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

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Aug 29 - Aug 31)

Hey Torontonians,

OMG, can’t believe it is the last week of August. Yes I will miss the Summer, but still look forward to the Fall, our beautiful scene.

Anyway, checkout what you can do this Friday (8/29) to Sunday (8/31) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 08/29

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Oatly x Pinky Swear: Free Oat Milk Coffee @ 2901 Lakeshore Blvd West (Free)

🎵 Music
Above & Beyond - Bigger Than All Of Us Tour @ Budweiser Stage
Benson Boone: American Heart World Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Cuban Friday with Marta Elena, DJ Trambo & Afro Latino Dance! @ Lula Lounge
GET ALONG FEST II @ Multiple Venues
T.U. Jazz Fest 2025 @ Mel Lastman Square

🎉 Entertainment
Hannah Jones Live @ Backroom Comedy Club @ Backroom Comedy Club
Joke Rehab - Standup Comedy Show @ The Real Jerk Legacy
Make Up! The Musical @ Sweet Action Theatre
Movies on the River ft. Finding Nemo @ Toronto Adventures: Humber River Paddling Centre
Pat McGann LIVE in Toronto! @ Comedy Bar East
Shameless in the 6ix @ Comedy Bar
The Liberty Laughs Comedy Show - Friday August 29, 2025 @ Liberty Village Market and Cafe
The McNarly Comedy Show @ The Lab
The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Live Shadow Cast @ Hot Docs Cinema
You're Going to Hell: Pro Comedy @ Osprey Cafe

🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Milwaukee Brewers @ Rogers Centre

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Night by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Paint & Sip - Paint Night - Field of Flowers Paint Pouring Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Paint Pouring Workshop: Fluid Bears & Canvas @ Artbox
Scarborough Community Multicultural Festival @ Thomson Memorial Park

🎡 Family
2025 Toronto Dragon Festival Unleashes Myth and a Party with Dragons @ Nathan Phillips Square
Nostalgic Market GTA's Biggest Back To School Thrifting Event at Scarborough Town Centre August 29-31, 2025 @ Scarborough Town Centre

🐾 Pet
Bark In the Park TO @ Woodbine Park

Saturday 08/30

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Brewed For You: Ontario Craft Beer Fest @ Great Lakes Brewery
Flavours by Fire @ Harbourfront Centre
Free Film Fest & Vegan Potluck - August 30 @ Wishbone Animal Rights Lab (Free)
KMCLT Walking Tour: Grocery Store of Toronto: How to Shop the Market @ Super Serve

🎵 Music
2025 BABYMONSTER 1ST WORLD TOUR [HELLO MONSTERS] @ Scotiabank Arena
DANCE ALL NIGHT Content Creation Party @ The Food Alley, Toronto
Forever Young - 80s Dance Party @ Vatican Gift Shop
Jessie Murph - Worldwide Hysteria Tour @ Massey Hall
Labubu Rave @ The Parkdale Hall (Free)
Old Dominion - How Good Is That World Tour @ The Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Resort
Salsa Saturday: SWA Salseros with Attitude & DJ Van Gogh! @ Lula Lounge
Saturday Night Rockers - LIVE REGGAE feat. RaLion & Kangaroots Crew @ BSMT254
The Hounds of Thunder, Second Hand Trio & Loud Almighty @ The Pilot
VIDEO Music Playlist 2000-2020 - FREE in Toronto @ Corso Italia, Toronto (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
80s/90s Video Dance Party with DURAN DURAN Spotlight - PANIC - @ Ground Control
All of Our Parents Are Immigrants: Comedy Show @ The Assembly Theatre
Asian Comedy All-Stars with Ernie Vicente and Bobbi Summers @ Rivoli
Canadian International Air Show @ Marilyn Bell Park, 1095 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, ON M6K 2R5
Saturday Night Swing Dance with Fat Quarter Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ St. Barnabas
The Sky Lounge Experience at Hotel X Toronto @ Hotel X Toronto

🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Milwaukee Brewers @ Rogers Centre
MLS: Toronto FC vs. CF Montreal @ BMO Field

🎭 Art and Culture
A T-Shirt Printing Workshop @ Artbox
Botanical Sun Print Workshop - Cyanotype with Light & Nature @ PH1 Studios, Toronto
Glow-in-the-dark Paint Experience @ Artbox Studio Gallery
The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane @ Hot Docs Cinema

🎡 Family
Labour Day Weekend at Arcadia Earth @ Arcadia Earth (Free)
WakuWaku Kon Video Game & Toy Show @ Monte Carlo Inn, 7255 Warden Ave, Markham

Sunday 08/31

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Caribbean Street Food Fest @ Riverside Common Park
COOKING CLASS: Full-Day Breadmaking Intensive by Leo Baduria @ Cafe Zuzu

🎵 Music
All Vinyl Everything - Labour Day Long Weekend '25 Edition @ The Drake Hotel
BLDX Party Series - Edition 02 @ Drom Taberna
ICE MACHINE - Minimal Wave, Synth, Post-Punk, Early EBM w/ Jason Solvent & Dave Rout @ Ground Control Lounge - 1279 Queen St West (Free)
Jessie Murph - Worldwide Hysteria Tour @ Massey Hall
Laura Marks Trio @ The Emmet Ray Bar
Richie Flo: Ep Launch @ Junction Underground
The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers Tour @ Budweiser Stage

🎉 Entertainment
Andrew & David are Trying! Toronto Comedy Night @ Comedy Bar Bloor (945 Bloor St. W)
BAD & BOOZEY BINGO @ Shakey's hosted by QE Trivia @ Shakey's
Comedy Nuggets Stand-Up Showcase - Labour Day Edition @ Social Capital Theatre
QE Quickie / Power Hour Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia

🏒 Sports
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Milwaukee Brewers @ Rogers Centre
Toronto26 Liverpool vs Arsenal Watch Party @ Something in the Water @ Something in the Water Liberty Village (151 E Liberty St)

🎭 Art and Culture
A Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Golden Hour Rooftop Picnic & Paint @ Rooftop Downtown Toronto
The Color of Pomegranates @ Hot Docs Cinema

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Zoe
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