Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Nov 17 - Nov 23)

November 15, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 24 minutes

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Nov 17 - Nov 23)

Reminder - Black friday on 28/11! I have already shortlisted several gadgets I want to buy on my shopping cart ahahah. Anyways, here are the events for the next week -

Monday 11/17

🎵 Music
Clash of the Drums at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna

🎉 Entertainment
A Night of Winter Magic at The Ritz-Carlton @ Epoch Bar & Kitchen Terrace
Alberta Number One @ Revue Cinema
Empyrean Series Trivia @ Hemingway's
LAUGH SCREAM Improv Comedy! @ Backroom Comedy Club
LIVE THRU THIS @ Comedy Bar
Question Everything Trivia hosted by QE Trivia @ Tha Phae Tavern @ Tha Phae Tavern
The Comedy Collective - Standup Comedy Night @ Collective Arts Toronto Taproom

🏒 Sports
NBA: Toronto Raptors vs. Charlotte Hornets @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
Canvas Bear Paint-Pouring Workshop @ ARTBOX
Lyse Doucet: The Finest Hotel in Kabul @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Reveal of a new shipwreck near Toronto @ University of Toronto
Riverside Window Wonderland & Art Walk Tour @ Multiple Venues

Tuesday 11/18

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Aburi Sushi hosts one-night-only Hokkaido A5 Wagyu and seafood shabu shabu feast in Toronto @ Waterworks Food Hall Toronto
Sabre and Slay Natural Wine Fair @ Cafe Paradise/Blue Door Wine Shop

🎵 Music
AN EVENING OF JAZZ WITH FIFTH ELEMENT AT REID'S DISTILLERY @ Reid's Distillery
KATSEYE - Beautiful Chaos 2025 Tour @ The Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Resort

🏒 Sports
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Night @ ARTBOX STUDIO GALLERY
Autumn Leaves @ Women's Art Association of Canada
Go At Your Own Pace Sewing @ Creative Reuse Toronto
Tis the Season Art Exhibition @ Assembly Hall

🐾 Pet
Build Your Own Gingerbread Doggie House @ Old Flame Brewery

Wednesday 11/19

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Big Slice Trivia Night @ Ambassador Pizza Co. hosted by QE Trivia @ Ambassador Pizza Co.
Dinner With Strangers @ Roof Garden
Reid's Toronto Cocktail Competition @ Reid's Distillery

🎵 Music
Blood Orange - Essex Honey Tour @ History Toronto
Fredy Clue live at DROM Taberna @ DROM Taberna
No Day But Today I Adam Pascal @ Al Green Theatre I Miles Nadal JCC
Notte d'Amore @ Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery

🎉 Entertainment
Bollywood: Khan Edition Trivia @ Hemingway's
Citadel Dance Mix @ The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance
Designing the Movies: Darling @ Revue Cinema
Doc Soup: Roads of Fire @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
How I Met Your Mother Trivia Night! @ The Pint
Important Cinema Club: On Deadly Ground @ 2236 Queen St. East, Toronto, ON, M4E 1G2
Nerds and Games Night @ The Theatre Centre
QUESTION EVERYTHING TRIVIA @ STACKT MARKET @ Courage Cookies at Stackt Market
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia
Trivia Night at Danu Social House: Round #34 @ Danu Social House
Wicked Trivia & Karaoke @ The Pilot

🎭 Art and Culture
Curator-Led Tour: Photography Exhibitions at The Image Centre @ The Image Centre
Don Valley Art Club Holiday Show and Sale @ Dignam Gallery, Women's Art Association of Canada (Free)
New Ideas Festival @ Alumnae Theatre - Studio Theatre
Resin Jewellery Making @ ARTBOX
Stories of Murder and Mayhem @ Back Lane Studios (Free)

Thursday 11/20

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Dubai Chocolate Class @ Le Dolci Culinary Classroom
Taste of Iceland Festival @ Toronto

🏒 Sports
NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @ Scotiabank Arena
Nightmare before Lucha Xmas @ Parkdale Hall, Toronto

🎡 Family
Christmas Book Sale @ Toronto Reference Library
Kevin Sylvester: The Mountain, the Valley and the Titanic @ Lillian H. Smith Library, lower level, 239 College Street Toronto (Free)
THE PEER SOCIAL CLUB @ Firkin Pub Toronto

🐾 Pet
Etobicoke Humane Society Benefit Show @ Teddy Beer Bar

Friday 11/21

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Art of CHOCOLATE Making - Build, Stack, Snack @ QUEST XO
Intro to Whole Animal Butchery @ The Depanneur
Italian Aperitivo & Focaccia Workshop @ Le Dolci Culinary Classroom
WineFest Toronto: Holiday Edition @ Heritage Court at Exhibition Place

🏒 Sports
NBA Cup: Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
14th Breakthroughs Film Festival @ Paradise Theatre
25th Anniversary Older & Reckless @ Fleck Harbourfront Centre Theatre
2025 Directors' Showcase @ Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
A Glow-in-the-dark Paint Night @ ARTBOX STUDIO GALLERY
Cillian Me Softly Presents BREAKFAST ON PLUTO, 2005 @ Eyesore Cinema
Moonlight Schooner @ Berkeley Street Theatre
Oluseye in Conversation with Neil Price @ Art Gallery of Ontario (Free)
The Vegan Fashion Show @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre (Hall D and E)
Vintage MarketVintage MRKT – $4/LB Event! @ 1086 1/2 Queen St W, Toronto
Weesageechak Begins to Dance 38 @ Aki Studio

🎡 Family
Board Game Night at Junction Craft Brewery in the Junction @ Junction Craft Brewing
Ever After: TIFA's Romance Festival, Sponsored by Rakuten Kobo @ Yorkville Royal Sonesta Hotel
Light it UP! @ St Clements Parkette
Markham Home For The Holidays @ Markham Fairgrounds (Free)
Paper Ball Decoration Workshop @ S. Walter Stewart, Toronto Public Library
The National Women's Show - Presented By WonderBra @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto Botanical Garden Holiday Eco Market @ Toronto Botanical Garden (Free)
Toy Story in Concert @ Meridian Hall

Saturday 11/22

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Intro to Knife Skills with Sonya Gammal @ The Depanneur
Of Sorts x Waterworks Holiday Market @ Waterworks Food Hall Toronto
Open Studio DIY Chocolate Painting @ QUEST XO

🎵 Music
3 rd annual ANIMAL INSTINX @ Wiggle Room
6 Years of Afrique Like Me! @ Annabel's Music Hall
Advocats Big Band @ Old Mill Toronto
Depeche Mode Fest Video Dance Party - 29th Annual Event - DM All Night @ Ground Control
Down-Home Hoedown @ GLB Brewpub @ GLB Brewpub
Indigenous Artists & Friends Host by Eeyousee Production Inc. @ Fort York National Historic Site
KILLABEATMAKER live at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
Leonela Alejandro Guitar @ St Andrews Church
Majd Sukar at DROM Taberna @ DROM Taberna, Toronto
Mass for the Endangered @ Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Toronto
Mung Jai at DROM Taberna @ DROM Taberna Toronto
Nathan Hiltz - Tribute to Wes Montgomery @ The Pilot
Parabolus Complete Tool Experience @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Presenting Etiqueta Negra, DJ Van Gogh and Dance to Live! @ Lula Lounge
Prophecy at Swan Dive @ Swan Dive (Free)
RENAISSANCE meets MEMOIRS Part 5 - '90s vs '00s Edition @ Revival
Rock the House: A Fundraiser in Support of Women's Habitat of Etobicoke @ My House in the Junction
Toronto Beatlemania! @ Massey Hall
Toronto Firefighters Battle of the Bands 2025 @ Opera House

🎉 Entertainment
Ava: The Secret Conversations - The Play @ CAA Theatre
Blood in the Snow: Emerging Screams 2025 @ Isabel Bader Theatre
Ever After Ball @ The Yorkville Royal Sonesta
Funny in Translation - Standup Comedy Show @ Free Times Cafe
Hutch & Friends @ The Burdock Concert Hall
Matt Rife Live In Toronto - Stay Golden 2025-26 World Tour @ Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
SKETCH-O-MATIC @ Comedy Bar
The Room w/ Greg Sestero @ Fox Theatre
Torio Van Grol@Backroom Comedy Club - Limited Run! @ Backroom Comedy Club
Zodiac @ Hot Docs Cinema

🏒 Sports
MOCA Movement: Pilates in the Museum @ MOCA Toronto
Toronto Marlies - Mascot Mayhem @ Coca-Cola Coliseum

🎭 Art and Culture
2025 Barbados Independence Gala Toronto All Inclusive @ Parkview Manor
ANOTHER KIND OF CRAFT AFFAIR @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 345
Evening of Kirtan at The Yoga Lounge @ The Yoga Lounge
Glow-in-the-dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Holiday Artisan Market @ Riverdale Hub @ Riverdale Hub
Holiday Handmade Art and Fine Craft Sale - Shop Unique Gifts and Home Goods @ Neilson Park Creative Centre
Holiday OCAD Artist Alley 2025 @ OCAD University- The Great Hall & Lobby
Made in Ontario Holiday Artisan Market at Queen's Park @ Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park
Maker Bean Holiday Maker Market @ The Maker Bean Cafe, 1052 Bloor St West, just east of Dufferin, Toronto (Free)
On The Horizon Showcase @ El Mocambo
SABCOFEST The First South Asian Arts Festival @ Rivoli Toronto
St. Andrew's Charity Ball @ Fairmont Royal York

🎡 Family
2025 Angels In Action Gala @ Royal York Hotel
Anga's Farm: Winter Urn Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Birkdale Seniors Christmas Bazaar @ Birkdale Community Centre (Free)
Bloor Yorkville Holiday Magic @ Village of Yorkville Park
Breakfast With Santa - A Holiday Morning Like No Other @ Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Crescent Town Club Craft Show and Sale @ Crescent Town Club
Good Morning Science @ University of Toronto - Medical Science Building
Holiday Market Sip n Shop at the Kimpton Saint George @ Kimpton Saint George
Holly Berry Fair - Rosedale @ Rosedale United Church
Paws and Claus - Pet Photo with Santa @ Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
Smile for Santa! @ Yorkgate Mall
Terrarium 101 Workshop @ Toronto Public Library - Leaside
WINNERS Big Black Bag @ 400 Front Street West

Sunday 11/23

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Sicilian Festa by Erica Foffi @ The Depanneur

🎉 Entertainment
Body Breath Sound Healing Retreat for Groups @ Parkway Forest Community Centre
Geoffrey Asmus @ Comedy Bar East
Intrigue at the Museum: A Mystery Scavenger Hunt at ROM @ Royal Ontario Museum
Magic and Gathering - A queer magic the gathering night @ Three Dollar Bill (Free)

🏒 Sports
Toronto Raptors vs. Brooklyn Nets @ Scotiabank Arena

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Winter Urn Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Riverside Holiday Market @ Ralph Thornton Community Centre (Free)
The Original Santa Claus Parade 2025 @ Christie Pits Park (Free)

🐾 Pet
BARRY'S x MUTTS Dog Rescue @ Barry's Bootcamp Toronto
Kitten Yoga by Yoga Kawa Toronto Devon Rex @ 539 A Mount Pleasant Road

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