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Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jun 13 - Jun 15)

Hey Torontonians,

Father's Day is coming up this Sunday! Whether you're celebrating with your dad, grandpa, stepdad, or someone who’s always been there like a dad, it’s a good excuse to spend some quality time together. We've rounded up a few fun things happening around the city if you're looking for ideas, keep scrolling!

Anyway, checkout what you can do this Friday (6/13) to Sunday (6/15) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 06/13

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Viva Tequila! @ The Quay
Taste of Little Italy @ Little Italy Business Improvement Area
SUPPER CLUB: The Boz Is Back in Town! by Ksenija Hotic @ The Depanneur
Mixology: Cocktail Class @ Le Dolci Culinary Classroom

🎵 Music
The Q Musicale - A Five-Day Queer Music Festival @ Distillery Historic District (Free)
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco! @ The Piston
TSDS monthly dance social with live band! @ Beverley Halls
Pola & Bryson @ NOMAD
Payadora Tango Ensemble - Legend of Carau LIVE @ Hugh’s room live
NXNE Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
Kendrick Lamar & SZA - Grand National Tour @ Rogers Centre
Melanie Sutherland | Cozmic Cat | Nour @ Wiggle Room (Free)
A Glimpse of Quincy @ Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage

🎉 Entertainment
Spirit of York Presents: Prohibition @ Spirit of York Distillery
MERMAID BALL 2025 @ The Drake Hotel
GOOD FRIDAY TRIVIA NIGHT @ GRETA @ Greta Bar Toronto
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan @ Fox Theatre
Friday Features @ Comedy Bar East
Circus Cabaret @ Joseph D Carrier Art Gallery
Board Game Night at Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner
Alvin Kuai @ Backroom Comedy Club - Limited Run @ Backroom Comedy Club
Friday Standup Comedy AAA1 Best Standup Show @ Toronto
We Might Need Therapy - Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ Free Times Cafe

🏒 Sports
Toronto Queer Sports Pride Party @ Buddies in Bad Times
MLS: Los Angeles FC vs. Toronto FC @ BMO Field
DeRo T.O. Street Soccer Festival @ Nathan Philips Square

🎭 Art and Culture
War & Terror in the Town: Summer Walking Tour Series @ St. James Cathedral
The Toronto Tattoo Show / NIX 2025 @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Premiere of Rea Beaumont composition commissioned by the Toronto Botanical Garden @ Toronto Botanical Garden
Paint & Sip Workshop - Abstract Silk Scarf @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Heaven & Hell: A Fashion Extravaganza @ Super Wonder Gallery
HAMLET @ Harbourfront Centre Theatre
Exhibition Opening Block Party @ Harbourfront Centre
Current Cut Film Festival @ Humber Cultural Hub, Recital Hall, Lakeshore Campus
Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk @ Art Gallery of Ontario
A Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Glow in the Dark Paint Night Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Acrylic Paint Afternoon @ Lillian H. Smith Library

🎡 Family
Manifestation Magic: A Free Community Event @ Le Bisou (Forest Hill) (Free)

Saturday 06/14

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Island Eats Food and Travel Festival @ Mel Lastman Square
Father's Day Food Tour @ Multiple Venues
MASTERCLASS: The Ritual Art of South Indian Kappi with Shilpa Kotamarthi @ The Depanneur
YZD Farmers' Market @ YZD

🎵 Music
The Q Musicale - A Five-Day Queer Music Festival @ Distillery Historic District (Free)
Kes @ Budweiser Stage
High Park Record Garage Sale - 1000s of LPs & 45s @ 223 Quebec Ave
Forte Chorus: Rainbow Railroad - A Pride Concert @ Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts
EBM PARTY with VNV NATION Spotlight @ Ground Control
Christian Music Festival 2025 @ Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON (Free)
BLDX Party Series - Edition 01 @ BSMT 254
Alan Cross Talks - U2 @ Cat's Cradle Spirits and Sports (Free)
Welcome to Hipsville @ Owl's Club
1 night with TAKiN, RandomDoug, Barroness, and Nour @ Wiggle Room
Obsidian in Concert @ Tapestry Opera
Saturday Night Swing Dance with The Sonny Balcones Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ St. Wenceslaus Hall
Siavash Ghomayshi Live In Toronto @ Scotiabank Arena
TEMPR presents RASTA VIBES @ The Smith House
U2 Day - in Toronto @ Cat's Cradle Sports and Spirits

🎉 Entertainment
Desi Comedy Night @ Hungry Comedy Club
Board Game Night at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ Red Tape Brewery
Black & Proud: A Queer Black Comedy Celebration @ Glad Day Bookshop Church
Bears Night at Grizzly Bar @ Grizzly Bar
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner
An Oak Tree @ Jane Mallett Theatre
#1 Stand-up Comedy Showcase: The Tonight Show! @ Tallboys
Live Before the Internet- Summer of 69 at Rendez View @ Rendezviews
Retro Bingo at Epochal Imp @ The Epochal Imp
Saturday Spotlights @ Comedy Bar East
Summer Vibes 2025 @ Access Ballroom Studio
The Lavari Show ft. The Comedy Factory @ Meridian Hall
THE SCARE FILM ARCHIVES VOLUME 2: DANGER STORIES @ Fox Theatre

🏒 Sports
HOPE Beach Volleyball Tournament @ Ashbridges Bay
The Postmark x The Well Room Summer Sessions @ Postmark Hotel

🎭 Art and Culture
In Conversation Artist Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart and Curator David Liss @ Koffler Gallery
HANS: My Life in Fairy Tales @ Young People's Theatre
Enchanted: A Fashion Show Inspired by the Ethereal @ Super Wonder Gallery
Curatorial Tours: In Her Own Words @ Museum of Toronto
CHOCOLATE Painting: Open Studio @ QUEST XO
Capoeira & Brazilian Cultural Experience @ Casa de Bamba
Book Club at Osborne Collection: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory @ Osborne Collection at Lillian H. Smith Library (4th floor)
Beaches Arts & Crafts @ Kew Gardens (Free)
Resin Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Anga's Farm: Make Your Own Mosaic Planter Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Paint & Sip Workshop - Gem & Geode Night - Abstract Acrylic Paint Pouring @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Printing with Plants with Erin MacKeen @ ARTiculations Art Supply
Roncy Flea: June Edition @ Roncesvalles United Church
She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
The Beach Sidewalk Sale and The Arts and Crafts Annual show @ Kew Gardens Park and Queen St East to Neville Park. (Free)
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto Vintage Jewellery Club Show and Sale @ Arts and Letters Club

🎡 Family
Little Canada's Mini Mission: Dad Jokes Edition @ 10 Dundas St. East, Level B1
Giant Garage Sale - 5 Buildings - Brentwood Towers @ Brentwood Towers
Dino Run @ The Bentway Skate Trail
Celebrate Father's Day! @ Yorkgate Mall
Birkdale Seniors Garage Sale @ Birkdale Community Centre (Free)
Baby Point Uncovered Walking Tour @ Etienne Brulé Park
Pride Tree Planting @ Hanlan's Point Beach
REUNION All Women Alcohol Free Dance Party @ Lavender Creek Loft (Free)
Toronto Park Summit @ Daniels Spectrum
YMCA Shine On! An Indigenous Histories Month and Pride Marketplace @ Central YMCA (Free)

🐾 Pet
All About Pets Show Summer Pet Festival @ Port Credit Memorial Park

Sunday 06/15

🍽️ Food and Drinks
DIY DINNER: Sous Vide Surf & Turf with Carole Nelson Brown @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Jay B @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Lulaworld at Luminato @ Harbourfront Centre

🎉 Entertainment
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner Comedy Club
Blame Ur Dad: Father's Day Pro Stand-Up @ Wenona Lodge
Dream Game Incorporated @ Hideaway Studios
Immigrants disaster - STAND UP COMEDY SHOW @ Freetimes Cafe
Promise Cherry Beach @ Cherry Beach
Restoration: Shall We Dance? @ Fox Theatre
The Toronto Film Society Presents: The Titfield Thunderbolt and Genevieve @ Paradise Theatre

🏒 Sports
Junction City Wrestling - June 15th, 2025 - School's Out! @ Rainhard Brewing
Yorkville Exotic Car Show @ Bloor St.

🎭 Art and Culture
Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Father's Day Pottery Workshop @ Noel Yardley Ceramics
It Takes a Village Walking Tour @ Barbara Hall Park
Poetry Open Mic, Queer Pride edition @ Buddies in Bad Times (Free)
P.S. Burn This Letter Please @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Resistance and Reconciliation Walking Tour @ David Crombie Park Basketball Court, West Side
Trickster Tales: An Osborne Collection Exhibition @ Osborne Collection - Lillian H. Smith Library

🎡 Family
Eglinton Way Farmers' Market & Neighbourhood Walking Tour @ The Eglinton Way Farmers' Market
Father's Day Brunch/Dinner Cruise in Toronto Harbour @ East/South Dock Wall
Father's Day - Super Dad T-shirt Workshop @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Plus Size Summer Market @ Cecil Community Centre
Ravensburger 4-Player Puzzle Race - Snakes & Lattes Annex @ Snakes and Lattes
Reid's 3rd Annual Father's Day Mini-Putt Tournament @ Reid's Distillery
Toronto's "Bucket Lister" 8 Day Camping Road Trip @ Lake Fever Wilderness Co.

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