Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Oct 6 - Oct 12)

October 04, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 19 minutes

Toronto Festivals & Events for Next Week (Oct 6 - Oct 12)

Dare to 'Re-Treat' This Fall

Step into an unforgettable evening designed to nourish your soul, awaken your senses, and guide you toward deeper self-connection. This isn’t just dinner — it’s a transformative retreat where intentional practices meet indulgent moments, creating space for growth, reflection, and renewal.

✨ Dare to 'Re-Treat' Self Care Experience
📆 October 23, 2025 at 5:30pm
📍 IRENE Restaurant by the Water — 25 Dockside Dr, Toronto

Rooted in mental wellness, emotional restoration, and community connection, Dare to ‘Re-Treat’ reimagines how we gather: with intention, depth, and care. Through curated experiences, expert-led conversations, and space to rest and realign, it offers an invitation to pause, reflect, and return to yourself.

✨ Perfect for:

• Professionals seeking a pause from daily demands
• Leaders looking to restore balance & clarity
• Anyone ready to invest in sustainable self-care

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Anyway, checkout what you can do next Monday (10/6) to Sunday (10/12) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Monday 10/06

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Italian Cocktail Revolution @ Toronto

🎵 Music
Advocats Big Band at The Duke Toronto @ The Duke Toronto
Karaoke Meets Fusion Eats @ Scotthill Caribbean Cuisine (Free)
Open Mic Mondays with Kunle @ The Painted Lady (Free)
sombr The Late Nights & Young Romance Tour @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
The Promise of Music: First World Congress on the Social Impact of Music @ Multiple Venues

🎉 Entertainment
After Sunset Film And Music Social @ Free Times Cafe
Gilmore Girls Trivia @ Hemingway's
Something Something Trivia Night hosted by QE Trivia@Something In The Water @ Something in the Water Brewing Co.
The Comedy Collective - A New Comedy Night in Town @ Collective Arts Toronto Taproom
The Trampoline Hall Lectures @ Garrison
Trivia Night at The West Cork Irish Pub @ The West Cork Irish Pub (Free)

🎡 Family
Fundraising Bingo Night @ The Jamii Hub
Toronto Zoo - Science Literacy Week @ Toronto Zoo

Tuesday 10/07

🎉 Entertainment
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Trivia @ Hemingway's
Elevate Festival 2025 @ Multiple Venues
High-Energy 2v2 Dance Battle Comes to The Great Hall @ The Great Hall, Toronto
It's a Material World @ The Fox on Bay
Sapphic Blood On the Clocktower @ CSI Annex in Downtown TO
The AFTER SHOW BAR TOP & BEATS @ The Painted Lady (Free)
Trivia Night at The Wolfe Tone @ The Wolfe Tone Irish Pub (Free)

🎭 Art and Culture
Glow in the Dark Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Immigrant Dreams: The Culture Behind the Craft @ Bata Shoe Museum
Network with the Fashion Industry @ TELIO Textiles (Free)

🐾 Pet
Puppy Cookie Pint Night @ Old Flame Brewery

Wednesday 10/08

🍽️ Food and Drinks
The Art of Neapolitan Pizza: A Guided Class @ Pie Bar

🎵 Music
Lady WrayMODO-LIVE, I am the Eggplant, Programme present... @ The Mod Club
The Music Show @ Comedy Bar

🎡 Family
Beyond the Suit @ Table Fare and Social at CIBC SQUARE
Family Salsa Dance Lessons at Fort York @ Fort York National Historic Site- At the Blue Barracks (Free)
Sapphic Board Game Night at Twilight Cafe Midtown Toronto @ Twilight Cafe Midtown

Thursday 10/09

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Dawn Woodward on Flour is Flavour @ The Depanneur

🎡 Family
Abundant Gifts of Nature @ Downsview Park
Beaks and Brews: Morning Birds and Coffee Walk @ Humber Arboretum
Princess High Tea @ Old Mill Toronto
Riverside Local Love Pop-Up @ Outside Queen Garden Centre

📅 Other Events
Learn how to take better digital photos @ S. Walter Stewart Library, Toronto Public Library

Friday 10/10

🏒 Sports
NBA Preseason: Toronto Raptors vs. Boston Celtics @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
2025 SooRyu Kickoff - Symbiosis II @ Korean Canadian Cultural Centre
Muslim International Film Festival 2025 @ Multiple Venues
North York Diwali Fest @ Mel Lastman Square
Oil Painting Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
YAAACE Labour Market Summit @ Schulich School of Business, York University

📅 Other Events
Nature Photography Walk for Ravine Days @ Humber Arboretum

Saturday 10/11

🏒 Sports
TAWF league kicking off thier pre-season @ Henderson Brewing Co
UST Friendsgiving @ Urban Squash Toronto

Sunday 10/12

🍽️ Food and Drinks
A Legendary Experience: Blackwood Afternoon Tea @ AGO Bistro

🏒 Sports
Beginner Friendly Kundalini Yoga @ Society Clubhouse

🎭 Art and Culture
A Scented Candle Making Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery

📅 Other Events
Vancouver Film School - Info Session, Toronto ON @ The Westin Harbour Castle

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