COMMUNITY DAYS
Next Generation Arts presents Community Days, a series of free, youth-led, and youth-centered events that brings Scarborough youth together to celebrate creativity, connection, and local culture!
Join us for FREE events such as Youth Open Mic Night and A Sweet and Savoury Crafternoon with SEA FRIENDS held at Next Generation Arts Youth Hub. Get to explore your creativity, show off your talents, connect with your neighbourhood, and meet other awesome youth and neighbours! There will be free refreshments. Don’t miss out!
Discover Community Days:
Open Mic Night
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Time: 6:30–8:30 PM
Location: Next Generation Arts Hub, 1121 Bellamy Rd N, Unit #10, Scarborough, ON M1H 3B9
Join us for an evening of live performances celebrating Scarborough’s young artists!
From music to spoken word and poetry, come experience more than 15 performances and cheer on local talent as they take the stage.
Bring a friend, enjoy free food and refreshments, discover your new favourite artist, and connect with other young people from across Scarborough, all in a fun, low-pressure space. Everyone is welcome, whether you’re performing or just there to support.
Community Days is proudly supported by the Government of Canada
A Sweet and Savoury Crafternoon with SEA FRIENDS
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Time: 2:00–4:00 PM
Location: Next Generation Arts Hub, 1121 Bellamy Rd N, Unit #10, Scarborough, ON M1H 3B9
SEA FRIENDS and Next Gen Arts: Community Days presents “A Sweet and Savoury Crafternoon with SEA FRIENDS” - an afternoon of creativity, culture and delicious discoveries! Get crafty with SEA FRIENDS through zine and collage making and explore the flavours of Southeast Asia with two hand on food workshops. Try your hand at making sakoo yat sai, a savoury tapioca dumpling from Laos and martabak, a sweet and fluffy Indonesian pancake. Come connect, create, and celebrate the stories, flavours, and traditions that bring our communities together.
About SEA FRIENDS:
SEA FRIENDS is a Toronto-based creative collective and event series aimed to uplift Southeast Asian culture through celebration, dialogue, and exchange. SEA FRIENDS invites everyone to engage with the richness, vibrancy, and diversity of Southeast Asian culture. Alongside a growing network of collaborators, the collective is led by Mars, Patricia, and Tim.