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Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Oct 19 - Oct 25)

Monday 10/19

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Question Everything Trivia @ CIBC Square @ CIBC Square (Free)
Desserts from Paris! 5 Day Masterclass @ Le Dolci Culiary School

🎵 Music
You Really Got Me - The British Invasion @ Al Green Theatre

🎉 Entertainment
Movie Trivia Hosted by Almost Jeopardy @ Hemingway's
Mahjong - Learn & Play at Board Games Arboretum in West End Toronto @ The Board Games Arboretum
LIVE THRU THIS @ Comedy Bar

🎭 Art and Culture
SASH-WEAVING WORKSHOP @ Shevchenko Museum
Art With Heart @ Fairmont Royal York

🎡 Family
A Merry & Mischievous Breakfast With Santa @ Hotel X Toronto

📅 Other Events
Meditation class on the Danforth @ Room 212, Carrot Common, 348 Danforth Avenue, Toronto

Tuesday 10/20

🎵 Music
TD Music Spotlights Artists from Indigenous Communities @ Union Station (Free)
OCT - On Company Time @ Adelaide Hall
Daniel Donatos Cosmic Country @ Annabel's

🎉 Entertainment
Wednesday Trivia @ Hemingway's
Twilight Saga Trivia Night - Snakes & Lattes College @ Snakes and Lattes College
The Tuesday Night Improv Show @ Comedy Bar
Question Everything Trivia @ Mascot Brewery @ Mascot Brewery
Other People's Treasure BINGO - Spooky, Scary Edition @ Sneaky Dee's
Just for Tapes: A TV-Clean Comedy Showcase! @ Catacombs Cabaret
Board Game Designer Night @ Board Games Arboretum
The Office Trivia Halloween Edition @ Dublin Calling

🎭 Art and Culture
Shab-e She'r Poetry Night CXXV @ Tranzac Club
The Descent of Orpheus @ TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning at Koerner Hall
MONKSMONKS @ Tarragon Theatre
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery

📅 Other Events
Question Everything Trivia @ The Rivoli @ The Rivoli
Question Everything Trivia @ Thai Tavern @ Thai Tavern
Meditation class near Wychwood @ Wychwood Library
Meditation class in Roncesvalles @ High Park Branch Library
GTApreneurs BizX 2026 Business Expo and Conference @ Hazelton Manor
Fora's 2026 Leadership Forum: Room to Grow: Creating Opportunity in a Changing World @ YMCA Toronto Central

Wednesday 10/21

🍽️ Food and Drinks
ELLE Gourmet's Italy & The Med Food & Wine Event @ Queens Garden at Queens Harbour

🎵 Music
New Sounds, New Space Report Launch & Wavelength Documentary Premiere @ St. Anne's Parish (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
Zoo After Dark: Hops, Highballs & Howls @ Toronto Zoo
That Awesome Improv Show! @ Comedy Bar
Speed Puzzle Pairs Relay at Board Games Arboretum @ The Board Games Arboretum
Question Everything Trivia @ Insomnia @ Insomnia
Pub Trivia Hosted by Almost Jeopardy @ Hemingway's
LOL @ Lola Bar in Kensington Market @ Lola Bar (Free)
Ladies Night Out @ Humber Valley United Church
Comedy Night: Hump Day @ Yuk Yuk's
Cicada premiere @ Eyesore Cinema
A Stand Up Comedy Marathon Show @ The Corner
#1 Best Day of Life with Harri Soinila @ Wenona Lodge
Funny Pho Show - A Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Dzo Viet Eatery (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive - with Victoria Price @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
TD Insurance Elevator Pitch @ STACKT Market (Free)
petals & pages @ thyme studio
Free Oil Painting Demonstration at MTM College @ MTM College (Free)

🐾 Pet
Haunted Howling Walk @ Distillery District

📅 Other Events
The Porch :itâ kâ-wasêatâki tâpwêawin (Where Truth is Brought Into the Light) @ Assembly Theatre
ECTRIMS 2026! @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada
Blood on the Clocktower - Intermediate-Loric - at Twilight Cafe - Yonge & Bloor @ Twilight Cafe - Yonge & Bloor

Thursday 10/22

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Taste of Nobu @ Nobu Toronto
Fermented Hot Sauce by Rebekka Hutton @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Music Toronto - QUATUOR DANEL @ Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
Transient Reverie Plays Breaking Sound at Rivoli @ Rivoli
Secondhand Dreamcar & Joe Nolan @ Horseshoe Tavern
Noon at Met: Sam Talebi; Tomas Pena; Collin Parker-Szekely @ Metropolitan United Church (Free)
Music Bingo at Rorschach Brewing Co. @ Rorschach Brewing (Free)
FIFTH ELEMENT JAZZ QUINTET AT THE REX HOTEL @ The Rex

🎉 Entertainment
We're Taping This So... Act Natural! @ Society Clubhouse
Question Everything Trivia @ Fortunate Fox l thursdays got a friday glow up @ Fortunate Fox
Powered by Terry - An immersive experience hosted by the Terry Fox Foundation @ Illuminarium, 28 Distillery Lane, Toronto ON (Free)
Learn & Play Call of Cthulhu - A Premium Roleplaying Game One-Shot Experience @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Halloween Trivia at The Alpine @ The Alpine
Crokinole - Learn & Play at Board Games Arboretum in West End Toronto @ TBA
Come Play Werewolf @ YEC @ Yonge Eglinton Centre
Comedy Is Art @ The Theatre Centre
Buff-Hehehe - A Buffy the Vampire Themed Comedy Show @ Tallboys
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner
Alex Edelman: What Are You Going To Do @ Winter Garden Theatre

🎭 Art and Culture
Wellbeing Walks: River Resonances by Treva Legassie @ Lassonde Art Trail
The New More Than Two: A Philosophical Reimagining Book Launch @ Come As You Are
The Muses: Full Moon in Taurus - Women's Circle & Open Mic with Guided Writing & Sound @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Sandra Meigs: Beasts, Clocks and Popeye @ Susan Hobbs Gallery
Rendezvous with Madness Festival 2026 @ Multiple Venues
Portrait Painting with Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colours @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies, 448 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON
KARIR Eyewear Trunk Show Canadian Debut of Sarah Settgast by HOFFMAN NATURAL EYEWEAR@ Karir Eyewear First Canadian Place
Brilliant: The Art of Beaded Footwear Around the World @ Bata Shoe Museum
In the Hours of Light: Photography Closing Auction Evening @ The Hotel Victoria (Mosaic Room)
A PAINT NIGHT BY ARTBOX- OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP @ ARTBOX

🐾 Pet
Paint Your Pet Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery

📅 Other Events
Startup Networking Toronto: Founders, Investors & Talent Mixer @ Blood Brothers Brewing
It's About Trust @ TIFF Lighbox
Fall Candle-Making Workshop with Sati Wellness @ The Address

Friday 10/23

🎵 Music
Secret Path 10th Anniversary Concert @ The Concert Hall
Quintino @ Future Nightclub
Josh Cohen's We Are Home: An Intimate Jazz Fusion Album Release @ Annette Studios
Earlybirds Club @ Adelaide Hall
Butcher's Porter House - celebrating the music of Cole Porter @ Old Mill Toronto
Bandura on Bloor - Georgiy Matviyiv & Ron Demeda @ SVI Theatre
RISE featuring ALL Women DJS @ Wiggle Room

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Gala of Cocktails @ Waterworks Food Hall Toronto
Global Chef Series: An Evening with Andre "Matsumoto" Saburo @ Joni Restaurant, Park Hyatt Toronto
Discovering Belgian Beers with Joke Van Loon @ The Depanneur

🎉 Entertainment
Who's Land Is It Anyways? @ Comedy Bar
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Pre-Halloween Party Toronto 2026 King West Club Crawl @ Isabelle's
NOT ANOTHER COMEDY SHOW! @ Catacombs Cabaret
Nightmare on Danforth! @ Comedy Bar Danforth
Laugh Dammit! @ Comedy Bar
Jonathan Van Ness Hot & Healed @ The Elgin Theatre
ICONIC: The Big Fun Party @ Daniels Spectrum
Hullabaloo Comedy @ Helen + Hildegard
Cafe Comedy @ Osprey Cafe
Black Zombie @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Black Sheep Comedy @ Rorschach Brewing Co. Featuring LEONARD CHAN @ Rorschach Brewing
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner
Red Flags & Laughs - Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna
#29 Slow Burn Comedy @ Osprey Cafe

🏒 Sports
Toronto Ski and Snowboard Show 2026 @ Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place
Toronto Argonauts Loonie Dog Night @ BMO Field
Fall Leisure Skate 2026 @ Coca-Cola Coliseum, 19 Nunavut Rd (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Video Game Arts Appreciation Night @ Art Gallery of Ontario
TORONTO COIN EXPO - Canada's Coin Show & Auction @ Toronto Reference Library
Art on A Tuesday @ Half Note 416
Naturally Mindful 6-Week Course: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation in Nature @ Kortright Centre for Conservation
Heritage at Risk - A Massey College Dialogue @ Massey College
Collage Night @ Coffee & All That Jazz
Pumpkin Pillow Workshop @ ARTBOX
Pumpkin Pillow Making @ Artbox Studio Gallery

🎡 Family
Legacy Jam @ 918 Bathurst
Family Freestyle Glow Painting @ Artbox Studio Gallery

📅 Other Events
S. Bear Bergman Tells Stories @ Glad Day Lit
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine - Open House! @ Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine - Toronto Campus

Saturday 10/24

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Mochi, Daifuku & Japanese Tea by Kumi @ The Depanneur
Kedai Indonesia - Indonesian Food Bazaar @ Consulate General of The Republic of Indonesia in Toronto
Dare to Dream at Fidelity's ETF Pop-up Event @ Centre for Social Innovation (The Spadina Lounge)
A Comedy Cantina - Tacos & Standup Comedy @ Acapulco Mexican Restaurant

🎵 Music
Toronto Children's Chorus: Call of the Night @ Metropolitan United Church
The Big Queer Music Jam: Sign Up and Rock Out! @ Tranzac Club
SOUL A GO-GO @ TBA
Ori Dagan \Live in the Market" Album Release Concert" @ Heliconian Club
Music Trivia! Name That Tune - 2nd night @ Hemingway's
Mixed Frequencies @ Ace Hotel Toronto
MEZCLAO: Salsa and Movement Exploration @ Dovercourt House
Kirtan: Music & Mantras at Alternity @ Alternity
Ian Blurton's Future Now Imperial Filth album release @ St. Anne's Parish Hall
Give It To Me OldSchool @ Wiggle Room
Gaijin Smash, Fake Friends, Harmony On Mars @ Trinity Common
From Dusk to Dawn @ Grace Church on-the-Hill
DUTTY feat...STARTING FROM SCRATCH & CHOPPA CHOP @ BSMT 254
Contra Dance with David Smukler and Kaw Creek - Mask Optional @ St. Barnabas on The Danforth Church Hall
A NIGHT OF R & B WITH THE TOKYO GIANTS AT THE DUKE LIVE @ The Duke Live

🎉 Entertainment
Video Game Live Expo - VGLX @ The International Centre, Hall 4
The 5 O'Clock Laughing Stock - Early Evening Comedy in Toronto @ Comedy Bar West
Pre-Halloween Party Toronto 2026 King West Club Crawl Sat, Oct 24 @ Isabelle's (Free)
Pre-Halloween Bar Crawl Toronto 2026 Queen West Bars Sat, Oct 24 @ Petty Cash (Free)
Pairadox Live Autumn Soiree @ Laughing Vikings Comedy Alley
Kyla Cobbler Gone Rogue @ Elgin Theatre
Karaoke Night @ Cassette @ Cassette
Goat Yoga in Toronto @ 539 A Mt Pleasant Rd
Ghosts of the Canadian National Exhibition Haunted Walking Tour @ Canadian National Exhibition (Free)
Bodacious Curves Halloween Party @ Fox and Fiddle 535 Danforth Ave
Board Game Lunch at CHEFS HALL in Downtown Toronto @ Chef's Hall
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner
A NIGHT WITH DEBRA DIGIOVANNI @ The Theatre Centre

🏒 Sports
Zombie Wrestling @ Superkick'd Studios
Clinch and Conquer 2 @ East End United Church
Bicycle Fall Blowout Sale 2026 @ Queen Elizabeth Building - Exhibition Place

🎭 Art and Culture
Good Mourning Festival @ Evergreen Brick Works
TD Diwali Activation @ TD Queen and Bay
TalkDeath's Cemetery Scavenger Hunt at Park Lawn Cemetery @ Park Lawn Cemetery
Taking Care of Maman/Prendre Soin de Mom Public Performance at Crossroads Theatre @ Crossroads Theatre (Free)
Patterns That Aren't: Large Scale Papercut Works by David Currie @ Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
Paint Night - Autumn Harvest Moon Acrylic Painting Workshop in Toronto @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
Memory x Resonance - A Cultural Journey from Hong Kong to Canada @ Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, York University, Toronto (TTC Line 1 – York University Station)
Loohoo Cute N Creepy Market @ Loohoo
Illustrated Recipes @ Hot Pizza Studio
Full Moon in Taurus Hammock Sound Bath @ Jungle Flower Wellness
FREE MEDITATION CLASS @ Toronto Public Library Meeting Room B (Free)
forgive me father for I have yearned @ 401 Richmond St. W inside @recess
Exhibition \The Moore Sisters: DEEP ROOTS" by Nancy L. Moore & Janet Moore" @ Riverdale Hub
DesignTO Tours: Jones Commons @ Jones Commons
Book Lovers Speed Friending @ Parliament Street Library
A Spa Essentials Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Arts and Wellness Talks: Night of Ideas Panel with Cynthia Fleury @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Anga's Farm: A Hands-On Bonsai Workshop for Beginners @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring on Bears & Canvas @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Blanket Making Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
4-Week Pottery Wheel Foundations @ STUDIO CERAMICA

🎡 Family
Yoto Playdate @ Art Gallery of Ontario
The Great Kids Stuff Sale @ Eglinton St George’s United Church
St. Bonaventure's Parish Annual Flea Market @ The Franciscan Church of St. Bonaventure
OUR KIDS Private School Expo 2026 - Toronto @ Roy Thomson Hall
Halloween Pumpkin Hunt at Fort York @ Fort York National Historic Site
Explore Biidaasige Park in the Dark @ Waterfront Neighbourhood Space
Bloor St Candy Crawl @ Bloor St W between Christie Pits to St Helen's Ave
5th Annual Grand Haunt - Toronto @ The Grand Order of Divine Sweets

🐾 Pet
Bunny Yoga in Toronto @ Yoga Kawa Leaside

📅 Other Events
Franchise Canada Show - Fall 2026 @ Toronto Congress Centre – Hall F (Free)
Rise at The Ritz with Hina Khan @ The Ritz-Carlton
Learn & Play Call of Cthulhu - A Premium Roleplaying Game One-Shot Experience @ Twilight Cafe - North York
Intro to D&D for Adults @ S. Walter Stewart Library, Toronto Public Library
CHOCOLATE Kintsugi: Paint, Break & Repair Meetup @ QUEST XO

Sunday 10/25

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Sip and Supper at Contrada with Chef Maddy Goldberg & Sommelier Sarah Mifsud @ Contrada

🎵 Music
Opera Revue at Granite Brewery: The Spooky Edition @ Granite Brewery
Nicholas Higgs Crossover Concert @ Metropolitan United Church
New Bad Ideas Live: an Evening of New Ideas, New Music, and New Stories @ The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St W, Toronto
MAGGIE'S WAKE @ Hugh's Room Live, Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave, Toronto
Kalanivesh: a baithak series of live music and dance @ Collective Space

🎉 Entertainment
Standup on Sunday @ Comedy Bar
PHANTOM: LIVE @ The Eglinton Grand
Mahjong - Learn & Play at Left Field Brewery in Leslieville Toronto @ Left Field Brewery
Magic Carpet Tales @ Tapestry
Jewish Comedy Festival Presents: Jewish Schmucks @ The Boardroom Comedy Club
Frankenstein @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Blood on the Clocktower - Intermediate - at Board Games Arboretum in West End Toronto @ Board Games Arboretum
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner
All Good Comedy - Live Stand-Up at Comedy Bar West @ Comedy Bar West
After Dark @ The Moonlight Lounge
Sunday SerVice @ Wiggle Room (Free)

🏒 Sports
2026 Canadian Women's Squash Open @ Brookfield Place

🎭 Art and Culture
Watercolour - Paint Night - Abstract Geode Painting Workshop in Toronto @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
R&B Yoga: Frequency & Flow @ Club Enhergy
Pumpkins, Potions & Tarot @ Teddy Beer
Photo 101 Course: Core Photography - 4 sessions - 2.5 hours each @ Henry's Camera
PAINT-A-CAKE CLASS @ Cakestar
DOUBLE LIFE BOOKFAIR @ Standard time (Free)
Resin Jewellery Making Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Clay Sculpting Session @ ARTBOX

🎡 Family
Riverside Halloween Fest @ Joel Weeks Park (Free)
Haul-O-Ween Market @ The Parkdale Hall
Halloween Chocolate Workshop @ Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre
Disco Descendants Halloween Family Rave @ The Piston

🐾 Pet
Howl-O-Ween Unleashed 2026 @ Downsview Park
Bengal Kitten Yoga in Hamilton/Grimsby @ Activate Dance & Circus School

📅 Other Events
The Magic of Truffles with Hajira Ahmad @ The Depanneur
Question Everything Trivia @ Insomnia @ Insomnia

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