Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jan 17 - Jan 19)
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Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jan 17 - Jan 19)
Hey Torontonians,
Snow is expected this weekend! It looks like a white January is on its way. If you’re staying in, we’ve got some great indoor events for you to enjoy. Stay warm and have a wonderful weekend!
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Anyway, here are what you can do this Friday (1/17) to Sunday (1/19)! Hope you have a great holiday❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.
Friday 01/17
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Bordeaux's Dazzling 2022s @ Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex
Pub Crawl Toronto @ Bangarang
🎵 Music
Googoosh - Final Chapter World Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
The Hymns to Freedom Project @ The Rose Brampton
The Or Kid with JNoir and Edward Sayers @ The Painted Lady
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco @ The Piston
🎉 Entertainment
70's YACHT ROCK Video Dance Party - NO COVER - DJ Lazarus @ Ground Control (Free)
Comedy Melting Pot @ Yuk Yuk's
Funny AF Fridays - Standup Comedy Showcase @ The Real Jerk - Legacy
Funny AF Fridays! @ The Real Jerk Legacy
KRYSTYNA HUTCHINSON LIVE IN TORONTO! @ Comedy Bar East
Mike Glazer live @ Backroom Comedy Club | Limited Run! @ Backroom Comedy Club
Three Little Birds Comedy Show @ Real Jerk Legacy
🎭 Art and Culture
Besties Night: Unlimited Mimosas After Dark: Paint Night Workshop @ The Paint Garden
Glow in the Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
In-Studio Paint Night - Gold Leaf Paint Pouring Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Last Landscape @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Maker Friday: The Culture @ Art Gallery of Ontario (Free)
Mediha @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Pottery Date Workshop - Ghost Night @ Noel Yardley Ceramics
The Art of Vogue Exhibition @ The Super Wonder Gallery
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)
Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition @ The Japan Foundation, Toronto
Saturday 01/18
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Jamaica in January @ Stackt Market (Free)
Paint N Vibe: Bottomless Mimosas @ Real Jerk Legacy
🎵 Music
a night with JELO, Barroness, TAKiN, and The Jacob Bros @ Wiggle Room
Chill and Groovy Dance Party @ Farside Toronto
DJ Blush LIVE at Poor Romeo @ 1029 Gerrard St. E, Toronto (Free)
Fiesta - Toronto's Hottest Latin Party @ Baby's Cabaret
Junasty Launch Party @ 250 Adelaide St W, Toronto
Play and Sing! @ Islington United Church
SPELLBOUND: Goth Post-Punk Darkwave Video Dance Party with Nine Inch Nails Spotlight @ Ground Control
TRACY JONES and Wytchfae at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
🎉 Entertainment
10PM Saturdays Pro & Hilarious Stand-up Comedy | Unleash the laughter @ Backroom Comedy Club
A Clockwork Orange @ Fox Theatre
Agent of Happiness - Quiet Time: Mindfulness at the Movies @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Chaotic Good. @ Comedy Bar
CSC Fancon: Where Worlds Collide @ The International Centre in Mississauga
Don't Tell Mom @ Tranzac Club
Pop-Up Comedy - The Cave @ The Cave
Pub Crawl Toronto @ Figo
Saturday Night Standup Comedy - One Drink Included @ SoCap Comedy (The Social Capital)
Tech Roast - Touring Machine @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?A Canadian Stage Production @ Bluma Appeal Theatre
🏒 Sports
CSC Fancon @ International Convention Centre
🎭 Art and Culture
Anga's Farm - Art of Terarrium's Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
In-Studio Paint Night - Starry Night on the Lake Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Leather Crafting Workshop: Harnesses & Belts Edition @ The Aviary Brewpub
Louise Noguchi Public Opening @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop @ The Wright Spot
PUFF PALETTES: Paint Night Workshop @ The Paint Garden
Salome @ Paradise Theatre
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)
Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition @ The Japan Foundation, Toronto
🎡 Family
Family Experiences at Kortright: Survival Skills @ Kortright Centre for Conservation
Mon Sheong Youth Group Lunar New Year Market @ S3PACE Business Event Center
Weird Duck Time Waterfowl Wander In High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
Writing Your Path: Pause, Reflect, Envision 2025 @ CSI Annex
📅 Other Events
From Hollywood to Scarborough @ Scarborough Bluffs United Church
Last Landscape @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Sunday 01/19
🍽️ Food and Drinks
DISCO BRUNCH PARTY AT FOX ON JOHN @ Fox on John
🎵 Music
a Sunday Service with SAEED YOUNAN - FREE before 10pm with RSVP @ Wiggle Room (Free)
Music in the Morning with Ellie @ Left Field Leslieville @ Left Field Brewery
Sound and Sense, Jewish Music @ York - Uri Gurvich: The Sasha Argov Project @ Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, Accolade East Building, York University
The Sundown Sessions At The Rivoli @ Rivoli
The Sundown Sessions At The Rivoli - January 19, 2025 @ Rivoli Toronto
🎉 Entertainment
10PM Industry Nights @ Hilarious comedy show for Industry Folk in Toronto @ Backroom Comedy Club
Curry Chicken vs Chicken Curry @ Comedy Bar
CSC Fancon: Where Worlds Collide @ The International Centre in Mississauga
English as Funny Language | STAND UP COMEDY @ Free Times Cafe
The Danforth Comedy Showcase @ Comedy Bar Danforth (Free)
Top Toronto Comedians in Bloordale @ Wenona Lodge
Trivia with Steffi at The Painted Lady @ the painted lady (Free)
Yahtzee Tournament @ Left Field Liberty Village @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
🎭 Art and Culture
In-Studio Watercolour Paint Night - Violet Forest @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Last Landscape @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Mark Rothko and the Inner World @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Poetry Open Mic @ Buddies in Bad Times (Free)
Self-Love CHOCOLATE Paint Meditation @ QUEST XO Chocolate
Speaker Series: United Against Hate–Racism, Religion & Conflict in the Middle East & at Home @ Islington United Church
Vancouver Film School - Info Session @ Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel
Vision Board Collaging Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)
🎡 Family
Anga's Farm - Art of Terarrium's Kids! @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Ravensburger Puzzle Competition - Snakes & Lattes Annex @ Snakes and Lattes
The Adventures of Indie Santiago: A Mystery Scavenger Hunt at ROM @ Royal Ontario Museum
York Railway Modellers Club Show - Winter 2025 @ York Railway Modellers club house
📅 Other Events
ActiveGirlsTO Workout X Kimpton Saint George Hotel @ 280 Bloor St W
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