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A nighttime photo of a movie audience sitting on the grass in a park, watching a film on a large screen (at right side of the photo). There are trees in the background, with concession booths to the left of the movie screen.

Toronto Outdoor Picture Show presents: Going Places

From Fri, Jun. 26 – Sun, Aug. 23, 2026: Toronto Outdoor Picture Show (TOPS) presents their 16th season of open-air cinema programming. Screenings take place throughout the summer at three parks across Toronto: Christie Pits Park, Corktown Common & Bell Manor Park. This year’s theme is Going Places, featuring stories about the journeys we find ourselves on & the new people & places we discover along the way.

Four tap dancers, one woman & three men, perform, with a drummer and bass player behind them on stage.

Toronto International Tap Dance Festival 2026

Three days only – from Fri, Aug. 21 – Sun, Aug. 23, 2026: Toffan Rhythm Projects presents the fourth edition of the biennial Toronto International Tap Dance Festival. For dance fans of all ages, featuring performances, panel discussions, workshops & masterclasses. Presented at four venues in Toronto.

Image featuring text and illustration. Right: A black silhouette of the CN Tower with an overlapping close-up red maple leaf. Inside the the tower are a yellow maple leaf and a variety of white Canadian symbols: a polar bear, a curling rock, an inukshuk, a Mountie hat, a snowflake. Left side: In red font, Toronto Poetry Festival 2026. The title is repeated in six languages.

Toronto Poetry Festival 2026

One day only – Sat, Sep. 12, 2026: The Toronto Poetry Festival hosts the third iteration of their annual open-air event. Canadian multilingual poets read poetry & perform spoken word pieces in a serene, natural amphitheatre in Taylor Creek Park. Free admission.

Recurring event: Close-up of two notecards clothes pinned to a string line, with people chatting in the background. One card reads: Can lovers be friends? Another reads: What was one transformative experience you've had? How did it affect you?

Being and Becoming hosts Curiosity Café

Every two weeks: Being and Becoming hosts Curiosity Café, a collaborative exploration of a chosen topic or question. Join a community of people who like to think deeply about life’s big questions & share philosophical tools to dig deeper. Presented at the Madison Avenue Pub. For adults 19+.

Recurring event: Image featuring text and illustration. On the left: A set of three illustrated images, featuring white silhouettes of heads in profile speaking inside seven-sided shapes in orange, teal and light blue. On the right: Replay Storytelling (Replay in orange font & Storytelling in light blue font).

Replay Storytelling

The second or third Wednesday of every month: Replay Storytelling hosts a true storytelling event, featuring a new theme each month. It’s an inclusive show that welcomes everyone to submit a story – experienced and new storytellers alike – and invites audiences to come out to hear them told. Presented at Burdock Music Hall on Bloor St. West.

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 Tue & Wed every month: 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+.

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+.

Recurring event: Collage image with text. Issues Magazine Shop presents Collage Night. Hosted by Alanna Chelmick & Bryonie Wise. A woman, her head thrown back and arms raised, in front of a background with water at the top and leaves of various shades of green at the bottom.

Issues Magazine Shop: Collage Workshops

Several nights a month: Issues Magazine Shop hosts their collage workshop. Come out to cut & paste and create your own collage to create memory – a reflection, a love note, a vision board or a blessing for the future. No prior experience necessary. All supplies provided. All ages welcome.

Past event: Greyed out image of a young man with a short buzzcut, wearing yellow satin pajamas, sitting on a sofa - arms raised and a joyful expression on his face. An assortment of musical theatre album covers line the wall behind him, and on the sofa on either side of him.

TOFringe: Will & The Amazingly Obsessive Theatrical Vinyl Collection

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Jul. 2 – Sun, Jul. 12, 2026: Vinyl Collection Productions presents Will & The Amazingly Obsessive Theatrical Vinyl Collection. Created & performed by Will Parry, it’s a new solo cabaret show about the power of musical theatre cast recordings on vinyl. Presented as part of the 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival at Jamii Hub.

Past event. The performer Will sitting on a picnic table outdoors holding a blue puppet.

TOFringe KidsFest: The Everlasting Friendship of Billy & Bink

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Jul. 2 – Sun, Jul. 12, 2026: Little Lamb Theatre presents The Everlasting Friendship of Billy & Bink. Created & performed by Will Parry, it’s a new theatre for young audiences (TYA) musical about a human & puppet brother duo who discover what it means to be a friend in the digital age. Presented as a part of the 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival’s KidsFest at Young People’s Theatre. Suitable for ages 5-10 (& everyone else).

Past event. Illustration of woman in fancy 1920s evening attire. Beside her, a text title reading Many Happy Returns and below that, enclosed by a caesar crown, the text BEARS! In The City! Winner 2025 No Proscenium Awards Toronto.

TOFringe: Many Happy Returns

PAST EVENT: From Tue, Jun. 30 – Sun, Jul. 12, 2026 – BEARS! In The City! presents Many Happy Returns. Travel back in time to New Year’s Eve 1924 in this group-based, interactive, immersive performance, with artifacts to find, intriguing guests to meet & mysteries to unravel! Presented as part of the 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival at Society Clubhouse. For audiences 19+.

Past event: Greyed out photo collage featuring a metal award statue of an abstract figure, arms forming a circle above the head (left side of image). In the background is a nighttime close-up of the entrance of a performing arts venue, with rows of small lights running on the underside and people outside the door. Parked and moving cars along the street in front of the building.

The Dora Mavor Moore Awards

PAST EVENT: One night only – Mon, Jun. 29, 2026: The 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, hosted by Dora Award-winning actor Amaka Umeh, with special guests & VIP presenters. Celebrate the outstanding theatre, dance & opera that filled Toronto stages last season. Presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation and administered by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA). At Toronto’s Meridian Hall (1 Front Street East).