Toronto Events and Festivals for this Weekend (Oct 25-Oct 27)

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We're excited to announce that you can now suggest events directly through our website! Whether it’s a festival, concert, market, or unique local experience, we’d love to feature it in our upcoming newsletters.

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Also, get ready—Halloween week is just around the corner! 🎃 Stay tuned for spooky events, haunted attractions, and costume parties happening across the city.

Anyway, here are what you can do Friday (10/25) to Sunday (10/27)! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 10/25

🎵 Music
Clairo - Charm Tour @ Massey Hall
HALLOWEEN THRILLER in Toronto, west - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" as electric-jazz @ My House
IREMEMBER - Reggae vs Dancehall @ The Real Jerk Legacy
So Long Seven @ Spadina Theatre
Songs New & Old - Exultate Chamber Singers @ Calvin Presbyterian Church
The Lonely Hearts Live At The Pilot @ The Pilot

🎉 Entertainment
After Dark Tours: The Unexplained at Colborne Lodge @ Colborne Lodge Museum
Dearly Departed: After Dark at Spadina Museum @ Spadina Museum
Lurking in the Shadows at Fort York @ Fort York National Historic Site
2 Nights of Horror at The Fifth Haunted House (21+) @ The Fifth Social Club
After Dark Spirit Tours at Todmorden Mills @ Todmorden Mills Heritage Site
BAD CABARET: FREAKTACULAR @ Sweet Action Theatre
Dancing Though Darkness @ Nickel 9 Distillery
Dark Waters - Halloween at the Aquarium @ Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Femme Fusion Comedy @ Tallboys
Ghost Walks at Exhibition Place @ Exhibition Place
Immigrants With Attitude Comedy Show @ Social Capital Theatre
Jess Rosenberg @ Backroom Comedy Club
Joel Kim Booster: Rude Little Pig @ Comedy Bar East
Laugh Dammit! Halloween Edition @ Comedy Bar
Speed Puzzling at Left Field Brewery - Liberty Village @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Spooky Season Movie Month - Midsommar @ Soulpepper Theatre Co (Free)
Suspiria @ Fox Theatre
The Exorcist: An Operetta @ Canadian Music Centre
The Funktion: Live Band Burlesque Halloween @ Reid's Gin Distillery
THE LIBERTY LAUGHS COMEDY SHOW - OCTOBER 2024 @ Liberty Village Market and Cafe
The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Toronto Halloween Boat Party @ Jubilee Queen Cruises
WALKING DEAD: King West Halloween Club Crawl Toronto @ Century
We Might Need Therapy - Stand Up Comedy @ Free Times Cafe (Free)
Zombie Wrestling @ The Great Hall - A Vintage Venue
Classic 500 - A speed puzzling competition @ Left Field Brewery - Liberty Village

🏒 Sports
NBA: Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers @ Scotiabank Arena
THE TORONTO SKI & SNOWBOARD SHOW @ THE BETTER LIVING CENTRE
Toronto International Snowmobile, ATV & Powersports SHow @ International Centre
Toronto Marlies vs. Belleville Senators @ Coca-Cola Coliseum

🎭 Art and Culture
Art Toronto @ Metro Toronto Convention Center
Bob Marley Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
CHOCOLATE Paint & Sip @ QUEST XO Chocolate Lab
Curatorial Encounters 4. Precarious Joys: The West End Tour @ Gallery TPW
ETA TAROT II Event Gueslist Early Bird Sale @ The Foy House
Halloween Paint Night at Paint Cabin! Hottest Halloween Party in Toronto! @ Paint Cabin - Liberty Village
HORSE & CROW @ Gallery 1313
In-Studio Watercolour Paint Night @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
ROM After Dark: Halloween @ Royal Ontario Museum
Site Magazine Launch Party @ 1468 Dundas St W 2nd Floor (Free)
Solo Art Show “Mountain Child” @ 218 Merton Street (Free)

🎡 Family
Board Game Night at CHEFS HALL in Downtown Toronto @ Chef's Hall
Dinos Alive: An Immersive Experience @ 30 Hanover Road

Saturday 10/26

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Coastal Indian Supper Club @ Khau Gully
Halloween Food Truck Festival @ Variety Village
Third Annual Grand Haunt presented by The GOoDS @ The Grand Order of Divine Sweets

🎵 Music
80's/90's HALLOWEEN Retro Party - PANIC - plus Sisters Of Mercy After Party @ Ground Control
DANCELAND RECORD RELEASE PARTY @ Penny's Bar
Free Peace Concert @ 18 Wynford Drive, Suite 102 in Don Mills (Free)
Goodfellaz Crew presents X-FILEZ! @ Tranzac Club
Halloween Saturday Night at REBEL Nightclub @ Rebel
Halloween with Paul van Dyk B2B John 00 Fleming & More @ Evergreen Brick Works
Iron Maiden - The Future Past Tour 2024 @ Scotiabank Arena
OH YES HONEY @ Tallulah's Cabaret
Ontario Pops Orchestra Concert on Oct 26, 2024 @ Trinity St. Paul's Centre
Seori, KATIE, and Jiselle - Frequency Tour @ Adelaide Hall
THE BREAKFAST CLUB - GHOULS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN - A Night Of All Things 80s @ Revival

🎉 Entertainment
Dearly Departed: After Dark at Spadina Museum @ Spadina Museum
Lurking in the Shadows at Fort York @ Fort York National Historic Site
After Dark Spirit Tours at Todmorden Mills @ Todmorden Mills Heritage Site
a Halloween and AFTERPARTY @ Wiggle Room
ALES from the CRYPT Halloween Video Dance Party @ Mascot Brewery Etobicoke
Arknights Ambience Synesthesia 2024 Screening in Toronto @ 205 Placer Court Toronto (Free)
DESI COMEDY DIWALI SHOWCASE: HARV & F.R.I.E.N.D.S @ The Comedy Club @ Tee Up Social
HALLOWEEN THRILLER 2024 @ NEST NIGHTCLUB
Halloween: Dark and Twisted Stand Up Comedy @ Tee Up Golf Lounge
LAUGHING STOCK vol 12 - STAND UP COMEDY SHOW @ THE REAL JERK - LEGACY
Montgomery's Inn Lantern Tours @ Montgomery's Inn
Prepare for a Spooktacular Night at Our Halloween Party! @ The Cat Pub & Eatery
Pub Crawl Toronto- Halloween Edition @ Film Cafe
Rec Rooms Halloween Bash @ The Rec Room
Scary Good Comedy @ Free Times Cafe (Free)
SHEER BLIND VELOCITY ONE MAN MULTI MEDIA COMECY SHOW & SLAYBOY BOOK LAUNCH @ Factory Theatre
Spooky Afternoon Classics: Rebecca @ Fox Theatre
SCREAM WHISTLE Halloween Party @ Steam Whistle Brewing
The Compromise @ Downtown Toronto
The Real Negroes of Comedy @ BSMT 254
The Rocky Horror Picture Show w/ Shadowcast @ Fox Theatre
Toronto Halloween Boat Party - Saturday, Oct 26th @ Jubilee Queen Cruises
TORONTO HALLOWEEN CLUB CRAWL @ Bodega On King
WICKED "Official Halloween Party 2024" @ Tropical Nights Restaurant & Lounge

🏒 Sports
THE TORONTO SKI & SNOWBOARD SHOW @ THE BETTER LIVING CENTRE
Fairgrounds People's Padel Tournament @ Fairgrounds, Yonge & Rosehill

🎭 Art and Culture
A Jewellers Legacy: An Evening of Celebration and Remembrance @ Koffler Gallery
Black Pearls Gala 2024 @ Pearson Convention Centre
Free Public Art Tour @ Dundas West Little Portugal Toronto (Free)
Geoffrey James - Canadian Photographs: Book Signing @ Stephen Bulger Gallery
Haunted Stops: A Halloween-themed Organ Recital @ Beach United Church
Impulsa tu Negocio TO, Segunda Edicion 2024 @ Santa Marta Bar y Tapas
In-Studio Paint Night - Autumn Trail Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Liminal Spaces: Annual Film and Photography Showcase @ St. George's Grange Park
Playing Shylock @ Berkeley Street Theatre
Pumpkin Painting Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Reception of "Post-Painterly Abstractions," an exhibition by Kenneth Lochhead @ Bau-Xi Gallery Dufferin
Scarborough Historical Tour @ Scarborough Civic Centre (Free)
Stop Making Sense - A24 Residency @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
The Bazaar of the Bizarre: Halloween 2024 @ The Parkdale Hall
Solo Art Show “Mountain Child” @ 218 Merton Street (Free)

🎡 Family
Birth Flow Workshop @ Yoga Mamas
Black Breast Health Awareness & Screening @ Centenary Hospital (Free)
BooFest @ Assembly Park
Fall Pop-Up MRKT by Local MRKT @ Michael Power Park (Free)
Halloween Food Truck Festival @ Variety Village (Free)
Halloween FUN! @ Yorkgate Mall (Free)
Halloween Haunt UP at UPtown Yonge - October 26th @ St. Clements Ave. @ Yonge (Free)
Harvest Moon Cabaret @ Glebe Road United Church
Jashn-E-Diwali @ Society Clubhouse
Mad Magic: the Funniest Mad Scientist Magician @ Wychwood Theatre
Mimico Fall Fest by Local MRKT @ Michael Power Park (Free)
Monster Bash @ Ripple Effect Children's Services
Pumpkinfest 2024 @ The Kingsway BIA (Free)
Puppy Yoga @ Art Bay Studio at Bay & Dundas (Free)
SI-Canada University & College Fair @ Hyatt Regency, Toronto (Free)
The Great Kids Stuff Sale @ Eglinton St George’s United Church

🐾 Pet
Hounds & Haunts Dog-Friendly Halloween Party @ Something in the Water Brewing Co.
Howl'oween Returns at The Bentway @ 250 Fort York Blvd. (Free)

📅 Other Events
Franchise Canada Show Toronto @ Enercare Centre

Sunday 10/27

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Death Drop Cocktail Hour @ Twist Gallery
Dinner w/ Friends @ The Drake Hotel
East Toronto Harvest Fest - 3rd Annual @ East Toronto Coffee Co.
THE BARKADA MARKET @ AVANT GARDE

🎵 Music
Disco Descendants Halloween Family Rave @ The Piston
Eras! Eras! Eras! A Taylor Swift Sing-Along Presented by Choir! Choir! Choir! @ Longboat Hall
Leon Bridges - The Leon Tour @ Massey Hall
Milonga Cafe Dominguez at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna

🎉 Entertainment
Montgomery's Inn Lantern Tours @ Montgomery's Inn
Awfully Funny Comedy Show Extravaganza @ Comedy Bar
Evil Women presents SPIDER BABY @ Paradise Theatre
Vampyres - 50th Anniversary Screening @ Fox Theatre
VPS x Halloween at Apt200 @ Apt. 200

🏒 Sports
THE TORONTO SKI & SNOWBOARD SHOW @ THE BETTER LIVING CENTRE

🎭 Art and Culture
2024 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards - Winners Gala @ Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JCC
A Night at the Museum @ Toronto's First Post Office Museum
Come From Away @ Royal Alexandra Theatre
Expressive Arts Workshop for Groups with Water Ceremony @ McGregor Park Community Centre
In-Studio Paint Night - Starry Night on the Lake Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Toronto Comic Jam and Celebration of Life for Thomas John King @ Cameron House
Solo Art Show “Mountain Child” @ 218 Merton Street (Free)

🎡 Family
BooFest @ Assembly Park
2024 Seniors Wellness Fair - Etobicoke @ Old Mill Inn
Kitten Yoga @ 967 College Street Toronto
Ontario Artisan & Vintage Market @ Evergreen Brick Works (Free)
Puppy Yoga @ 967 College Street
Riverside Halloween Fest @ Riverside Common Park (Free)

🐾 Pet
Mutts in the 6ix's Howl-o-ween @ The Rhino Bar & Grill Inc
Puppy Yoga @ 967 College Street

🎃 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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Zoe
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