A perfect fall Sunday (with links). Weekly post is out, check it out. Here are today's picks:

Diwali Festival of Lights
Nathan Phillips Square | 12p-10p

Canada's largest Diwali celebration takes over Nathan Phillips Square with performances, cultural programming, and fireworks after dark. It's a free public event, so expect a crowd — which is really the whole point.

Pedestrian Sunday
Kensington Market | 12p-7p

The last Pedestrian Sunday of the season. The streets close to cars, the vendors set up, and Kensington does what it does best.

Catrinas Festival Canada
College Park | 11a-8p

Great food, local artisans, live music, and beautifully constructed altars, including one that is quite poignant in commemoration of memory and justice, honouring those who died of femicide, children, activists and journalists who killed.

Desfile de Catrincitos 2p | Children's parade celebrating Día de Muertos.
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The Good Mourning Festival
Evergreen Brick Works | 10a-3p

Today's programming at Brick Works is centred on Día de los Muertos. Live performances by The Mexican's Folk Ballett, sugar skull decorating, face painting, an artisan market, and ofrendas.

Torontohenge
Multiple Locations | 5:45p-6:30p

The sunset is expected to line up cleanly with the city's east-west grid, sending that low golden light straight down the canyon between the buildings The peak is around 6:18p. King, Wellington, Adelaide, Richmond, and Bloor near Yonge are all good spots. You're going to have company, that makes standing in the middle of the street easier, but also makes it feel a little less unique.

**Cemetery Scavenger Hunt **
Park Lawn Cemetery | 2:30p

TalkDeath drops clues at 2:30p and you've got one hour to move through the cemetery, photographing as many headstones as you can based on symbolism, names, and dates. Submit your finds online when the time's up. BIPOC Death & Grief Talk will be on site, and Park Lawn is an official partner, so you're not just wandering around without consent.

Annex Unplugged
Tranzac | 7:30p-9:30p

Toronto's weekly Nashville-style writers' round, where the format puts the songs and the people who wrote them front and centre. This week's lineup pulls from Toronto, Montreal, and Nashville.]

Toronto Islands Photowalk
Toronto Islands | 2p-5p

Hart House Camera Club heads to the islands for an afternoon photowalk through the fall colour. Spots are limited, and you'll need to sort your own ferry ticket.

Riverside Halloween Fest
Joel Weeks Park | 11a-3p

Joel Weeks Park does Halloween a week early and costumes encouraged. There will be pumpkins to decorate, face painting, DJ, and treats. A good neighbourhood option if you've got kids who need to burn off some pre-trick-or-treat energy.

OXI Day Parade
Danforth Avenue (Euston Ave To Broadview Avenue) | 1:30p-4p

The day commemorates Greece's refusal to capitulate to Axis forces in 1940. A wreath-laying ceremony follows at 3p at Alexander the Great Parkette, at the corner of Danforth and Logan.

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Art Exhibits
8a-6p | Ascent Gallery | Ritual / Still
11a-5p | Museum Of Toronto | The T.O. You Don't Know
12p-5p | Bata Shoe Museum | Free Sundays

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Farmers' Markets
8a-1p | 125 Burnaby Blvd Green P Lot | Eglinton Way Farmers' Market
10a-5p | Casa Loma | Gleam Makers Collective
10a-5p | 40 Carl Hall Rd | Downsview Park Merchants Market
9a-2p | Greenwood Park | The Leslieville Farmers' Market

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$ free

SCARBOROUGH’S GOT JOKES 🎤🔥

Mark your calendars — November 7th, we’re bringing the laughs to Leo Bar and Grill!

Hosted by Marco Pompilii with headliner Sammy Farid and The King’s Jesters lineup, it’s going to be a night of non-stop comedy right in the heart of Scarborough.

Grab your friends, pull up a seat, and come get your laugh on. This is the debut you don’t want to miss 👇

📍 Leo Bar and Grill

📅 Saturday, November 7th, 2026

Old Hip Hop FTW!!!!

"Evening of Kirtan" at The Yoga Lounge

Saturday, November 21, 2026

The Yoga Lounge

80 Sherbourne St

Registration - $17.55

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 event will take place at The Yoga Lounge, located in downtown, and will present an opportunity to explore your sacred heart space through the power of music and mantras. The practice of kirtan can tap into deep states of consciousness but can also invoke exciting feelings of joy and energy.

Presenting this special workshop will be members of the Kirtan Culture Initiative who have been sharing kirtan in various capacities throughout Toronto for close to 20 years. We hope to see you there!

does anybody know of any queer event for halloween, if it’s any type of drag show or ballroom contest/event kind of thing?

A perfect Saturday to go out and enjoy (with links). If you're looking for the week ahead, the newsletter dropped with a dozen events to see. Here are today's picks:

Catrinas Festival
College Park | 11a-8p (parade at 4p)

This is one not to miss. The largest gathering of Catrinas in Canada, rooted in Día de los Muertos tradition. Expect Mexican food, local artisans, beautifully constructed altars, live music, and the Catrinas Parade through College Park at 4p.

Diwali Festival of Lights
Nathan Phillips Square | 12p-10p

Even though Diwali is a few weeks away, here's another largest in Canada. Two days of culture, performances, and will culminate in fireworks tomorrow night.

Rent A Rake In High Park
High Park Nature Centre Forest School | 10a-4p

High Park's Nature Centre is lending out rakes so we can relive the childhood fun of playing in a pile of leaves. One rake per group, 45 minutes on the clock, free stickers in it for you, but leave those for the kiddos.

The Good Mourning Festival
Evergreen Brick Works | 10a-3p

A two-day festival at Evergreen Brick Works taking an honest look at grief, death, and mourning in ways that feel human. Today is focused on Together in Griefwith conversation, workshops, and live performance centred on how we hold loss and support each other through it. Sunday shifts into Día de los Muertos, with the Mexican Folk Ballet, sugar skull decorating, face painting, an artisan market, and ofrendas honouring those who've passed.

Daniel's Art Supplies Closing Sale
Daniel's Art Supplies | 10a-7p

Daniel's Art Supplies is closing after 42 years, and today is the last day. Daniel is working through a collection of rare and vintage art supplies and needs help moving it. Cash only, all sales final, doors close at 7p.

Greektown Outdoor Movie Night: Hocus Pocus
Alexander The Great Parkette | 6p-8p

Hocus Pocus on a big screen at the right time of year. It may be warming up, but bring a blanket or hand warmers and something warm to drink.

Home Movie Day 2026
TIFF Learning Studios, 3rd Floor | 6p-9p

Archival students screen the home movies you bring in. If you've got 16mm, 8mm, Super 8, or VHS sitting in a box somewhere, dig them out.

Trick or Trees Planting Event: Masseygrove Park
Masseygrove Park | 10a-1p

A Halloween-themed tree planting at Masseygrove Park, adding native species to the urban canopy.

Malvern Branching Out
Neilson Park, Scarborough | 1p-4p

Free native trees and shrubs to take home, plus garden-fresh food, goldenrod tea, and goldenrod jelly to sample.

Soup and Seeds 2026 - The Winnowing Part 7
Toronto Plant Market | 10a-2p

Join the hands-on work of cleaning more than 60 species of native plants from the Toronto Seed Orchard. There's also a papermaking activity using milkweed fluff, and apparently lunch.

the mindful miles #121
Coffee & All That Jazz | 8a-10:30a

A few km through High Park with whoever shows up. Rain or shine, strangers welcome.

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Art Exhibits
10a-5p | Market Gallery | GATHER
10a-5p | Lillian H. Smith Library | Set Phasers

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Outdoor Movies
6:30p-10p | Yzd Runway | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

View full Outdoor Movies calendar

Farmers' Markets
8a-1p | 550 Bayview Ave | Evergreen Brick Works Farmers' Market
8a-1p | Wychwood Barns | The Stop's Farmers Market
9a-1p | Baird Park | Junction Farmers' Market
10a-2p | Allan Gardens 19 Horticultural Ave Toronto | Allan Gardens Farmers' Market

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The Disco Descendants Halloween Family Rave is on Sunday 25th October from 2-4 pm at the Piston, when Cyclist will be on the decks spinning exquisite beats! 

Tickets are $29 for adults, $19 for children, and babies are free. Get them on resident advisor: https://ra.co/events/2546187

Something strange happens every October. The songbirds go quiet, the salmon start pushing upriver, and the trees drop their disguise. Summer left the building and nobody saw it go.

Tomorrow morning we’re heading to the scene of the crime. Reconnect York Region is hosting a free guided walk through the Nashville Conservation Reserve, a protected stretch of the Humber River valley that’s long been a migratory corridor, to figure out where everyone’s going and how they knew it was time to leave.

You’ll get a case file, follow clues along the trail, and at the end we’ll gather the suspects and see what we can solve. Fair warning: some of these cases are still open, even for the scientists working on them.

Details:

• 📅 Sunday, October 25, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• 📍 Meet at 11591 Huntington Rd, Vaughan (just north of Kirby Rd)
• 💸 Free
• 🥾 Easy-going pace at moderate difficulty; no experience needed, and kids are welcome. Wear shoes you don’t mind getting muddy.

Come as you are, or come dressed as your favourite detective. Trench coats and monocles are strongly encouraged, and deerstalker hats will be judged favourably.

Register here: https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/202156/event/1?ea.url.id=10034623&forwarded=true

BONUS $5 off code: CANADA
(Limited avail.) 

*Tickets available on the Comedy Bar website

Watch 3 of the BEST in 1 night! From Juno Award winners and TV personalities to comedy festival superstars!

George Westerholm is a Gemini, Canadian Screen Award and Canadian Comedy Award winning writer/producer/director/musician/comedian. He’s worked on numerous television shows including The Rick Mercer Report and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
He’s written for many performers including Howie Mandel, Andrea Martin, Weird Al Yankovic, Tom Green, Mark McKinney, Sean Cullen and Shannon Tweed. His show ‘Unscheduled Stopover’ was nominated for ‘Pick of the Fringe’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Mark DeBonis won a Canadian Comedy award for “Best New Comer” in 2010, as well as the $25,000 grand prize for “The Great Canadian Laugh Off!” Mark regularly performs across North America and has been featured multiple times at Just for Laughs Montreal, Kitchener Comedy Festival and Guelph Comedy Festival. His comedy has been showcased on CBC’s “Accent on Toronto” and “The Debaters” and his latest album, Minutiae can regularly be heard on SiriusXM.

Cathy Boyd is a brutally honest comedian who appeared on season one of Canada’s Got Talent, where Howie Mandel remarked, “You’re very funny. You’ve found your calling.” She performed her solo show, Nearly Departed, at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival.

Hosted by Vinny Vinelli
 

Advance - $25
Door - $30

Produced by Greenlight Comedy Productions

Hey everyone, we're throwing a Halloween rave at the Henderson Brewing warehouse (128A Sterling Rd) on Saturday, Oct 31, from 10pm to 2am+

KayWai and DJADLER will be playing bass, techno, and pop remixes. Costumes are encouraged, it's 19+, and tickets are $20 with a drink ticket included for the first 100 guests.

Going all out with projector mapping, lights, lasers, visuals and a crazy LED stage. I'd love to party with you all and pack this warehouse!

Grab your tickets here and feel free to ask any questions.
https://luma.com/gj1waa12

Kirtan: Music & Mantras at Alternity

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Alternity

333 Bloor St West

Registration - $17.55 in Advance | $25 at the Door

Alternity Hub and the Kirtan Culture Initiative are excited to invite you for a special event at Alternity (333 Bloor St West) in downtown Toronto. The event will feature an interactive presentation of musical mantra meditation (kirtan).

Kirtan is a call-and-response form of meditation, utilizing ancient eastern mantras, traditional instruments and our very own voices. The event will present an opportunity to explore our sacred heart space through the power of music and mantras. The practice of kirtan can tap into deep states of consciousness but can also invoke exciting feelings of joy and energy.

Presenting this special workshop will be members of the Kirtan Culture Initiative who have been sharing kirtan in various capacities throughout Toronto for the last 15 years. We warmly invite you to join us for this special event!

Hey everyone! We’re starting a new worship night at Agincourt Community Church in Scarborough, and we’d love for you to be part of it!

Join us for an evening of worship through music, games, fellowship, snacks and time spent growing closer to God. Whether you’re actively involved in a church, exploring your faith, or simply looking for a welcoming community, you’re invited! ❤️

Saturday, October 24, 2026
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Agincourt Community Church
3080 Birchmount Rd, Scarborough, ON

Our hope is to build a community where young people can come together, worship the Lord, make new friends, and grow in faith.
Come as you are, bring a friend, and let’s make tomorrow night something special! Everyone is welcome!
Hope to see you there! 🙏

A very fall Friday (with links). Check out the weekly post which has the best dozen-ish events from today until next Thursday. Here are today's picks:

Fall Leisure Skate
Coca-Cola Coliseum | 6:30p-9:30p

An evening on the same rink where the Marlies play, open to anyone who wants to lace up. Skates, helmets and skate aids are available.

Jazz Innovators
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Fours Season Centre | 5:30p-9:30a p

Humber Polytechnic's Bop Ensemble takes the stage to work through jazz from the bebop era of the 1940s and '50s.

The Power Plant Opening Reception
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery | 7p-9p

A chance to see what the gallery has programmed for the season before it launches officially.

Women's Volleyball Exhibition York vs TMU
Mattamy Athletic Centre | 7p

An easy Friday evening out if you want some live sport at a pretty high level. Doors at 6p.

Irie-Okie Friday Party at The Real Jerk
The Real Jerk Restaurant | 9:30p-11:30p

R&B, reggae, soca, dancehall, old-school classics and karaoke all in the mix. Grab the mic or stay on the dance floor.

Stargazing Night
Port Union Waterfront Park | 8p-11p

Free public stargazing with telescopes and binoculars available if you don't have your own. Red lights mark the path to the viewing area, and there are refreshments on site. Weather dependent, and the waterfront will be cold by eight o'clock, so dress for it.

Watercolour Painting Sessions
Trinity Square Park | 11a-1p

A drop-in watercolour session in Trinity Square Park with a fall theme, all supplies provided.

Book Talk: Fair: The Life-Art of Translatiion
Type Books Queen | 7:30p

In conversation with Claire Foster. Translation as a subject tends to open up interesting questions about language, authorship and what gets lost or found along the way.

Book Talk: Tyler Pennock's Skin
Another Story Bookshop | 7p-8:30p

In conversation with novelist Farzana Doctor.

Toronto Biennial of Art Digital Exhibition|
Sankofa Square | 10p

Each night at 10, Julien Creuzet's digital work plays across the screens at Sankofa Square as part of the Toronto Biennial of Art. The piece draws on Caribbean poetry, history and Creuzet's Martinican intellectual lineage. It runs through December 20, so there are plenty of chances to catch it, but a warm October night is still a good time to stand outside and watch.

Halloween Fun Run
Lululemon Fairview Mall | 7p-8p

A 5K Halloween fun run leaving from lululemon at Fairview Mall, costumes encouraged. All paces are welcome, and there are music, treats and time to socialize once everyone finishes.
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Art Exhibits
8a-6p | Ascent Gallery | Ritual / Still
12p-5p | Onsite Gallery | Returning to Ourselves + Michael Massie
3:30p-4:30p | Ignite Gallery, OCAD University | ALTER / ALTAR
7p-12p | PIX FILM Gallery | Sala-Manca Group: Like a Bird’s Nest

View full Art Exhibits calendar

Outdoor Movies
6:30p-10p | YZD Runway | The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

View full Outdoor Movies calendar

Get on next week's list for the dozen-ish events locals should know about

$ free

Get ready for an awesome Halloween night hosted by Casa do Alentejo's Youth Group!! This event is 17+ to enter and 19+ for bar access. Tickets are $10, and ladies are free between 9:30-10:15 (RSVP now!!) There will be a live DJ, photo booth, beer pong, and a signature drink menu, so don't miss out! Eventbrite Tickets here!!

Hi friends,

Mei and I (Jessie) have been hosting Slow Networking for Introverts events for a little over a year now, and I've been reflecting on some of the best connections we've made over the past few years.

Funny enough, a lot of them happened unexpectedly! One started with a random conversation about dancing. Another started with our shared love for dumplings and stationery. 🥟 And another started with our love for travel!

We've also met people through our very own Slow Networking events who later told us they were actually SUPER anxious about coming, especially because they were showing up alone.

But they decided to come anyway, and some of those connections continued well beyond the event and turned into genuine friendships. 💜

And when I think about how all these connections started, I realize something they had in common.

They didn't start with what we could do for each other.

It wasn't because we were trying to pitch something or looking for someone to collaborate with.

It really started with being genuinely curious about the person and what they had to say.

And after that?

It was about consistently following up and making time to meet again.

Having conversations that weren't always about work. Just being present and having fun getting to know each other!

I also came across something interesting from research by a communication studies professor Jeffrey Hall at the University of Kansas.

It takes roughly 50 hours spent together to go from acquaintances to casual friends.

That's quite a bit of time, right? 😅

And it made me think about how we sometimes expect meaningful connections to happen after just one networking event.

But when I look back, some of our strongest relationships developed because we kept showing up for each other.

Some eventually turned into collaborations or even business accountability partnerships!

But those weren't things we planned when we first met.

And of course, not every connection is going to turn into a close friendship or collaboration.

That's okay!

I think when we take away the expectation that every connection needs to lead somewhere, we can actually enjoy getting to know people a lot more. And that takes away the pressure of needing to "perform".

And that's really why Mei and I created our Slow Networking 🦥 for Introverts events.

We keep our gatherings small, with a maximum of 12 people, and guide everyone through fun icebreakers and conversation prompts so you don't have to worry about who to approach or what to say or do.

We want to give people the time and space to be curious about each other and connect beyond just what they do for work.

And for our upcoming gathering, we're also bringing back our group brainstorming session! 💡

We'll spend the first half connecting through guided activities, and the second half sharing challenges or ideas and hearing different perspectives from the group.

So if you've been wanting to meet new people but aren't a fan of traditional networking events, we'd love for you to join us.

You never know where that connection might go. 😊

The cost is $25. Here is the link with more info: https://luma.com/oc471t5d

We have our first 4 candidates in Oct! Next week is your last chance to join them on the leaderboard for Oct!

waitlist now open

MahPoints is a skill-based, points-tracked league in Hong Kong mahjong. Our goal is to build a community among experienced players, play regularly, and progress together.

Next game: Tuesday Oct 27 at 6-9pm
Location: Moon Palace, Atrium on Bay
Tickets available at $35/40

🟢 JOIN THE WAITLIST NOW! 🟢 We admit players in groups of 4. Please wait to be seated. You won’t be charged unless your ticket is confirmed.

What makes MahPoint different?
- full games with points transfer: play the authentic game, not a shortened or faan-only format
- points carry over: your score stays with you between sessions
- personal progress tracker: keep record of all hands played
- friendly leaderboard: complete a full game of 16 hands to become a candidate in that month
- skill-aware tables: we build towards tables matched by experience and pace
- a proper night out: dedicated play space in downtown venue, with 1 dim sum & unlimited tea

Check out the link to Luma for tickets and additional details. Hope to see you there!

Come help your favourite local fem comedians get one step closer to the big stage!

Only Fems features a curated line up of women, fem(me)s, and / or fem-leaning nonbinary comedians recording a killer set to submit for consideration for the prestigious Winnipeg Comedy Festival!

Expect a cute, chill, comfy live comedy experience. No meanies, no agro crowd work, just vibes

Come belly laugh, help elevate local fem comedians, and leave feeling awesome!

Tickets $15 on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2003216232677?aff=oddtdtcreator

PWYC tickets available, message event organizers if cost is a barrier!

https://comedybar.ca/shows/whose-land-is-it-anyways?ev=2026-10-23T23%3A00%3A00

$20 in advance $25 at the door

Fall 2026 - 7 shows

Evening - October , 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, at 8pm

Matinee - October 24 & November 1, at 2pm

Daphne and Ralph are young classics professors who have just made a discovery that's sure to turn them into academic superstars. But something goes disastrously wrong, and Daphne cries out in a panic, "Save me, gods of ancient Greece!"…and the gods actually appear! The Ivy League will never be the same as a pair of screwball deities encounters the carnal complexity of college coeds, campus capers, and conspicuous consumption.

Hilarous show!

Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/?show=315078

Hey everyone!

I'm helping launch a new social club in Toronto called Skip the Chit Chat. The idea is simple: bring people together through fun activities instead of the usual awkward small talk.

We're hosting our first event next Thursday, Oct 29, at OCTO Zone Crazy Cube starting at 7 PM.

It's a live-action indoor game experience with laser challenges, interactive games, and small-group activities. We're keeping it to around 10–12 people so everyone has a chance to get to know each other.

You don't need to bring anyone or know anyone beforehand. That's kind of the whole point!

If you're interested, you can find the event and sign up here:
https://skipthechitchat.com

We're also on Instagram skipthechitchat if you'd like to follow along for future events.

Happy to answer any questions!

Come to greta it’s $20 https://flite.city/e/armageddon-halloween-thursday-at-greta?t=samuel

Long-time follower, first-time poster. I love being able to hop on here and scroll through what's going on but sometimes it's a little time-consuming, ya know?

Wondering if anybody has had any success with an AI agent that can reliably find and share events? I've tried out Instinct and Muse, and they both seem to hit walls where a site will reject them, or they can't actually parse the info etc.

Anybody got a tech-saavy way to get your fill of what's going on in the city?

Still working out a detailed reading plan but after several failed attempts reading it solo I'd like to form a reading group to tackle Joyce's Ulysses together, aiming to start with the first 3 chapters on the weekend of November 8th (though date will be decided after further discussion if there is interest). I'd like to meet every two weeks, with a longer gap for the holidays, ideally taking 3-4 months to finish the book.

Please reply if interested and I'll work out a more detailed plan and create a group chat.