Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Feb 16 - Feb 22)

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Feb 16 - Feb 22)

Monday 02/16

🍽️ Food and Drinks
EAT LIKE AN ITALIAN - ROME COOKING EXPERIENCE @ 7 Numbers Eglinton
Lunar New Year Banquet with Shirley Lum at Wok Theory @ Wok Theory, 530 Dundas St W, Toronto
Portlicious @ Multiple Venues

🎉 Entertainment
A Naan Sense Comedy - Standup Comedy Show @ CHAKHNA BAR & RESTAURANT (Free)
Come Play Werewolf @ Granite Brewery
Heated Rivalry Trivia at Cassette @ Cassette
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 240th Anniversary Screening @ Fox Theatre

🏒 Sports
Toronto Marlies: Family Day Game at Scotiabank Arena @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
Amazing! Fantastic! Astounding! Science Fiction and the Pulp Magazines @ Toronto Public Library – Lillian H. Smith Branch
Chao, Tet TO 2026 - Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival @ Youngplace (Free)
Flick The Switch Parkdale Family Day Open Studio @ Flick the Switch Parkdale
Heritage Antique Market - Family Day - Centerpoint Mall @ Centerpoint Mall
Winter Stations 2026 @ Woodbine Beach

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Family Day Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Disco Descendants Family Day Rave @ Clubhouse at West Commons (Free)
Family Day at Colborne Lodge @ Colborne Lodge (Free)
Kids FREE on Family Day at the Hockey Hall of Fame @ Hockey Hall of Fame (Free)
LOVE YOU FOREVER AND MORE MUNSCH @ Young People's Theatre

Tuesday 02/17

🍽️ Food and Drinks
St. Barnabas Anglican Church Pancake Supper @ St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Toronto (Free)

🎵 Music
Mardi Gras at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna

🎉 Entertainment
Bridgerton Trivia at Cassette @ Gladstone House
Hilary Duff Trivia @ Hemingway's
Leaders in Product: Building Products That Power Daily Life @ BrainStation
Question Everything Trivia hosted by QE Trivia @ Tha Phae Tavern @ Tha Phae Tavern
QUESTION EVERYTHING TRIVIA NIGHT @ THE RIVOLI @ Rivoli
Spotlight at The Second City - February @ The Second City
The Simpsons Trivia @ The Pilot, Toronto

🎭 Art and Culture
An Oil Painting Experience by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
esu crossing the middle passage: orisha trilogy by d'bi.young anitafrika @ Black Theatre School
NTS DramaFest 2026 @ North York
Shab-e She'r Poetry Night CXVIII @ Tranzac Club

Wednesday 02/18

🎵 Music
Brandi Carlile - The Human Tour 2026 @ Scotiabank Arena
Miguel Live at History - Caos Tour 2026 @ History Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
Big Slice Trivia Night @ Ambassador Pizza Co. hosted by QE Trivia @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
Brain Freeze @ Comedy Bar
Funny Pho Show - A FREE Stand-Up Comedy Night @ Dzo Viet Eatery, Toronto (Free)
Heated Rivalry Trivia at Cassette @ Cassette
LOL @ Lola Bar in Kensington Market @ Lola Bar and Restaurant (Free)
Massage x Sound Healing Meditation @ kær
QUESTION EVERYTHING TRIVIA @ STACKT MARKET @ Courage Cookies at Stackt Market
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia
The Bear: Improvised at Gia Restaurant @ Gia Restaurant

🎭 Art and Culture
HONG KONG TOURISM BOARD IGNITES LUNAR NEW YEAR 2026 WITH FIRE HORSE CLUB @ Cry Baby Gallery
Moon Cycle Sound Baths @ The Anndore House, part of JDV by Hyatt
People of the City @ Factory Theatre
Queer History with Les K. Wright : A Forgotten Generation of AIDS Survivors @ Glad Day Lit
Revealing the Structural: Censorship and Discrimination with Art by Yafang Shi @ Ruth Upjohn Gallery - Women's Art Association of Canada

🎡 Family
Beaks and Brews: Morning Coffee and Bird Walk @ Humber Arboretum, Toronto
Romance Travel Show: Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Expo @ Grand Victorian Convention Centre
Toronto Professionals Social @ Firkin on Yonge
Trades and Talent Connect Event 2026 @ Parkview Manor

📅 Other Events
Pitch your single friend @ Danu Social House (Free)

Thursday 02/19

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Taste of Downtown Yonge Food Tour ( Every Thursday) @ Downtown Yonge Area
Sarah Heynan - Food as Social Good @ The Depanneur
Taste the Hub: Night Market @ Kitchen Hub Liberty Village

🎵 Music
Carnaval de Barranquilla @ Lula Lounge
Delta Sweet with Chris Buck Band & Amber-Jo Bowman @ Rivoli
KAMAKAN at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
Le Cabaret Bleu @ The Painted Lady, Toronto
Mahler's Ninth with your Toronto Symphony Orchestra @ Roy Thomson Hall
Music That Moves with Crash Test Dummies @ El Mocambo
Sound Break Winter/Spring 2026 @ Multiple Venues (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
20/20 Perspective #Comedy show series @ Backroom Comedy Club
BLOCK PARTY VOL. 6 @ IDK Social Bar
Jo Koy Live! @ Scotiabank Arena
Laugh Tracks! Comedy 8-11pm/ Open Deck DJ 11pm - 2am @ Geary Avenue Warehouse
Monthly Movie Screening: Free Solo @ Palmerston Library (Free)
Presto Comedy - Stand Up Comedy @ Tail of the Junction
Question Everything Trivia hosted by QE Trivia @ The Fortunate Fox @ Fortunate Fox
Solar Eclipse in Aquarius Hammock Sound Bath - Sound Healing Meditation @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Some Questionable Mischief @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Tea4Tea- An All Trans & Nonbinary Comedy Fundraiser @ Tallboys

🎭 Art and Culture
Tea with Mara @ The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance
A Creative Paint Party - Paint & Sip Experience @ Paint Cabin
A Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring on Bears & Canvas @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Eras End, Stories Live On: The Life and Times of the Story Arts Centre @ Centennial College, Story Arts Centre
Origami and Tea @ Parkdale Library (Free)
Rameau & The Art of Dance @ Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre
THE PEG BAR - Animation Mix 'n Mingle with Lauri Lewis @ The Wych
Third Voice Exhibition Reception @ Assembly Hall

📅 Other Events
Marketing After-Hours TO: Winter 2026 @ BrainStation

Friday 02/20

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Sausages from Scratch by Peter Sanagan @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
HOT GARBAGE, YOO DOO RIGHT, BONNIE TRASH @ Lee's Palace
Lula Global Late Night featuring Latintos & DJ Suave @ Lula Lounge
Monopatia Album Release @ 107 Chandos Avenue
Shaun Cassidy -The Road to Us @ The Winter Garden Theatre
T.O. BLACK HISTORY MONTH REGGAE FEST @ El Mocambo
The Movement feat Saint Case and Friends w Starlotte Satine @ The Painted Lady

🎉 Entertainment
A Bad Choice - Standup Comedy Show @ Desi Food Junction
Best in Show @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Board Game Night @ Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
CHAOTIC GOOD.ALL PRO COMEDY! @ Comedy Bar
Comedy X Storytelling's "That's Amore" @ Free Times Cafe
Downtown Laughs @ Hotel Victoria
In The Mood @ Midnight Market
KARAOKE at Steadfast Brewing! @ Steadfast Brewing
Max Ross headlines #Backroom Comedy Club - One Night ONLY! @ Backroom Comedy Club
Soul Line Dance Social: February Edition @ Gotta Dance Studios
Staccayto Staccato's Epic Quest! The Improvised Musical @ Comedy Bar East

🏒 Sports
The Outdoor Adventure Show @ The International Centre
The Toronto Motorcycle and Powersport Show @ Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place

🎭 Art and Culture
A Black Panther in the Great White North @ Harbourfront Centre
A Crafty Tote Bag Painting Party - Paint & Sip Experience @ Paint Cabin
Black Artists Residency - Open Studio @ Lakeshore Arts
CHOCOLATE Painting - Snackable Art Workshop @ QUEST XO
Daughters of Donbas: Album and Film Release: Code 4.5.0 @ Tranzac Club
Friday Night: Sample Chief Takeover @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Love Hearts - Wine Glass Painting Workshop @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe

🎡 Family
A Family Glow Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery

Saturday 02/21

🍽️ Food and Drinks
The Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Fest 2026 @ Roundhouse Park
With Love, From Delhi by Pudina Kitchen @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
1 night only with WH0 from Toolroom Records @ Wiggle Room
5nizza 25-Year Anniversary North American Tour @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
ADVOCATS BIG BAND AT THE REX! @ The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar
Atelier Romantique @ St Andrews Church
Be My Violin-tine? A Cozy Concert at Glad Day Lit @ Glad Day Lit
Beat Night at The Ambassador @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
Black Box Music @ Betty Oliphant Theatre
Community Piano Jams with Adam Dilouya @ The Painted Lady
Feeling Good: Alana Bridgewater Sings Nina Simone @ Allied Music Centre Theatre
Giddy Up! w. Melanie Sutherland, DJ Devolux, KARE, Marc Gleeson, Dylan Van Nostrand @ Embassy Bar (Free)
In Your Walls live at Hard Luck Bar in Toronto @ Hard Luck Bar
Kirtan: Music & Mantras at Alternity @ Alternity Hub and the Kirtan Culture Initiative, 333 Bloor St West, downtown Toronto
Music Trivia - Name That Tune @ Hemingway's
NIFRA @ NOMAD @ NOMAD
Salsa Saturday: SIEMBRA LIVE, DJ Van Gogh & Oscar Naranjo! @ Lula Lounge
Saturday Night Swing Dance with Toby Hughes New Deans of Swing Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ Swing Toronto
SPELLBOUND Video Dance Party @ Living On Video + DJ Lazarus
TOKYO NOCTURNE w/ DJ Mind Fractation - Suppuration of Synth @ The Wych (Free)
Word of Mouth presents an evening of live music and poetry at 13 Suns in Scarborough @ 13 Suns Ethiopian

🎉 Entertainment
90 Minute Hammock Scent & Sound Bath Journey @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Best Damn Stand-Up Comedy Show in Toronto @ Social Capital Theatre
Degrassi: Whatever It Takes @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
DOJO INITIATION: A Night of New Stories - Sat, Feb 21st @ 6PM #March dates @ Backroom Comedy Club
JUICE Comedy presents MICHAEL BLACKSON "I Deported Myself Tour" @ Toronto Pavilion Theater
Let The Elephants Dance Fundraising Gala - 10 Year Anniversary @ 918 Bathurst
Saturday Night at the Movies - Silent Movie clips with music by Pianist Bruce Vogt @ Kingston Rd United Church
Sauced Improv Comedy Show @ Tallboys
SKETCH PARTY - Hosted by JOY PROVISION @ Comedy Bar
The Paddock Tavern Comedy Showcase @ The Paddock Tavern (Free)
Zabrina Douglas: Comedy Special Taping @ Yuk Yuk's

🎭 Art and Culture
A Blanket Making Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Crafty Tote Bag Painting Party - Paint & Sip Experience @ Paint Cabin
Black History Month: Handmade Foot Scrubs @ Bata Shoe Museum
ChromaZone and associated artists in 1980s Toronto @ Koffler30
Colour into Space art show closing party @ Gallery 22 (Free)
Draft Festival of Seeds @ TBA
Lunar Neigh Year Market presented by Loohoo & Friends @ Loohoo on Queen West
Poetry Open Mic @ Buddies in Bad Times

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Repotting Plants Seminar @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Chinatown Lunar New Year celebration @ Multiple Venues
Get the Jump on Spring @ Toronto Botanical Garden
MathHacks Hackathon @ De La Salle College “Oaklands”
Modern Wedding Show @ The International Centre
Richmond Hill Lunar year Celebration and Business Networking Event @ Langstaff Community Center (Free)
The Depths Have Teeth: Tour & Trivia about Sharks @ Royal Ontario Museum
Twist Gallery's Wedding Open House @ Twist Gallery

Sunday 02/22

🍽️ Food and Drinks
BBs & Friends: Closing Soon @ BB's
Roman Street Food by Erica Foffi @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Back To My Roots @ The Painted Lady
David Jalbert Pianist @ Walter Hall, UofT
Opera Revue at Granite Brewery: The Love, Lust and Revenge Edition @ Granite Brewery
Punk Talks - Musicians of Toronto Punk, Celebrating Punk's 50th Anniversary @ Peach Berserk
Rich Brian - Where Is My Head? 2026 Tour @ History Toronto
Terreiro do Samba: Ressaca de Carnaval! @ Lula Lounge

🎉 Entertainment
Actually Funny Stand Up Comedy Show @ Comedy Bar
Board Game Night at Twilight Cafe Midtown Toronto @ Twilight Cafe Midtown
Everest Dark @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Golden Age: Black Narcissus @ Fox Theatre
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia
Square Dance Social @ St. Barnabas Upper Hall
Sunday SerVice Manzone Strong Nour 4AM Last Call @ Wiggle Room Toronto (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
44th ANNUAL TORONTO POSTCARD CLUB SHOW @ Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto
Ground Your Emotions & Recharge Your Energy: A Moon-Sign Astrology Workshop @ tinglesbar ASMR Spa
Manifest Your Intentions: Bracelet-Making Workshop @ Warden Hilltop Community Centre
MOCA Movement: Pilates in the Museum @ MOCA Toronto
Scented Candle Making @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Songs of Consolation for Our Distracted Times @ Kingston Road United Church
TFS Presents an Italian Double Feature! @ Paradise Theatre in Toronto
Unarmed Verses @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto's north-east end

🐾 Pet
Paint Your Pet Experience @ Artbox Studio & Gallery

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