Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Jan 13 - Jan 19)

January 11, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 17 minutes

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Jan 13 - Jan 19)

Hey Torontonians,

Mark your calendar next Saturday & Sunday — CSC FanCon is coming to Toronto! 🔥

With cosplay, sports collectibles, trading card games, K-pop, and gaming, plus over 200 vendors and artists, there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re hunting for cool merch, meeting artists, or just soaking in the vibes, this is the place to be.

📍Mississauga International Centre
📅 Date: January 18 & 19, 2025
🤩 Over 200 Vendors and Artists
🎟️ Visit this link to get your tickets


Anyway, here are what you can do next Monday (1/13) to Sunday (1/19)! Hope you have a great holiday❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Monday 01/13

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Beer and Cheese Flight Night @ Left Field Leslieville @ Left Field Brewery

🎉 Entertainment
Feedback | An Open Mic Comedy Show @ Backroom Comedy Club @ Backroom Comedy Club
Kim's Convenience @ Soulpepper Theatre
That Good Improv Show @ Comedy Bar
The Trampoline Hall Lectures @ Garrison

🎭 Art and Culture
CSI 50th Anniversary Screening Series: El desencanto @ Innis Town Hall

Tuesday 01/14

🎵 Music
ALL CATS ARE GREY @ Swan Dive (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Celebrate artistry! @ Ladybug Wine Bar
Cultural Narratives: The Storytelling Power of Design @ Bata Shoe Museum
Last Landscape @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)
Winter Solstice @ Berkeley Street Theatre
Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition @ The Japan Foundation, Toronto

Wednesday 01/15

🏒 Sports
R&B Pilates! Fit in 2025 @ Stackt Market

🎭 Art and Culture
A Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Lecture series: Art Nouveau: Decadence & the Limits of Form @ University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
Open Studio: CHOCOLATE Painting @ QUEST XO Chocolate

📅 Other Events
Last Landscape @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)

Thursday 01/16

🎉 Entertainment
10PM Thursdays Riff & Roast Sessions - Duo acts |Hilarious & unexpected. @ Backroom Comedy Club
2025 Language + Dance Happy Hour @ Lula Lounge
Dab Masters at Union Station @ Union Station, GO Bay Concourse - Experience Space
Lucas Zelnick @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Networking Event for Professionals! Hosted at Aera @ Aera
Shakey's Trivia Night Fever @ Shakey's
To Die For @ Fox Theatre

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Beckon @ Susan Hobbs Gallery
In-Studio Paint Night - Pink Sunset Mountains Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Last Landscape @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Paint Your Own Booty Art Class @ Glad Day Bookshop
Raoul Wallenberg Day 2025: Au Revoir les Enfants @ Leah Posluns Theatre
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)
Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition @ The Japan Foundation, Toronto

🎡 Family
Coexisting With Coyotes in the Community @ Downsview Park
Social Game Night - Snakes & Lattes - Wellington Market @ Wellington Market food hall at The Well

Friday 01/17

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Bordeaux's Dazzling 2022s @ Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex
Pub Crawl Toronto @ Bangarang

🎭 Art and Culture
Besties Night: Unlimited Mimosas After Dark: Paint Night Workshop @ The Paint Garden
Glow in the Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
In-Studio Paint Night - Gold Leaf Paint Pouring Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Last Landscape @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Maker Friday: The Culture @ Art Gallery of Ontario (Free)
Mediha @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Pottery Date Workshop - Ghost Night @ Noel Yardley Ceramics
The Art of Vogue Exhibition @ The Super Wonder Gallery
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)
Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition @ The Japan Foundation, Toronto

Saturday 01/18

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Jamaica in January @ Stackt Market (Free)
Paint N Vibe: Bottomless Mimosas @ Real Jerk Legacy

🎉 Entertainment
10PM Saturdays Pro & Hilarious Stand-up Comedy | Unleash the laughter @ Backroom Comedy Club
A Clockwork Orange @ Fox Theatre
Agent of Happiness - Quiet Time: Mindfulness at the Movies @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Chaotic Good. @ Comedy Bar
CSC Fancon: Where Worlds Collide @ The International Centre in Mississauga
Don't Tell Mom @ Tranzac Club
Pop-Up Comedy - The Cave @ The Cave
Pub Crawl Toronto @ Figo
Saturday Night Standup Comedy - One Drink Included @ SoCap Comedy (The Social Capital)
Tech Roast - Touring Machine @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?A Canadian Stage Production @ Bluma Appeal Theatre

🏒 Sports
CSC Fancon @ International Convention Centre

🎭 Art and Culture
Anga's Farm - Art of Terarrium's Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
In-Studio Paint Night - Starry Night on the Lake Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Leather Crafting Workshop: Harnesses & Belts Edition @ The Aviary Brewpub
Louise Noguchi Public Opening @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop @ The Wright Spot
PUFF PALETTES: Paint Night Workshop @ The Paint Garden
Salome @ Paradise Theatre
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)
Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition @ The Japan Foundation, Toronto

📅 Other Events
From Hollywood to Scarborough @ Scarborough Bluffs United Church
Last Landscape @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

Sunday 01/19

🍽️ Food and Drinks
DISCO BRUNCH PARTY AT FOX ON JOHN @ Fox on John

🎉 Entertainment
10PM Industry Nights @ Hilarious comedy show for Industry Folk in Toronto @ Backroom Comedy Club
Curry Chicken vs Chicken Curry @ Comedy Bar
CSC Fancon: Where Worlds Collide @ The International Centre in Mississauga
English as Funny Language | STAND UP COMEDY @ Free Times Cafe
The Danforth Comedy Showcase @ Comedy Bar Danforth (Free)
Top Toronto Comedians in Bloordale @ Wenona Lodge
Trivia with Steffi at The Painted Lady @ the painted lady (Free)
Yahtzee Tournament @ Left Field Liberty Village @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village

🎭 Art and Culture
In-Studio Watercolour Paint Night - Violet Forest @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Last Landscape @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Mark Rothko and the Inner World @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Poetry Open Mic @ Buddies in Bad Times (Free)
Self-Love CHOCOLATE Paint Meditation @ QUEST XO Chocolate
Speaker Series: United Against Hate–Racism, Religion & Conflict in the Middle East & at Home @ Islington United Church
Vancouver Film School - Info Session @ Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel
Vision Board Collaging Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Winter Solstice @ Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)

📅 Other Events
ActiveGirlsTO Workout X Kimpton Saint George Hotel @ 280 Bloor St W

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