Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jun 26 - Jun 28)

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Jun 26 - Jun 28)

Friday 06/26

🍽️ Food and Drinks
KIYOMI Whisky Tasting - Summer Edition @ KIYOMI
TASTE OF ASIA @ Streets of Kennedy and Steeles
Toronto Ribfest @ Cloverdale Mall

🎵 Music
Denielle Bassels Live at Drom Taberna @ Drom Taberna
EBM PARTY w/ DAF Spotlight @ Ground Control
Exit Points #73 @ Arraymusic
ICONS Only with SYDNEY BLU @ Wiggle Room
MY HOUSE JUNCTION JAZZ FEST 2026: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO @ My House
Strings in Bloom: Canadian Legends @ Bellvue Manor
Tanya Wills & Bill Bridges JAZZ Duo @ Johnny G's

🎉 Entertainment
Daddy Issues Comedy - Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna
Daniel Tosh: My First Farewell Tour @ Meridian Hall
Gaysian Comedy All-Stars - 6 Year Anniversary & Happy Pride @ Rivoli
Hutch & Friends Pride Edition @ Burdock
Laugh Dammit! @ Comedy Bar
Madly at the ICFF Festival @ The Distillery Historic District
Mike Cannon Live in Toronto @ Backroom Comedy Club
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie @ Christie Pits Park (Free)
PUNX CAN'T LAUGH FUNDRAISER LEBANESE RED CROSS @ The Dock Ellis
The Wedding Party Pride Edition - A Dinner Theatre Escape Room @ Old Mill Toronto Restaurant
Troll 2 - with Peter Kuplowsky @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🏒 Sports
Footy T.O.Gether: Uruguay vs Spain Watch Party @ Crafty Coyote (Free)
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers @ Rogers Centre
Victory - Presented by the ICFF Festival @ The Distillery Historic District (Outdoor Theatre: Spirit Cinema)

🎭 Art and Culture
Aesop Queer Library @ Aesop Queen St. West
Cosmic Crossroads @ Jane Finch Mall
Curating the Village: Open Sessions @ Multiple Venues
Freestyle Painting: Self-Guided Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Impressionist Afternoon Tea @ Art Gallery of Ontario
JAZZ N' BOOK @ Wildseed Centre for Art & Activism, Second Floor (Free)
King Arthur's Night @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
King Arthur's Night - The Film @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Pride In Colour: Passion Through Various Lenses @ Atelier Next Door (Free)
Svaha! On the Land @ David Crombie Park (Free)
Trans Rally, March & Community Fair @ Hayden Street Riser
Whimsical Oddities: A Collective Art & Maker Market @ Arcadia Artist Co-op

📅 Other Events
Cheer Up Love: Its Love - A Pride Week Comedy Spectacular @ Comedy Bar
Parkway Forest Courtyard Farmers' Market @ Parkway Forest Park

Saturday 06/27

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Nando's PERi-PERi Cup @ Nando's Bay Street
Reverie with the Summer Sun: A Tea Ceremony @ Helen + Hildegard
Taste of Downtown Yonge: Summer Street Eats @ Multiple Venues
Taste of the Junction 2026 @ TBA
World in a Block Party @ Scarborough Town Centre, former Hudson’s Bay parking lot, outside STC Gate 3 (Free)

🎵 Music
80s/90s Video Dance Party - PANIC w/ SOFT CELL Spotlight @ Ground Control
A Decades Dance Party: Pride-Summer Kickoff Edition @ Handlebar
Canada to the World - TCC Chamber Choir @ Eglinton St. George's United Church
clean breaks monthly residency @ Emmet Ray
Higher Love @ Ace Hotel Toronto
Hipsville Heatwave @ Owls Club
Kirtan: Music & Mantras at Alternity @ Alternity
Klezmer Jam & Yiddish Dance! - June 27 @ HIGH PARK NATURE CENTRE - Side Porch
MY HOUSE JUNCTION JAZZ FEST 2026: GENEVIEVE MARENTETTE'S FLUX STATE @ My House
Peterborough Musicfest @ Del Crary Park (Free)
SATURDAY NIGHT ROCKERS @ BSMT254

🎉 Entertainment
100 Percent Canadian Beef - Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ Second City
Call My Bluff! Comedy & Music Show! @ Bluffs Pizza Pub
Dyke Rally & March @ Church St. and Hayden St.
E11EVEN Toronto Pop-Off Series at FYE Ultraclub @ FYE Ultraclub
EVERYTHING IS A BIT with KYLE DOOLEY @ Comedy Bar East
Funny in Translation - Immigrant Standup Comedy Show @ Free Times Cafe
Habibi and Friends - Stand Up Comedy Show @ Utopia Cafe & Grill
One of Them Days @ Christie Pits Park (Free)
Stuff You Should Know Live @ Massey Hall
Toronto Mandem Comedy Jam @ Comedy Bar
Underground Pride: Toronto Edition 2026 @ Longboat Hall
Up in Jokes Toronto Comedy Show @ The Boardroom Comedy Club

🏒 Sports
36th Annual HOPE Charity Volleyball Tournament @ Ashbridges Bay Beach Volleyball Courts
Footy T.O.Gether: Colombia vs Portugal Watch Party @ Crafty Coyote (Free)
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers @ Rogers Centre
The Links Social Tour - Summer Signature Golf Tournament @ Woodington Lake Golf Club
Toronto Soccer Club Crawl: Knockout Saturday Football Nights @ Bar Karma

🎭 Art and Culture
Anthropos: The Sexuality + Consciousness Urban Festival @ Multiple locations in downtown Toronto
brOWNout 2026 @ Mill St. Wellesley Stage (across from Wellesley TTC station)
Carve & Print: Custom Linocut Sketchbooks @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies
Clay with Me 10 Year Anniversary Party in Toronto @ 474 Richmond St. W, Toronto
Conversation: Artist Natalia Romik and Curator Kuba Szreder with Matthew Jocelyn @ Koffler Arts
Enchantment-The Art of Songwriting with Lily Frost @ Community OutWitch
Geary Art Crawl Summer 2026 @ Geary Avenue
Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Orpheus in the Underworld @ Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts
The Riverdale Arts Market @ The Duke Art Bar, Patio
TSA Walking Tour: East Bayfront @ Queen Elizabeth Docks

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: How to Create a Pollinator Garden Seminar @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Family Pride Block Party @ George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre
The Summer and Shade Community Market @ Etobicoke (Free)

🐾 Pet
Paint Your Pet Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Party 4 Paws Pet Fair @ Trinity Bellwoods Park

Sunday 06/28

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Bees and Beers @ Samara Brewing Co.
Taste of Ghana @ Earl Bales Park

🎵 Music
4 AM LAST CALL for Sunday SerVice PRIDE MONTH CLOSING PARTY @ Wiggle Room
David Morales and The Shapeshifters at Treehouse Afterparty @ The Opera House
Friends of Dorothy @ The Dot @ The Moonlight Lounge
MY HOUSE JUNCTION JAZZ FEST 2026: MILES DAVIS - PRESTIGE YEARS feat. Brownman Ali @ My HOUSE, 2882 Dundas St. West, Toronto
Noah Kahan - The Great Divide Tour @ Rogers Stadium At Downsview Airport
Reimagination: The Tradition of Innovation Concert @ P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
Rosas y Claveles - June Tablao 2026 / Flamenco Dance and Live Music @ Rivoli

🎉 Entertainment
Actually Funny Stand Up Comedy Show @ Comedy Bar
LIKKLE BIT @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Pride Parade 2026 @ Yonge Street
Question Everything Trivia @ Insomnia l twice a week because once wasn't enough @ Insomnia
SocialSip: An 1867 Canada Day Murder Mystery & Networking Experience @ Society Clubhouse
The Toronto Magician Showcase @ Comedy Bar East
To Catch a Thief - 4K RestoraSummertion @ Hot Docs Cinema
TOPS presents Gueros at Christie Pits @ Christie Pits Park (Free)

🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers @ Rogers Centre

🎭 Art and Culture
Anthropos: The Sexuality + Consciousness Urban Festival @ Multiple locations in downtown Toronto
Anga's Farm: A Hands-On Bonsai Workshop for Beginners @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Battle of the Sexes: American Psycho @ Fox Theatre
Curator Walkthrough: David Liss on Don't Look Back @ Koffler
Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
The Brothers Investigation - Presented by the ICFF Festival at the Distillery District @ Distillery District
The Jubilant June Toronto Comic Jam @ The Cameron House
Terrarium-making Workshop - Lou-Lou's x Reid's Distillery @ Reid's Distillery

🎡 Family
Little Sprouts - Bees, Butterflies & Bugs! @ Pickering Museum Village (Free)

🐾 Pet
Good Behaviour x Dog Standards - Dog Ice Cream Launch Event @ Good Behaviour (Free)

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