About Roncesvalles Village
Roncesvalles Today: Diverse, Vibrant and Creative
Roncesvalles Village is a diverse, vibrant community, attracting people of all backgrounds. Trendy boutiques, cafés and bookstores live alongside established Polish delicatessens and bookstores. Urban professionals mix and mingle with artists, artisans, musicians and entrepreneurs. On a walk down Roncy (as we locals call it) you’ll hear people chatting in English, Polish, French, Tibetan, Spanish, German and Ukrainian. You’ll see new parents pushing strollers, as seniors enjoy a quick walk to High Park. Artists and musicians bring vitality and creativity to the neighbourhood, sustaining historic cultural venues such as the Revue Cinema, as well as our well-established art scene. On any given night, you can listen to award-winning musicians perform at our live music venues. Many of our restaurants and cafés showcase local painters on their walls, and you will find book readings, writer’s circles and more at numerous places on Roncesvalles.
At the "Roncesvalles Is Renewed" Celebration. From left to right, MP Peggy Nash, RVBIA Chair Tony Cauch, MPP Cheri di Novo and Councillor Gord Perks.
The community is tight-knit and active. Community organizations include three residents’ associations, the Roncesvalles-Macdonell Residents Association, the High Park Residents Association, and the Sunnyside Community Association. These organizations partnered with the Roncesvalles Village BIA called Roncesvalles Renewed, which advised the City on design elements that were incorporated into the redesign of Roncesvalles Avenue, the completion of which was celebrated this July with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Our businesses support everything from activist causes to local little league teams. Such commitment to our community helps make Roncesvalles one of Toronto’s most dynamic and welcoming places to live.
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