{"id":1995413,"date":"2025-09-03T20:42:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T20:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1995413"},"modified":"2025-09-03T20:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T20:42:37","slug":"everything-you-need-to-eat-shop-play-and-party-like-a-movie-star-during-tiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/everything-you-need-to-eat-shop-play-and-party-like-a-movie-star-during-tiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to eat, shop, play and party like a movie star during TIFF"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The best season in Toronto is here \u2014 TIFF season. When the Toronto International Film Festival descends upon the city on Sept. 4, Toronto will transform into a star-powered, cinematic hub. Confused where to start? We\u2019ve compiled an ultimate guide to everything you\u2019ll ever need to know to make your TIFF 2025 experience a success.<\/p>\n

Celebrity spotting<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"ScarlettScarlett Johnansson at TIFF in 2013<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a high-wattage lineup arriving in the city for the festival this year, including favourites such as Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, Catherine O\u2019Hara, Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba and more. If you want to figure out exactly where to find them and where your best chances are to do some celebrity-spotting, check out our guide<\/a><\/strong> to finding 20 of the top celebrities at TIFF.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget about the 2025 TIFF Tribute Awards \u2014 this year, celebrities including Catherine O\u2019Hara<\/a> will be honoured. While the event is closed to the public, it\u2019s sure to attract a whole host of stars, including fellow recipient Idris Elba and honorary chair Brendan Fraser. Hang out around the Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Sunday, Sept. 7 and you may catch a sighting of a celebrity or two.<\/p>\n

Food and drink<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Part of the TIFF experience is the food, of course \u2014 we live in a world-class restaurant city for a reason! From fancy restaurants with special TIFF menus to nearby spots that you\u2019re almost guaranteed to spot a celebrity at, there are plenty of delicious places to fuel up at before taking your place in a rush line!<\/p>\n

Nearby Louix Louis is running a special TIFF50 menu \u2014 check out the star of the show here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/strong> for some of the best places to eat and drink near the festival, including an incredible Dutch-Indonesian spot and a restaurant with a super chic patio that\u2019s perfect for people-watching.<\/p>\n

Check out all the best TIFF-approved hot spots for celebrity-spotting<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 these are restaurants that A-listers often frequent. Reservations highly recommended!<\/p>\n

For nearby bars where you might spot a movie star getting a little tipsy after their premiere, click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Navigating the festival and insider tips<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"tiff\"TIFF<\/p>\n

Spanning 10 days and sprawling across the city in multiple venues, TIFF is a mammoth festival to navigate \u2014 if you don\u2019t have the right insider tips. We\u2019ve compiled a comprehensive guide<\/a><\/strong> to the festival, from booking tickets to rush lines to ticket discounts and after parties, as well as a special secret weapon to help make your festival experience a success.<\/p>\n

The movies\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"christy\"Sydney Sweeney in Christy, courtesy tiff.net.<\/p>\n

Of course, we can\u2019t forget about the reason why all these celebrities are coming to Toronto: the movies. This year, TIFF is celebrating its 50th year with a whopping 291 films, including 209 new features, six Classics, 10 Primetime series, and 66 short films.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the entire lineup looks incredible, we\u2019ve rounded up the top 10 must-see films at TIFF<\/a><\/strong>, from buzzy soon-to-be blockbusters to local gems.<\/p>\n

You can find out about some more festival movie highlights here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Other highlights include the Canadian-led opening night film<\/a><\/strong>, John Candy: I Like Me. The life and legacy of one of Toronto\u2019s and the entire country\u2019s most beloved comedians will take centre stage at this year\u2019s Toronto International Film Festival in a documentary d<\/span>irected by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds.<\/span><\/p>\n

And don\u2019t forget about a documentary about another Canadian legend<\/a><\/strong>. Degrassi: Whatever It Takes is a new feature-length doc exploring the legacy and impact of the iconic TV franchise, which comes at a time when it\u2019s been rumoured that Drake<\/a> and his creative team are planning on moving ahead with a new Degrassi series.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source streetsoftoronto.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The best season in Toronto is here \u2014 TIFF season. When the Toronto International Film Festival descends upon the city on Sept. 4, Toronto will transform into a star-powered, cinematic hub. Confused where to start? We\u2019ve compiled an ultimate guide to everything you\u2019ll ever need to know to make your TIFF 2025 experience a success. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1995414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1995413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Everything-you-need-to-eat-shop-play-and-party-like.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1995413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1995414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1995413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1995413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}