Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Jun 9 - Jun 15)

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Jun 9 - Jun 15)

Hey Torontonians,

I hope y’all are enjoying the start of the pride month with markets everywhere. 🌈🌈 btw, it is going to be father’s day next Weekend, a kind reminder to celebrate with your loved ones! 😂

Anyway, checkout what you can do next Monday (6/9) to Sunday (6/15) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Monday 06/09

🎵 Music
TO the Beat' Music Program By Lavazza IncluCity Festival 2025 w Andrea Ramolo @ Trinity Theatre - The Distillery District (Free)
Static-X - Machines vs Monsters Tour @ History Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
Mood Swing Mondays - A Comedy Show @ Wenona Lodge (Free)
Save the Date @ Comedy Bar
One Tree Hill Trivia @ Hemingway's

🎭 Art and Culture
Ethical Leadership: A Canadian Club Event @ The Hilton Hotel
Glow in the Dark Paint Night Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery

📅 Other Events
Monthly Sketchbook Meetup @ TBA (Free)
Toronto Professional Networking Event - C4 Cocktail Hour @ Mademoiselle Raw Bar + Grill

Tuesday 06/10

🎵 Music
Halsey - For My Last Trick Tour @ Budweiser Stage
The Q Musicale - A Five-Day Queer Music Festival @ Distillery Historic District (Free)

🏒 Sports
International Axe Throwing Championship @ Multiple Venues

🎭 Art and Culture
Strawberry Moon Suncatcher Workshop @ Trinity Bellwoods Park
Residential School Survivor Lecture @ Bata Shoe Museum
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT screening of short films @ Toronto Public Library - Palmerston
Life As We Know It: Film Shorts Screening @ Palmerston Library
Il Canto Italiano @ Joseph D Carrier Art Gallery
Emerging Creators Unit Showcase @ Buddies in Bad Times
Sunset Beach Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
2SLGTBTQIA Expressive Art with Jasper Bryan @ Bloor- Gladstone Library

🎡 Family
Real Estate Explained: Hacks for Homebuyers @ The Lobby by Heaps Estrin
Brain Power North Toronto Campus Open House @ Lipa Green Centre

Wednesday 06/11

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Belgian Beer with Ontario & Quebec Cheese Tasting @ Decoy Bar
The Q Musicale - A Five-Day Queer Music Festival @ Distillery Historic District (Free)

🎵 Music
Wizkid Live In Toronto @ Scotiabank Arena
U2 Night in Corso Italia @ Cat's Cradle Sports and Spirits (Free)
Music In the Park Series, 2025 @ The Gazebo, Centennial Park, The ExPlace (Free)

🎡 Family
The White Lotus White Party - For Boots On The Ground @ Paris Texas
Stop the Bleed @ Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
Community Health and Information Fair @ Parkway Forest Community Centre
Acupuncture x Sound Healing Meditation @ Yoga Mamas

Thursday 06/12

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Kampai Sake Festival 2025 @ The Wychwood Barns
The Q Musicale - A Five-Day Queer Music Festival @ Distillery Historic District (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Toronto Tattoo Show @ Metro Toronto Convention Center
The Honourable Stephen Lecce @ Marriott Downtown at CF Eaton Centre
Sand Flight @ The Bentway at Strachan Gate
Paint & Sip - HAPPY HOUR THURSDAYS - FREESTYLE PAINTING, DJ, AND DRINKS @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Outdoor Screening: OYOYO, 1980 @ University College Quad (Free)
Mini-Zine workshop @ Palmerston Library
Memories in Motion - Cityscapes Reimagined @ Beauchamp Art Gallery
Institutional Brutalism at U of T Walking Tour @ Spadina Subway Station, West Side
Current Cut Film Festival @ Humber Polytechnic Lakeshore Campus
Exploring Abstract Watercolour - A Beginner's Art Workshop @ PH1 Studios
Crochet 101: The Absolute Basics @ Studio Mooi
Collage Night @ Issues Magazine Shop
Baba Yaga's Palette - The Secrets of her Three Sacred Colours Lecture @ Ukrainian Museum of Canada Ontario Branch
A Tote Bag Painting Workshop by Artbox @ Artbox
2-Spirit Cabaret @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

Friday 06/13

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Viva Tequila! @ The Quay
Taste of Little Italy @ Little Italy Business Improvement Area
SUPPER CLUB: The Boz Is Back in Town! by Ksenija Hotic @ The Depanneur
Mixology: Cocktail Class @ Le Dolci Culinary Classroom

🏒 Sports
Toronto Queer Sports Pride Party @ Buddies in Bad Times
MLS: Los Angeles FC vs. Toronto FC @ BMO Field
DeRo T.O. Street Soccer Festival @ Nathan Philips Square

🎭 Art and Culture
War & Terror in the Town: Summer Walking Tour Series @ St. James Cathedral
The Toronto Tattoo Show / NIX 2025 @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Premiere of Rea Beaumont composition commissioned by the Toronto Botanical Garden @ Toronto Botanical Garden
Paint & Sip Workshop - Abstract Silk Scarf @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Heaven & Hell: A Fashion Extravaganza @ Super Wonder Gallery
HAMLET @ Harbourfront Centre Theatre
Exhibition Opening Block Party @ Harbourfront Centre
Current Cut Film Festival @ Humber Cultural Hub, Recital Hall, Lakeshore Campus
Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk @ Art Gallery of Ontario
A Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
A Glow in the Dark Paint Night Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Acrylic Paint Afternoon @ Lillian H. Smith Library

🎡 Family
Manifestation Magic: A Free Community Event @ Le Bisou (Forest Hill) (Free)

Saturday 06/14

🎵 Music
The Q Musicale - A Five-Day Queer Music Festival @ Distillery Historic District (Free)
Kes @ Budweiser Stage
High Park Record Garage Sale - 1000s of LPs & 45s @ 223 Quebec Ave
Forte Chorus: Rainbow Railroad - A Pride Concert @ Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts
EBM PARTY with VNV NATION Spotlight @ Ground Control
Christian Music Festival 2025 @ Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON (Free)
BLDX Party Series - Edition 01 @ BSMT 254
Alan Cross Talks - U2 @ Cat's Cradle Spirits and Sports (Free)
Welcome to Hipsville @ Owl's Club
1 night with TAKiN, RandomDoug, Barroness, and Nour @ Wiggle Room
Obsidian in Concert @ Tapestry Opera
Saturday Night Swing Dance with The Sonny Balcones Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ St. Wenceslaus Hall
Siavash Ghomayshi Live In Toronto @ Scotiabank Arena
TEMPR presents RASTA VIBES @ The Smith House
U2 Day - in Toronto @ Cat's Cradle Sports and Spirits

🎭 Art and Culture
In Conversation Artist Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart and Curator David Liss @ Koffler Gallery
HANS: My Life in Fairy Tales @ Young People's Theatre
Enchanted: A Fashion Show Inspired by the Ethereal @ Super Wonder Gallery
Curatorial Tours: In Her Own Words @ Museum of Toronto
CHOCOLATE Painting: Open Studio @ QUEST XO
Capoeira & Brazilian Cultural Experience @ Casa de Bamba
Book Club at Osborne Collection: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory @ Osborne Collection at Lillian H. Smith Library (4th floor)
Beaches Arts & Crafts @ Kew Gardens (Free)
Resin Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Anga's Farm: Make Your Own Mosaic Planter Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop @ The Wright Spot
Paint & Sip Workshop - Gem & Geode Night - Abstract Acrylic Paint Pouring @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Printing with Plants with Erin MacKeen @ ARTiculations Art Supply
Roncy Flea: June Edition @ Roncesvalles United Church
She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
The Beach Sidewalk Sale and The Arts and Crafts Annual show @ Kew Gardens Park and Queen St East to Neville Park. (Free)
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto Vintage Jewellery Club Show and Sale @ Arts and Letters Club

🎡 Family
Little Canada's Mini Mission: Dad Jokes Edition @ 10 Dundas St. East, Level B1
Giant Garage Sale - 5 Buildings - Brentwood Towers @ Brentwood Towers
Dino Run @ The Bentway Skate Trail
Celebrate Father's Day! @ Yorkgate Mall
Birkdale Seniors Garage Sale @ Birkdale Community Centre (Free)
Baby Point Uncovered Walking Tour @ Etienne Brulé Park
Pride Tree Planting @ Hanlan's Point Beach
REUNION All Women Alcohol Free Dance Party @ Lavender Creek Loft (Free)
Toronto Park Summit @ Daniels Spectrum
YMCA Shine On! An Indigenous Histories Month and Pride Marketplace @ Central YMCA (Free)

🐾 Pet
All About Pets Show Summer Pet Festival @ Port Credit Memorial Park

Sunday 06/15

🍽️ Food and Drinks
DIY DINNER: Sous Vide Surf & Turf with Carole Nelson Brown @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Jay B @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Lulaworld at Luminato @ Harbourfront Centre

🎭 Art and Culture
Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Father's Day Pottery Workshop @ Noel Yardley Ceramics
It Takes a Village Walking Tour @ Barbara Hall Park
Poetry Open Mic, Queer Pride edition @ Buddies in Bad Times (Free)
P.S. Burn This Letter Please @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Resistance and Reconciliation Walking Tour @ David Crombie Park Basketball Court, West Side
Trickster Tales: An Osborne Collection Exhibition @ Osborne Collection - Lillian H. Smith Library

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