Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Feb 28 - Mar 2)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Feb 28 - Mar 2)

Hello Torontonians,

February is wrapping up, and there’s plenty happening in the city to make the most of the weekend. Whether you’re in the mood for a fun night out, joining workshops, or catching a live show, there’s something for everyone.

Anyway, checkout what you can do this Friday (2/28) to Sunday (3/2) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 02/28

🍽️ Food and Drinks
BLB & Co.'s Shake & Bake @ 915 Dupont
CHOCOLATE Making Workshop @ QUEST XO

🎵 Music
BANGERZ BRASS live @ STACKT
Celebrations and Revelaions 2025 - We Are Country @ The Globe and Mail Centre
Do You Wanna Funk? @ Drake Hotel
Dylan Forshner's SINGLE RELEASE PARTY at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
East Coast Kitchen Party @ Left Field Brewery (Liberty Village)
Echoes of the Soul: Celebrating R AND B, Gospel and Much More @ St. Andrew's Church (King and Simcoe Streets, Toronto)
Echoes of the Soul: Celebrating R&B, Gospel & Much More @ St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Elvis Tribute Concert @ Joseph D Carrier Art Gallery
Finger 11 @ The Rose Brampton
Ken Whiteley - Old Mill Toronto Jazz Lounge @ Old Mill Toronto
One Night with the King - Elvis Tribute Concert @ Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery
Possessed Steel / Manacle / Ammo @ EXPO VINTAGE OUTLET
Red Bull Symphonic with Charlotte Day Wilson @ Roy Thomson Hall
St. Royals Live at the El Mocambo @ El Mocambo
TIMELESS VOLUME 01: DANNY TENAGLIA, CHUS, RUDEE NIK, BARRONESS @ Pillar Entertainment Venue
UBW - Nicky Lawrence - Album Release Show @ Paradise Theatre
Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 2 @ St Anne's Parish
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco! @ The Piston

🎉 Entertainment
Breaking Bard: An Improvised Shakespeare Show @ The Assembly Theatre
Comedy in Colour - An Immigrant Standup Comedy Show @ The Real Jerk - Legacy
David Nihill - The Shelf Help Tour @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Laugh Dammit! @ Comedy Bar
SUITE LIFE AFTER DARK - Disney Channel-Inspired 2000s Dance Party Toronto @ The Rec Room
The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Shadowcast! @ Fox Theatre
You're Going To Hell: A Comedy Showcase @ Osprey Cafe

🏒 Sports
Superkick'd Pro Wrestling Rock Show! @ The Great Hall
Torontos Ultimate Hockey Watch Party at Illuminarium @ Illuminarium Toronto

🎭 Art and Culture
A Vision Board Collaging Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story @ Harbourfront Centre
Beings' by Sandra Meigs @ Susan Hobbs Gallery
Introduction to Indigenous Plant Medicines with Tanya Gluvakov @ Capsul Studio
MONKS @ The Theatre Centre
Sugarcane @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
The Art of Flamenco @ 123 La Rose Ave
Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition @ The Japan Foundation, Toronto

🎡 Family
Spotlighting Sickle Cell Disease: Black History Month 2025 Reception Event @ MaRs Centre (Auditorium)

Saturday 03/01

🍽️ Food and Drinks
A Tribute to Graceland Elvis Themed Brunch @ The Smith Social House
Escape to Paradise: Traditional Polynesian Luau at Beachmode @ Offworld Bar @ Offworld Bar
INDIGENOUS FOOD LAB by Taylor Parker and Matthew Knight-Barton @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
60s Soul Dance Party - With It! @ The Piston
70's BOOGIE WONDERLAND - Disco Video Dance Party - Original Disco Hits and Videos @ Ground Control
Brews, Beauties & Brawlers: Classical Music Goes Punk @ St. Olave's Anglican Church (Free)
Brit Pop Dance Party @ Rivoli
Elevation Worship & Steven Furtick - Elevation Nights Tour 2025 @ Scotiabank Arena
Elliott BROOD - Still Broke and Broken Tour @ Longboat Hall
Euro Glo Night w/DJ Sneaky Lynx @ The Cat's Cradle (Free)
Fleetwood Mac Mania - Old Mill Toronto Dining & Dancing Series @ Old Mill Toronto
Giddy Up! @ Embassy (Free)
Jann @ Annabel's
Jazz & Reflection with Sheila Brand & Friends @ Beach United Church
MOCA After Hours @ MOCA Toronto
Old Testament Musical Preview Performance @ Canadian Music Centre
Play and Sing! @ Islington United Church
Saturday Night Swing Dance PLUS Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ St. Barnabas
Small Dog Barking with Mat Mina at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
The Ceremony, In Your Walls, Doom Stoned, and Free Couch @ Sneaky Dee's @ Sneaky Dee's
Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 3 @ St. Anne's Parish
WR Records: Junior Sanchez Extended Set Release Party @ Wiggle Room Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
Bieber Bday Party @ Supermarket Bar and Variety
Dance 'til Dusk @ Ground Control, Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada
Retro Replay: Retro Arcade at Hotel X Toronto @ Hotel X Toronto
The Jay Martin Comedy Series @ Cyril Clark Theatre
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🏒 Sports
Hike for Endometriosis @ Downsview Park
POISONRANA's The LOCK-IN: WWE Elimination Chamber TAILGATE Party! @ Gabby's (Free)
Smash the Guts Pickleball Mixer Presented by Chartwell Retirement Residences @ Fairgrounds Cloverdale
Toronto Marlies vs. Manitoba Moose @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
WWE Elimination Chamber @ Toronto, Ontario, Canada

🎭 Art and Culture
43rd Ontario Japanese Speech Contest @ Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto
A Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Botanical Explorations: 2-Day Workshop @ Toronto Botanical Garden
COMFORTING::CONFLICT -Managing Conflict and Anxiety with Magic @ Community Out Witch
holding: an Exhibition by Fehn Foss @ Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
MONKS @ The Theatre Centre
Premee Mohamed: One Message Remains Book Launch @ Toronto Public Library - Lillian H. Smith Branch
Recalibration - An Exhibition @ Clark Centre for the Arts
The Tallis Choir Presents: Victoria - Tenebrae of Good Friday @ Saint Patrick's Catholic Church
Witching Hour: Manifestation Workshop I Create the Life YOU DESERVE in 2025 @ Tranzac Club
Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition @ The Japan Foundation, Toronto

🎡 Family
#ExperienceTO: Baby Point Historical Tour @ Golden Gecko Coffee
All of Our Parents Are Immigrants at Assembly Theatre @ The Assembly Theatre
Anga's Farm: Seeding Seminar @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Intrigue at the Museum: A Mystery Scavenger Hunt at ROM @ Royal Ontario Museum
UK University Fair @ Hyatt Regency
World Wildlife Day in High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
YMCA Academy Open House @ The YMCA Academy

🐾 Pet
Toronto Catstravaganza @ Queen Elizabeth Building

Sunday 03/02

🍽️ Food and Drinks
COOKING CLASS: Full-Day Croissants & Viennoiserie Intensive by Leo Baduria @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
4AM LAST CALL for Sunday SerVice with Manzone and Strong, SHAEL from WPG @ Wiggle Room
Coffee & Tunes: Cantopop @ Coffee Now Cafe
Opera Revue at Granite Brewery @ Granite Brewery
Ron Pope @ Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto
The Don Valley Drifters Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
Winter Classics by Greater TORONTO PHILHARMONIC Orchestra @ Calvin Presbyterian Church

🎉 Entertainment
Academy Awards: Messy and Madee's 3rd Annual OSCAR PARTY @ Lula Lounge
Escape to Paradise: Polynesian Luau Experience @ Offworld Bar
Laughs Without Borders Comedy Night @ Hotel Victoria
Oscar Viewing Party @ Firkin on Yonge
The Lil Trampoline Hall Lectures @ The Theatre Centre
THE MAGIC OF CINEMA @ Koerner Hall

🎭 Art and Culture
Before Hours Tours: Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. @ Royal Ontario Museum
Flow @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Paper Quilling Event - Fly High @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
The 2025 CAFTCAD Awards @ The Eglinton Grand, Toronto
The Bibi Files @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Toronto

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: The Buzz on Bees, Honey, and Pollinators Seminar/Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Queer Self Defense TO @ Tallulah's Cabaret, Toronto
Wedding Open House at Bellamy Loft Toronto 2025 @ Bellamy Loft

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Zoe
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