Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Feb 20 - Feb 22)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Feb 20 - Feb 22)

🎬 Series Premiere: Rogue Psychology
Saturday, March 7, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

This one feels special.

A friend told me it’s the kind of event that sparks great conversations, and I can see why. Rogue Psychology blends documentary and social experiment to explore what really changes human behaviour in real life.

They’re screening three episodes:

1. Curbing Social Media Addiction

2. Making People Less Easily Offended

3. Improving Creativity

After the screening, there’s a Q&A with the director, a surprise musical performance, and an after party at Super Wonder Gallery, so the night doesn’t just end when the credits roll.

Thoughtful, engaging, and a little different from your usual Saturday plans.
If you’re into psychology, culture, and creative conversations, this is worth checking out.

🎟️ Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/series-premiere-rogue-psychology-tickets-1982087298466?aff=oddtdtcreator

📹 Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTrkxfOc9wc

Let me know if you’re going - curious what you think!

Friday 02/20

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Sausages from Scratch by Peter Sanagan @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
HOT GARBAGE, YOO DOO RIGHT, BONNIE TRASH @ Lee's Palace
Lula Global Late Night featuring Latintos & DJ Suave @ Lula Lounge
Monopatia Album Release @ 107 Chandos Avenue
Shaun Cassidy -The Road to Us @ The Winter Garden Theatre
T.O. BLACK HISTORY MONTH REGGAE FEST @ El Mocambo
The Movement feat Saint Case and Friends w Starlotte Satine @ The Painted Lady

🎉 Entertainment
A Bad Choice - Standup Comedy Show @ Desi Food Junction
Best in Show @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Board Game Night @ Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
CHAOTIC GOOD.ALL PRO COMEDY! @ Comedy Bar
Comedy X Storytelling's "That's Amore" @ Free Times Cafe
Downtown Laughs @ Hotel Victoria
In The Mood @ Midnight Market
KARAOKE at Steadfast Brewing! @ Steadfast Brewing
Max Ross headlines #Backroom Comedy Club - One Night ONLY! @ Backroom Comedy Club
Soul Line Dance Social: February Edition @ Gotta Dance Studios
Staccayto Staccato's Epic Quest! The Improvised Musical @ Comedy Bar East

🏒 Sports
The Outdoor Adventure Show @ The International Centre
The Toronto Motorcycle and Powersport Show @ Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place

🎭 Art and Culture
A Black Panther in the Great White North @ Harbourfront Centre
A Crafty Tote Bag Painting Party - Paint & Sip Experience @ Paint Cabin
Black Artists Residency - Open Studio @ Lakeshore Arts
CHOCOLATE Painting - Snackable Art Workshop @ QUEST XO
Daughters of Donbas: Album and Film Release: Code 4.5.0 @ Tranzac Club
Friday Night: Sample Chief Takeover @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Love Hearts - Wine Glass Painting Workshop @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe

🎡 Family
A Family Glow Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery

Saturday 02/21

🍽️ Food and Drinks
The Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Fest 2026 @ Roundhouse Park
With Love, From Delhi by Pudina Kitchen @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
1 night only with WH0 from Toolroom Records @ Wiggle Room
5nizza 25-Year Anniversary North American Tour @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
ADVOCATS BIG BAND AT THE REX! @ The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar
Atelier Romantique @ St Andrews Church
Be My Violin-tine? A Cozy Concert at Glad Day Lit @ Glad Day Lit
Beat Night at The Ambassador @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
Black Box Music @ Betty Oliphant Theatre
Community Piano Jams with Adam Dilouya @ The Painted Lady
Feeling Good: Alana Bridgewater Sings Nina Simone @ Allied Music Centre Theatre
Giddy Up! w. Melanie Sutherland, DJ Devolux, KARE, Marc Gleeson, Dylan Van Nostrand @ Embassy Bar (Free)
In Your Walls live at Hard Luck Bar in Toronto @ Hard Luck Bar
Kirtan: Music & Mantras at Alternity @ Alternity Hub and the Kirtan Culture Initiative, 333 Bloor St West, downtown Toronto
Music Trivia - Name That Tune @ Hemingway's
NIFRA @ NOMAD @ NOMAD
Salsa Saturday: SIEMBRA LIVE, DJ Van Gogh & Oscar Naranjo! @ Lula Lounge
Saturday Night Swing Dance with Toby Hughes New Deans of Swing Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ Swing Toronto
SPELLBOUND Video Dance Party @ Living On Video + DJ Lazarus
TOKYO NOCTURNE w/ DJ Mind Fractation - Suppuration of Synth @ The Wych (Free)
Word of Mouth presents an evening of live music and poetry at 13 Suns in Scarborough @ 13 Suns Ethiopian

🎉 Entertainment
90 Minute Hammock Scent & Sound Bath Journey @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Best Damn Stand-Up Comedy Show in Toronto @ Social Capital Theatre
Degrassi: Whatever It Takes @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
DOJO INITIATION: A Night of New Stories - Sat, Feb 21st @ 6PM #March dates @ Backroom Comedy Club
JUICE Comedy presents MICHAEL BLACKSON "I Deported Myself Tour" @ Toronto Pavilion Theater
Let The Elephants Dance Fundraising Gala - 10 Year Anniversary @ 918 Bathurst
Saturday Night at the Movies - Silent Movie clips with music by Pianist Bruce Vogt @ Kingston Rd United Church
Sauced Improv Comedy Show @ Tallboys
SKETCH PARTY - Hosted by JOY PROVISION @ Comedy Bar
The Paddock Tavern Comedy Showcase @ The Paddock Tavern (Free)
Zabrina Douglas: Comedy Special Taping @ Yuk Yuk's

🎭 Art and Culture
A Blanket Making Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Crafty Tote Bag Painting Party - Paint & Sip Experience @ Paint Cabin
Black History Month: Handmade Foot Scrubs @ Bata Shoe Museum
ChromaZone and associated artists in 1980s Toronto @ Koffler30
Colour into Space art show closing party @ Gallery 22 (Free)
Draft Festival of Seeds @ TBA
Lunar Neigh Year Market presented by Loohoo & Friends @ Loohoo on Queen West
Poetry Open Mic @ Buddies in Bad Times

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Repotting Plants Seminar @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Chinatown Lunar New Year celebration @ Multiple Venues
Get the Jump on Spring @ Toronto Botanical Garden
MathHacks Hackathon @ De La Salle College “Oaklands”
Modern Wedding Show @ The International Centre
Richmond Hill Lunar year Celebration and Business Networking Event @ Langstaff Community Center (Free)
The Depths Have Teeth: Tour & Trivia about Sharks @ Royal Ontario Museum
Twist Gallery's Wedding Open House @ Twist Gallery

Sunday 02/22

🍽️ Food and Drinks
BBs & Friends: Closing Soon @ BB's
Roman Street Food by Erica Foffi @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Back To My Roots @ The Painted Lady
David Jalbert Pianist @ Walter Hall, UofT
Opera Revue at Granite Brewery: The Love, Lust and Revenge Edition @ Granite Brewery
Punk Talks - Musicians of Toronto Punk, Celebrating Punk's 50th Anniversary @ Peach Berserk
Rich Brian - Where Is My Head? 2026 Tour @ History Toronto
Terreiro do Samba: Ressaca de Carnaval! @ Lula Lounge

🎉 Entertainment
Actually Funny Stand Up Comedy Show @ Comedy Bar
Board Game Night at Twilight Cafe Midtown Toronto @ Twilight Cafe Midtown
Everest Dark @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Golden Age: Black Narcissus @ Fox Theatre
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia
Square Dance Social @ St. Barnabas Upper Hall
Sunday SerVice Manzone Strong Nour 4AM Last Call @ Wiggle Room Toronto (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
44th ANNUAL TORONTO POSTCARD CLUB SHOW @ Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto
Ground Your Emotions & Recharge Your Energy: A Moon-Sign Astrology Workshop @ tinglesbar ASMR Spa
Manifest Your Intentions: Bracelet-Making Workshop @ Warden Hilltop Community Centre
MOCA Movement: Pilates in the Museum @ MOCA Toronto
Scented Candle Making @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Songs of Consolation for Our Distracted Times @ Kingston Road United Church
TFS Presents an Italian Double Feature! @ Paradise Theatre in Toronto
Unarmed Verses @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto's north-east end

🐾 Pet
Paint Your Pet Experience @ Artbox Studio & Gallery

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