Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Jan 12 - Jan 18)

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Jan 12 - Jan 18)

Monday 01/12

🎵 Music
The Historic Rex presents a Swingin Vocal Jazz Quartet from Vancouver and NYC @ The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar
Vocal Jazz Quartet from Vancouver and NYC @ The Rex

🎉 Entertainment
MOOD SWING MONDAYS - A FREE Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Desi Food Junction (Free)
The Chronicles of Narnia Movie Trivia @ Hemingway's
We Might Need Therapy @ Comedy Bar @ Comedy Bar

🏒 Sports
NBA: Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
The Trampoline Hall Lectures @ Garrison

Tuesday 01/13

🎵 Music
CURRENT FANTASY Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
Old New Year Eve at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna

🎉 Entertainment
Harry Potter Trivia @ Dublin Calling! @ Dublin Calling
Incredible Comedy for a Tuesday @ Pizza Rustica
Mrs. Doubtfire - The Musical @ Princess Of Wales Theatre
Question Everything Trivia hosted by QE Trivia @ Tha Phae Tavern @ Tha Phae Tavern
QUESTION EVERYTHING TRIVIA NIGHT @ THE RIVOLI @ The Rivoli
Seinfeld Trivia @ The Pilot
The Second City Mainstage 91st Revue @ Toronto Mainstage

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night @ Artbox
Pu Songling: Strange Tales @ Crow's Theatre
The Beaches: Creation of a Toronto Neighbourhood @ Toronto Reference Library, Beeton Hall (ground floor)

🎡 Family
Pokemon Trivia & Card Trading @ Hemingway's

Wednesday 01/14

🍽️ Food and Drinks
She Rises: A Celebration of Women Bakers and Local Grain Economies @ CSI Spadina (Suite 501)

🎵 Music
Piano with Meher Steinberg WINE WED at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
Sam Clark Trio live at DROM Taberna @ Downtown Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
Archer Trivia @ Hemingway's
Big Slice Trivia Night @ Ambassador Pizza Co. hosted by QE Trivia @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
FUNNY PHO SHO - A Stand-Up Comedy Show with GREAT FOOD @ Dzo Viet Eatery
Monster Island @ Comedy Bar
Mrs. Doubtfire - The Musical @ Princess Of Wales Theatre
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia
QUIZ COVEN - Challenge Your Knowledge Noir - Wednesdays TRIVIA NIGHT @ The Wych @ The Wych (Free)
Sapphic Board Game Night at Twilight Cafe Midtown Toronto @ Midtown Toronto

🎭 Art and Culture
Doc Soup: 76 Days Adrift @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Make Banana Cry @ Buddies in Bad Times
Opening Reception - Winter Exhibitions @ The Image Centre (Free)
Replay Storytelling: Second Chances @ Burdock

🎡 Family
Toronto Career Fair and Training Expo @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre
WORK IT GIRL WINTER TORONTO WEST TRIAL @ Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre (Free)

Thursday 01/15

🎵 Music
CONTRADROM with Maria Mazzotta & Festa Popolare at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
Songs for Soft Hearts and Busy Brains @ Parkdale

🎉 Entertainment
Aaron Weber LIVE in Toronto @ Comedy Bar East
Company @ 1115 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1J1
Fresh Hot Babes All Stars - The Best Newer Fem & Comics Return! @ Tallboys
General Pub Trivia at Wychwood Pub hosted by Changeling Gaming @ Wychwood Pub
Mrs. Doubtfire - The Musical @ Princess Of Wales Theatre
Other People's Treasure Bingo Presents: A Nightmare After Christmas @ Drake Underground
Question Everything Trivia hosted by QE Trivia @ The Fortunate Fox @ Fortunate Fox
Swipes Right: Hard Launch at The Second City Toronto @ Theatre '73 Toronto

🎭 Art and Culture
Curator Talk: Andre Perugia @ Bata Shoe Museum
Leaders in Product: Building Products People Use Every Day @ BrainStation
Mischief @ Tarragon Theatre
Patrick Howlett at Susan Hobbs Gallery @ Susan Hobbs Gallery
Resin Jewellery Workshop @ ARTBOX
Shift: an event hosted by Women's Art Association of Canada @ Dignam Gallery

📅 Other Events
ENTREPRENUERSHIP Thursdays @ CF Toronto Eaton Centre
LesbianLit Lovers: A Queer & Lesbian Speed Dating Night 1 Year Anniversary Edition @ TBA

Friday 01/16

🎵 Music
Hart House U of T Festival of Music @ Hart House Theatre
Kristin Lindell live at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
Salsa Fridays with 8 de Barrio, DJ Trambo & Sarita Leyva! @ Lula Lounge
Sonic Sancocho - Edicion Rompe la Pinata @ BSMT 254

🎉 Entertainment
All of Us Are Naughty: Comedy Show @ Social Capital Theatre
Board Game Night at CHEFS HALL in Downtown Toronto @ Chef's Hall
Board Game Night at Junction Craft Brewery in the Junction @ Junction Craft Brewing
Chaotic Good @ Comedy Bar
Mrs. Doubtfire - The Musical @ Princess Of Wales Theatre
The Professionals Comedy Show - Toronto's Best Stand-Up Comedy @ Free Times Cafe
Uncle Lazer @ Toronto

🏒 Sports
NBA: Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Clippers @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
Ranbir Sidhu No Limits: Public Opening @ Art Gallery of Ontario (Free)
There Was, There Was Not - with Atom Egoyan @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Vision Board Collaging/ Art Therapy Experience @ Artbox

Saturday 01/17

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Desde el Mar by Havana Chef @ The Depanneur
Jamaica in Toronto 2026 @ Stackt Market

🎵 Music
1 night with TYLER HILL and RANDOMDOUG all night long @ Wiggle Room
A Soulful Wintry Evening With Kurdish Kamancha @ Burdock Music Hall
Community Piano Jam with Adam Dilouya @ The Painted Lady
Dance 'til Dusk @ Ground Control
Daniel Vnukowski with the Odin Quartet @ Knox United Church
FRANDER @ Small World Music
Frequency: Keira Moore @ Worth Gallery
Lower Bay Big Band live at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
PAUL JAMES 75th Birthday Bash @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Salsa Saturday with Ricky Franco, DJ Van Gogh & Baila Boogaloo! @ Lula Lounge
Secund: Klezmer Rhythm on the Fiddle @ Trinity St. Paul's Church - 427 Bloor St. W. - Memorial Room
SPELLBOUND: Goth Post-Punk Darkwave Video Dance Party w/ Bauhaus Spotlight @ Ground Control, Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
Alex Dewitt@Backroom Comedy Club - Limited Run @ Backroom Comedy Club
Nikki Payne Live in Toronto @ Comedy Bar
Paul Chowdhry- Artificial Indian Tour @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Saturday Night Satire Comedy Show @ Desi Food Junction
Saturday Night Swing Dance with Karina Muhir Swing Band @ Swing Toronto
Something Strange Circus Show @ Lees Palace, Toronto
The Phantom Of The Opera Screening @ The Viceroy Theatre at Glenmore Records Studios
The Something Strange Circus Show @ Lee's Palace

🎭 Art and Culture
A Doll's House @ Bluma Appel Theatre
Freeform Sculpting Class @ ARTBOX
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
Klezmer Instrumental: Playing for Yiddish Dance @ Trinity St. Paul's Church - 427 Bloor St. W. - Dance Studio
Poetry Open Mic @ Buddies in Bad Times
Tabernacle Encounter @ Meridian Hall, Toronto
Unleash Your Inner Artist Art Class @ 183 Gallery

🎡 Family
Create Your Own Hanging Terrarium @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
New Moon in Capricorn Hammock Sound Bath - Sound Healing Wellness Relaxation @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Planetarium - Tour The Universe @ Bridlewood Mall
Scottish Ceilidh Fundraiser for BCG St. Albans @ BGC St. Alban's Club
Speed Friending for Travellers @ Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

Sunday 01/18

🎵 Music
Back To My Roots a Nashville-Style Writers Round @ The Painted Lady
Canadian Chinese Orchestra 2026 Lunar New Year Concert: "Timeless Melodies: A Tribute to Teresa Teng" @ York Woods Library Theatre
FRAMBOISE live at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
Opera Revue Fall/Winter 2025 @ Granite Brewery, Toronto
Peer Gynt's Adventures Concert @ Lawrence Park Community Church

🎉 Entertainment
Big Joke Smackdown - a standup competition @ Free Times Cafe
DESI COMEDY SHOW: HARV AND FRIENDS @ Comedy Bar
Heated Rivalry Improvised @ Comedy Bar East
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia
Rockabilly Hawaii Beach Party Dance ft Nicholas Campbell and The Metre Cheaters and Beginner Lesson @ La Plaza -Basement Lounge

🎭 Art and Culture
An Oil Painting: A Cherry Still Life Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Anga's Farm: Bonsai Seminar @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Evidential Mediumship by Medium Mama Nina @ LITE
Local auditions for the Professional Ballet Program at Canada's National Ballet School @ Canada's National Ballet School
Raoul Wallenberg Day: The Future Awaits @ Cineplex Yonge-Eglinton and VIP
The Gardener and the Dictator @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🎡 Family
A Family Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Session @ Artbox
Board Game Lunch at Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Board Game Night at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ Red Tape Brewery
January Birding Walk in High Park @ High Park Forest School (Free)

📅 Other Events
Avril Moon - An Avril Lavigne & Sailor Moon Drag Bingo Brunch @ Granite Brewery

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