<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://display.blogto.com/articles/20250415-panamerican-food-festival.jpeg?w=1200&amp;cmd=resize_then_crop&amp;height=630&amp;quality=70&amp;format=jpeg" width="100%" /><p>Food festival season is right around the corner for Toronto, bringing with it the much-anticipated return of a slew of annual favourites, including the always-electric&nbsp;Pan American Food and Music Festival.</p><p>Returning to the city's food festival circuit for its 13th year, Toronto's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.blogto.com/events/13th-panamerican-food-and-music-festival-toronto/">Pan American Food and Music Festival</a> (or PanamFest, as it's also known) is a huge celebration of cuisines and cultures spanning the Americas, from Canada to Chile.</p><p>I can't think of a better city to play host to a festival that celebrates diversity and multiculturalism than Toronto, and no better location to serve as its backdrop than Nathan Phillips Square, illuminated by the glow of the Toronto sign.</p><p>The weekend-long festival is set to feature a host of restaurants and chefs from across the city and beyond, churning out dishes and snacks from 41 different countries in North, Central and South America.</p><p>Whether you're in the mood for poutine, plantain or P&atilde;o de Queijo, there's a pretty good chance you'll find it there.</p><p>On top of food stalls, though, you can also attend cooking demonstrations to expand your own culinary borders, cheer on participants at a youth talent showcase, shop at a marketplace with vendors also hailing from across Pan America,&nbsp;and let loose to a diverse lineup of music and dance performances.</p><p>While details around the event's schedule are under wraps for now, they're expected to be released in early June, so keep an eye on the event's<a href="http://2025.panamfest.com/"> website</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/panamfestto/">social media</a> accounts for the latest news on performers, vendors and special events.</p><p>The 2025 Pan American Food and Music Festival takes over the downtown core between July&nbsp;18 and 20 this year, and with all the eats and excitement on the horizon, you might just want to attend all three days. It's free, after all.</p>