Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jun 27 - Jun 29)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jun 27 - Jun 29)

Hey Torontonians,

Hope you're surviving this heat wave, it’s a hot one out there 🥵! If you’re looking for ways to enjoy the summer without melting, we’ve rounded up some cool events happening around the city this week.

Anyway, checkout what you can do this Friday (6/27) to Sunday (6/29) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 06/27

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Dare to 'Re-Treat': Luxurious Self-Care Dinner Party @ Irene
Taste of Asia 2025 @ Kennedy Rd. & Steeles Ave., Markham, ON (Free)

🎵 Music
2000 TIL @ Aera
ARECIBO - latin-jazz at My House Junction Jazz Fest - Day 5of7 @ My HOUSE
BALTHVS @ Adelaide Hall
Carol Pope Live Performance! @ Brunswick Bierworks
James Taylor: 2025 Tour @ Budweiser Stage
Peninsula at Drom Taberna #FourWingsTour2025 @ Drom Taberna
Salsa On Market Street @ Market Street (Front Street E - The Esplanade) (Free)
SANDY RIVERA aka Kings of Tomorrow @ Wiggle Room
Soul Nostalgic LIVE Presents: Harlem Nights @ 214 King St W
TO the Beat' Music Program By Lavazza IncluCity Festival 2025 w AWA's Ngoma Ensemble @ Trinity Theatre - The Distillery District (Free)
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco! @ The Piston
We Play Disco - The Final Hit @ The Rivoli, Queen St., Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner Comedy Club
Beth Stelling LIVE in Toronto! @ Comedy Bar East
Comedy Popping Up This June in Leslieville! @ Multiple Venues
GOOD FRIDAY TRIVIA NIGHT @ GRETA @ Greta Bar Toronto
Jared Nathan & Kansei Yasuda live - Backroom Comedy Club - One Night Only @ Backroom Comedy Club
Laugh Dammit! @ Comedy Bar
Michael Balazo: International Lover @ Tranzac Club
Play Along! The Mystery Game Show @ The John Candy Box Theatre
Small Town Pride @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
SUPERCOLLIDER: TORONTO TECH WEEK AFTERPARTY @ GRETA BAR YYZ
The Liberty Laughs Comedy Show - Friday June 27, 2025 @ Liberty Village Market & Cafe
The Zone: The Running Man @ Fox Theatre

🏒 Sports
Superkick'd Pro Wrestling Rock Show @ The Great Hall

🎭 Art and Culture
A Night With State Goods @ Knife Toronto
At Home in Toronto @ The Market Gallery
Julie Nesrallah Celebrates Italy at the McMichael @ McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Lavazza IncluCity @ Distillery District (Free)
MOTIVE CRIME & MYSTERY FESTIVAL @ Victoria University at the University of Toronto
Pride In Colour Art Show @ 183 Gallery
Titanic: The Official Exhibition @ YZD Hangar Bay 129
Vision Board Wellness Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery

🎡 Family
Etobicoke Strategy Annual Prayer Breakfast @ Woodbine Banquet Hall
Harmonic Connections: Summer Solstice Soundbath & Yoga @ Master Sha Wellness Centre
Healing through Hypno Meditation and Mediumship @ The Village at Black Creek
Violence & Scandal in Muddy York: Summer Walking Tour Series @ St. James Cathedral

Saturday 06/28

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Toronto’s Social Night Out – Cocktails & New Connections for 20s & 30s @ 2415 Yonge Street
Fish Fry Fundraiser at Break Free Family Centre @ Break Free Family Centre
Spring Into Spice Food & Wine Festival 2025 @ Steam Whistle Biergarten
Toronto Social Mixer: Meet New People Over Cocktails @ Dopamine Lounge

🎵 Music
Cherry Hustle Funky Disco Dance Party @ The Little Jerry
EVERLASTINGNESS - Micah Schroeder, Stephane Mayer and Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh Live at the Tranzac @ Multiple Venues
FRANK SINATRA TRIBUTE - vocal jazz at My House Junction Jazz Fest - Day 6of7 @ My HOUSE
Harris Jayaraj Live In Canada @ Scotiabank Arena
HYBRID // JUNE025 :: Alternative Club Night @ TacoTaco Moonlight Lounge
LOCALS ONLY AT NOMAD B2B EDITION @ NOMAD
PANIC: 80s/90s Video Dance Party w/ Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Spotlight @ Ground Control
Saturday Night Rockers - LIVE REGGAE feat. Ammoye, Carl Henry & The Dub Chronicles @ BSMT254
The Internets Deep Fake at Ace Hotel @ Ace Hotel Toronto
TO the Beat' Music Program By Lavazza IncluCity Festival 2025 @ Trinity Theatre - The Distillery District (Free)
Tommy Tone, Deuce Dads, Toller @ Bampot House of Tea and Board Games

🎉 Entertainment
Canada Day Long Weekend at The Distillery District @ The Distillery Historic District (Free)
7th annual Wiggly and Proud with Dekoze PRIDE AFTERPARTY 10pm to 7am @ Wiggle Room, Toronto
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner
DESI ROAST BATTLE @ Desi Food Junction
Good Company Comedy Show - Lumpia Edition @ The Piston Bar
Honey @ Buddies in Bad Times
Hutch & Friends Pride Edition @ The Burdock
Just FOUR Laughs @ Comedy Bar
Run: A Short Film - First Look @ Revue Cinema (Free)
Saturday Night Swing Dance with Fat Quarter Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ 175 Hampton Ave
Showstoppers: Nashville @ Fox Theatre
The Prideful Sinners @ Pride Toronto - OLG Central Stage
Toronto Mandem Comedy Jam @ Real Jerk Legacy
Underground Pride: Toronto Edition @ Drake Underground
Waffles and a Movie presents: Pride 2014 @ Eyesore Cinema

🏒 Sports
MLS: Toronto FC vs. Portland Timbers @ BMO Field
Resilience HYROX League - Partners / Doubles HYROX Simulation Event @ Resilience Fitness - East York
Toronto Wrestling Club: Pride & Glory @ Henderson Brewing

🎭 Art and Culture
A Tote Bag Painting & Pressing Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Basketry Making a fruit basket @ Sharpen - Workshops
Celebrate Pride! My Place is Here Screening Night @ Distillery District
Clay Sculpting Workshop @ Artbox
Cross-Sensory Interaction Design & Korean Visual Culture VR Expo 2025 @ OCAD University
Curatorial Tours: In Her Own Words @ Museum of Toronto
Enter the Gorshey @ Amos Waites Park
Lavazza IncluCity Opening Night: An Evening of Romance, Culture, and Celebration! @ Distillery District (Trinity Theatre)
Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks @ Royal Ontario Museum
Spill the Tea & Poetry @ W Hotel Toronto
Stories We Tell @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🎡 Family
Core for A Cause @ The Good Core
Family Pride Queer Life Drawing @ George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre
Kids' Fairy Garden Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Pride Dance Picnic at Christy Pits Park, Toronto @ Christie Pits Park
The Amazing Museum Race @ Pickering Museum Village
Toronto Waterfront Festival @ Sugar Beach, 11 Dockside Drive
True North, Strong and Sea @ Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

🐾 Pet
Pup Your Pride @ Ramsden Park Dog Park

Sunday 06/29

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Kreate Market - Stackt Market @ STACKT Market (Free)
Matcha & Mindfulness Workshop @ Youthful Vengeance @ Youthful Vengeance - Cafe & Gallery
Sunday Sugo Cooking Class @ 7 numbers Eglinton
Toronto Sea Moss Festival @ Jamaican Canadian Association

🎵 Music
1950s Rockabilly Dance Party ft The Swingin' Blackjacks Plus a Rock 'n' Roll Beginner Dance Lesson @ Dovercourt House
Bangers in Parkdale @ T.O. Lounge
J.P. Mortier live at Tranzac Southern Cross @ Tranzac Southern Cross (Free)
Junction Jazz Festival @ My House
Meet Singer-songwriter Janis Ian in Film and on Zoom @ Revue Cinema
The Lady Oiye's Tea Dance @ Buddies in Bad Times
TO the Beat' Music Program By Lavazza IncluCity Festival 2025 @ Trinity Theatre - The Distillery District (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
Canada Day Long Weekend at The Distillery District @ The Distillery Historic District (Free)
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner Comedy Club
JEFF HOBBS [LIVE STANDUP COMEDY SPECIAL TAPING] @ Comedy Bar East
Late Night Comedy: Canada Day Long Weekend Edition @ Bar Cathedral
Lavazza Inclucity Festival - "The Ballad of Wallis Island" @ Distillery District
LEEL FAIR: Toronto's First and Only Musical Comedy Festival @ Comedy Bar
The F Word @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🎭 Art and Culture
A Candle Making Class by Artbox @ Artbox
A Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Curatorial Talk: Morrice in Venice @ McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Halau Hula O Walea's 23rd Annual Ho'ike Lili'u @ Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
Know Your Place - Debut Feature by Zia Mohajerjasbi @ Fox Theatre
Sound Healing and Painting Workshop for Groups @ McGregor Park Community Centre

🎡 Family
HIKE: In High Park @ High Park
Toronto Pride Parade @ Multiple Venues
Yoga x Brunch - King West - Sun. June 29, 2025 - Beginner Friendly @ Studio 580

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