Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Aug 28 - Aug 30)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Aug 28 - Aug 30)

Friday 08/28

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Live Middle Eastern Charcoal BBQ Experience @ East Tea Can
Rhyz Supper Club: Rhyz x Rhone Blind Tasting @ Dymon Wine Cellar
Trinbago Toronto Festival @ Nathan Phillips Square

🎵 Music
Ali Sethi at the Aga Khan Museum @ Aga Khan Museum
Caribbean Solidarity Network 10 Year Anniversary Fete & Fundraiser @ Contxt by Trane
Drake Presents: Army Girls & By Divine Right @ The Drake Hotel
EBM Party w/ KMFDM Spotlight @ Ground Control
First Class Fest - Live At The Bowl @ The Bowl at Sobeys Stadium
GB Weekender 2026 @ Multiple Venues, Toronto
GOODBEAT WEEKENDER - The Warm Up @ 1188 Queen Street West
Latin Friday: Adis Rodriguez, DJ Sauve & AfroLatino Dance! @ Lula Lounge
MIZIKOTOP Caribbean Live Band @ Mossop’s Social House
Sean Paul x Farruko @ RBC Amphitheatre
Sunshine Love 4AM Last Call @ Wiggle Room
TAIWANfest Opening Event: When the Mountains Sing @ TBA

🎉 Entertainment
#27 Slow Burn Comedy @ Osprey Cafe
A Red Flags and Laughs - Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna
Immigrants With Attitude - A Stand Up Comedy Show @ Social Capital Theatre
Laugh Dammit! @ Comedy Bar
Lunar Sway: Advanced Screening and Cast Q&A @ Paradise on Bloor
Question Everything Trivia @ 10 DEAN - Sloane @ 10 DEAN - Sloane
Question Everything Trivia @ GRETA l a better weekend pre does not exist @ Greta Bar Toronto
REBECCA REINGOLD @ Backroom Comedy Club #One Night Only! @ Backroom Comedy Club
The Group chat comedy show @ Hail Mary

🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Seattle Mariners @ Rogers Centre
Red Bull Four 2 Score Global Final @ Rendezviews
SUPERKICK'D Toronto Pro Wrestling Rock Show @ The Great Hall

🎭 Art and Culture
2026 Toronto TAIWANfest @ Harbourfront Centre
Canvas & Bear Paint Pouring Experience @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
Celebrate Her Story @ Society Clubhouse
Date Night at the Museum @ Arcadia Earth, Downtown Toronto
La haine @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Paint Night - DIY Clay and Crystals Candle Holder Workshop @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
Stories of Korea in Minhwa: Art Exhibition @ Dignam Gallery

🎡 Family
Pokemon Learn to Play @ 627 Bloor St West, Toronto (Free)

📅 Other Events
Back-to-School Shopping Night at MUJI Atrium @ MUJI Atrium

Saturday 08/29

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Brewed For You Craft Beer Fest @ Great Lakes Brewery
Pour-Over Coffee Workshop @ HotBlack Coffee

🎵 Music
4 AM LAST CALL with ADDY Tyler Hill MIZ MEGS and more @ Wiggle Room
80s/90s Video Dance Party w/ Duran Duran Spotlight - PANIC @ Ground Control
AN EMO NIGHT - TORONTO @ Rivoli
Dancehall vs Reggaeton @ Ace Hotel Toronto
DUTTY featuring Skratch Bastid & Choppa Chop @ BSMT 254
First Class Fest @ The Bowl at Sobeys Stadium
GOTH BARGE: 2026 Toronto Maiden Voyage @ The Jubilee Queen
Iron Maiden & Megadeth Live In Toronto - Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 @ Scotiabank Arena
PATIO LANTERNS - YACHT ROCK, AM GOLD AND SOUL CLASSICS @ Roses New York
RHYTHM OPEN AIR @ 131 McCormack Street
Tanya Wills QUARTET @ Drom Taberna

🎉 Entertainment
Board Game Lunch at Junction Craft Brewery @ Junction Craft Brewing
Karaoke Night @ Cassette l your Saturday night alter ego is waiting @ Cassette
Lunar Eclipse in Pisces Hammock Sound Bath @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Night Views: Toronto Rooftop Party @ Aera Rooftop
Up in Jokes Toronto Comedy Show @ The Boardroom Comedy Club
WonderPhil the Magician @ Wychwood Theatre
Write Em Up! At Comedy Bar! @ Comedy Bar

🏒 Sports
HOPE Volleyball Summer Send Off @ Ashbridge's Bay Beach Volleyball Courts
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Seattle Mariners @ Rogers Centre
Toronto FC: The CNE Ex-Factor Game @ BMO Field

🎭 Art and Culture
Cyanotype Printmaking Workshop with Alan Li in Toronto's High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
Danu Telling Spree @ Danu Social House
David Hockney: A Bigger Splash @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Glad Day Art Market @ Glad Day Lit (Free)
KMCLT Walking Tour: DIY Spaces in Kensington Market @ KMCLT Welcome Space
Kreate Market at STACKT Market @ STACKT Market
Paint Workshop - Gem & Geode Night - Abstract Acrylic Paint Pouring @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
Phulkari in the Park @ Park in Toronto Lakeshore
TAIWANfest: Workshops @ Harbourfront Centre
Terracotta Pot Painting Workshop @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
Thai Festival Toronto 2026 @ Sankofa Square
Woodworker's Apprentice Workshop: Porch Sign Painting @ Pickering Museum Village

🎡 Family
Peppa Pig Meet & Greet @ Bridlewood Mall (Free)
Storytime at the Waterfront Neighbourhood Space @ Waterfront Neigbourhood Space
The Next Chapter Festival @ Scarborough Town Centre
Zoo After Dark: An Evening with Native bats @ Toronto Zoo

📅 Other Events
Investly In Real Life @ The Welcome Studio (Free)
Presentation Punch-Up Workshop @ Society Clubhouse

Sunday 08/30

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Caribbean Street Food Festival 2026 @ Riverside Common

🎵 Music
4 AM LAST CALL for Sunday SerVice @ Wiggle Room (Free)
GOODBEAT WEEKENDER - The Soulcial House Boat Party @ 176 Cherry Street, Toronto
Iron Maiden & Megadeth Live In Toronto - Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 @ Scotiabank Arena
The (416) Show @ Casa Mezcal
TOTO, Christopher Cross & The Romantics @ RBC Amphitheatre
UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony @ The Bowl at Sobeys Stadium

🎉 Entertainment
Grease LIVE Sing-A-Long @ Leah Posluns Theatre
Question Everything Trivia @ Insomnia l twice a week because once wasn't enough @ Insomnia

🏒 Sports
AFC Toronto vs. Ottawa Rapid FC - Youth Soccer Day - CNE @ BMO Field
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Seattle Mariners @ Rogers Centre
Toronto Wellness Club x Kimpton Saint George Hotel Workout @ Kimpton Saint George

🎭 Art and Culture
Candlelight Guided Meditation and Sound Bath @ 539 A Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto, ON, M4S 2M5
Resin Jewellery Making Experience @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
The Anguished August Toronto Comic Jam @ The Cameron House
The Philadelphia Story - 4K Restoration @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Woven Memories: International Overdose Awareness Day @ Trinity Bellwoods Park

🎡 Family
Little Sprouts - Fabulous Flowers @ Pickering Museum Village (Free)

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