Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Apr 7 - Apr 13)

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Apr 7 - Apr 13)

Hey, Torontonians!

Last day in Italy! 🇮🇹✈️
We’ve been living our best pasta-filled lives here in Italy, but we’re heading back to Toronto tomorrow! Just wanted to send you a little love before we hop on the plane. Hope you’re having a fantastic weekend too - can’t wait to be back and share more with you soon!

Anyway, checkout what you can do next Monday (4/7) to Sunday (4/13) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Monday 04/07

🍽️ Food and Drinks
C4 Cocktail Hour: Toronto Professional Networking Event @ Mademoiselle Raw Bar & Grill
Palette to Palate @ George Brown College
Restaurants Canada Show 2025 @ Enercare Centre, Toronto

🎵 Music
ADVOCATS BIG BAND AT THE DUKE TORONTO! @ The Duke Toronto
Disturbed - Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Open Mic Mondays w/Kunle Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady (Free)
Spring Fever Concert @ Jazz Bistro
The Crime Family Album Release with Kettle and Lockimara @ The Baby G

🎉 Entertainment
Documentary Screening - Breakaway Femmes @ Cineplex Yonge Dundas
Harry Potter Movie Trivia @ The Pilot, 22 Cumberland St
Marvel: MCU Phase 1-3 Trivia @ Hemingway's
The Trampoline Hall Lectures @ Garrison

🎭 Art and Culture
Emma Donoghue on The Paris Express - Author Event @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

Tuesday 04/08

🎵 Music
Chris Rouse's Super Surprising "Surprise" Birthday Show @ The Painted Lady
J Balvin - Back To The Rayo Tour @ Scotiabank Arena

🎉 Entertainment
The Masque of the Red Death @ The Assembly Theatre
Community Trivia @ Hemingway's
Important Cinema Club Masterpiece Classics: Veerana @ Fox Theatre
Trivia Wars: Tournament of Champions @ The Pilot
YSKB Comedy @ Comedy Bar

🎭 Art and Culture
Home Network’s Cozy Cabin In The Core @ 28 Bathurst Street from 12pm-8pm (Free)
Art of Hope at West Park Healthcare Centre @ West Park Healthcare Centre
Beginner Knitting Course in Toronto - Learn to Knit with Expert Guidance @ PH1 Studios
Benevolence @ Tarragon Theatre
Mahabharata Part One: Karma: The Life We Inherit @ Bluma Appel Theatre
Where Waters Meet by Zhang Ling - By the Lake Book Club @ Assembly Hall

🐾 Pet
Pooches & Pastels @ Old Flame Brewing Co.

Wednesday 04/09

🎉 Entertainment
Michael Balazo: International Lover @ Tallboys
New Girl Trivia @ Hemingway's

🎭 Art and Culture
Home Network’s Cozy Cabin In The Core @ 28 Bathurst Street from 12pm-8pm (Free)
CHOCOLATE Painting: Open Studio @ QUEST XO
Orchestrating Change - Special Documentary Screening @ Holly Blossom Temple
Ray Cronin on Alex Colville @ Art Gallery of Ontario

Thursday 04/10

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Spring Harvest: Preservation Workshop @ The Combine

🎵 Music
Cross Dog with Pomegranate and Midnight CrawlTransmit Presents @ The Baby G
Heart - Royal Flush Tour/w special guest Lucinda Williams @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
Tranzac Fundraiser IV @ Tranzac Club

🎉 Entertainment
Assassin's Creed Symphonic Adventure @ Meridian Hall
It's a Numbers Game! @ Free Times Cafe
Slumber Party: Breakfast Club @ Fox Theatre
Stand-Up Comedy Thursday Night! Ladies Night @ The Groove Bar & Grill
wasteoftaste presents: John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM L.A. @ Eyesore Cinema
XP Exchange Networking Night - Tech, Gaming, and Esports @ Gatherings Restobar

🎭 Art and Culture
Andy Warhol: Factory Made @ Taglialatella Toronto
Images Festival presents its 38th Edition: Not only stars, but parts of constellations @ Multiple Venues
RPG Homebrew Writing Workshop at The Golden Pigeon in Cabbagetown Toronto @ Cabbagetown Toronto

🎡 Family
Discover Wonderverse, a FREE, multi-sensory playground! @ YZD (Free)

Friday 04/11

🍽️ Food and Drinks
MASTERCLASS: Discovering Wild Foods by Dyson Forbes @ The Depanneur
T.O. Food & Drink Fest @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre

🎵 Music
2K Party - Hip Hop and R&B Anthems of The Early 2000s @ Nest
2nd Annual Toronto Rare Soul Weekender @ BSMT 25
3PC CRANK LIVE: WARYAA @ It's Ok* Studios
a night with KARDANO from BC @ Wiggle Room
Babe Report with Sundowner, Strawberry Cough and Peppermint Motorbike @ The Baby G
Hilario Duran - Old Mill Toronto Jazz Lounge @ Old Mill Toronto
Jazz at Durbar: Matt Pines Trio and singer Rebecca Enkin @ Durbar Indian Restaurant (Free)
Live at Adelaide Hall @ Adelaide Hall
Musical Theatre Open Mic Night - Disney Theme Night @ Tranzac Club
Parallel Lines Perform Ground Control @ Ground Control
Wax Candy Friday Night Disco @ The Piston

🎉 Entertainment
A Comedy Album Recording @ Yuk Yuk's
Ali Sultan @ Backroom Comedy Club @ Backroom Comedy Club
Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert @ Meridian Hall
Heat Wave Comedy @ Comedy Lab
Pat Burtscher - LIVE IN TORONTO @ Comedy Bar East
Restoration: A Woman Is A Woman @ Fox Theatre

🎭 Art and Culture
Ambient Tokens: Zin Taylor @ Susan Hobbs Gallery
A Starry Paint Night Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Bad Poetry: Live in Toronto @ Youngplace - IGAC Studio
Felt Phone Slip Case Workshop @ S. Walter Stewart Library, Toronto Public Library
Mahabharata Part Two: Dharma: The Life We Choose @ Bluma Appel Theatre
Maker Friday: Renaissance Life Drawing @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto Silent Film Festival: The Wind @ Revue Cinema

🎡 Family
Board Game Night at Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village

Saturday 04/12

🍽️ Food and Drinks
INDIGENOUS FOOD LAB by Taylor Parker and Matthew Knight-Barton @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert @ Meridian Hall
B.A. Johnston with Sons of Butcher and Thunderkok @ The Baby G
Community Piano Jam Ciara Leah Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
HiddenHills.to House Party Vol.2 @ Dovercourt Dance House (Free)
Roots of House w/ Mark Farina @ Revival Bar
I WILL BE KING @ Timothy's Pub
Otis Wonder and The Hustle - Old Mill Toronto Dining & Dancing Series @ Old Mill Toronto
Saturday Night Swing Dance Ft Continenza Jazz Plus Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ Dovercourt House

🎉 Entertainment
Board Game Night at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ East End Toronto
Detour: The French Connection @ Fox Theatre
Joe Gorga Comedy with special guests Melissa Gorga & Frank Catania @ Winter Garden Theatre
Saturday Night FOMO @ Comedy Bar
Saturday Spotlights @ Comedy Bar East
Shrek 2 Shout-Along @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Toronto Silent Film Festival: The Last Command @ Revue Cinema
Waffles and a Movie Presents: How to Get Ahead in Advertising @ Eyesore Cinema

🏒 Sports
MLS: Toronto FC vs. Minnesota United FC @ BMO Field

🎭 Art and Culture
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
An Impossible Address @ Mercer Union
Quest, Celebrating Cultural Connections for Change @ Tapestry Opera
Spring OCAD Artist Alley 2025 @ OCAD University- The Great Hall & Lobby
The Maker Bean Cafe Spring Maker Market @ The Maker Bean Cafe (Free)
Toronto Dark Arts Market - Gothic Garden Market @ Ground Control

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Sustainable Lawns Seminar @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Chantaie Allick launches Amoya Blackwood Is Brave @ A Different Booklist
FREE EASTER BUNNY PHOTOS @ Bridlewood Mall (Free)
FREE Easter Bunny Photos and Activities @ Yorkgate Mall (Free)
MINI MAKERS - Birdhouse Painting Workshop @ PH1 Studios
The Red Dress Ball 2025: All Red, All In for HIV Support @ El Mocambo
Toronto Annual Pillow Fight 2025 @ Nathan Phillips Square

📅 Other Events
Free U.S. College Expo 2025: Meet Admissions Reps From US Colleges & Universities! @ Roy Thomson Hall (Free)
Self Care Class: Gentle Release of Stress & Tension @ Lite Mind Body Clinic

Sunday 04/13

🍽️ Food and Drinks
COOKING CLASS: Full-Day Breadmaking Intensive by Leo Baduria @ Cafe Zuzu
SUPPER CLUB: Fat RICE by Rocheller Batuigas @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Sunday Service: Mark Farina Mushroom Jazz to House Extended Set @ Wiggle Room Toronto
CLUB 1460 X Rivoli Nightpulse @ Rivoli
Departure DISCOVERY SERIES Propter Hawk and Janiah Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
HARKNESS - FREE Screening & Live Performance @ The Royal Theatre (Free)
Kelsea Ballerini: Live On Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Music Toronto: What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow and Gryphon Trio @ George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre
Opera Revue at Castro's Lounge @ Castro's Lounge

🎉 Entertainment
Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert @ Meridian Hall
Immigrants disaster - STAND UP COMEDY SHOW! @ Backroom Comedy Club

🏒 Sports
Toronto Marlies vs. Cleveland Monsters @ Coca-Cola Coliseum

🎭 Art and Culture
Glow in the Dark Paint Night: Self-Guided @ Artbox Studio Gallery
BLISS - Experience Connection @ OBJX Studio
Enchanted Pages: Danielle L. Jensen, Imani Erriu, Laura Samotin @ Opera House
Hidden Treasures @ Trinity-St. Paul's Centre
Nature Connection: Trash Art @ Downsview Park
Paint and Chill @ QUEST XO
Tim Whiten in Conversation @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto Bottle and Antique Show and Sale @ Chestnut Hill Recreational Complex
Toronto Silent Film Festival: The Johnstown Flood @ Revue Cinema
Torrey Peters on Stag Dance @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🎡 Family
BLACK WOMEN & THE MEN WHO LOVE THEM Singles Event @ Gatherings Restobar
Kids Karaoke Brunch @ Teddy Beer
Spring Succulent Workshop @ Toronto Botanical Garden
Toy Hunters Toy Show @ Langham Square

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