Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Nov 20 - Nov 23)

Toronto Events Weekly

November 20, 2025

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Friday 11/21

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Art of CHOCOLATE Making - Build, Stack, Snack @ QUEST XO
Intro to Whole Animal Butchery @ The Depanneur
Italian Aperitivo & Focaccia Workshop @ Le Dolci Culinary Classroom
WineFest Toronto: Holiday Edition @ Heritage Court at Exhibition Place

🎵 Music
Beyond Silence @ Yorkwoods Library Theatre
Cuban Friday with Adis Rodriguez, DJ Trambo and Sarita Leyva @ Lula Lounge
International Pop Overthrow @ The Painted Lady
Jay Douglas @ Old Mill Toronto
King and Queen Events Present: CURBI @ NOMAD @ NOMAD
Madonna Fest Video Dance Party 2025 @ Ground Control
Ne Obliviscaris Performing "Exul" & "Citadel" in their entirety @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
RVC Live at The Pilot @ The Pilot
Shibuya Shockwave @ Geary Avenue Warehouse
SOUL A GO-GO @ BSMT254
TD Music Celebrates the Opening of TD Coliseum @ Union Station (Free)
Toronto Throwback Dance Party @Oria on King @ Oria on King
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco! @ The Piston
Zamira Lacosta live at DROM @ Drom Taberna

🎉 Entertainment
Ahren Belisle2 shows only! @ Comedy Bar East
Alex Dewitt - Backroom Comedy Club - Limited Run! @ Backroom Comedy Club
All of Us Have Secrets: Comedy Show! @ Social Capital Theatre
Ava: The Secret Conversations - The Play @ CAA Theatre
Bloor Street Entertains @ Four Seasons Toronto
Chaotic Good @ Comedy Bar
Daddy Issues Comedy - Standup Comedy Night @ Desi food junction
New Metric Media Presents The Eh-List featuring Jared Nathan @ El Mocambo
New Moon @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Off Book - The Improvised Musical @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
That's so Embarrassing - Comedy x Storytelling's Listen to This! @ Free Times Cafe
Zodiac Killer Project @ Hot Docs Cinema

🏒 Sports
NBA Cup: Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
14th Breakthroughs Film Festival @ Paradise Theatre
25th Anniversary Older & Reckless @ Fleck Harbourfront Centre Theatre
2025 Directors' Showcase @ Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Night @ ARTBOX STUDIO GALLERY
Cillian Me Softly Presents BREAKFAST ON PLUTO, 2005 @ Eyesore Cinema
Moonlight Schooner @ Berkeley Street Theatre
Oluseye in Conversation with Neil Price @ Art Gallery of Ontario (Free)
The Vegan Fashion Show @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre (Hall D and E)
Vintage MarketVintage MRKT – $4/LB Event! @ 1086 1/2 Queen St W, Toronto
Weesageechak Begins to Dance 38 @ Aki Studio

🎡 Family
Board Game Night at Junction Craft Brewery in the Junction @ Junction Craft Brewing
Ever After: TIFA's Romance Festival, Sponsored by Rakuten Kobo @ Yorkville Royal Sonesta Hotel
Light it UP! @ St Clements Parkette
Markham Home For The Holidays @ Markham Fairgrounds (Free)
Paper Ball Decoration Workshop @ S. Walter Stewart, Toronto Public Library
The National Women's Show - Presented By WonderBra @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto Botanical Garden Holiday Eco Market @ Toronto Botanical Garden (Free)
Toy Story in Concert @ Meridian Hall

📅 Other Events
National Housing Day: Standing Together with Fred Victor @ Sankofa Square
Slow Networking for Introverts and Thoughtful Extroverts @ Multiple Venues

Saturday 11/22

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Intro to Knife Skills with Sonya Gammal @ The Depanneur
Of Sorts x Waterworks Holiday Market @ Waterworks Food Hall Toronto
Open Studio DIY Chocolate Painting @ QUEST XO

🎵 Music
3 rd annual ANIMAL INSTINX @ Wiggle Room
6 Years of Afrique Like Me! @ Annabel's Music Hall
Advocats Big Band @ Old Mill Toronto
Depeche Mode Fest Video Dance Party - 29th Annual Event - DM All Night @ Ground Control
Down-Home Hoedown @ GLB Brewpub @ GLB Brewpub
Evening of Kirtan at The Yoga Lounge @ The Yoga Lounge
Indigenous Artists & Friends Host by Eeyousee Production Inc. @ Fort York National Historic Site
KILLABEATMAKER live at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
Leonela Alejandro Guitar @ St Andrews Church
Majd Sukar at DROM Taberna @ DROM Taberna, Toronto
Mass for the Endangered @ Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Toronto
Mung Jai at DROM Taberna @ DROM Taberna Toronto
Nathan Hiltz - Tribute to Wes Montgomery @ The Pilot
Parabolus Complete Tool Experience @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Presenting Etiqueta Negra, DJ Van Gogh and Dance to Live! @ Lula Lounge
Prophecy at Swan Dive @ Swan Dive (Free)
RENAISSANCE meets MEMOIRS Part 5 - '90s vs '00s Edition @ Revival
Rock the House: A Fundraiser in Support of Women's Habitat of Etobicoke @ My House in the Junction
Toronto Beatlemania! @ Massey Hall
Toronto Firefighters Battle of the Bands 2025 @ Opera House

🎉 Entertainment
Ava: The Secret Conversations - The Play @ CAA Theatre
Blood in the Snow: Emerging Screams 2025 @ Isabel Bader Theatre
Ever After Ball @ The Yorkville Royal Sonesta
Funny in Translation - Standup Comedy Show @ Free Times Cafe
Hutch & Friends @ The Burdock Concert Hall
Matt Rife Live In Toronto - Stay Golden 2025-26 World Tour @ Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
SKETCH-O-MATIC @ Comedy Bar
The Room w/ Greg Sestero @ Fox Theatre
Torio Van Grol@Backroom Comedy Club - Limited Run! @ Backroom Comedy Club
Zodiac @ Hot Docs Cinema

🏒 Sports
MOCA Movement: Pilates in the Museum @ MOCA Toronto
Toronto Marlies - Mascot Mayhem @ Coca-Cola Coliseum

🎭 Art and Culture
2025 Barbados Independence Gala Toronto All Inclusive @ Parkview Manor
ANOTHER KIND OF CRAFT AFFAIR @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 345
Glow-in-the-dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Holiday Artisan Market @ Riverdale Hub @ Riverdale Hub
Holiday Handmade Art and Fine Craft Sale - Shop Unique Gifts and Home Goods @ Neilson Park Creative Centre
Holiday OCAD Artist Alley 2025 @ OCAD University- The Great Hall & Lobby
Made in Ontario Holiday Artisan Market at Queen's Park @ Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park
Maker Bean Holiday Maker Market @ The Maker Bean Cafe, 1052 Bloor St West, just east of Dufferin, Toronto (Free)
On The Horizon Showcase @ El Mocambo
SABCOFEST The First South Asian Arts Festival @ Rivoli Toronto
St. Andrew's Charity Ball @ Fairmont Royal York

🎡 Family
2025 Angels In Action Gala @ Royal York Hotel
Anga's Farm: Winter Urn Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Birkdale Seniors Christmas Bazaar @ Birkdale Community Centre (Free)
Bloor Yorkville Holiday Magic @ Village of Yorkville Park
Breakfast With Santa - A Holiday Morning Like No Other @ Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Crescent Town Club Craft Show and Sale @ Crescent Town Club
Good Morning Science @ University of Toronto - Medical Science Building
Holiday Market Sip n Shop at the Kimpton Saint George @ Kimpton Saint George
Holly Berry Fair - Rosedale @ Rosedale United Church
Paws and Claus - Pet Photo with Santa @ Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
Smile for Santa! @ Yorkgate Mall
Terrarium 101 Workshop @ Toronto Public Library - Leaside
WINNERS Big Black Bag @ 400 Front Street West

Sunday 11/23

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Sicilian Festa by Erica Foffi @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Hiran Canada Tour @ DROM TabernaToronto
JazzInToronto's Songbird Series: Tribute to Louis Armstrong @ The Pilot
Northern Lights: Inspired by Canada @ Trinity-St. Paul's Centre
Sunday SerVice with FLASHMOB and Manzone Strong @ Wiggle Room
Three AM Page at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna

🎉 Entertainment
Body Breath Sound Healing Retreat for Groups @ Parkway Forest Community Centre
Geoffrey Asmus @ Comedy Bar East
Intrigue at the Museum: A Mystery Scavenger Hunt at ROM @ Royal Ontario Museum
Magic and Gathering - A queer magic the gathering night @ Three Dollar Bill (Free)

🏒 Sports
Toronto Raptors vs. Brooklyn Nets @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Pouring Session @ ARTBOX
Allegra Charleston on INTERGALACTIC PLANETARY @ Koffler Gallery
CANADIAN PREMIERE @ CAA Theatre
Junction Triangle Craft Show @ Henderson Brewing
Neuberger HEW 2025 : Dialogue for Descendants @ Leah Posluns Theatre
The Slow Sunday Club - A WIP Craft meet-up @ Plural Projects Studio
Womb Wisdom Circle & Cacao Ceremony @ Inner Arts Collective

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Winter Urn Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Riverside Holiday Market @ Ralph Thornton Community Centre (Free)
The Original Santa Claus Parade 2025 @ Christie Pits Park (Free)

🐾 Pet
BARRY'S x MUTTS Dog Rescue @ Barry's Bootcamp Toronto
Kitten Yoga by Yoga Kawa Toronto Devon Rex @ 539 A Mount Pleasant Road

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