Original. Innovative. World-class. MONSTROUS

MonstrARTity is a not-for-profit organization, based in Mississauga and committed to providing arts for the young and old alike.

OUR FESTIVALS!

#BollywoodMonster Mashup
#BollywoodMonster Mashup
#BollywoodMonster Mashup
Legacy: Monster Rock Orchestra
Legacy: #MonsterWorld Mashup

#BollywoodMonster Mashup

The largest South Asian festival in Canada! In 2018, #BollywoodMonster Mashup was rated the #1 festival at Celebration Square by the City of Mississauga and in 2019 won the MARTY award for Festival of the Year. This FREE, massive, multi-day festival showcases international Bollywood stars, spectacular Canadian musicians & dancers, hands-on crafts & heritage activities, food & shopping, comedy, VIP experiences and more!
Legacy Festivals

MonstrARTity is a proud parent to an evolving roster of programs, including previous fan favourites #MonsterWorld Mashup and Monster Rock Orchestra. #MonsterWorld Mashup gave audiences a rock and urban music fusion festival to enjoy from 2018-2019, and Monster Rock Orchestra provided fans with an electrifying rock and classical fusion concert and laser show from 2012-2017. In 2014, Monster Rock Orchestra won the People’s Choice Award at the MARTYs.

OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT!

#MonsterArtist Development

#MonsterArtist Development is a free program that trains professional artists working in South Asian music and dance through seasoned industry mentors, who equip artists with the entrepreneurship and digital marketing skills needed to cross over into the mainstream market. Participants leave with a new network of friends, mentors, and industry contacts to help them get paid gigs, as well as being featured in their own documentary video and receiving coaching to launch efficient paid and organic social media campaigns.
#MonsterArts for Youth

With community and creativity in its core values, MonstrARTity ensures youth across the GTHA receive a chance at innovative learning with #MonsterArts for Youth. This program includes hands-on workshop activities in music, film, poetry and more led by professional artists who promote diversity and inclusion through South Asian art forms. Experiences include Bollywood dancing, ghazal writing, mandala making and much more to inspire students.
#MonsterArts for Seniors

Equally as important to MonstrARTity as inspiring youth is the well-being of elders in the community. #MonsterArts for Seniors aims to reduce feelings of isolation in GTHA seniors through collaborative, stimulating, and professionally-led arts workshops in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil and more.
#MonsterArts for Survivors

The newest addition to the #MonsterArts family is #MonsterArts for Survivors, which provides diverse women in shelters a chance to express themselves creatively.

#MonsterArtist Development
#MonsterArtist Development
#MonsterArts
#MonsterArts for Youth
#MonsterArts for Seniors

ORIGINAL. INNOVATIVE. WORLD-CLASS. MONSTROUS.

All of these are fitting descriptors of MonstrARTity, for when we put on a show, we do it big. We’re talking stellar bands playing hit music alongside a face-meltingly awesome laser show. We’re talking hit Bollywood songs fused with Top 40 songs to create the most feel-good beats you’ve ever heard. We’re talking packed venues and tens of thousands of people dancing, singing and screaming for encores. We’re talking monster-sized fun.

Born in 2011, MonstrARTity is an award-winning, Mississauga-based, incorporated not-for-profit arts organization, amplifying South Asian arts for tens of thousands of people in diverse communities via festivals, interactive workshops for youth & seniors, artist mentorship and youth employment programs.

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Programs

Original. Innovative. World-class. MONSTROUS

OUR FESTIVALS!

#BollywoodMonster Mashup

#BollywoodMonster Mashup

#BollywoodMonster Mashup

Legacy: Monster Rock Orchestra

Legacy: #MonsterWorld Mashup

OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT!

#MonsterArtist Development

#MonsterArtist Development

#MonsterArts

#MonsterArts for Youth

#MonsterArts for Seniors

ORIGINAL. INNOVATIVE. WORLD-CLASS. MONSTROUS.