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

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November 16, 2024

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Anyway, here are what you can do next Monday (11/18) to Sunday (11/24)! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.


Monday 11/18

🎵 Music
Open Mic Monday at The Painted Lady Best of Toronto 2024 @ The Painted Lady (Free)
RAP SHEETS: Hip-Hop & RnB Trivia Night @ The Theatre Centre Café/Bar, Toronto, ON, Canada
Taylor Swift Karaoke & Musical Bingo - Snakes & Lattes College @ Snakes and Lattes College St.

🎉 Entertainment
European Union Film Festival 2024 - 20th Edition @ 24 Spadina Road
Magic Mondays @ The Cave, Teddy Beer

🏒 Sports
NBA: Toronto Raptors vs. Indiana Pacers @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
Documentary Screening - The Giants @ Cineplex Yonge-Dundas
DVAC Holiday Art Show & Sale 2024 @ Woman Art Association of Canada (Free)
Patty Picker by Evan Bawtinheimer @ The Assembly Theatre
Pop Up Clay & Glass Show & Sale @ Gardiner Museum (Free)
Strokes of Paint @ George Brown College St. James Campus
Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop @ 260 Spadina Ave.

🎡 Family
Jr. Forest Explorers: Fall Frolic @ Downsview Park (Free)


Tuesday 11/19

🎵 Music
Music Toronto: Marc-Andre Hamelin @ Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
Revelation Nights Toronto @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
Taylor Swift Trivia Night at Grace O'Malley's @ Grace O'Malley's (Free)
The Shop X Diskarte at Burdock Brewery @ Burdock Brewery

🎉 Entertainment
European Union Film Festival 2024 - 20th Edition @ 24 Spadina Road

🏒 Sports
Get in the Game with diink at blendspace Stackt Market @ 28 Bathurst St, Unit 2-101 Stackt Market (blendspace)

🎭 Art and Culture
DVAC Holiday Art Show & Sale 2024 @ Woman Art Association of Canada (Free)
Patty Picker by Evan Bawtinheimer @ The Assembly Theatre
Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop @ 260 Spadina Ave.
A Sufi Storytelling Evening: Conference of the Birds @ North York Central Library (Free)
Being and Becoming's Philosophy Festival @ Multiple Venues
Craze @ Tarragon Theatre
Winter Zine and Print Market @ 100 McCaul St Lobby (Free)

🎡 Family
Make a Will Open House @ Staples Studio Corktown (Free)


Wednesday 11/20

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Barrio Fiesta & Halo-Halo Bar with Chef Jeff @ Oji Seichi
Beer & Cheese Pairing with Rorschach Brewing @ Rorschach Brewing
Chef Moeen Abuzaid x Zehra Allibhai Dinner featuring Bismillah Let's Eat! @ Arbequina
Melody Holiday Comforts & Cocktails Pop-Up at Gladstone House @ Gladstone House, Toronto

🎵 Music
A Frank Sinatra Big Band Tribute! Let Us Be Frank 2024 @ Lula Lounge
Lexa Gates - The Elite Vessel Tour @ Longboat Hall, Toronto
Music Bingo at Rouge River Brewing Co. @ Rouge River Brewing (Free)
Sturgill Simpson - 2024 Why Not? Tour @ Massey Hall
Suits n' Staches @ Bar Cathedral
TDOT SWIFT 4 CATS @ El Mocambo

🎉 Entertainment
European Union Film Festival 2024 - 20th Edition @ 24 Spadina Road
BIG FACT HUNT TRIVIA @ Tallboys (Free)
LORD OF THE RINGS TRIVIA NIGHT hosted by QE Trivia @ Ambassador Pizza Co., Toronto
Naughty, Nice, & Undecided @ The Second City
November Game Night Social Mixer @ Twilight Cafe, Toronto
The Office Trivia Night at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ Red Tape Brewery
Upper Crust Comedy Show @ Pizza Rustica

🏒 Sports
NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Vegas Golden Knights @ Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Marlies vs. Hershey Bears @ Coca-Cola Coliseum

🎭 Art and Culture
DVAC Holiday Art Show & Sale 2024 @ Woman Art Association of Canada (Free)
Patty Picker by Evan Bawtinheimer @ The Assembly Theatre
Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop @ 260 Spadina Ave.
Custom Perfume Making Workshop @ G Mercato Cafe
dance Immersion presents Black & Rural by Shayna Jones @ Tarragon Theatre: Extraspace
MARGARITA Paint Night November 20, 7-9PM @ OG Studio, Stackt Market Unit 5-101, Toronto
Moon Magic: Art Meditation Workshop @ Santos Pottery Studio
Simultaneous Translation: Creative Writing x Onsite Gallery @ Onsite Gallery (Free)
The National Ballet of Canada presents: Giselle @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts


Thursday 11/21

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Chocolate Making Workshop @ Centre for Social Innovation (Free)

🎵 Music
Lindsey Stirling - Snow Waltz Tour @ Meridian Hall
Live Lounge @ Novotel North York
Taylor Swift Themed Music Bingo @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
European Union Film Festival 2024 - 20th Edition @ 24 Spadina Road
Naughty, Nice, & Undecided @ The Second City
Factory theatre Presents : Honey I'm Home @ Factory Theatre
Getting Better with Alistair Ogden - Stand Up Comedy @ Comedy Bar
Goth Bingo @ Ground Control
Other People's Treasure Bingo @ Stackt Market
Tea4Tea - An All Trans & Nonbinary Comedy Show! @ Tallboys
What The Fox?! Trivia Night @ Fortunate Fox

🏒 Sports
NBA: Toronto Raptors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
DVAC Holiday Art Show & Sale 2024 @ Woman Art Association of Canada (Free)
Patty Picker by Evan Bawtinheimer @ The Assembly Theatre
Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop @ 260 Spadina Ave.
The National Ballet of Canada presents: Giselle @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
AS ABOVE SO BELOW - SOLO ART EXHIBITION by TATJANA HUTINEC @ Gallery 1313 (Free)
Boozy Wreath Making Workshop at Old Mill Toronto @ 21 Old Mill Road, Toronto, ON
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Experience by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Honey I'm Home @ Factory Theatre
In My Shark Beauty Era, Pop Up at Union Station @ Union Station (Free)
The 2024 One Of A Kind Winter Show @ Enercare Centre
Weesageechak Begins to Dance 37 @ Native Earth's Aki Studio

🎡 Family
GUS Canada Education Fair @ 22 College Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1K2


Friday 11/22

🎵 Music
90s vs 00s DEEJAY CLASH - RENAISSANCE meets MEMOIRS Part 4 @ The Pearl
A Night of Jazz at Three Dollar Bill @ Three Dollar Bill
a night w DUBTIGER from Kremlin Club in Portugal @ Wiggle Room
Ana Gabriel - Un Deseo Mas Tour @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
Bach Christmas Oratorio @ Trinity- St. Paul's United Church (Free)
Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra: Greatness Unveiled Concert @ Martingrove Collegiate
International Pop Overthrow Festival - Friday evening! @ The Painted Lady
Pachedub Collective - Funky Reggae Party @ BSMT 254
Paint N Vibe: Taylor Swift! @ Stackt Market (Free)
Sessions with Sage Vol. 2 @ United Steelworkers Hall, Toronto
STARRY NIGHT: Wine Pairing Concert @ Heliconian Club
Taylor Swift w/ Gracie Abrams - The Eras Tour @ Rogers Centre
West End Micro Music Festival - ECSTATIC VOICES @ Redeemer Lutheran Church (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
European Union Film Festival 2024 - 20th Edition @ 24 Spadina Road
Naughty, Nice, & Undecided @ The Second City
A Laugh Track - Standup Comedy Show @ The Real Jerk Legacy
Ashwyn Singh - The Audacity Tour @ Comedy Bar East (Free)
Black Sheep Comedy @ Rorschach Brewing Featuring NILE SEGUIN @ Rorschach Brewing
Blanket Fort and TV Marathon - Buffy the Vampire Slayer @ The Theatre Centre (Free)
CDTPS 2024 Directors' Showcase @ Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
Confirmed Killers Standup Comedy Show @ Free Times Cafe
Drag Bingo @ JUNCTION CRAFT @ Junction Craft
Mental HELLth - Stand Up Comedy in Support of CAMH @ The Rivoli
O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy @ CAA Theatre
Partay at the square @ Yonge-Dundas Square (Free)
Roman Palace Party 2024 @ Super Wonder Gallery
Sebastian Maniscalco: It Ain't Right Tour @ Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Theatresports: Toronto vs. Toronto @ 945 Bloor Street W
Turbo Comedy Tour @ The Real Jerk Legacy (Free)
You're Going to Hell: Toronto Comedy Showcase @ Free Times Cafe (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
DVAC Holiday Art Show & Sale 2024 @ Woman Art Association of Canada (Free)
Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop @ 260 Spadina Ave.
The National Ballet of Canada presents: Giselle @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Button Ornament Workshop @ S. Walter Stewart Library, Toronto Public Library
Crosstown @ Gallery 44
Custom Perfume Making Workshop @ Stackt Market
Indigenous Artisan Marketplace 2024 @ THE NATIVE CENTRE OF TORONTO (Free)
Leathercraft Essentials: Belt Making Workshop @ Leather & Sewing Supply Depot
Maker Friday: Weaving Our Stories with Karl Mata Hipol @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Paint Quest - Interactive Painting Adventure @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East (Free)
Smartphone Product Photography Workshop @ QUEST XO Chocolate Lab, Toronto
The Obscuras Ball Returns: An Enchanting Night of Mystery and Magic @ The Parkdale Hall

🎡 Family
HOLIDAY MARKET 2024 at Toronto Botanical Garden @ Toronto Botanical Garden (Free)
The Snow Queen Musical @ Wychwood Theatre
UPtown Yonge's Light it UP! 2024 Tree Lighting @ St. Clements Parkette (Free)

🐾 Pet
The Eras Tour-Dog Version @ Treat Bar Toronto


Saturday 11/23

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Gilford Wintermarkt Lakeside Sip & Shop / Innisfil @ Gilford Local Eatery (Free)

🎵 Music
A Lauryn Hill Paint Night by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Afrobeats N Ampiano Paint N Vibe! @ Festac Lounge
Holiday Magic Returns to Bloor-Yorkville @ Village of Yorkville Park (Free)
IMSTA FESTA Toronto - A Celebration of Music Technology @ TMU - Rogers Communication Centre (Free)
International Pop Overthrow Festival - Saturday Afternoon @ The Painted Lady
Johnny Stimson w/ Special Guests @ The Dance Cave
KEVU - Trekk & Friends Vol 2-0 @ Bar Dem, Toronto
Phoenix Saturdays : The Last Dance! @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto
R&B Nights @ Bar Serene, Toronto
Rock band NERVY is coming to Toronto @ The Opera House Grill
Space GOAt & Alpaka Muzik presents: SAMMY LEGS, Kozy vs Lara S, OMINI, Mythro @ Geary Avenue Warehouse Project, Toronto
Taylor Swift w/ Gracie Abrams - The Eras Tour @ Rogers Centre, Toronto
Taylor Takeover - All Vinyl Nite @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
European Union Film Festival 2024 - 20th Edition @ 24 Spadina Road
Naughty, Nice, & Undecided @ The Second City
2nd edition of ANIMAL INSTINX @ Wiggle Room (Free)
Asian Comedy All-Stars with James Roque @ Rivoli
Gluten Free Comedy @ Comedy Bar (Free)
Michael Rapaport @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sauced Stand-Up Comedy at Common Good Beer Co. @ Common Good
Sebastian Maniscalco: It Ain't Right Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Wanderlust @ Multiple Venues (Free)

🏒 Sports
Tenth Anniversary Movember Pub Olympics at The Dock Ellis @ The Dock Ellis (Free)
Toronto Marlies vs. San Jose Barracuda @ Coca-Cola Coliseum

🎭 Art and Culture
DVAC Holiday Art Show & Sale 2024 @ Woman Art Association of Canada (Free)
Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop @ 260 Spadina Ave.
The National Ballet of Canada presents: Giselle @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
A Black Art Fair @ Nia Centre for the Arts (Free)
Behind the Screen - A COSU Experience @ Deco Gallery, Toronto (Free)
HER Market @ STACKT MARKET (Free)
In-Studio Paint Night - Purple Hills and Sunset Skies Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East (Free)
Intro to Linocut Printmaking Workshop in High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Neilson Park Creative Centre's Fall Handmade Art and Fine Craft Sale @ Neilson Park Creative Centre
Traditional Wreath Making Workshop at Old Mill Toronto @ Old Mill Toronto

🎡 Family
8th Annual Santa in the Village @ Bloor West Village BIA (Free)
Accessible Birding @ Discovery Centre at Downsview Park (Free)
Angas Farm Winter Workshops DIY Starry Succulents @ 89 Bankfield Drive Toronto, ON, M9V 2R2 Canada
Baby It's Cold Outside @ Multiple Venues
Beach United's Annual Christmas Market @ Beach United Church (Free)
Buckthorn Wreath-Making @ Downsview Park (Free)
Christmas in the Beach @ DeClute Real Estate and Wright Sisters Group (Free)
Gerrard India Bazaar's Annual Tree Lighting 2024! @ Gerrard India Bazaar (Free)
Queen East Winter Windows Showcase @ Riverside & Leslieville, Toronto (Free)
Santa's Arrival @ Yorkgate Mall (Free)
St. Gregory's CWL Annual Christmas Bazaar @ St. Gregory's Parish, Toronto (Free)
Swedish Christmas Fair 2024 @ George Brown College - Waterfront Campus, Toronto (Free)
Trauma-Informed Inner Child Workshop & Hammock Sound Bath @ Jungle Flower Wellness


Sunday 11/24

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Enoteca Sociale x Azura x Charlie's Burgers Dinner @ Azura
Gluten Free Garage Bake Sale @ Wychwood Barns (Free)
Sips On The Bench Wine Tour @ Dufferin Mall
Sistering's Food for Thought @ Cafe Paradise

🎵 Music
Chelsea Cutler & Jeremy Zucker - Brent Forever Tour @ Massey Hall
Eras! Eras! Eras! A Taylor Swift Sing-Along Presented by Choir! Choir! Choir! @ Longboat Hall
International Pop Overthrow Festival - Sunday Afternoon! @ The Painted Lady, Toronto (Free)
Jimmy Brown - love II North America Tour 2024 @ Annabel's, Toronto (Free)
Oxlade Live in Toronto - Presented by Afrobass @ Axis Night Club

🎉 Entertainment
European Union Film Festival 2024 - 20th Edition @ 24 Spadina Road
Disability Privilege Presents: Laughs Without Limits @ Comedy Bar East (Free)
Golden Age: The Big Heat @ Fox Theatre
Howl & Roar Records Presents: Comedian Deborah Kimmett's Smoke Show @ Red Sandcastle Theatre
The Adventures of Indie Santiago: A Mystery Scavenger Hunt at ROM @ Royal Ontario Museum

🏒 Sports
NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Utah Hockey Club @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop @ 260 Spadina Ave.
The National Ballet of Canada presents: Giselle @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
A Black Art Fair @ Nia Centre for the Arts (Free)
HER Market @ STACKT MARKET (Free)
Annual Junction Triangle Craft Show @ George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre (Free)
In-Studio Workshop - Gem & Geode Night - Abstract Acrylic Paint Pouring @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Textured Art Workshop by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Toronto Comic Jam's 28th Anniversary Jam @ The Cameron House

🎡 Family
Angas Farm Winter Workshops DIY Starry Succulent Arrangement @ Anga's Farm & Nursery (Free)
Riverside Holiday Market @ Riverside Common Park (Free)

🐾 Pet
Paws & Portraits: A Ruffles & Co x Martini at Blend Space @ Stackt Market - Unit 2-101 (Free)


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