Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jan 31 - Feb 2)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jan 31 - Feb 2)

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Anyway, here are what you can do this Friday (1/31) to Sunday (2/2)! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 01/31

🍽️ Food and Drinks
CHOCOLATE Making Workshop @ QUEST XO Chocolate
Chocolate Making Workshop @ CSI
Over The Tap 2025 @ Blood Brothers
Pub Crawl Toronto @ Bangarang
Winterlicious @ Multiple Venues

🎵 Music
Brilliant Baroque @ Trinity St-Paul's United Church
Cold Specks at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
DJ Blush LIVE at SPIN @ SPIN Toronto
Generator Party Presents Lollapalooza 1991-1996 Live at The Pilot @ The Pilot
Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical @ Ed Mirvish Theatre
K-pop LVRS Dance Party! @ The Rec Room
OLIVIER GIACOMOTTO @ Wiggle Room
Prophecy at Swan Dive @ Swan Dive
Propter Hawk Single Release Show @ Rivoli
Triple Espresso: Bach, Handel & Fasch @ Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre
VPS x Bar St Lo @ Bar St Lo
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco! @ The Piston

🎉 Entertainment
#3 You're Going to Hell: A Comedy Showcase @ Osprey Cafe
1-800-ON-HER-OWN @ Hot Docs Theatre
A Stackt Up Comedy Show @ Stackt Market
Asian Comedy Night - An Asian Standup Comedy Show @ The Real Jerk Legacy
Disco on Ice @ The Well Toronto
Friday Night Standup Comedy - One Drink Included @ SoCap Comedy
JaJaJa's in the Junction - A Standup Comedy Showcase with After Party @ Rosario's
Laugh Dammit! @ Comedy Bar
Laura Faritos Presents: Haunted Comedians @ Comedy Lab
New Year Reset: Sound Bath & Meditation with Acupuncture @ Lite Mind Body Clinic
Spirits of the Distillery District @ 55 Mill Street
Tales from the Joke Keepers @ The Rose Studio (The Rose Brampton)
Taylor Tomlinson: The Save Me Tour @ Meridian Hall
The Liberty Laughs Comedy Show @ Liberty Village Market & Cafe

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow in the Dark Paint Night Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Art/Wear Sneaker Battle @ Bata Shoe Museum
DesignTO Talks: Net Positive @ Ace Hotel Toronto
In My Own Words: Documentary Premiere and Panel Discussion @ 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education
In-Studio - Paint Your Totes Workshop @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Make a Drawstring Bag Workshop @ Toronto Public Library - S. Walter Stewart Branch
Make a Drawstring Bag Workshop @ S. Walter Stewart Library
Old School R&B: 90s & 2000s Paint Night Workshop @ The Paint Garden
The Menagerie: Sub Zero @ Super Wonder Gallery
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)
Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition @ The Japan Foundation, Toronto
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🎡 Family
Living Your Values Workshop - DesignTO @ Miraki Life Workspace
Lunar New Year Pop Up Experience @ Cafe Our Hours (Free)

Saturday 02/01

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Pub Crawl Toronto @ Figo
Toronto Tea Festival @ The Toronto Reference Library, Bram & Bluma Appel Salon

🎵 Music
54\u202240 @ The Rose Brampton
60s Soul Dance Party - With It! @ The Piston
Blue Rodeo: Lost Together @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Community Piano Jam w/ Windsor Johnson at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
EBM PARTY - electronic body music, futurepop, electro-industrial with DJ Lazarus @ Ground Control
Jay1 Live in Toronto @ The Axis Club Theatre
Jazz & Reflection with the Ferrport Jazz Ensemble @ Beach United Church
Joy of Music Showcase: Winterberries @ Betty Oliphant Theatre
Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical @ Ed Mirvish Theatre
Saturday Night Waltz Dance and Beginner Dance Lessons @ St. Barnabas
Tina Turner Tribute Karen Durrant - Old Mill Toronto Dining & Dancing Series @ Old Mill Toronto
Tribal Bounce night with Manzone and Strong, Junior Lopez @ Wiggle Room
MONKS @ The Theatre Centre

🎉 Entertainment
Casual Comedy: Groundhog Day @ SoCap Theatre
Colored Only Comedy Show @ BSMT 254
HISS HISS B*TCH @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Laughs At The Legion @ Toronto
Retro Bingo at Epochal Imp @ The Epochal Imp
Taylor Tomlinson: The Save Me Tour @ Meridian Hall
White Out Bar Crawl @ Multiple Venues
Witching Hour: Manifestation Workshop I Create the Life YOU DESERVE in 2025 @ Tranzac Club

🏒 Sports
Raptors Fan Day @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
1-800-ON-HER-OWN Film @ Hot Docs Theatre
3rd Annual Journey to Black Liberation Symposium and The Black Liberation Ball @ Harbourfront centre
An Overview of 400 Years of Black History In Canada @ Toronto Public Library - Richview Branch
Linocut Reduction Printmaking Workshop in High Park @ High Park
Loom Weaving Workshop @ The Wright Spot
T.O.: Space, Identity, Memory Exhibition by Max Lamour @ Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)
#ExperienceTO: Parkdale Historical Tour @ Toronto Public Library - Parkdale Branch

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm Workshop: DIY Open Terrarium Creation @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Chartwell Shopping Centre Lunar New Year Celebration 2025 @ Chartwell Shopping Centre (Free)
Family Experiences at Kortright: Mapping and Orienteering @ Kortright Centre for Conservation
February Community Weekend @ MOCA Toronto
LooHoonar New Year Tarot Pop-Up @ Loohoo Shop
Toronto Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival @ Chinatown (Free)
Play and Sing! @ Islington United Church

📅 Other Events
Franchise Canada Show Toronto - Winter 2025 @ The International Centre

Sunday 02/02

🎵 Music
Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical @ Ed Mirvish Theatre
La Cueva: Flamenco Underground @ BSMT 254, Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
10PM Industry Nights @ Hilarious comedy show for Industry Folk in Toronto @ Backroom Comedy Club
Bollywood Dance Classes by The Peacock Dance Academy @ Creative Children’s Center
Groundhog Day @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story @ Fox Theatre
MONKS @ The Theatre Centre
Nurse John - The Short Staffed Tour: Shift's Getting Real @ Meridian Hall
Weird & Wacky Euchre Tournament @ Left Filed Liberty Village @ Left Field Liberty Village

🏒 Sports
Toronto Kickball Winter Classic. Beginners welcome @ Ryerson Community School baseball diamond (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
A Vision Board Collaging Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Curator Tour with Rui Mateus Amaral @ MOCA Toronto (Free)
Paper Quilling: Bleeding Hearts Workshop @ Toronto Botanical Garden
Self-Love CHOCOLATE Paint Meditation @ QUEST XO Chocolate
tiffriff pop up show at Loohoo @ Loohoo
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)

🎡 Family
Anga's Workshops: Herb Planting & Painting Fun for Kids @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Disney's The Little Mermaid @ Wychwood Theatre
Kids Storytelling with Music - Brazilian Folklore - in PORTUGUESE @ Underscore Projects
Lunar New Year Celebrations @ CF Toronto Eaton Centre (Free)

📅 Other Events
Pearle Weddings Show @ Whistle Bear Golf Club
Speaker Series: United Against Hate–Racism, Religion & Conflict in the Middle East & at Home @ Islington United Church

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