Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (May 22 - May 24)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (May 22 - May 24)

Friday 05/22

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Chocolate Tequila Launch Party @ Tulum (Free)
Discovering Wild Foods with Seth Goering @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Acoustic Evening With David Wildsmith @ Goldstruck
Bachata Fever: Late Night at Lula with DJ Kash @ Lula Lounge
Chet Faker - A Love For Strangers Tour @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Courtney Barnett - Creature of Habit Tour @ History Toronto
Dance Division 012 / May 22 / Special Birthday Edition @ Wiggle Room
Good Kid - Can We Hang Out Tour @ The Danforth Music Hall
Latin Fridays w 9 del Barrio @ Lula Lounge
Mahler's Symphony No. 2 Resurrection @ North York Meridian Arts Centre
Social Credentials @ The Painted Lady
Songs of the City IV @ Array Space
Who Made Who Ac/Dc Tribute @ Rockpile Nightclub
World Goth Day Dance Party - Celebrating 50 Years of Dark Music w/ DJ Lazarus @ Ground Control

🎉 Entertainment
AUSTIN NASSO LIVE IN TORONTO @ Comedy Bar East
Bobby Lee - The Finally Tour @ Massey Hall
Ghosts of the Village at Black Creek @ The Village at Black Creek
Kerryn Feehan & Aaron Putnam live @ Backroom Comedy Club @ Backroom Comedy Club
Laugh Dammit! @ Comedy Bar
Mermaid Ball - TRENCH EDITION @ Drake Hotel
Red Flags & Laughs - Standup Comedy Show @ Chakhna
Toronto Zoo - Elora Adventure Film Festival @ Toronto Zoo
Where Dark Things Dwell - Opening May 22 @ The Village at Black Creek

🏒 Sports
Her Sports Fest @ The Hangar Sport and Events Centre in Downsview Park
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Rogers Centre

🎭 Art and Culture
Annual Gala For Brain Cancer Research @ Paramount Event Space
Blossom Sound Bath @ Breathe Yoga Studio
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
GUT PUNCH BOOK LAUNCH PARTY @ Super Wonder Gallery
Inside Out Film Festival @ TIFF Lightbox
Maker Night: Origami Society of Toronto @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Mark of a Woman @ Theatre Passe Muraille
Mozart's Don Giovanni @ The Redwood Theatre
Oil Painting Experience by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
RESET @ The Terminal Theatre
Sami McKay: This is what living feels like - Opening Reception @ Remote Gallery
Sugar Island, 2024, Mayworks @ First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto
The Designer Is Dead the Toronto Premiere by Archival Toronto @ The Royal
TYK Pan-Asian Theatre Festival @ Sweet Action Theatre
Vintage MRKT $5/lb event @ Vintage MRKT

Saturday 05/23

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Coloured Pastas by Anthony Sestito @ The Depanneur
Indigenous Food Lab by Chef Taylor Parker @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
ALL 90s - RENAISSANCE meets FLAVORS @ Revival
Auditions for children and youth 6-18 to sing with acclaimed Toronto Children's Chorus @ Calvin Presbyterian Church
Bruno Mars - The Romantic Tour 2026 @ Rogers Stadium At Downsview Airport
CJ JEFF [Greece] @ Wiggle Room
Cole Pulice, SpeariNg Karen Ng and Charles Spearin, Grace Scheele @ Collective Arts Brewing
Eileen McGann - Songs of Resistance and Resilience @ L'Arche Toronto
FYE Ultraclub Presents: Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee .Wee - The Concert Afterparty @ FYE Ultraclub
GETAWAY feat. Jason Palma & Iced Misto with Guest DJ Alister Johnson @ BSMT 254
MIYUKI OMURA [JPN] - HARD DANCE @ 333 Yonge St
Salsa Saturday w Yani Borrell, DJ Van Gogh & Dance @ Lula Lounge
SHIP WREK @ FUTURE @ Future Nightclub
Summer's Brother & Noise Hotel @ Dina's Tavern
VGC Presents: PULSE Album Release Concert & Dance Experience @ Vibe Manila

🎉 Entertainment
QUACK! QUACK! CLACKETY-QUACK! - A Prop Comedy Spectacle @ Alumnae Theatre (Free)
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner
Annual Pillow Fight Toronto 2025 @ Berczy Park (Free)
Canadian National Air Guitar Championships @ Ground Control
Chris Tucker - The Legend Tour @ The Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Resort
Freshest in Toronto - A Standup Comedy Special Taping @ Small World Centre
Habibi and Friends Comedy Show @ Utopia Cafe
Horror-Rama presents TorontoSploitation @ 918 Bathurst Street
Laugh Now Cry Later: ICEMAN Edition @ Ace Of Spades
Toronto Mandem Comedy Jam @ Comedy Bar
Up in Jokes Toronto Comedy Show @ The Boardroom Comedy Club
WORK IT GIRL Summit: LIGHT UP! @ YWCA Toronto
Worlds Collide Comedy Show @ The John Candy Box Theatre

🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Rogers Centre
motionball's Marathon of Sport Toronto in Support of Special Olympics Canada @ Varsity Stadium
Queer Boxing @ 121 MMA
Toronto Tempo - Asian Heritage Night @ Coca Cola Coliseum
Toronto Tempo vs. Portland Fire @ Coca-Cola Coliseum

🎭 Art and Culture
\Doors Open" Artisan Market @ Riverdale Hub" @ Riverdale Hub
A Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Artist Meet Up & Social @ Remote Gallery
ASIAN HERITAGE MARKET @ THE WELL
Beginner Car Mechanics Workshop in North York @ Spaces United
Canvas & Bear Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
CHOCOLATE Painting Art Workshop: Open Studio @ QUEST XO
Cookstown Outddor Antique and Vintage Show @ The Steam Show Grounds, 4635 Victoria St W., Cookstown
Dance: series of paintings by Caroline Marshall @ Muse Gallery
Date Night Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
DesignTO Tours: Montague House @ Wychwood Park, Toronto
Doors Open 2026 @ 401 Richmond
Doors Open at the Aga Khan Museum @ Aga Khan Museum (Free)
DOORS OPEN TORONTO - Parkdale Arts and Cultural Centre @ The Parkdale Arts and Cultural Centre, 1313 Queen St. West
Doors Open Toronto 2026 hosted by Womens Art Association of Canada @ Women's Art Association of Canada
ENAGB Cultural Festival and Competition Powwow @ Woodbine Beach, Toronto (1695 Queen Street East)
Fathom @ Demo Room
Gallery Talk: Lisa Steele on Vera Frenkel @ Koffler
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Ian Drummond Vintage Spring Studio Sale @ Ian Drummond Collection Inc.
Les voix du coeur presents RYTHMES EN FOLIE @ Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Poetry Open Mic @ Buddies in Bad Times
Reimagining the Future of the Former Ontario Science Centre @ Metro Hall Rotunda (Free)
See Ya Spring Market @ Society Clubhouse, 67 College Street, Toronto, ON M6H 1A6 (Free)
Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
TBG Spring Plant Sale @ Toronto Botanical Garden
The Dior Quartet at Glad Day Lit @ Glad Day Lit
Toronto Dark Arts Market - Book-ish Market @ Ground Control
Youngplace Craft and Art Fair @ Youngplace

🎡 Family
Brain Power Midtown Campus Open House @ De La Salle College
Giant Junction Jumble Sale @ Multiple Venues
Green Day: Repair, Recycle, and Swap - at Swansea Town Hall @ Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. (Free)
Kids & Family Glow Paint: Self-Guided @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Plant Fair 2026: Parkdale & Toronto Horticultural Society @ Roncesvalles United Church (Free)
Spring Bird Festival @ Colonel Samuel Smith Park (Free)
The Home Depot Canada's The Big Build @ Markham Fairgrounds (Free)
Three Sisters Mound Building & Planting Workshop @ The Common Table Farm

🐾 Pet
Puppy Yoga by Yoga Kawa Toronto English Bulldogs @ 539 A Mt Pleasant Rd Toronto, M4S 2M5

📅 Other Events
Discovery Brunch @ HomeCourt
HER CONSTRUCT Innovation Parlor Gala: Pillars of Progress @ CENTURA TILE SHOWROOM
TOM FORD Eyewear 2026 Spring Trunk Show @ Boardwalk Optical Boutique

Sunday 05/24

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Couples Social Dining: Traditional Sunday Irish Roast & Feast @ Gibbins Irish Pub
Flavours of Apulia by Erica Foffi @ The Depanneur
Toronto Event Hub: Asian Heritage Month Popup Market @ DZO @ Dzô Viet Eatery (Free)

🎵 Music
Baroque Music and Fashion @ Lawrence Park Community Church
Bruno Mars - The Romantic Tour 2026 @ Rogers Stadium At Downsview Airport
Dance Gavin Dance & The Fall of Troy @ History Toronto
Glenn Paul Trio - Beatles Songbook @ Reid's Distillery
In Full Bloom @ The Dot @ The Moonlight Lounge
Jazz in Toronto's Songbird Series: The Wintergarten Orchestra @ The Pilot
Khalid - Its Always Summer Somewhere Tour 2026 @ RBC Amphitheatre
Living Threads: Rare Instruments Live @ Small World Music, Toronto
Sunday Sessions w/ Floyd Ives, Sam Hudson, Jake Burns, Hallowed Keys and Ville n Soul @ The Painted Lady
Wychwood Clarinet Choir: Serenade @ St Michael's & All Angels Church

🎉 Entertainment
BOTHERED IRL w/ Julie Kim @ Comedy Bar Danforth
Standup on Sunday @ Comedy Bar
Sunday SerViceThank Goodness It's Sunday :) @ Wiggle Room

🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Rogers Centre
Wild Toronto: A free day of outdoor adventure @ Multiple Venues (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Barns Eco Market - Doors Open 2026 @ Wychwood Barns
Connecting Militarization and the Climate @ Friends House
Magnolia IV: Fashion Gala @ Lula Lounge
May Flowers Market @ Remote Gallery
Spa Essentials Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
TANGO x TANGO - May Tablao 2026 @ Rivoli
The Slow Sunday Club @ Plural Projects
The Thin Blue Line with Maxim Billig @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Year of Compassion Celebration @ Sankofa Square

🎡 Family
Mighty Mom Charity Stroller Walk @ Wilket Creek Park
Sashbear Walk for Mental Health @ Sir Casimir Gzowski Park
Storytelling with Music for Kids - English and Portuguese @ Underscore Projects

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