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Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Sep 28 - Oct 04)

Monday 09/28

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Riley's Toronto Sommeiler Showdown @ Riley's Fish & Steak
Question Everything Trivia @ CIBC Square l drinks with your coworkers just got interesting @ CIBC Square (Free)

🎵 Music
Ethan O'Brien: THE FIRST CONCERT @ Burdock Music Hall

🎉 Entertainment
The Ultimate Real Housewives Trivia Hosted by Almost Jeopardy! @ Hemingway's
Scottish Country Dancing - Adult Lessons @ Multiple Venues (Free)
FREE Trivia Night on 80s & 90s Cartoons @ Reid's Distillery (Free)
A Naan Sense Comedy - Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna (Free)

🏒 Sports
Sharpen Up for Puck Drop with Gillette @ Union Station, Front Street Promenade

🎭 Art and Culture
Reading Room: "Moth Boy" by Peihwen J. Tai @ 460 Richmond Street W, Unit 602
Fat Fables: Resisting Fatphobia and Finding Fat Joy @ Toronto Public Library Parkdale Branch
Documentary Screening - Between the Mountain and the Sky @ Cineplex Yonge-Dundas

📅 Other Events
Be Ready, Toronto! Emergency Preparedness Workshop for Individuals and Households @ Palmerston Library (Free)

Tuesday 09/29

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Ziploc x Too Good To Go Presents: Surprise Seconds @ Sankofa Square (Free)
Wellibites at The Costco Road Show, Etobicoke! @ Costco Wholesale
BYOPasta by Chef Stefano Faita @ 135 Ossington

🎵 Music
The Guilty Ones: A Spring Awakening Musical Singalong @ Soulpepper Theatre
NAGOYA MARIMBAS Featuring the Kairos Percussion Quartet @ Hugh’s Room
KYLIE CANTRALL - THE VALLEY GIRL PROBLEMS TOUR @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
FREE All Ages Karaoke and Board Game Night @ Palmerston Library (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
Weekly Trivia Night at Snakes & Lattes Annex @ Snakes & Lattes Annex (Free)
TUNE IN TUESDAY: Monthly Sound Bath & Relaxation Therapy Workshop @ Grateful Den
T.O. Webfest 2026 @ Novotel Hotel
Question Everything Trivia @ Thai Tavern l quizmaxxing on a tuesday bc ynot @ Tha Phae Tavern
Question Everything Trivia @ Mascot Brewery @ Mascot Brewery Etobicoke
Just for Tapes - Clean Comedy Showcase! @ Catacombs Cabaret
Cozy Rom-Com Movie Trivia @ Hemingway's

🎭 Art and Culture
Prophetess @ 30 Bridgman Ave
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Commemoration @ Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor St. W. (Free)
HEAVEN @ The Theatre Centre
Fall LAUNCH @ Highland Hall Event Centre, University of Toronto Scarborough (Free)
A Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night - TUESDAY DEAL! @ ARTBOX

Wednesday 09/30

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Odd Duck x Radici Project Chef Collaboration @ Radici Project

🎵 Music
THE BXY TUR by SINUHE LIBEN @ The Rivoli
Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
90s Night @ Garden Bar & Bodega

🎉 Entertainment
The Reheat Live! @ Book Bar
Ron Taylor @ Paradise Theatre
Question Everything Trivia @ STACKT Market @ STACKT Market
Question Everything Trivia @ Insomnia @ Insomnia
Question Everything Trivia @ Ambassador Pizza Co. @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
Not Dead Yet! - John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50 @ Wintergarden Theatre
Movie Trivia @ Bar Wellington
Johnny Pemberton - Just For Laughs Toronto @ Comedy Bar East
I Think You Should Leave Trivia Night at The Pint - Hosted by Trivia Kings @ The Pint
Book Trivia: The Twilight Saga @ Hemingway's

🎭 Art and Culture
Son of a Preacherman @ Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Embrace - Queer and Trans Inclusive Open Mic @ Glad Day Lit
CHOCOLATE Painting Open Studio: A Low-Pressure Creative Meetup @ QUEST XO
Book Launch: Richard Kelly Kemick and Ian Brown @ Ben McNally Books (Free)
Artist Talk: Tanya Marcuse @ The Image Centre (Free)

📅 Other Events
Dreams & Obstacles: An Evening of Collective Intelligence @ Tranzac Club

Thursday 10/01

🍽️ Food and Drinks
The World of Charcuterie by Peter Sanagan @ The Depanneur
2026 Thrive Youth Anti-Gala @ Waterworks Food Hall Toronto

🎵 Music
The Music of Coldplay: Live Symphony Orchestra @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Slayyyter - WORST GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR @ The Danforth Music Hall
Links @ El Mocambo @ El Mocambo
JMFEST KA 2026 - Featuring VIVARUSH @ TD Music Hall

🎉 Entertainment
Tracy & Martina @ Bluma Appel Theatre
LIFE ISN'T EVERYTHING @ Deanne Taylor Theatre
Fresh Hot Babes - Ft. Toronto's Best Newer Fem & Queer Comics! @ Tallboys
BLOCK PARTY VOL. 20 @ IDK Social Bar

🎭 Art and Culture
ZAHRA AHOOEI: FILM SCREENING & CONVERSATION @ OCAD University (Free)
University College Book Sale @ University College - Atrium and Clark Reading Room
MULTIfest: Toronto/Tkaronto's own Interactive Art festival @ STACKT Market (Free)
FROM PARIS TO TORONTO: A Special Screening of L'Oreal Paris' Le Defile 2026 @ Cineplex Yonge-Dundas
Dinner with the Author: Harriet Alida Lye @ Downtown Winery
Celebrating Osaki Washi: Exhibition and Demonstrations @ The Japanese Paper Place
A PAINT NIGHT BY ARTBOX- OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP @ ARTBOX
1001 Stories: Colours of Faith and Home @ Cloverdale Mall, Etobicoke, TO

🎡 Family
Nature Journaling at the Zoo @ Toronto Zoo

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
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
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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