium entertainment industry. Rogers Centre is the home of the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Team and the Toronto Argonauts Football Team. Every year, more than 200 events are hosted at the Rogers Centre. It is one of Toronto's top tourist attractions and a model for architects of future domed stadiums currently being built around the world.

The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts is Canada’s largest soft-seat theatre located in the heart of downtown Toronto. The Sony Centre opened as the O'Keefe Centre on October 1, 1960, and has played host to a tremendous variety of international attractions and stars. The Sony Centre is the perfect destination to enjoy a night of Toronto's Finniest Performing Arts.

The Toronto Argonauts are Toronto's professional Canadian football team. The Toronto Argonauts are members of the East division of the Canadian football league (CFL). The article notes have several nicknames, some of which include “the Argos”, “Boatmen”, “Scullers”, and “Double Blue”. The Argonauts play their home games at Rogers Centre.

The Toronto Blue Jays are Toronto’s professional baseball team. The Blue jays play in the American League (AL) and are the only Canadian franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB). The team has won two AL pennants and two World Series Championships. They are nicknamed the Jays by their fans.

Toronto FC is Toronto’s professional soccer club that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), which is the top professional league in the United States and Canada. Toronto FC is the first Canadian Club to play in MLS and the 14th team in the league. Toronto FC is Toronto’s newest professional team, and hopes to gain the same following that Toronto fans give to the Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are Toronto's much beloved professional hockey team. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Toronto Maple Leafs are part of the Original Six, the original six members of the NHL. Their official name is the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club.

The Toronto Raptors are Toronto's professional basketball team. The Raptors are part of the Atlantic division of the Eastern conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Raptors were established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies as part of the NBA's expansion into Canada. The Raptors are currently the only Canadian team in the NBA.

The Toronto Rock are Toronto’s indoor lacrosse team that plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). All of their home games are played at the Air Canada Centre, which also happens to be the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors. The Rock recently won their league-record sixth championship on May 15, 2011.