Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (May 4 - May 10)
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Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (May 4 - May 10)
Monday 05/04
🍽️ Food and Drinks
First Outdoor Sorauren Farmers' Market @ Sorauren Park
🎉 Entertainment
Group Therapy Comedy - Standup Comedy Show @ CHAKHNA (Free)
Improv Drop-in @ Backroom Comedy Club @ Backroom Comedy Club (Free)
Knight of Comedy - Pro Stand-Up Show @ Comedy Bar
May the 4th: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story @ Fox Theatre
Question Everything Trivia @ CIBC SQUARE / TABLE FARE plus SOCIAL @ CIBC SQUARE (Free)
Star Wars Trivia - May The 4th Be With You @ Hemingway's
🎭 Art and Culture
Departure 2026 @ Multiple Venues
WORLD PLAY- Chapter 6: Freedom @ Small World Centre
Tuesday 05/05
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Cinco de Mayo at The Porch @ The Porch Toronto
🎵 Music
A Velour Underground Residency - Lou Reed Covers @ The Baby G
mage tears and Ebril at the Rivoli @ Rivoli
TD Music Celebrates Asian Heritage Month @ Union Station
🎉 Entertainment
Blood on the Clocktower - Intermediate - at Twilight Cafe - Yonge & Bloor @ Twilight Cafe - Yonge & Bloor
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Trivia @ Hemingway's
How I Met Your Mother Trivia Night @ Dublin Calling
Pub Trivia Hosted by Almost Jeopardy @ The Pilot
Question Everything Trivia @ Tha Phae Tavern
QUESTION EVERYTHING TRIVIA NIGHT @ THE RIVOLI - WIN BLUE JAYS TICKETS @ Rivoli Toronto
Star Wars Trivia Night - Snakes & Lattes College @ Snakes and Lattes College St.
Wychwood Pub Quizshow Night hosted by Changeling Gaming @ Wychwood Pub
🎭 Art and Culture
Author Discussion: Radical Antiquity with Christopher Zeichmann @ Toronto Reference Library, Jack Robinovitch Reading Room (4th floor)
Design Evenings TO: How AI is Redefining Apparel eCommerce @ BrainStation
DOMO TO GO - Contact Photo Festival @ TBA
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Go At Your Own Pace Sewing @ Creative Reuse Toronto
RGD's In-House Design Conference @ Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library
📅 Other Events
Yoga & Acupuncture - spring renewal @ Kula Yoga Studio
Wednesday 05/06
🎵 Music
An Evening With Michael Jackson @ Elias Bar & Grill, 3310 Keele St, North York, Toronto (Free)
Big Shiny Band @ Bevy Dundas
Choir! Choir! Choir! with Sarah McLachlan @ Massey Hall At Allied Music Centre
Departure Festival @ The Painted Lady
Elio Mei Presents: Tomato! Tomato! Tomato! The Tour @ Opera House
Live Music Awards at Departure Festival 2026 @ Bluma Appel Theatre
Logan Staats at the Horseshoe Tavern @ Horseshoe Tavern
Tommy Genesis at The Great Hall @ The Great Hall
What Is: noncompliance Night 1: You cannot delete yourself @ The Music Gallery
🎉 Entertainment
Always Sunny Trivia Night @ The Pint - Hosted by Trivia Kings @ The Pint
Big Slice Trivia Night @ Ambassador Pizza Co. @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
Funny Pho Show - A Summer Night of StandUp Comedy - FREE @ Dzo Viet Eatery (Free)
James Bond Trivia @ Hemingway's
QUESTION EVERYTHING TRIVIA @ STACKT MARKET @ STACKT Market
Sapphic Board Game Night at Twilight Cafe Midtown Toronto @ Twilight Cafe Midtown
Slumber Party: Dirty Dancing @ Fox Theatre
🎭 Art and Culture
A Canvas & Bear Paint Pouring Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture at ROM @ Royal Ontario Museum
GradEx 111 @ OCAD University's 100 McCaul St. (Free)
La Rosee Joins Flora by Fleurs de Ville in the Heart of Bloor Yorkville @ Bloor Yorkville
Larry Fink: Social Graces & Runway @ The Image Centre
Spectra, Gallery 44 Members' Exhibition @ 918 Bathurst
take rimbaud @ Buddies in Bad Times
Toronto Antique & Vintage Glass Lovers Show & Sale @ Lawrence Park Community Church
Traces & Echoes : CONTACT Photography Festival @ Beaver Hall Gallery, 29 McCaul St. Toronto, ON
📅 Other Events
Dine with Chef Akira Back at TONO @ TONO by Akira Back
<a href=""https://gtapreneurs.com/networking-events-toronto"" style="color:rgb(50, 167, 202);text-decoration:none;">GTApreneurs May 6-2026 Downtown Toronto Business Networking Event @ Office Evolution
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT screening of short films @ Don Mills Public Library
Thursday 05/07
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Meet Me for a Madri @ Bymark
🎵 Music
5 de Mayo at Lula @ Lula Lounge
An Evening of Choral Music @ St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Toronto
MORE NOISE PLEASE! PRESENTS: CACOPHONYOUS CATACLYSM @ BSMT 254
The Music Gallery presents What Is: noncompliance Night 2: The inputted value is unusual @ TBA
🎉 Entertainment
A Comedy Night in Toronto @ Bickford Brewing
Let's Go Comedy Show @ Wenona Lodge
Wychwood Pub Trivia hosted by Changeling Gaming @ Wychwood Pub
🏒 Sports
The Rally -80s Edition- Liveball Pickleball, Movement & Live DJ @ Fairgrounds Leaside
Yoga For Sports @ Breathe Yoga Studio
🎭 Art and Culture
'Photo Diary' Exhibition - Karolina Kuras & Ted Belton @ Album Studios
19th Annual Art Gems @ Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex – Governors Room, Toronto
A Freestyle Glow-in-the-Dark Painting: Self-Guided Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Artist Talk: Dawit L. Petros @ The Image Centre
Before Borders @ Twist Gallery
Design Evenings TO: The Power of Play in Design @ BrainStation
Finally Seen: From Diagnosis to Daily Life @ Arrell Family Foundation Auditorium at the Centre For Addiction and Mental Health
Floral Arrangement Workshop with Sweetpea and Rose @ Campbell House Museum
Operations, Mayworks @ CineCycle
Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life in support of Studio 180 Theatre @ Hugh's Room Live
Unearthing Vindolanda, Footwear from the Edge of the Roman Empire at Bata Shoe Museum @ Bata Shoe Museum
📅 Other Events
Departure Honours @ Koerner Hall
Here Be Dragons @ Theatre Centre Cafe
New Horizons In Safety 2026: From Outputs to Outcomes @ Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre & Spa
Opening Reception - BEING SCENE 25th Annual Juried Exhibition @ 32 Lisgar St
Ovation Awards Celebration @ The Carlu
Pints & Puzzles at Left Field Brewery in Leslieville Toronto @ Left Field Brewery
Question Everything Trivia @ The Castle on Queen @ The Castle on Queen
Question Everything Trivia hosted by QE Trivia @ The Fortunate Fox @ The Fortunate Fox
Friday 05/08
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Campari Simply Complex: The Bitter Journey @ Charlemagne Cocktail Bar
Masterclass: Nigeria In-Depth by Ozoz Sokoh @ The Depanneur
Snapple Spiked Be the Tea Vintage Pop-up Activation @ FUSE CREATE
🎵 Music
A Night of Hard Dance Masters @ 333 Yonge St
AGO Friday Nights: PANTHEON Collective DJ Series @ Art Gallery of Ontario (Free)
Global Late Night with Lexxicon and DJ Uncle Debo @ Lula Lounge
INTERLUDE - Curated by BABYVAYE @ Ace Hotel Toronto
Interrogating Global Musical Modernities and Local Agency: Is there are Chinese Way? @ University of Toronto, Edward Johnson Building, Walter Hall (Free)
LEAETHER STRIP w/ Digital Poodle & Torture Gallery plus Old School Industrial Club Night @ Ground Control
Olds Cool Open Mic @ Old's Cool General Store
SiriusXM Spotlight Series: Sacha @ The Mod Club
TSDS social dance @ Beverley halls
🎉 Entertainment
#1AAA Best Standup Comedy Show Toronto @ Tallboys
Adrienne Fish live @ Backroom Comedy Club # One Night Only! @ Backroom Comedy Club
Bad Choices Comedy Standup Comedy Show About Our Worst Life Choices @ Desi Food Junction
Board Game Night @ Junction Craft Brewing
Comedy Melting Pot @ Yuk Yuk's
DAN MINTZ LIVE IN TORONTO! @ Comedy Bar East
Fortune Feimster - Takin' Care of Biscuits Comedy Tour @ Massey Hall
Kaiju Video Club @ Eyesore Cinema
Movie: The Improvised Musical @ Comedy Bar East
OperaMANIA II: The Rematch @ Parkdale Hall
Snow White On Ice @ Meridian Hall
Toronto Underground Comedy - A Speakeasy Standup Comedy Show @ Catacombs Cabaret
🏒 Sports
Brazil vs Toronto FC Legends @ BMO Field
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Los Angeles Angels @ Rogers Centre
Toronto Tempo vs. Washington Mystics @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
🎭 Art and Culture
2000 Meters to Andriivka @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
2026 OCAD U GradEx: Creative Writing x Onsite Gallery @ Onsite Gallery
ACCES Spring Marketplace @ ACCES Toronto – Suite 100, 489 College Street (College & Bathurst) (Free)
Armonia @ Lyric Theatre - Meridian Arts Centre
Carabao, Mayworks @ Tarragon Theatre
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring on Bears & Canvas @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Like a Mirror, Like a Mother, Like a Memory @ Kikospace
Miniature Polymer Clay 101 - Vegetables @ TMU Classroom DCC208
Pingle's Tulip Days @ Pingle's Farm Market
The Ordinary Markup Marche Pop Up @ TBA
True North, 2025, Mayworks @ United Steelworkers Hall
Women in PR North America WorkWell Conference 2026 @ Hart House Toronto
🎡 Family
Brothers Brunch Toronto @ BDC Square (CIBC Square)
Cup for Cup 2026 @ The Old Spaghetti Factory, downtown Toronto
Mother's Day Paint Your Partner Workshop - Family Edition Paint Night in Toronto @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
Saturday 05/09
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Discovering Romanian Cuisine by Maria Colonescu @ The Depanneur
Gardenerette Grand Opening @ Gardenerette
Gluten Free Bazaar 2026 @ Oakville Place, 240 Leighland Ave, Oakville, ON L6H 3H6
Mother's Day at OpenTable @ The Dorset
Mother's Day Food Tour 2026 @ Multiple Venues
Mother's Day Tea @ Pickering Museum Village
Mothers Day Afternoon Tea @ Omni King Edward Hotel
Mothers Day Chocolate Express by Tasty Tours Toronto @ Toronto Railway Museum
Popsicle Season Launch Party @ Soul Provisions Flagship
🎵 Music
A Cabinet of Curiosities 3: Classical Music Variety Show @ Array Music
Beethoven Reimagined: A Stunning Audiovisual Concert Experience in Toronto @ TBA
CATL x Kewpie Dolls x Thee Terrible Threes @ Dina's Tavern @ Dina's Tavern
Karan Aujla - P-Pop Culture World Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Labyrinth Ensemble with Efren Lopez @ Aga Khan Museum
Nash the Slash Rises Again! @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
SiriusXM Spotlight Series: Chxrry x jev. @ The Mod Club
Solid Garage 28 Year Party w/ Barbara Tucker Live @ Revival
SONIC BOOM 25th Anniversary Party @ St. Anne’s Parish Hall
Stories Don't Die: The Artists of Indians on Vacation @ Terminal Theatre
What Is: noncompliance Night 4: Confirm humanity @ TBA
Y2K vs 90s Video Dance Party @ 333 Yonge St
🎉 Entertainment
ASIAN Comedy Night: Heritage Month Edition @ Catacombs Cabaret
Board Game Lunch at CHEFS HALL in Downtown Toronto @ Chef's Hall
Double Down: A Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Comedy Bar
Femme Fatale Comedy Show @ Chakna Backroom Bar
Funny is Funny - Saturday Night Standup Comedy Show @ Social Capital Theatre
Majah Hype's Mother's Day Experience- MISSISSAUGA @ Maple Event Centre
Move, Sip, Bloom @ Well Played
Saturday Night Fomo @ TBA
The Soundwave Summit 2026 @ Harbourfront Centre
Up in Jokes Toronto Comedy Show @ 1350 St Clair Ave West
Whiplash in Concert @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Yellow Fever Comedy Show @ Comedy Bar
🏒 Sports
3K Walk for AYA @ Kew Beach in Toronto's Beaches neighbourhood
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Los Angeles Angels @ Rogers Centre
MLS: Toronto FC vs. Inter Miami CF @ BMO Field
🎭 Art and Culture
Artist Talk & Neighbourhood Walk at the Bentway @ The Bentway Studio
Asian Heritage Market at Mel Lastman Square 2026 @ Mel Lastman Square
Beading Workshop with Coralia Canada @ Campbell House Museum
Canvas for a cause: A Mother's Day Paint and Sip event @ Ralph Thornton Community Centre
Carbon Confessions Toronto @ Urbanspace Gallery
CHOCOLATE Painting Art Workshop @ QUEST XO
Clay Sculpting @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Drawn In: Perfect Blue @ Fox Theatre
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Goodbye To The People I Used To Be @ New Systems
Modern Sound Collective presents: Power Dynamics @ Eglinton St. George's United Church
Mother's Day Special: Paul McCartney Afternoon Tea @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Mothers Day at Arcadia Earth @ Arcadia Earth
Mothers Day Baby Art Workshop in Toronto @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
Play Mas: A Portrait of Carnival @ Gallery 1888
Sketching Spring Ephemerals with Alan Li @ High Park Forest School
🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Mother's Day Workshop Event @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Curious GeorgeLIVE! at the WYCHWOOD THEATRE: Curious George and the Golden Meatball @ Wychwood Theatre
GLOWMODE x Solis Movement: Celebrate Mother's Day with "Mom & Me" Pilates @ Multiple Venues
Meagan's Walk & Hug @ TBA
Mother's Day Breast Health Screening Pop-up @ SHN General Hospital - CIBC Breast Health Clinic (Northpine DI Department, basement floor) (Free)
Science Rendezvous - University of Guelph-Humber @ University of Guelph-Humber (Free)
SheFighter Mother's Day @ SheFighter Studio
The Great GreekTown Scavenger Hunt @ Alexander the Great Parkette (Free)
Toronto Island Community 2026 Yard Sale & Scavenge @ Multiple Venues
🐾 Pet
Bunny Yoga by Yoga Kawa Markham @ Sunrise Montessori - 180 Amber St, Markham
Dog Mom Day Dog-Friendly Yoga Experience @ Sheraton Centre Toronto
Mother's Day Pug Pawty in the Park @ Ramsden Dog Park
Puppy Yoga by Yoga Kawa Toronto Dachshunds @ 539a Mount Pleasant
📅 Other Events
HUGE Indoor Thrift Sale @ Lawrence Park Collegiate
May Birding Walk @ High Park Nature Centre
Mother's Day Little Me Experience @ Little Canada
Sunday 05/10
🍽️ Food and Drinks
A Mother's Day Paint & Sip @ Great Lakes Brewery
BRUNCH: Mother's Day Kitchen by Alissa Kondogiannis @ The Depanneur
Celebrate Mother's Day with a Thai feast at Bangkok Garden @ Bangkok Garden
Momosa Brunch: Mothers Day Edition @ Omni King Edward Hotel
Mother's Day at estiatorio Milos @ estiatorio Milos
Mother's Day High Tea at Ripley's Aquarium of Canada @ Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Mother's Day High Tea at The Castle @ Casa Loma
🎵 Music
August Burns Red & The Amity Affliction - Spring Horizons 2026 Tour @ History Toronto
Hip Hop and RnB Bingo with Tom Swoope - Brunch May 10 @ Lula Lounge
Karan Aujla - P-Pop Culture World Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Mother's Day Dinner & Concert @ CONTXT by Trane
Mother's Day Special Dinner/Show with Advocats Big Band @ The Duke
Mothers Day: Music for Mom @ Trinity St. Paul Centre, 424 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Musicfest 2026: Let Love Ring @ St. John's York Mills Anglican Church
Open Mic @ The Dot @ The Moonlight Lounge
TFS Presents a Mother's Day Musical Double Feature @ Paradise Theatre
We, Otherwise - Music& Art Residency at Tranzac @ Tranzac Club
🎉 Entertainment
Best Damn Stand-Up Comedy Show - Mothers Day Edition @ Reid's Distillery
Board Game Night at Twilight Cafe Midtown Toronto @ Twilight Cafe Midtown
Evolution of a Snake: The Showgirl Experience @ The Royal Theatre
Majah Hype's Mother's Day Experience @ Toronto Pavilion Theatre
Moms Gone Mild @ Spirit of York
WE REALLY LIKE HER! presents FUNNY GIRL @ Revue Cinema
🏒 Sports
AFC Toronto Hosts Asian Heritage Day @ BMO Field
Breast Cancer Canada Mother's Day Walk 2026 @ TBA
El Clasico Watch Party: Real Madrid vs Barcelona @ Oche King West (Free)
Free Mothers Day Strength Class @ kaer wellness (Free)
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Los Angeles Angels @ Rogers Centre
🎭 Art and Culture
A Mother's Day High Tea and Paint Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Bata Shoe Museum Spring Exhibition Opening @ Bata Shoe Museum
Exhibtion on Screen: Frida Kahlo @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Lumiere, Le Cinema! @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Mother's Day Paper Quilling Workshop - Lily Of The Valley @ TBG @ Toronto Botanical Garden
Mother's Day Pottery Hand Building Workshop @ Boxcar Social Laneway
Mother's Day Succulent Arrangement Workshop Early Afternoon @ Toronto Botanical Garden
🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Mother's Day Workshop for Kids @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Free Mothers Day Prenatal Pilates @ kaer wellness (Free)
Kids & Family Glow Paint Pouring @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Mother's Day Market in the Beaches @ Kew Gardens, 2075 Queen St E
Motherless Day @ East Room
Sunday Service: Bring Your Kids to the Rave @ Wiggle Room
🐾 Pet
Kitten Yoga by Yoga Kawa @ Toronto
Puppy Yoga by Yoga Kawa @ 539a Mount Pleasant
Puppy Yoga by Yoga Kawa Toronto Dachshunds @ 539a Mount Pleasant
📅 Other Events
Mother's Day Succulent Arrangement Workshop Morning Session @ Toronto Botanical Garden
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