Toronto Events and Festivals for this Weekend (Oct 18-Oct 20)

Toronto Events Weekly
October 17, 2024

Toronto Events and Festivals for this Weekend (Oct 18-Oct 20)

Hey friends!

🧙‍♀️✨ Celebrate Magic Night Halloween at NUTTEA Toronto on October 31st! Enjoy mystical readings, healing sessions, and $5 off with a drink purchase. Walk-ins welcome! 🎃🌙

Anyway, here are what you can do Friday (10/18) to Sunday (10/20)! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.


Friday 10/18

🎵 Music
Justin Timberlake - The Forget Tomorrow World Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Andy Shauf @ The Danforth Music Hall
Danny Ocean @ REBEL
Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra: Autumn Radiance Concert @ Martingrove Collegiate Institute
Kate Nash @ Longboat Hall
The Hardkiss @ The Opera House

🎉 Entertainment
2024 Toronto Fall RV Show @ Toronto Congress Centre (Entrances: Hall D and Hall G)
A Laugh Track - A Standup Comedy Showcase @ The Real Jerk Legacy
All of Us Are Asian: Comedy Show! @ Social Capital Theatre
An Animal Halloween: The Summoning @ Supermarket Bar and Variety
Bawdy Parts: A Halloweeny Burlesquey Show @ Society Clubhouse - 967 College Street
Chaotic Good. @ Comedy Bar
Fantasy Fight Night! Live Pro-Wrestling @ Elsie's
Ghost Walks at Exhibition Place @ Exhibition Place
Hollywood's Twisted Family - A murder mystery party @ 139g Jefferson Ave
Par-Tee Pong Opening Day! @ Par-Tee Pong
Spooky Season Movie Month - Ready or Not @ Soulpepper Theatre Co (Free)
The Exorcist: An Operetta @ Canadian Music Centre
Toronto Audiofest 2024  @ 950 Dixon Rd

🎭 Art and Culture
25th Annual Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival @ The Paradise Theatre
aluCine Latin Film+Media Arts Festival @ 24 spadina road
Toronto Arthouse Film Festival @ Fox Theatre (Free)
Afrobeats & RNB Paint N Vibe! @ Stackt Market
Dragon Egg Workshop @ S. Walter Stewart Library (Free)
For Viola // Free Screening: We Will Be Brave @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (Free)
Halloween Psychic Spooktacular with Angel Morgan @ Factory Theatre
Paint Quest - Interactive Painting Adventure @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East

🐾 Pet
Haunted Howling Walk @ Distillery District


Saturday 10/19

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Bayview Leaside BIA AppleFest 2024 @ Multiple Venues (Free)
Kimchi making workshop @ 1162A Kipling Avenue
Make Your Own CHOCOLATE Apple @ QUEST XO Chocolate Lab
Oktoberfest At The Pilot @ The Pilot
Whisky Global @ Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex

🎵 Music
"An Evening of Musical Mantras" at the Varley Art Gallery (Markham) @ Varley Art Gallery of Markham
Aleksi Campagne @ 200 McIntosh Street
DOMESTIC @ 794 Bathurst St
East End Music Fest @ East End Food Hub
Giolì & Assia: Resurrection World Tour @ The Opera House
NEEDTOBREATHE: THE CAVES WORLD TOUR @ History
Resilience in Harmony @ Meridian Arts Centre: George Weston

🎉 Entertainment
2024 Toronto Fall RV Show @ Toronto Congress Centre (Entrances: Hall D and Hall G)
Toronto Audiofest 2024  @ 950 Dixon Rd
Almost African Comedy Tour @ The Real Jerk Legacy
Bodacious Curves Halloween Costume Party @ Class Resto Lounge
Devilwitch Halloween Bash @ Under the Neon Palms at the El Mocambo
North York Diwali Fest - Festival Of Lights @ Mel Lastman Square Rink (Free)
The Shining @ Fox Theatre

🏒 Sports
5km Shakeout Run & Donut Carb Load! @ BlackToe Running (Free)
Toronto Marlies vs. Rochester Americans @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
Toronto Waterfront Marathon Shakeout Run @ Canoe Landing Park (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
25th Annual Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival @ The Paradise Theatre
aluCine Latin Film+Media Arts Festival @ 24 spadina road
45th MET Show & Sale of Fine Dollhouse Miniatures @ Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
2024 Fall Toronto Stationery Show @ The Parkdale Hall (Free)
A Pumpkin Pillow Making Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
CAFTCAD Movie Wardrobe Sale @ Studio City Toronto
CineFAM Film Festival @ The Hub by CaribbeanTales
Loom Weaving Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Paint Your Own Pet @ Bench Brewing Company
Spooky Life Drawing Event @ 22 John St

🎡 Family
BooFest @ Assembly Park
Halloween Kids Video Dance Party @ Fox Theatre
Happy Halloween Kids Social @ Toronto's First Post Office
Queen's Park Fall Festival @ Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park (Free)

🐾 Pet
Promenade Mall Paws Market @ Promenade Shopping Centre (Free)


Sunday 10/20

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Kimchi making workshop @ 1162A Kipling Avenue

🎵 Music
Bacilos @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Sueco @ The Danforth Music Hall
TizzyT: Butterfly Effect World Tour @ The Opera House

🎉 Entertainment
2024 Toronto Fall RV Show @ Toronto Congress Centre (Entrances: Hall D and Hall G)
Toronto Audiofest 2024  @ 950 Dixon Rd
The Shining @ Fox Theatre

🎭 Art and Culture
25th Annual Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival @ The Paradise Theatre
Self Love Chocolate Paint Meditation @ QUEST XO Chocolate Lab

🎡 Family
BooFest @ Assembly Park
Ontario Artisan & Vintage Market @ Evergreen Brick Works (Free)


🎃 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)
Lurking in the Shadows @ Fort York (17/10 → 19/10, 24/10 → 26/10)
After Dark Tours: The Unexplained @ Colborne Lodge (23/10 → 25/10, 29/10 → 31/10)
Dearly Departed: After Dark @ Spadina Museum (24/10 → 31/10)
After Dark Spirit Tours @ Todmorden Mills (25/10 → 26/10)


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