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Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Nov 9- Nov 16)

Monday 11/09

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Job Fair Bobby's Burgers by Bobby Flay @ The Well

🎵 Music
Hart House Hip Hop Education Presents: Meeting of the Minds. A Toronto Hip Hop Town Hall @ Hart House
Keenan TreVon @ Drake Underground
PEDROZ @ NOMAD @ NOMAD

🎉 Entertainment
Mahjong - Learn & Play at Board Games Arboretum in West End Toronto @ Board Games Arboretum
Naan Sense Comedy - Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna (Free)
Question Everything Trivia @ CIBC Square @ CIBC Square (Free)
Summer Dad in 4D - A Sketch Comedy Show @ Rivoli

🎭 Art and Culture
Changing the Narrative: Toronto's Indigenous - Settler History @ Toronto Reference Library
Micronations by Joe Kowalski: Special Screening @ Innis Town Hall
Pomegranate Film Festival: Armenian Cinema Fest @ Hamazkayin Theatre at the Armenian Youth Centre

📅 Other Events
Human Connection 101 Workshop for Seniors @ Toronto Public Library - Richview Branch

Tuesday 11/10

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Wine Tasting @ Paradise Grapevine @ Paradise Grapevine

🎵 Music
Line Dancing With Cheatin' Hearts @ Twist Gallery
Merry Loo-Crew: Decking the Stalls, Presented by Who Gives A Crap @ Multiple Venues

🎉 Entertainment
Dear FoundHer: Tour with Sunny & Jenn @ Leah Posluns Theatre
Euchre - Learn & Play at Board Games Arboretum in West End Toronto @ Board Games Arboretum
Heroes on the Air @ Hugh's Room Live
Investor Connect Pitch Deal Flow Night Toronto @ Blood Brothers Brewing
Question Everything Trivia @ Mascot Brewery @ Mascot Brewery
Question Everything Trivia @ Thai Tavern l quizmaxxing on a tuesday bc ynot @ Tha Phae Tavern
Way Off Broadway! @ Comedy Bar

🎭 Art and Culture
A Soiree for Curious Minds: Has Canada Fixed Its Immigration and Asylum Policy? @ Rosedale United Church
Acting for Everyday Life @ Ontario Society of Senior Citizens Organizations
Founder's Lecture 2026: The Fashioned Page @ Bata Shoe Museum
ROM Speaks Kristallnacht "The Night of Broken Glass" @ Royal Ontario Museum
Voluntarism: A Conversation for the Ages @ Fairmont Royal York

📅 Other Events
Live with Meaning - The Greatest Adventure! @ Alternity Café

Wednesday 11/11

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Italian Culinary Masterclass: Fresh Orecchiette Pasta with Odd Duck @ THEMUSEUM

🎉 Entertainment
01. JUST PHO LAUGHS - A Comedy Night with Delicious Pho @ Dzo Viet Eatery (Free)
Comedy Night: Hump Day @ Yuk Yuk's
Danu's Power Point Presentation Party XXXIX @ Danu Social House
How I Met Your Mother Trivia Night at The Pint @ The Pint
Puzzle Social at Board Games Arboretum in West End Toronto @ Board Games Arboretum
Question Everything Trivia @ Insomnia l twice a week because once wasn't enough @ Insomnia
Question Everything Trivia @ STACKT Market l trivia outside, chaos inside @ Courage Cookies at Stackt Market
Sapphic Blood On the Clocktower at Twilight Cafe - Yonge & Bloor @ Twilight Cafe Yonge & Bloor
The Hunger Games Movies Saga Trivia Night - Snakes & Lattes Annex @ Snakes and Lattes
VERSUS @ The Theatre Centre

🎭 Art and Culture
A Conversation with Celebrated Historian Alan Taylor @ Cameron Hall at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Book Launch: The First War with Tao Wong & Ai Jiang @ Bakka Phoenix Books
Break the Rules! A contemporary mosaic exhibition. @ Leslie Grove Gallery
Hunger at the Alumnae Theatre @ Alumnae Theatre
Make Them Love Us or we are toast @ Theatre Passe Muraille
Pollinator-Friendly Seed Saving Workshop @ Humber Arboretum (Free)
Profusion Expo 2026 @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building
Remembrance Day at Fort York @ Strachan Ave. Military Burial Ground - Fort York National Historic Site
Remembrance Day Ceremonies @ TBA
Remembrance Day Ceremony @ Yorkgate Mall
Remembrance Day Ceremony - Honouring the Past, Inspiring the Future @ Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Mausoleum
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival @ Multiple Venues

Thursday 11/12

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Gnocchi from Scratch with Laura Guanti @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Broadway Pop Diva Extravaganza featuring Hazel Wallace @ Makilala
Noon at Met - Jonathan Oldengarm, harpsichord @ Metropolitan United Church (Free)
RIVO @ Future Nightclub

🎉 Entertainment
A Christmas Carol @ The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre
Comedy X Storytelling's LTT! "Family: The Other F Word" @ Free Times Cafe
Easylens Workshop & Speed Challenge @ Snapchat Toronto Office
Godfrey @ The Great Hall
Last Remnants of Polaris - A Premium Call of Cthulhu One-Shot Experience @ Board Games Arboretum
Question Everything Trivia @ Fortunate Fox @ Fortunate Fox
Trauma-Informed Hammock Somatic Sound Bath - Sound Healing Meditation @ Jungle Flower Wellness
UNSCRIPTED: An Evening With Jully Black @ Sheraton Centre Toronto

🎭 Art and Culture
Acrylic Markers Mini Workshop @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies
ArKive Presents: Storytime - Chapter Love @ 918 Bathurst
Creative Circuits @ ZUI Beer Bar on Bloor
Hodge Podge Art Exhibit @ Little EGG Gallery
How To Defend Yourself @ The Theatre Centre
In Conversation with Sam Sussman & Erica Ehm @ Leah Posluns Theatre
Menopause: Coming in Hot @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Radiant Vermin @ Red Sandcastle Theatre
Swash & Serif 10 @ Northern Contemporary Gallery
The 2026 European Union Film Festival @ Spadina Theatre (Alliance Française) (Free)
The Space Between - Celeste Keller & Jessica Masters @ Muse Gallery

🎡 Family
Distillery Winter Village 2026 @ Distillery Historic District
Holiday Tree Lighting @ Eaton Centre
Story Soiree - The Children's Book Bank @ Daniels Spectrum

Friday 11/13

🎭 Art and Culture
Pop-up Art Party @ Annex Art Centre
Late Night at the BSM: Friendship Bracelet Making @ Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor St. W.
National Ballet of Canada - Emergence / Silent Screen @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Santa Cake Class @ Le Dolci Culinary School
Table for Six: Friday Dinner by LYTT @ Downtown Toronto (restaurant sent once tables are set)
Ultimate Winter Wonderland Cake Class @ Le Dolci Culinary School

🎵 Music
Benedict Sheehan's 'Ukrainian War Requiem' - The National Tour @ St. Paul's Basilica
Bizet's Carmen @ The Redwood Theatre
BOOGIE WONDERLAND: Disco Video Dance Party w/ Earth Wind & Fire Spotlight @ Ground Control
Canadian Chamber Orchestra at the AGO @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Destination Dancefloor : The Most Electric Dance Experience @ Revival Toronto
EUROLICIOUS - The Party @ See-Scape
Late Night at Lula with Fuzzzue @ Lula Lounge
Latin Friday with Latin Swing & Shum de Salsa! @ Lula Lounge
Lizzy Clarke & Amy Jean Live In Concert @ St. Aidan’s in the Beach Church, 2423 Queen St E, Toronto
SOLARDO @ Future Nightclub

🎉 Entertainment
Bassem Youssef - The Belly of the Beast Tour @ Massey Hall
Board Game Night at Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Cafe Comedy @ Osprey Cafe
Daily Light & Snow Shows at CF Toronto Eaton Centre @ Eaton Centre
Eraserhead @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Il Paese: The Village @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Laura Ramoso - The Calm Down Tour @ The Danforth Music Hall
MASSIVE VINTAGE ARCHIVE SALE! @ TBA
Neurodivergent Nostalgia Comedy Show @ Free Times Cafe
Pure Comedy - November Edition @ Yuk Yuk's
Sentai and Sensibility - A Premium RPG Experience @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Slow Burn Comedy @ Osprey Cafe
Spotlight at The Second City - November @ The Second City

🎡 Family
Holiday Hills 2026 @ STACKT Market

🐾 Pet
The Other Dog: Dogs from a Different Perspective @ THAT TORONTO STUDIO GROUP

📅 Other Events
Anga's Merry Night of Savings Event! @ Anga's Farm & Nursery

Saturday 11/14

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Kimchi Workshop with Chef Jon Lee @ Rily Kitchen
Lambeth Buttercream Masterclass @ Le Dolci Culinary School
Modern Persian with Bahar Ghasemzadeh and Ghonche Madani @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Blues After Dark @ Handlebar
Chris Whiteley & Diana Braithwaite at Acoustic Harvest @ St Paul’s United Church
DESTINATION DANCEFLOOR : The Most Electric 90s & 2000s Dance Experience @ Revival Toronto
DNDARA - SWANA Electronic Party @ Cafeteria
FREE - Sonic Curators play Cat's Cradle Pub @ The Cat's Cradle (Free)
Karaoke Night @ Cassette l your Saturday night alter ego is waiting @ Cassette
RETURN TO THE 36 CHAMBERS An ODB Birthday and WuTang Rock Hall Celebration @ Supercick'd Studios
Salsa Saturday w Adis Rodriguez, DJ Van Gogh & Baila Boogaloo! @ Lula Lounge
Soul Connections with Barroness GMONEY Junior Lopez Paolo @ Wiggle Room
Y2GAY Future Funk - the ultimate 2SLGBTQ nerd focused dance night @ Glad Day Lit

🎉 Entertainment
500-Piece Speed Puzzle Competition at Left Field Brewery Liberty Village @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Alex O'Connor @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Aries Spears Live! @ The Danforth Music Hall
Board Game Lunch at CHEFS HALL in Downtown Toronto @ Chef's Hall
Franco Nguyen & Friends @ Second City
Gimme Shelter @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Golden Hour Comedy @ Tallboys
NASA Space Apps Challenge Toronto 2026 - Free Event @ Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation - Centennial College Downsview Campus (Free)
Persian Comedy Night: PRO Stand Up Comedy @ Society Clubhouse
Solar Launch Event: A Total Eclipse @ Macel Studios
The NBA Roast @ Comedy Bar

🏒 Sports
SWKM STRONGGIRLWALK At Living Beauty @ Living Beauty

🎭 Art and Culture
14th SooRyu Festival - Symbiosis II @ Meridian Arts Centre
A Tiny Books Workshop @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies
Anga's Farm: The Canadian Winter Urn Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
CHOCOLATE Kintsugi: Paint, Break & Repair Meetup @ QUEST XO
Cows on Canvas: An art Exhibition @ TBA
Early Holiday Market @ Ground Control
Heintzman House Artisan Ctaft Show @ Heintzman House
Heritage Beyond Borders 19th Annual Awards Gala & Miss Heritage Canada 2026 @ Woodbine Banquet and Convention Centre
Holiday Market @ St. Volodymyr Institute
Ian Drummond Vintage Fall 2026 Studio Sale @ Ian Drummond Collection Inc.
Paper Quilling Holiday Ornament Workshop @ Toronto Botanical Garden
Storytelling for Newcomers with Jingshu Yao @ Art Museum at the University of Toronto - University of Toronto Art Centre
The Sororum Presents: A Step Through Time @ Bata Shoe Museum
Toronto's Ravines: Nature and History at Your Doorstep @ Toronto Public Library - Richview Branch
Verdi's Rigoletto - A Night to Benefit YWCA @ The Redwood Theatre
Youngplace Holiday Market @ Youngplace

🎡 Family
Adventure of the Little Rooster @ Wychwood Theatre
Birth Flow Workshop @ kāer
HealHER @ Parkdale Library

📅 Other Events
Toronto: March for an AI Treaty @ King Edward VII statue, Queen’s Park

Sunday 11/15

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Chocolate Masterclass Level 2 @ Le Dolci Culinary School
Fermentation for Mental Health @ Kimbourne Park United Church
Qailula - Central & South Asia @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Life is the Song: A celebration of extraordinary choral works by women @ Eglinton St. George’s United Church
Lo-Cal @ Samara Brewing Co (Free)
Music Toronto - WHAT MAKES IT GREAT? with ROB KAPILOW - Mendelssohn @ Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
Sunday Service w Kenny Glasgow, Manzone & Strong @ Wiggle Room
Toronto Early Music Players Organization Workshop @ The Bishop Strachan School
Wheeler Walker Jr. - Pullin' Out: The Farewell Tour with Channing Wilson @ History Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
45 Days Left. Finish 2026 Strong. @ Mossop's Social House
Blood on the Clocktower - Intermediate - at Board Games Arboretum in West End Toronto @ Board Games Arboretum
Board Game Night at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ Red Tape Brewery
Comedy Railroad: Next Generation: Live Comedy Album Recording in Scarborough @ Olde Stone Cottage
Funny For Money To Help Somebody - Toronto Comedy Fundraiser @ Comedy Bar West
Nash the Slash Meets Nosferatu & Cabinet of Dr. Caligari @ Paradise Theatre
Question Everything Trivia @ Insomnia l twice a week because once wasn't enough @ Insomnia
The Tuesday Night Improv Show @ Comedy Bar
Waterwalker - 4K Restoration with Rebecca Mason @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🏒 Sports
2nd Annual Charity Darts Tournament in Support of Easter Seals @ Eagles Club Maple Leaf Aerie

🎭 Art and Culture
A Custom Fountain Pen @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies
Anga's Farm: Classic Winter Urn Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Love, Lust and Lore: A Merril Collection Exhibit @ Lillian H. Smith branch, Merril Collection, 3rd floor
Moss Monster Terrarium Workshop @ TBA
Nerdvember @ The Parkdale Hall
Recovery Road Art Exhibit @ Two of Hearts Chapel
The Witching Hour Spell Work 101 Create the Life You Desire @ Helen + Hildegard
Toronto Aces & Aros' Showcase & Zine Launch [free] @ Glad Day (new location) (Free)

🐾 Pet
Pet First Aid & CPR Class @ Hound & Purr
Puppy Cookie Decorating Workshop @ Crowned Canines
The Christmas Shiba Meetup You Didn't Know You Needed - A Chaos N kisses Event! @ Chaos N Kisses Academy

📅 Other Events
BMO Student Life Expo @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre

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