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Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Oct 02 - Oct 04)

The Negotiation Space: Premiering in Toronto

Most of us have stood in that gap and made choices nobody else could see. The Negotiation Space puts that tension on screen. The documentary follows three Black Christian creatives as they decide who to be and what to build when faith, family, and culture all have a say.

On October 4, 38. premieres it in Toronto:

• A first look at the film before it reaches wider audiences

• Real conversations about identity, immigrant expectations, and respectability

• Live music that carries the night past the credits

• A room of creatives and changemakers who've been in that gap too

If you've ever had to negotiate your own path, this one's for you.

Sunday, October 4 · 7-10 PM · The Royal, Toronto

Save Your Seat

Friday 10/02

🍽️ Food and Drinks
A Karma Citra Launch Party @ The Loose Moose @ The Loose Moose

🎵 Music
Toronto Sauna Festival @ 550 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON, M4W 3X8
The Ocho Social @ Ace Hotel Toronto
The Music of Coldplay: Live Symphony @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Taylor Swift: Pedal Pub Edition @ Chefs Hall (Starting Location)
Showpieces @ The Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel
lockerroom.mp3 HYPERPOP CLUB NIGHT @ Adelaide Hall
Latin Friday: Cafe Cubano & Drey Dance Academy @ Lula Lounge
Interpol with support from DIIV @ The Bowl at Sobeys Stadium
Harbour Nights -DJ Session- Yacht Rock/Disco/Funk @ Junction Underground
Forget Me Not: Best of the 2000s @ Drake Hotel
Blond10: A Tribute to Frank Ocean @ Trinity-St. Paul's United Church
Beatles Tribute - The Rattles - 2 Hours of LIVE Beatles songs @ Ground Control
A Jazz Celebration of The Beatles @ The Orange Lounge

🎉 Entertainment
Bawdy Parts: Fever Dreams @ Supermarket Bar & Variety - 268 Augusta Avenue
The Paranormal Magic Show @ The Powerhouse Recreation Centre
Spotlight at The Second City: Solo @ The Second City
Not Dead Yet! John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50 @ Winter Garden Theatre
Nick Thune - Just For Laughs Toronto @ Comedy Bar East
Neurodivergent Nostalgia Show @ Free Times Cafe
Martino Manor 2026 @ Martino Manor
Killer B Cinema Presents: Srigala! @ See-Scape
Joel Kim Booster @ Randolph Theatre
Gay AF Comedy @ Just For Laughs Toronto @ Comedy Bar
Dustin Nickerson - Just For Laughs Toronto @ Comedy Bar East
CAMH Engage Gala @ Fairmont Royal York
Alfred Robles @ Randolph Theatre
A Bad Choice Comedy - Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna

🏒 Sports
Badminton Social @ BNM Badminton Club @ BNM Badminton Club

🎭 Art and Culture
Timothy Yanick Hunter: Playing Pictures @ Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts
The Green Bench: Special Screening in Toronto @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Sunset Plein Air Picnic - Fall Edition @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies
Riverside Vintage Crawl - Fall Edition @ Multiple Venues (Free)
REVERIE - A dreamlike evening of embodied rest, reflection & restoration @ Grateful Den
Nuit Blanche Artist Meet & Greet @ The Elm Tavern
Myth & Moonlight: An After Dark Experience @ Pickering Museum Village
Maker Friday: Impressionist Still Life @ Art Gallery of Ontario
INSTITUT 023 Candlelight Poetry Night SERHII TITOV & KIRILL SAVRANSKY @ INSTITUT
Celebrating Osaki Washi: An Evening with the Papermakers @ Arts & Letters Club of Toronto
A Twisted Fairytale: A Theatrical Fashion Experience @ The Super Wonder Gallery
Pumpkin Pillow Workshop @ ARTBOX

🎡 Family
2026 Fall Home Show @ Enercare Centre (Free)
2026 Fall Baby Show @ Enercare Centre

Saturday 10/03

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Tea Blending with Katie Cyr @ The Depanneur
Queen East Eats Fall Food Tours @ Multiple Venues
Picklefest Toronto 2026 @ Henderson Brewing Co.
Brews and Bites @ Todmorden Mills Heritage Site
Brewer's Breakfast @ Great Lakes Brewery
Bar George x The Dorset: Collab Dinner & Late-Night Takeover @ The Dorset

🎵 Music
Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History 15th Anniversary Tour @ History Toronto
Toronto Blues Festival - Founders Night @ El Mocambo
Textures of Twilight @ St John 's Anglican Church
Tanglefoot Reunion @ TBA
Salsa Saturday with Ricky Franco, DJ Van Gogh & Oscar Naranjo! @ Lula Lounge
Orchestre Salon de Musique: Inaugural Concert @ Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills
La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc @ The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance
Jacob Collier - The Light For Days Tour @ Winter Garden Theatre
Dance of Oak Leaves @ Burdock
BRAVO BEETHOVEN/ Homeland @ Trinity-St. Paul's Centre
A Hero's Welcome Tchaikovsky with Pianist Michael Berkovsky @ PC Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
80s/90s Retro GUILTY Pleasures Video Dance Party w/ BILLY IDOL Spotlight @ Ground Control

🎉 Entertainment
The Lauren & Mary Show @ Randolph Theatre
Rafi Bastos: Comfort Zone @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Josh Thomas Jiggle Jiggle @ The Elgin Theatre
Free Event at STACKT Market @ STACKT Market (Free)
Chaotic Good X Just For Laughs Toronto @ Comedy Bar

🏒 Sports
Smash Out Skin Cancer Pickleball Tournament @ The District Padel & Pickleball Club
Fall Fitness Open House @ Insideout Studio (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Watermedia Workshop @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies
The Sickling @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Tea Ceremony: Tea & the Inner Cosmos @ Helen + Hildegard
Stories in Place: Nuit Blanche at Wychwood Barns @ Wychwood Barns
So Now You Know: Personal Stories in Motion @ Harbourfront Centre
Photography Exhibition for Nicholas X Bent @ The Cardinal Gallery (Free)
Nuit Blanche @ 401 Richmond
Martin Beaupre: Life through daring eyes @ Beauchamp Art Gallery
LUMINOUS 2026: A Photography Exhibit @ Heliconian Hall
Koffler Arts at Nuit Blanche @ Koffler Arts
BAM! Nuit Blanche Night Market @ 601 Christie St.
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Clay Sculpting Night @ Artbox
Wiggly's Annual Nuit Blanche Multidisciplinary Arts Show @ Wiggle Room

🎡 Family
TBG Fall Ravine Festival @ Toronto Botanical Garden
Raffi Live In Concert @ Massey Hall
Drive-Through Shredding Day @ Humber Valley United Church
Anga's Farm: Fall Fun Fair 2026 @ Anga's Farm & Nursery (Free)

📅 Other Events
Hiking 101 at Evergreen Brick Works @ BMO Atrium, Evergreen Brick Works
Haunted ROM Tour @ Royal Ontario Museum
Building Your Personal & Business Brand for Newcomers @ Toronto Public Library - Richview Branch

Sunday 10/04

🍽️ Food and Drinks
The Art of Phyllo with Peter Minaki @ The Depanneur
Harvest King Fall Farmers Market @ King Township Municipal Centre

🎵 Music
Sunday Live @ Ace Hotel Toronto
Open Mic @ The Dot @ The Moonlight Lounge
Haley Smalls - From Matches to Flames Tour @ The Mod Club (formerly known as The Axis Club)
Gorillaz - The Mountain Tour @ Scotiabank Arena

🎉 Entertainment
38Exhibit: Unmuted @ The Royal - 608 College St.
Progress Travel Show @ Audley Recreation Centre
Oh Mother! @ Reid's Distillery
MrBallen: Lights Out Live Tour @ Meridian Hall
Free Film Screening: IRON ROAD @ Alumnae Theatre (Free)

🏒 Sports
Queer Self Defense TO Class @ Buddies in Bad Times (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Plus Size Fall Market @ Cecil Community Centre
Resin Art Workshop @ ARTBOX
38Exhibit: Unmuted @ The Royal Theatre

🎡 Family
The Sheep Detectives @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (Free)
Raffi Live In Concert @ Massey Hall
It's A Small World After All @ Rebel

🐾 Pet
Dogtober Market @ The Parkdale Hall

📅 Other Events
Turning in the Light: A Solo Show by Artist Katharine Harvey @ Clark Centre for the Arts
Toronto Cafe Walk - Chinatown Edition @ 280 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 1H2
Run Myles Ahead 2026 @ Woodbine Beach

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