Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (May 30 - Jun 1)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (May 30 - Jun 1)

Hey Torontonians,

AccessFest - A Free Downtown Festival About Inclusion, Community, and Good Vibes

If you're around Toronto on Saturday, May 31, AccessFest is a great one-day event worth checking out.

Hosted at David Pecaut Square, this free, open to all festival celebrates inclusion and accessibility, with a lineup led by some of Canada’s top disabled performers and advocates.

You’ll find:

• Live music and comedy performances

• Panels on inclusion and accessibility

• Accessible yoga sessions

• Therapy dogs to meet

• Interactive art, photo booths, and local food vendors

📍 Where: David Pecaut Square (215 King St W, Toronto)
🕘 When: Saturday, May 31, 2025 (9AM - 7:30 PM)
💵 Cost: Free
🔗 More info here

Anyway, checkout what you can do this Friday (5/30) to Sunday (6/1) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 05/30

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Cup for Cup launch event hosted by The Old Spaghetti Factory @ The Old Spaghetti Factory
Fiesta de Mayo Nightmarket 2025 @ 500 Progress Avenue, Scarborough Town Centre

🎵 Music
5 Women DJs at RISE event series @ Wiggle Room
A Night In The Sky @ Ace Hotel Toronto
Alex Pangman and her Alleycats @ Old Mill Toronto
Ani Choying Drolma & the Band: Live Concert - Sound of Pure Joy @ Toronto Pavilion
Bandura on Bloor @ Royal York Road United Church
JazzInToronto Community Celebration 2025 @ Multiple Venues
Lulaworld 2025: Cuban Friday with Cafe Cubano & special guest Andy Rubal @ Lula Lounge
PROM NIGHT w/The Lonely Hearts @ Garrison
Soul Nostalgic LIVE Presents: RNB TAKEOFF - The RESIDENCY - A Vegas Style Immersive RNB/SOUL/NEW JACK SWING and RARE RENDITIONS Throwback Experience @ Runway 067
Tristan Armstrong The Lonely Avenue record release party @ The Paited Lady

🎉 Entertainment
#7 You're Going To Hell: Pro Stand-Up Comedy @ Osprey Cafe
#8 YOU'RE GOING TO HELL @ Osprey Cafe
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner, Toronto
An Evening with Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company @ Meridian Arts Centre, North York
BAD CABARET: HERE COMES A GOOD BOY FOR SPRINGTIME @ Sweet Action Theatre
Black Sheep Comedy @ Rorschach Brewing Co. Featuring JASON ALLEN @ Rorschach Brewing Co.
Caroline Baniewicz @ The Royal Theatre
DESI COMEDY SHOWCASE: HARV & F.R.I.E.N.D.S @ GULLY Indian Contemporary Cocktail Bar
GOOD FRIDAY TRIVIA NIGHT @ GRETA @ Greta Bar Toronto
Michael Balazo: International Lover @ Tranzac Club
Players Toronto Presents: 'WickedPool’ @ Comedy Bar Danforth
Ralph Barbosa & Rene Vaca: The Butterfly Effect @ Meridian Hall
Stackt Up Comedy Show @ Stackt Market, Toronto
Stef Dag @ Backroom Comedy - Limited Run @ Backroom Comedy Club
The Liberty Laughs Comedy Show - Friday May 30, 2025 @ Liberty Village Market & Cafe
The Rundown: The Best Of Comedy Bar @ Comedy Bar
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco! @ The Piston
WOC: Women Of Comedy @ Social Capital Theatre

🏒 Sports
RUGBY IN THE SQUARE 2025 - FREE TO ATTEND @ Nathan Phillips Square (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Beach Guild of Fine Art Spring Show @ Beach United Church
Beverley Jenkins Solo Show @ Arts and Letters Club
Hutch's Storytime @ Burdock Brewery
Kamamooshkaming Sagiiwehwining Indigenous Music & Arts Festival @ Sankofa Square (Free)
Mayworks Festival: "The Strike" Screening & Discussion @ Innis Town Hall Theatre
RutuRaagam @ Yorkwoods Theatre
Tea & Talk - Free Historical Talk @ The Baby Point Club (Free)
The Wasteland @ Theatre Passe Muraille - Mainspace
Unionnale Presents Aura by Jason Zante @ Union Station

🎡 Family
Come Play Werewolf/Mafia @ Adelaide Square Courtyard

Saturday 05/31

🍽️ Food and Drinks
20 Person Giveaway Kreate Vendor Market @ Stackt Market (Free)
Harbourfront Farmers Market @ The Commons at Harbourfront Centre
Kedai Indonesia Spring 2025 @ Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia
MINDFUL EATING & SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR FOODIES @ Centre for Social Innovation - Spadina
St. Nektarios Greek Food Festival & Yard Sale @ St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church
Taste of Korea 2025 @ IYF Center
Underground Night Market @ The Commons
Vietnamese Brunch Pop Up by Sylvia Nguyen @ Roof Garden, Main Floor

🎵 Music
1 night with DAVID TORT from Spain for Tribal House music @ Wiggle Room
80s/90s Video Dance Party with Depeche Mode Spotlight - PANIC @ Ground Control
Baye Bakur Northern Breeze @ Canadian Music Centre
Bon Enfant @ The Baby G
CLASSICS: Music from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, & 90s @ Amsterdam BrewHouse
Community Piano Jam with Meher at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
Great North Battle 2025: Presented by Beatbox Canada @ The Rec Room
Love Is A Temple @ Three Dollar Bill
LULAWORLD 2025: SWA Orchestra with special guest Alx Veliz @ Lula Lounge
Music In the Park @ Corktown Common (Free)
Overjoyed: 75 Years of Stevie Wonder @ TD Music Hall
Rana Farhan and Barzin @ Adelaide Hall
SARAH DE WARREN @ NOMAD @ NOMAD
Saturday Night Rockers feat. Kirk Diamond and The Movement of Ahryel @ BSMT 254
Sonic Sancocho Parranda Primavera @ Drom Taberna
THE MUSIC OF HANS ZIMMER & BLOCKBUSTER CLASSICS!ONTARIO POPS ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH: THE MUSIC OF HANS ZIMMER & BLOCKBUSTER CLASSICS! @ Toronto, ON
The Unburdened Sessions - Live Intimate Performance with YaleneJoin rising Toronto artist Yalene for an intimate night of music + storytelling from her new EP, navigating mental health, love + healing. @ Art Bay Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
Access Fest @ David Pecaut Square (Free)
Canada’s National Ballet School’s Free Summer Block Party @ 400 Jarvis Street (Free)
A 1920s Murder Mystery at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ Red Tape Brewery East End Toronto
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner
Asian Comedy All-Stars 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY @ Rivoli
Asian Heritage Month Celebration: Comedy Show @ The Assembly Theatre
IMMERSION: The True Sensory Experience @ 18 Yonge St, Toronto
Players Toronto Presents: 'WickedPool’ @ Comedy Bar Danforth
Pride and Prejudice @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
ramy youssef: love beam 7000 tour @ The Elgin Theatre
Rouge Studio of Dance Showcase Toronto @ Super Wonder Gallery
Saturday Night Showcase @ Comedy Bar East
Toronto Mandem Comedy JamTorontos Def Comedy Jam. Hip Hop & R&B vibes comedy with Toronto's hottest comedians telling it raw and uncut. Don't miss this popular monthly show! @ The Real Jerk Legacy

🏒 Sports
FIGHT TO END CANCER CHARITY BOXING GALA @ The Old Mill Toronto
MLS: Toronto FC vs. Charlotte FC @ BMO Field
The Scarborough 5KScarborough, ON – The Scarborough 5K returns on Saturday, May 31, 2025, bringing runners, walkers, families, and volunteers together at Morningside Park for a morning of movement, celebration, and community impact. @ Scarborough, ON
UEFA Champions League Final Watch Party @ Brazen Head

🎭 Art and Culture
2025 Summer ARTBus: Tour Mercer Union & Oakville Galleries @ Multiple Venues
Art On The Brain @ Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
Bound TO: Metanoia @ Lavender Creek Loft
Liberty Village Art Crawl - 12th Anniversary! @ The Bentway
Macrame Plant Hanger Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Matt and Kellyann Lumen show -PDA production @ Parkdale Hall
Moccasin Making with Manitobah Storyboot School @ Bata Shoe Museum (Free)
Rag Weaving Workshop @ Campbell House Museum
Riverdale ArtWalk @ Jimmie Simpson Park (Free)
See Ya Spring Market @ 1033 College St (Free)
Tehran Book Fair, Uncensored @ Richmond Hill Public Library Central Branch
Toronto Spiritist Film Festival @ INNIS TOWN HALL
Women, Age & CreativityArtist Talk: WOMEN, ART & THE AGE OF CREATIVITY @ Toronto Heliconian Club

🎡 Family
A Year With Frog and Toad @ Wychwood Theatre
Anga's Farm: Summer Planter Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Community Gathering & Family Picnic @ Earlscourt Park
Dundas Jr Public School - FUN FAIR @ 935 Dundas St E (@ Broadview) (Free)
Family Nature Games Day In High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
Kids' Marketplace in Toronto @ Beaches Recreation Centre
ProAction Cops & Kids: Over The Edge 2025 @ The Westin Harbour Castle
The Good Life Beach Day @ Cherry Beach
We Walk UHNITED Presented by Rogers @ Toronto General Hospital

🐾 Pet
Rogers Road BIA: Paws & Art Walk @ Rogers Road BIA

Sunday 06/01

🍽️ Food and Drinks
You're Invited: Join Us at STACKT Market for a Season Full of Free Fun, Food & Festivities! @ Stackt Market (Free)

🎵 Music
Hot Stepper Sundays - Day Party @ One Eyed Jack
The Head and The Heart - Aperature Tour @ History Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
A Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ The Corner
Friends for Laughs - A Queer Comedy Fundraiser @ Pegasus Bar
Laughs Without Borders - Immigrant Standup Comedy Show @ Hotel Victoria
Speakeasy Comedy Show @ Secret Venue (Near Ossington Station)

🏒 Sports
Summer 5K Run @ Bather

🎭 Art and Culture
CHOCOLATE Paint Meditation @ QUEST XO
LA CUEVA: Flamenco Underground @ BSMT 254
Motanka Doll Workshop @ Ukrainian Museum of Canada Ontario Branch
Paint & Sip - Paint Night - Gold Leaf Paint Pouring Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Proud Perspectives and Colourful Crossings Self-Guided Experience @ Little Canada
The Allusionist presents Souvenirs @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🎡 Family
4th Annual Hazel McCallion Walk for Health @ Port Credit Memorial Park
Anga's Farm: Summer Planter Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Kreative Market Spring Celebration & Flower Meet-Up @ Kreate Market at Stackt Market (Free)
PLAY Day @ The Royal Conservatory of Music
Pocket Change Eco Fun Fair @ Phin Park (Donlands/Danforth area) (Free)
Pride CF Toronto Eaton Centre @ CF Toronto Eaton Centre
World Partnership Walk 2025 @ Downsview Park

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