Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (May 05 - May 12)

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Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (May 05 - May 12)

Hey Torontonians,

Sakura is ready as you receive the email! Go pay them a visit! If you don’t know where to find them, learn more from this blog I wrote last month.

Anyway, checkout what you can do next Monday (5/5) to Sunday (5/12) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Monday 05/05

Tuesday 05/06

🍽️ Food and Drinks
C4 Cocktail Hour: Toronto Professional Networking Event @ Mademoiselle Raw Bar + Grill
Tha Phae Tuesday @ Tha Phae Tavern

🎵 Music
Departure Festival @ Multiple Venues
Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour @ Massey Hall

🎭 Art and Culture
fulCircle Upcycled Jewelry Workshop @ Bampot House of Tea and Board Games
Mustafa The Poet @ Meridian Hall

Wednesday 05/07

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Motherland @ Scavolini Toronto Showroom (Free)

🎉 Entertainment
A Wednesday Night Laughs - Standup Comedy Show @ The Real Jerk Legacy (Free)
Big Slice Trivia Night @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
ICONS @ Al Green Theatre
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Grace O'Malley's
Southern Charm Trivia @ Hemingway's

🏒 Sports
Rainbow Griffins - Try Rugby Day @ Winchester Park (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
A Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Author Talk: Dr. Roberta Bondar @ Toronto Public Library - Lillian H. Smith Branch
FireWorks Festival 2025 - The Green House @ Alumnae Theatre
Fleurs de Villes SPRING in Bloor-Yorkville @ Multiple Venues
GradEx 110 @ OCAD University (Free)
Professor Alice Roberts: From Cell to Civilization @ The Elgin Theatre
The Image Centre Spring Season Exhibitions Launch Party @ The Image Centre
Toronto Antique & Vintage Glass Lover's Show & Sale @ Lawrence Park Community Church

🎡 Family
The Peak of Migration:High Park Walks with Mark Peck @ High Park Nature Centre
Trans Panel & Market: Navigating Healthcare for Trans Youth @ George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre (Free)
Typed with Love: Mother's Day Event @ Toronto's First Post Office

🐾 Pet
Puppy Yoga @ Society Clubhouse
Question Everything Trivia Pawty // All Doggo's Allowed! @ Black Lab Brewing

Thursday 05/08

🎉 Entertainment
20-20 Perspective Comedy Show @ Backroom Comedy Club
Dinosaur Improv @ The Second City, Toronto
Interactive Games Night @ Snakes and Lattes College St., Toronto
Leslie Liao LIVE in Toronto! @ Comedy Bar East
New Arrivals: A Departure Solo Sketch Showcase @ The Second City
RPG Homebrew Writing Workshop at The Golden Pigeon in Cabbagetown Toronto @ Golden Pigeon Beer Hall
Stand-Up Comedy Showcase - Don't Tell Comedy @ Secret Location in Midtown Toronto
Trevor Wallace - The Alpha Beta Male Tour @ Meridian Hall
What The Fox?! Trivia Night @ Fortunate Fox
XP Exchange Tech, Gaming, and Esports Community Networking @ Gatherings Restobar
Yee-Ha! Comedy @ Comedy Bar
Yes, Games! Interactive Games Night - Snakes & Lattes College @ Snakes and Lattes College St.

🎡 Family
City of the Dead: The History of Toronto's Early Cemeteries @ Dufferin/St. Clair Library
Paint & Sip - Mommy and Me Tote Bag Painting - Workshop @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
The Journey Out of Debt @ Toronto Reference Library

📅 Other Events
Peak of Migration: High Park Walks with Mark Peck @ High Park Nature Centre

Friday 05/09

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Mother's Day Chocolate Making Workshop @ Centre for Social Innovation
Wine Fest Toronto 2025 @ Exhibition Place — Heritage Court

🎭 Art and Culture
Glow in the Dark Paint Night Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Inspirations Studio Spring Market & Open House @ Inspirations Studio
OCAD U GradEx: Creative Writing x Onsite Gallery @ 199 Richmond Street West
Paint & Sip - Paint Night - Girl's Night Out Glow in the Dark Neon Northern Lights @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Paint and Sip: Spring Craving @ My Inner Child Paint Bar
Sanctuary Song @ Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre
Tattooed Clay Pots Workshop @ S. Walter Stewart Library, Toronto Public Library
Vanya: National Theatre Live @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🎡 Family
Introduction to birding @ Discovery Centre
Outside Looking In @ Chrysalis
Toronto Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale 2025 @ Toronto Botanical Garden

📅 Other Events
Meditative Tea Ceremony: Sip, Slow Down, Truly Connect @ Laya Yoga and Spa
Mel Robbins: Let Them The Tour @ Meridian Hall

Saturday 05/10

🍽️ Food and Drinks
COOKING CLASS: Full-Day Croissants & Viennoiserie Intensive by Leo Baduria @ Centre for Social Innovation Spadina
Mother's Day Buffet at Old Mill Toronto @ Old Mill Toronto
Mother's Day Food Tour @ Multiple Venues

🎵 Music
1 night with ANTHONY ATTALLA from Chicago @ Wiggle Room
AND THE WAY BACK IS BACK AT THE DUKE TORONTO! @ The Duke Toronto
BRITANNIA: Britpop - Madchester - UKindie Video Dance Party with BLUR Spotlight @ Ground Control
Cold Specks Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra: Jubilations of Spring MATINEE @ Humber College Cultural Hub
Get On Up - 90s R&b And Hip Hop - MAY 10th 2025 @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Jenner Presents Darkest Hour @ Private Loft in Stockyards Toronto
Link Music Lab Label Release Party @ Cafeteria
LOCALS ONLY - BASS EDITION @ NOMADNEXT SATURDAY! May 10th 2025! @ NOMAD
Music Trivia - Name That Tune @ Hemingway's
RITUALS EP Release with Torrent and Forming @ The Baby G
Solid Garage 27 Year Anniversary Party @ Revival Bar
Spring Party: Donde las Conexiones y el Buen Clima se Encuentran @ Black Lab Brewing
Tanya Wills Quartet at DROM !!! @ Drom Taberna
Timeless : 80s, 90s, 2000s R&B Vibes @ National (at The Well), Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
2SLGBTQIA Board Games Extravaganza @ Centre for Social Innovation
A Therapy Joke - Standup Comedy Show @ Pizza Rustica
Come Play Werewolf! @ Wellington Market food hall at The Well
Double Down: A Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Comedy Bar
Fantoma & Friends 3 - a Comedy Threeunion! @ The Assembly Theatre
Life after Life: Mothers Day Group Mediumship Reading @ East Commons Room, Hart House, U of T
Movie Magic by Greater TORONTO PHILHARMONIC Orchestra @ Isabel Bader Theater
Nikki Glaser: Alive And Unwell Tour @ Meridian Hall
Retro Bingo at Epochal Imp @ The Epochal Imp
Saturday Night Swing Dance Ft Shannon Butcher and The Choice Cuts Plus Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ St. Weceslaus Church
Scarborough's A Joke presents: Asian Uncensored All Star Comedy Event @ Rama Gaming House
THE MOTHER OF ALL MOTHERS' DAY COMEDY SHOW: The good, the bad, the ugly of Motherhood @ Comedy Bar East
Waffles and a Movie presents: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada @ Eyesore Cinema
We Might Need Therapy - Stand Up Comedy Showcase @ 8/10PM @ Real Jerk Legacy

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

🎭 Art and Culture
A Scented Candle Making Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Amal El-Mohtar: The River Has Roots @ Toronto Public Library – Lillian H. Smith Branch
Asian Heritage Month Celebration at Mel Lastman Square @ Mel Lastman Square
Bouquet Workshop with HER Market @ Ace Hotel Toronto
Curiosity in Session @ Toronto Public Library Gladstone Branch
Exhibition Opening of AACT Interwoven Identities: Healing in Community @ STACKT market North Hall Gallery
ExperienceTO: Swansea Historical Tour @ Swansea Town Hall
Faded Reverie @ Gallery 1888
Kensington Flea @ Kensington Flea, Toronto
Mayworks Festival: "I'm Still Here" Screening @ Innis Town Hall Theatre
Mother's Day Curatorial Tours @ Museum of Toronto
Paint and Sip: Happy Mother's Day @ My Inner Child Paint Bar
Relax & Create Mother's Day Kits @ Studio Mooi
Roncy Flea @ Roncesvalles United Church
Toronto Flower Market @ CAMH
Toronto Tulip Day @ Nathan Phillips Square

🎡 Family
Rogers Road Flower Market @ 500 Rogers Rd (Free)
A Whole New World: The Magical World of Alan Menken @ Leah Posluns Theatre
Anga's Farm: A Mother's Day Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Beginner Car Maintenance Workshop @ Davenport Perth Neighbourhood & Community Health Centre
Brushes and Blooms @ Istar
Celebrate Mother's Day at Arcadia Earth @ Arcadia Earth
Celebrate Mother's Day! @ Yorkgate Mall (Free)
HeadshotsTO Pop-Up Headshot Event @ Studio 311
Holy Angels Church Garage Sale @ Holy Angels Church Hall, Toronto
Matilda: Mother's Day Craft-Along @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Meagan's Walk & HUG @ Hotel X Toronto
Mother's Day Decorative Candle Making Workshop @ PH1 Studios
Mother's Day MRKT in Mimico Square @ Mimico Square (Free)
Paint & Sip Workshop - Family Time Paint Pouring @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Snow-White and Rose-Red @ Full of Beans Café
Timeless VoicesStrength in Unity: Fundraiser for orphaned kids in Africa. @ East End United
Toronto Police Children's Games @ Variety Village

📅 Other Events
Be a Fab Femdom Intensive - Toronto @ The Kneeling Room, Cabbagetown
SEE YOURSELF: A Makeup Experience with 19/99 Beauty @ Health Hut

Sunday 05/11

🏒 Sports
Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Home Opener @ Dominico Field at Christie Pits (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Mayworks Festival: The Struggle Continues - Walking Tour with the Canadian Union Postal Workers @ Fairmont Royal York
Mother's Day Paint and Sip @ My Inner Child Paint Bar
Mother's Day Paint Party Celebration at Paint Cabin @ Paint Cabin Liberty Village
Near-miss Neighbours - Bologne and Mozart @ Heliconian Club
Silk Embroidery Workshop - Lotus Kit @ 18 Harrison Garden Blvd.
Textured Art Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Toronto Artisan Market @ Trinity Bellwoods Park

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