Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Oct 17 - Oct 19)

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Toronto Festivals & Events for This Weekend (Oct 17 - Oct 19)

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Anyway, checkout what you can do this Friday (10/17) to Sunday (10/19) below! Hope you have a great weekend❣️ Missed out? Catch up with our previous newsletter here.

Friday 10/17

🎉 Entertainment
All of Us Have Secrets: Comedy Show! @ Social Capital Theatre
Canadian Famous Comedy Tour @ Rainhard Brewing Co.
Comedy Night @ The Heartbreak Chef @ The Heartbreak Chef Kensington Market
Culturally Inappropriate - STAND UP COMEDY TOUR - 2025 @ Society Clubhouse
GOOD FRIDAY TRIVIA NIGHT @ GRETA @ Greta Bar Toronto
Hocus Pocus in Concert @ Meridian Hall
Little Deaths Salon @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto
Movie: The Improvised Musical @ Comedy Bar Danforth
Save The Date @ Comedy Bar
Sound Bath for Healing Through Change with The SoundBody Collective @ Grateful Den
You're Going to Hell: Pro Stand-Up Comedy @ Osprey Cafe

🏒 Sports
NBA Preseason: Toronto Raptors vs. Brooklyn Nets @ Scotiabank Arena

🎭 Art and Culture
A Trivia & Paint Night @ Artbox Studio Gallery
ART COLLAGE OPENING-Mirror Mirror @ 183 Gallery
Felt Skull Keychain Workshop @ S. Walter Stewart Library, Toronto Public Library
Paint & Sip Workshop - Gem & Geode Night - Abstract Acrylic Paint Pouring @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
R[ageR[age @ 32 Sousa Mendes St
Scott Lyall at Susan Hobbs Gallery @ Susan Hobbs Gallery
What Brings You In @ Theatre Passe Muraille

🎡 Family
Toronto Fall RV Show & Sale @ The Toronto Congress Centre

Saturday 10/18

🎵 Music
1 night with KENNY GLASGOW @ Wiggle Room
Aynur @ Trinity St. Paul’s United Church
Celebrate the launch of FREQUENCIES with Tash Simone @ The Painted Lady
Gaelle Solal Guitar @ St Andrews Church
GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! The ABBA Boozy Brunch - Toronto @ One Eyed Jack Restaurant & Bar
Neon Mixtape- 80s Dance Party @ Old Mill Toronto
PUNX CAN'T LAUGH FEST 2 @ Rainhard Brewing
R&B Nights @ Last Call Cocktail Bar
Retro Perreo @ Que Rico Tapas Bar
Sam Casey & The Middle Children with The Shirts @ Rivoli
Takes a Village Presents: "Good Company" w/ Cherrykim @ The Ivy
X Avant XX Night 4 @ Music Gallery

🎉 Entertainment
A Bimbofabulous Comedy Show @ Tallboys
An Evening of Improvised Comedy with The Monkey Toast Players @ Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor St. West
Audition @ Fox theatre
CLOWNPOCALYPSE: HONK HEAVEN @ Lithuanian House, Toronto
Comedy Nuggets Stand-Up Showcase @ Social Capital Theatre
Funny in Translation - Immigrant Standup Comedy Show @ Free Times Cafe
Hocus Pocus in Concert @ Meridian Hall
Intro to D&D for Adults @ S. Walter Stewart Library, Toronto Public Library
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo @ The Winter Garden Theatre
Retro Mix 80s & 90s Video Dance Party @ La Plaza Toronto
Toronto Sauna Festival @ Evergreen Brick Works

🎭 Art and Culture
6th Annual OCAD U Gallery Crawl @ OCAD University
Community Art Night in Leslieville! Presented by The Creative Pack, a new collective of local emerging artists @ #140, iZone Lofts
Diwali Mela-Festival of Lights 2025 @ Gerrard India Bazaar
Examined Life @ Hot Docs Cinema
Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Pouring Workshop @ Artbox Studio Gallery
Jeff Wall 2025 Public Preview at MOCA @ MOCA Toronto
Our Immortal Stars Vol. 1 photo exhibit and book launch @ Liss Gallery (Free)
Paint Quest - Interactive Painting Adventure - Chapter 1: Journey to the Mystery Mountain @ Fresh Paint Studio Danforth East
Poetry Open Mic @ Buddies in Bad Times
Sick Stories Pop-Up Bookstore @ Loohoo @ Loohoo (Free)
The Bazaar of the Bizarre: Halloween Extravaganza 2025 @ The Parkdale Hall (1605 Queen St. West, Toronto)
Toronto Dark Arts Market - Hallowmas Market @ Ground Control
Vintage Tailgate @ Typist Studios & Coffee

🎡 Family
Accessible Birding at Downsview Park @ Downsview Park (Free)
Boo At The Zoo @ Toronto Zoo
Canadian Fertility Show @ Westin Harbour Castle
Curious K Explores the Paleozoic @ Wychwood Theatre
Fall Festival 2025 at Queen's Park @ Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park (Free)
Halloween Mini Mission @ Little Canada
Lula Salsa Lab Youth Dance Class Ages 11 to 16 @ Lula Lounge
MET Dollhouse Miniature Show @ Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
National Menopause Show @ 255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6
Where The Wild Things Are @ Young Peoples Theatre

🐾 Pet
Dogfather & Co's Halloween Party @ Ramsden Park near the dog park (Free)

Sunday 10/19

🍽️ Food and Drinks
The Sunday Assembly Farmer's Market @ Steam Whistle Brewing
Vegan Cheesemaking by Emily Zimmerman @ The Depanneur

🏒 Sports
Fertility Matters 6K @ Taylor Creek Park

🎡 Family
Halloween Howl in High Park @ High Park Nature Centre
ZooBoo! at High Park Zoo @ High Park Zoo

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