Years of cancelled festivals, budget shortfalls and encroaching corporate vendors nearly strained Taste of the Danforth to the point of extinction.

TORONTO, ON- AUGUST 11 - Thousands of Torontonians fill Danforth Avenue for the annual street festival Taste of the Danforth at in Toronto. August 11, 2019. Steve Russell/Toronto…

The injection of up to $100,000 follows funding from the city and province that set the stage for the festival’s return on Friday.

Years of cancelled festivals, budget shortfalls and encroaching corporate vendors nearly strained Taste of the Danforth to the point of extinction.