Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Mar 20 - Mar 22)

Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Mar 20 - Mar 22)

Free Community Connects networking event at RCHIVE (April 4, 1-3pm) — meet creatives, youth leaders & changemakers for an afternoon of connections, live performances, and giveaways.

Friday 03/20

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Cook the Books - Ottolenghi by Alissa Kondogiannis @ The Depanneur
Hot Dogs & Harmonies Karaoke Night @ Left Field Brewery

🎵 Music
CAMUCAMU @ The Painted Lady
Daisy - Kendra Lyttle Release Show @ Annette Studios
Global Late Night: Total Recall - The Event @ Lula Lounge
HEY YA! 2000s Video Dance Party @ Ground Control
Lamb Of God - Heaviest Tour of the Year 2026 @ Great Canadian Casino Resort
PATRICK TOPPING @ NOMAD @ NOMAD
Spring Equinox A Cappella Jam @ St Matt’s United Church
String Quartets by Haydn and Mozart @ St. Thomas’s Anglican Church

🎉 Entertainment
Unbuttoned @ Cake Cabaret
All of Us Are Naughty: Comedy Show @ Social Capital Theatre
Black Sheep Comedy @ Rorschach Brewing Co. Featuring ANJELICA SCANNURA @ Rorschach Brewing
Board Game Night at Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village Toronto @ Left Field Brewery Liberty Village
Chaotic Good @ Comedy Bar
Daddy Issues Comedy Night - Standup Comedy Show @ Desi Food Junction
Laughs in the Loft at the Olde Stone Cottage Pub @ The Olde Stone Cottage Pub
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man - Pub Pop-Up @ Man of Kent (Free)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

🏒 Sports
2026 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament @ Mattamy Athletic Centre
NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricanes @ Scotiabank Arena
Superkick'd Pro Wrestling Rock Show @ The Great Hall
VPS Student Fight Night @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

🎭 Art and Culture
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Monica's News @ Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas and VIP
National Ballet of Canada: Pinocchio @ Four Seasons Centre
NIKA & MADISON @ TIFF Lightbox
Through the Eyes of an Immigrant @ Remote Gallery

🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: March Break for Kids @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Creative Kids March Break: Slime Art Fun Workshop in Toronto @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Djembe Jams @ Parkdale Library (Free)
Toronto Comicon 2026 @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building

🐾 Pet
Canine Circus @ Winter Garden Theatre

📅 Other Events
\Do It Together" in one of RONA's coveted DIY Workshops" @ Multiple Venues
What You Wont Do for Love @ The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre

Saturday 03/21

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Egg Pastas of Italy with Chef Anthony Sestito @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Hayden Ryann Live @ Dina's Tavern
Drew Henderson Guitar @ St Andrews church
Frequency: Janel Jones @ Worth Gallery
Giddy Up! @ Embassy Bar
Hayden Ryann Live At Dina's Tavern @ Dina's Tavern
Melissa Auf der Maur Book Launch and Signing @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Rejoice in the Lamb @ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Rich Amiri @ The Concert Hall
Salsa Saturday with Ricky Franco, DJ Van Gogh & Teria Morada! @ Lula Lounge
Saturday Night Swing Dance with Matt Smith Quintet Plus a Beginner Swing Dance Lesson @ Swing Toronto
SPELLBOUND: GOTH / DARKWAVE / POST-PUNK / INDUSTRIAL w/ Siouxsie & The Banshees Spotlight @ Ground Control
Spring Equinox Showcase @ Overture Studios
The Bowie Lives By Popular Return Demand @ The Duke
VIRTUOSITY AND REVOLUTION @ Meridian Arts Centre

🎉 Entertainment
All The Best: A Stand-up Show @ Comedy Bar
Asian Comedy Night: PRO Stand Up Comedy @ 7/9PM @ Society Clubhouse
Bert Kreischer - Permission To Party 2025 Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Best Damn Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Social Capital Theatre, Toronto
Best Damn Stand-Up Comedy Show in Toronto @ Social Capital Theatre
Femme Fatale Comedy Show @ Chakna Backroom Bar
Jay Light @ Backroom Comedy Club #One Night Only! @ Backroom Comedy Club
notnot presents: the mini @ The Theatre Centre
Right Above Hong Luck: A Creative Mixer @ EyeDot Studio
Rob Anderson Are You Afraid of the '90s? @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
The Paddock Tavern Comedy Showcase @ The Paddock Tavern

🏒 Sports
MLS: Toronto FC vs. Columbus Crew @ BMO Field

🎭 Art and Culture
[LAB]YRINTH Art Exhibition @ The Great Hall, OCAD University
A Sculpting Class by Artbox @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Anga's Farm: Spring Succulent Workshop @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Art of CHOCOLATE Making - Build, Stack, Snack @ QUEST XO
Canadian Premier of Tango Malhar @ 805, Dovercourt House, Toronto
Free Art and Food Excursion @ Multiple Venues (Free)
International Astrology Day Mini Readings - Astrology Toronto @ Tranzac Club
Intro to Silverpoint Drawing @ Gwartzman's Art Supplies
Kym's Klay Session: A Sensory Art Experience @ Abanico Dance
National Ballet of Canada: Pinocchio @ Four Seasons Centre
Paint Night Spring Swing and Flowers Acrylic Painting Workshop @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Poetry Open Mic @ Buddies in Bad Times
Polymer Clay Figurines - She Slays Edition @ Oria on King
Poshmark Pop-Up: Style in Full Bloom @ Olivia's Garden (Free)
The Art Guild of Scarborough's Juried Spring Art Show and Sale @ Centennial Recreation Centre - Scarborough
Ukrainian Pysanky Workshop @ Ukrainian Museum of Canada – Ontario Branch
War And Peace: Songs And Monologues @ The Redwood Theatre, Toronto

🎡 Family
Free Puppet Theatre Workshops for Kids in Leslieville, Toronto @ Toronto Puppet Theatre School Chickadeedee (Free)
Help Pack Clothes for Torontonians In Need @ CSI Spadina (Free)
Klassic Kidz: Frozen with Princess Meet And Greet @ Fox Theatre
Light It Up Parade & Celebration @ St. Matthew's Clubhouse (Free)
Peppa Pig's My First Concert @ Meridian Hall

📅 Other Events
Spring Equinox Celebration - A Year In 8 Seasons @ St Matt’s United Church
Spring Reset: NEW DAY @ Wiggle Room

Sunday 03/22

🍽️ Food and Drinks
Making Marmalade with Julian Sleath @ The Depanneur

🎵 Music
Eric Abramovitz, clarinet x 4 TSO Strings @ Walter Hall, UofT
Opera Revue at Granite Brewery @ Granite Brewery
Sunday SerVice with SHERA and Manzone n Strong @ Wiggle Room

🎉 Entertainment
Hip Hop and RnB Bingo with Tom Swoope - Brunch @ Lula Lounge
ICU OPEN MIC @ Sweet Action Theatre
NOT ANOTHER COMEDY SHOW! Comedy. Conversation. Community. @ Catacombs Cabaret
Question Everything Trivia Night @ Insomnia Restaurant @ Insomnia
Rad 40th Anniversary @ Fox Theatre
Unwell But Funny @ Tallboys

🏒 Sports
EFL Cup Final: Arsenal vs Manchester City Watch Party @ Loons Pub (Free)
Toronto Marlies: Women's Celebration Game @ Coca-Cola Coliseum

🎭 Art and Culture
'Love Is Light: a Fairy Tale & a Song' Book Signing & Live Performance Event @ Multiple Venues (Free)
Cover to Cover: A Mini Magazine Conference @ East Room, BIG ROOM
Curator Talk: Celebrating the Most Collaborated Sneakers @ Bata Shoe Museum
Museum of Friendship @ Sixteen Eleven Studios
National Ballet of Canada: Pinocchio @ Four Seasons Centre

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