Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Aug 4 - Aug 10)

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Aug 4 - Aug 10)

Hey Torontonians,

I hope you guys enjoy the long weekend as Monday is going to be Simcoe Day. Fun fact - Simcoe was actually the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada in the Ontario Province. Bro was also the commander-in-chief of British Army in India for a while, definitely grinds a lot haha.

Anyway, checkout what you can do next Monday (8/4) to Sunday (8/10) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Monday 08/04

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Love Is Lovely - August Feast & Fun Fest @ n/a

🎵 Music
ADVOCATS BIG BAND'S HOLIDAY MONDAY AT THE DUKE TORONTO! @ The Duke Toronto
Michael Seyer @ The Baby G
Open Mic Mondays w/Kunle Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady (Free)
PLANET SOCA CARIBANA NIGHT PARTY Monday, August 4th @ 11PM-2AM @ Fox on John
Union Summer presented by TD - Monday Blues: Angelique Francis @ Union Station

🎉 Entertainment
CARNIVAL LIME CARIBANA DAY PARTY EVENT @ IDK Social Bar and Cafe
NOWHERE - Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse @ Eyesore Cinema
The 24th Annual, Caribana LAST LAP Boat Cruise! @ the Enterprise 2000 (176 Cherry St. Toronto)

🎭 Art and Culture
Drink and Draw Toronto @ Typist Studios and Coffee (Free)
Simcoe Day in Toronto @ St. Matthew's Clubhouse
T-Shirt Printing Workshop @ Artbox

🎡 Family
Family Glow-in-the-Dark Splatter Painting @ Artbox Studio Gallery

Tuesday 08/05

🎵 Music
Katy Perry - Lifetimes Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Sunset Salsa by Tumbao To @ The Well
With Glowing Hearts: A Tribute to Great Women in Canadian Music @ Palais Royale

🎉 Entertainment
Basement Yard Experience Live in Toronto @ Meridian Hall
It's Tricky Trivia at Rorschach Brewing Co. @ Rorschach Brewing Company (Free)
Love Island USA: Season 7 Trivia @ Hemingway's

🎭 Art and Culture
Introduction to 3D Printing @ Palmerston Library
Social Craft Club - Beaded Forever Plants @ Artbox Studio Gallery

Wednesday 08/06

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Date Night @ Duke's Refresher Riverside
Hendrick's Gin Presents: A Refreshingly Curious Event @ 105 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON
Pizza-making 101: Workshop for Younger Adults @ S. Walter Stewart Library

🎵 Music
Chromatica Ball: Viewing Party & Singalong! Hosted by Angelo @ Theatre Centre Cafe
Katy Perry - Lifetimes Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Parkside Live Presents: Persian Roots Trio @ Redeemer Lutheran Church (Free)
Rocking The Horseshoe @ Horseshoe Tavern
Union Summer presented by TD - Spotlight on Women: Aiza @ Union Station

🎉 Entertainment
Back to The Future Trivia @ The Pilot
Gay AF @ Comedy Bar
Hidden Brain - "Perceptions" Tour with Shankar Vedantam @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Movie Trivia @ Hemingway's
The Basement Yard Experience @ Meridian Hall

🎭 Art and Culture
A Clay Sculpting Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Canadas 1985 to1989 50 cent Parliament Books Presentation @ Toronto's First Post Office
National Mosaic Art Exhibition Comes to Toronto @ Neilson Park Creative Centre
Old Times @ Soulpepper Theatre
Radiant @ Leslie Grove Gallery
Semi-Precious @ The Assembly Theatre
The dance Immersion Legacy Summit @ The Winchester Street Theatre
Workshop: Magic Mirrors through a Jewish Mystical Lens- Craft and Learn with Sof Kreidstein @ Koffler Gallery

🎡 Family
Animation with Piskel for Kids @ Palmerston Library
WE BILD Toronto - Women's Networking Group @ Valerie

📅 Other Events
GTApreneurs July 9 Downtown Toronto Business Networking Event @ Firkin on Yonge

Thursday 08/07

🎵 Music
1876 with The Animal Warfare Act @ The Garrison
After Hours Til Dawn Tour - The Weeknd, Playboi Carti & Mike Dean @ Rogers Centre
frown line with Just Fine and The Neverminds @ The Baby G
MORE NOISE PLEASE! PRESENTS: AN EVENING OF ELECTRONIC COLLAPSE @ Junction Underground Toronto
Rosyland: Park Performances & DIY Melodies @ Lee Lifeson Park
The Indie Stage Torontos Ultimate Mic NightBird On Stage Presents: The Indie Stage - Toronto’s Ultimate Mic Night @ Bygone Theatre, 379 Adelaide St. W. - 4th Floor
Thomas Anders of Modern Talking 2025 - Toronto @ Rebel

🎉 Entertainment
Basement Yard Experience @ Meridian Hall
General Trivia Night at The Guild House in Midtown Toronto @ The Guild House
Let's Go Comedy Show @ Wenona Lodge
Photo Editing with Adobe Photoshop @ Palmerston Library
SummerWorks Performance Festival @ Multiple Venues
The Porch - Locals Night Thursday: Apres Work Edition @ The Porch
Union Summer presented by TD - Social Dance Night: Salsa Dance Lesson with Santiago Moa @ Union Station

🏒 Sports
Baseball Town @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Pouring Session: Paint on Fluid Bears and more @ Artbox
Heratio @ The Greek Theatre, Guild Park & Gardens
Lakeshore Arts Open House @ Lakeshore Arts (Free)
New Exhibition: Michelle Nguyen Releases "Trick Mirror" at Bau-Xi Gallery Dufferin @ Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin

🎡 Family
2SLGBTQIA Board Game Night at Left Field Brewery in Leslieville Toronto @ Left Field Brewery
Along the Shore Walking Tour @ St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Mural
In-Person Peer Support Gathering: Mindfulness & Gratitude in Community @ 750 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6G 3B1

Friday 08/08

🍽️ Food and Drinks
2025 JerkFest Toronto @ Centennial Park
Taco Fest Toronto 2025 @ Fort York National Historic Site

🎵 Music
After Hours Til Dawn Tour - The Weeknd, Playboi Carti & Mike Dean @ Rogers Centre
Cuban Friday with Santiago Moa, DJ Suave & Shum de Salsa Dance @ Lula Lounge
Free B3 1130 w/ RSVP MC FLIPSIDE Kajama Afterparty @ Wiggle Room
Linkin Park - From Zero World Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Nadja: 20th Anniversary with Volur "Breathless Spirit" Release @ Tranzac Club
SOUL A GO-GO! @ BSMT 254
TechnoSalon August presents: Cultivation @ Junction Underground Toronto
The World Through Music @ Lawrence Park Community Centre
Union Summer presented by TD - Best of Union Beats: Fly Lady Di @ Union Station

🎉 Entertainment
Anthony Pappaly AND Nik Oka live - Backroom Comedy Club - Limited Run @ Backroom Comedy Club
Blood On the Clocktower at The Grand Order of Divine Sweets in West End TO @ The Grand Order of Divine Sweets
Board Game Night at Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Captain Wiggle's 12th Annual Moonlight Cruise @ Kajama
Carlos Ballarta - TLATOANI @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Danforth Comedy Festival presents Sai Kit Lo Live in Toronto @ Social Capital Theatre
Friday Pro Stand Up Comedy @ Chefs Hall Toronto @ Chefs Hall Toronto
Immigrants disaster - STAND UP COMEDY SHOW @ Society Clubhouse
Mo Amer: El Oso Palestino Tour @ The Elgin Theatre
Play Along! The Mystery Game Show @ The John Candy Box Theatre
Shuler King LIVE in Toronto! @ Comedy Bar East
You're Going to Hell: Pro Comedy Showcase @ Osprey Cafe

🎭 Art and Culture
2025 Mulan International Film Festival @ Innis Town Hall
A Paint Pouring Workshop: Fluid Bears & Canvas @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Designing the Movies: A Room with a View @ Revue Cinema
Habari Africa @ Harbourfront Centre
Hadia's Eternal Dance Symposium @ Multiple Venues
Kim's Convenience @ Baillie Theatre, Young Centre for the Performing Arts
Ladies First: Give x Glow @ Bata Shoe Museum
Queering the Future: Sensing New Worlds Into Our Present @ Casey House (Community Room)
The Fantastic Worlds of Shookooh Zoroufchi @ Sahar K. Boluki Gallery
TPFF Outdoor Screening & Souq @ Christie Pits Park
Writing Hawa @ Hot Docs Cinema

🎡 Family
Cat Video Fest 2025 @ Fox Theatre
Free Outdoor Movie Night @ Santa Chiara Parkette - Anne Marie D'Amico Square (Free)
iMovie for Beginners @ Palmerston Library

Saturday 08/09

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Afternoon Tea at the Grange @ AGO Bistro
Mimosa Fest Toronto @ Budo Canada - Boxing Fitness MMA
Sabor y Futbol @ The Pint

🎵 Music
Transient Reverie: A Free Concert in the Park @ Christie Pits Park (Free)
1 night with MARIO OCHOA from Colombia @ Wiggle Room
Babbu Maan: The One Maan Show @ Scotiabank Arena
BASS NODE @ 333 Bloor St W.
FLIPSIDE DJ & Collectors Vintage Record sale @ Sounds Good
Music Around the Corner: Celebrating Classics and Bold Beginnings @ Glad Day Lit
Salsa Saturday with Latin Swing Orchestra, DJ Van Gogh & Yordan & Maya! @ Lula Lounge
Saturday Night Swing Dance ft The Savoy Band Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ St. Barnabas
Shakedown & Soul - A Night of Funk, Groove & Gratitude @ Rivoli
The Swinging Pussycats @ The Pilot
Union Summer presented by TD - TD Music Presents: Scratch Bastid @ Union Station (Free)
Wavelength Summer Thing: Downtown Edition feat. Rich Aucoin, Charlotte Cornfield, Odario, Finom & more @ Trillium Park

🎉 Entertainment
Board Game Night at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ Red Tape Brewery
Experimentations An Improvisational Choreographic Concert @ The Winchester Street Theatre
Funny Is Funny! Late Night Stand-Up at Danforth Comedy Festival 2025 @ Social Capital Theatre
Intro to D&D for Adults @ S. Walter Stewart Library, Toronto Public Library
Neema Naz @ The Danforth Music Hall
Play on the Runway @ YZD
Toronto Labubu Meet-Up @ Front Street Plaza

🏒 Sports
Humber River full Moon Guided Night Tour - Join us on our Full Moon Night Paddles! @ Down the "Discovery Walks" Road
Nice Affair - Nice Day Pilates 1 Year Anniversary @ Nice Day Pilates

🎭 Art and Culture
15th Annual Roncesvalles United Church Book Sale @ Roncesvalles United Church Sanctuary
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Pouring Session: Paint on Fluid Bears and more @ Artbox
Echoes of The Diaspora: A Cross-City Celebration of African Dance @ George Brown College, Casa Loma Campus
Exhibition "Echoes of Her Hands" by Amy K. Fitzgerald @ Riverdale Hub
From Weeds We Grow @ Rowntree Mills Park
K-EXPO CANADA 2025: All About K-Style @ Meridian Hall & Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto
Longing and Belonging: Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Aaron Jones @ Onsite Gallery
Paint & Sip Workshop - Gem & Geode Night - Abstract Acrylic Paint Pouring @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Rainbow On Mars @ Ada Slaight Hall, Daniels Spectrum
Stratford Festival on Film: The Tempest @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Sudan, Remember Us @ Hot Docs Cinema
Temporary Tattoo Workshop @ Chefs Hall
Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Viva La Leaside: Street Festival & Community Celebration @ Commercial Rd
Wowie Zowie Tie-Dye @ Contemporary Textile Studio Co-Op

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Kid's Pollinator Pals Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Film Flow: Yoga, Journaling & Mingling @ AM Coffee Studio
Have you SEEN a TTC Rail Vehicle Book Launch @ The Spacing Store (Free)
Moss Park Summer Festival 2025 @ Green Space (Free)
Toronto Chinatown Festival @ Multiple Venues
Toronto Council Fires 8th Annual Youth Gathering @ Regent Park (Free)
Train the Next Hero! FREE First Aid & CPR Workshop @ Mel Lastman Square (Free)

🐾 Pet
Paws & Art Walk: Yonge & St. Clair @ Yonge & St. Clair BIA

📅 Other Events
Roncy Flea-August Edition @ Roncesvalles United Church

Sunday 08/10

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Trivia Social Mixer @ Pizza Rustica (Free)

🎵 Music
8 pm open for Sunday SerVice with DJ STARTING FROM SCRATCH with 4AM LAST CALL @ Wiggle Room
ART OF US w/ Miss Tara & Friends @ Hotel X Toronto
Goo Goo Dolls - Summer Anthem Tour @ Budweiser Stage
Music Around the Corner: Celebrating Classics and Bold Beginnings @ Youthful Vengeance
TO the Beat' Music Program By Lavazza IncluCity Festival 2025 w Wellington Music @ Trinity Theatre - The Distillery District (Free)
Union Summer presented by TD - The Rudy Ray Show presents Waleed Afro Ensemble @ Union Station
Wavelength Summer Thing: Downtown Edition feat. Rich Aucoin, Charlotte Cornfield, Odario, Finom & more @ Trillium Park

🎉 Entertainment
Singin' in the Rain @ Hot Docs Cinema
Speakeasy Comedy Show @ Secret Venue(Near Ossington Station)

🎭 Art and Culture
Making Change at Honest Ed's Walking Tour @ Honest Ed's original location
Prep and Practice: August 2025 @ Multiple Venues, Toronto (Free)
Resin Art Workshop at Artbox @ Artbox, Toronto
T-Shirt Printing Workshop @ Artbox
The Disability Arts Festival @ Wychwood Barns

🎡 Family
Kid's Bug Hotel Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
The Bark Side: A Merril Collection Exhibit @ Lillian H. Smith - The Merril Collection
World's Largest Tamagotchi Wedding @ Cecil Community Centre

🐾 Pet
Queen West BIA: Paws & Art Walk @ Bloorcourt Village, Toronto

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