Toronto Events and Festivals for This Weekend (Oct 4-Oct 6)

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Anyway, here are what you can do this Friday (10/04) to Sunday (10/06)! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 10/04

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Diwalicious - Taste of Diwali 2024 @ Mel Lastman Square Rink (Free)

🎵 Music
An Evening of Soul Jazz Piano Trios @ The Redwood Theatre
Jordan Davis: Damn Good Time World Tour @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
Live Music Fridays @ The Pint Public House (Free)
Next Music from Tokyo vol 16 @ Horseshoe Tavern

🎉 Entertainment
Toronto Indie Horror Fest @ Eyesore Cinema
Toronto Burlesque Festival @ El Mocambo
Ghost Walks at Exhibition Place @ Exhibition Place
Joy in the Park! @ David Crombie Park (Free)
Killer B Cinema Presents: I Married An Alien From Outer Space @ SeeScape
Motorcycle Film Festival @ Paradise Theatre
Silents Synced: Nosferatu with Radiohead's Kid A/Amnesiac @ Fox Theatre
Spooky Season Movie Month - The Shining @ Soulpepper Theatre Co (Free)

🏒 Sports
Underwater Rugby Practice and Game (Beginner's welcome) @ Riverdale Collegiate Institute (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
TORONTO COIN EXPO - Canada's Coin Show & Auction @ Toronto Reference Library

Saturday 10/05

🍽️ Food and Drinks
CHOCOLATE Making Workshop @ QUEST XO Chocolate Lab
GLB Beer Week East End Pub Crawl @ Kilt & Harp Pub (Free)
GLB Beer Week Oktoberfest @ Great Lakes Brewery
Oktoberfresh 2024 @ Mascot Brewery Etobicoke
Picklefest at Henderson Brewing @ Henderson Brewing
Diwalicious - Taste of Diwali 2024 @ Mel Lastman Square Rink (Free)

🎵 Music
AR Rahman FREE Tribute Concert @ 444 Yonge St (Free)
Cowboy Renaissance: Beyoncé Dance Party at Sneaky Dee's @ Sneaky Dee's Concert Venu
MORD - A World Music Harvest Festival @ Revival
Next Music from Tokyo vol 16 @ Haard Luck Bar
Social Distortion @ History

🎉 Entertainment
Toronto Burlesque Festival @ El Mocambo
Motorcycle Film Festival @ Paradise Theatre
1st Annual NostalgiaCON Toronto 2024 Bill Welychka @ Enercare Building C
60s Soul Dance Party - With It! @ The Piston
HalloAnime @ Aura Concourse Shopping Mall (Free)

🏒 Sports
NHL Preseason: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings @ Scotiabank Arena
Toronto FC vs. Inter Miami CF @ BMO Field

🎭 Art and Culture
TORONTO COIN EXPO - Canada's Coin Show & Auction @ Toronto Reference Library
Coil Basket Weaving Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Ontario Universities' Fair - OUF @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building (Free)
Nuit Blanche Toronto 2024 @ Harbour Square Park and more locations (Free)

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm - Annual Fall Fair @ Anga's Farm (Free)
Waterfront Toronto Science Fair 2024 @ Evergreen Brick Works BMO Atrium (Free)

Sunday 10/06

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Picklefest at Henderson Brewing @ Henderson Brewing
Diwalicious - Taste of Diwali 2024 @ Mel Lastman Square Rink (Free)

🎵 Music
Folk georgian band MGZAVREBI @ The Opera House

🎉 Entertainment
Toronto Burlesque Festival @ El Mocambo
HalloAnime @ Aura Concourse Shopping Mall (Free)
De Yun She Live @ Meridian Hall
NEXT LEVEL PRO STAND-UP COMEDY @ Wenona Lodge

🏒 Sports
2024 Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure @ Sir Winston Churchill Park
Toronto Speed Skating Club's Free Open House @ Ford Performance Centre (Free)
Toronto, ON Hike—10/6: Nature Unplugged Hike-A-Thon @ 1745 Bloor St W (Free)
Yoga in the Park @ Totts Tot Lot (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Ontario Universities' Fair - OUF @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building (Free)
Plus Size Fall Market - Vintage, Handmade, and more @ Cecil Community Centre (Free)
Nuit Blanche Toronto 2024 @ Harbour Square Park and more locations (Free)

🎡 Family
In-Person Free Robotics Workshop For Kids @ 4180 Duke of York Boulevard Mississauga
Ontario Artisan & Vintage Market @ Evergreen Brick Works (Free)
Power Kids: Tales You Tell @ The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery (Free)

🐾 Pet
Paws in the Park - Dog-Friendly Fall Picnic @ Erindale Park
Pet Parent Summit @ The Well Toronto

🎃 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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