Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jan 16 - Jan 18)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Jan 16 - Jan 18)

Friday 01/16

🎵 Music
Hart House U of T Festival of Music @ Hart House Theatre
Kristin Lindell live at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
Salsa Fridays with 8 de Barrio, DJ Trambo & Sarita Leyva! @ Lula Lounge
Sonic Sancocho - Edicion Rompe la Pinata @ BSMT 254

🎉 Entertainment
All of Us Are Naughty: Comedy Show @ Social Capital Theatre
Board Game Night at CHEFS HALL in Downtown Toronto @ Chef's Hall
Board Game Night at Junction Craft Brewery in the Junction @ Junction Craft Brewing
Chaotic Good @ Comedy Bar
Mrs. Doubtfire - The Musical @ Princess Of Wales Theatre
The Professionals Comedy Show - Toronto's Best Stand-Up Comedy @ Free Times Cafe
Uncle Lazer @ Toronto

🏒 Sports
NBA: Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Clippers @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
Ranbir Sidhu No Limits: Public Opening @ Art Gallery of Ontario (Free)
There Was, There Was Not - with Atom Egoyan @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Vision Board Collaging/ Art Therapy Experience @ Artbox

Saturday 01/17

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Desde el Mar by Havana Chef @ The Depanneur
Jamaica in Toronto 2026 @ Stackt Market

🎵 Music
1 night with TYLER HILL and RANDOMDOUG all night long @ Wiggle Room
A Soulful Wintry Evening With Kurdish Kamancha @ Burdock Music Hall
Community Piano Jam with Adam Dilouya @ The Painted Lady
Dance 'til Dusk @ Ground Control
Daniel Vnukowski with the Odin Quartet @ Knox United Church
FRANDER @ Small World Music
Frequency: Keira Moore @ Worth Gallery
Lower Bay Big Band live at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
PAUL JAMES 75th Birthday Bash @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Salsa Saturday with Ricky Franco, DJ Van Gogh & Baila Boogaloo! @ Lula Lounge
Secund: Klezmer Rhythm on the Fiddle @ Trinity St. Paul's Church - 427 Bloor St. W. - Memorial Room
SPELLBOUND: Goth Post-Punk Darkwave Video Dance Party w/ Bauhaus Spotlight @ Ground Control, Toronto

🎉 Entertainment
Alex Dewitt@Backroom Comedy Club - Limited Run @ Backroom Comedy Club
Nikki Payne Live in Toronto @ Comedy Bar
Paul Chowdhry- Artificial Indian Tour @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Saturday Night Satire Comedy Show @ Desi Food Junction
Saturday Night Swing Dance with Karina Muhir Swing Band @ Swing Toronto
Something Strange Circus Show @ Lees Palace, Toronto
The Phantom Of The Opera Screening @ The Viceroy Theatre at Glenmore Records Studios
The Something Strange Circus Show @ Lee's Palace

🎭 Art and Culture
A Doll's House @ Bluma Appel Theatre
Freeform Sculpting Class @ ARTBOX
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio & Gallery
Klezmer Instrumental: Playing for Yiddish Dance @ Trinity St. Paul's Church - 427 Bloor St. W. - Dance Studio
Poetry Open Mic @ Buddies in Bad Times
Tabernacle Encounter @ Meridian Hall, Toronto
Unleash Your Inner Artist Art Class @ 183 Gallery

🎡 Family
Create Your Own Hanging Terrarium @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
New Moon in Capricorn Hammock Sound Bath - Sound Healing Wellness Relaxation @ Jungle Flower Wellness
Planetarium - Tour The Universe @ Bridlewood Mall
Scottish Ceilidh Fundraiser for BCG St. Albans @ BGC St. Alban's Club
Speed Friending for Travellers @ Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

Sunday 01/18

🎵 Music
Back To My Roots a Nashville-Style Writers Round @ The Painted Lady
Canadian Chinese Orchestra 2026 Lunar New Year Concert: "Timeless Melodies: A Tribute to Teresa Teng" @ York Woods Library Theatre
FRAMBOISE live at DROM Taberna @ Drom Taberna
Opera Revue Fall/Winter 2025 @ Granite Brewery, Toronto
Peer Gynt's Adventures Concert @ Lawrence Park Community Church

🎉 Entertainment
Big Joke Smackdown - a standup competition @ Free Times Cafe
DESI COMEDY SHOW: HARV AND FRIENDS @ Comedy Bar
Heated Rivalry Improvised @ Comedy Bar East
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia
Rockabilly Hawaii Beach Party Dance ft Nicholas Campbell and The Metre Cheaters and Beginner Lesson @ La Plaza -Basement Lounge

🎭 Art and Culture
An Oil Painting: A Cherry Still Life Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Anga's Farm: Bonsai Seminar @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Evidential Mediumship by Medium Mama Nina @ LITE
Local auditions for the Professional Ballet Program at Canada's National Ballet School @ Canada's National Ballet School
Raoul Wallenberg Day: The Future Awaits @ Cineplex Yonge-Eglinton and VIP
The Gardener and the Dictator @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🎡 Family
A Family Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Session @ Artbox
Board Game Lunch at Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Board Game Night at Red Tape Brewery in East End Toronto @ Red Tape Brewery
January Birding Walk in High Park @ High Park Forest School (Free)

📅 Other Events
Avril Moon - An Avril Lavigne & Sailor Moon Drag Bingo Brunch @ Granite Brewery

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