Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Apr 25 - Apr 27)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Apr 25 - Apr 27)

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Anyway, checkout what you can do this Friday (4/25) to Sunday (4/27) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 04/25

🍽️ Food and Drinks
#CampMilkUP @ The Bentway (Free)

🎵 Music
To the Moon & Back: Frauen-Liebe und Leben and other songs of celestial love @ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
JABIG DANCE DEEPLY - FRIDAY APRIL 25TH, 2025 @ SOUND MACHINE! @ Sound Machine
Josh Taerk's Toronto Residecny @ C'est What (Free)
Lenny Graf & Friends Present a Tribute to Legendary Toronto Bandleader Eddie Graf @ Trinity Presbyterian Church (Free)
London Elektricity - 3 Hour Set @ Nomad
LOVELESS: Shoegaze & Dreampop Video Dance Party @ Ground Control (Free)
Lucy Dacus - Forever Is A Feeling Tour @ Massey Hall
No Frills "Sad Clown" album release with Martian Crisis Unit and Elrichman @ St. Anne's Parish
Shapes ft Big Smoke Brass @ The Starlight Room at EL MOCAMBO - 464 Spadina St.
Soul Nostalgic LIVE Presents: RNB TAKEOFF @ Runway 06
THE FRESH BEATS SERIES. BACK IN THE DAY - 90s & 00s HIP HOP & R&B CREATIVE SOULS - PORTRAITS OF CULTURE @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
UK Calling - Nothing But New Wave @ The Great Hall
Weekend Takeover with Metallica & Rage Against The Machine @ Hard Luck Bar
WHYGO and In Your Walls Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
WR Records Jewel Kid Takin ft Marjan live @ Wiggle Room

🎉 Entertainment
Volcano: A Science Comedy Show @ Social Capital Theatre
Black Sheep Comedy @ Rorschach Brewing Co. Featuring ALISTAIR OGDEN @ Rorschach Brewing
Detour: UHF @ Fox Theatre
Glow in the Dark DJ Paint Party @ Paint Cabin - Liberty Village
Joke Rehab - A Standup Comedy Show @ The Real Jerk Legacy
Liar Liar 2.0 - An Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre @ The Dopamine Lounge
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest In Concert - Film With Live Orchestra @ Meridian Hall
Smashed! Comedy Show @ Comedy Bar
STACKT UP COMEDY SHOW @ Stackt Market
Tease. Earl Grey. HotSpace. The final frontease. @ Buddies in Bad Times
The King of All Birds @ Ontario Heritage Centre
The Liberty Laughs Comedy Show - Friday April 25, 2025 @ Liberty Village Market & Cafe
tinglesbar ASMR Spa - Grand Opening & Housewarming Party @ tinglesbar ASMR Spa
Toronto Climate Comedy Show - Standup for Climate @ Free Times Cafe (Free)
Toronto Swing Dance Society Dance on Friday April 25th with West Coast Swing Lesson @ Beverley Hall
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco! @ The Piston
You're Going to Hell: A Comedy Showcase @ Toronto's West End

🎭 Art and Culture
Tango & Tempests: A night of Strings and Song @ York Woods Library Theater
Garden of Vanished Pleasures @ Berkeley Street Theatre
Glow in the Dark Paint Night Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Literature Matters: Nahlah Ayed, Billy-Ray Belcourt, and Kyo Maclear @ Isabel Bader Theatre
Living Luxe Design Show @ Toronto Congress Centre (North Building)
Premiere of Rennie Taylor's Phonetic Philmmaking @ CineCycle
The Heintzman House 2025 Art Show and Sale @ Heintzman House

🎡 Family
Board Game Night at Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Songs of the Seasons @ Young People's Theatre

Saturday 04/26

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Baked and Brews' at Brunswick Bierworks Taproom @ Brunswick Bierworks (Free)
Caramel CHOCOLATE Charcuterie Workshop @ QUEST XO
SUPPER CLUB: Laalima - Dinner at My Nani Ghar by Rashmi Singh @ The Depanneur
The Conscious Coffee Party @ CSI Spadina

🎵 Music
80s/90s Video Dance Party with BLONDIE Spotlight - PANIC - New Wave Fun @ Ground Control
An Evening of Musical Mantras Kirtan @ Old's Cool General Store
Ave Choir Toronto - Once upon a Spring @ Lillian H Smith Library Branch
Community Piano Jam with Meher Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady (Free)
Forever Young - 80s Dance Party - Celebrating 3 Years at The Vatican Gift Shop @ Vatican Gift Shop
FUAT TUAC/ERIC ST-LAURENT/TANIA GILL/JORDAN O'CONNOR @ KENSINGTON SOUND @ Kensington Sound
Garden of Sound @ 660 Caledonia, Toronto
Gloin @ The Dance Cave
Lucy Dacus - Forever Is A Feeling Tour @ Massey Hall
Metallica - M72 World Tour @ Rogers Centre
Music in the Morning with Ellie @ Left Field Leslieville @ 36 Wagstaff Drive
Music Trivia - Name That Tune @ Hemingway's
Original People Original Songs with Mimi O'Bonsawin @ Hugh's Room Live
Saturday Night Rockers - LIVE REGGAE - feat. Toronto Legends THE ARSENALS @ BSMT 254
Saturday Night Swing Dance Ft Nat Beja and His Continental Jazz Band Plus Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ Dovercourt House
TOKYO GIANTS AT THE DUKE TORONTOR & B @ The Duke Toronto
Toronto All-Star Big Band - Old Mill Toronto Dining & Dancing Series @ Old Mill Toronto
Toronto Metropolitan University Concert Choir presents Love Songs and Dances For Spring @ Grace Church on the Hill

🎉 Entertainment
Twisted Words, Twisted Hobbies - A Prop Comedy Spectacle @ The Alumnae Theatre
The JaJaJa Show - LOL Latinos Out Loud Edition @ The Comedy Lab
A Pay-What-You-Can Storytelling Workshop @ Balzac's Powerhouse (Free)
Asian Comedy All-Stars with Ron Josol @ Rivoli
Black Sheep Comedy @ JointCraft Featuring TAMARA SHEVON @ JointCraft
ESCape - A Horror Themed Aerial Circus Show @ The Circus Fix
Euchre Night - New & Experienced - at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ Red Tape Brewery
Hollywood Party 2025 @ Access Ballroom Studio
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest In Concert - Film With Live Orchestra @ Meridian Hall
Rhythms of Renewal: A Belly Dance Workshop for Women @ Loohoo - 1380 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M6K 1L7 Canada
Showstoppers: Tommy @ Fox Theatre
The Rundown: The Best Of Comedy Bar @ Comedy Bar
The Tonight Show Presents: The Witching Hour @ Tallboys
Toronto Mandem Comedy Jam @ The Real Jerk Legacy

🏒 Sports
Intro to Acro Yoga Workshop @ Fred Hamilton Park
MLS: Toronto FC vs. New York City FC @ BMO Field

🎭 Art and Culture
\Black 2 the Future" AR Exhibit Reimagines Black Legacy Through Immersive Technology in Toronto" @ 1110 Dufferin Street
Bonsai Basics: A Hands-On Workshop for Beginners @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Curatorial Talk: Women of the St. Lawrence @ McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Indigenous Monthly Market @ George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre
Linocut Printing Workshop - Hands-On Printmaking Workshop in Toronto @ PH1 Studios
Lore & Letters - A storybook-inspired writing workshop on vintage typewriters @ W Toronto Hotel
Macrame Wall Shelf Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Paint & Sip - Glow in the Dark Starry Night - Fresh Paint & Fresh Beer @ Goldenfield Brewery
Paint & Sip - The Art Brunch - Freestyle Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Public repair day by Fashion Revolution @ 1033 College St
Sketching Spring Ephemerals with Alan Li in High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
Spring Handmade Art and Fine Craft Sale @ Neilson Park Creative Centre
Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Toronto Frocktails @ The STORYS building
Vintage & Thrift Pop Up - Curated by GRAND RISKO @ Youthful Vengeance - Cafe & Gallery

🎡 Family
Bentastic Fantastic Magic @ Wychwood Theatre
Earth Month Cleanup on the York Beltline Trail @ York Beltline Trail
For the Necessities of Life @ Allan Gardens
Infant CPR Training @ Yoga Mamas
Multicultural Children Festival by TKFD @ St Clement Of Ohrid Macedonian Banquet Hall (Free)
Spring Celebration at Ontario's Legislative Building @ Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park (Free)

📅 Other Events
Inflatable Dinosaur Rampage @ Union Station

Sunday 04/27

🍽️ Food and Drinks
BARKADA MARKETBARKADA MRKT. is BACK! @ STACKT Market
COOKING CLASS: Full-Day Croissants & Viennoiserie Intensive by Leo Baduria @ The Depanneur
Italian Wine Essentials @ The Wine Academy
Shifting Gears & Drinking Beers - Networking Social/Mixer @ Multiple Venues

🎵 Music
Ambient Afternoon: A Free Ambient Music Showcase by Imaginary North at Standard Time - April 27th, 2025 @ Standard Time (Free)
Brazilian music legend PAULO MIKLOS - Voice & Guitar @ Isabel Badder Theatre
JUNKO DAYDREAM, JENAFUR, POLLUTED & FALSTAFF LIVE @ JUNCTION UNDERGROUND @ Junction Underground
Soundscapes by Alessandro Martire @ Aga Khan Museum
Tiny's ZUZU Session Afterparty by Uncles of Toronto @ Café ZUZU

🎉 Entertainment
1950s Rock N Roll Dance Party Ft the Pepper Shakers Plus a Beginner 1950s Dance Lesson @ La Plaza at Dovercourt House
BAD & BOOZEY BINGO @ Shakey's hosted by QE Trivia @ Shakey's
Blood On the Clocktower - Beginner-Friendly - at CSI Annex in Downtown TO @ Centre for Social Innovation
Golden Age: A Night at the Opera @ Fox Theatre
Immigrants disaster - STAND UP COMEDY SHOW @ Freetimes Cafe
Soul Sunday w/DJ NV & Rubie Magnitude at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady (Free)

🏒 Sports
ActiveGirlsTO Workout X Kimpton Saint George Hotel @ Kimpton Saint George Hotel
Backs In Motion @ East Don Parkland
CMCCs 42nd Annual Backs in Motion 10km Run And 5km Run or Walk @ East Don Parklands in Toronto
Fitness and Curls: Step with Club Enhergy @ Club Enhergy
Move, Breathe, Nourish - Pilates in the Park @ Fred Hamilton Park

🎭 Art and Culture
A Vision Board Wellness Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Battle of York Day at Fort York @ Fort York National Historic Site
Introducing BEREHYNYA, a mural by John Kuna @ Shevchenko Museum
Paint & Sip - Paint Night - Gold Leaf Paint Pouring Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Reflections on Elana Herzog: Roda Medhat @ Koffler Gallery
The Art of Celebration - Paintings by Barbara Muir @ Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Ave. (Free)

🎡 Family
Alternative All-Gender Clothing Swap @ Ground Control
Birds of Prey in High 'Park' Places! @ High Park Nature Centre
Free Dance and Confidence WORKSHOP for girls - Toronto East @ Fayez 1 Dance Academy (Free)
HERSpace Presents HERLight Day Retreat: Watch HER Bloom! @ Children's Peace Theatre
Lite Mind Body Clinic Wellness Fair @ Lite Mind Body Clinic
The Good Swap's Clothing and Craft Swap @ CSI Annex

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