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Recurring event: A retro illustration of a far away planet with a giant sun shining in the background, where a giant bee attacks a woman in a yellow slip dress. Below it, the words: KILLER B CINEMA.

Killer B Cinema Monthly B-Movie Screening

The first Friday of every month, join Killer B Cinema hosts Lizzie Violet & Zoltan Du Lac at See-Scape in the Junction for screenings of B-movies from the 1950s to the 1990s, featuring horror, sci-fi, cult films, foreign language adaptations & more. Plus previews & retro & vintage pre-show cartoons! For adults 19+.

A tinted black & white photo against a swirling cloudy blue sky. A small, barefoot South Asian girl in a pink dress stands at the top of a pole, her right arm reaching upwards as she grasps the pole with her left hand.

Crow’s Theatre presents: A Fine Balance

FINAL EXTENSION! From Tue, Aug. 25 – Sat, Nov. 7, 2026: Crow’s Theatre presents the world premiere of A Fine Balance, a new stage adaptation of Rohinton Mistry’s beloved, award-winning novel exploring resilience & injustice during India’s 1975 Emergency. In a cramped Bombay apartment turned illegal garment factory, four unlikely companions are thrown together. For audiences 18+.

Recurring event: Image featuring yellow and white text superimposed over a blue-filtered photograph. Spotlight at The Second City. Toronto. The centre of the "O" in "Spotlight" is the silhouette of a spotlight. A view from the back of a comedy venue in an old brick building with crescent-shaped windows. Cabaret seating, with tables and chairs, facing toward the stage.

Spotlight at The Second City

One Friday & Saturday every month from Sep. – Jun.: Toronto Sketch Comedy & The Second City Toronto present Spotlight at The Second City, featuring two celebrated comedy troupes performing feature-length shows each month at The Second City’s Theatre ’73. For adults 18+.

Vintage black & white photograph with red painted at the top & incorporated subtly throughout, the image textured as if viewed through a screen. Portrait of a young woman in three-quarter profile, gazing off to the right.

WOO SEE-MING: From the Laurentian Highlands to a Higher Place

From Fri, Sep. 18 – Sat, Nov. 7, 2026: Gallery 44 presents From the Laurentian Highlands to a Higher Place, a solo exhibition of photographs by WOO SEE-MING. After his mother’s death in 2025, the artist visited his mother’s village in Quebec, photographing significant family landmarks that became the basis of this collection. Presented in the Members’ Gallery.

Detail of an image of a Black man wearing a black leather jacket stands in front of a display of surreal paintings featuring Black themes and people.

A Black Art Fair 2026

Two days only – Sat, Oct. 31 & Sun, Nov 1, 2026: Nia Centre for the Arts presents the fourth edition of their annual Black Art Fair, an annual, multidisciplinary exhibition dedicated to the promotion & sale of artworks by Black Canadian artists. This year’s theme, EVIDENCE, invites you to encounter the traces Black artists leave in the world – through memory, material, imagination, experience & cultural contribution.

A grid of two close-up images featuring women violinists, both in semi-profile. The one on the left holds her violin close to her chest. The one on the right plays her violin.

Soundstreams presents: Violins Unbound

One night only. On Mon, Nov. 2, 2026: Soundstreams presents Violins Unbound as part of their ongoing TD Encounters series. This Encounters concert highlights the remarkable agility of the violin, featuring two violinists & including the world premiere of a commissioned duet. Presented as a free concert at Hugh’s Room Live.

Detail of a medium close-up of a small group of joyful people, mouths open, arms raised and applauding, gathered around a bar table.

ArtAttack! 2026: Live Art Auction

One night only – Thu, Nov. 5, 2026: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre hosts ArtAttack!, their annual art fundraiser party. Art aficionados & novices alike will have an exclusive chance to bid in the live auction & purchase a work of art by 60+ visual artists. Preview viewing on Sat, Oct. 4 & commissioned limited edition prints available.

Image featuring yellow & white text against a black background. Left: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons by Sam Steiner (the fourth "Lemons" uses a lemon slice for the "o"). Right: Theatre company logo, show synopsis & date & location info. A Theatre Aurinko production. Directed by Bonnie Duff. Starring Lara Lucia & Jack Copland.

Theatre Aurinko presents: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Fri, Nov. 6 – Sun, Nov. 15, 2026: Theatre Aurinko presents Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, a play that imagines a world where we’re forced to say less. The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime. But what if there were a limit? Oliver & Bernadette are about to find out. Presented at The Assembly Theatre.

Photo collage featuring illustrated images & photograph against a deep purple background. Two burlesque performers in white feminine costumes pose facing each other under a spotlight. Wing and floral outlined images on either side of them.

Toronto Burlesque Festival: REVERIE

Four days only – Thu, Nov. 12 - Sun, Nov. 15, 2026: The Toronto Burlesque Festival presents REVERIE, the 14th edition of their annual festival, featuring dazzling, dreamlike entertainment spotlighting over 50 burlesque artists from around the world, plus workshops & a marketplace. Presented at partner venue Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. For adults 19+.

Image featuring text superimposed on a photo collage on a sheet of orange paper. Riot King Art Market presents Radiant Vermin by Philip Ridley. Directed by Sebastian Biasucci. Photo collage in the shape of a three-story house, surrounded by four yellow crayon suns, with a person pictured on each level: a young woman with long dark hair in the third floor, an older woman with silver white hair in the second floor and a young Asian man in the first floor.

Riot King Art Market presents: Radiant Vermin

From Thu, Nov. 12 – Sun, Nov. 22, 2026: Riot King Art Market presents Radiant Vermin, a wickedly comedic satire about a young couple who are offered a way onto the property ladder that may turn out to be too good to be true. Presented at Red Sandcastle Theatre.

Collage image of a strange, alien-like musical instrument made up of a lute-shaped body, with strings and a hole, set upside down on a small control panel with three knobs: Mixture, Daming and Tone. A swirling blue-ish purple vortex in the background.

Soundstreams presents: Orison

One night only. On Mon, Nov. 30, 2026: Soundstreams presents Orison as part of their ongoing TD Encounters series. Science fiction imagery, spirituality & the idea of ‘alien-ness’ combine in this music theatre piece in development, created in collaboration & performed with a unique early electronic instrument & current tech. Presented as a free concert at Hugh’s Room Live.

Image featuring black & blue text on a white background. BOUND Book Arts Fair 2026. Sun. December 6th 11am-4pm. There's an illustration of a needle & thread curled in behind the word "BOUND".

BOUND Book Arts Fair 2026

One day only – Sun, Dec. 6, 2026: BOUND Books Arts Fair presents the 2026 edition of their annual event at the Arts & Letters Club in Toronto. Come out to explore & discover limited edition handmade books, artist’s books, prints, broadsides, cards, ephemera & more while you chat with the artists & artisans. Free admission!