Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Oct 31 - Nov 2)
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Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Oct 31 - Nov 2)
Happy Halloween, Toronto! Hope everyone’s having a spooky good time this week.
And speaking of treats, how about those Blue Jays lately? ⚾ They’ve been playing some of their best baseball this season - here’s to keeping the momentum rolling!
Now, if you’re looking for more ways to celebrate Halloween weekend (and maybe unwind after cheering on the Jays), we’ve got a lineup of Toronto’s best events for you.
Friday 10/31
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Take Flight with Spirited Halloween Cocktails at Ficoa @ Ficoa
Trick-or-Treat: A Halloween Rum & Chocolate Tasting @ The Depanneur
🎵 Music
A Groovin' in the Dark Halloween ft. Jason Palma, DJ YOGI, Paul E Lopes, Iced Misto & Jay NuFunk @ Sound Machine
Annie-Claude Deschenes & Absolute Treat & Precious Jewel & Uncle Chayne : Wavelength @ Wavelength @ St. Anne's
Cherry Hustle Disco Halloween Dance Party @ Little Jerry
Forever Young - 80s Dance Party - Halloween Edition @ The Vatican Gift Shop
Freakout - A Halloween Rave! @ The Concert Hall
Genevieve Marentette @ Old Mill Toronto
Inertia/Neurotic Heavy Metal Halloween Ball @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Salsa Halloween with Cafe Cubano, DJ Suave and Afro Latino Dance! @ Lula Lounge
SWM Incubator Showcase Series Finale - Featuring Emad Saedi x AaleemRM @ Small World Centre
The Devils Lettuce Halloween Bash @ Baby G
Wax Candy Disco Halloween Party @ The Piston
🎉 Entertainment
A Halloween Comedy Night - Standup Comedy Halloween Special @ Desi Food Junction
BOO-HAHA Comedy Show @ Comedy Bar
Comedy Nuggets Stand-Up Showcase: Halloween Edition @ Social Capital Theatre
Dublin Calling Presents: Dublin Crawling @ Dublin Calling
Feeding Frenzy Toronto Halloween Crawl @ Petty Cash, Toronto
GOOD FRIDAY TRIVIA NIGHT @ GRETA @ Greta Bar Toronto
Halloween @ Fox Theatre
Halloween Comedy @ 1051 Lounge & Bar
Halloween Game Night Mixer at FreePlay Toronto @ FreePlay Toronto
Haunted Heights: A Rooftop Halloween Soiree @ Ace Hotel Toronto
Night at the Haunted Museum at Arcadia Earth @ Arcadia Earth
NIGHTMARE ON KING ST: Toronto Halloween Club Crawl @ Paris Texas
PRO COMEDY SHOW - OCT 31 - HALLOWEEN NIGHT!The Garden Comedy Show: Halloween Night in Leslieville @ Ollie Quinn
Pull Up Halloween w Adverb and 9teen90 and Dancer Paige Turner at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
QUEEN ST. WEST TORONTO HALLOWEEN CLUB CRAWL @ Apt 200
Rave From the Grave: Halloween Party @ Cassette @ Cassette at Gladstone House
Rock N Horse Presents: Haunted Carnival @ Rock 'N' Horse Saloon
THE BREAKFAST CLUB - HALLOWEEN EDITION A Night Of All Things 80s @ Revival
Toronto Halloween Boat Party - Oct 31, 2025 @ Jubilee Queen Cruises
Toronto Halloween Club Crawl @ Par-Tee Putt
Toronto is getting an epic Halloween soiree: Arianna at Harbour Sixty launches Grand Masquerade Ball @ Harbour Sixty Steakhouse
Witching Hour: Halloween Party @ The Broadview Rooftop @ The Broadview Hotel
🎭 Art and Culture
Glow in the Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
How To Be Normal & The Oddness Of The Other World @ Tranzac Club
Immortal Spirits @ CSI Annex
Made By: Group Art Show @ 938 Queen Street West
Paint & Sip - Paint Night - Spooky Season Ghost Campfire Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Pumpkin Pillow Making Experience @ ARTBOX
🎡 Family
Celebrate Halloween at Scarborough Town Centre's Trick-or-Treat Trails @ Scarborough Town Centre
Dark Waters: A Haunted Halloween at the Aquarium @ Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Halloween Trick or Treat & Mystifying Magic Show @ Bridlewood Mall (Free)
Parkdalien Hallowe'en Night Market @ Outdoor--Elm Grove and Queen West
Saturday 11/01
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Mindanawan Kamayan Feast by Maria Polotan @ The Depanneur
Xoloveza - In Celebration of Day of the Dead @ Bellwoods Brewery Hafis
🎵 Music
Avera - Live Music & DJ Party Series - Halloween Special @ Pogue Mahone
Crossroads @ Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel
Disco-Pop Night at the Cameron House @ Cameron House
GHOST: Rite Here Rite Now @ Los Angeles' Kia Forum
Jory Nash Album Release Show @ Hugh's Room
Lola Young @ History Toronto
NEXT WAVE JAZZ SERIES feat. PANGEA SOUND COLLECTIVE @ BSMT 254
Salsa Saturday: Salseros with Attitude, Oscar Naranjo & DJ Van Gogh! @ Lula Lounge
Saturday Night Swing Dance with Continenza Jazz Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ St. Barnabas
These Evil Eyes, Hot Apollo, Nervcast Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
TLALLI FESTIVAL @ TD Music Hall
🎉 Entertainment
Big Trouble in Little China @ Fox Theatre
Bodacious Curves Halloween Party @ Fox & Fiddle danforth
Canadian Film Premiere: Virgins by Choice @ Innis Town Hall
Casual Comedy Presents: Free Candy! @ SoCap Theatre
Dallas In Wonderland a Queer Halloween Bash @ 163 Queen St. E.
FRIGHT NIGHT: Toronto Halloween Bar Crawl @ Toronto
Halloween Part II at The Fifth Social Club @ The Fifth Social Club
Halloween Party with Groove Marmalade @ Old Mill Toronto
Halloween Social Dance Party @ Access Ballroom - Leslieville
Pub Crawl Toronto- Post Halloween Party Edition @ Dublin Calling
Ron Josol @ Comedy Bar East
Surviving the Season: The Last Laugh @ Imperial Pub
Toronto Halloween Fright Night @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Two Asians One Cup - STAND UP COMEDY TOUR @ Freetimes cafe
YA TAB TAB NIGHT - HALLOWEEN EDITION @ Geary Avenue Warehouse
🏒 Sports
UCW 2: We're Back For Seconds @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 101
🎭 Art and Culture
12th Annual Arts & Crafts Sale @ Danforth Multifaith Commons (Eastminster) (Free)
2025 Fall Toronto Stationery Show @ The Parkdale Hall (Free)
A Candle Making Experience @ ARTBOX
Anga's Farm: A Floral Paint Class Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Build & Brand Your Online Shop: WordPress for Women Entrepreneurs - Nov 1 @ Palmerston Library
CHOCOLATE Painting: Day Of The Dead Edition Saturday Workshop @ Creeds Coffee Bar on Dupont
Echoes of the Avant-Garde @ Heliconian Hall
Glow-in-the-dark Paint Pouring Session @ ARTBOX STUDIO GALLERY
Good Mourning Festival at Evergreen Brick Works @ Evergreen Brick Works (Free)
Hand Eye Society 2025 Ball And Exhibition @ Cecil Community Centre
Jake Bowen "Everything" Solo Exhibition @ The Burdock Garage
National Ballet of Canada: Procession @ Four Seasons Centre
Poetic Proclamations @ Tranzac Club
Procession @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Toronto Art Crawl Christmas Market @ The Bentway (Free)
🎡 Family
#ExperienceTO: Runnymede Historical Tour @ St John's Pantry
Clowns Read Shakespeare @ Wychwood Theatre, Toronto, ON
Day of the Dead at Beaches Sandbox @ Beaches Sandbox (Free)
Family Screening: Coco @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Post Halloween Pumpkin Parade In Old Town Toronto @ Berczy Park
Qigong: Practical Wisdom for Modern Living @ Tai JI Men Toronto
The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs @ Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books - Lillian H. Smith library (4th floor)
📅 Other Events
King West Halloween Club Crawl Toronto @ King Street West, Toronto
Sunday 11/02
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Nihoncha Matsuri - Japanese Tea Festival - 2025 @ Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
Seeds For Solidarity Fundraiser with Chef Doris Fin @ The Depanneur
🎵 Music
A Portrait in Song: The Music of Eleanor Daley @ Eglinton St. George's United Church
Busch Trio @ Walter Hall, UofT
Junction Steel Wheels Record Fair @ Rainhard Brewing
Lola Young @ History Toronto
Resonant Threads Collective presents AIR/MOTION @ Arraymusic
Sunday Halloween Finale - Josh Keenan Band, Ted Axe, KnightsGate @ The Painted Lady
Sunday SerVice with ADDY and Manzone Strong @ Wiggle Room
🎉 Entertainment
Coexistence, My Ass! @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Friends of Roxy - A Queer Comedy Fundraiser! @ Pegasus Bar
Next Level Stand-Up Comedy @ Wenona Lodge
Restoration: Misery @ Fox Theatre
Space Cadet by Varun Thakur @ Comedy Bar East
🏒 Sports
Toronto Raptors vs. Memphis Grizzlies @ Scotiabank Arena
🎭 Art and Culture
4-Week Flamenco Fundamentals: Unlock Your Rhythm & Power @ Charb Arts Studios
A TEXTURED ART WORKSHOP @ ARTBOX STUDIO GALLERY
Anga's Farm: Bonsai Workshop for Beginners @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
CONTOURS presents Hour of the Wolf @ Paradise Theatre
IBA Annual Conference 2025, 2-7 November 2025, Toronto, Canada @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) South Building
In Conversation: Artist Dimitri Levanoff and Curator David Liss on BEING THERE @ 180 Shaw St., 3rd floor, Toronto, ON M6J 2W5
LA CUEVA: Flamenco Underground @ BSMT 254
National Ballet of Canada: Procession @ Four Seasons Centre
TinyART and Book Sale at TSA @ Toronto School of Art
🎡 Family
Art of Lighting a Fire with Water: Survival Workshop @ Downsview Park
Creative Reuse Toronto at Ecofair 2025 @ Whychwood Barns @ Wychwood Barns
DiapsonRana @ CAMH Auditorium
Queer Self Defense Workshop @ Buddies in Bad Times (Free)
📅 Other Events
Beginner Friendly Kundalini Yoga @ Society Clubhouse
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