What to know
- Toronto developer Sayvion Fullerton created UnityMaps, a free, live interactive map designed to help residents discover current and upcoming events across the city and beyond.
- The idea was inspired by Fullerton’s travels, including time in Trinidad, where he noticed how limited event options still drew massive crowds, noting a sharp contrast to Toronto’s abundance of often-overlooked activities.
- UnityMaps allows users to plan entire nights out by mapping multiple events, viewing distances between venues, and sharing itineraries directly from the platform.
- Since launching in late 2025, the platform has received enthusiastic feedback from users, with Fullerton hoping it will help spotlight local talent and hidden gems beyond Toronto’s most commercialized destinations.
“There’s nothing to do in Toronto,” might be one of the city’s most repeated complaints, but one local web developer thinks he’s finally cracked the code.
Sayvion Fullerton, a 26-year-old Scarborough native and entrepreneur, is the visionary behind UnityMaps – a live, interactive map that highlights events currently happening or coming soon across the city.
Fullerton says the idea for UnityMaps formed during a period when he was searching for himself everywhere but Toronto. After taking a few years off to travel, including a return to his homeland of Trinidad, he noticed a striking contrast in how people engaged with events.
In Trinidad, where only a handful of events might be happening across the country on any given night, thousands of people would turn out for a single outing. Meanwhile, in Toronto, a city of more than three million residents, there are countless events happening at any given time – yet many people still claim there’s “nothing to do.” Fullerton says that disconnect often comes down to how overwhelming it can be to plan, or simply not knowing where to look.
“When I came back to Toronto, I was extremely grateful for all the things I used to take for granted,” Fullerton told Now Toronto. “There are probably thousands of things going on every day, but it’s hard to keep track of everything. By the time the weekend comes, it’s so exhausting to sit there and plan, so you fall into the habit of doing the same thing.”
He added: “I found myself going to the same two or three businesses a thousand times, rather than going to a thousand different businesses once or twice.”
Fullerton also says the feeling seems to be resonating with city residents as well, after coming across a video where a man said there aren’t many exciting places to go besides the Royal Ontario Museum or Sankofa Square, and hundreds of comments agreed.
“Toronto is creative. Toronto is talented. Toronto is full of passion,” he emphasized. “I don’t want these gems to be hidden anymore. I don’t want these hilarious comedians to have empty seats, and then 200 metres away, there’s somebody who’s wishing they could be watching stand-up comedy, but doesn’t know that it’s happening literally outside of their door.”
Working with affiliates such as Ticketmaster and Viator, alongside local partners, Fullerton launched UnityMaps in late 2025. The platform offers users a live, interactive view of events within a 500-kilometre radius, spanning the downtown core and beyond.
Through the website, users can see what’s happening nearby and plan an entire night out by mapping multiple stops, viewing distances between events, and exporting itineraries directly to their device’s map app or sharing them with friends.
While most events are concentrated within a 50-kilometre radius of downtown Toronto, Fullerton notes that listings extend across Ontario, including cities like Kingston, Barrie, Guelph, and Kitchener, and even into Rochester, New York.
Though UnityMaps has only been live for a few months, Fullerton says the reaction so far has been overwhelmingly positive.
“People keep saying thank you,” he said in awe. “People are saying that this is a really great idea. They’re surprised that this hasn’t existed already… I’m getting extremely passionate responses, which means a lot to me, because this is a passion project. It’s purely free for the public. I just want everybody to connect.”
From his own personal hidden gems, like longtime favourite Hong Shing (which he says he’s been visiting since he was about four years old) to The Heartbreak Chef, Fullerton hopes the platform will help residents uncover the city beyond its most commercialized destinations.
“We have a lot to offer,” he said. “I want people to come and experience all that we have to offer, not just what has the loudest voice.”
