Toronto Events and Festivals for this Long Weekend - Thanksgiving (Oct 11-Oct 14)

Hey friends!

Happy Thanksgiving! 🥳

We just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for being part of the Toronto Events Weekly family! We hope you have an amazing long weekend full of yummy food, good times, and lots of laughs. Whether you’re hanging out with family, checking out fun fall activities, or just taking it easy, we’ve got some great ideas to help you make the most of the holiday. 🍂

Anyway, here are what you can do this Friday (10/7) to Thanksgiving Day (10/14)! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 10/11

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Autumn Beer Tasting @ Old Mill Toronto

🎵 Music
Avenoir @ The Drake Hotel - Underground
170: Odd Soul featuring Keys N Krates and Sophie Jones @ 165 Geary Ave Toronto
Amit Tandon @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre
AR Rahman Tribute Showcase @ College Park
FREE SHOW - Jade Hilton - Country Music Live! @ Grace O’Malley’s (Free)
FREE SHOW - St. Royals Band - Live! @ 3030 Dundas St W (Free)
Mastané Fall 2024 Tour featuring Raaginder and Asad Khan @ The Opera House

🎉 Entertainment
A Pro Comedy Show - Standup Comedy Showcase @ The Real Jerk Legacy
Exotic Car race track Experience @ Mosport @ Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Ghost Walks at Exhibition Place @ Exhibition Place
Les Femmes Fatales Presents.... Pretty Poison @ Buddies in Bad Times
SPOOKY SEASON MOVIE - Funny Games @ Soulpepper Theatre at the Distillery District (Free)
The Toronto Halloween Show @ Downsview Park

🎭 Art and Culture
Reebok Warehouse Sale @ The International Centre
60 Years of Bonsai in Toronto @ Toronto Botanical Garden (Free)
CHOCOLATE Paint & Sip @ QUEST XO Chocolate Lab
Space Cadet Fashion Art Launch Party @ WNDRLND MRKT
Toronto Dark Arts Market @ Ground Control (Free)
Toronto International Dance Festival 2024 Presents 'Rhythms United'! @ Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
Thanksgiving Gift Making Market @ 2237 Dundas St W

🎡 Family
Pumpkin Fest @ Downsview Park
Ball’s Falls Thanksgiving Festival @ Lincoln, Ontario
Harvest Festival @ Square One Mississauga

Saturday 10/12

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Diwalicious - Taste of Diwali 2024 @ Mississauga Celebration Square (Free)
Kimchi making workshop @ 1162A Kipling Avenue

🎵 Music
Air Play Moon Safari @ Massey Hall
All The Feels R&B @ The Opera House
Bassem Youssef @ Elgin Theatre At Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre Centre
Jesse McCartney: All's Well Tour Part 2 @ The Danforth Music Hall
La Luz @ Adelaide Hall
PUNX CANT LAUGH FEST @ RAINHARD @ Rainhard Brewing

🎉 Entertainment
The Toronto Halloween Show @ Downsview Park
Muslim Murder Mystery Mixer @ Shvrk Studios
Saturday Night FOMO @ Comedy Bar
The Rally on Saturdays! @ SPiN Toronto
Waffles and A Movie Presents:”The Stuff” @ 1176 Bloor St. West

🏒 Sports
Beginners Mountain Biking @ 11 Redway Rd (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Reebok Warehouse Sale @ The International Centre
Toronto International Dance Festival 2024 Presents 'Rhythms United'! @ Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
90's R&B Paint N Vibe! @ Nuna Kitchen
Akin Queen East Open Studio @ Akin Queen East (Free)
Fall High Park Record Garage Sale - LPs & 45s @ 223 Quebec Ave (Free)
FROM WEEDS WE GROW: BRAIDING OURSELVES INTO CREATION @ Rowntree Mills Park
G. I. M. Day Retreat by Gratitude In Motion @ Parkdale Hall
Halloween OCAD Artist Alley @ OCAD University (Free)
Joyful Still Lives Workshop @ 32 Lisgar St and Park (Free)
Social Sketch Saturdays @ MaRS Discovery District (Free)
Toronto Flower Market @ CAMH, 1001 Queen St West (Free)
Thanksgiving Gift Making Market @ 2237 Dundas St W

🎡 Family
Pumpkin Fest @ Downsview Park
Klassic Kidz: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit @ Fox Theatre
Mimico Fall Fest by Local MRKT @ Mimico Square (Free)
Music Garden Performances @ Toronto Music Garden (Free)
Woodbridge Fall Fair @ 100 Porter Avenue, Woodbridge
Ball’s Falls Thanksgiving Festival @ Lincoln, Ontario
Harvest Festival @ Square One Mississauga

🐾 Pet
Kitten Yoga Yoga Kawa Toronto Bengal Kittens @ 967 College Street

📅 Other Events
GIM Day Retreat by Gratitude In Motion @ Parkdale Hall

Sunday 10/13

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Diwalicious - Taste of Diwali 2024 @ Mississauga Celebration Square (Free)

🎵 Music
Body Heat @ 1756 Dundas St W
Buju Banton: The Overcomer Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Dayglow: The Tour @ History
FRANCIS MERCIER @ Grand Bizarre, Exhibition Place
HANSON @ The Danforth Music Hall

🎉 Entertainment
The Toronto Halloween Show @ Downsview Park

🎭 Art and Culture
Reebok Warehouse Sale @ The International Centre
Toronto International Dance Festival 2024 Presents 'Rhythms United'! @ Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
Thanksgiving Gift Making Market @ 2237 Dundas St W

🎡 Family
Pumpkin Fest @ Downsview Park
Woodbridge Fall Fair @ 100 Porter Avenue, Woodbridge
Ball’s Falls Thanksgiving Festival @ Lincoln, Ontario

Monday 10/14 (Thanksgiving)

🎵 Music
HANSON @ The Danforth Music Hall
GALI: Cornucopia Night @ The Opera House
Richie Jen Live in Concert @ Meridian Hall
The Moss & Hey, Nothing @ The Great Hall

🎉 Entertainment
Monday Mischief - A FREE Stand-Up Comedy Show @ The Smith House (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Reebok Warehouse Sale @ The International Centre
Toronto International Dance Festival 2024 Presents 'Rhythms United'! @ Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
Thanksgiving Gift Making Market @ 2237 Dundas St W

🎡 Family
Klassic Kidz: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit @ Fox Theatre
Pumpkin Fest @ Downsview Park
Woodbridge Fall Fair @ 100 Porter Avenue, Woodbridge
Brick-Or-Treat: Monster Party @ Legoland Vaughan
Ball’s Falls Thanksgiving Festival @ Lincoln, Ontario
Fall Harvest @ Knox's Pumpkin Farm
Harvest Festival @ Square One Mississauga

🎃 Halloween’s Special (Recurring)

Horror Hallways Haunted House @ 2463 Royal Windsor Drive, Mississauga (27/9 → 31/10)
Halloween Haunt at Wonderland starts! @ Wonderland (27/9 → 2/11)
Legends of Horror @ Casa Loma (3/10 → 2/11)
Screemers @ Assembly Park (11/10 → 1/11)
Martino Manor @ 7 McIntosh Ave, Etobicoke (4/10 → 2/11)
Toronto’s Haunted Harbour Ghost Tours @ 585 Queens Quay West (6/9 → 2/11)
Haunted Office Toronto @ 2450 Victoria Park Ave, North York (11/10 → 2/11)
Pumpkinville @ CF Sherway Gardens (28/9 → 31/10)

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Zoe
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