Two polaroid photos - one showing watercolour paints and the other showing people walking down a spiral staircase - and several cards with text quotes sit on top of a green background with pink ribbon. Type reads: May 10th, 1771: I am so happy my dearest, so fully absorbed in the feeling of this calm presence, that my art is suffering. I couldn't draw now, not one stroke, and yet I have never been a greater painter than in these moments. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Two polaroid photos - one showing watercolour paints and the other showing people walking down a spiral staircase - and several cards with text quotes sit on top of a green background with pink ribbon. Type reads: May 10th, 1771: I am so happy my dearest, so fully absorbed in the feeling of this calm presence, that my art is suffering. I couldn't draw now, not one stroke, and yet I have never been a greater painter than in these moments. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Performance Performance

Summer in the Park

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Aug. 22 – Sun, Aug. 24, 2025: Crossroads Theatre presents Summer in the Park – three days of live music, dance, circus, spoken word, community parties & more on the theme of 'Resilience' at Weston’s Little Avenue Memorial Park. Free and family-friendly.

Peterborough Folk Festival 2025

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Aug. 14 – Sun, Aug. 17, 2025: Peterborough Folk Festival 2025 presents four days of exciting music performances, culture & community on the hillside at Nicholls Oval Park, plus a kick off concert at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre. Ticketed performances Thursday & Friday, with free admission (donations accepted), all-ages programming on Saturday & Sunday.

On stage: Arsenic and Old Lace

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Jul. 18 – Sun, Jul. 27, 2025: Calliope Sound Productions presents a classic dark comedy from 1939, Arsenic and Old Lace. Two lovely old ladies have a dark secret, causing their nephew’s engagement announcement to go awry. Hilarious antics ensue when the two other nephews & police show up. On stage at the University of Toronto, Mississauga campus' Erindale Studio Theatre.

Hamilton Fringe Festival 2025

PAST EVENT: Wed, Jul. 16 – Sun, Jul. 27, 2025: Hamilton Festival Theatre Company (HFTco) presents its 21st Hamilton Fringe Festival program, with 50+ shows in 350+ performances at over a dozen venues around the city. This year’s festival includes live comedy, theatre, musicals, dance, art, film, family fare and more. Plus, a free outdoor performance walking tour, back by popular demand, & a new festival hub!

TOFringe: Stealing Home

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Jul. 4 – Sun, Jul. 13, 2025: Spangle Theatre presents Stealing Home at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. A comedy set in a fictional Toronto neighbourhood, it pokes fun – and throws more than a little shade – at people who live in an affluent part of the city and their NIMBYism toward a proposed supportive housing project in their neighbourhood. Running on the Alumnae Theatre Mainspace.

TOFringe: Divine Monster

PAST EVENT: From Wed, Jul. 2 – Sat, Jul. 12, 2025: Bernhardt Productions presents Divine Monster at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. An encounter in a Paris cemetery between the ghost of the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt and a distraught young Canadian musician leads to a passionate debate about art, fame and success in a world now dominated by social media. Presented in Soulpepper Theatre’s RBC Finance Studio in the Distillery Historic District.

TOFringe: Me and You and the Highland Coo

PAST EVENT: From Wed, Jul. 2 – Sun, Jul. 13, 2025: Happy as a Clam Productions presents Me and You and the Highland Coo at Soulpepper’s TD Studio as part of the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. Experience a taste of Scotland in Toronto on a road trip adventure that reminds us to look for the light in times of darkness. For audiences 14+.

TOFringe: Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Jul. 4 – Fri, Jul. 11, 2025: Zac Williams brings his critically acclaimed solo show Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy to the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. An unforgettable and loveable story of a Kindergarten teacher in therapy with a broken heart after his boyfriend leaves him for the man they had a threesome with. Running at Alumnae Theatre’s Mainspace.

TOFringe: #1 Clown Comedy with Victor & Priscilla

PAST EVENT: Wed, Jul. 2 – Sun, Jul. 13, 2025: #1 Clown Comedy with Victor & Priscilla comes to the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival at VideoCabaret. The zany, cross-dressing, historically inaccurate Victorian-era clown siblings return – this time, they’re thinking of quitting vaudeville to become upper-class toffs. Sure to entertain with song, dance, witty wordplay, slapstick, drag & puppets, while touching on the deeper theme of LGBTQ+ history. PG-13, appropriate for older children.

TOFringe: Mathew’s Big Broadway Bash

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Jul. 3 – Sat, Jul. 12, 2025: Toronto Cabaret Productions presents Mathew’s Big Broadway Bash at the Heliconian Club as part of the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. This isn’t just a show – it’s a high-energy, feel-good love letter to the musicals we grew up on and still belt in the shower. Come out and sing along! For audiences 12+.

TOFringe: JACK’d, a Thief, a Murder, some Sex and a BEANSTALK!

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Jul. 3 – Sun, Jul. 13, 2025: JACK’d Up Productions presents JACK’d, a Thief, a Murder, some Sex and a BEANSTALK! at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. Using rather naughty inuendoes, ribald humour and puppets, JACK’d asks us to question the stories we’ve been told and, more importantly, the stories we tell ourselves. Running at Rafos Hall. For audiences 16+.

TOFringe: Things My Dad Kept

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Jul. 3 – Sun, Jul. 13, 2025: Award-winning playwright and veteran storyteller Ronit Rubinstein presents her hilarious solo show, Things My Dad Kept, at Soulpepper’s TD Studio as part of the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. What would you do if, 12 years after losing someone you love, you discovered that they'd documented every moment of your life? And does it count as hoarding if the thing hoarded is... memories? For ages 18+.