Toronto Things To Do This Weekend: Your Ultimate Friday to Sunday Guide

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (May 19 - May 25)

Hey Torontonians,

The long weekend is here, and Toronto is buzzing with fireworks, food fests, and fun for all. From beach picnics to night markets, it's the perfect time to get outside and explore!

Fireworks Quick Info -

•  Ashbridges Bay Park: Fireworks on Monday at 10 p.m.

• Canada's Wonderland: Fireworks on Sunday at 10 p.m.

• Niagara Falls: Nightly fireworks starting today at 10 p.m., running every night until Oct. 14
  

Anyway, checkout what you can do next Monday (5/19) to Sunday (5/25) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Monday 05/19

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Sorauren Farmers' Market OPENING Day! @ Sorauren Park (Free)

🎵 Music
Jewish Music Week - Fragments with Yoni Avi Battat @ Kehila Centre
Solder's Tower Carillion recital @ Solder's Tower (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
BAD & BOOZEY BINGO @ Insomnia hosted by QE Trivia @ Insomnia
LIVE THRU THIS @ Comedy Bar
Mood Swing Mondays - A COMEDY SHOW - FREE @ Wenona Lodge (Free)

🏒 Sports
Victoria Day Royal Race @ High Park

🎭 Art and Culture
A Paint Night by ArtboxNorthern Lights Over the Lake: A Guided Paint Night @ Artbox
Heritage Antique Market at Centerpoint Mall - Victoria Day - Monday May 19 @ 6464 Yonge St. @ Steeles Ave., Toronto

🎡 Family
Klassic Kidz: Fantastic Mr. Fox @ Fox Theatre

Tuesday 05/20

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Cabbagetown Farmers Market @ Riverdale Park West, Simpson House
Civil Pours x Reid's Distillery Gin Smash Launch Party @ Reid’s Distillery
Yelp's Hot and New Event Series @ Multiple Venues (Free)

🎵 Music
Jewish Music Week - Abie Rotenberg - One-of-a-kind evening! @ Shaarei Shomayim
Kyle Gordon @ Adelaide Hall

🎉 Entertainment
Homecumming @ The Assembly Theatre, 1479 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6R 1A1
Matteo Lane: Cant Stop Talking Tour @ Meridian Hall
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Grace O'Malley's @ Grace O'Malley's
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia @ Insomnia
Scream Trivia @ The Pilot
Something Something Trivia Night @ Something in the Water Brewing Co.
This Discovery of Mine - A Premium Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Experience @ Snakes and Lattes
TRIVIA FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE WEIRD KIDS: return of the nerds @ Social Capital Theatre

🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. San Diego Padres @ Rogers Centre

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Night by Artbox @ Artbox
A Tote Bag & T-Shirt Paint & Press Workshop by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Heartbreak Club: creative writing & open mic @ Fresh on Crawford
Portraits and Pints - Tattoo-Inspired Portrait Drawing Class in Toronto @ PH1 Studios
Weaving the Future: Indigenous Knowledge and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence @ William Doo Auditorium, New College, University of Toronto (Free)

🎡 Family
CAN 2025 Public Lectures: Neuroscience of memory and tools for making our memories stronger @ The Hospital for Sick Children

Wednesday 05/21

🎵 Music
Estonian Music Week Jam Kickoff @ DROM Taberna
Jewish Music Week - Joe Buchanan - Jewish Country Singer @ Lula Lounge
Sacred Harp Singing @ Friends House

🎉 Entertainment
Big Slice Trivia Night @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
Blood On the Clocktower @ Canadian Blood Services
Community Movie Night: Beatriz at Dinner @ Soulpepper Theatre (Free)
Kevin Sullivan @ Comedy Bar
Other People's Treasure BINGO @ Drake Underground
Pokemon Trivia Night - Snakes & Lattes Annex @ Snakes and Lattes

🏒 Sports
Home Game: Toronto Loves Basketball @ Harbourfront Centre
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. San Diego Padres @ Rogers Centre
The 2025 Paddling Film Festival World Tour @ Fox Theatre

🎭 Art and Culture
A Mixed Media Workshop: Art FusionGive Yourself Flowers: A Mixed Media Workshop @ Artbox
A Starry Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Euphrate @ Spadina Theatre
Glow & Flow: Candle Painting & Reiki Workshop @ Lite Mind Body Clinic
MiBoSo: Prose In Focus - Poetry & Collage Workshop @ Decoy Bar
Plaster and Prosecco - A Textured Art Workshop @ PH1 Studios

🐾 Pet
Question Everything Trivia Pawty // All Doggo's Allowed! @ Black Lab Brewing

Thursday 05/22

🍽️ Food and Drinks
COOKING CLASS: Gnocchi from Scratch with Laura Guanti @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
All In Together - The Elements @ The Baby G
Cypress Hill - Dank Daze of Summer Tour/w special guests De La Soul and The Pharcyde @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
Identity: Live at the El Mocambo @ El Mocambo
Jewish Music Week - The Sacha Argov Project- at Beth Tikvah @ Beth Tikvah Synagogue
Josh Taerk's Toronto Residecny @ C'est What (Free)
Secret Saloon w. Now in Service - Estonian Music Week 2025 @ Toronto
Sessanta V 2.0: Primus, Puscifer & A Perfect Circle @ Budweiser Stage
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers @ The Drake
The Movement w/ Saint case Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
20-20 Perspective Comedy Show @ Backroom Comedy Club
A Recommended Viewing Comedy Show @ Tallboys
COMEDY at BAR 24: WEST END Comedy Show & Dance Party @ Bar 24
Insulin and Magnolia @ Spadina Theatre
The Necromancer's Tower - A Premium Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Experience @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Toronto Horror Film Festival @ Fox Theatre
Variety's Casino Night @ Miller Tavern
What The Fox?! Trivia Night @ Fortunate Fox

🏒 Sports
Fight To End Cancer - FTEC2025 Official Media Day Weigh-Ins @ Kingsway Boxing Club
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. San Diego Padres @ Rogers Centre

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Mykonos Paint Night @ Artbox
CLMBR ARTS MRKT: Hogtown Boulders @ Hogtown Boulders, North York (Free)
Collective H'arts Creative Showcase @ The Sound Garage, Geary Avenue, Toronto
Embroidered Talisman Workshop @ Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch
Late at Night / CHROMALUMES street photography exhibit @ Danu Social House
Paint & Sip - Paint Your Partner - Fresh Paint and Fresh Beer @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Roads Not Taken: The Major International Issues of Our Era, Through Fiction @ Palmerston Library
Spring Blooms @ Toronto Botanical Garden (Free)

🎡 Family
15 Ways to Garden Large in Small Spaces @ S. Walter Stewart Library, Toronto Public Library
Board Game Designer Night at The Black Pony in East End Toronto @ Black Pony
National Walk for Safe Places @ Western Financial Group Schomberg

Friday 05/23

🍽️ Food and Drinks
A Night on Earth with The Macallan at Enigma @ Enigma Restaurant
Lucky Lion Night Market @ Assembly Park
Spirit of York Presents: Prohibition @ Spirit of York

🎵 Music
Toronto Folk Festival Launch Party / Fundraiser @ Cameron House at 8:00 PM
Billy Idol & Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - It's A Nice Day To...Tour Again! @ Budweiser Stage
Curly Strings, The Crosslegs, Les Rats d'Swompe - Estonian Music Week 2025 @ Revival
Fifth Element Jazz Quintet @ Old Mill Toronto
Hot Stacks - Strictly Vinyl - Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae @ BSMT 254
INDIE FRIDAYS Video Dance Party - Launch Event - Hosted by Lana of INDIE88 @ Ground Control
Kassie Krut with Raf Reza @ The Baby G
Slow Rise Music: Where the Eye Meets the Ear @ Toronto
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco! @ The Piston

🎉 Entertainment
30-Up Goes to Hollywood @ 30-Up Club
Board Game Night @ Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Friday Pro Stand Up Comedy @ Chefs Hall Toronto @ Chefs Hall
Interactive Games Night @ The Pint
Laugh Dammit! @ Comedy Bar
RAD: DinoNite @ Royal Ontario Museum
Soft boys presents: IT'S GONNA BE MAY @ BSMT254
Sun/Shade Opening Night Party @ The Bentway
The Zone: Tetsuo: The Iron Man @ Fox Theatre
Tom Hearn & Anna Roisman LIVE @ Comedy Bar East

🎭 Art and Culture
2025 Asian Heritage Culture Festival @ Bridlewood Mall
A Candle Painting Workshop - Paint with wax on Taper candles @ Artbox
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Night by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Black Ballerina @ Aki Studio
For Viola // Free Screening: The Encampments @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (Free)
Ghost Night Couples Pottery Workshop @ Noel Yardley Ceramics
Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ plus Film Festival @ TIFF Lightbox
Mayworks Festival: "To Look, And To Look Again" Screening & Discussion @ Bachir Yerex
Moving Forest @ Multiple Venues
MY MOTHERS TONGUE Art Show @ boxcar social (1208 Yonge street) (Free)
Paint Quest - Interactive Painting Adventure - Chapter 2: Unleashing the Dragon Thief @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky: Passing Resemblance @ Susan Hobbs Gallery
Sisters Warehouse Sale @ Southamton ON
The Oldest Profession: A Storytelling Show @ RED Sandcastle Theatre

🐾 Pet
Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides - Toronto @ High Park

Saturday 05/24

🍽️ Food and Drinks
A GLB "Jazz it Up" Creole Party @ GLB Brewpub
LCBO Cooler Fest @ The Quay
SUPPER CLUB: Indigenous Food Lab by Chef Taylor Parker @ The Depanneur
Weekend Morning RUSH coffee party @ Creeds Coffee Bar on Dupont

🎵 Music
ALL 90s . ALL Night - RENAISSANCE w/DJs Neil Armstrong, Agile, Black Reaction, & Mista Jiggz @ Revival
BOOGIE WONDERLAND: Disco Video Dance Party - Authentic Disco Hits @ Ground Control
Estonian Music Week 2025 @ St. Anne's Parish Hall
Evening of Kirtan @ The Yoga Lounge
Jason Aldean - Full Throttle Tour @ Budweiser Stage
Kensington DJ Night @ Supermarket Bar and Variety
MORE NOISE PLEASE PRESENTS: AN EVENING OF RELENTLESS NOISE @ No No Room at Dock Ellis
newchoir: An Anniversary Celebration Concert with special guest Fefe Dobson @ Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall
Nick Maclean's SNAGGLE feat. the ALI BROS -- Award-winning electric jazz @ 2882 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8
Q107 High School Reunion @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

🎉 Entertainment
Asian Comedy Sensations: Asian Heritage Month Show @ Yuk Yuk's
asses.masses @ The Theatre Centre
Backwards Broadway Cabaret @ The Heliconian Club
Glass Cannon Live! @ The Royal Theatre
Paint and Sip: My Dear Gus @ My Inner Child Paint Bar
RAN 4K Restoration @ Fox Theatre
Scott Thompson @ Annabel's
Subway Reading Party @ Line 1
Turning Red @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Up in Jokes Comedy Show @ The Boardroom
Urzila Carlson @ The Winter Garden Theatre
Yaw Attuah - Stand-Up Comedy Album Recording @ Comedy Bar

🏒 Sports
3rd Annual Summer Movember Pub Olympics @ The Dock Ellis
JumpUp - May 2025 @ Underpass Park
MLS: Toronto FC vs. Nashville SC @ BMO Field
Motionball Marathon of Sport Toronto in Support of Special Olympics Canada @ York University Keele Campus, Toronto

🎭 Art and Culture
A Mixed Media Workshop : Art Fusion @ Artbox
Adult Crafternoon: Collage Art @ Lillian H. Smith Library
Canadian Inspirations Gala @ Rosedale Golf Club
Central Connection Art Show 2025 @ Withrow Park Clubhouse (Free)
Doors Open Toronto - Free Button-Making with PH1 Studios @ PH1 Studios (Free)
Doors Open Toronto at MOCA @ MOCA Toronto (Free)
Doors Open Toronto" Artisan Market @ Riverdale Hub" @ Riverdale Hub
Fashion Art Toronto x GotStyle 20 Year Anniversary & 1664 Fashion Week Opening Party @ The Distillery District (Free)
Film Screening: "Inay/Mama" with Director Thea Loo @ Revue Cinema
Immersion: The Sensory Experience @ The Exchange TO
Linocut Reduction Printmaking Workshop in High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
Macrame Pendant Light Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Mayworks Festival: Banging on the Walls of the Tank: Dispatches from Gaza @ United Steelworkers Hall
Paint & Sip Workshop - Gem & Geode Night - Abstract Acrylic Paint Pouring @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Reception Opening: In Search of Light @ Ascent Gallery
Scented Candle Making Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Spring Into Art: A Danforth CTI Art Show @ Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute
The Libravian @ Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
TSA Open Studio, as part of Doors Open Toronto @ Multiple Venues
Youngplace Art Fair 2025 @ Youngplace

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Summer Planter Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Doors Open at the Church of the Holy Trinity @ The Church of the Holy Trinity
Jam-walk, 5km walk and brunch @ Palais Royale, Courtyard Patio
Plant Fair 2025 @ Roncesvalles United Church (Free)
Roots Green Park @ Green P Lot at Ossington & Queen
The Great Kids Stuff Sale @ Eglinton St George’s United Church
TSA Paper City, as part of Doors Open Toronto @ Toronto City Hall

🐾 Pet
Party 4 Paws Pet Fair @ Trinity Bellwoods Park

Sunday 05/25

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Asian Heritage Month Popup Market @ DZO - FREE ENTRY @ Dzo Viet Eatery (Free)

🎵 Music
bomba estereo & rawayana @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
i25 - iDRUM SilVER @ Sound Machine
Jewish Music Week - Mameh-Loshen: A Yiddish Love Story @ 901 Lawrence Ave W
Opera Revue at Granite Brewery @ Granite Brewery
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Dastgamachine: Wavelength @ St. Anne's Parish Hall
Sunday SerVice with Manzone Strong and guest SHERA @ Wiggle Room (Free)
Vox Clamantis - Estonian Music Week 2025 @ Trinity - St. Paul's Church
Wintergarten Orchestra LIVE at The Duke @ The Duke
Wychwood Clarinet Choir with Harpist Deborah Braun @ St. Michael and All Angels Church

🎉 Entertainment
bad & boozey bingo @ Shakey's
EVIL WOMEN presents COFFY @ Paradise Theatre
Immigrants disaster - STAND UP COMEDY SHOW! @ Freetimes Cafe
Take It Offline: Naughty Sunday @ Studio Homme

🏒 Sports
ActiveGirlsTO Workout X Kimpton Saint George Hotel @ Kimpton Saint George

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox
doors open toronto at the canadian film centre @ Windfields Estate
Flick the Switch Open Studio @ Flick the Switch
Menagerie Market: Pop-Up at Kensington Market @ Kensington Studios
Sober Salon: An evening of Music, Art and Conversation without Alcohol @ International Palace of Joy
The Birds @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
The Slow Sunday Club - self-led creativity sessions @ Plural Projects
tote bag painting & pressing workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery

🎡 Family
Anag's Farm: Summer Planter Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
caffeine club - east toronto coffee co. @ East Toronto Coffee Co.
Gems By You @ Dean Davidson Toronto Boutique
Kids Storytelling with Music - Welcoming Summer - PORTUGUESE session @ Underscore Projects
Mighty Mom Charity Stroller Walk @ Wilket Creek Park
TSA Architects Talk: Spaces For Play, as part of Doors Open Toronto @ Daniels Building
Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History 2025 @ Multiple Venues

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