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New Friends Fest 2025

Sun, Aug 03

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Toronto

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New Friends Fest 2025
New Friends Fest 2025

Time & Location

Aug 03, 2025, 4:00 p.m. – Aug 04, 2025, 12:00 a.m.

Toronto, 1573 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6P 1A6, Canada

About the event

Welcome to our fifth annual celebration of aggressive(ly emotional) DIY punk, hardcore and related music from around the world. NFF strives to be a welcoming place where folks with a shared love of cathartic music can come together to make life-long friendships. See you in the pit.

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NFF '26

LITHUANIAN HOUSE

1573 Bloor St W,

Toronto, Ontario,

Canada. M6P 1A6

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NFF '26 art by Yasin Violet

Web/layout by NFDIY.

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