Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jun 12 - Jun 14)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jun 12 - Jun 14)

Friday 06/12

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Celebrate Mailo's- The Pasta Project's Grand Opening in Canada with FREE Pasta @ Mailo's- The Pasta Project (Free)
How to Get Government Funding & Build a Reputable Business @ Convivium
Levi's x Ace Hotel Toronto Watch Party @ Ace Hotel Toronto (Free)
Taste of Little Italy @ College Street

🎵 Music
Bandura on Bloor: Julian Kytasty & Olha Petelko @ Royal York Road United Church
First Born Theatre: Olivia Rodrigo Listening Party! @ TBA
Latin Friday: Santiago Moa Live & Shum de Salsa! @ Lula Lounge
Live at Mossop's: Matchday Afterparty with DJ Rhythem @ Hotel Victoria
Luge LP release with So Perfect and BagLUGE @ Wavelength @ St. Anne's Parish Hall
Moskitto Bar live at Canoe Landing Park @ Canoe Landing Park (Free)
New Orleans Stomp! featuring Gregg Stafford @ Grossmans Tavern
Nizo Alimov live at Canoe Landing @ Canoe Landing Park (Free)
Of Whales and Willpower: The Jamaican Jonah @ Christ Church Deer Park
Play The Parks Live Concerts @ Multiple Venues (Free)
PUNCH - A New Musical - Presented In Concert @ Factory Theatre
RISE an ALL Women DJs event @ Wiggle Room
Special IRIE-OKIE Party - Friday, June 12: Hosted by Mc Lytesout @ The Real Jerk Gerrard St.

🎉 Entertainment
Canadian Famous Comedy Show @ Second City
Christopher Titus - Doomed to Repeat @ The Terminal Theatre
Comedy Melting Pot @ Yuk Yuk's
Funnies After Futbol - Stand Up Comedy Show @ Comedy Bar
Michael Turner @ Backroom Comedy Club #Limited Run! @ Backroom Comedy Club
Neurodivergent nostalgia comedy show @ Free Times Cafe
SNACEY! Fundraiser at GRETA Arcade Bar @ Greta Bar Toronto
The Ex Files Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna
Three Little Birds Stand Up Comedy @ Free Times Cafe
Toronto Fancon @ The International Centre
Up in Jokes Toronto Comedy Show on Bloor @ TBA

🏒 Sports
Community World Cup 2026 Public Viewing Event - Yonge & Eglinton Fan & Watch Party @ 20 Castlefield Ave (Duplex Ave & Castlefield Ave) (Free)
A True Canadian Welcome at the Hockey Hall of Fame @ Hockey Hall of Fame
Downtown Yonge InPlay @ College Park (Free)
Footy T.O.gether Group Stage Watch Parties @ Crafty Coyote (Free)
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees @ Rogers Centre
The Bucket Lister: Toronto's 8-Day Camping Road Trip @ Toronto
THE WORLD WITHIN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD - Day 1 @ Multiple Venues (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
A Canvas & Bear Paint Pouring Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Freestyle Painting: Self-Guided Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Author Talk: Liz Johnston's "The Fall-Down Effect" @ Toronto Reference Library (Free)
CUSP at TO Fringe Festival 2026 @ Weyni Mengesha Theatre at The Young Centre For The Performing Arts
Far from Home @ Hot Docs Cinema
Little Jamaica Night Tour @ TBA
OUT OF FRAME : SEE IT - BUY IT - TAKE IT HOME @ Super Wonder Gallery
Parelios by Cecilia Livingston & Duncan McFarlane - World Premiere @ Theatre Passe Muraille
Refugee Art Show 2026 @ Friends House (Free)
ROM After Dark: Locally Crafted @ Royal Ontario Museum

🐾 Pet
Puppy Yoga by Yoga Kawa @ 539a Mount Pleasant

📅 Other Events
Botanica: Terrarium Crystal Workshop @ Denovia Cafe
Spying on America Book Launch @ Ben McNally Books

Saturday 06/13

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Art of CHOCOLATE Making - Build, Stack, Snack @ QUEST XO
Dare to Dream at Fidelity's ETF Pop-up Event @ The Welcome Market
Island Eats Food and Travel Festival @ Mel Lastman Square (Free)
Meals and Migration in Little Manila @ Mabuhay Garden, Bathurst-Wilson Parkette
Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival Presented by Chapman's @ Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival (Free)

🎵 Music
1 night with ADDY Tyler Hill MIZ MEGS RandomDoug and BlanchEcho @ Wiggle Room
Frequency: XUKASIA @ Worth Gallery
Good Moves Block Party @ Alice
Goose Summer 2026 @ RBC Amphitheatre
IllScarlett - Celebrating 20 Years of EPdemic @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
JKriv, Razor-N-Tape, Brooklyn plus Toronto Hustle, Mr Haze and Jay NuFunk @ Rhythm Toronto
Mumford & Sons - Prizefighter Tour @ Rogers Stadium At Downsview Airport
RAGIE BAN @ NOMAD @ NOMAD
Rosalia - Lux 2026 Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Salsa Saturday w La Borinquena & DJ Van Gogh! @ Lula Lounge
St Lawrence Market Pride @ St Lawrence Market
There's No Place Like Home: Spring A Cappella Concert @ Terminal Theatre

🎉 Entertainment
Disney Trivia & Karaoke Night - Snakes & Lattes College @ Snakes and Lattes College St.
Gay AF Comedy Pride-Stravaganza @ Campbell House Museum
Kitten Cup Tea Party: Bring Your Own Demo @ Allan Gardens: Children's Conservatory (Free)
Saturday Night Fomo @ Comedy Bar
Up in Jokes Toronto Comedy Show @ The Boardroom Comedy Club

🏒 Sports
Bloor-Yorkville Soccer Fest @ Bloor-Yorkville
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees @ Rogers Centre
Toronto Hydroplane & Sailing Club 75th Anniversary @ Toronto Hydroplane & Sailing Club
Toronto Soccer Club Crawl: Weekend Kickoff Football Nights Sat Jun 13 @ Bar Karma

🎭 Art and Culture
A Sculpting Class by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story @ Palmerston Library (Free)
Arias After Work! vol. 6 @ College Street United Church
Arts in the Parks: The Spiral of Our Relations @ R.V. Burgess Park
Arts in the Parks: We Must Love and Support One Another @ Raymore Park
Beaches Arts and Crafts @ Kew Gardens | The Beaches (Free)
Coil Basket Weaving Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Documentary Screening and Panel: "The Impossible Swim" @ Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave)
Embroidery Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
FREE Intro to Square Dancing @ The 519 Community Centre (Free)
Glad Day Lit's Pride Month Artist Market - June 13 @ Glad Day Lit (Free)
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Hope Gala and Awards @ Renaissance by the Creek
I Am Divine - with Michelle Mama @ Hot Docs Cinema
Indigenous Beading Workshop: Strawberry Patch @ Bata Shoe Museum
LEGENDS: Run The Flex 3rd Annual Dance Production @ The Creative School Chrysalis
MADDADDAM @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
National Ballet of Canada: Maddaddam @ Four Seasons Centre
Painting Coaster Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Paper Quilling Workshop - Daisy @ Toronto Botanical garden
Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
The Collective Edit: A Fashion Experience Pop-Up @ Fashion Exchange
Through the Garden Gate: The Beach @ Multiple Venues
Woodworker's Apprentice Workshop: Jar Vase Holder @ Pickering Museum Village

🎡 Family
How to Become a Volunteer @ Toronto Public Library - Richview Branch (Free)
Miniature Soccer Build Workshop - Little Field, Big Adventure @ Little Canada
Roncy Flea-June Edition @ Roncesvalles United Church
Scavenger hunt with Stamps! @ High Park
St. Martin's Neighbourhood Fun Fair @ Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Free)
Your Toronto Zoo is Showing it's PRIDE @ Toronto Zoo

🐾 Pet
Dachshund Puppy Yoga in Downtown Toronto @ 539a Mount Pleasant
Patio Pup Up Shop @ Goppion Caffe
Paws and Purpose Fundraiser @ Kind Karma

📅 Other Events
Common Ground Gardening Workshop @ Zawadi Farm at Downsview Park
World Naked Bike Ride Toronto 2026 @ Coronation Park

Sunday 06/14

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Dare to Dream at Fidelity's ETF Pop-up Event @ The Welcome Market

🎵 Music
2026 Lost Americana Tour - Machine Gun Kelly & Wiz Khalifa @ Budweiser Stage
Dear Darling Grand Opening: A Third Space, Kitchen, & Bar @ Dear Darling
Jennifer Bettencourt: Fado Distilled @ Reid's Distillery
Xenia Concerts and TO Live present: Majd Sukar & Friends @ 1 Front Street East

🎉 Entertainment
Board Game Night at Red Tape Brewery @ Red Tape Brewery
CATAN Tournament - Snakes & Lattes College @ Snakes & Lattes College
ICU Open Mic @ Sweet Action Theatre
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office @ Hot Docs Cinema
Lady Arcaders: Out of Bounds Torontrois @ TacoTaco
Masquerade & Mayhem Double Feature @ Paradise Theatres
Queen Out Comedy - A Queer & Fem Open Mic! @ Society Clubhouse
Sunday Reset: Self-Care & Social Day @ Cafe Our Hours
Thank Goodness It's Sunday @ Wiggle Room (Free)
We Really Like Her! presents HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON @ Revue Cinema

🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees @ Rogers Centre
RatRace in the P.A.T.H - Soccer Edition @ The P.A.T.H.
The Allstate Soccer Show @ The International Centre, Hall 5
Toronto Tempo vs. Atlanta Dream @ Coca-Cola Coliseum

🎭 Art and Culture
Collective Soundmapping - Guardian & Youth Workshop @ St. Matthew’s Clubhouse
Indigenous Art Journey @ Toronto Reference Library (Free)
National Ballet of Canada: Maddaddam @ Four Seasons Centre
Queer Zine and Book Fair : Glad Day's Pride Month Edition @ 32 Lisgar (Free)
Shifting Shoreline @ Dominion Public Building
Toronto Cactus and Succulent Club Annual Show and Sale @ Toronto Botanical Garden (Free)
Watercolour - Paint Night - Summer Fresh Catch Painting Workshop in Toronto @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe

🎡 Family
QHC Kiki in the Park: Trans, NB, 2Sprit Sharing Circle @ Bickford Park
QHC: Stories in the Park - Pride Edition @ Riverdale Park East
Soccer Sundays at the BSM @ Bata Shoe Museum
The Return of SIR Jerry @ The Drake Hotel

🐾 Pet
Doggie Fest 2026 @ Roundhouse Park (Free)
Maltese Puppy Yoga @ Vibe Dance Studio
Paint Your Pet Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Toronto Dog Moms X Bloorcourt BIA: Paws Walk @ Bloorcourt BIA

📅 Other Events
Flying with Billy Bishop @ Southwest corner of Queens Quay West and Eireann Quay
June Early Summer Birding Walk @ High Park Forest School
TFS Presents: Masquerade & Mayhem Double Feature @ Paradise Theatre
Tobermory from Toronto: Shuttle Bus @ TBA

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