Tenting the Toronto Freedom Festival
Here at Varsity Tents we get the pleasure of working with a diverse range of events across the GTA: race weekends, beer and music festivals, corporate events and weddings – you name it, we tent it. This weekend there’s something really great going on: the Toronto Freedom Festival. This festival is Toronto’s largest free, one-day, [...]
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Watching the clouds go by…
As a weather follower, I’ve always been fascinated by clouds. I remember driving down a flat road in Southern Ontario where the horizon has no end and witnessing a magnificent summer rain storm as it washed across the landscape. The clouds are always with us, always moving and ever-changing. Sure, the [...]
Varsity joins YouTube – Tune in
We have an exciting business, so we joined YouTube to share our video adventures with the Toronto community and the world. The Varsity Tents Toronto channel also features a favorites section for the videos that we find interesting and want to share as well as fun Varsity commercials. Stay tuned! www.Youtube.com/VarsityTentsToronto
The Weather Professor TO – The fruits of a long winter!
We’ve definitely had a fantastic Canadian winter with lots of snow, ice and of course, some fantastic events! One thing I’ve always heard is that a year of snow means a year of plenty: a great white winter not only provides us with a beautiful landscape and lots of activities, it also prolongs the blossoming [...]
Jerkfest – Come for the food, stay for the fun!
Varsity Tents has been friends with Jerkfest for many years now and last year we partnered up with them to put on their ninth annual food festival. This year marks a milestone for the event as it turns 10! To mark this occasion, the founders at Jerkfest will be rewarding 10 lucky members of the [...]
The new BLAZER all year patio heater: Add some WOW to your hot event!
Welcome to the future of event heating. Rent or buy the Varsity Tents Blazer patio heater. With the stunning new Varsity Blazer, you are certain to wow the guests of any event. Designed for your patio, smoking area, or even your front entrance, this four legged heater has a clean, solid stainless steel construction, and [...]
Nothing says party like St. Patrick’s Day!
Every year Canada’s pubs explode as thirsty patrons flood the streets and pubs in honour of the international holiday known as St. Patrick’s Day. This year’s festivities ramped up in a huge way. Bars and cab companies have prepared for even greater numbers of party goers as a result of the holiday taking place during [...]
The weather professor Toronto
The weather professor Toronto Here at Varsity Tents we have a keen eye for the weather – it is important to our clients’ events, so it is important to us. Known across GTA event circles as the “Professor,” our own Graham Bauckham receives regular phone calls throughout the week, inquiring about local weather conditions. Some [...]
Varsity Tents GM Graham Bauckham speaks to future Toronto event planners at Humber College
A professor of the Special Event Management class at Humber College recently asked Graham Bauckham, Varsity Tents General Manager, to visit the class for a short presentation and Q&A about the logistics and management of large scale events. Thrilled at the chance to meet with Toronto’s newest up and coming event planners, on February 3rd 2011, Graham [...]
