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Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Aug 21 - Aug 23)

Friday 08/21

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Coffee Cupping Session @ HotBlack Coffee
Toronto Korea Festival @ Mel Lastman Square

🎵 Music
2026 LOOP Tour - Ed Sheeran, Myles Smith & Lukas Graham @ Rogers Centre
BREAKTIME ft. Dave Saddler & D-Monic @ TBA
Dance Division 015 with Virgil Thomas @ Wiggle Room
Hops and Harmonies @ 36 Wagstaff (Free)
PJ Morton @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto
Swim into the Sun: Kpop Dinner Cruise @ Tall Ship Kajama at Toronto Harbourfront

🎉 Entertainment
A Daddy Issues Comedy - Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna
Canadian National Exhibition 2026 @ Exhibition Place
Learn & Play Legend in the Mist - A Premium RPG Experience @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Mr. Worldwide Visa Delays - A Global Comedy Show @ Prema Coffee & Bar
Neurodivergent Nostalgia Comedy Show @ Free Times Cafe
NOT ANOTHER COMEDY SHOW! Comedy. Conversation. Community. @ Catacombs Cabaret
Question Everything Trivia @ GRETA @ Greta Bar, Toronto
Summer Festival & Expo @ Richmond Green Park
TUCKER BROOKSHIRE @ Backroom Comedy Club #One Night Only! @ Backroom Comedy Club
Where There's Smoke - a benefit for Namaygoosisagagun @ The Baby G

🏒 Sports
Toronto Wrestling Club: Cruel Summer @ Henderson Brewing

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
Paint n' Sip @ Adventure Alley
Resilience In Harmony: Theatre Classics Through Time @ Aki Studio Theatre
SankofaFest @ Sankofa Square
Toronto International Tap Dance Festival @ Multiple Venues

📅 Other Events
Blood On the Clocktower @ The Grand Order of Divine Sweets

Saturday 08/22

🍽️ Food and Drinks
FEASTIE Sip & Snack Feastival @ Henderson Brewing
Foodville Fest @ Lamport Stadium
Patty Party at your Toronto Zoo @ Toronto Zoo
Racine Supper Club by Chef Marc Kusitor @ Rily Kitchen
Walking Tour: Guide to Shopping for Food in Kensington Market @ KMCLT Welcome Space

🎵 Music
10 Years Later - The Tragically Hip final concert - live once again @ The Cat's Cradle (Free)
2026 LOOP Tour - Ed Sheeran, Myles Smith & Lukas Graham @ Rogers Centre
ALL 90s Outdoor Day Party - RENAISSANCE meets DO YOU LOVE HOUSE? @ The Copper Boot
ANIMATE - A Tribute To Rush - Live At Stonehooker Brewing Co. @ Stonehooker Brewing Company
ASAKE - IN GOD WE TRUST WORLD TOUR @ Scotiabank Arena
Back to 2016 - Replay of the Final Tragically Hip concert @ One Eyed Jack Restaurant and Bar
Bringing us back to 2016 - the Final Tragically Hip concert @ Paupers Pub
BTS - World Tour 2026 @ Rogers Stadium At Downsview Airport
Frequency: Janel Jones & Atonal @ Worth Gallery
Saturday Night Swing Dance ft Vipers Cloud @ Sneaky Dee's Concert Venue
Sonic Sancocho - Edicion La Canicula @ Drom Taberna
Sounds Of STMS @ Ace Hotel Toronto (Free)
Tragically Hip 10 Year anniversary @ Queen & Beaver Public House (Free)
Tragically Hip 10 Year Watch Party at Ground Control @ Ground Control (Free)
Voices For Change @ Grace Church on-the-Hill

🎉 Entertainment
#22: We Might Need Therapy: Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ Catacombs Cabaret
Araguacu's 13th Year Anniversary Celebration @ El Mocambo
Beyond the Village Veil: Spirit Seeking @ Pickering Museum Village
Board Game Lunch at CHEFS HALL in Downtown Toronto @ Chef's Hall
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES @ Christie Pits Park (Free)
Habibi and Friends - Stand Up Comedy Show @ Utopia Cafe
Karaoke Night @ Cassette l your Saturday night alter ego is waiting @ Cassette
Outdoor Dance Jam & Picnic @ Assembly Hall, Etobicoke (Free)
SpongeBob the Musical @ Randolph Theatre
The 105th Anniversary Warriors' Day Parade @ Canadian National Exhibition
You Had to Be-eer There! Pro Comics Funniest Stories @ Beaches Brewing Company

🏒 Sports
GLO Toronto Half Marathon / 10K / 5K Run @ Exhibition Place Parking Field
TORONTO ARGONAUTS CNE GAME @ BMO FIELD

🎭 Art and Culture
Arts in the Parks: Afro-Carib Fest @ Thomson Memorial Park (Free)
DIY Kaweco Glow Sport @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies
Dutch Pot in Diaspora: A Black Art Salon & Liming @ St. Matthew's Clubhouse
Exhibition \Amensalism" by Curtia Wright" @ Riverdale Hub
Kreate Market at STACKT Market @ STACKT Market
Lakeshore Dance Series: Outdoor Dance Jam & Picnic @ Assembly Hall
Loohoo Absurd Market @ Loohoo, 1380 Queen St W, Toronto (Parkdale) (Free)
LUXURY COUTURE SHOWCASE & FASHION INDUSTRY AWARDS @ National Event Venue
Open Call - Indinawemaaganidog, All MyRelations: Contemporary Indigenous Art @ Women's Art Association of Canada (Free)
Scented Candle Making Workshop @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
Ukrainian Independence Day - 35th Anniversary @ Centennial Park
Where Walls Meet Sky @ St. Anne's Anglican Church (Free)
YORKVILLE MURALS FESTIVAL @ Multiple Venues

🎡 Family
Dino Run @ The Bentway Skate Trail
HAUS OF HER: SOCIALS FOR WOMEN @ TRANSMISSION STUDIOS
Naturecraft: A Minecraft-Inspired Walk Through Toronto's High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
The Bumble Nums' World Premiere: Steamboat Stumble & More Kids Animation Shorts @ The Paradise Theatre

📅 Other Events
Show Love 2026 @ Drake Underground

Sunday 08/23

🎵 Music
BTS - World Tour 2026 @ Rogers Stadium At Downsview Airport
FLO DAE @ NRG Haus | Social Wellness Club
Howard Jones & Special Guests - Things Can Only Get Better Tour @ The Bowl at Sobeys Stadium
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American Anniversary Tour @ RBC Amphitheatre
Muhtadi International Drumming Festival - Special Edition @ Wychwood Barns

🎉 Entertainment
Audience Choice Closing Night @ Christie Pits Park (Free)
Board Game Night at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ Red Tape Brewery
Grand Bazaar - Day Party @ Cafe Pamenar
How to Juice Your Jam with Ryan Sheedy @ Comedy Bar East
My Dumbest Decision - Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna
Question Everything Trivia @ Insomnia l twice a week because once wasn't enough @ Insomnia

🎭 Art and Culture
A Summer's Tale @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Candlelight Guided Meditation and Sound Bath @ 539 A Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto, ON, M4S 2M5
Guided Walk: Streets and Place Names @ Bata Shoe Museum
Sculpting Class by Artbox @ Artbox Studio & Gallery

🐾 Pet
Barket Market: Yonge & St. Clair Edition @ Green P Parketing Lot
Paws Walk @ Yonge + St. Clair BIA

📅 Other Events
Back to School Market @ The Parkdale Hall
Sunday SerVice @ Wiggle Room

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