Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Nov 14 - Nov 16)
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Friday 11/14
🍽️ Food and Drinks
CHOCOLATE Tasting Class - Bold Flavours, No Boring Rules @ Liberty Village
Stuffed Gnocchi Pasta Making Class @ Le Dolci Culinary Classroom
The World of Charcuterie by Peter Sanagan @ The Depanneur
🎵 Music
1 night with THE SHAPESHIFTERS from Glitterbox and Defected Records @ Wiggle Room
Afternoon Bike Ride @ The Baby G
Avery Raquel Live: An Intimate Toronto Performance @ Root Down Studio
Blonde Ambition with Adi Braun @ Old Mill Toronto
Bologna Colorado Live at The Pilot @ The Pilot
Canadian Reggae Music Conference @ 1609 Eglinton Avenue West.
Cuban Friday with Timba N Talla aka TNT, DJ Sauve and Shum de Salsa! @ Lula Lounge
Jazz Night at Ripleys Aquarium of Canada @ Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Live Loud LIVE @ Koerner Hall
Macy Gray - On How Life Is 2025 Anniversary Tour @ The Concert Hall at Toronto Masonic Temple
Muhirka Trio at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
NEON NOSTALGIC Big Shiny Return 80s vs 90s Bash @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Taylgate Takeover Toronto @ Multiple Venues
Ulcerate with Spirit Possession @ The Garrison
🎉 Entertainment
Ava: The Secret Conversations - The Play @ CAA Theatre
Breath Work and Sound Bath @ Hansa
Enlightenment at Toronto @ Knox Presbyterian Church
EUROLICIOUS - The Party! @ See-Scape
Friday Pro Stand Up Comedy @ Chefs Hall Toronto @ Chefs Hall
GOOD FRIDAY TRIVIA NIGHT @ GRETA @ Greta Bar Toronto
Katie Boyle @ Comedy Bar East
Miracle on Bloor Christmas Bar 2025 @ Third Place at 875 Bloor St. West
Self Help Me Comedy Storytelling Show and Book Launch @ Burdock Music Hall
Social Raid - Social Mixer Event for Gamers, Content Creators, Media Pros @ IDK Social Bar, 172 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON M6J 2Z7
United Nations Of Comedy @ Comedy Bar
You're Going to Hell: Pro Comedy in Parkdale @ Osprey Cafe
🎭 Art and Culture
A Celebration of Quilts XV: Abstract to Patchwork quilt show @ Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
Art in the Beach @ 140 Wineva Ave
Celebrating Rauschenberg's Centennial with Merce Cunningham Trust @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Dream, Desire, Despair at Xpace Cultural Centre @ Xpace Cultural Centre (Free)
Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo: Love and Death @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Glow-in-the-dark Paint Night @ ARTBOX STUDIO GALLERY
IZILO @ Meridian Arts Centre
Moving Between @ Betty Oliphant Theatre
Strings of Italy with Festa Popolare @ Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery
The Winter's Tale @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
TPL: Roza Nozari on All the Parts We Exile @ Toronto Public Library - S. Walter Stewart Branch
Van Gogh-Inspired Paint & Sip Night - Starry Night on the Lake Acrylic Painting - Toronto @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
🎡 Family
Holiday Hills 2025 @ Stackt Market
Scarborough Town Centre - Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Scarborough Town Centre
Saturday 11/15
🍽️ Food and Drinks
CHOCOLATE Apple Glow-Up: Winter Workshop for Grown-Ups @ QUEST XO
Delicious Dips, Bites and Boards: Appetizer Cooking Class with Tanya Spasic @ Animal Liberation Kitchen
Supper Club: Racine Haitian Roots by Chef Marc Kusitor with DJs Rhandy Adolphe and Ola Mazzuca @ The Depanneur
The Care Corner by Milk @ Yorkdale Shopping Centre
🎵 Music
1 special Tribal & Bounce with ADDY and Manzone and Strong @ Wiggle Room
3rd Annual Angie's Jam-n-Bread @ Leslieville
A Toronto tribute to Guns N' Roses - FREE @ The Cat's Cradle (Free)
Bebop with Taylor Maslin @ The Pilot
CTRL Room presents The Lost 80s, 90s, and 2000s show @ 52 Cawthra Ave (Free)
LEMON BUCKET x SUTARTRONICA - ONE MORE PARTY BEFORE WINTER HITS @ Lithuanian House - Toronto, ON
Lula Community Salsa Class @ Lula Lounge (Free)
Noam Lemish Quartet Album Release Concert @ Heliconian Hall
OKAN at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
Okavango African Orchestra & Friends Concert @ It's OK Studio
Saturday Night Swing Dance with Fat Quarter Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ St. Barnabas, Toronto
Stevie Nicks: 2025 North American Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
The British Legends @ Old Mill Toronto
The Cranberries tribute night in Toronto - FREE @ Cat's Cradle Sports and Spirits (Free)
Toronto Celebrates: The Music of Stevie Wonder @ TD Music Hall
TORONTO Emo Rave w/ STVW and Alex Kade @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
🎉 Entertainment
A Bimbofabulous Comedy Show @ Tallboys
Ben Bankas at Meridian Hall @ Meridian Hall
Corso Movement Grand Opening @ Corso Movement
Paul Mescal Movie Night @ Paradise Theatre
Restoration: Jacob's Ladder @ Fox Theatre
Shrek the Musical @ Young People's Theatre
The Energy Bird Experience @ 185 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2C3
The Paddock Tavern Comedy Showcase! @ The Paddock Tavern
🏒 Sports
NSL Final @ BMO Field
🎭 Art and Culture
Canadian Labour International Film Festival: Toronto screening @ Innis Town Hall
A Clay Ornament Sculpting Session @ ARTBOX STUDIO GALLERY
Book Launch: BOAT by Katherine Knight @ Stephen Bulger Gallery
Glow-in-the-dark Paint Pouring Session @ ARTBOX
National Ballet of Canada: The Winter's Tale @ Four Seasons Centre
Orwell: 2 plus 2 equals 5 @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Roncesvalles United Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Market @ Roncesvalles United Church
Toronto Queer Film Festival Screens: The Nest @ CineCycle
🎡 Family
19th Annual Leslieville Wanderlust @ Multiple Venues
Anga's Farm: Winter Urn Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
BARKADA HOLIDAY MARKET @ STACKT MARKET
BMO Student Life Expo @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Hall F
Christmas Market @ St Barnabas Anglican Church
Etobicoke School of the Arts Holiday Market & Craft Fair @ Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA)
Homes for Dinner: Chapters of Hope @ Toronto Reference Library
Pride in STEM 2025 @ Harbourfront Centre (Free)
Rosedale Main St. Cavalcade of Lights @ Rosedale Main Street, Toronto
Seek & Find at IKEA Toronto Downtown: SANDLOPARE edition @ IKEA Toronto Downtown
Toronto Zoo - Holiday Marketplace @ Toronto Zoo (Free)
Sunday 11/16
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Chocolate Masterclass Level 1 @ Le Dolci Culinary Classroom
Odessa Tea Room by Tom Kreynin @ The Depanneur
🎵 Music
JazzInToronto's Songbird Series: Jennarie Sings Amy Winehouse @ The Pilot
Mezar @ Drom Taberna
The Secret Trio @ Lula Lounge
🎉 Entertainment
Board Game Night at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ Red Tape Brewery
DESI COMEDY SHOW: HARV & F.R.I.E.N.D.S @ Comedy Bar
Laughs Without Borders - Immigrant Standup Comedy Show @ Hotel Victoria
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia Restaurant
The Zone: 2046 @ Fox Theatre
🏒 Sports
Test Your Longevity: Your Real Age Might Shock You! @ Telomere Fitness
🎭 Art and Culture
Duende International Flamenco Festival: Flamenco Reimagined @ Aga Khan Museum
National Ballet of Canada: The Winter's Tale @ Four Seasons Centre
Resin Jewellery Making @ ARTBOX STUDIO GALLERY
The Librarians @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Winter Urn Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Canadian Wedding Expo @ Novotel Toronto Centre
Sharon, Lois & Bram - Candles, Snow & Mistletoe Holiday Screening @ The Redwood Theatre
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