Toronto events · List updated October 31, 2026 · Luc ‘n’ Steve on Leave
Coming up in Toronto: the events of the months ahead
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Exhibitions, shows, festivals, family outings: Toronto stays lively even in winter — but the information is scattered. So we plugged this page straight into the City’s official calendar: 382 events await you from November 2026 to April 2027.
First pick your part of the city, then your month: in each month, we separate what starts from what is still on — so nothing slips by you, even if it began the month before.
Your part of Toronto:
Downtown — 198 upcoming events
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November 2026 — 115 events— filtered selection from 115 available
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Canoe Landing “Walk of Lights” Pumpkin Parade
📅 Nov 1, 2026
CelebrationsFree
Save your Halloween pumpkin for one more evening to shine! Join us in a family-friendly celebration bringing together local schools, families, and neighbours! Discover special pumpkin patches featuring creations by local schoolchildren,…
Dinuk Wijeratne and the Canadian Chamber Orchestra
📅 Nov 3, 2026
Cultural
Pianist and composer Dinuk Wijeratne joins the Canadian Chamber Orchestra for his electrifying solo piano and string orchestra piece Gajaga Vannama. Inspired by Sri Lankan ritual and the majesty of the elephant, this vibrant…
Architecture and Design Film Festival – ADFF: TO
📅 Nov 4, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026
Film
Returning with diverse films and conversations that entertain, engage, and inspire audiences of all backgrounds. The programs celebrate the human stories and creativity behind the world we live in. See you there!
Cultural Hotspot Virtual Funding Info Session: KGO
📅 Nov 4, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
The City of Toronto's Cultural Hotspot program is offering funding for arts, culture and community projects that celebrate the people, places and stories of Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park (KGO). From June to October 2027, Cultural Hotspot…
📷 Makers Collective, photo by Change Made with Sid Naidu
The T.O. You Don’t Know
📅 Nov 4, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Uncover hidden stories Toronto has long overlooked. Explore the history of over 70 historic sites, forgotten events, fascinating local narratives and unique objects. It surfaces the ignored, the hyperlocal and the quietly radical,…
📷 Museum of Toronto
Diaspora Film Festival
📅 Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Film
This festival provides Toronto audiences with an opportunity to experience the cultural mosaic of the present world through the medium of cinema.
The Suite Life
📅 Nov 5, 2026
Cultural
Violinist Irmina Trynkos, praised by BBC Music Magazine as "an intense and charismatic new star," takes centre stage for the Toronto premiere of Claudia Montero's Violin Concerto; a Latin Grammy-winning work heard in Toronto for the very…
A Moving Affair: Shelter Movers' 10th Anniversary Gala
📅 Nov 6, 2026
Charity/Cause
Shelter Movers' signature annual gala returns with an elegant evening to inspire hope and transform lives for survivors of abuse. This year's edition marks the charity's 10th anniversary and brings together community leaders, corporate…
Bring Your Own Board (game)
📅 Nov 6, 2026
Seminars/WorkshopsFree
Register and bring your fave board game! We invite you to convince others to try your game. Bring something quick and quippy so we can play the most games for the night. Be prepared to explain how to play the game you're bringing.
📷 WWTO/Kelly
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
📅 Nov 6, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026
History
A joyful comedy that flips the script on Shakespeare's most infamous heroines. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of her landmark play, acclaimed novelist and playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald steps into the spotlight as Constance Ledbelly,…
📷 Ann-Marie MacDonald, Jessica B. Hill and Caroline Toal. Photo by Elana Emer.
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello, with Alexandre Tharaud, piano
📅 Nov 6, 2026
Live Performances
The celebrated French-Canadian cellist and French pianist reunite for an afternoon of refined artistry, performing works by Brahms, Debussy, Schubert, and others. Jean-Guihen Queyras learnt his interpretative approach from none other than…
The Glenn Gould School Chamber Opera Barber’s A Hand of Bridge and Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti
📅 Nov 6, 2026
Live Performances
This season’s offering will be a double bill of Samuel Barber’s A Hand of Bridge, a poignant miniature opera that reveals the hidden thoughts of four bridge players during a seemingly ordinary card game, and Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in…
The Professionals Comedy Show – Toronto's Best Stand-Up Comedy
📅 Nov 6, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026
Comedy
Canada's top stand-up comics unite to deliver an evening of hilarity! Acts have been featured on: Just For Laughs, CBC, Sirius XM and more! When amateur comedy isn't doing the job, it's time to call The Professionals. A line-up of Canada's…
2026 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration
📅 Nov 7, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
Celebrations
Join the Hockey Hall of Fame as we welcome hockey’s newest legends, Class of 2026 Inductees: Patrice Bergeron, Brian Burke, Cindy Curley, Carey Price, Pekka Rinne and Keith Tkachuk. This is your chance to say, "I was there". Experience an…
📷 Hockey Hall of Fame
Cigar Club: 10-Year Anniversary
📅 Nov 7, 2026
Live Performances
Toronto music veterans join the Cigar Club as they hit the stage to celebrate this milestone! Featuring Fortunate Losers and The Young Scones.
Indigenous Beading Workshop: Poppy
📅 Nov 7, 2026
Indigenous
In honour of Remembrance Day and National Indigenous Veterans Day, join Natalie Ortiz for a meaningful afternoon of beading, reflection, and remembrance. In this hands-on workshop, participants will create a beautiful beaded poppy while…
📷 Natalie Ortiz
John Beasley’s Unlimited Miles: Miles Davis at 100
📅 Nov 7, 2026
Live Performances
Under the direction of Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer, and arranger John Beasley, star‑studded musicians Marcus Strickland on saxophone, Sean Jones on trumpet, Ben Williams on bass, and Terreon Gully on drums delve into the…
More Than a Game: Stories and Legacy of Lacrosse
📅 Nov 7, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Join Toronto History Museums’ Chief Curator, Tara Chadwick, in conversation with Lance Winn, Sports Broadcaster and Vice-President of the Arena Lacrosse League, and lacrosse players and supporters as they reflect on the legacy and…
📷 Lance Winn
The Glenn Gould School: Barber’s A Hand of Bridge and Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti
📅 Nov 7, 2026
Live Performances
This season’s offering will be a double bill feature. Enjoy Samuel Barber’s A Hand of Bridge, a poignant miniature opera that reveals the hidden thoughts of four bridge players during a seemingly ordinary card game. As well, listen to…
Beaded Poppy Workshop with Marissa Magneson at Fort York
📅 Nov 8, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Make your own beautiful beaded poppy patch to honour Indigenous Veterans Day and the service, sacrifice and contributions of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples to Canada’s military history. Led by Marissa Magneson, a Cree-Métis artist,…
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
📅 Nov 8, 2026
Live Performances
“By almost any measure, Ohlsson is one of the great American pianists.” (The Washington Post). A towering figure among the world’s greatest pianists, Garrick Ohlsson is renowned for his “incredible technique with razor-sharp accuracy”…
Immersion Festival
📅 Nov 8, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026
Dance
Join us for a celebration of Canadian cultural life for audiences and a sought-after performance and networking opportunity for renowned and aspiring artists, with three distinct stage performances, twelve workshops, a dance education…
Indigenous Veterans Day Ceremony
📅 Nov 8, 2026
HistoryFree
The City honours the bravery of those who served through the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, Afghanistan, peacekeeping missions around the world, and who continue to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. The ceremony includes…
📷 City of Toronto
Jaime French at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club
📅 Nov 8, 2026
Comedy
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1989, French’s passion for video creation ignited at a young age when she received a video camera for her 12th birthday. From that moment, she embarked on a journey of storytelling and self-expression…
Rogers v. Rogers
📅 Nov 8, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026
Cultural
The hit show returns to a new venue, same buzz! Based on Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada’s Telecom Empire by Alexandra Posadzki. Telecom tycoon Ted Rogers built an empire turning Canada’s airwaves into cash. Now his son…
📷 Tom Rooney. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Meeting of the Minds: A Toronto Hip Hop Town hall
📅 Nov 9, 2026
CulturalFree
In celebration of Hip-Hop History Month, this event brings artists, educators, students and community members together to celebrate the evolution of Toronto's Hip-Hop scene and build on its momentum — sharing hard-won lessons, tackling…
Summer Dad in 4D – A Sketch Comedy Show
📅 Nov 9, 2026
Comedy
An immersive live sketch comedy show like you've never seen before! After being awarded Sketchiest Sketch Troupe 2026 by fellow artists and Best of the Fest 2026 at TOSketchfest, Summer Dad has put together their most UNHINGED sketch revue…
Reclaiming Knowledge: Indigenous Disability, Language, Education, and the Politics of Research
📅 Nov 10, 2026
IndigenousFree
Please join us for a two-hour hybrid public lecture bringing together three scholarly perspectives from John Gilroy, John Ward, and Rodney Adams, whose work spans Australia and Canada. Presented by the CERC in Health Equity and Community…
ROM Speaks Kristallnacht "The Night of Broken Glass"
📅 Nov 10, 2026
History
Iconic Canadian Artists Saul Rubinek and Seana McKenna Perform for one night only. A must-attend night with Saul Rubinek and Seana McKenna, who will perform a dramatic reading from an original theatrical work to commemorate Kristallnacht.…
ProFusion Expo 2026
📅 Nov 11, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026
Consumer Show/ConventionFree
Canada’s biggest celebration of photo, video, filmmaking, and creator culture. This is where the imaging industry comes to see what’s next! For two unforgettable days, enthusiasts, brands and industry leaders come together for hands-on…
Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert
📅 Nov 11, 2026 – Apr 7, 2027
Live PerformancesFree
Solo and chamber works are performed by young artists on the cusp of major careers, who are enrolled in The Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at The Glenn Gould School.
Remembrance Day at Fort York
📅 Nov 11, 2026
HistoryFree
Attend one of the City’s most evocative Remembrance Day ceremonies at Fort York National Historic Site. All are encouraged to take part in honouring and remembering the service and sacrifice of all Canadians, from diverse backgrounds and…
Remembrance Day Ceremony
📅 Nov 11, 2026
HistoryFree
Join the City of Toronto in honouring the courage, sacrifice and service of Canada's fallen heroes. Wear a Poppy and come together for a moment of collective reflection and gratitude in front of Old City Hall. This year marks the…
📷 City of Toronto
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
📅 Nov 11, 2026 – Nov 21, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival returns for its 30th Anniversary this year. With selected feature films and all shorts available online across Canada, Reel Asian’s milestone edition celebrates three decades of contemporary cinema…
What Is the Role of Empathy in Democracy?
📅 Nov 11, 2026
Charity/Cause
Rarely do leaders gather to examine one question from so many perspectives. Join us at our 30th Anniversary Symposium. Speakers include: Hon. Bob Rae – former politician and Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, Jennifer Welsh -…
A Christmas Carol
📅 Nov 12, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026
Literary
Dickens’s timeless holiday story of transformation, kindness and human connection. This fresh adaptation by Tim Carroll brings Charles Dickens’s world to life through inventive puppetry, towering ghosts that fill the stage, traditional…
📷 Sanjay Talwar as Ebenezer Scrooge, with the cast of A Christmas Carol (Travis Seetoo, Katie Ryerson, Jay Turvey, Graeme…
The 2026 European Union Film Festival
📅 Nov 12, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
A full selection of 28 acclaimed curated films showcasing the breadth of European cinema, taking audiences on a journey from therapy sessions in Sweden and artistic pursuits in Austria to a sci-fi exploration of AI in Romania, encounters…
📷 EUFF
The Distillery Winter Village
📅 Nov 12, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Celebrations
Turning into a European-inspired Christmas market, with thousands of lights, dozens of seasonal food and drink vendors, and festive shopping across thirteen acres of Victorian brickwork. Known as the city's most atmospheric holiday outing,…
The Toronto Burlesque Festival
📅 Nov 12, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Dance
Inviting you into REVERIE, a world beyond the ordinary. With four distinct shows of bold artistry, glamour, fantasy and joyful rebellion Toronto’s flagship burlesque festival brings together more than 50 extraordinary burlesque, cabaret,…
Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart
📅 Nov 13, 2026
Live Performances
The banjo visionary leads an all‑star ensemble through some new music and classic tunes, blending bluegrass roots with jazz and classical influences. Over the last four decades, Béla Fleck has made a point of boldly going where no banjo…
National Ballet of Canada – Emergence / Silent Screen
📅 Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Two acclaimed works return in a dynamic double bill celebrating the company’s innovation and global influence. Crystal Pite’s award-winning Emergence was a breakout success that redefined the relationship between classical and contemporary…
📷 Karolina Kuras
Aga Khan Master Musicians
📅 Nov 14, 2026
Live Performances
Creating music inspired by their own deep roots in the cultures of the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin, South Asia, Central Asia, and China. Brought together by the Aga Khan Music Programme to explore how musical innovation can…
The Sororum Presents: A Step Through Time
📅 Nov 14, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Join us for a memorable day of history, artistry, discovery and meaningful connection in Toronto's charming Yorkville neighbourhood. Our journey begins at the iconic Bata Shoe Museum with a private guided tour exploring fascinating stories…
Benedict Sheehan’s ‘Ukrainian War Requiem’: The National Tour
📅 Nov 15, 2026
Cultural
The Axios Men’s Ensemble, in celebration of their historic Juno award, for Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble) for the recording of Benedict Sheehan’s Ukrainian War Requiem, have announced a national tour this November. Composed…
BMO Student Life Expo 2026
📅 Nov 15, 2026
Consumer Show/ConventionFree
Mark your calendars, your future starts here! Planning for after high school? Whether you're considering university, college, skilled trades, apprenticeships, travel or jumping straight into the workforce, join us in exploring what's next.…
Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano, with Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano
📅 Nov 15, 2026
Live Performances
Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb and Israeli pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz blend French repertoire with Tunisian lullabies. Chaieb’s voice has been praised for possessing a “a dark, velvety sheen, rich but never overindulgent”…
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?® – MENDELSSOHN
📅 Nov 15, 2026
Live Performances
Featuring Jonathan Crow, violin; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin; Sharon Wei, viola; Roman Borys, cello; and the Dior String Quartet. In "What Makes It Great?", composer, commentator, and author Rob Kapilow unlocks great music with insight,…
Cocktails for a Cause Annual Fundraiser
📅 Nov 17, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Bringing together Toronto’s young professionals and community leaders, this is an evening dedicated to raising awareness and support of WoodGreen’s new Youth Wellness Centre. Guests will enjoy an engaging evening connecting with Toronto’s…
Home Energy Loan Program Information Webinar
📅 Nov 17, 2026
EnvironmentalFree
Join City of Toronto staff to learn more about the Home Energy Loan Program and the incentives for energy-efficient, low-carbon home retrofits. Please register in advance.
Punch Brothers
📅 Nov 17, 2026
Live Performances
Punch Brothers, formed by mandolinist Chris Thile in 2006, is known for pushing the boundaries of acoustic music. In addition to Thile, the band currently comprises guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, and…
Dog Days: Canadian Opera Premiere
📅 Nov 18, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026
Live Performances
A contemporary opera that combines classical vocals with dark ambient noise and amplified electric guitars. Set during a fictional wartime blackout, the story follows a rural working-class family attempting to survive amidst military…
📷 Tapestry Opera
Endgame
📅 Nov 18, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026
Cultural
Samuel Beckett’s Endgame is the tragicomic tale of a man living with his parents and his servant in a world beyond time and place. With nowhere to go and not much to do, they spend their days telling stories and contemplating the absurdity…
📷 Photo by Ros Kavanagh
Fort York Integrated Operations and Heritage Stewardship Study Community Engagement Session
📅 Nov 19, 2026 – Nov 24, 2026
HistoryFree
Help shape the future of Fort York National Historic Site by sharing your perspectives on heritage stewardship, programming, public access, community use and the site's role within a growing city. Your input will help shape the…
📷 City of Toronto
Sleigh It Ain’t So
📅 Nov 19, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026
Comedy
Light up your holiday season with a merry comedy spectacular brimming with laughter and holiday cheer. Enjoy a playful mix of classic sketches from The Second City’s celebrated archives, dazzling new material, and the uproarious improv…
Wychwood Library Talk: Managing Invasive Plants Around Your Home
📅 Nov 19, 2026
EnvironmentalFree
Join the City of Toronto for a presentation on invasive plants commonly found around homes in Toronto. Learn how to identify these species, understand their impact and effectively manage them. You’ll also get tips on supporting local…
📷 City of Toronto
Naghash Ensemble, Karen Ouzounian and the Amadeus Choir
📅 Nov 20, 2026
Live Performances
A magical evening of Armenian music direct from Yerevan, and the Canadian premiere of Dear Mountains, a recent work for chorus, solo cello, oud, and percussion, co-composed by the RCM alumna and Silk Road Ensemble member Karen Ouzounian…
2026 Grand Slam: The Inspirational Speaking Finals
📅 Nov 21, 2026
Live Performances
The top speakers from this season's competitions return for one night, each delivering a brand new five-minute speech on the 2026 theme, Catalyst. Eight judges from media, business and publishing name the Inspirational Speaker of the Year,…
At the Table – Grand Social
📅 Nov 21, 2026
Food/Culinary
Join us for a Grand Social featuring exceptional producers from France and Germany. Meet the winemakers behind the wines and taste openly a selection of their finest cuvées, while enjoying unlimited delicious food offerings from some of…
Cookie Decorating
📅 Nov 21, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Celebrations
Sprinkles, icing, cookies and Santa, what could be more festive? Bring your little ones for a fun-filled holiday experience where they can decorate their own festive cookies, get creative with all the sweet trimmings and take a selfie with…
Evening of Kirtan
📅 Nov 21, 2026
Cultural
You are warmly invited to join us for an evening of interactive musical mantra meditation (kirtan). Kirtan is a call-and-response form of meditation, utilizing ancient eastern mantras, traditional instruments and our very own voices. This…
Pet Photos with Santa
📅 Nov 21, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026
Celebrations
The holidays are for everyone, including our furry family members! Bring your beloved pet to The Elm Tavern for a festive photo with Santa and create a special holiday memory to cherish. The package includes a photo with Santa and a…
Resonance: A Classical Concert – Leon Lorenz ft. Sinfonia Toronto
📅 Nov 21, 2026
CulturalFree
Join us for a special gala concert celebrating the enduring friendship and diplomatic relations between Germany and Canada through the universal language of music. Resonance: J. S. Bach’s Violin Concerto, Xenakis’ Rebonds, and Corigliano’s…
Rudolph Runs Wild
📅 Nov 21, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Family/Children
Share silliness this holiday season with a jolly extravaganza for kids, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and reindeer of all ages! Featuring a fun and festive blend of family-friendly songs and sketches from The Second City’s rich…
The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy Showcase Concert
📅 Nov 21, 2026
Live PerformancesFree
Enjoy a concert by the leading young classical musicians in Canada. Hear the stars of tomorrow!
Come Play Werewolf
📅 Nov 22, 2026
Public SquareFree
Join us for the social deduction game, Werewolf. Whether you are a seasoned player or a newbie, this event is perfect for anyone looking to be social while sharpening their strategic thinking skills or intuition. Kindness, respect, and…
📷 WWTO/Mahmoud
Daniil Trifonov, piano
📅 Nov 22, 2026
Live Performances
Grammy Award–winning pianist Daniil Trifonov returns to perform a vibrant program of works by Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Ginastera and his own works. Combining consummate technique with rare sensitivity and depth, Trifonov’s performances are…
Linocut Workshop: André Perugia Themed Tote Bag
📅 Nov 23, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Inspired by our current exhibition, André Perugia: A Design Legend Unveiled, step into the bold and imaginative world of André Perugia. In this hands-on linocut workshop inspired by the visionary footwear designer’s sculptural and…
📷 Bata Shoe Museum and Darren Rigo
Fort York Integrated Operations and Heritage Stewardship Study Virtual Community Engagement Session
📅 Nov 24, 2026
HistoryFree
Help shape the future of Fort York National Historic Site by sharing your perspectives on heritage stewardship, programming, public access, community use, and the site's role within a growing city. Your input with help shape the…
📷 City of Toronto
Music Toronto – Illia Ovcharenko
📅 Nov 24, 2026
Cultural
Having delighted Music Toronto audiences with “one of the best recitals of 2025” (LudwigVanToronto), Ukrainian pianist Illia Ovcharenko returns to Music Toronto with a program shaped by the spirit of fantasy. From Beethoven’s Quasi una…
Holiday Season at Mackenzie House: Card Printing on the historic press
📅 Nov 25, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
HistoryFree
Experience how festive cards were created in an 19th century printshop, while learning about the history of early printing! Choose pictures from the Mackenzie House Museum image collection to create a unique card to celebrate the season.…
(Sold out) Rebellion Talks: The Strange & Tragic Tale of Robert Baldwin
📅 Nov 26, 2026
HistoryFree
Listen to the story of Robert Baldwin, one of the strangest and most pivotal figures in Canadian history. Not everyone who demanded change believed in violence. One of the leading champions of Canadian democracy refused to take up arms and…
📷 Carmen Cheung
Disney and Pixar's Finding Nemo
📅 Nov 26, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026
Family/Children
Make your holidays merry with an enchanting family adventure! This splashy musical adaptation of the beloved Pixar film celebrates the love between parents and children in a vivid underwater world. When Nemo, a spirited clownfish with a…
Holiday Open House 2026
📅 Nov 26, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Start and finish your shopping at 401 Richmond this festive season with 18 galleries, 2 shops, a licensed café and an underground cinema. Find artwork, books, cards, clothing, jewelry, objects, toys and much more.
Shab-e She’r Poetry Fourteenth Anniversary
📅 Nov 26, 2026
Literary
Canada’s most diverse and brave poetry reading and open mic series. Featured poets include Mary Simmerling and Subrata Kumar Das. Hosted by Bänoo Zan. Mary Simmerling is a poet, philosopher, and inter-arts artist whose poem “What I Was…
📷 M. S.
Ecosystem Connects: AI and Beyond – Kick-off to the TPL AI Summit
📅 Nov 27, 2026
TalksFree
Kick off the Toronto Public Library AI Summit with a half-day forum presented by the City of Toronto’s Office of Technology and Innovation Sectors. Ecosystem Connects: AI and Beyond brings together leaders from government, industry,…
Royal Conservatory Orchestra with conductor Tania Miller with Anna Yin, violin
📅 Nov 27, 2026
Live Performances
Canadian conductor Tania Miller has distinguished herself as a dynamic interpreter, musician, and innovator. Artistic Director of the Brott Music Festival in Canada and the Artistic Director and Conductor of the National Academy Orchestra…
Breakfast with Santa
📅 Nov 28, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Celebrations
The North Pole is coming to The Elm Tavern! Gather your family and friends for a festive holiday morning featuring a delicious deluxe breakfast buffet filled with sweet and savoury favourites, followed by a special photo with Santa. Join…
Good Morning Science!
📅 Nov 28, 2026
Charity/Cause
Enjoy a day of fun, hands-on STEM activities for kids, a robotics workshop and a tasty lunch. All proceeds will support Pueblo Science’s outreach programs that promote science literacy worldwide. Bringing together the families who support…
Holiday Run and Taste 5K
📅 Nov 28, 2026
Food/Culinary
Get ready to jog, sip, and savor your way through Toronto’s brightest season! We're combining a high-energy winter fun run with a festive holiday food crawl featuring five signature tastings along downtown’s iconic districts. Your…
Jean‑Michel Blais
📅 Nov 28, 2026
Live Performances
Jean-Michel Blais is a Montreal-based pianist, composer, and performer, signed to Arts & Crafts and Mercury KX (Decca). His debut album, Il, was named one of Time magazine’s Top 10 Albums of 2016 and his music has since amassed over 580…
Curator’s Talk: Time, Labour and the Value of Beads
📅 Nov 30, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Beads may be small and intricate, but their histories reveal powerful stories of identity, value, and status. In celebration of Brilliant: The Art of Beaded Footwear Around the World, join Director and Senior Curator Elizabeth Semmelhack…
📷 Bata Shoe Museum
Continuing
First Wednesday Night Free at the AGO
📅 Feb 4, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Enjoy the galleries at night. Please dress for the weather as the queue for entrance begins outside the AGO. Pack light as wait times for coat check may be longer than usual. Bags larger than a small purse, including backpacks and totes…
📷 Photo © AGO
Allan Gardens Saturday Farmers' Market
📅 May 2, 2026 – May 1, 2027
Farmers' MarketFree
Celebrate local food, community, and sustainable agriculture. Discover fresh produce, artisanal products, and small-scale producers – all while connecting with the people who grow and create them.We invite you to come meet the vendors,…
📷 Friends of Allan Garden
Saturday Farmers' Market
📅 May 23, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027
Food/CulinaryFree
Visit the Saturday Farmers' Market in the newly redeveloped St. Lawrence Market North building. Discover seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, cheeses, flowers and pantry staples from local vendors all under one roof.
📷 Jae Yang
Sunday Variety Market
📅 May 23, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
ArtisanFree
Get ready for the ultimate weekend treasure hunt! The Sunday Variety Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday, bringing the city’s biggest and most exciting market experience to life each week. Discover over 75 incredible vendors—dive…
GATHER in Toronto Exhibition
📅 Jul 23, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Come learn about ways we move through the world, honouring the land, our stories and each other, celebrating triumphs in our journeys, strengthening fibres in our connectedness. It is within this sacred act of coming together that we find…
📷 Christina Gapic Photography
Toronto Comedy All Stars
📅 Aug 1, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027
Comedy
Catch the hottest standups from Toronto’s world class comedy scene! Featuring comedians seen on Prime, Netflix Is A Joke Fest, Just For Laughs, CBC, Crave, Hulu and more. Discover the next wave of comedy stars at the iconic Second City…
Intrigue at the Museum: A Mystery Scavenger Hunt at ROM
📅 Sep 5, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027
History
Please join us! Back by popular demand, our classic murder mystery scavenger hunt returns (formerly called Murder at the ROM). There has been a mysterious murder, and the museum's collections hold the key. As you gather clues, you’ll begin…
A Translucent City: Collective Memories of the Future
📅 Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
What do cities remember? How do our stories, relationships and experiences shape the places we call home? Drawing on community conversations, storytelling, a Sharing Circle and arts-based research, this evolving exhibition, featuring…
📷 Lisa Ditschun
Exhibition: "Returning to Ourselves and Michael Massie: now and then"
📅 Sep 9, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Please join us at the 'Returning to Ourselves – Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird: A Retrospective of Art and Design by Cree Métis Siblings'. Curated by Lisa Deanne Smith. This exhibit presents over 40 years of transformative work by…
Richard Avedon: Immortal: Portraits of Aging
📅 Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
For nearly half a century, celebrated American photographer Richard Avedon confronted one of portraiture’s enduring taboos: aging. From his earliest years at Harper’s Bazaar, Avedon broke with the conventions of idealized celebrity…
Tanya Marcuse: Portent
📅 Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Tanya Marcuse’s multichannel video Portent presents ominous scenes of the natural world: trees swaying in the wind, vapour rising from volcanic fumaroles, icy branches illuminated by flickering light, and other small disturbances that hint…
📷 Tanya Marcuse, 2026
Late Night at the Bata Shoe Museum
📅 Sep 11, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Enjoy our new late night hours with special craft programming new each week plus access to all current exhibitions!
📷 Bata Shoe Museum
Lassonde Art Trail: Art + Nature Tour
📅 Sep 12, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Join LAT every Saturday at 12 pm or 2 pm for a drop-in Art + Nature tour led by a LAT Art Guide. These walking tours invite participants to explore the artworks along the Lassonde Art Trail while discovering the rich history, ecology, and…
📷 Photo credit: Vid Ingelevics and Ryan Walker
Taste of Downtown Yonge Beverage Tour
📅 Sep 13, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Food/Culinary
Six drinks. Local cafés, tea shops, bakeries and neighbourhood hot spots. 90 minutes of discovery. Explore Downtown Yonge in a whole new way with a special beverage focus. You’ll visit a selection of 6 local cafés, tea shops, bakeries and…
International Architectural Design Competition 2026-2027: Persian Garden Suite
📅 Sep 15, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Cultural
This international architectural competition invites participants to design a Persian Garden Suite pavilion in Toronto. The initiative explores cultural heritage, urban design, and innovative architecture. Detailed competition guidelines,…
Always In Fashion
📅 Sep 16, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Arts/Exhibits
Curated by Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, enjoy an immersive exploration of Indigenous design languages and their transformative impact on the fashion landscape of the lands we call Canada and the United States. This exhibition emerges from the…
📷 Tira Howard
Taste of Downtown Yonge Fall Flavours: Walking Food Tour
📅 Sep 17, 2026 – Nov 26, 2026
Food/Culinary
Fall Flavours is a seasonal one-hour food tour designed especially for people who work in and around the neighbourhood. Discover the flavours of the season while visiting local restaurants, cafés and food spots, with tasting-sized bites…
Kensington Market ‘Taste the World’ Food Tour Fall 2026
📅 Sep 23, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026
Food/Culinary
Explore Kensington Market with the tour that started it all! As the original food tour of one of Toronto’s quirkiest neighbourhoods, you will get to enjoy beyond the tourist traps to family-run shops, hidden counters, and must-try bites…
Retracing Tatreez: Palestinian Thobes through the Twentieth Century
📅 Sep 24, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027
Arts/Exhibits
Featuring several examples of Palestinian tatreez (embroidery) from the Textile Museum’s collection, most of which will be exhibited for the first time! Retracing Tatreez highlights what these belongings can tell us about the relationship…
Haunted ROM Tour
📅 Oct 3, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
History
Discover the haunted history of the Museum as you walk through the very halls where ghosts are said to roam. Uncover eerie tales, hear ghostly whispers, and explore hidden corners where shadows play tricks on the mind. Don't miss this…
The Pitch
📅 Oct 4, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Comedy
Second City’s National Touring Company is hot out of the bullpen, bringing the heat and throwing curveballs as they develop brand new sketches, songs, and improv. Featuring an All-Star cast of comedy powerhouses, this team is sure to hit…
Tales of the Damned: Immersive Theatre Experience
📅 Oct 14, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Live Performances
Experience a bone-chilling Halloween tradition! From the creators of the immersive sensations “Tales of the Grotesque” (2023, 2024) and the landmark production of “Tales of the Damned” (2025) comes the revival of Toronto’s favourite gothic…
📷 White Mills Theatre Co. featuring Spencer Schunk
Sleuth
📅 Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Live Performances
A love letter to the classic crime thriller, Anthony Shaffer’s Sleuth is packed with razor-sharp dialogue and psychological games that will keep you guessing until the very end. When a celebrated mystery writer invites his wife’s lover to…
📷 Patrick Galligan as Andrew Wyke and Sepehr Reybod as Milo Tindle in Sleuth. Photo by David Cooper.
The possibility of viewing the world differently: Autumn Edition
📅 Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
A show from curator Deborah Harris, who has gathered artists' works including several drawings by E.J. Gold. Voyage through our nine gallery spaces exploring different themes, mediums, and artists. The Genesis Gallery: “The possibility of…
📷 Gallery Arcturus
They Walked These Streets… and Answered the Call: Remembrance Installation at Fort York
📅 Oct 21, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026
HistoryFree
Torontonians answered the call to war by enlisting in the armed forces, producing munitions and equipment and by helping on the home front. This temporary installation highlights stories of the people and places along Toronto’s waterfront…
A Legacy in Motion: The National Ballet of Canada at 75
📅 Oct 26, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Explore 75 years of The National Ballet of Canada through archival content from Toronto Public Library Special Collections and The National Ballet of Canada Archives. Featuring costume designs, photography, show worn costumes and more!
📷 TD Gallery
Molly Steels: I Am/Was/Always
📅 Oct 28, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
The philosopher Diana Prokofyeva considers a photograph to be a phenomenon that exists as a way to avoid death by copying a moment and suspending it within time – a way to be between two worlds:, the living and the dead. She suggests that…
📷 Molly Steels, 2024
Toronto International Festival of Authors 2026
📅 Oct 28, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Literary
Welcome to Canada’s largest and longest-running literary festival.! This fall, TIFA 2026 brings the world’s most compelling writers into conversation with one another and with you. Join us for over 100 events with some of the world’s most…
Art Toronto 2026
📅 Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Canada’s leading international fair for modern and contemporary art will bring together 105 galleries, organizations and cultural institutions from across Canada, the United States, Latin America and Europe. Enjoy thousands of works by…
Baroque Fiesta
📅 Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Live Performances
Sparks are bound to fly when Tafelmusik's fan favorites Spanish violinist Lina Tur Bonet, and Mexican mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte return to our stage for a baroque music dialogue between Spain, Italy, and Latin America. This…
Dublin Crawling
📅 Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Nightlife
Get ready to crawl into Dublin Calling’s spookiest night of the year! Join us for a Halloween party packed with music, dancing, spooky drinks, costume contest and frightfully good fun!
Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun
📅 Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Nightlife
Join us for our legendary Halloween Bar Crawl. We are creeping through the night starting at Gibbons, haunting Par-Tee Putt and Dublin Calling and finishing with a monstrous party at Rock ’N Horse! Enjoy a complimentary drink at your first…
Haunted Walk: Beneath the Tower
📅 Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Tour
Explore a part of this iconic landmark rarely accessible to the public. Venture beyond the public areas, through the Tower’s working spaces, and descend into the hidden caverns two floors below ground. Along the way, our storytellers will…
Romeo and Juliet
📅 Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Dance
Shakespeare’s Verona comes to life in bustling street scenes, fierce duels and the tenderness of forbidden love as The National Ballet of Canada presents John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet for the 75th anniversary, honouring an iconic…
📷 Karolina Kuras
December 2026 — 55 events— filtered selection from 55 available
Starting
Oscar Peterson Program
📅 Dec 1, 2026 – Jun 6, 2027
Live PerformancesFree
Enjoy student concerts featuring solo and chamber works and the Oscar Peterson Program Orchestra conducted by Artistic Director Colin Clarke.
Holiday Season at Spadina: Holiday Decor
📅 Dec 2, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
HistoryFree
Step into the holiday season of the 1920s at Spadina Museum! Visit the festively decorated historic house as part of a free tour, discover stories of how Torontonians from different walks of life celebrated, and share your own holiday…
📷 Richard Nicol, City of Toronto
Returning to Ourselves | Curatorial Tour with Lisa Deanne Smith
📅 Dec 2, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Please join the exhibition curator for an engaging and in-depth curatorial tour of Returning to Ourselves: Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird – A Retrospective of Art and Design by Cree Métis Siblings. Lisa Deanne Smith is Senior Curator…
Roby Lakatos and Medusa Quartet with Turkwaz
📅 Dec 2, 2026
Live Performances
Hungarian violinist Roby Lakatos dazzles with fiery Roma‑inspired virtuosity. Medusa and Turkwaz, a powerhouse octet of string players, percussionists and vocalists open the night.
Ménestrel
📅 Dec 3, 2026
Cultural
Celebrate the magic of midwinter with Yuletide: A Ceremony of Midwinter, an enchanting mix of ancient repertoire and traditional folk songs, brought to life through the sounds of lute, recorder and the female voice. Featuring Janelle…
Winter Wings: Songbirds in Toronto Winter Webinar
📅 Dec 3, 2026
EnvironmentalFree
Join us for an introduction to winter birding in Toronto. We'll explore a few of the fascinating birds that call the city home in winter, learn how birds adapt to winter conditions, listen to some common calls and highlight some of the…
📷 City of Toronto
Christian Heritage Month Celebration
📅 Dec 4, 2026
CelebrationsFree
Celebrate faith, heritage, and unity in the heart of Toronto, as Christians, families, community leaders, and friends from across the city gather for a meaningful evening honouring Canada’s Christian heritage. Experience an inspiring…
Holiday Season at Fort York: Winter Fair & Market
📅 Dec 4, 2026 – Dec 6, 2026
ArtisanFree
Get ready to celebrate the magic of the season at the Fort York Winter Fair & Market! Set against the historic backdrop of Fort York National Historic Site, this festive, family-friendly experience will bring Toronto’s creativity, culture…
📷 City of Toronto
Mohsen Sharifian
📅 Dec 4, 2026
Live Performances
Experience a breathtaking celebration of Persian Gulf music, pairing the spellbinding artistry of Iranian maestro Mohsen Sharifian with a magnificent 23-piece string ensemble in masterful works by acclaimed composers Kaveh Mirhosseini and…
Cinderella
📅 Dec 5, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Comedy
The classic story, turned on its heel. Think you’ve outgrown the panto? Think again. Our new take on Cinderella delivers all the glitter and spectacle of the beloved tradition with a clever, contemporary edge. Packed with infectious pop…
📷 Stephanie Sy. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Ravi Coltrane: The John Coltrane Centennial with Ewen Farncombe and Friends
📅 Dec 5, 2026
Live Performances
The visionary saxophonist honours his father’s legacy. Ravi Coltrane is a critically acclaimed Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist, bandleader and composer. Over the course of a twenty year career, Mr. Coltrane has worked as a sideman to…
887 by Robert Lepage
📅 Dec 10, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026
Theatre
A journey into the realm of memory. Lepage plunges into the depths of memory and questions the relevance of certain recollections. Why do we remember the phone number from our youth, yet forget our current one? How does a childhood song…
Holiday Fair in Sankofa Square
📅 Dec 10, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
ArtisanFree
Celebrate the Holiday season right in the heart of downtown Toronto! Enjoy twinkling lights, a Holiday Market featuring local artisans, delicious treats and cozy firepits with mulled wine and spiked hot chocolate. Visit Santa for a photo…
📷 Eddy Chi
Music Toronto – Gryphon Trio with James Campbell
📅 Dec 10, 2026
Cultural
In its early years as a Music Toronto ensemble-in-residence, the Gryphon Trio first performed Olivier Messiaen’s visionary "Quartet for the End of Time" with revered Canadian clarinetist James Campbell. Composed in a prisoner-of-war camp…
Robi Botos and Friends
📅 Dec 10, 2026
Live Performances
The protégé of Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson and RCM’s Jazz Artist in Residence returns with his mesmerizing blend of bebop, modern jazz and eastern European sounds. A three-time Juno Award-winning musician, composer and educator,…
Holiday Season at Spadina: Evening Tour & Take-home Craft
📅 Dec 11, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026
Celebrations
Experience the magic of the season with an evening tour of Spadina Museum. Sample festive punch and treats. See the lavish 55-room mansion fully decorated for Christmas, just as it was in the 1920s. An expert guide will lead you through…
📷 Richard Nicol, City of Toronto
Rufus Does Judy 20th Anniversary Celebration
📅 Dec 11, 2026
Live Performances
Praised as “the greatest songwriter on the planet” by Sir Elton John, Rufus Wainwright joins the Royal Conservatory Orchestra for a special one-night-only engagement performing selections from his albums Rufus does Judy at Carnegie Hall,…
Meow Meow: Feline Festive
📅 Dec 12, 2026
Live Performances
Rekindle the true spirit of the holidays with the fabulous Meow Meow! The international cabaret sensation brings her singular blend of comedy, glamour, and vocal brilliance for a holiday performance like no other. Featuring a band of…
Holiday Season at Spadina: Intergenerational Tour & Craft
📅 Dec 13, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Celebrations
Experience the magic of the season with an all-ages tour of Spadina Museum. This special experience is designed to appeal to intergenerational groups (kids and caregivers, grandparents, friends and extended families of all kinds). See the…
📷 Staff, City of Toronto.
Stewart Goodyear with the New Orford String Quartet
📅 Dec 13, 2026
Live Performances
"One of the best pianists of his generation" (Philadelphia Inquirer), the RCM alumnus and Artist-in-Residence Stewart Goodyear performs Ravel’s shimmering Piano Trio, Brahms’s richly expressive Piano Quintet along with his own quintet…
Curator’s Talk: André Perugia
📅 Dec 15, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Step behind the scenes of the new exhibit André Perugia: A Design Legend Unveiled for a curator talk with Nishi Bassi. Nishi will speak on all parts of the exhibit, from sourcing rare loans to the curatorial decisions that shaped the many…
📷 Bata Shoe Museum and Darren Rigo
Academy Chamber Orchestra
📅 Dec 19, 2026 – Apr 29, 2027
Live PerformancesFree
String students from The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists come together as the Academy Chamber Orchestra to perform a special concert.
Holiday Season at Fort York: Historic Gingerbread Workshop
📅 Dec 19, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Food/Culinary
Experience the warmth of the holiday season through a hands-on baking workshop in the historic Officers' Mess Kitchen. Children and teens aged 8 to 14 can prepare an historic recipe using traditional methods including creaming butter,…
Bravissimo! New Year's at the Opera
📅 Dec 31, 2026
Live Performances
This New Year's Eve, the romance, drama, and grandeur of opera's greatest hits returns for a one-of-a-kind concert event. Backed by the power of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, four international stars perform genre-defining…
📷 Glatz Loft Concerts
Continuing
First Wednesday Night Free at the AGO
📅 Feb 4, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Enjoy the galleries at night. Please dress for the weather as the queue for entrance begins outside the AGO. Pack light as wait times for coat check may be longer than usual. Bags larger than a small purse, including backpacks and totes…
📷 Photo © AGO
Allan Gardens Saturday Farmers' Market
📅 May 2, 2026 – May 1, 2027
Farmers' MarketFree
Celebrate local food, community, and sustainable agriculture. Discover fresh produce, artisanal products, and small-scale producers – all while connecting with the people who grow and create them.We invite you to come meet the vendors,…
📷 Friends of Allan Garden
Saturday Farmers' Market
📅 May 23, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027
Food/CulinaryFree
Visit the Saturday Farmers' Market in the newly redeveloped St. Lawrence Market North building. Discover seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, cheeses, flowers and pantry staples from local vendors all under one roof.
📷 Jae Yang
Sunday Variety Market
📅 May 23, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
ArtisanFree
Get ready for the ultimate weekend treasure hunt! The Sunday Variety Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday, bringing the city’s biggest and most exciting market experience to life each week. Discover over 75 incredible vendors—dive…
Toronto Comedy All Stars
📅 Aug 1, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027
Comedy
Catch the hottest standups from Toronto’s world class comedy scene! Featuring comedians seen on Prime, Netflix Is A Joke Fest, Just For Laughs, CBC, Crave, Hulu and more. Discover the next wave of comedy stars at the iconic Second City…
Intrigue at the Museum: A Mystery Scavenger Hunt at ROM
📅 Sep 5, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027
History
Please join us! Back by popular demand, our classic murder mystery scavenger hunt returns (formerly called Murder at the ROM). There has been a mysterious murder, and the museum's collections hold the key. As you gather clues, you’ll begin…
A Translucent City: Collective Memories of the Future
📅 Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
What do cities remember? How do our stories, relationships and experiences shape the places we call home? Drawing on community conversations, storytelling, a Sharing Circle and arts-based research, this evolving exhibition, featuring…
📷 Lisa Ditschun
Exhibition: "Returning to Ourselves and Michael Massie: now and then"
📅 Sep 9, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Please join us at the 'Returning to Ourselves – Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird: A Retrospective of Art and Design by Cree Métis Siblings'. Curated by Lisa Deanne Smith. This exhibit presents over 40 years of transformative work by…
Richard Avedon: Immortal: Portraits of Aging
📅 Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
For nearly half a century, celebrated American photographer Richard Avedon confronted one of portraiture’s enduring taboos: aging. From his earliest years at Harper’s Bazaar, Avedon broke with the conventions of idealized celebrity…
Tanya Marcuse: Portent
📅 Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Tanya Marcuse’s multichannel video Portent presents ominous scenes of the natural world: trees swaying in the wind, vapour rising from volcanic fumaroles, icy branches illuminated by flickering light, and other small disturbances that hint…
📷 Tanya Marcuse, 2026
Late Night at the Bata Shoe Museum
📅 Sep 11, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026
Arts/Exhibits
Enjoy our new late night hours with special craft programming new each week plus access to all current exhibitions!
📷 Bata Shoe Museum
Taste of Downtown Yonge Beverage Tour
📅 Sep 13, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Food/Culinary
Six drinks. Local cafés, tea shops, bakeries and neighbourhood hot spots. 90 minutes of discovery. Explore Downtown Yonge in a whole new way with a special beverage focus. You’ll visit a selection of 6 local cafés, tea shops, bakeries and…
International Architectural Design Competition 2026-2027: Persian Garden Suite
📅 Sep 15, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Cultural
This international architectural competition invites participants to design a Persian Garden Suite pavilion in Toronto. The initiative explores cultural heritage, urban design, and innovative architecture. Detailed competition guidelines,…
Always In Fashion
📅 Sep 16, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Arts/Exhibits
Curated by Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, enjoy an immersive exploration of Indigenous design languages and their transformative impact on the fashion landscape of the lands we call Canada and the United States. This exhibition emerges from the…
📷 Tira Howard
Kensington Market ‘Taste the World’ Food Tour Fall 2026
📅 Sep 23, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026
Food/Culinary
Explore Kensington Market with the tour that started it all! As the original food tour of one of Toronto’s quirkiest neighbourhoods, you will get to enjoy beyond the tourist traps to family-run shops, hidden counters, and must-try bites…
Retracing Tatreez: Palestinian Thobes through the Twentieth Century
📅 Sep 24, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027
Arts/Exhibits
Featuring several examples of Palestinian tatreez (embroidery) from the Textile Museum’s collection, most of which will be exhibited for the first time! Retracing Tatreez highlights what these belongings can tell us about the relationship…
The Adventures of Indie Santiago: A Mystery Scavenger Hunt
📅 Oct 18, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026
History
Please join us for an exciting new Mystery Scavenger Hunt! Famous adventuring heiress Indie Santiago was visiting an archaeological dig in the Accona Desert when she mysteriously disappeared – along with a recently unearthed artifact!…
A Legacy in Motion: The National Ballet of Canada at 75
📅 Oct 26, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Explore 75 years of The National Ballet of Canada through archival content from Toronto Public Library Special Collections and The National Ballet of Canada Archives. Featuring costume designs, photography, show worn costumes and more!
📷 TD Gallery
Molly Steels: I Am/Was/Always
📅 Oct 28, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
The philosopher Diana Prokofyeva considers a photograph to be a phenomenon that exists as a way to avoid death by copying a moment and suspending it within time – a way to be between two worlds:, the living and the dead. She suggests that…
📷 Molly Steels, 2024
Cultural Hotspot Virtual Funding Info Session: KGO
📅 Nov 4, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
The City of Toronto's Cultural Hotspot program is offering funding for arts, culture and community projects that celebrate the people, places and stories of Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park (KGO). From June to October 2027, Cultural Hotspot…
📷 Makers Collective, photo by Change Made with Sid Naidu
The T.O. You Don’t Know
📅 Nov 4, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Uncover hidden stories Toronto has long overlooked. Explore the history of over 70 historic sites, forgotten events, fascinating local narratives and unique objects. It surfaces the ignored, the hyperlocal and the quietly radical,…
📷 Museum of Toronto
Rogers v. Rogers
📅 Nov 8, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026
Cultural
The hit show returns to a new venue, same buzz! Based on Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada’s Telecom Empire by Alexandra Posadzki. Telecom tycoon Ted Rogers built an empire turning Canada’s airwaves into cash. Now his son…
📷 Tom Rooney. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
A Christmas Carol
📅 Nov 12, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026
Literary
Dickens’s timeless holiday story of transformation, kindness and human connection. This fresh adaptation by Tim Carroll brings Charles Dickens’s world to life through inventive puppetry, towering ghosts that fill the stage, traditional…
📷 Sanjay Talwar as Ebenezer Scrooge, with the cast of A Christmas Carol (Travis Seetoo, Katie Ryerson, Jay Turvey, Graeme…
The 2026 European Union Film Festival
📅 Nov 12, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Arts/ExhibitsFree
A full selection of 28 acclaimed curated films showcasing the breadth of European cinema, taking audiences on a journey from therapy sessions in Sweden and artistic pursuits in Austria to a sci-fi exploration of AI in Romania, encounters…
📷 EUFF
The Distillery Winter Village
📅 Nov 12, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Celebrations
Turning into a European-inspired Christmas market, with thousands of lights, dozens of seasonal food and drink vendors, and festive shopping across thirteen acres of Victorian brickwork. Known as the city's most atmospheric holiday outing,…
Sleigh It Ain’t So
📅 Nov 19, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026
Comedy
Light up your holiday season with a merry comedy spectacular brimming with laughter and holiday cheer. Enjoy a playful mix of classic sketches from The Second City’s celebrated archives, dazzling new material, and the uproarious improv…
Cookie Decorating
📅 Nov 21, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Celebrations
Sprinkles, icing, cookies and Santa, what could be more festive? Bring your little ones for a fun-filled holiday experience where they can decorate their own festive cookies, get creative with all the sweet trimmings and take a selfie with…
Rudolph Runs Wild
📅 Nov 21, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Family/Children
Share silliness this holiday season with a jolly extravaganza for kids, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and reindeer of all ages! Featuring a fun and festive blend of family-friendly songs and sketches from The Second City’s rich…
Holiday Season at Mackenzie House: Card Printing on the historic press
📅 Nov 25, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
HistoryFree
Experience how festive cards were created in an 19th century printshop, while learning about the history of early printing! Choose pictures from the Mackenzie House Museum image collection to create a unique card to celebrate the season.…
Disney and Pixar's Finding Nemo
📅 Nov 26, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026
Family/Children
Make your holidays merry with an enchanting family adventure! This splashy musical adaptation of the beloved Pixar film celebrates the love between parents and children in a vivid underwater world. When Nemo, a spirited clownfish with a…
Breakfast with Santa
📅 Nov 28, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026
Celebrations
The North Pole is coming to The Elm Tavern! Gather your family and friends for a festive holiday morning featuring a delicious deluxe breakfast buffet filled with sweet and savoury favourites, followed by a special photo with Santa. Join…
January 2027 — 30 events— filtered selection from 30 available
Starting
Mayumi Seiler, violin, Min‑Jeong Koh, viola and Daniel Hamin Go, cello
📅 Jan 10, 2027
Live Performances
Celebrated RCM faculty members and a rising star alumnus unite for an exquisite trio recital of works by Beethoven, Ernő Dohnányi and a new commission by Vancouver-based Stefan Hintersteininger.
Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd in Concert
📅 Jan 15, 2027 – Jan 17, 2027
Live Performances
Broadway in concert returns! Director Richard Ouzounian and Music Director Paul Sportelli reunite with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra for this in concert staging of Sondheim’s macabre masterpiece. Featuring a stellar cast of Canadian…
Sex in the '80s
📅 Jan 16, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027
Comedy
Old history. New rules. They haven’t seen each other since the 1980s. Now two accomplished architects are reunited in a glass-walled Toronto office tower on the eve of a high-stakes competition. Both intend to keep things strictly…
📷 Kate Hennig, Oliver Dennis, Jacob MacInnis and Heeyun Park. Photos by Dahliz Katz.
Music Toronto – What Makes It Great with Rob Kapilow and Meagan Milatz
📅 Jan 17, 2027
Cultural
Master communicator Rob Kapilow and brilliant Canadian pianist Meagan Milatz explore Beethoven’s electrifying Appassionata Sonata, revealing how the composer transforms simple musical ideas through bold and imaginative variations. Part of…
Michael Massie | now and then Curatorial Tour with Alysa Procida
📅 Jan 20, 2027
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Discover the ideas behind this exhibit in a special curator-led tour with exhibition guest curator Alysa Procida. Through an engaging, in-depth discussion, Alysa will explore the exhibition’s curatorial vision and the creative evolution of…
The Robert W. and G. Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition Finals
📅 Jan 20, 2027
Live PerformancesFree
Students of The Glenn Gould School compete for the opportunity to perform a concerto with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra during the 2027 – 28 concert season.
Follow The Yellow Brick Road: A Pantomime
📅 Jan 21, 2027 – Feb 6, 2027
Family/Children
Join us for a re-telling of the classic story of Dorothy, a Kansas girl and her dog, who find themselves lost in a mystical land. On the advice of Gwenda, a Good Witch, and Lance, a similarly misplaced soul, she embarks on a journey to…
📷 Painting by Samantha Macklin
Strings Plus! The Lady with the Hammer
📅 Jan 22, 2027
Cultural
Open the new year with two remarkable soloists and a program built around the drama and drive of timpani. Pianist Élisabeth Pion, Gold Laureate of the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition and a Radio-Canada Breakthrough Artist joins…
Bouchara: The Light of Other Worlds
📅 Jan 23, 2027
Live Performances
Brian Current leads Glenn Gould School students in bold contemporary music that opens imagined worlds. Enjoy pieces from Claude Vivier’s Bouchara to works by Hannah Kendall and Francis Battah. Bouchara, Vivier’s luminous work for soprano…
Rachel Fenlon, soprano and piano
📅 Jan 23, 2027
Live Performances
Canadian classical singer and pianist Rachel Fenlon presents deeply personal interpretations of song, performing simultaneously as vocalist and pianist in an intimate presentation.
New Music Concerts: Blackout In Vain
📅 Jan 24, 2027
Live Performances
For 55 years, New Music Concerts has been one of Canada’s leading forces in contemporary music. Widely hailed as the first masterpiece of the 21st century, Georg Friedrich Haas’s in vain is one of the most admired works of our time.…
Sir Stephen Hough, piano
📅 Jan 24, 2027
Live Performances
One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Sir Stephen Hough performs works by Schubert, Brahms and Beethoven, along with his own arrangement of the suite from Mary Poppins. Named by The Economist as one of Twenty Living…
Vicky Chow Plays Philip Glass
📅 Jan 28, 2027
Live Performances
Vancouver-raised “monster pianist” (Time Out New York) and “one of the new stars of new music” (Los Angeles Times), Vicky Chow mesmerizes with a performance of legendary composer Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes. Philip Glass lauds Chow’s…
Bang on a Can All‑Stars: Reich and Glass at 90
📅 Jan 29, 2027
Live Performances
The Bang on a Can All-Stars have collaborated and toured with fellow New Yorkers Philip Glass and Steve Reich for more than 30 years. This concert features Glassworks, exclusively arranged by Michael Riesman alongside Reich’s acclaimed…
Don Was and the Pan‑Detroit Ensemble
📅 Jan 30, 2027
Live Performances
Six-time Grammy Award-winning musician, producer and composer Don Was [Was (Not Was)] channels the soul of the Motor City through a blend of steamy jazz, juke-joint blues, and loose-limbed funk with the Pan-Detroit Ensemble. The…
Rebellion Talks: Riots & the Rebel Mayor
📅 Jan 30, 2027
HistoryFree
Learn about the riots that shook Toronto to its core in the years before and after the Rebellion of 1837 in the rebel mayor’s former home, which is now Mackenzie House Museum. Political violence was a common occurrence in Toronto; rival…
📷 Adam Bunch
The Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase
📅 Jan 30, 2027
Live Performances
A wonderful opportunity to see the talented voice students present an evening of art songs and opera excerpts.
Bertrand Chamayou, Piano
📅 Jan 31, 2027
Live Performances
Please join us for an unforgettable evening with Bertrand Chamayou, one of today’s most strikingly brilliant pianists, as he performs a program celebrating the Romantic and French repertoires! Chamayou has been recognised for his…
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Allan Gardens Saturday Farmers' Market
📅 May 2, 2026 – May 1, 2027
Farmers' MarketFree
Celebrate local food, community, and sustainable agriculture. Discover fresh produce, artisanal products, and small-scale producers – all while connecting with the people who grow and create them.We invite you to come meet the vendors,…
📷 Friends of Allan Garden
Saturday Farmers' Market
📅 May 23, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027
Food/CulinaryFree
Visit the Saturday Farmers' Market in the newly redeveloped St. Lawrence Market North building. Discover seasonal produce, baked goods, meats, cheeses, flowers and pantry staples from local vendors all under one roof.
📷 Jae Yang
Toronto Comedy All Stars
📅 Aug 1, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027
Comedy
Catch the hottest standups from Toronto’s world class comedy scene! Featuring comedians seen on Prime, Netflix Is A Joke Fest, Just For Laughs, CBC, Crave, Hulu and more. Discover the next wave of comedy stars at the iconic Second City…
Intrigue at the Museum: A Mystery Scavenger Hunt at ROM
📅 Sep 5, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027
History
Please join us! Back by popular demand, our classic murder mystery scavenger hunt returns (formerly called Murder at the ROM). There has been a mysterious murder, and the museum's collections hold the key. As you gather clues, you’ll begin…
Exhibition: "Returning to Ourselves and Michael Massie: now and then"
📅 Sep 9, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Please join us at the 'Returning to Ourselves – Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird: A Retrospective of Art and Design by Cree Métis Siblings'. Curated by Lisa Deanne Smith. This exhibit presents over 40 years of transformative work by…
Always In Fashion
📅 Sep 16, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Arts/Exhibits
Curated by Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, enjoy an immersive exploration of Indigenous design languages and their transformative impact on the fashion landscape of the lands we call Canada and the United States. This exhibition emerges from the…
📷 Tira Howard
Retracing Tatreez: Palestinian Thobes through the Twentieth Century
📅 Sep 24, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027
Arts/Exhibits
Featuring several examples of Palestinian tatreez (embroidery) from the Textile Museum’s collection, most of which will be exhibited for the first time! Retracing Tatreez highlights what these belongings can tell us about the relationship…
A Legacy in Motion: The National Ballet of Canada at 75
📅 Oct 26, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027
Arts/ExhibitsFree
Explore 75 years of The National Ballet of Canada through archival content from Toronto Public Library Special Collections and The National Ballet of Canada Archives. Featuring costume designs, photography, show worn costumes and more!
📷 TD Gallery
The Distillery Winter Village
📅 Nov 12, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Celebrations
Turning into a European-inspired Christmas market, with thousands of lights, dozens of seasonal food and drink vendors, and festive shopping across thirteen acres of Victorian brickwork. Known as the city's most atmospheric holiday outing,…
Holiday Season at Spadina: Holiday Decor
📅 Dec 2, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
HistoryFree
Step into the holiday season of the 1920s at Spadina Museum! Visit the festively decorated historic house as part of a free tour, discover stories of how Torontonians from different walks of life celebrated, and share your own holiday…
📷 Richard Nicol, City of Toronto
Cinderella
📅 Dec 5, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Comedy
The classic story, turned on its heel. Think you’ve outgrown the panto? Think again. Our new take on Cinderella delivers all the glitter and spectacle of the beloved tradition with a clever, contemporary edge. Packed with infectious pop…
📷 Stephanie Sy. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Holiday Season at Fort York: Historic Gingerbread Workshop
📅 Dec 19, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Food/Culinary
Experience the warmth of the holiday season through a hands-on baking workshop in the historic Officers' Mess Kitchen. Children and teens aged 8 to 14 can prepare an historic recipe using traditional methods including creaming butter,…
February 2027 — 20 events— filtered selection from 20 available
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Royal Conservatory Orchestra with conductor Earl Lee
📅 Feb 5, 2027
Live Performances
We welcome you to join us for this special performance. Winner of the 2022 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, Korean-Canadian conductor Earl Lee has emerged as one of the most compelling and versatile artists of his generation. Alyssa…
Branford Marsalis Quartet and Dianne Reeves
📅 Feb 6, 2027
Live Performances
Two jazz titans join forces to pay tribute to the legendary 1963 collaboration between John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. After the concert, enjoy a beverage and more music at the Postlude Performance in the Leslie and Anna Dan Galleria.
The Gesualdo Six
📅 Feb 7, 2027
Live Performances
Loved VOCES8? Then you will love this British vocal ensemble featuring some of the UK’s finest consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Praised for their imaginative programming and impeccable blend, The Gesualdo Six joined forces in 2014…
Music Toronto – Esmé Quartet
📅 Feb 11, 2027
Cultural
Having thrilled Music Toronto audiences in 2022 with their elegance, precision and energy, the Esmé Quartet returns with a program of drama, rhythm, and sweeping lyricism. Samuel Barber’s Quartet, Op. 11 features the haunting slow movement…
Jim Cuddy Orchestrated
📅 Feb 12, 2027
Live Performances
The multi-Juno Award winner and Canadian legend returns to Koerner Hall with new orchestral arrangements of his hits. Jim Cuddy has written many of the songs that have become indelible in the soundtrack of Canadian lives. As a solo artist…
Cabaret
📅 Feb 13, 2027 – Feb 28, 2027
2SLGBTQ+
Dancing at the edge of history. Few musicals feel as essential to revisit or as urgent to re-examine as Cabaret. Set in Berlin as the shadows of extremism lengthen, Cabaret invites us into a world of music, seduction and dangerous denial.…
📷 Sara Farb. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Une Vie d’Amour
📅 Feb 13, 2027
Live Performances
Come celebrate Valentine’s Day and let yourself be swept away by the magic of love! This stunning tribute to the most beautiful love songs from the French music repertoire features powerful voices from the Patrimoine Musical Francophone…
Leticia Moreno: Bach in the Americas
📅 Feb 19, 2027
Live Performances
Virtuoso Spanish violinist Leticia Moreno leads an ensemble with piano, bandoneon, and bass in a program of works that explore the dialogue between Baroque tradition and the vibrant musical languages of the Americas. Recognised as a truly…
KUNÉ
📅 Feb 20, 2027
Live Performances
Founded at the Royal Conversatory of Music to honour the sesquicentennial, Canada’s global orchestra celebrates its 10th anniversary. KUNÉ, Canada’s Global Orchestra, was intended as a one-night-only showcase to celebrate Canada’s cultural…
Schmaltz and Pepper
📅 Feb 21, 2027
Live Performances
2026 Grammy Award winner Drew Jurecka is joined by violinist Rebekah Wolkstein, Juno Award-winning pianist Jeremy Ledbetter and Toronto Symphony Orchestra clarinetist Eric Abramovitz in a virtuosic night of high-energy klezmer, jazz and…
Music Toronto – Duo Concertante with the Dior Quartet
📅 Feb 23, 2027
Cultural
Join us for one of Canada’s pre-eminent chamber ensembles, Duo Concertante, with violinist Nancy Dahn and pianist Timothy Steeves. Celebrated internationally for its expressive depth and remarkable musical unity. They open the program with…
Laila Biali: Joni Mitchell and the Canadian Songbook Reimagined and Elizabeth Bougerol and Her Band
📅 Feb 25, 2027
Live Performances
2026 Grammy Award nominated vocalist, pianist, songwriter and national radio host Laila Biali’s latest tribute project showcases dynamic covers of our country's musical icons. Expect fresh takes on a range of Canadian artists from across…
Johannes Moser, cello, with Marc-André Hamelin, piano
📅 Feb 27, 2027
Live Performances
Cellist Johannes Moser joins pianist Marc-André Hamelin to perform an all-Beethoven program that showcases the profound partnership between cello and piano in the composer’s groundbreaking works. Hailed by Gramophone magazine as “one of…
Ratatouille in Concert
📅 Feb 27, 2027
Family/Children
Savour Disney and Pixar’s Ratatouille on the big screen! Orchestra music will be performed live in sync to the picture, original dialogue and sound effects! Conducted by Sarah Hicks, the FILMharmonique Orchestra will prepare Oscar- and…
📷 ©Disney/Pixar
A Beethoven Celebration with John O’Conor
📅 Feb 28, 2027
Live Performances
Irish pianist John O’Conor celebrates his 80th birthday with Beethoven, joined by Glenn Gould School students and a special duet piano performance with James Anagnoson, Dean Emeritus of the GGS and Piano Department Chair. "A pianist of…
Pablo Ziegler Quintet with Roberta Gambarini: Blues Porteño
📅 Feb 28, 2027
Live Performances
Astor Piazzolla’s Grammy Award‑winning pianist and his quintet are joined by the gifted Italian jazz vocalist for a unique collaboration. For decades, Buenos Aires-born pianist, composer, and arranger Pablo Ziegler has been one of the most…
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Allan Gardens Saturday Farmers' Market
📅 May 2, 2026 – May 1, 2027
Farmers' MarketFree
Celebrate local food, community, and sustainable agriculture. Discover fresh produce, artisanal products, and small-scale producers – all while connecting with the people who grow and create them.We invite you to come meet the vendors,…
📷 Friends of Allan Garden
Retracing Tatreez: Palestinian Thobes through the Twentieth Century
📅 Sep 24, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027
Arts/Exhibits
Featuring several examples of Palestinian tatreez (embroidery) from the Textile Museum’s collection, most of which will be exhibited for the first time! Retracing Tatreez highlights what these belongings can tell us about the relationship…
Sex in the '80s
📅 Jan 16, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027
Comedy
Old history. New rules. They haven’t seen each other since the 1980s. Now two accomplished architects are reunited in a glass-walled Toronto office tower on the eve of a high-stakes competition. Both intend to keep things strictly…
📷 Kate Hennig, Oliver Dennis, Jacob MacInnis and Heeyun Park. Photos by Dahliz Katz.
Follow The Yellow Brick Road: A Pantomime
📅 Jan 21, 2027 – Feb 6, 2027
Family/Children
Join us for a re-telling of the classic story of Dorothy, a Kansas girl and her dog, who find themselves lost in a mystical land. On the advice of Gwenda, a Good Witch, and Lance, a similarly misplaced soul, she embarks on a journey to…
📷 Painting by Samantha Macklin
March 2027 — 14 events— filtered selection from 14 available
Starting
Harp Hues Beneath the Sea of Time
📅 Mar 4, 2027
Cultural
Featuring one of the most evocative instruments in the orchestra and a world premiere written for the evening's soloist. Harpist Teresa Suen-Campbell, whose recent album with Sinfonia Toronto was praised as "a splendid presentation" by…
Kronos Quartet
📅 Mar 4, 2027 – Mar 5, 2027
Live Performances
The groundbreaking string quartet returns with their fresh new lineup, continuing a legacy of innovation that has transformed the contemporary music landscape. For nearly 50 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet: David Harrington (violin),…
Davis plays Davis and Toronto Tenor Madness
📅 Mar 6, 2027
Live Performances
Chicago trumpet great Orbert Davis brings his acclaimed septet for a high-energy, deeply expressive tribute to Miles. Opening the evening is Toronto Tenor Madness, a powerhouse saxophone ensemble led by John Johnson. After the concert,…
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
📅 Mar 7, 2027
Live Performances
Described as “an artist of strikingly original ideas and irrefutable integrity” (The Washington Post), American pianist Simone Dinnerstein performs works by Rameau, J. S. Bach, Philip Lasser, and Keith Jarrett. Dinnerstein first came to…
Taylor Academy: The Stars of Tomorrow
📅 Mar 9, 2027
Live PerformancesFree
Junior Division Winners of The Florence Man and Bernard Sze Concerto Competition perform Baroque and Classical works with a faculty-led chamber orchestra.
Music Toronto – Danny Driver
📅 Mar 16, 2027
Cultural
Returning to Music Toronto for a third appearance, British pianist Danny Driver brings his exceptional artistry to a program of waltzes and variations spanning three centuries. George Frideric Handel’s elegant Suite No. 5, Maurice Ravel’s…
The Glenn Gould School Spring Opera: Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro
📅 Mar 17, 2027 – Mar 19, 2027
Live Performances
Students from The Glenn Gould School’s vocal program present their fully staged annual opera in Koerner Hall, conducted by Judith Yan.
Kevin Chen and Illia Ovcharenko, duo piano with the Amadeus Choir and The Glenn Gould School
📅 Mar 21, 2027
Live Performances
Two extraordinary young pianists join forces for a rare performance of Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9 arranged for two pianos, a vocal quartet from The Glenn Gould School and a choir. Please join us!
Martin Hayes Quartet: An Irish Celebration with Ye Vagabonds and Guests
📅 Mar 24, 2027
Live Performances
Legendary fiddler Martin Hayes and his quartet join acclaimed folk duo Ye Vagabonds and other special guests for a soulful evening of contemporary and traditional Irish music. Presented in honour of Canada-Ireland 180.
Music Toronto – Escher String Quartet
📅 Mar 25, 2027
Cultural
Escher String Quartet makes its Music Toronto debut with a program that moves from Classical brilliance to late-Romantic intensity. Joseph Haydn’s sparkling Op. 76 No. 1 opens the evening, followed by the lush cinematic voice of Erich…
Raised by Women
📅 Mar 27, 2027 – Apr 11, 2027
Comedy
Join Métis playwright and performer Keith Barker in an intimate, stand-up-inspired solo show that’s as funny as it is searching. With sharp wit and big heart, Keith traces his upbringing by formidable women in Northern Ontario and the…
📷 Keith Barker. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Royal Conservatory Orchestra with conductor James Conlon and Mira Kardan, cello
📅 Mar 30, 2027
Live Performances
James Conlon is a rare figure whose work has defined and enriched the classical music traditions of the US and Europe for over 50 years. Since his New York Philharmonic debut in 1974, he has led virtually every major American and European…
The Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition Finals
📅 Mar 31, 2027
Live PerformancesFree
Hear the talented ensembles of The Glenn Gould School compete!
Continuing
Allan Gardens Saturday Farmers' Market
📅 May 2, 2026 – May 1, 2027
Farmers' MarketFree
Celebrate local food, community, and sustainable agriculture. Discover fresh produce, artisanal products, and small-scale producers – all while connecting with the people who grow and create them.We invite you to come meet the vendors,…
📷 Friends of Allan Garden
April 2027 — 15 events— filtered selection from 15 available
Starting
Artemis: Sketches of Miles and Trane of Thought
📅 Apr 3, 2027
Live Performances
The trailblazing ensemble Artemis performs a tribute to Miles Davis. Toronto supergroup Trane of Thought, featuring ex-Coltrane drummer Terry Clarke, pays homage to John Coltrane. After the concert, enjoy a beverage and more music at the…
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
📅 Apr 4, 2027
Live Performances
The Grammy Award-winning South African acapella ensemble, which blasted to stardom on Paul Simon’s album Graceland, returns to Toronto. They have also recorded with Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Sarah McLachlan, Josh Groban, Emmylou Harris,…
Yuja Wang, piano
📅 Apr 4, 2027
Live Performances
Pianist Yuja Wang is widely recognised as one of the most important artists of her generation, hailed for her supreme musicianship, insightful interpretations, and charismatic stage presence. Her work has been honoured with many accolades…
Creditors: Canadian Premiere
📅 Apr 9, 2027 – May 2, 2027
Theatre
Every desire has a cost. At a secluded seaside hotel, a young artist and his magnetic wife find their marriage unsettled by the arrival of a charismatic stranger. What begins as friendly conversation turns into something sharper: a slow,…
📷 Paul Gross. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Mozart's Spring Calla Lilies
📅 Apr 9, 2027
Cultural
Celebrate spring in the most musical way possible two stellar soloists, five gorgeous works, and an evening that moves from Bach to Mozart with plenty of drama and beauty along the way. Oboist Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, praised for her…
The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble: Path of Uneven Stones A Celebration of Linda Catlin Smith
📅 Apr 13, 2027
Live PerformancesFree
Curated by Brian Current, this concert celebrates Linda Catlin Smith’s milestone birthday with luminous works performed by Glenn Gould School students.
Music Toronto – Karen Ouzounian and Lembit Beecher's MAYRIG/MOTHER
📅 Apr 18, 2027
Cultural
Cellist Karen Ouzounian, acclaimed for her work with the Silkroad Ensemble and the Aizuri Quartet, joins composer-pianist Lembit Beecher to close the season’s MUSE series with Mayrig, an immersive multimedia program centered on the human…
Grand Soft Day
📅 Apr 24, 2027 – May 2, 2027
Family/Children
Splash in puddles, wind whipping your hair and the satisfying crunch of frost underfoot. Now that sounds like a perfect day for play! This charming production invites children to step into the wilderness and experience the joy of adapting…
Stacey Kent: A Tribute to Jobim
📅 Apr 24, 2027
Live Performances
Grammy Award nominated vocalist Stacey Kent brings her luminous voice and elegant phrasing to a heartfelt tribute to legendary Brazilian songwriter Antônio Carlos Jobim. Kent is an American jazz singer in the mould of the greats, with a…
Yulianna Avdeeva, piano
📅 Apr 25, 2027
Live Performances
A pianist of fiery temperament and virtuosity, Yulianna Avdeeva is the Gold Medalist of the 2010 International Chopin Piano Competition, which launched her to international fame for “consistently [leading] the field in terms of sheer…
Voice and the Violin: Joshua Bell, violin and Larisa Martínez, soprano
📅 Apr 27, 2027
Live Performances
Superstar violinist Joshua Bell and acclaimed soprano Larisa Martínez perform their celebrated program of romantic arias and modern classics. Born from the duo’s love of making music together in their home, the program explores repertoire…
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Allan Gardens Saturday Farmers' Market
📅 May 2, 2026 – May 1, 2027
Farmers' MarketFree
Celebrate local food, community, and sustainable agriculture. Discover fresh produce, artisanal products, and small-scale producers – all while connecting with the people who grow and create them.We invite you to come meet the vendors,…
📷 Friends of Allan Garden
Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert
📅 Nov 11, 2026 – Apr 7, 2027
Live PerformancesFree
Solo and chamber works are performed by young artists on the cusp of major careers, who are enrolled in The Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at The Glenn Gould School.
Academy Chamber Orchestra
📅 Dec 19, 2026 – Apr 29, 2027
Live PerformancesFree
String students from The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists come together as the Academy Chamber Orchestra to perform a special concert.
Raised by Women
📅 Mar 27, 2027 – Apr 11, 2027
Comedy
Join Métis playwright and performer Keith Barker in an intimate, stand-up-inspired solo show that’s as funny as it is searching. With sharp wit and big heart, Keith traces his upbringing by formidable women in Northern Ontario and the…
📷 Keith Barker. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
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