I really wish that the events at Harbourfront were more widely advertized! We went on Friday for a show on ancient string instruments and had a great time but felt there were some real missed opportunities with the music.
Possibly because it was poorly advertized, the crowd was mostly families with young children which didn't really work that well for the type of music being performed. The concert of ancient string instruments we went for wound up playing covers of obnoxious pop songs instead of anything from the period, probably to keep the kids entertained. A really cool experimental band, Insideamind, played as well but they had an audience of maybe 3 people who were actually listening, the rest were families talking throughout and kids running around screaming. I honestly felt bad for the performers. I love kids, but it seemed like this was an event that was intended for adults and quickly modified to fit a children's audience because someone forgot to tell any grown ups about it.
On the whole we had a great time exploring the waterfront, listening to the bands (except that one Goytre cover...never again do I want to hear someone wailing 'but you didn't have to cuuuttt me offff' accompanied by a sitar) and eating tasty treats from the global food court. I just wish that they would do better to advertize and cater to one audience instead of putting on something that is sort of disappointing for both children and adults.