Literary-art Events in Toronto

Check out happening literary-art events all around Toronto, ON

Toronto CAN An Evening with Ina Garten

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:30 pm Massey Hall

Laura Fernandez at Winterfolk

 Sun, 15 Feb at 03:00 pm Tranzac Club

Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer

 Thu, 12 Feb at 08:00 pm 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M5S 1W2

Cathy Anne Plays Winterfolk

 Sat, 14 Feb at 02:00 pm Tranzac Club

Clela Errington Plays Winterfolk

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm Tranzac Club

Suzie Vinnick Comes to Winterfolk

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm Tranzac Club

International Women's Day (IWD) Celebration

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm York Civic Centre CAD 0 to 1,000

What Is Imagination?: Lockwood, Batuman, Heti and Riley

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

CSC Toronto Chapter Building Expo 2026

 Wed, 25 Feb at 11:00 am Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) South Building CAD 0 to 2,486

Tiffany Watt Smith & Sheila Liming: Making Time, Making Friends

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

10 Days in a Madhouse

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:30 pm Bluma Appel Theatre

SRI Presents Empire of AI: Karen Hao

 Wed, 11 Mar at 05:30 pm Desautels Hall, Rotman School of Management CAD 10

Poetry Open Mic

 Sat, 21 Feb at 04:00 pm Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Free

Lesbian Lit Lovers Speeddating- New location !

 Sun, 08 Feb at 12:00 pm Society Clubhouse CAD 33 to 44

Tara Kannangara + Dan English + Fortunato Durutti Marinetti + P.S. Lucas: Wavelength Music Festival

Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Lula Lounge

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) CXVIII

Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm Tranzac Club

Patricia Lockwood: Will There Ever Be Another You

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:00 pm Beeton Hall Free

Author & Punisher

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm 1197 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6J 1X3, Canada

Data Sciences Institute - Industry Speaker Series

 Mon, 02 Mar at 01:30 pm Data Science Institute, University of Toronto Free

The Bloomwritten Revelry

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm Fairmont Royal York

Bad Waitress + Bibi Club + bikebike + Poetry by Melissa Auf der Maur + more: Wavelength Music Festiv

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:30 pm 651 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M6K 2B2

Loves & Readers

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:30 pm Flying Books at Neverland CAD 55 to 60

Goodbye Cruel World, a Valentine's Eulogy by Mikiki

 Sat, 14 Feb at 06:30 pm The Depanneur

LOVE+ Guided Walking Tour (ROM & Yorkville)

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am Royal Ontario Museum CAD 0 to 32

My Bloody Valentine Market

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 am Ground Control, Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada

Let's Get Hip in the Junction! - A tribute to the Tragically Hip!

 Fri, 20 Feb at 09:00 pm Junction Underground CAD 20 to 23

Mallo Nights

 Sat, 07 Feb at 08:30 pm Mallo Coffee & Bar CAD 14

Toronto launch of A LITANY OF WORDS I CANNOT READ - Rayya Liebich

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Spring 2026 Danmei Toronto Event

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:00 pm Chatime Bubble Tea Free

Black Brilliance: Open Mic & Showcase

 Fri, 20 Feb at 05:00 pm TAIBU Community Health Centre Free

Transverse Issue Launch Party

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Three Dollar Bill CAD 23

KOJAK Live at Supermarket

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm Supermarket Bar and Variety CAD 23

AI Workshop Series: Part 2 - AI for Writing, Content and Communication

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm Norton Rose Fulbright CAD 99 to 225

LOVE+ Guided Walking Tour (ROM & Yorkville) 2

 Sun, 15 Feb at 11:00 am Royal Ontario Museum CAD 0 to 32

Clean in Toronto| February 24-25, 2026

 Tue, 24 Feb at 09:00 am Center for Social Innovation CAD 1,356 to 2,260

My Bloody Valentine Market

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 am Ground Control Free

Heated Rivalry Trivia at Cassette

 Mon, 23 Feb at 06:30 pm Gladstone House CAD 11

Heated Rivalry Trivia at Cassette

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:30 pm Gladstone House CAD 11

On Complex Stories: Sarah Bernstein and Canisia Lubrin onstage

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:15 pm Innis Town Hall Free

GRANTS FOR VIDEOGAME DEVELOPMENT

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm George Brown Polytechnic - Waterfront Campus - School of Design Free

JTBL Keynote Conversation: Black Liberation Is Non-Negotiable

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am George Brown College - Waterfront Campus CAD 28 to 30

Cross Circuits with Waubgeshig Rice

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery Free

Heated Rivalry Trivia at Cassette

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm Gladstone House CAD 11

Trans & Queer Resistance: 9th Annual Queer Directions Symposium

 Fri, 06 Mar at 04:00 pm UC140 University College Free

Taking Stock: Voices of Women in Architecture Across Canada

 Fri, 06 Mar at 09:00 am Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) - 2nd Floor PIT CAD 17 to 28

Financial Inclusion, Business Financing & Networking for Immigrants

 Thu, 30 Jul at 06:00 pm Metro Hall CAD 0 to 1,041

Launch of BLACK ACES - Julian McKenzie (with Shireen Ahmed)

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Compassionate Justice Speaker Series : John Ralston Saul

 Sun, 01 Mar at 12:30 pm Eglinton St. George's Free

We've Got Rhythm (in 1, in 2, in 3, in 4, in 5, in 6... in TEN!)

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts CAD 17 to 55

An Artsy Speed Dating Event!

 Fri, 13 Feb at 05:00 pm Say Hey House CAD 33

Violet Hour Book Club Toronto Edition: How We Fight For Our Lives

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Books and Biscotti

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm Columbus Room, Columbus Centre Free

Jazz - Michael Shand & Poetry by George Eilliot Clark

 Sat, 07 Feb at 02:00 pm The Pilot CAD 23

The Sacred Veil (April 25)

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm Metropolitan United Church

SHAW (S)EXpo: a community-created gallery

 Mon, 09 Feb at 06:30 pm Tranzac Club Free

Launch of WONDERLAND ROAD - Carrianne Leung (with Catherine Hernandez)

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm DROM Taberna Free

Israeli Film Series: For the Love of a Woman (Per amore di una donna)

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm Leah Posluns Theatre CAD 18

St Valentine's Day Baking

 Sat, 14 Feb at 02:00 pm Roncesvalles United Church CAD 87

When Brothers & Sisters Speak

 Sat, 07 Feb at 08:00 pm Harbourfront Centre

Exchange 2026: A Day of Choral Community Workshops

 Sat, 07 Feb at 10:30 am Yorkminster Park Baptist Church

Drink and Draw at Rhythm

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm Rhythm Toronto CAD 35

Launch of Alison Gadsby's BREATHING IS HOW SOME PEOPLE STAY ALIVE

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Society Clubhouse Free

Modern UX Content Design Practices: 1 Day Session in Toronto

 Thu, 12 Feb at 09:00 am ON, Toronto - Yonge & Shuter CAD 559 to 725

Romance Book Club By Idle Hands To Do - Unromance By Erin Connors

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 pm Wychwood Pub Free

Liam's Double Trouble: PHANTASM II (1988) & HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY (1987)

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm 1176 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M6H 1N1

Love Letters

 Sat, 21 Feb at 05:30 pm Jack's Scarborough Free

BLACK ACES Book Launch with Julian McKenzie

 Wed, 04 Feb at 06:30 pm A Different Booklist Cultural Centre Free

VUNDABAR - 'Gawk' 10 Year Anniversary Tour + Slow Fiction

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm The Mod Club

Exploring the African Diaspora through Mixed-Media Textile Art

 Fri, 13 Feb at 01:30 pm 1025 Queen St W Free

Who's Afraid?

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm Society Clubhouse Free

Punk Talks: Toronto Punk History Panel

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Peach Berserk CAD 10

Shaping Public Architecture Andrew Frontini

 Thu, 05 Feb at 06:00 pm Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library - Beeton Hall Free

FKD (In The Head): Work-in-Progress

 Wed, 04 Mar at 08:00 pm Wenona Lodge CAD 10

Muay Thai Day: An Embodied Movement Experience for Performers and Creatives

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:30 pm Watah Studio Theatre Free

Dupel: The Pursuit of Infinity Tour - Toronto

 Sun, 29 Mar at 08:00 pm Junction Underground CAD 5

A Valentine's Day talk with some unromantic twists

 Sat, 14 Feb at 03:00 pm Back Lane Studios Free

AI-Powered Editing & Proofreading Mastery: 1 Day Course in Toronto

 Wed, 04 Feb at 09:00 am ON, Toronto - Yonge & Shuter CAD 559 to 725

The Muses: Women's Circle & Open Mic with Sound Healing Meditation

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm 52 St Lawrence St CAD 0 to 23

@HiddenSocieteBrand - World of Technology - Build Strategic Partnerships

 Wed, 04 Feb at 05:00 pm Victory Cafe Free

Talk About Books: Reading (About) Minds

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm Toronto Public Library - North York Central Library, Room 2/3 Free

Fletcher Daniel with Hey Buddy, Hey Champ

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm The Painted Lady CAD 20

Launch of DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS - Cavar (with Twoey Gray)

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

The Youth Collective: Leadership & Innovation for Green Future

 Sun, 15 Feb at 01:00 pm Central YMCA Free

Writing Sex with Jowita Bydlowska

 Sun, 15 Feb at 06:00 pm 371 Queen St W CAD 122

Black In Nature Poetry Walk Series 1

 Sun, 22 Feb at 09:30 am Lower Don River Trail CAD 0 to 23

Dr. Mike Daley Presents: The Story of the Doors

 Sun, 08 Mar at 03:00 pm Church of the Redeemer CAD 44

The Mirror Diaries

 Mon, 23 Feb at 05:00 pm MLSE LaunchPad Free

Howard W. French: The Second Emancipation

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

Soul Care Sunday: Resonant Being

 Sun, 08 Mar at 10:30 am Society Clubhouse CAD 0 to 65

Red Tape Brewery Book Club February 19th, 2026

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm Red Tape Brewery, Main Street, Toronto, ON, Canada Free

HiddenSocieteBrand ™ Real Estate Sip & Mingle Event!

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:00 pm Victory Cafe CAD 0 to 28

Create & Regulate | Nervous system reset for when life feels like too much

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Society Clubhouse CAD 141 to 170

Movie Trivia at Cassette by the Quizmaster Jess Team

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm Gladstone House CAD 11

A DarkWinter Press Celebration!

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:00 pm The Epochal Imp Free

Generation Women Canada - April 23, 2026

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm The Lounge at Live Nation Canada CAD 38

Resilient Hearts: An Evening Where Compassion Meets Action

 Sat, 21 Feb at 05:00 pm 21 Old Mill Rd, Toronto, ON M8X 1G5, Canada

Launch of NIGHT NIGHT FAWN - Jordy Rosenberg (with David Chariandy)

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

“White Family, Black History, and a DEI Romance Novel” - Presentation by Sheila White

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm 145 Annette Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M6P 1P3

Valentine's Flower Arrangement Workshop for Self-Love in Toronto

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:30 pm Waterworks Food Hall CAD 95 to 120

The Artist Profile: Writing in Third-Person

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Gallery 44 CAD 23 to 28