Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Dec 2 - Dec 8)

Hey Torontonians,

We hope you all get what you want for Black Friday yesterday! And remember that Cyber Monday is on Monday! Don’t miss your chance buying christmas gifts for your family and friends (and us hehe)!

Anyway, here are what you can do next Monday (12/2) to Sunday (12/8)! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Monday 12/02

🎵 Music
ADVOCATS BIG BAND'S ANNUAL HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE @ The Duke Toronto
AuroraNorwegian art pop sensation Aurora will bring her What Happened To The Earth? Part 2 Tour to History on Dec. 2, 2024. @ History Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
Christmas Karaoke Pop-Up @ The Lodge On Queen
Monday Mischief - A Standup Comedy Showcase - FREE ENTRY @ The Smith House Bar (Free)

🎡 Family
Festive Lights at Queen's Park @ Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park (Free)
Holiday Bricktacular @ LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto

Tuesday 12/03

🍽️ Food and Drinks
2024 Toronto Gingerbread Festival @ Multiple Venues

🎵 Music
Community Appreciation Vinyl Night @ It's Ok* Studios (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
Froot Salad: A Comedy Variety Show @ Three Dollar Bill
Harry Potter Trivia Night! @ Dublin Calling
Restorations: The Straight Story @ Fox Theatre

🏒 Sports
Corporate Yoga for Beginners @ Founders Law Firm

🎭 Art and Culture
Christmas @ Creeds Holiday Market @ Creeds
Inner Child Nurturing & Hammock Sound Bath @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Pikangikum Premiere Video Portraits @ The Jamii Hub

🎡 Family
Holiday Bricktacular @ LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto
George Street Winter Market @ George Brown College Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts
U of T Startup Holiday Market @ U of T Bookstore (Free)

📅 Other Events
Big Stuff @ Crow's Theatre

Wednesday 12/04

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Cheers to Queers who Beer @ Rorschach Brewing Co.

🎵 Music
Christmas With The Clemons @ Roy Thompson Hall
Joel Plaskett - One Real Reveal On Wheels @ The Great Hall

🎉 Entertainment
A Stand Up Comedy Marathon Show @ The Corner
Christmas Movies Trivia Night - Snakes & Lattes Midtown @ Snakes & Lattes Midtown
Doc Soup: Play it Loud! How Toronto Got Soul @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Titanic Trivia @ Hemingway's
Wham Bam! @ Bovine Sex Club, Toronto

🏒 Sports
NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
Art Auction: Fundraiser in Support of the Toronto Community Justice Fund @ Tranzac Club
Collage Night @ Issues Magazine Shop
Community Art in the Heart of Parkdale at Gallery 1313 @ Gallery 1313
New Vistas: Echoes of Home Juried Art Exhibition @ Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery (ECCAG)
OFF THE WALL Annual Fundraiser 2024 @ Propeller Gallery
Picadilly Warehouse Sale @ Picadilly Canada

🎡 Family
Holiday Bricktacular @ LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto
Fleurs de Villes NOEL in Bloor Yorkville @ Multiple Venues
Permission to Be e Workshop Series @ The Bee Shop
Prenatal Calm Workshop @ Yoga Mamas

Thursday 12/05

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Sips&Sparkles @ Royal King Event Centre
Snacks & Science: Promoting Brain Health @ Dixon Hall (Free)
Winter Market at St. Lawrence Market @ St. Lawrence Market (Free)

🎵 Music
A Night With Matteo Bocelli @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Alvvays Live In Concert @ The Concert Hall at Toronto Masonic Temple
Donovan Woods: The Living Well Tour @ Massey Hall
Live Lounge @ Novotel North York
Luedji Luna at TD Music Hall @ TD Music Hall
Music Bingo at Rainhard Brewing @ Rainhard Brewing (Free)
Music Toronto: Gryphon Trio with Lara St. John & Aviva Chernick @ Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts

🎉 Entertainment
#1 Comedy Show: The White Rhino @ Comedy Bar
DANI Presents An Evening with Kodi Lee America's Got Talent Winner @ Meridian Arts Centre
Designer & Indie RPG Night at The Golden Pigeon in Cabbagetown Toronto @ The Golden Pigeon in Cabbagetown Toronto
Home Alone Trivia Night - Snakes & Lattes - The Well @ The Wellington Event Venue
Release & Relax @ Kula Yoga
The Holiday w/Julia McKay Book Launch @ Fox Theatre
Titanique @ CAA Theatre

🎭 Art and Culture
An Evening with David Crombie! @ The Jamii Hub
CFC Conversations: Black Excellence with Karen Chapman @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Felt Ornament Workshop @ Creative Reuse Toronto
Hideaway Studios Winter Market @ Hideaway Studios
In-Studio Watercolour Paint Night - Midnight Starry Sky @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
MUJI Canada 10th Anniversary Matsuri at MUJI Atrium @ MUJI Atrium
Unbelievably Believable @ Red Sandcastle Theatre

🎡 Family
Holiday Bricktacular @ LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto
Baby and Me Fitness Classes @ Mosaic Yoga
GM Winter Glow @ Sankofa Square
Jingle Bell Ring to Win @ The Manulife Centre
Story Time with Santa @ Lawrence Allen Centre
Unbelievably Believable @ Red Sandcastle Theatre

Friday 12/06

🍽️ Food and Drinks
3rd Annual Pepperpot Fest 2024 @ Emerald Banquet Hall Toronto
Candle Light Sip & Shop - Lefroy Harbour @ Harbour House Grill, Lefroy Harbour, Innisfil

🎵 Music
A Guy Called Gerald and Mehdi Ansari: Experimental Link @ Cafeteria
Alvvays Live In Concert @ The Concert Hall at Toronto Masonic Temple
Come Home for Christmas @ St Andrew's Church
DOPAMINE MACHINE: sundaysunday, ANA & KAE, MR. TEH & KB @ Last Call Cocktail Club
Esther Splett, Tommy Tone, Corpusse, But Worse @ Spadina Baby
EUGENE RIPPER - Canadian punk folk pioneer @ Sellers & Newel
Jazz Piano Meets Kurdish kamanche @ Canadian Music Centre
KARAOKE AT STEADFAST BREWING @ Steadfast Brewing
READ THE ROOM X FRUITIE: THE FRUITIE ROOM @ Toronto
The Sacred and the Pavane @ Little Trinity Church

🎉 Entertainment
A Funny AF Fridays - Standup Comedy Showcase @ Real Jerk Legacy
All Of Our Parents Are Immigrants: Comedy Show! @ Social Capital Theatre
Breakthroughs Film Festival @ Paradise Theatre
Comedy Nuggets Friday Night Standup at SoCap Comedy - One Drink Included @ The Social Capital
Fifthmas Holiday Movie Dance Party @ The Fifth Social Club
Killer B Cinema Presents: The Turkish Wizard of Oz! @ See-Scape
MAKE GOOD Comedy Show @ Backroom Comedy Club
Noche de Paz, Noche de Humor @ Tallboys Craft Beer House
Pub Crawl Toronto @ Toronto
Showstoppers: Don't Look Back @ Fox Theatre
Untitled/Unmastered: A Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Comedy Bar
Worst Christmas Ever @ The Assembly Theatre

🏒 Sports
NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
Unbelievably Believable @ Red Sandcastle Theatre
90's/00's R&B Paint N Vibe! @ STACKT MARKET
A Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Night by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Christmas Arts Market @ St Michael and All Angels Church
City of Craft @ The Theatre Centre
Finding Hope, Creativity, and Mental Wellness in Times of Trauma @ University of Toronto Bookstore
Holiday Punch Needle Workshops @ Multiple Venues
National Ballet of Canada: The Nutcracker @ Four Seasons Centre
Pia Bouman School: Nutcracker @ Lismer Hall
The Culture: Public Opening @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Your Tomorrow @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Youthquaker Issue 03 Launch @ RCHIVE Creative Club, Toronto

🎡 Family
Holiday Bricktacular @ LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto
2 Hour Guided Holiday Lights Tour of Toronto with Santa Visit @ Yonge and Dundas Square
11th Annual Leslieville Christmas Pop-up Market @ 388 Carlaw Avenue (Free)
Holiday Fair In The Square 2024 @ Mel Lastman Square (Free)
Learn How To Grow A Profitable And Sustainable Business @ Bravo Academy of Performing Arts
Meet & Greet Geoffrey from ToysRUs at Santa Village @ Lawrence Allen Centre
The National Ballet of Canada presents: The Nutcracker @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
The Wizard of Oz: The Toto-ly Awesome Family Musical @ The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre

🐾 Pet
Lawrence Allen Centre's Pet Photo Nights with Santa @ Lawrence Allen Centre

Saturday 12/07

🍽️ Food and Drinks
COOKING CLASS: Holiday Biscotti by Alan Zelcovitch @ The Depanneur
Make Your Own CHOCOLATE Apple @ QUEST XO Chocolate Lab
SUPPER CLUB: Traditions of the Filipino Kitchen by Maria Polotan @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
3 Penny Messiah @ College Street United Church
60s Soul Dance Party - With It! @ The Piston, Toronto
Alvvays Live In Concert @ The Concert Hall at Toronto Masonic Temple
Baroque Noel - ECC's annual seasonal concert @ Humber Valley United Church
Christmas with Molly Johnson @ St. Thomas's Anglican Church
Forever Young - 80s Dance Party with Maestro Fresh Wes @ Revival
Turno & Harriet Jaxxon at NOMAD @ NOMAD

🎉 Entertainment
2024 Angels In Action Fundraising and Awards Gala @ Hilton Toronto Hotel
AI VS HUMAN ROAST BATTLE @ Teddy Beer
Being Celine - Christmas Edition @ Annette Studios
Casual Comedy: Secret Santa Edition! @ SoCap Theatre
Cat & Nat - DECEMBER TO REMEMBER @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Christmas-Holiday-Yule Saturday Night Swing @ St. Barnabas on The Danforth Anglican Church
Colored Only Comedy Show @ BSMT 254
Dane Cook - Fresh New Flavor Tour @ Meridian Hall
Daniel Woodrow's 'Saturday At Comedy Bar' @ Comedy Bar
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Al Green Theatre
Klassic Kidz: Home Alone @ Fox Theatre

🏒 Sports
Barbara Ann Scott Ice Trail Celebration @ College Park
MOCA Movement: Yoga in the Museum @ MOCA Toronto

🎭 Art and Culture
Unbelievably Believable @ Red Sandcastle Theatre
A Clay Ornament Sculpting Workshop: Holiday Edition @ Artbox Studio Gallery
BAM! Holiday Art Market @ Wychwood Barns
Creators Only @ Studio Homme
Darlene Cole Solo Exhibition "Paradise" @ Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin
Friend Zoned: Paint Night - Astrology Edition - For Women Looking to Make New Friends! @ Jungle Flower Wellness
In-Studio Paint Night - Enchanted Winter Forest Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
Off-Loom Weaving Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Separated - The Hottest Docs @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
The Holiday Market @ Toronto Plant Market
Wire Wrap Workshop and Create Your Own Jewelry @ Designs by Nature Gems

🎡 Family
Holiday Bricktacular @ LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto
15th Annual STUFF THE BUS Toy Drive in Support of Abuse Hurts @ The Duke, Toronto
Anga's Farm Winter Market @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Angas Farm Indoor Plant Arrangement Workshop for Kids @ Anga's Farm & Nursery, 89 Bankfield Drive Toronto, ON, M9V 2R2 Canada
Barbara Ann Scott Ice Trail Celebration @ 420 Yonge Street (Free)
Cabbagetown's annual Holiday in the Patch celebration, Dec 7 @ Carlton St. and Parliament St.
Christmas Pop-Up Market @ Ellesmere Community Centre
December Christmas Events @ Yorkgate Mall (Free)
Fall Into Winter Nature Walk in High Park @ High Park
Holiday Mini Sessions // Day 1 @ Studio 311
The Christmas Story @ Church Of the Holy Trinity
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto celebrates the holidays @ 11 Curity Avenue
Wychwood Barns Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Wychwood Barns

Sunday 12/08

🍽️ Food and Drinks
COOKING CLASS: Full-Day Croissants & Viennoiserie Intensive by Leo Baduria @ The Depanneur
PAI Holiday Market @ PAI Uptown (Free)

🎵 Music
Bach-Humbug! A Holiday Opera Show for People Who Hate the Holidays @ The Redwood Theatre
Riverdale Share Concert - A Benefit Concert for Families @ Danforth Music Hall

🎉 Entertainment
#12 TOP TORONTO COMEDIANS @ NEXT LEVEL COMEDY @ Wenona
Are We Good Yet - INTERNATIONAL STAND UP COMEDY SHOW @ Backroom Comedy Club
High Tea Cinema: Becoming Jane @ Fox Theatre
Mystery Play - The Liar's Estate @ Fairview Library Theatre
Rent Sing-Along @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Silent Nights and Starry Lights a nostalgic holiday cabaret at The Painted Lady @ The Painted lady
Suspended Harmony: Unwrapped @ Birdhaus
The Roast of Justin Trudeau @ Comedy Bar

🎭 Art and Culture
Unbelievably Believable @ Red Sandcastle Theatre
In-Studio Paint Night - Pink and Lavender Sky Over Lake Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio + Cafe
Ornament Sculpting Workshop: Holiday Edition @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Parampara - Traditions Continued @ Betty Oliphant Theatre
The Sacred Heart Motel by Grace Kwan @ Another Story Bookshop

🎡 Family
Holiday Bricktacular @ LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto
Holiday Mini Sessions // Day 2 @ Studio 311
Lawrence Allen Centre's Sensory-Friendly Santa @ Lawrence Allen Centre
The Christmas Story @ Church of the Holy Trinity
World's Greatest Christmas Party @ Variety Village

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