Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Feb 23 - Mar 1)

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Feb 23 - Mar 1)

A friend said this event would spark some seriously good conversations — and I get it. Rogue Psychology mixes documentary and social experiment to test what actually shifts human behaviour in real life.

They’re screening three episodes:
• Curbing Social Media Addiction
• Making People Less Easily Offended
• Improving Creativity

After that: director Q&A, a surprise live performance, and an after party at Super Wonder Gallery. It doesn’t just end when the credits roll. Thought-provoking, engaging, and a refreshing alternative to your usual Saturday night. If you’re into psychology, culture, and creative conversations, this one’s worth a look.

🎬 Series Premiere: Rogue Psychology
Saturday, March 7, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🎟️ Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/series-premiere-rogue-psychology-tickets-1982087298466?aff=oddtdtcreator

📹 Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTrkxfOc9wc

Monday 02/23

🎵 Music
A Wu-Tang Experience: Live at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas and VIP
Against the Grain Theatre's February Opera Pub @ Against the Grain Theatre
Conan Gray Live In Toronto - Wishbone World Tour 2026 @ Scotiabank Arena
Gorillaz 'The Mountain' Official Album Listening Event @ High Notes Coffee + Vinyl (Free)
JADE - Thats Showbiz Baby 2026 Tour @ History Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
& Juliet Trivia and Karaoke @ The Pilot
Bob's Burgers Trivia @ Hemingway's
Mic Drop Club In-Person Public Speaking Practice @ Details to be shared upon registration
Troll- a Comedy Show @ Wenona Lodge

🎭 Art and Culture
A Heart Pillow Hand-Knitting Workshop by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Collage Night @ Typist Studios & Coffee
The Victorian Cult of Mourning @ Palmerston Library

🎡 Family
BIPOC Youth Expo & Summit. A cultural celebration @ Sheraton Centre Toronto
Talking With Strangers: Dream Big, I Dare You! @ Waterworks Food Hall Toronto

Tuesday 02/24

🎵 Music
Concert: Sara Schabas and Isabelle David perform "in a dark blue night" @ Koffler Gallery

🎉 Entertainment
Brazily Dance Class @ Dance Annex Studios (Bloor, on corner of Clinton street)
Grey's Anatomy Trivia @ Hemingway's
Mystic Magic - A Speakeasy Magic Experience @ a-toi
Question Everything Trivia hosted by QE Trivia @ Tha Phae Tavern @ Tha Phae Tavern
QUESTION EVERYTHING TRIVIA NIGHT @ THE RIVOLI @ Rivoli
Stranger Things Trivia Night @ Dublin Calling - Hosted by Trivia Kings @ Dublin Calling
The Legend Of Blank @ Second City

🏒 Sports
NBA: Toronto Raptors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
CONTACT Inaugural Fundraising Gala and Auction @ Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto
Glow in the Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Sir Tyrone Guthrie at Stratford: Portraits @ Ruth Upjohn Gallery - Women's Art Association of Canada
THE NEIGHBOURS: A Play By Nicolas Billon @ Extraspace Theatre Tarragon Theatre

🎡 Family
Transform Symposium @ Centre for Social Innovation (Free)

🐾 Pet
Pooches & Pastels @ Old Flame Brewery

📅 Other Events
February Networking Mixer for GTA Business Owners & Entrepreneurs @ Bar Rustica Late Night Pizza

Wednesday 02/25

🎵 Music
Andrea Kuzmich's Songscapin' @ Drom Taberna
Free Live Cover Rock Music Event @ TO Lounge Feb 25, 8:00 PM @ TO Lounge (Free)
Freya Skye @ Massey Hall
MARGO PRICE Wild at Heart Tour @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

🎉 Entertainment
BAD & BOOZEY BINGO @ Lost Craft Brewery hosted by QE Trivia @ Lost Craft Brewery
Big Slice Trivia Night @ Ambassador Pizza Co. hosted by QE Trivia @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
Bridgerton Trivia Night - Snakes & Lattes Annex @ Snakes and Lattes College St.
Other People's Treasure BINGO @ The Drake Hotel
Product Evenings TO: Why Great Fintech Product Managers Embrace Complexity @ BrainStation
QUESTION EVERYTHING TRIVIA @ STACKT MARKET @ Courage Cookies at Stackt Market
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia
Scream Trivia @ Hemingway's

🏒 Sports
NBA: Toronto Raptors vs. San Antonio Spurs @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
A Creative Printmaking Night - Hands-On Art Experience @ Paint Cabin
Beyond Uhura @ Jane Finch Mall
Cut, Paste, Connect: Collage Night for Connection @ Permission Slip Studios | 1865 Davenport Rd. Toronto, ON
Land. Sea. Sugar. Salt. @ University of Toronto Art Centre, The Art Museum at the University of Toronto
Opening Reception: The Art Museum's Winter 2026 Exhibitions @ Art Museum at the University of Toronto
Paint and Sip: Feeling the Breeze @ My Inner Child Paint Bar
Untold Stories: Black Queer Open Mic @ Glad Day Lit
YWCA Toronto's Inspirations Studio At Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art @ Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art

🎡 Family
Hoo's Who 2 - Live Owl Meet and Greet @ Humber Arboretum

📅 Other Events
Behind Autonomous AI: Infrastructure, Security, and Control @ Office146 Co-working Office

Thursday 02/26

🎵 Music
Bruno Mars 'The Romantic' Official Album Listening Event @ High Notes Toronto AND Mississauga (Free)
Freya SkyeStars Align Tour @ Massey Hall
Karisik Kaset live at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna

🎉 Entertainment
Cillian Me Softly Presents ALOFT, 2014 plus Dave During Birthday Party @ Eyesore Cinema
Design Evenings TO: AI at the Edges to AI at the Core @ BrainStation Toronto
Fundraiser Screening - Sorry to Bother You @ Typist Studios & Coffee
Learn & Play Vampire the Masquerade! - A Premium RPG Experience @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Lucas Zelnick @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Question Everything Trivia hosted by QE Trivia @ Blanco Cantina @ Blanco Cantina Toronto
Question Everything Trivia hosted by QE Trivia @ The Fortunate Fox @ The Fortunate Fox
QUIP: Queers In Post Mixer - Bingo and a DJ! @ Glad Day Lit
Scarborough Comedy Show @ The Avenue - Restaurant and Lounge
Teenage Wasteland @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Wychwood Pub Trivia hosted by Changeling Gaming @ Wychwood Pub

🎭 Art and Culture
A Canvas & Bear Paint Pouring Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Creative Paint Party - Paint & Sip Experience @ Paint Cabin
Art Hive at MOCA @ MOCA Toronto (Free)
Collaging Vision Notebooks @ The Combine
Gareth Long at Susan Hobbs Gallery @ Susan Hobbs Gallery
Made at Union: Smartphone Snaps That Capture The Vibe @ The Union Hotel
New Exhibition, "In Common," at Deco Gallery @ Deco Gallery
Paint and Sip: Stormy Night @ My Inner Child Paint Bar
Shared Horizons: Petra Eperjesi & David Lidbetter @ Muse Gallery

🎡 Family
All Ages Karaoke and Board Game Night @ Palmerston Library

Friday 02/27

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Exploring Belgian Beer with Joke Van Loon @ The Depanneur
Italian Aperitivo & Focaccia Workshop @ Le Dolci Culinary School
Rhythm on the Rocks @ Toronto Event Centre

🎵 Music
CABIN FEVER: A Dance Party Fundraiser @ Three Dollar Bill
EBM PARTY - ebm / electro-industrial / futurepop with APOPTYGAMA BERZERK Spotlight @ Ground Control
FREE TANGO TASTING by Master Teachers Bulent and Lina @ TBA (Free)
Lift Your Voice @ St. Andrew's Church, Toronto
Live in the Library: Marielle Divino @ Parkdale Library (Free)
Lula Global Late Night: Brazilian DJ Collective BR House @ Lula Lounge
Ruel Kicking My Feet Tour @ History Toronto
RUSKO NEW DATE 1 Man Army 2025/2026 Tour @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Sean Stanley Trio live at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna

🎉 Entertainment
#13 Slow Burn Comedy @ Osprey Cafe
Black Sheep Comedy @ Rorschach Featuring TED MORRIS @ Rorschach Brewing
Booze Clues @ Comedy Bar
How to Feel @ Annex Theatre
Laugh & Learn: Academic Lectures Stand-Up Comedy in Toronto @ Ace of Spades Lounge and Events, Toronto
Laugh Dammit! @ Comedy Bar, Toronto
Laughs for Learning @ Revival, Toronto
Lucas Zelnick @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
The Liberty Laughs Comedy Show - Stand Up Comedy @ Liberty Village Market and Cafe
Your Hood's a Joke @ Yuk Yuk's

🎭 Art and Culture
A Creative Paint Party - Paint & Sip Experience @ Paint Cabin
Come See Me in the Good Light @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Flight Pattern / Suite en Blanc @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Glow in the Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Little Willy @ Berkeley Street Theatre (Canadian Stage), Toronto
National Ballet of Canada: Flight Pattern/Suite en Blanc @ Four Seasons Centre
Paint and Sip: Enchanted Forest @ My Inner Child Paint Bar
Still Life Painting: Ceremonial Lion Head @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies
THE MENDING LAB 2: Stitch & Patch @ Centre for Social Innovation (Free)
UPU @ Aki Studio

🎡 Family
Board Game Night @ CHEFS HALL - Winter Hours @ Chef's Hall

Saturday 02/28

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Arabic Cheesemaking by Rahaf Alakbani @ The Depanneur
CookUnity Presents FIND your FUEL @ Transmission Studios
International Tripel Day @ Granite Brewery
Saturday Trivia Social Mixer at Pizza Rustica @ Pizza Rustica

🎵 Music
10 pm to 5am ALL NIGHT with TYLER HILL @ Wiggle Room
80s Dance Party - Forever Young @ Vatican Gift Shop
80s/90s Video Dance Party with THE SMITHS Spotlight - PANIC @ Ground Control
Dr. Draw & The Strange Parade featuring Scott Jackson @ The Pilot
DUTTY featuring...KING TURBO & CHOPPA CHOP @ BSMT 254
Flamenco Saturday at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
House Music Legend Mark Farina returns to Toronto for Roots of House Series @ Sound Machine
MC4D @ NOMAD @ NOMAD
Mycelia Moon and The Ergosphere with Special Guest Tamara Vukov @ Tranzac Club
PATHETIQUE: Songs from the Heart @ George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre
Saturday Night Swing Dance with Fat Quarter Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ Swing Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
76 Days Adrift @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Backroom Turns 4! With headliner Mike Rita! One Night only @ Backroom Comedy Club
Hammock Sound Bath for Overthinkers - Relaxation Breathwork Sound Healing @ Jungle Flower Wellness
It's a Numbers Game - Trivia Night @ St. Aiden's in the Beach
Lula Community Salsa Class @ Lula Lounge (Free)
MOOVIN' SOUL 89.5FM CIUT.FM @ The Redwood Theatre
Toronto Climate Film Festival: A Night on Renewable Energy @ Friends House (Free)
Toronto Mandem Comedy Jam @ Comedy Bar

🏒 Sports
Elimination Chamber 2026 Toronto Watch Party @ National Toronto
Marlies Black Excellence Game @ Coca Cola Coliseum
NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators @ Scotiabank Arena
TFC Away Days: Toronto FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps Watch Party @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Toronto Wrestling Club: The Whipper Watson Winter Classic @ Henderson Brewing

🎭 Art and Culture
2026 Winter Exhibition ARTbus Tour @ Multiple Venues
A Candle Making Experience by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Creative Paint Party - Paint & Sip Experience @ Paint Cabin
Acrylic Paint Making Workshop @ Loohoo
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari @ Paradise Theatre
Chiromancies x Copperbelt: Closing Reception & Artist Talk @ Soulpepper Theatre
Edna Tacon: Verve and Decorum Public Opening @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Fringe Earring Workshop with Kay Nadjiwon @ Xpace Cultural Centre (Free)
In a Viennese Salon @ Scarborough Bluffs United Church
Naad Yoga: An Inner Pulse @ Jamii Hub
National Ballet of Canada: Flight Pattern/Suite en Blanc @ Four Seasons Centre
Paint and Sip: Blooming Sunflower @ My Inner Child Paint Bar
Paper Quilling Workshop - Snowdrops @ Toronto Botanical Garden
Presentation by Sarah Parsons @ MOCA Toronto
Screening: William Kentridge's Ursonate, 2018 @ Koffler Arts
Shared Horizons: Petra Eperjesi & David Lidbetter @ Muse Gallery
Tanya Besedina: Porcelain Narratives Exhibition @ Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
The 44th Ontario Japanese Speech Contest @ Innis Town Hall (IN112), University of Toronto
Time's Eldest Son: Celebrating 400 Years of John Dowland @ Heliconian Club (35 Hazelton Ave)

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Seeding Seminar @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Pokemon Day: Detective Pikachu @ Fox Theatre
Speed Friending through Photography @ Royal Ontario Museum
Year of the Horse: A Lunar New Year Celebration @ Roy Thomson Hall

🐾 Pet
DOG MINGLE and Random Queers @ Society Clubhouse (College & Dufferin)

📅 Other Events
QS Discover and Connect Master's and MBA Events in Toronto @ Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre

Sunday 03/01

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Coffee Cupping & The Art of Flavor for the Home Barista @ The Second Floor of Midori Ramen - North York
Green Career Mixer with Community Mobilizers @ Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives

🎵 Music
Cat Power - The Greatest Tour @ History Toronto
From Mozart to Mamma Mia @ Trinity-St. Paul's Centre
Love of the Season @ Hart House Great Hall
MARK FARINA playing Mushroom Jazz to House set @ Wiggle Room
Mundy with Michael Darcy @ Rivoli
Olea Wisteria live at DROM Taberna @ DROM Taberna
Samba Reggae Percussion Workshop - Brazilian Rhythms from Bahia @ Geary Avenue Rehearsal Studios
The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir Concert @ Humber Valley United Church

🎉 Entertainment
CatVideoFest 2025 @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Heroes on the Air - A Live Radio Experience @ Hugh's Room Live
Lunar Eclipse in Virgo Hammock Sound Bath - Cocoon Meditation Relaxation Toronto @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Stitching Hour: Little Women 1994 @ Fox Theatre

🏒 Sports
Ridley College Figure Skating Coaching Showcase @ Nathan Phillips Square

🎭 Art and Culture
KRIT Zine, Toronto's new DIY Arts Zine, Launches its 3rd Issue: Winter Worry @ Paul Petro Contemporary Art (Free)
Mime Workshop and Performance @ Sweet Action Theatre
National Ballet of Canada: Flight Pattern/Suite en Blanc @ Four Seasons Centre
Orchestra Toronto: Exploration of the Soul - Tchaikovsky & Adler @ George Weston Recital Hall, inside the Meridian Arts Centre
Sashiko Embroidery: A Slow Stitch Workshop @ Morning Parade Coffee

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Bees & Pollinators Seminar @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Family Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Session @ Artbox Studio Gallery
The Wedding Show - March 1, 2026 @ Hyatt Regency Toronto
Winter Tree Identification Workshop in High Park @ High Park Forest School

📅 Other Events
Beginner Friendly Kundalini Yoga [West End] @ Society Clubhouse

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