Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Aug 3 - Sug 9)
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Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Aug 3 - Aug 9)
Monday 08/03
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Question Everything Trivia @ CIBC Square @ CIBC Square (Free)
🎵 Music
ADVOCATS BIG BAND AT THE DUKE LIVE @ The Duke
Daniel Caesar - Son of Spergy Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Sunrise @ TBA
🎉 Entertainment
A Naan Sense Comedy - Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna (Free)
Caribana LAST LAP Boat Cruise @ The Enterprise 2000
Carnival Room @ Fox on John
Come Play Werewolf @ GB [6] @ Granite Brewery
🎭 Art and Culture
Simcoe Day in Toronto @ St. Matthew's Clubhouse
🎡 Family
Blood Drive at your Toronto Zoo @ Toronto Zoo
Tuesday 08/04
🎵 Music
2026 Take Cover Stadium Tour - Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age & Mannequin Pussy @ Rogers Stadium At Downsview Airport
In Conversation with Chantal Kreviazuk & Raine Maida @ TD Music Hall
Kiku Vinyl Listening Sessions: Herbie Hancock @ 915 Dupont
Olivia Dean Live In Toronto - The Art Of Loving Tour 2026 @ Scotiabank Arena
Train Live In Toronto - Drops of Jupiter Anniversary Tour @ RBC Amphitheatre
🎉 Entertainment
Question Everything Trivia @ Mascot Brewery @ Mascot Brewery
Question Everything Trivia @ Thai Tavern @ Thai Tavern
🎭 Art and Culture
Art Socials: Waterolour Painting: Toronto Skies @ The Bentway Studio
Atimosabe Art / OVERLOOKED - Evocative Art. Hiding in Plain Sight. @ The Show Gallery
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
📅 Other Events
Blood on the Clocktower at Twilight Cafe Downtown - Yonge & Bloor @ Twilight Cafe - Yonge & Bloor
Wednesday 08/05
🎵 Music
5 Seconds of Summer - Everyones a Star! Tour @ RBC Amphitheatre
Arts in the Parks: Rosyland @ Lee Lifeson Art Park (Free)
Guns N' Roses Live In Toronto @ Rogers Stadium At Downsview Airport
Olivia Dean Live In Toronto - The Art Of Loving Tour 2026 @ Scotiabank Arena
Psychedelic Wednesdays @ Super Wonder Gallery @ Super Wonder Gallery
🎉 Entertainment
Funny Pho Show - A Summer Comedy Night - FREE @ Dzo Viet Eatery (Free)
Hump Day Comedy @ Comedy Bar
Play Larger-Than-Life Foosball at a Free Ted Lasso Experience in Toronto @ CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Free)
Question Everything Trivia @ Ambassador Pizza Co. @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
Question Everything Trivia @ Insomnia @ Insomnia
Question Everything Trivia @ STACKT Market @ Courage Cookies at Stackt Market
Sapphic Board Game Night at Twilight Cafe Midtown Toronto @ Twilight Cafe - Midtown
The Simpsons Trivia Night - Snakes & Lattes Annex @ Snakes and Lattes
🎭 Art and Culture
INTERSECTIONS Film & Digital Photography Exhibition @ Toronto Public Library, Northern District
The Sororum Presents: An Evening at The Great Gatsby @ CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre
📅 Other Events
Face Reading Meetup @ Stafford Condos
GTApreneurs August 5-2026 Toronto Business Networking Event @ Office Evolution
Thursday 08/06
🎵 Music
Avenged Sevenfold & Good Charlotte: North American Tour 2026 @ RBC Amphitheatre
Big Thief - Somersault Slide 360 Tour @ Meridian Hall
Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show @ Rogers Stadium At Downsview Airport
Edwards Summer Music Series - The Michael Shand Trio @ Toronto Botanical Garden
RUSHfest Canada @ El Mocambo
Toronto Country Fest @ The Distillery District
🎉 Entertainment
BLOCK PARTY VOL. 16 @ IDK Social Bar
Grls RVLT live @ Backroom Comedy Club @ Backroom Comedy Club
Question Everything Trivia @ Fortunate Fox l thursdays got a friday glow up @ Fortunate Fox
TOPS Presents WILDHOOD at Corktown Common @ Corktown Common (Free)
🎭 Art and Culture
Casey McGlynn Unveils "Meditation Robot and the Sailing Ships", New Solo Exhibition @ Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin
Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey @ Guild Festival Theatre
Josiah: Theatre Performance at Todmorden Mills @ Todmorden Mills Heritage Site
Sketch & Paint Workshop @ Kensington Market
🎡 Family
Free Summer Movie Nights at Evergreen Brick Works @ Evergreen Brick Works (Free)
🐾 Pet
A Paint Your Pet Experience @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
Giggles & Dogs 2 @ Great Lakes Brewery Lower Jarvis Location
📅 Other Events
Blue Lotus Hammock Somatic Sound Bath @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Friday 08/07
🍽️ Food and Drinks
JerkFest 2026 @ Centennial Park
Taco Fest Toronto 2026 @ Fort York
Taste of the Danforth Festival @ Danforth Avenue
🎵 Music
Freestyle @ Oasis Convention Centre
Latin Friday: Son D'Aqui SALSA HITS, Drey Dance Academy & DJ Kash @ Lula Lounge
Metric - All The Feelings Tour @ RBC Amphitheatre
Rush - Fifty Something Tour 2026 @ Scotiabank Arena
Young Scones, Boston Church Scandal & Black Paint LIVE at The Rivoli @ Rivoli
🎉 Entertainment
Juliana Rodrigues: Live Stand-up at Second City @ Second City
Killer B Cinema Presents: Attack of the Giant Leeches! @ See-Scape
Laughs Without Borders Comedy - An Immigrant Standup Comedy Show @ Catacombs Cabaret
Question Everything Trivia @ GRETA l a better weekend pre does not exist @ Greta Bar Toronto
SHAFI HOSSAIN @ Backroom Comedy Club #One Night Only! @ Backroom Comedy Club
🎭 Art and Culture
A Life Illuminated @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Arts in the Parks: POOLBODY @ Flagstaff Park (Free)
Emerging Artist Spotlight @ Church of St. Peter and St. Simon
Extravagant Eats Art Show By Stay Curious Artist @ Loohoo
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
MENU Film Photography Exhibition Opening @ Memento Film Lab
Sextet and the City @ Glad Day Lit
🎡 Family
Grange Festival 2026 - Free family-friendly street fair @ Grange Park (Free)
Wiggles with Karla at Fort York @ Fort York National Historic Site
📅 Other Events
Half of the Moon @ The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance Mimi Herrndorf Studio Theatre
Learn & Play Sentai & Sensibility - A Premium RPG One-Shot Experience @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Saturday 08/08
🍽️ Food and Drinks
CHRISTMAS IN SUMMER: Ice Cream Cocoa Bomb Workshop @ QUEST XO
KALAMANSI FEST 2026 @ STACKT MARKET
Mixology: Cocktail Class @ Le Dolci Culinary School
Wine and Cheese Tasting at Paradise Grapevine Geary @ Paradise Grapevine Geary
🎵 Music
1 night of Healing HOUSE a celebration of DJ DAN @ Wiggle Room
4 Weeks for Sonny Rollins(A Celebration For SONNY) @ CONTXT by Trane
A night of Afro-Arabic Music at Adelaide Hall @ Adelaide Hall
FREE MUSICAL IN THE PARK! 1920s Walking Around In A Dream @ St. James Park, near Church St. and King St. E (Free)
Humber Bay Waterfront Festival 2026 @ Humber Bay Shores Park (Marine Parade Dr, Etobicoke)
Rush Day 2026 @ Henderson Brewing Company
Salsa Dura with Ricky Franco & Friends, DJ Van Gogh & Teria Morada! @ Lula Lounge
Saturday Night Swing Dance Ft Continenza Jazz and Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ TBA
TONY MOORE'S AWAKE @ Rivoli
🎉 Entertainment
It's Ok World @ Trillium Park (Free)
Karaoke Night @ Cassette l your Saturday night alter ego is waiting @ Cassette
Leslieville Movie Night in the Park @ Leslie Grove Park (Free)
TPFF Party in the Pits: Outdoor Screening and Market @ Christie Pits Park
Up in Jokes Toronto Comedy Show Aug 8st @ 1350 St Clair Ave West @ The Boardroom Comedy Club
Wild Inside @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
🎭 Art and Culture
2026 Korea Town Street Festival @ Multiple Venues (Free)
ASCEND Contemporary Dance Workshop & Performance @ St. Matthew's Clubhouse
Atimosabe / Overlooked: Abstract Photography Walkshops @ The Show Gallery
DUSKA one-night art exhibition @ Clay With Me
Grown-ups Reading Children's Literature Book Club: Because of Winn-Dixie @ Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, Lillian H. Smith Library, 4th floor
Punk Rock Flea Market Toronto @ Hard Luck (Free)
Scribbles & Strolls: Nature Journaling Workshop In High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
STATE OF FLUX @ Samara Contemporary
🎡 Family
Moss Park Summer Festival @ Ontario St. and Queen St. E Green Space (Free)
Roncy Flea-August Edition @ Roncesvalles United Church
Toronto Zoo - An Enchanted Celebration @ Toronto Zoo
🐾 Pet
Barket Market: St. Lawrence Market Edition @ St. Lawrence Market
Dog Days of Summer @ CF Shops at Don Mills
Maltese Puppy Yoga in Toronto @ 539 A Mt Pleasant Rd Toronto, M4S 2M5
Toronto Dog Moms X Old Town BIA: Paws Walk @ Old Town BIA
📅 Other Events
9th Annual Toronto Diversity Festival @ Sankofa Square
Saturday Night Fomo @ Comedy Bar
Upon Accursed Waves - A Premium Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Experience @ Twilight Cafe - North York
Sunday 08/09
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Toronto Sunday Market @ Parkdale Hall
🎵 Music
Rush - Fifty Something Tour 2026 @ Scotiabank Arena
Sextet and the City @ Small World Centre
🎉 Entertainment
Cookie Queens @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Goat Yoga in Mississauga @ We Before Me Studio (Back Entrance)
Surviving the Season: a comedy toast and roast of wedding season @ Reid's Distillery
Thank Goodness It's Sunday @ Wiggle Room (Free)
TOPS presents Thelma & Louise at Christie Pits @ Christie Pits Park (Free)
🎭 Art and Culture
Guided Walk: Walking as Land Acknowledgement @ Bata Shoe Museum
Heatwave Market @ The Parkdale Hall
Journal Jam @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies
Salsa on Market Street @ Multiple Venues
Salsa On Market Street: Latin American Cultural Celebration @ Market Street
🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Repotting Seminar, When, Why & How? @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
East End Vintage Sidewalk Sale @ 275 Glebemount Ave, East York
Magic at the Museum: Wand Workshop @ TBA
🐾 Pet
Doggie Fest @ Roundhouse Park (Free)
Maltese Puppy Yoga in Hamilton/Grimsby @ Activate Dance & Circus SchoolThank you to our community for your support—it makes creating this newsletter a joy! If you enjoy our content, consider fuelling our efforts with Timmy’s Ice Caps in the below link 🧊☕️ -
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