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Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Oct 10 - Oct 12)
Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Oct 10 - Oct 12)
Hey Torontonians,
How’s it going? The city’s alive with good vibes, cool events, and plenty of reasons to head out and have fun.
Anyway, checkout what you can do this Friday (10/10) to Sunday (10/12) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.
Friday 10/10
🎉 Entertainment
Wait, What's Sri Lanka: An Hour of Stand Up Comedy with Shenuque Tissera @ Free Times Cafe
A Chinese Ghost Story @ Fox Theatre
Blood On the Clocktower at The Grand Order of Divine Sweets in West End TO @ The Grand Order of Divine Sweets
Comedy Nuggets Stand-Up Showcase @ Social Capital Theatre
Falling Into Autumn - Toronto Weekend Dance Jam @ National Ballet School of Canada
GOOD FRIDAY TRIVIA NIGHT @ GRETA @ Greta Bar Toronto
Little Shop of Horrors @ Al Green Theatre
The Impostors - A Social-Deduction Improv Show @ Second City
The Thorn - Experience the World's Most Epic Battle Live @ Meridian Hall
You're Going to Hell: Pro Comedy in Parkdale @ Osprey Cafe
🍽️ Food and Drinks
COOKING CLASS: Intro to Whole Animal Butchery by Chef Taylor Parker @ The Depanneur
🎵 Music
A Decades Dance Party: Thanksgiving Edition @ Handlebar
Dan Mangan - Natural Light Tour @ The Danforth Music Hall
Denielle Bassels - Live at The Old Mill @ Old Mill Toronto
Mariachi Fiesta with Tenor Romulo Delgado @ Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery
Savannah Shea with Logan Brown and Sienna Adelaide Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
Shy FX in Toronto @ 131 McCormack St
The Grogans @ Horseshoe Tavern
TIGHT BEAT PARTY @ Adelaide Hall
🏒 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
🎡 Family
PA Day Family Movie - Pokemon. the first movie @ Palmerston Library (Free)
Pumpkin Fest Toronto @ Downsview Park
World Mental Health Day Fundraiser - Hosted by Rendezvous with Madness Festival @ 1025 Queen St W
📅 Other Events
Nature Photography Walk for Ravine Days @ Humber Arboretum
Saturday 10/11
🍽️ Food and Drinks
Autumn's Up! Fall Marketplace @ Great Lakes Brewery @ Great Lakes Brewery
Giragi Thanks Toronto with Free Sandwiches this Thanksgiving @ Giragi (Free)
Indigenous Food Lab by Chef Taylor Parker @ The Depanneur
Thanksgiving Buffet @ Old Mill Toronto
🎵 Music
Beethoven's Fifth @ George Weston Recital Hall
Budhaditya Mukherjee & Arnab Chakrabarty @ Trinity St. Paul’s United Church
CLASSICS: Music from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, & 90s @ Amsterdam BrewHouse
Grey Swans and Friends Live at The Painted Lady @ The Painted Lady
Salsa Saturday: Santiago Moa & DJ Van Gogh @ Lula Lounge
Stardew Valley: Symphony Of Seasons @ Roy Thomson Hall
Toronto Contra Dance on October 11 2025 @ St. Barnabas, Toronto
tribal bounce ray md warrior records mandiz montreal @ Wiggle Room
🎉 Entertainment
80s/90s Retro GUILTY Pleasures Video Dance Party w/ JANET JACKSON Spotlight @ Ground Control
Colored Only Comedy Show @ BSMT 254
Deathstalker @ Fox Theatre
Retro Bingo at Epochal Imp @ Epochal Imp on The Danforth
Saturday Night FOMO @ Comedy Bar
Saturday Night Showcase @ Comedy Bar East
The Haunted House Tour @ Annabel's
The Thorn - Experience the World's Most Epic Battle Live @ Meridian Hall
Waffles and a movie presents: Byzantium @ Eyesore Cinema
🏒 Sports
TAWF league kicking off thier pre-season @ Henderson Brewing Co
UST Friendsgiving @ Urban Squash Toronto
🎭 Art and Culture
A Cozy Fall Embroidery Workshop @ Evergreen Brick Works
Akin Autumn Gallery Crawl - Oct 11 @ Multiple Venues (Free)
Book Launch of "Trachea" by Mayank Bhatt @ Massey College
Contact Dance Film Fest Screening @ National Ballet School of Canada
Dancehall Session: The Sankofa Trilogy Marathon Weekend @ The Theatre Centre
Diwali - Festival of Lights 2025 @ Nathan Phillips Square
Exhibition: Land & Legacy - The Group of Seven and Their Followers @ Canadian Fine Arts
Paint & Sip - Paint Night - Van Gogh Inspired: Starry Night in the Mountains Acrylic Painting @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
The Mush Hole @ Young People's Theatre
Toronto Queer FIlm Festival: The Nest @ Cinecycle
🎡 Family
A Date Night Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Crochet Level Two: Granny Square Croc Covers @ Bata Shoe Museum
Fall Migratory Bird Day Birding Walk in High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
Ravine Days Walk with Save Ontario's Science Centre and Thorncliffe Park Urban Farmers @ E.T. Seton Park
Sharks Exhibition at ROM @ Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto Zoo - African Penguin Awareness Day @ Toronto Zoo
Sunday 10/12
🍽️ Food and Drinks
A Legendary Experience: Blackwood Afternoon Tea @ AGO Bistro
🎵 Music
All Vinyl Everything - Thanksgiving Long Weekend '25 Edition @ The Drake Hotel
Sunday Service Thank You Party @ Wiggle Room
The Jersey Party @ Myst Toronto
🎉 Entertainment
A Chinese Ghost Story II @ Fox Theatre
Adam Sandler - You're My Best Friend Tour @ Scotiabank Arena
Banned Phones Night @ 788 College Street
DESI COMEDY SHOW: HARV & F.R.I.E.N.D.S @ Comedy Bar
Winni Weno: A Stand-Up Comedy Show Taping! @ Wenona Lodge
🏒 Sports
Beginner Friendly Kundalini Yoga @ Society Clubhouse
🎭 Art and Culture
A Scented Candle Making Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
🎡 Family
Anga's Farm: Create a Succulent Pumpkin Arrangement @ Anga's Farm & Nursery
Stories and Mask Making with Toronto Theatre Collective @ The Pop Stand - Front Patio (Free)
Women's Power Circle & Cacao Ceremony in Toronto @ Inner Arts Collective
📅 Other Events
Vancouver Film School - Info Session, Toronto ON @ The Westin Harbour Castle
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Hope you enjoy your weekend ❤️
Zoe
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