Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Aug 14 - Aug 16)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Aug 14 - Aug 16)

Friday 08/14

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Live Middle Eastern Charcoal BBQ Experience with Chef Yubak @ East Tea Can
Rose Disco @ Fort York

🎵 Music
Afro-Carib Fest Boat Cruise 2026 @ Empress of Canada
Alexisonfire Live In Concert @ RBC Amphitheatre
BollyFusion - Toronto's hottest Bollywood Dance Party @ Desi Bar and Grill
Jazz Night at Ripley's Aquarium of Canada @ Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Latin Friday: Marta Elena & Shum de Salsa @ Lula Lounge
Proper Party ft UK's PHIBES and Halifax's PINEO and LOEB @ Wiggle Room
Shaaane, Battle Milk, Sound Effects, Dame Cook @ Tranzac Living Room
Silent Dance Party on Market Street @ Market Street
Techno House Party @ Ego Restaurant and lounge (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
An Ex Files - Date Night Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna
Improv Movie Night @ The John Candy Box Theatre
REG THOMAS @ Backroom Comedy Club #One Night Only! @ Backroom Comedy Club
The Toronto Magician Showcase - Late Night Sorcery @ Comedy Bar
TOPS presents The Princess Bride at Bell Manor Park @ Bell Manor Park (Free)
Toronto Comedy All Stars presents Ron Josol @ Absolute Comedy
Up in Jokes OutdoorToronto Comedy Show August 14th @ 350 Broadview Ave @ The Boardroom Comedy Club

🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees @ Rogers Centre

🎭 Art and Culture
Art Week Toronto @ Youngplace Toronto
Nekai Walks @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Paint and Waves: An Ocean-Inspired Paint Night @ Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Tension Release Yin Sound Bath @ 539 A Mt Pleasant Rd Toronto, ON
The Bizarre Circle @ Sahar K. Boluki Gallery
War & Terror in the Town: War of 1812 Walking Tour @ St. James Cathedral
What I Wish You Knew: FREE Origami Workshop @ North York Central Library (Free)

🎡 Family
St. James Town Kids Market @ St. James Town
The 2nd Annual St. James Town Kids Market @ 545 Sherbourne (outside Art City) (Free)

📅 Other Events
Piano Teachers Connect Studios Open House @ Piano Teachers Connect Studios
Workshop - DIY Bag Charms & Custom Beads in Toronto @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe

Saturday 08/15

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Couples Dining: Summer Patio Party @ King West @ Blu Ristorante
Rosé Disco @ Fort York
Tacos For Tomorrow @ Moonlight Lounge - Taco Taco

🎵 Music
BLOCKO Day Party @ The Copper Boot
Junior Lopez EP Release Party @ Wiggle Room
Open Canvas City Tour Festival @ Ontario Place
Salsa Saturday with Etiqueta Negra, DJ Van Gogh & Baila Boogalo! @ Lula Lounge
Saturday Night Swing Dance ft Peter Hill Swing Band Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ Swing Toronto
SPELLBOUND - Goth Darkwave Post-Punk Video Dance Party w/ Nine Inch Nails Spotlight @ Ground Control
Victony - Live in Toronto - Saturday August 15th 2026 @ Rebel Entertainment Complex
Will Wood - The SELF-iSH Tour 2026 @ History Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
All By Myself @ Sweet Action Theatre
Asian Comedy Night: PRO Stand Up Comedy @ Society Clubhouse
Best Damn Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Social Capital Theatre
Karaoke Night @ Cassette l your Saturday night alter ego is waiting @ Cassette
Nate Bargatze Live In Toronto - Big Dumb Eyes World Tour 2026 @ Scotiabank Arena
Paddington at Bell Manor Park @ Bell Manor Park (Free)
Toronto Mandem Comedy Jam @ Comedy Bar
Up in Jokes Toronto Comedy Show @ The Boardroom Comedy Club
Wheels on the Danforth 2026 @ Danforth Ave & Danforth Road

🏒 Sports
Hogtown Roller Derby presents Beaches Bruisefest @ The Bubble at Ted Reeve Arena
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees @ Rogers Centre
MLS: Toronto FC vs. New England Revolution @ BMO Field
The King's Plate @ Woodbine Racetrack
UCW: The Crowning @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 101

🎭 Art and Culture
Anga's Farm: Floral Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
CHOCOLATE Fairy Garden Workshop @ QUEST XO
Craft Market Fundraiser @ Anony (Free)
DBS Summer Market @ Secord Park
Green Valley @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Paint Workshop - Field of Flowers - Abstract Acrylic Paint Pouring Paint Night in Toronto @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
ROM Quest: BTS @ Royal Ontario Museum
Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
Wild Mushroom Identification & Ecology with Stephan Lukacic @ High Park Nature Centre

🎡 Family
Afraspektion @ Riverside Common Park
The Big Toddle @ Trinity Bellwoods Park

🐾 Pet
Barks and Brews Dog Social @ Great Lakes Brewery
BYOD Yoga @ Sheraton Centre Toronto
PAWS IN STACKT @ STACKT Market (Free)

📅 Other Events
90 Minute Hammock Scent & Sound Bath Journey @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Dittoco.ca Fall Pop Up Shop @ 31 Medford Ave Scarborough
Magic at the Museum: Potions Class @ Pickering Museum Village
Yoga by the Water @ Multiple Venues

Sunday 08/16

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Afternoon Tea with Animal Liberation Kitchen @ The Big Carrot Organic Juice Bar

🎵 Music
ADVOCATS BIG BAND AT SUNDAY SERENADES @ Mel Lastman Square (Free)
Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Butcher's Porter House - The Music of Cole Porter @ The Jazz Bistro
Country Club Festival @ Fort York
DBN GOGO Day Party - Afrobass Fest [Day 2] @ Acqua Supper Club
Wavelength Summer Thing 2026 @ Trillium Park at Ontario Place

🎉 Entertainment
Board Game Brunch at Twilight Cafe Midtown Toronto @ Twilight Cafe - Midtown
Freshly Squeezed Comedy @ Comedy Bar
Nate Bargatze Live In Toronto - Big Dumb Eyes World Tour 2026 @ Scotiabank Arena
Sunday SerVice @ Wiggle Room (Free)
TFS Presents an Atomic Anxiety Double Feature @ Paradise Theatre
TOPS presents Faces Places at Christie Pits @ Christie Pits Park (Free)

🏒 Sports
AFC Toronto vs. Montreal Roses FC - She Leads the Game @ BMO Field
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees @ Rogers Centre
Queer Inclusive Tai Chi @ Glad Day Lit

🎭 Art and Culture
A Little Bazaar @ The Parkdale Hall
Paint Night - Create HOME Mosaic Abstract Art Workshop in Toronto @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
Pocket Altar Workshop @ Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice, and the Arts (Free)
Scented Candle Making Workshop @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
Set Phasers to Celebrate! 60 Years of Star Trek: A Merril Collection Exhibit @ Merril Collection
Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute @ The Royal Conservatory’s TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, Temerty Theatre

🐾 Pet
Pup Up Shop @ Buvette Pacey (Free)

📅 Other Events
Candlelight Guided Meditation and Sound Bath @ 539 A Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto, ON, M4S 2M5
Question Everything Trivia @ Insomnia @ Insomnia
Toronto Prophetic, Healing And Deliverance Conference @ Belmont Event Space
Ultimate Curly Hair Experience 2026 @ The Warehouse

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