All 445 things to do in Toronto currently on the calendar, soonest first. Each was checked against the venue’s own page.
The country’s art fair. A day pass runs past twenty dollars, but it is the entire scene in one room.
A dog-friendly Toronto premiere of the film, followed by a Q&A with director Michael Patten. An au pair from Madrid searches for a missing family dog in New York's Prospect Park.
A dance event built around the music of Beyoncé, with the focus on dancing to her songs.
Guests order a cantarito, a citrus tequila drink served in a terracotta cup branded with Tequila Herradura, and they can keep the cup. The special is limited.
A resident favorite on Kitchener’s 91.5 The Beat and a standout talent from The DJ Co., Jesse Garcia knows how to set the ultimate vibe.
With Salvadoran roots, Xavier Pineda began DJing at just 16 years old, turning his passion for music into a career in entertainment.
All The Craze TV, a children's entertainment company, offers face painting in Day of the Dead-inspired designs with a colourful look. Glitter tattoos are offered alongside the face painting.
Latintrain (also known as Carla & Latintrain) is a vibrant musical ensemble based in Mississauga, Canada.
Wrestlers from Mexico and Canada stage live lucha libre bouts presented by Demand Lucha. Five matches run in two blocks around an intermission.
Mariachi Fuego, a band of professional mariachi musicians from the Greater Toronto Area, performs traditional mariachi repertoire with a mix of fun and high energy. The band plays two 30-minute sets.
Dent May, a singer-songwriter from Jackson, Mississippi, known for his ukulele-led pop, performs alongside Jay Feelbender and liz uninvited at The Garrison.
An all-day festival of Latin culture, with food, music, art, performances and immersive installations by local vendors. It pairs Dia de los Muertos traditions with the market's energy.
A group hike along the trails around Evergreen Brick Works to see the fall colours, led by the Rotaract Club of Toronto. Attendees are asked to bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes.
A backstage pass to the last analogue decade, shot by the Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist. Opens to the public today; runs into next summer.
Live music from New Orleans Connection All Star Jazz Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A walk of roughly 25 km linking Park Lawn, Prospect, Mount Pleasant and St. James cemeteries, with a route along part of the Humber River trail and through the Evergreen Brickworks ravine system. Participants meet at the Park Lawn main gates and set off on foot with rest stops along the way.
Local artists and makers sell handmade, locally made and sustainable goods such as jewellery, skin care, art and candles, alongside vintage and antique vendors. Prepared food vendors and a drink stand, the Sipping Container, are on site.
Short poses, a live model, no instruction and no critique — just bring paper. First come, first served, and capped at twenty-four. Sunday parking is free; Monday evening is $6.
Forty years of Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird, shown alongside work by Inuk artist Michael Massie. Free, and usually empty on a weekday afternoon.
A symphony orchestra performs Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus Overture, César Franck's Symphonic Variations and Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 "New World". The program is described as a spiritual journey through these works.
Up-and-coming stand-up comics each perform a 5-minute set from John Mostyn's Core Stand-Up class. The performance is filmed.
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Ritual and rebellion in Black style and self-fashioning. Members from October 7, passholders October 9, everyone else from October 13.
The Sunday Jam Night at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943, hosted by Paul Storm.
Club night: house, disco, tech house.
A modern country western band covers classic and recent hits, with George Damato on guitar and vocals, Anne Werbitsky on pedal steel and Francois on accordion.
A trio of baritone guitar, Electric Wind Instrument and drums plays harmonically complex, composition-driven jazz, with guests joining them. Doors at 5pm ahead of the 5:30 concert; reservations by email.
The Main and University galleries reopen after installation, with a fall opening reception on September 9, 6–8pm. Free, two minutes from Dundas station.
A digital artwork by Julien Creuzet is shown across several screens each night, drawing on poetry, history and Caribbean traditions. It is one work in the biennial curated by Allison Glenn.
Readings and on-stage interviews over five days. Moved off the Harbourfront campus to Victoria University — check the venue on your ticket.
A quartet playing jazz standards with Allie Stewart tap dancing as a rhythmic voice alongside drums, bass and piano. Doors at 9:15, music runs two hours to 11:30, with reservations by email at [email protected].
Two full sets of original instrumental prog from a quartet formed at Humber College in 2024 — guitar, keys, bass and drums, with bluesy riffs and complex arrangements drawing on 60s–70s rock, fusion and funk. Doors at 6:30; reservations by email at [email protected].
Three improv sets: a longform narrative built from an audience suggestion, a set from a Comedy Bar pro troupe, and the Jim-Jam, a bucket jam anyone can play with no experience. Names in the bucket by 8:30pm.
Three speakers give lectures on subjects they are not professionally expert in, followed by a question-and-answer period. This month's talks are on "LadyHoaxes" by Ann McDougall, "Twink Brink" by MJ Lyons, and "Feeling Very Small" by Rajeev Ruparell.
Over 35 startups from U of T, the Vector Institute and the TechTO community show their work in a showcase with accelerator and investor booths, followed by ecosystem tours. The evening continues with an open mic, speakers and fireside chats on Together Toronto's stage.
A quintet led by harmonica player Cale Fladager, who grew up in Warsaw, performing music from across the history of Polish jazz — the songs of old Warsaw, pieces by Krzysztof Komeda, and originals — with saxophone, piano, bass and drums. Doors at 9:15, music at 9:30; reservations by email.
A French academic chases a history-capturing machine built by clandestine Benedictine monks. It is an academic-noir mystery in the vein of Borges and Eco, directed by Jack Auen and Kevin Walker.
Emerging stand-ups do short sets in the Studio Theatre with a host running the room. Anyone can put their name in the bucket to get on stage, provided they do it by 8:30pm.
Ditz's new album 'Never Exhale' was written on European tour, in borrowed rehearsal rooms between drives. The band often plays songs live years before recording them and keeps reworking them as they go.
A German-language film directed by Marie Kreutzer, starring Catherine Deneuve and Léa Seydoux. A pianist moves with her family to the countryside and uncovers a truth that forces her to confront love, trust and deception.
Kiku's listening session plays Radiohead's Kid A front to back, with the group gathering in a room to hear the record with attention and context.
Giles Edkins, a software engineer at Epoch AI, discusses a recent large-scale effort to apply AI-assisted formal verification to production software at the assembly code level. The talk covers what the results mean for the software people rely on today.
Visually impaired artist Adam Macciocchi-Lancia shows layered acrylic paintings and intricate line work on connection, mental health and digital life. He also paints a new work live on two Friday evenings.
This lecture by Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum, traces how the high heel moved from horseback riding in Western Asia to a symbol of masculinity, femininity, eroticism and power. It considers why the shoe's meanings have shifted so sharply and why it still sparks debate.
Vocal jazz standards and popular songs from a five-piece of York grads and Humber students who met playing ska nights at Grossman's: Natalie Presty and Zacharie Weingarten on vocals, with guitar, keys and upright bass. Doors at 6:30, music to 8:45; reservations by email.
Live music from Action Sound Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Free admission on the first Wednesday night of the month — not every Wednesday. Tickets are released online at 10am the Monday before, two per person, and they go.
A meetup for developers building video games with AI tools and agent workflows, mixing networking with stage demos of their projects.
Screens *Far and Wild*, a 120-minute film about vet Dr. Cliff Redford and his daughter on a rescue trip to India during Diwali, then holds an author talk, audience Q&A and book signing.
New York-based experimental band Libby Quinn will be making their Toronto debut. Although they have roots in post-punk, their high-energy genre bending compositions defy easy classification.
Instrumental sax- and flute-driven 60s groove, Latin jazz and Brazilian-tinged material from Peter Smith with guitarist Mike Freedman, drummer Tim Shia and bassist Drew Birston. A monthly first-Wednesday residency in the back room, with a cover charge; reservations by email.
Club night: open format.
An evening of acoustic pop covers with indie and folk leanings, performed solo on guitar and vocals. Seating opens at 6:30pm ahead of the 7pm set; reservations by email.
Teagan Johnston celebrates the release of her second album, Big Time, which was written and recorded over two years in Toronto and Texas. Alongside her band, she performs the record's mix of humour and darker personal stories, with Charm and Ivan Rivers also on the bill.
An improv company going since 2003, mostly staging showcases from its own school alongside resident troupes. Its Theatresports is the longest continuously running improv show in the city.
Players sit across from a partner at mixed-skill and premier tables and play domino games in which each round is worth one point and the first team to six wins. Losing and winning players leave the table at the end of each game so others can take a turn.
A Día de los Muertos-themed night with DJ Reckless and DJ Sisco on the decks. Dinner and free dance classes run from 5 PM, and the party follows at 10 PM.
Big Ass Truck I.E. is a heavy act from the Inland Empire, playing big riffs with Surfaced, Mugshot and Chamber on the bill. It calls itself a wrecking crew rather than a hardcore band.
Club night: techno.
A welcome reception hosted by L'Oréal Professionnel Paris precedes a screening of the 1975 short film Josepha and two episodes of the documentary series Cheveux afro, on the history of Afro hair. A moderated conversation follows with the filmmaker's son Antoine Akouissonne and Natacha Castor, in French with English subtitles.
A German-language film directed by Marie Kreutzer, starring Catherine Deneuve and Léa Seydoux. A pianist moves with her family to the countryside and uncovers a truth that forces her to confront love, trust and deception.
A film told in vignettes follows two class and soul mates as they unravel across space, time and mediocre french fries. It has its Toronto premiere after a festival run, followed by drinks.
Attendees mingle over food and drinks with AI engineers, founders and practitioners, talking about agentic systems and evals. Georgian's portfolio companies will share open roles for those looking for their next opportunity.
Eleanor Coppola's film is built from 80 hours of footage she shot in 2005 of her daughter Sofia directing Marie Antoinette, unseen for two decades. It follows the making of that film and what it took for Sofia to direct it at 34.
RIVERA is a Toronto-based DJ with a versatile sound rooted in House, deep grooves, and vibrant rhythms. Adapting to each […]
The Russell Molina Quartet plays Filipino jazz fusion, blending ECM-style jazz with Filipino folk melodies and material from Molina's debut EP Riptide. The group's lineup is Molina on guitar with Jordan Pelunsky on bass, Dylan Matsuda on drums and Micah Weekes on keys.
A hands-on, self-guided art session in a cafe setting, where attendees choose from colour pencil, markers, oil pastel and other media and work from optional prompts. The session opens with a group check-in and ends with an optional sharing of work and a group photo.
Live music from The Jelly Donuts at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A six-piece band led by vocalist Minh Le plays jazz, R&B and funk, with drums, bass, guitar, piano and saxophone.
A soundwalk through Biidaasige Park that asks participants to listen closely to its acoustic environment, guided by listening scores on postcards that trace the path of the newly built river mouth. The walk moves through the park's history, from marshy wetland to industrial wasteland to its revitalized present.
Club night: progressive house, tech house.
Benji B, a UK DJ and BBC Radio 1 broadcaster known for eclectic club sets spanning house, soul, UK garage, grime and hip hop, plays a night at the venue with Toronto's Immigrant Muscle opening.
Club night: hip-hop, house.
Brat Star performs her debut album Southern Ontario Gothic live from start to finish, a collection of self-written, largely self-produced songs that each take a first-person essay approach to everyday Toronto life. Her set draws on years of songwriting after a background in Berlin's experimental club scene.
A quartet led by drummer Ferenc Botos plays Great American Songbook standards, Brazilian jazz and contemporary songs, with vocalist Rosanna Nicole. The set is built around tunes the audience already knows.
Expect nostalgic bangers and funk-forward throwbacks, with DJ Sayyzon's extended sets and rotating guest DJs playing Y2K-inspired dance hits from the 2000s. It is a late-night dance party, running from 10 PM until late.
Free concerts from the Canadian Opera Company in the glass-walled amphitheatre above the Four Seasons Centre lobby, most at noon on a weekday. 120 seats given out first come; everyone else stands.
Visitors can explore Bharti Kher's exhibition Bones on Floors 1 and 3, a newly commissioned site-specific work by Delcy Morelos on Floor 2, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland's recovered song Light of the Heavens in the South Stairwell. Snacks and drinks are sold at Forno Cultura.
Guests take the mic to perform classic hip-hop anthems from a catalogue of hundreds of songs, or sit back and watch along. Hosted by More Or Les, DJ Numeric, DJ Dalia and Ted Dancin'.
House music is the starting point, not the limit. For LUVBUG, it’s all about following a sound wherever it goes. […]
Club night: progressive house, deep house.
A stand-up set from Leslie Liao, whose material is often drawn from her experiences as a single Chinese-American woman living in Los Angeles.
A book club party for readers to talk and connect over a few cocktails, hosted with Fifth Edit Club. The night is laid-back, with fellow book lovers geeking out over books and good vibes.
LOUD WOMEN Fest, a showcase of women and non-binary musicians from Canada, the USA and the UK, brings a night of live music to Toronto. The line-up includes Enfant Sauvage, I, Doris, Iris Marlowe, Morgan Paige, Shy Friend, Stress Dolls and Sunlust.
Club night: techno, experimental.
Pianist Ruby Roussain plays with Wade Pollesel on upright bass and Graham Coster on drums, working through jazz standards and bebop by Bud Powell and his contemporaries. Doors at 6:30; reservations by email.
Club night: tech house, progressive house, techno.
Club night: downtempo, trip-hop, IDM, r&b, leftfield, dub, shoegaze, acid jazz, wave.
soreloser, a Toronto alt-rock band making its Rivoli debut, plays with Johnson Street Band, an alternative rock act formed by university students in Kingston, and The Morays, a high-energy classic rock band from Southern Ontario led by vocalist Hayley Endrulat.
Club night: house, club.
An interactive dance show that traces reggaeton's history from its early years to today, with dancers setting a street scene that evokes Latin America.
Live music from Tune Dog at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Writers gather for sprints, networking sessions, editorial coaching and product office hours, with workshops, presentations and an evening salon that includes open-mic readings. Food, wine and beer are served.
Club night: house, disco, tech house.
Over 180 artists and artisans sell fashion, jewelry, home decor, original art, skincare, vintage and photography at this holiday market. A DJ plays music and food vendors serve meals.
Club night: house, techno, electro.
A rotating cast of stand-up comics, who have appeared on Just For Laughs, CBC, Comedy Central UK and CTV, performs a late-night showcase.
Featurette plays new and unreleased music. Come get sweaty. Doors at 7:30. With Special Guests ++ Feura @feaura.mp3 ++ Additional Vibes by @mirakcis
Layered percussion and harmonic depth define Altinbas's set, a Belgian-Turkish DJ and producer who co-curates Brussels' Fuse label and releases on Ostgut Ton. Measure Divide and anise complete the lineup.
A curated clothing swap where guests trade pre-loved pieces for new-to-you finds. Attendees sip hibiscus drinks and can book a mini styling consultation with Zainab of Zainik's Studios.
Toronto's Roast Chicken Ramblers play vintage blues, jazz and ragtime, mostly pre-war and swing-era tunes. Isaak Bonk sings and plays guitar alongside pianist Michael Spiroff, with rotating guests.
Live music from Jeff G and the Four Heads at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
KASANGO, a South African DJ and producer, plays Afro House sets at this late-night electronic event, with powerful rhythms and immersive music built for the dance floor. Kori Hall is also listed as a headliner.
Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Knox Fortune celebrates his new EP, Flying Colors, with bright, melodic pop that draws on psych, indie rock and hip-hop. Toronto's WEBB opens with a mix of hyperpop flair and garage rock grit.
A late-night jazz jam where musicians play informally, hosted by Lucas White and presented by JazzInToronto, with cans of Woodhouse Brewing's beer available.
A stand-up set from Leslie Liao, whose material is often drawn from her experiences as a single Chinese-American woman living in Los Angeles.
Club night: tech house.
The Martinetez Quintet, led by guitarist Samuel Martinez, plays jazz arrangements by Oscar Peterson and Jim Hall, with trombone, piano, bass and drums. The night is meant as a fun outing with friends.
Visitors browse a shop of Japanese miniature food collectibles, capsule toys and small surprises during its opening weekend. A tiny Japanese treasure is given away with every purchase.
Moja Space's House Party Edition of Mzansi Groove brings South African house sounds, including Amapiano, Gqom and 3 Step, with DJs Zohla Siwe, ZaKnows and Uzi LLD. The night includes drinks, food and dancing, with donations going to Women of Change's work against gender-based violence in South Africa.
Participants forage wild grape, buckthorn, acorns, red currants, turmeric and walnuts in Toronto's ravines to extract colour and make natural inks, then sketch with brushes and dip pens. The session is guided by Etobicoke land-based artist Alex Iorgu and is inspired by Delcy Morelos's installation Ombligo.
Club night: techno.
Attendees take turns presenting a personal hyper-fixation to a room of listeners, with topics ranging from Norse mythology and analytical psychology to Icelandic geology and the history of sewing. The evening is hosted by Kithship, and half of its profits go to the Toronto Public Library.
Club night: tech house.
A queer-friendly dance party built around Afrobeats, hip-hop, pop and throwbacks, centred on music, community and self expression.
Osunlade, a Yoruba Records founder, headlines a night of deep, soulful and Afro-influenced house music alongside Toronto's DJ YOGI and Montreal's Jojo Flores, who is celebrating his birthday. The dancefloor is built around grooves and rhythms that trace the roots of house.
Comedy inspired by dating disasters and romantic misfires.
The best party in town is The After Party! Join us for a night of drinks, fun vibes, and comedy where we take your best/worst/grossest/raunchiest/sweetest/wildest party stories and turn them into side splitting comedy.
Live music from The Happy Pals at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
“The Soul Suite” offers an intimate and immersive musical experience, blending timeless classics with modern day for the neosoul, jazz, […]
A free pay-day workout class at TYG Trinity Bellwoods follows a 4-5km easy-paced group run, with all levels welcome. Coffee and Andrea's Cookies are served afterward at Yard House Espresso.
Club night: electropop, synthpop, electroclash, synthwave.
Club night: dancehall, big room, afro house, tech house.
The Derrick Bartley Quintet plays jazz standards with vocals from Isabella Sofia, alongside Owen Carroll on piano, Anthony Manongsong on drums, Erin Ratcliffe on bass and Derrick Bartley on guitar.
Listening Room is a jam session in which Toronto musicians interpret the music of Aaliyah, following a three-part creative process inspired by the Soulquarians approach to making neo-soul and R&B records. Musicians and listeners gather in an intimate room to listen, vibe and jam around her songs.
Midwinter, a five-piece progressive metalcore band from Cleveland, Ohio, plays this show with COLDSTATE and What Lies Below. Their sound layers punishing riffs and glitchy, ambient textures over introspective lyrics about loss, identity and healing.
Live music from New Orleans Connection All Star Jazz Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Visitors to this free all-day museum event can make assemblage art in a drop-in workshop, using shapes and foam stamps. The workshop takes inspiration from exhibiting artist Bharti Kher's assemblage works on Floor 1.
A Sunday afternoon DJ party celebrating Optimo, the Glasgow duo known for genre-crossing sets, with Lauren Hell, Craigslist, Andrew Ross and Linus Booth opening.
Guests make their own one-of-a-kind pearl jewelry, choosing between earrings, a bracelet or a necklace, in a beginner-friendly evening led by Malak Rahal. The workshop covers the symbolism and cultural significance of different gemstones before each person designs a handmade piece, with all materials provided.
Attendees swap pre-loved clothing at Pluto, bringing pieces they are ready to part with and taking home others from the racks. Hosted by Chelsea Lynn, the afternoon is built around slow consumption and giving secondhand clothes a new life.
sports. is a Midwest emo band that mixes energetic punk performances with twinkly guitar riffs and catchy pop hooks. The show is 19+ and features Boxcutter as support.
The Sunday Jam Night at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943, hosted by Rob Quail.
Club night: house, disco, tech house.
Cooked Raw Presents November 8th,2026 The Cameron house ( backroom) The everywheres and merlins on tour from montreal local support Automania 19+ $20 doors at 9, music shortly after.
A piano-bass-drums jazz trio — Jack Wyndham, Lucas Last and Liam Schatz — playing improvisation-focused sets drawn from across jazz history, from classic swing to reworked standards. Two and a half hours, $15 cover, with reservations by email.
Fans of the Toronto Event Generator newsletter and its related events meet informally in a bar. Attendees may bring an activity, game, topic, craft or project to share.
Keenan TreVon headlines a North American tour stop with support from Sara Kajari and Miss Moreen, performing material from the 14-track album Buy Me Flowers. Attendance is 19+, with doors at 7 PM and the show at 8 PM.
Musicians and music lovers gather in a jam session where Toronto musicians interpret the music of Aaliyah, following a three-part creative process inspired by how neo-soul and R&B albums were made. The evening includes listening sessions alongside the sets, with the jam shaped by the energy of the room.
Improv-style sketch comedy with audience participation, performed by the Summer Dad troupe (Chris Johnson, Chrissy Sharma, David Hudon, Kaitlyn Stollery, Kevin Forster, Rachel Powell and Taylor Hreljac). Attendees are drawn into messy, weird scenes, with practical effects such as water, wind and flashing lights.
The ultimate after-work Hip Hop, R&B touring day party! Complimentary slices, premier DJs, high-energy music... and you’ll be home by 10!
Kevin Barrett on guitar and a guest vocalist perform a second-Tuesday duo set at the Emmet Ray Whisky Bar's back room. Rebecca Campbell, an interpreter, collaborator and creator, sings as the featured guest.
A weekly listening session where the room hears Radiohead's In Rainbows (2007) played front to back, with context on how the record was made and released. Attendees gather in a room to listen with attention, in two seatings.
Robert Chapman on guitar leads a quartet with Karl Silvera on trombone, Aiden Davies on bass and Graham Coster on drums, playing swinging jazz and bebop.
Panelists Silvia Stanica, Claire Dixon and Amanda Whalen discuss how a brand narrative shapes how investors and customers see a venture. A fireside discussion, audience Q&A and networking follow.
A three-piece Midwest emo band from Northwest Arkansas performs live, sharing the bill with HummusVacuum, Softly and Computer.
Live music from Action Sound Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A screening of Darren Aronofsky's 2010 film about a dancer who struggles to keep her sanity after winning the lead in a production of Swan Lake. Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel star.
Dinner, Latin dance lessons, and a DJ set with Latin and reggaeton music make up this Wednesday night at Soluna. The dance floor opens into a party from 10 PM, with bottle service and VIP tables.
Club night: drum and bass, jungle.
The film follows *To Catch a Predator* host Chris Hansen in 2006 as he chases television history. When a high-stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his dream of fame curdles into performative justice.
Nebius and Voxel51 co-present this in-person session, combining a hands-on physical AI workshop with a meetup. Attendees work through the workshop exercises on their own laptops.
Club night: techno.
Cobblestones, a very large tree lit on opening night at 6pm, and mulled wine at a markup. Runs to January 3 — go on a weekday.
Live music from Greene and Bleus Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
The city's best improvisers argue cases in a chaotic "Judge Judy" style courtroom, with each case built from audience suggestions. Judge Mintz and his sidekick Bailiff Hay preside over whatever evidence comes out.
RIVERA is a Toronto-based DJ with a versatile sound rooted in House, deep grooves, and vibrant rhythms. Adapting to each […]
Club night: techno.
Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.
Club night: house, disco, tech house.
A club night of 90s and 2000s euro, dance, house, trance and club anthems, with DJ Marky D and Mauricio Castano, Go-Go dancers, giveaways and music videos and visuals.
Club night: tech house, progressive house.
A late-night dirty comedy show where usually clean comedians go bad, featuring Abhi Pamnani, Sarah London, Ada Nicolle, Bren D'Souza and Isabel Zawtun, hosted by James O'Hara.
The fifth edition of the What Flavor Is That? series, a DJ night of jazz house and disco with a slow, hypnotic groove that keeps the dancefloor moving in long, viscous waves.
House music is the starting point, not the limit. For LUVBUG, it’s all about following a sound wherever it goes. […]
A Spanish-language film about three men in three different eras, whose lives are intertwined through sexuality, desire, pain and legacy. Directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, it runs 155 minutes.
Liana Zhen-Ai, a dancer, and Astrid Sonne, a musician, present a new performance mixing never-before-heard songs, movement, noise and props, with a video call from New York.
Linda Carone’s Vintage Jazz Quartet, Vintage Jazz, Blues, Swing & Beyond Linda Carone is a jazz and blues vocalist, a niche song stylist and interpreter of now-vintage, then popular, music from the 1920’s, 30’s and…
Malóne Morez and Kill Them With Colour play a night of music, framed as an after-dark evening built around atmosphere and sound.
Club night: bass house, tech house.
A screening of the 1974 film directed by Brian De Palma. Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on producer Swan, who steals his music and his favorite singer for the opening of his rock palace.
A pro stand-up lineup that rotates every month, with a game on the side: before the show you place low-stakes picks on your phone about what happens in the sets, and beat the house to win tickets. All ages. Doors 8:15pm.
Rhythm2Dance's second annual homecoming showcase brings together performances from crews, teams and choreographers who have been part of the community over its eleven years. An afterparty follows with DJs JJ "BrownSuga" D'mello, Alex ".kie" Mac and Jordan Alleyne.
Club night: tech house, jackin house, funky house.
Live music from Sound One at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Founded in 2020, The Good Girls Club is a female-led creative collective producing music, culture, and community-driven experiences. Best known […]
Live music from The Old Dawgz at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Club night: progressive house.
Electronic night at Mooi Space with British artist Amil Raja, who blends dubstep, house and R&B into club music, alongside New York duo AceMo and Swami Sound playing East Coast club, Detroit techno and garage house on full hardware, plus Toronto's Govi and a bass-driven club set from Chinelo, Jenno and others.
Club night: trance, hardstyle.
The eight-piece collective caroline plays material from its second album, caroline 2, moving between organic and electronic sounds, with layered instrumentation, warped vocals and shifts from euphoria to melancholy.
A rotating cast of stand-up comics, who have appeared on Just For Laughs, CBC, Comedy Central UK and CTV, performs a late-night showcase.
Fans gather on the dance floor for a night of Depeche Mode music and videos, with side projects and solo material by Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Alan Wilder. The early lounge set features covers of Depeche Mode, and the main room later runs under DJ Lazarus.
DNDARA Vol. 03 brings Dana Fakhoury, Valeria Wardini and LEIIA to the decks for a night moving from groovy rhythms into melodic house, progressive and melodic techno. It is an underground electronic night for the SWANA community, with a dancefloor that grows darker as the night goes on.
A free, public walking tour led by guide Alex Rășcanu through the history of Bay Street, starting at Old City Hall and ending at a nearby coffee shop. Participants hear about the street's early days as a link to the harbour and its role today as home to five major Canadian banks.
Live music from Heather Luckhart & Eric St Launent at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Edmonton tenor saxophonist Jacob Do celebrates his debut album First Chorus, rooted in swing and bebop, with Allison Au on alto saxophone, Evan Miles on piano, Sean Croal on bass and Petros Anagnostakos on drums.
A weekly late-night jazz jam presented by JazzInToronto and sponsored by Great Lakes Brewery. Tall cans of GLB beer are sold, and the kitchen is open until midnight.
Club night: house.
Club night: house, electro house, funky house.
Live performance by NARI, with the night running into the early hours.
Club night: pop, disco, house, funk.
Club night: house.
Club night: house, disco, tech house.
A modern jazz quartet led by saxophonist Thomas Steele and guitarist Geraden Smith, with electric bass and drums, playing original music and reworked standards. Reservations by email; $15 cover.
Live music from The Happy Pals at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 thriller follows Iris, a young woman who searches a delayed train for an elderly passenger, Miss Froy, after the other travellers deny that she ever existed.
“The Soul Suite” offers an intimate and immersive musical experience, blending timeless classics with modern day for the neosoul, jazz, […]
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James Ivy, a New Jersey-born, New York-based singer-songwriter and producer, performs songs from his debut album The Seams, which he describes as an ode to and critique of stagnancy. Lineup also includes Harry Teardrop.
Club night: electropop.
Folk-indie singer Meredith Raine makes her solo jazz debut with a quartet of piano, upright bass and drums. The set mixes standards by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Melody Gardot with modern jazz-pop.
Live music from New Orleans Connection All Star Jazz Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Chef instructors guide participants as they shape white and beet-infused dough into striped bow-tie pasta by machine and hand. Participants take home their farfalle and a digital copy of the recipe.
The Sunday Jam Night at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943, hosted by The Charter Blues Band.
Club night: house.
A screening of the 1990 Tom Hanks comedy in the Hear Me Out! series, introduced by title designer Lola Landekić, who defends the film. The audience then decides whether it is an underrated masterpiece or a fiasco.
A Spanish-language film about three men in three different eras, whose lives are intertwined through sexuality, desire, pain and legacy. Directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, it runs 155 minutes.
Malcom Masu on electric guitar, with Woodley Watson on upright bass and Jack Ryckman on drums, plays straight-ahead jazz tunes the trio chose for their own enjoyment. The trio, who have come down from Hamilton, play in a relaxed, conversational style.
Attendees mingle over icebreakers and light games at Ace Hotel's Lobby Bar, with a sign-in card that seats them at a group table for the night. The evening ends with social bingo and includes drinks and a light snack.
Brent Tanemura (bass), Kae Murphy (trumpet, clarinet) and Nick Fraser (drums) improvise polyrhythmic, pulse-driven freejazz and Moroccan trance. They meet for the first time, and the set is spontaneous.
A 1965 film directed by Otto Preminger, starring Laurence Olivier and Carol Lynley. A woman reports her young daughter missing, but there seems to be no evidence the child ever existed.
Bay Area death metal band Exhumed headline a bill with Jarhead Fertilizer, Savage Master and Molder. Expect heavy, fast death metal with a four-band lineup at the Toronto show.
A weekly listening session where a room hears Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool (2016) played start to finish, front to back, with context on how it was made. The November 17 night has two seatings, at 6 PM and 8 PM.
A modern jazz set from guitarist Nick Scott with Julian Anderson-Bowes on bass and Eric West on drums.
Live music from Action Sound Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Dr. Kang Lee, a University of Toronto psychology professor, explains why people are poor at detecting lies and how he uses ordinary video to measure facial blood flow as a possible lie-detection tool. The evening includes a lecture, Q&A, and an audience lie-detection exercise.
Freak Slug returns for a live gig with Mila Degray on the bill, presented by Not Dead Yet.
Dinner, Latin dance lessons, and a DJ set with Latin and reggaeton music make up this Wednesday night at Soluna. The dance floor opens into a party from 10 PM, with bottle service and VIP tables.
An improv company going since 2003, mostly staging showcases from its own school alongside resident troupes. Its Theatresports is the longest continuously running improv show in the city.
Club night: progressive house, tech house, afro house.
ASMBLY brings artists, founders and creative technologists together for an evening of interactive art, live audiovisual performance and talks on the future of creativity. Exhibition work by Alex McLeod, Pray First Diva and Enna Kim (fongkikid) sits alongside a main-stage talk and a panel on the future of entertainment.
A bank clerk is drawn into the risky world of a gambling addict, played by Jeanne Moreau, in this 1963 French romantic drama set largely in the casinos of Nice. The score is by Michel Legrand.
Club night: house.
Fox Stevenson and Mystery Skulls headline this live concert presented by MODO-LIVE, with special guests joining the bill.
A 2012 Japanese film in rough monochrome follows three boys about to finish high school in snowy Hokkaido, who take jobs at a local security company. A Q&A with director Sho Miyake follows the screening.
Live music from Joel Battle & Friends at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Club night: synthpop, house, electro house.
A composer, pianist and singer performs classic ragtime, showtunes and original pieces in a cabaret-style set, drawing on blues, classical, jazz and theatre traditions, with the storytelling of vintage theatrical performance.
RIVERA is a Toronto-based DJ with a versatile sound rooted in House, deep grooves, and vibrant rhythms. Adapting to each […]
Shirley Lum, a culinary historian, traces the history of dim sum from its origins in China to Toronto's earliest Chinatown and the communities that followed. Attendees taste tea and dumplings from Wok Theory while hearing how migration and tradition shaped the food.
A jazz quintet led by trombonist Jack Marshall plays hard-bop, post-bop and songbook material. Will Jackson is on tenor saxophone, Lyle Fleras on piano, Aidan Davies on bass and Elnoe Budimen on drums.
Improvised jazz, R&B and Indian classical music meet in an unrehearsed jam, with four to six Toronto artists performing together on stage for the first time. The sixth-season edition, curated for ISHQ Festival, explores love through listening and shared creation.
Club night: tech house.
Seven professional headliners each perform seven minutes of stand-up, one after another.
Anyone can get up and sing karaoke, hosted by Hot Breath Karaoke, from 11 PM until close. Tickets are not needed.
ENiGMA Dubz, a Birmingham bass music producer making a Toronto debut, plays a set of deep dubstep, UK garage, grime and drum & bass, joined by Dazey Lanes, Tripta and Joyride, who closes with an extended jungle set.
Club night: house.
Live music from Hold the Bus at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
House music is the starting point, not the limit. For LUVBUG, it’s all about following a sound wherever it goes. […]
Club night: tech house / house / techno house.
A Spanish-language film about three men in three different eras, whose lives are intertwined through sexuality, desire, pain and legacy. Directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, it runs 155 minutes.
Live music from Mid-Century Modernes at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Stand-up set in which Peter Revello shares his unique perspective as one of the few Staten Islanders not in a union. Tickets are General Admission, with a maximum of 10 per order.
A screening of Peter Weir's 1975 film, in which schoolgirls on a Valentine's Day picnic in early 1900s Australia wander off and disappear. Starring Anne-Louise Lambert and Jacki Weaver.
Club night: techno, minimal, deep house.
Club night: funk, house, disco.
Club night: jersey club, booty bass, hard bounce, ghetto tech, ghetto house, juke, bass music.
Founded in 2020, The Good Girls Club is a female-led creative collective producing music, culture, and community-driven experiences. Best known […]
Midnight screening of the 1975 musical, with Excited Mental State shadowcasting the film. The audience shouts and dances along with the performers.
Eight Toronto bands from across the city's emergency services perform rock, indie, country and other genres in a fundraising battle of the bands for Movember. Each band competes head to head in a night of live music at the Opera House.
Club night: house.
Bingo Loco is an interactive live show that mixes bingo with rave-style DJ sets, dance-offs, lip-sync battles, and confetti showers. Comedian MCs host, and the rounds play throwback hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s.
Bingo Loco is an interactive live show that mixes bingo with rave-style dance rounds, dance-offs, lip-sync battles and confetti, hosted by comedian MCs with DJ-spun hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s. Players compete for prizes across the night.
A party of Afrobeats, dancehall and R&B, with Deeboy, Snoopy, Bxnny and Feel Fancy performing through the night. It is hosted by Afrodisiac Party.
Ceylon Soul blends Jamaican and Sri Lankan music, with a mix of dancehall, baila, soca and R&B alongside live cultural elements from both communities. The night is built around dancing and celebrating the two communities' roots.
An instrumental funk-rock trio — guitarist Neil Hendry, drummer Tim Shia and bassist Jordan Safer — plays tight grooves drawn from The Meters, Vulfpeck and Al Green, with BC-raised singer Mip of Mip Power Trio joining for the second set. Part of a monthly third-Saturday residency; doors at 8:30, reservations by email.
A rotating cast of stand-up comics, who have appeared on Just For Laughs, CBC, Comedy Central UK and CTV, performs a late-night showcase.
A screening of the French-language film *Dalva*, with English subtitles, followed by a talk. A twelve-year-old taken from her father must find her way back to the childhood she was never allowed.
Club night: house, pop EDM.
A tribute band performing the music of The Allman Brothers Band and Tedeschi Trucks Band. The set aims to recreate the live Allman Brothers Band experience.
An indoor holiday market of local artisans, handmade gifts and small creative brands runs over two days. Christmas-inspired activations include live demonstrations, seasonal workshops and pop-ups.
A Spanish-language film about three men in three different eras, whose lives are intertwined through sexuality, desire, pain and legacy. Directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, it runs 155 minutes.
A late-night jazz jam presented by JazzInToronto, with musicians playing together into the early hours. The bar runs shot and highball specials, and the kitchen serves food until midnight.
Club night: tech house.
Live performance by NARI, with the night running into the early hours.
A guided nature and heritage walk from Castle Frank station through Cabbagetown to the Necropolis cemetery, dating to 1850, and Riverdale Farm, with attention to its chickens, horses, goats and sheep. The 5 km circular outing is led by Ellen Schwartzel and takes about 2.5 hours on mostly paved paths.
Stand-up set in which Peter Revello shares his unique perspective as one of the few Staten Islanders not in a union. Tickets are General Admission, with a maximum of 10 per order.
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Shrek Rave organizes this Scooby-Doo themed rave, which its overview frames around whether guests would come for a Scooby Snack.
DJ Bia hosts a weekly night of selection, letting each week's album art guide the sound. The set moves across soulful blends, raw edits, neo-soul and jazz funk, chosen in the moment by the DJ.
Live music from The Happy Pals at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Live music from The Moving Violations at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
“The Soul Suite” offers an intimate and immersive musical experience, blending timeless classics with modern day for the neosoul, jazz, […]
Theo Parrish performs a set running from 7pm until close, with no other performers listed.
A comedy night featuring a line-up of Canadian comedians, with music alongside the comedy.
Club night: tech house.
A film following French writer Arthur Rimbaud from his schoolboy days in Charleville to his final years in Africa. Director Patrick Wang takes part in post-screening Q&As on November 22 and 29.
A cabaret-style quartet of Toronto musicians reworking songs from the blues, jazz and americana ballad repertoire, with Chris Lowry on baritone vocals, Tom Melville on keyboards, Brendan Davis on bass and Jackie Kwan on sax and clarinet.
Families take a guided walk through the Valley at Evergreen Brick Works, tuning into their senses and watching the seasons change. The walk is led by staff and runs rain or shine.
Live music from New Orleans Connection All Star Jazz Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A book launch for ON THE RECORDS, a volume of unsung masterpieces and personal obsessions from 80 artists, opens with a discussion led by authors Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov and guest contributors in FORM. The night then moves to The Lobby for a live DJ set, with books signed and copies on sale.
Chef instructors guide participants as they shape white and beet-infused dough into striped bow-tie pasta by machine and hand. Participants take home their farfalle and a digital copy of the recipe.
The Sunday Jam Night at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943, hosted by Ken Yoshioka.
Screening of Lo Wei's 1971 kung fu film, in which Bruce Lee plays a man who breaks his vow never to fight. Followed by a discussion and book signing with author Jeff Chang, launching his book on Lee in Toronto.
George Sluizer's 1988 Dutch thriller follows Rex, whose partner Saskia is abducted in broad daylight at a busy service station. Three years on, he begins receiving letters from her abductor.
Presented by Queer Cinema Club, David Cronenberg's 1993 drama stars Jeremy Irons as a French diplomat in 1960s China who falls for an opera singer, Song Liling, who is not who he thinks.
Ric performs contemporary improvised music on guitar, synthesizer and live production, fusing live playing, samples and electronic textures. Jakob River Leeson joins on saxophone and EWI.
Guy Anabella, a Toronto drag artist and Sheridan College professor, walks through the history of drag and its different traditions, including queens, kings, pageant performers and club kids. The session then covers building a drag persona, from naming and character to costume and physical transformation.
A screening of David Fincher's 2014 thriller, in which a man's wife vanishes and he becomes the focus of a media frenzy as suspicion turns to him. Starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, it runs 149 minutes.
A weekly listening session where a record is played front to back in a room with other listeners, with context offered on how it was made. This November 24 edition closes the Radiohead series with OK Computer (1997), presented in two seatings at 6 PM and 8 PM.
The film follows *To Catch a Predator* host Chris Hansen in 2006 as he chases television history. When a high-stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his dream of fame curdles into performative justice.
Filipino jazz fusion blends ECM-style jazz with Filipino folk melodies, led by guitarist Russell Molina. The quartet plays Philippine jazz repertoire and original music from the debut EP Riptide.
Live music from Action Sound Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
The Atomic Dog Comedy Show is your monthly dose of stand-up and storytelling from some of Toronto’s most exciting comedic voices.
A panel of SPRE leaders from St. Clare's Housing, Tapestry Community Capital and Kensington Market Community Land Trust joins a moderated conversation after a screening of excerpts from the six-part Social Purpose Real Estate video series. Attendees also take part in facilitated networking with nonprofit housing, funders and public-sector partners.
Dinner, Latin dance lessons, and a DJ set with Latin and reggaeton music make up this Wednesday night at Soluna. The dance floor opens into a party from 10 PM, with bottle service and VIP tables.
Friends pitch their single friends to a crowd of singles in creative, feel-good presentations. Attendees mingle, play games and meet new people.
A jazz trio of drums, bass and guitar plays a set of jazz standards, old and new. The players are Tim Shia on drums, Gordie Mowat on bass and Neil Hendry on guitar.
A screening of Martin Scorsese's 1978 documentary on The Band's farewell concert, The Last Waltz, marks its 50th anniversary. The film mixes concert footage with backstage interviews and performances by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and Eric Clapton.
Louise Weard's postmodern epic follows Izzy (Avalon Fast), who tries everything to stop her partner from transitioning. Preceded by the short EE, it ends with a virtual Q&A with Weard.
The Canadian premiere of a debut feature follows three friends on a 24-hour odyssey of drugs and alcohol. It is preceded by the short ENDS MEAT and followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
A chordless jazz trio from Toronto plays popular standards and deeper cuts, with Jonas Leung on alto saxophone, Tomoki Belrose on double bass, and Joseph Sgrignuoli on drums. The set is performed without a chordal instrument, so the harmony is carried by the three players alone.
Toronto instrumental band Lavender Town performs live covers of Vocaloid songs, with an opening set by Ether 2006.
The 4th Open Mic, an open mic night at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Club night: techno.
Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.
A double feature of two DIY films: the TV pilot FELLAS, where a housewarming is derailed by a missing DVD box set, and a documentary on the 2024 cult hit Pee Pee Poo Poo Man. A Q&A with its creatives follows.
A Canadian premiere of Morgan Krantz's comedy about a friendship that falls apart after one friend joins a controversial religion, told through a series of dinners spread over several years. The screening is followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, and it is preceded by the short film Birdie.
Live music from Frankie Foo at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Club night: dubstep, bass music.
Hundreds of Canadian makers in one hall for ten days. Every present you owe anyone, solved in an afternoon.
Over 100 local artists exhibit more than 500 original pieces in a non-traditional, anything-goes show, with local DJs playing and pancakes served hot all night. A full bar is available throughout the evening.
Club night: house.
Live music from Sound Ideas Big Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A talk by Mikey Jose, a UBC neuroscience PhD candidate and songwriter, on how music acts on the brain's emotion, memory and motivation systems and how that can be used to support health. A Q&A follows the lecture.
Club night: melbourne bounce, electro house, progressive house.
Club night: hard techno.
Rob Tregenza's FAST has its Canadian premiere, following a Southern woman who drives a graveyard Lotus between the worlds of the living and the dead. A Q&A with Tregenza follows the screening.
A Blue Mountain chalet offers ski-season swag, photos with the crew, and trip planning for the mountain. Visitors can pick up gear ideas.
Caution Jam, an open jam at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A rotating cast of stand-up comics, who have appeared on Just For Laughs, CBC, Comedy Central UK and CTV, performs a late-night showcase.
DUTTY-Reggae/Dancehall returns with 3 the hard way featuring veteran selectors CHOPPA CHOP, CHANNEL 9 & PAUL E LOPES. 100% vinyl every time!
Club night: house.
An indoor holiday market of local artisans, handmade gifts and small creative brands runs over two days. Christmas-inspired activations include live demonstrations, seasonal workshops and pop-ups.
Boogie-woogie and rock'n'roll piano from a London-trained player who mixes his own songs with reworked classics, takes requests and banters with the room, ranging from foot-stomping numbers to ballads. Reservations by email at [email protected].
Live music from The Happy Pals at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A film following French writer Arthur Rimbaud from his schoolboy days in Charleville to his final years in Africa. Director Patrick Wang takes part in post-screening Q&As on November 22 and 29.
Live music from 6pm, the official tree lit at 6:30, and the rink opens. Free. The lights stay on nightly until 11pm through to January 7.
Shop for one-of-a-kind gifts from Ontario vintage and artisan sellers, eat at the food court, and warm up by the fire pits with s'mores or a hot drink in the Winter Garden (November 29 and December 6).
A brick factory from 1889, shut in 1989 and now a park and workshop space in the Don Valley — ravine trails, a Saturday farmers market, and whatever is running in the restored kilns.
Band name or leader: Geraden Smith Trio Music style of influence: Modern Jazz, contemporary rock styles and the blues Band members: Geraden Smith on Electric guitar, Jake Rowinski on electric bass, Ryan McNeill on drums
Baritone singer Joel Sheridan performs a live tribute to Frank Sinatra, drawing on vintage jazz, swing and classic pop. His expressive voice carries the set.
Live music from New Orleans Connection All Star Jazz Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Chef instructors guide participants as they shape white and beet-infused dough into striped bow-tie pasta by machine and hand. Participants take home their farfalle and a digital copy of the recipe.
An all-new live sketch comedy show, billed as an original live sketch experience. Audiences watch new sketches performed on stage.
The Sunday Jam Night at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943, hosted by Fried Angels.
A brick factory from 1889, shut in 1989 and now a park and workshop space in the Don Valley — ravine trails, a Saturday farmers market, and whatever is running in the restored kilns.
Jazz saxophonist Jelani Watson leads a quartet through jazz, R&B, neo-soul and gospel, with Caribbean touches, mostly original tunes and some reimagined jazz standards. The lineup on the poster is Watson on sax, John Axon on keys, Devon Goping on bass and Ethan Groves on drums.
Lukas Antoniou leads a group playing jazz standards and Latin jazz, with Quinn Ward, Nolan Harvey and Cameron Esquega in the band.
Live music from Action Sound Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A Toronto quartet of trumpet, tenor sax, bass and drums plays free jazz drawing on bebop and European improvised music. Its playing favours sharp articulation over loud blowouts.
A hand-drawn animated fable, screened as part of the Jeudi cine series, about a woodcutter and his wife in wartime Poland who take in a baby thrown from a passing train. The film is in French with English subtitles.
Participants move through gentle yoga and breathwork beside Delcy Morelos's multi-sensory installation Ombligo, a belly-like form of sisal rope treated with soil, corn and aromatics. The class combines mindfulness, meditation and movement, and no prior experience is needed.
Silkworm, the Missoula-formed indie rock band reunited in 2024 with drummer Jeff Panall, plays its first Toronto show in 26 years, with special guests still to be announced. The band's catalogue spans nine albums on Matador and Touch and Go, and its later work includes the Firewater and Developer era.
Live music from The Jelly Donuts at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Club night: house, pop.
Y2K-inspired dance party residency held on the first Friday of each month, playing nostalgic 2000s bangers and funk-forward throwbacks. DJ Sayyzon hosts with extended sets alongside rotating guest DJs, with Tequila Tromba featured.
Visitors can explore Bharti Kher's exhibition Bones on Floors 1 and 3, a newly commissioned site-specific work by Delcy Morelos on Floor 2, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland's recovered song Light of the Heavens in the South Stairwell. Snacks and drinks are sold at Forno Cultura.
Live music from Little Steve Kim & Friends at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Club night: drum and bass, breaks, house.
Live music from The 379s at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Club night: house.
Wild Pink's songs follow characters who look over the edge of possible futures, past mistakes and paths not taken, set against a dive bar backdrop. Frontman John Ross draws on passers-by, fictional figures and historical details, with material from the album Still Coming Down.
Club night: house, disco, tech house.
A rotating cast of stand-up comics, who have appeared on Just For Laughs, CBC, Comedy Central UK and CTV, performs a late-night showcase.
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Club night: dubstep, bass music.
Club night: techno.
Club night: house, deep house.
Club 102 Live-To-Air DJs Dwight Hybrid and Paul Dhingra spin alternative hits from the 1990s and 2000s, with MC Martin Streek hosting. A retro video dance party runs in the Parlour with DJ Thomas Hall, and the night is livestreamed on Mixcloud.
Roy Davis Jr., a Chicago house music pioneer, headlines this celebration of house music's roots, with DJ Yogi and Wes Green also performing. The night is built around deep grooves and soulful rhythms in an underground room.
Live music from Tex Styles at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Live music from The Happy Pals at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A film following French writer Arthur Rimbaud from his schoolboy days in Charleville to his final years in Africa. Director Patrick Wang takes part in post-screening Q&As on November 22 and 29.
Thirty vendors sell handmade gifts, clothing, jewelry, home decor and art from Asian-owned businesses and local artisans. Asian-inspired food and drinks are on site, and the market is pet friendly.
Lady Radiator is a progressive post-hardcore and indie rock band from Union City, New Jersey, originally formed in 2007 by Kenny Collette (vocals) and Adam Kobylarz (guitar).
Live music from New Orleans Connection All Star Jazz Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Chef instructors guide participants as they shape white and beet-infused dough into striped bow-tie pasta by machine and hand. Participants take home their farfalle and a digital copy of the recipe.
The Sunday Jam Night at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943, hosted by Paul Storm.
Live music from Action Sound Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
The city's best improvisers argue cases in a chaotic "Judge Judy" style courtroom, with each case built from audience suggestions. Judge Mintz and his sidekick Bailiff Hay preside over whatever evidence comes out.
Club night: techno, hard techno.
Club night: afro house, deep house.
Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.
Club night: deep house, progressive house.
Club night: trance, progressive house.
Bingo Loco is an interactive live show that mixes bingo with rave-style DJ sets, dance-offs, lip-sync battles, and confetti showers. Comedian MCs host, and the rounds play throwback hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s.
Bingo Loco is an interactive live show that mixes bingo with rave-style dance rounds, dance-offs, lip-sync battles and confetti, hosted by comedian MCs with DJ-spun hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s. Players compete for prizes across the night.
A brick factory from 1889, shut in 1989 and now a park and workshop space in the Don Valley — ravine trails, a Saturday farmers market, and whatever is running in the restored kilns.
A rotating cast of stand-up comics, who have appeared on Just For Laughs, CBC, Comedy Central UK and CTV, performs a late-night showcase.
A free, public walking tour led by guide Alex Rășcanu, focusing on the history of Queen Street West and beginning at Campbell House Museum. It ends with an informal coffee gathering where participants can keep talking after the walk.
Guitarmegeddon, Annual jazz guitar madness. Guitaring our way through a swinging repertoire of jazz, blues, and bebop! Andrew Scott guitar, Lee Wallace guitar, Jesse White guitar, Jack Johnston bass, Keith Barstow drums.
An indoor holiday market of local artisans, handmade gifts and small creative brands runs over two days. Christmas-inspired activations include live demonstrations, seasonal workshops and pop-ups.
Live music from The Happy Pals at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
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Chef instructors guide participants as they shape white and beet-infused dough into striped bow-tie pasta by machine and hand. Participants take home their farfalle and a digital copy of the recipe.
The Sunday Jam Night at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943, hosted by Rob Quail.
Live music from Action Sound Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A screening of an offbeat holiday tale in which pizza delivery boy Abdou meets a worn-out Santa and they save Christmas through music and song. Shown in French with English subtitles.
Seven professional headliners each perform seven minutes of stand-up, one after another.
Anyone can get up and sing karaoke, hosted by Hot Breath Karaoke, from 11 PM until close. Tickets are not needed.
A rotating cast of stand-up comics, who have appeared on Just For Laughs, CBC, Comedy Central UK and CTV, performs a late-night showcase.
A brick factory from 1889, shut in 1989 and now a park and workshop space in the Don Valley — ravine trails, a Saturday farmers market, and whatever is running in the restored kilns.
Live music from The Happy Pals at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A comedy night featuring a line-up of Canadian comedians, with music alongside the comedy.
Live music from New Orleans Connection All Star Jazz Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
The Sunday Jam Night at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943, hosted by The Charter Blues Band.
Live music from Action Sound Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A rotating cast of stand-up comics, who have appeared on Just For Laughs, CBC, Comedy Central UK and CTV, performs a late-night showcase.
Live music from New Orleans Connection All Star Jazz Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
The Sunday Jam Night at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943, hosted by Ken Yoshioka.
Live music from Action Sound Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Live music from The Happy Pals at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
Live music from New Orleans Connection All Star Jazz Band at Grossman’s Tavern, the Chinatown blues bar open since 1943.
A French-language film screening of *Sous le ciel d'Alice*, a poetic love story set in 1950s Lebanon. Alice, a young Swiss woman, falls for Joseph, an astrophysicist dreaming of sending the first Lebanese into space, until civil war disrupts their life together. Screened in French with English subtitles as part of the Jeudi Ciné series.
Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.
Visitors can explore Bharti Kher's exhibition Bones on Floors 1 and 3, a newly commissioned site-specific work by Delcy Morelos on Floor 2, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland's recovered song Light of the Heavens in the South Stairwell. Snacks and drinks are sold at Forno Cultura.
A Toronto jazz show that reimagines music from Studio Ghibli, Cowboy Bebop, Blue Giant and Ryuichi Sakamoto, Joe Hisaishi and Ryo Fukui in fresh jazz arrangements. The set moves from Spirited Away and Ghost in the Shell through to energetic pieces from Kids on the Slope and Baccano!.
Alex Kade performs a "Rocktronic Rave" set that combines live instruments with DJing, playing anime and 2000s emo tunes for the dancefloor.
Songwriters Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak play songs split evenly between their two writing styles, reimagining psychedelic folk as a contemporary art form. The material draws on their new album Autosmile, their first for the label 4AD.
Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.
A stand-up set from the New York-based comedian, whose grounded, unpredictable style blends southern warmth with the edge of NYC's comedy scene. He also stars as Shred in the FOX comedy "Animal Control."
A stand-up set from the New York-based comedian, whose grounded, unpredictable style blends southern warmth with the edge of NYC's comedy scene. He also stars as Shred in the FOX comedy "Animal Control."
An all-new live sketch comedy show, billed as an original live sketch experience. Audiences watch new sketches performed on stage.
A quintet led by harmonica player Cale Fladager, who grew up in Warsaw, performing music from across the history of Polish jazz — the songs of old Warsaw, pieces by Krzysztof Komeda, and originals — with saxophone, piano, bass and drums. Doors at 9:15, music at 9:30; reservations by email.
Junior Boys perform a special evening presenting Michael Snow's 1967 experimental film Wavelength, followed by a full playback of their album The Gore with original visualizers and a Q&A with Jeremy Greenspan.
Participants make their own artwork in the free, drop-in Art Hive session on Floor 1, responding to a prompt linked to Bharti Kher's Bones exhibition and her densely bindi-covered Matter paintings. Sessions are facilitated by Toronto Art Therapy Institute graduate students, and all skill levels are welcome.
Visitors can explore Bharti Kher's exhibition Bones on Floors 1 and 3, a newly commissioned site-specific work by Delcy Morelos on Floor 2, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland's recovered song Light of the Heavens in the South Stairwell. Snacks and drinks are sold at Forno Cultura.
André Bisson, a songwriter and vocalist from Northern Ontario, performs with his seven-piece band, blending soul, blues, jazz and roots with musical storytelling and high-energy songs.
A Montreal quintet led by clarinetist Jossée MacInnis plays original progressive rock drawn from klezmer and Anatolian modal traditions, with clarinet as lead voice over guitar, cello, bass and drums.
Saaniya Abbas, a New Delhi-born, Dubai-based stand-up, performs her debut hour HELLARIOUS, a set about carving your own path from sheltered beginnings to defiance. She covers culture, religion, relationships and identity from a global perspective.
Saaniya Abbas, a New Delhi-born, Dubai-based stand-up, performs her debut hour HELLARIOUS, a set about carving your own path from sheltered beginnings to defiance. She covers culture, religion, relationships and identity from a global perspective.
Musician and performance artist who takes on personas, usually a sleazy everyman, in deliberately provocative work. His fifth album is Late to Set.
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An all-new live sketch comedy show, billed as an original live sketch experience. Audiences watch new sketches performed on stage.