Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Aug 15-17)

August 14, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Aug 15 - Aug 17)

Hey Torontonians,

The days feel endless, patios are packed, and the city’s got that golden glow every evening. It’s the best time for lakeside walks, late-night ice cream, and squeezing in all the festivals before fall sneaks up on us.

Anyway, checkout what you can do this Friday (8/15) to Sunday (8/17) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 08/15

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Lucky Lion Night Market @ Seneca Polytechnic College Markham Campus

🎉 Entertainment
All of Us Have Secrets @ Social Capital Theatre
Between the Grooves @ Sweet Action Theatre
Breezy Night Party @ A Loft Experience
Detour: Starship Troopers @ Fox Theatre, Toronto
Easy A - 15th Anniversary @ Hot Docs Cinema, Toronto
I Will Say THIS Though - LIVE TAPING @ Comedy Bar
India vs Pakistan: A Desi Comedy Show @ Desi Food Junction - Indian Restaurant
Mike Hammock@ Backroom Comedy Club - Limited Run! @ Backroom Comedy Club
RATS! Another Musical @ The Assembly Theatre

🏒 Sports
2025 Beach Nationals @ Ashbridges Bay (Free)
LVBL x Fairgrounds: Toronto Takeover @ Multiple Venues
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers @ Rogers Centre

🎡 Family
38thScavenger Hunt @ Regent Park Athletic Grounds
Canadian National Exhibition 2025 @ Exhibition Place, Toronto
Immersive Wellness Experience @ Lite Mind Body Clinic

Saturday 08/16

🎵 Music
Culture Fusion: Summer Dance Party @ Bar Dem
EDEN - Beatwave Edition @ Gibraltar Point Beach
Iranian Music Trio - Modal Music in the Parks @ RV Burgess Park
Jazz - Waleed Kush Afro-Jazz Experience @ The Pilot
Joe Perry Project LIVE @ History Toronto
R&B Nights @ Last Call Cocktail Club
Salsa Saturday with Ricky Franco, DJ Van Gogh & Teria Morada! @ Lula Lounge
Saturday Night Swing Dance ft Shannon Butcher & The Choice Cuts Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ St. Barnabas
Sorguinazia with Nachtlich and Arktheos @ The Garrison
Summer Salsa Fiesta with Groove Marmalade @ Old Mill Toronto
Synchro System @ 131 McCormack St.
The Aggrolites @ Adelaide Hall
The Devil's Lettuce with Soup and Trippin' Sundays LIVE @ BSMT 2546
Wasabi Collective w/Shapes, DJ JChameleon @ Rivoli
Willow Avalon @ The Opera House

🎭 Art and Culture
38Exhbit - 38Voices: Stories Untold @ 738 Dundas ST E
Craft Market Fundraiser @ 186 St. Helens Ave. (Free)
Ghibli Summer Market @ Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
Glow Paint Pour Session - Paint fluid bears and more @ Artbox studio gallery
Goth Beach Party Market @ Ground Control
It's Ok World @ Trillium Park (Free)
MadeInTO @ STACKT market
Paint and Sip: Tropical Dreams @ My Inner Child Paint Bar
Poetry Cut-Up Workshop with Murgatroyd Monaghan and Marion Lougheed @ Tranzac Club
Poetry Open Mic @ Multiple Venues
Queer Art Club: Printmaking Workshop @ George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre
Toronto Linocut Printing Workshop ; Hands-On Printmaking Workshop @ PH1 Studios
Wardrobe Sale @ Young Centre for the Performing Arts

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Houseplants Seminar for Beginners @ Anga's Farm & Nursery (Free)
Bloor West Village: Tastes, Tales and Treasure @ Bloor West Village
Disney's Descendants & Zombies: Worlds Collide @ Scotiabank Arena
Kiki's Delivery Service @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
NYCCC Summar Carnival 2025 @ North York Christian Community Church (Free)
Plant Sale at Hideaway Studios @ Hideaway Studios
The 104th Anniversary Warriors' Day Parade @ CNE
The Big Toddle 2025 @ Trinity Bellwoods Park
The Little Circus that Could @ Wychwood Theatre
Wheels on the Danforth @ Crossroads of the Danforth

🐾 Pet
Paws in the Park @ Toronto Humane Society

📅 Other Events
Civic Spark @ Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Sunday 08/17

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Conscious Coffee Party - Round 2 @ CSI Spadina (Free)
Matcha & Mindfulness Workshop in the Park Journaling & Matcha Making @ Trinity Bellwoods Park

🏒 Sports
Beginner Friendly Kundalini Yoga @ Society Clubhouse (Free)
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers @ Rogers Centre

🎭 Art and Culture
1918 Anti-Greek Riots Walking Tour @ White City Café
Resin Art Workshop at Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Toronto Pan Afrikan Film & Media Brunch @ Toronto

🎡 Family
AFRASPEKTION @ Riverside Common Park

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