Since its advent in 1993, Taste of the Danforth has grown to welcome more than a million people across three days each summer, taking over a 1.6-km-long stretch of the main street. The last iteration that locals have been able to enjoy was in 2023, which followed a forced break during COVID-19. They added that "the board stated that unless $350,000 was raised in sponsorship for Taste of the Danforth, the event would permanently be cancelled." The 2024 event indeed ended up being axed after a vote among BIA members, who would have had to pay higher member fees to cover the necessary funding amid a shortfall. There was no formal word at the time about future years, but the news that this year's Taste has also been cancelled just broke this weekend.