HOURLY CIRCLE OF THE ARTS

12 ONE-HOUR SHOWCASES make up the Youtube OnLine Festival

The Arts will always bring the World Together; Join aspiring Artists in 6 featured disciplines;

MUSIC – DANCE – ART – PHOTOGRAPHY – FASHION – FILM

Enabled by HEROS like you, the YOUTH DAY 2021 FestCast reaches homes around the World!

YOUTH DAY Global was created in 2006 by Founder, Tylaine Duggan to address what has been deemed “A warranted special day for Youth to showcase their positive achievements”.

She used the Arts as a place for self-expression, and most affordable as everyone can sing or dance in their living room… History has taught us that The Arts will always bring us together.

The live Stages have hosted some 40,000 visitors each Summer in Toronto, Canada, and in 2015, YD expanded to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Since 2020, it adapted for COVID-19 by reaching people conveniently online; in their homes while isolating; and now Artists could be seen around the World!

YOUTH DAY is a time for our aspiring Young Artists to SHINE on a new digital Platform for their special day!

ARTISTS in MUSIC – DANCE – ART – PHOTOGRAPHY – FASHION & FILM

Our aspiring young participants are chosen from thousands that apply each year in February through our youthdayglobal.com website. Industry Judges select those up to 29 years old, and that have clearly found and excelled in their talent… Enjoy as we applaud, engage and encourage their positive achievements, and provide them a digital Stage to showcase their passion!

LEADERS from Government – Community – and notable Health Authorities

Familiar faces from those in power, provide direction and information to clarify and identify youth-related subjects and updates of progress in ever-changing times.

HERO, and there’s one in each of us…

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes from Corporate Champions who enable this much-needed event to ensure our youth a stage; to those that Volunteer and dedicate their time to make a difference. Log onto www.youthdayglobal.com to see how you too can BE PART OF IT!

SPEAKERS offering keen insight

Throughout life, we learn… Speakers at varying phases can bring clarity from sharing experiences and offer assistance in forming conclusions to help propel our next steps. They come with shared real life events; and most importantly, show us how others have dealt with issues as we are not alone.

SPECIAL are those who’s voice can influence…

In an online World, Celebrities and those we admire lend their time to show they are real people too… They too have challenges, they too can relate to struggles, inequalities or pain. Their influential words, provide a reality point that can comfort and inspire when in need.

AMBASSADORS say so from Experience

Previous participants of YOUTH DAY Global have become dedicated Ambassadors. They know what it is to find a passion; they have been there; and now explain the benefits of being part of the Arts community which they regard as an extended family of peers and mentors.

Join us and BE PART OF IT!

Connect through our website and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok – and see the results on our youthdayglobal Youtube Channel.

Share our social media links to your friends and family to brighten their day and help build our Youth’s self-esteem; for they have found a passion.

Together let’s support their efforts and hard work!

OUR LONG & MEMORABLE HISTORY

YOUTH DAY is a Free annual Creative Arts Festival held at Yonge-Dundas Square in downtown Toronto, showcasing the positive achievements of aspiring artists in Music, Dance, Art, Photography, Fashion and Film. The Event attracts over 40,000 people to the Square and the vibrant YD Market on the major Yonge Street closure. Uniquely the Event features around 100 Act changes with some 500 young people showcasing their talent on outdoor Stages; Art and Photography in the YD Gallery; creative design in live Fashion Exhibits; and is powered entirely by like-minded dedicated Volunteers.

YOUTH DAY is supported from the Prime Minister of Canada to the Chief of Police and has become an Official “Event of Municipal Significance for the City of Toronto”. Media deem it “The Largest Youth Festival of Its Kind”. Now in its second decade, YOUTH DAY has hosted more than 250,000 visitors since its inception.

The 12-hour non-stop Celebration is free for both the public and participants, and is exclusively enabled through Corporate Champion brands such as yourself. Celebrities from Recording Artists to Industry Professionals, Motivational Speakers, Community Leaders and influential Sports Figures also lend their time to support our next generation.

There is something for everyone at YOUTH DAY, from all genres of Music, to myriad styles of Dance including surprise Flash Dances and Cultural representations. Additionally our Yonge Street closure hosts the popular YD Street Market, accommodating almost 200+ delicious Food Stands, Artisan Vendors, Product Activations and Community Exhibitors stationed from Dundas south to Queen Street along the span of the CF Eaton Centre shopping landmark.

YOUTH DAY Toronto is promoted and covered by both mainstream, local and specialized Media; by Tourism; in schools, Colleges and Universities; Libraries; supporting Government Departments, City branches such as Toronto Police Service, Toronto Fire Services and Crime Stoppers; Community Organizations, and extensively on-line through Social Media platforms.

The overwhelming success of YOUTH DAY Global has not only provided a free platform for young people and Mentors alike to entertain us all with their abilities, it also provides ample opportunity for positive community engagements. Year after year many returning participants describe the anticipated Summer Festival as – “YOUTH DAY is not just a day; it is life changing for the experience and connections it creates.”

INVOLVE YOUR BRAND TOO!

A spectacular, unprecedented Showcase of Variety featuring some 100 Act changes on outdoor Stages, performing non-stop back to back. Our Canadian Mentor recording Artists, Motivational Speakers and Sports Celebrities also lend their time to applaud and acknowledge our Youth’s accomplishments and hard work.

Enabled by Corporate Champions, this special day is endorsed from the Prime Minister to all levels of City Departments, Community Leaders – and has been deemed by the Media as “truly commendable”: A chance for everyone to make a difference and engage our next generation…

Help build on this “Good News Story” for our City – for all of us; and mark a special day to say thanks, encouraging our Youth’s continued success!

HEROES, CHAMPIONS & SUPPORTERS

To name just a few…

An example of CORPORATE CHAMPIONS that benefit from Brand Visibility

Access Storage – Accurate Impressions – Akashic Rekords – ALEX ap – Alliance Atlantis – Al Green Gallery – Arcadian Aluminum – Auto Ad – Baton Rouge – Big Slice – Caravan Canopies – CHUM 104.5 – Cineflex Productions – CNE – Coca-Cola – Creative Club Global – CTV Bell Media – CUPE Local 79 – Desjardins – EGAN Visual Inc – Epoch Times – Events You Want – FIDO Wireless – Future Shop – GFL – Hard Rock Café – Henry’s Camera – Indo Canada Marketing – Image Factory – Jam Chamber Rehearsal Studio – Kernels Popcorn – KPMG – L.I.U.N.A. CUPE Local 183 – Long & McQuade – Mayfair Clubs – McDonald’s – Mobile ICEE Canada – Mobilicity c/o Cell Wave Group – MORE FM – NEWAD – Nordstrom Eaton Centre – One King West – Pizza Nova – Pizza Pizza – RABBA Fine Foods – Rogers Wireless – Royal LePage Supreme – Royal Ontario Museum – Scotia Bank – Staples Business Depot – Starbucks – Statefarm Insurance – Sutton Group – Symphony in Print – TD Bank – TenFed – The Corner Place – The Gap – The Rock Pile – Those Canadians – Toronto Fashion Academy – TCHC – Torontophotobooth.com – TYpoints – Ultima Foods (Iogo Nomad) – Universal Music Canada – Unorthodox Design – Value Village – Warner Brothers – WIND Mobile – Xerox – Young Drivers of Canada – Yonge-Dundas Square, and many more responsible Heros…

A selection of supporting CARING ORGANIZATIONS making a difference

Amnesty International – Arrive Alive DRIVE SOBER – Australian Football League – Autism Society Ontario – Believe to Achieve – Breakaway Relief Care – Cadets Canada – Canada’s Top Choice Pageant – Canadian Cancer Society – Canadian Federation of Students – Canadian Red Cross – Canadian Union of Postal Workers – Children’s Arts Theatre – City of Toronto | Parks, Forestry and Recreation – City Youth Council of Toronto – Community Folk Art Council of Toronto – Crime Stoppers – Daily Bread Food Bank – DareArts Foundation – Feed It Forward – Family Service – GAMEDAY – Harris Institute of Music – HEYY – Inside the Dream – JA Nursing – Lanna Martial Arts – North York Performing Arts – Pan Am Games | Toronto 2015 – Parks Canada – Plan Canada – People Against Youth On Drugs – Planned Parenthood – Police Foundations Department of Canadian Law Enforcement College – RIDE Canada – Seneca College – Scadding Court Community Centre – SKETCH – Spelling Bee of Canada – St. John’s Ambulance – St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation – STOMP Urban Dance Competition | City of Toronto – Tandem Studios – The 1 | Youth Singing Competition – The Beat Down Dance Competition – The Royal Regiment of Canada – The Student Commission – Toronto Fire Services – Toronto Kids Modelling Academy – Toronto Police Service – Toronto Public Library – Toronto Zoo – Urban Star Competition – Veteran Affairs – Vision Youth – Volunteer Toronto – YMCA – Youth For Human Rights International – UforChange – UMOVE – Youth Assisting Youth – Youth Employment Services – Youth In Time – plus many other valuable resources…

ARTIST Highlights, COMMUNITY Figures & Influential MENTORS

A-Game – Andreena Mill – “Billy Elliot” cast | Mirvish Productions – Biggz General (Grandson of Bob Marley) – Blake McGrath – Carlos Morgan | Juno Award Winner – Chair Alok Mukherjee | Toronto Police Service Board – Chief Mark Saunders | Toronto Police Service – Chelsea Stewart – Choclair – David Zimmer | Parliamentary Assistant to the Attorney General – Devine Brown – Director X | Award Winning Music Video Director – Dorian Baxter aka Elvis Priestley – Dr. Anthony Hutchinson – Farahri – Farley Flex | Canadian Idol Judge – Fefe Dobson – Fito Blanko – Francesco Yates – Frank Anthony – J. Milla – Janet Castillo – JD Era – Jordan Francis – Karl Wolf – The Joshua Stern Project – Lian Hua Arts Group – Karen Stintz – Kate Todd | Actress – Ken Shaw | CTV Anchor & National Editor – Kerry Goulet – Kim Davis | Juno Nominated Artist – Leah Hawkins – Liberty Silver – Lil’ JaXe – Liona Boyd – Michie Mee – Montego Bay, Jamaica Mayors Glendon Harris & Homer Davis – Orlando Bowen – Pam McConnell | Deputy Toronto Mayor – Pamela Boyer – Peter Kash | FLOW 93.5 Radio Host – Premier of Ontario | Doug Ford – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – Ray Robinson – Reema Major – Roberta Battaglia | America’s Got Talent Finalist – Roberto Hausman – Rosita Stone – Sarah Fisher | Degrassi Actress – Sebastian Olzanski – Scott Mills | Crime Stoppers International – Spider Jones – The Honourable Lloyd Wilks | Consulate General of Jamaica – Tina Cole | Artist Development & YD Judge – Tony Vella | Toronto Police Service – Toronto Mayors Rob Ford & John Tory – Vita Chambers – Vivian Hicks | The Launch – Wayne Carrasco | GeekFreaks – Youth Parliament of Canada – Zack Werner | Canadian Idol Judge – plus other passionate voices…