Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (May 16 - May 18)
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Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (May 16 - May 18)
Hey Torontonians,
The long weekend is almost here, and it’s the perfect excuse to get outside. Whether you're planning a picnic in the park, a walk by the lake, or just soaking up some sun, we've rounded up a bunch of fun ways to enjoy the city. Scroll down to see what’s on!
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Anyway, checkout what you can do this Friday (5/16) to Sunday (5/18) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.
Friday 05/16
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Halal Bites Festival @ Nathan Phillips Square
🎵 Music
EP Release Party for Junior Lopez, TAKiN, with Greg Gow @ Wiggle Room
Frog Eyes @ The Cave
Giddy Up! feat. Sleepy Freeman, Marc Gleeson, Dylan & Dylan @ Embassy Bar (Free)
LUCID HEIST and GEOFF Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
Refractions Mungos Hi Fi with Eva Lazarus @ Motorista Studio
Venezuela Viva: Choral music from Venezuela and the Caribbean @ Grace Church on-the-Hill
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco! @ The Piston
🎉 Entertainment
All of Us Have Secrets: Comedy Show! @ Social Capital Theatre
Blood On the Clocktower at The Grand Order of Divine Sweets in West End TO @ The Grand Order of Divine Sweets, West End TO
Chaotic Good.MAY BANGERS! @ Comedy Bar
Funny AF Fridays - Standup Comedy Show @ The Real Jerk Legacy
GOOD FRIDAY TRIVIA NIGHT @ GRETA @ Greta Bar Toronto
Interactive! The Twilight Saga: Eclipse @ Fox Theatre
Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience @ Meridian Hall
Mid Life Mood Swings @ Second City
Not Safe For Work @ The Second City
Rebound @ East End United Basketball Court
Stackt Up Comedy Shows @ Stackt Market, Toronto
Toronto Air Guitar Championships 2025 @ Cameron House
🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers @ Rogers Centre
🎭 Art and Culture
A Starry Paint Night Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Acrylic Paint Afternoon @ Lillian H. Smith Library
After Dark Art Gallery & Drinks: An Augmented Reality Experience @ Super Awesome Gallery
Paint and Sip: Dreaming of Summer @ My Inner Child Paint Bar
Toronto Met Film Festival 2025 @ Toronto Metropolitan University
Saturday 05/17
🍽️ Food and Drinks
BACKYARD: Asian Night Market @ Stackt Market
Fresh Local Flavors: Spring Plant-Based Cooking Class @ Animal Liberation Kitchen
Party Favour Day @ Paradise Grapevine Winery
SUPPER CLUB: Modern Pakistani by Nausheen Rafiq @ Centre for Social Innovation Spadina
🎵 Music
Babbu Maan: The One Maan Show @ Scotiabank Arena
Coast to Coast party with SisterSun BC, Hirlemann NB, TYLER HILL and NOUR @ Wiggle Room Toronto
Electric Island @ Fort York
Friends with Benefits @ Swan Dive
Jonathan Gysbers Single Release Show with Cam Reed @ The Painted Lady
Serata Karaoke - Italian Music Dance Party @ Rivoli Toronto
Seu x Luis Anselmi - Incubator Concert Series @ Small World Centre
SPELLBOUND: Goth - Darkwave - Post-Punk Video Dance Party with Joy Divison Spotlight @ Ground Control
SUICIDAL-IDOL and rouri404 with vaeoTransmit Presents @ The Baby G
🎉 Entertainment
Board Game Night at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ East End Toronto
Eurovision 2025 - Toronto Watch Party! @ Pegasus On Church (Free)
Hocus Pocus @ Harbourfront Centre Theatre
Immigrants disaster - STAND UP COMEDY SHOW @ Freetimes Cafe
Labyrinth @ Fox Theatre
Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience @ Meridian Hall
Severance: See You in HR @ Comedy Bar
Toronto Boat Party - Glow Edition - May 17, 2025 @ Jubilee Queen Cruises
VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND BOAT PARTY TORONTO 2025 - TICKETS STARTING AT $20 @ Toronto
🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers @ Rogers Centre
Toronto Foosball Club Grand Opening @ Toronto Foosball Club (Free)
🎭 Art and Culture
Beyond The Line with Francisco-Fernando Granados & Vessna Perunovich @ Onsite Gallery, 199 Richmond Street West
Dusty & Friends Spring Market @ Decoy Bar
Sistas Calling Freedom Fashion Show @ Bluffer's Restaurant
Spotlight on imagineNATIVE: Boy @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Versions of Self: A Fashion Identity Workshop @ The 519
🎡 Family
2025 SPRING LIVING MARKET @ 388 Carlaw Ave #207 (Free)
A Tribute to the Honey Bee @ BeeGrrl DuWest Hive
Astronomy in Action Planetarium Show @ Astronomy in Action Travelling Planetarium
Kawaii Loohoo & Friends Cute Underground Market @ Loohoo
MISSION STEM POSSIBLE @ 907 Alness Street, North York
Sew & Soar: Spring Birding & Crafting In High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
Small-Space Edible Gardening Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Story of a Day - Sceal Lae @ Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
WonderPhil the Magician @ 76 Wychwood Ave. Unit 176, Toronto, ON
Sunday 05/18
🍽️ Food and Drinks
COOKING CLASS: Syrian Brunch by Rahaf Alakabani @ Centre for Social Innovation Spadina
Press Coffee Workshop! Brew Like a Barista at Home [Hybrid] @ Multiple Venues
Small-Space Edible Gardening Workshop @ Anga's Farm
🎵 Music
All Vinyl Everything - Victoria Day '25 Long Weekend Edition @ Drake Hotel
MINISTRY After Party - Dark Dance Event with DJ Lazarus @ Ground Control
PIAZZOLLA & TANGO @ Lawrence Park Community Church
UNRULY - Victoria Day Weekend @ The Libertine
🎉 Entertainment
Caribbean Board Games and Brunch @ Ralph Thornton Community Centre
HER ROYAL HILARITY: LONG WEEKEND COMEDY SHOW @ Wenona Lodge
Miss Congeniality - 25th Anniversary @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
pswrd comedy @ Hotel Victoria
Sunday SerVice with MANDIZ, Manzone and Strong @ Wiggle Room
🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers @ Rogers Centre
🎭 Art and Culture
Golden Age: Guys and Dolls @ Fox Theatre
Terracotta Pot Painting Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
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Hope you enjoy your weekend ❤️
Zoe
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