Literary-art Events in Toronto

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

The Great Gatsby Musical at Ed Mirvish Theatre

 Tue, 04 Aug at 07:30 pm Ed Mirvish Theatre

United Jewish People's Order 100th Celebration: Joy and Struggle

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts CAD 25 to 42

Toronto, ON: David Nihill at Comedy Bar Danforth

 Wed, 15 Jul at 07:00 pm Comedy Bar Danforth

An Evening With Zadie Smith at Massey Hall - Allied Music Centre

 Sun, 18 Oct at 07:00 pm Massey Hall - Allied Music Centre

Zadie Smith

 Sat, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Massey Hall At Allied Music Centre

Toronto Machine Learning Summit (TMLS) 10th Annual Conference & Expo 2026

 Wed, 17 Jun at 08:30 am CIBC SQUARE CAD 0 to 647

Comedy Legends: Under the Neon Palms

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm El Mocambo CAD 28

:::CANADA DAY - SUMMER GROOVE CRUISE - 2026:::.

 Wed, 01 Jul at 01:00 pm River Gambler CAD 48 to 942

*2nd Show* Comedy Legends: Under the Neon Palms LATE SHOW + AFTERPARTY

 Fri, 19 Jun at 09:30 pm El Mocambo CAD 44

MAX Boards | The Modern Director Forum

 Fri, 19 Jun at 05:00 pm Fasken CAD 0 to 99

Read between the Lines

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library CAD 60 to 125

Sook-Yin Lee 72RHR Album Release

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:15 pm The Baby G

Mud Day 2026 @ Evergreen Brick Works

 Sun, 21 Jun at 10:30 am Evergreen Brick Works Free

GAY POWER HOUR COMEDY

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm Tallboys CAD 10

Patrick Radden Keefe live in Toronto to launch his new book, London Falling

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Miles Nadal JCC CAD 92

10 Days in a Madhouse

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

Terry Tempest Williams: The Glorians

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

Women Empowerment Summit | Unite Against Violence| HeForShe

 Wed, 25 Nov at 05:30 pm Metro Hall CAD 0 to 500

Jazz at the Columbus Centre: A Very Jazzy Christmas

 Thu, 03 Dec at 07:30 pm Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Columbus Centre CAD 28 to 33

Books & Bottles: A Queer Soiree for the Bookish!

 Mon, 22 Jun at 06:00 pm Now & Later CAD 25 to 129

Laugh & Learn: Live Lectures + Stand-Up Comedy in Toronto

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Catacombs Cabaret (Rear Entrance) CAD 23 to 28

Mastering Me 3.0: PERIOD. powered by Natural Cycles°

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 am Transmission Studios CAD 152

Dana A. Williams: Toni at Random *NEW DATE*

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

Pride Open Mic Fundraiser

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm Three Dollar Bill CAD 17 to 28

Erik Bleich "SUMAC" Album Release w/ //NEWBERRY//

 Thu, 18 Jun at 09:00 pm The Cameron House (back room) CAD 23

If Not You, Then Who? An Evening of Connection

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm Edwards Gardens CAD 41 to 57

Master and Margarita (Fairview Library Theatre)

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:30 pm Toronto Public Library - Fairview Branch CAD 60 to 71

Networking Event for Professionals by The Hip Haus - Jul 16

 Thu, 16 Jul at 06:00 pm Soluna Toronto Free

BLACK QUEER CREATIVES NETWORKING EVENT

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am The Kensington Room Free

Pete Crighton: The Vinyl Diaries

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Jack Rabinovitch Reading Room - Toronto Reference Library Free

Drunk Fiction Extravaganza

 Thu, 16 Jul at 03:30 pm The Caledonian CAD 40

The Art of the Book Festival

Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Tranzac Club

Toronto Jewish Film Festival: When You Listen to This Song

 Sun, 07 Jun at 07:00 pm Imagine Cinemas Carlton Cinema Free

Afrorack + Phèdre + Arc & Texture

 Tue, 16 Jun at 08:00 pm BSMT 254

Julia Hotz: The Connection Cure

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

Poetry Open Mic

 Sat, 20 Jun at 04:00 pm Buddies In Bad Times Theatre

Laksh Maheshwari Live in Toronto: Khushiyan

 Sun, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm Isabel Bader Theatre, Charles Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada CAD 25 to 75

Auto Leasing/Sales/ Leadership & BDC Summit, at The Ball Parkâš¾

 Wed, 10 Jun at 12:30 pm Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel CAD 257 to 1,897

Financial Inclusion, Business Financing & Networking for Immigrants

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

Free Yo' Mind: Open Mic & Showcase

 Fri, 19 Jun at 05:00 pm TAIBU Community Health Centre Free

Bollywood: Khan Edition Trivia at Cassette

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:30 pm Cassette CAD 11

Poetry Open Mic

 Sat, 20 Jun at 04:00 pm Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

#BookTalk with Vincent Lam, presented by Union Hotel x Giller Prize

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:00 pm The Union Hotel CAD 62

Book Swap Social

 Sun, 28 Jun at 05:00 pm Pigeon Café & Bar CAD 31

Master and Margarita (Winchester Street Theatre)

 Sat, 04 Jul at 08:00 pm Winchester Street Theatre CAD 60 to 71

Richard Harrison Book Launch: My Mother Joins the Resistance

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Queen Books Free

The 5th International Summit on Ending Gender-Based Violence 2026(ISEGBV26)

 Fri, 27 Nov at 07:00 am Hilton Toronto CAD 374 to 4,261

Don't Toss it - Mend it: Community Mending Workshop

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm Yonge Street Mission - Martin Centre Free

The Sororum Presents: An Evening at The Great Gatsby

 Wed, 05 Aug at 04:15 pm Ed Mirvish Theatre CAD 155

It Takes a Village

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:30 pm Barbara Hall Park CAD 0 to 11

Ghost Signs of Toronto

 Sat, 20 Jun Sorauren Park Town Square CAD 0 to 11

7th International Conference on Natural Language Processing & Applications (NLPA 2026)

 Sat, 25 Jul at 09:00 am Toronto, Canada Free

Jazz at the Columbus Centre: An Evening of Bossa Nova

 Fri, 11 Sep at 07:30 pm Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Columbus Centre CAD 28 to 33

Jahnavi Harrison - Toronto

 Sat, 03 Oct at 08:00 pm Toronto Pavilion CAD 98 to 142

12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (AIS 2026)

 Sat, 25 Jul at 09:00 am Toronto

17th International Conference on Internet Engineering & Web Services (InWeS 2026)

 Sat, 26 Sep at 09:00 am Toronto, Canada Free

12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (AIS 2026)

 Sat, 25 Jul at 09:00 am Toronto

Canadian Whisky Tasting with Stephen Beaumont at Bar Hop

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:30 pm Bar Hop CAD 89

Wolsak and Wynn 2026 Spring Launch

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Tranzac Club Free

Guinea Pigs Don't Wear Pants by Chris Paul Rainbows

 Sun, 28 Jun at 02:00 pm Indigo - Toronto Eaton Centre Free

Prompt Engineer for Healthcare & Medical AI: 1 Day Session, Toronto

 Mon, 23 Mar at 09:00 am Yonge Street & Shuter Street CAD 559 to 725

Guinea Pigs Don't Wear Pants by Chris Paul Rainbows

 Fri, 24 Jul at 06:30 pm Understory Café Free

El Bien Esquivo (The Elusive Good)

 Thu, 30 Jul at 07:00 pm Imagine Cinemas Carlton Cinema CAD 0 to 10

On Everything We Should Have Said

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm Hard Feelings Mental Health Free

Romance in the City

 Mon, 08 Jun at 06:00 pm 371 Queen St W CAD 122

Pianist ANTONIA de WOLFE in Concert

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:00 pm Arts & Letters Club CAD 23 to 57

INSTITUT 009 | theatre | UA THEATRE SALON BOMB by Natalka Blok

 Thu, 25 Jun at 05:30 pm 620 Spadina Ave. Free

Generation Women Canada - July 23, 2026

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

Megan Milks & Zena Sharman in conversation

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

SEO Strategy & Content Mastery: 1 Day Course, Toronto

 Wed, 11 Mar at 09:00 am Regus ON, Toronto - Yonge & Shuter CAD 560 to 725

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

For The Girls, For The Culture

 Sun, 07 Jun at 05:00 pm 260 Carlaw Ave unit 10b CAD 28

INSTITUT 011 | concert | TOLEDANO (NS)

 Thu, 09 Jul at 07:30 pm 620 Spadina Ave. Free

Ontario Baby Magazine 01 Launch Party

 Sat, 20 Jun at 06:00 pm 246 Harbord St Free

Launch of Alex Boyd's TAKE THIS FOR THE PAIN (with Jim Johnstone)

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Consecration with Chiedza Pasipanodya

 Sun, 07 Jun at 01:30 pm Children's Garden at Evergreen Brick Works Free

Cultivating roots in love: writing and collaging in community

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm Recess Community Free

Exhibition Talk: Lucy Sante on Larry Fink

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm The Image Centre Free

Floral Design Program: Ikebana

 Wed, 08 Jul at 06:00 pm Toronto Botanical Garden CAD 230 to 290

An Evening with the Coven: Stories of Sisterhood, Healing & Reclaimed Magic

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

November 28: CLF "Lessons Learned" from the Municipal Election

 Sat, 28 Nov at 07:30 am The RCMI - The Royal Canadian Military Institute CAD 0 to 250

Excellence and Resilience: Historical Mohawk Figures from Six Nations

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:30 pm Toronto Public Library - Lillian H. Smith Branch Free

Meals and Migration in Little Manila

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Mabuhay Garden CAD 0 to 11

Uruguayan Film Screening: "Julio, Felices por Siempre" (Free)

 Thu, 25 Jun at 01:00 pm York University Free

Canada Day Art, Poetry and BBQ

 Wed, 01 Jul at 01:30 pm Charles Sauriol Conservation Area CAD 34

An Evening with Christian John Wikane in conversation with Thomas del Pozo

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:30 pm Flying Books Free

An Art Gala Hosted by Literal Trash

 Sat, 15 Aug at 05:30 pm Tranzac Club Free

15th International conference on Parallel, Distributed Computing and Applications (IPDCA 2026)

 Sat, 25 Jul at 09:00 am Toronto Free

It Is Our Promiscuity That Will Save Us

 Mon, 15 Jun at 12:00 pm Dalla Lana School of Public Health Free

Book Club @ Red Tape Brewery - July

 Thu, 23 Jul at 06:30 pm Red Tape Brewery, Main Street, Toronto, ON, Canada Free

Let's walk together: a mindful photo-poetry walk with Artist Yannis Lobaina

 Sat, 03 Oct at 01:00 pm Kay Gardner Beltline Trail Free

In Conversation with Vera Polozkova at Meridian Arts Centre - Greenwin Theatre

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:30 pm Meridian Arts Centre - Greenwin Theatre

13th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT 2026)

 Sat, 25 Jul at 12:00 am Toronto, Canada

Heartsong Open Mic

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Alternity CAD 12

PEN Summer Social & Book Talk with Kim Echlin

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Alumni Hall Free

nonsensitive workshop

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm Bahen Centre for Information Technology Free

7th International Conference on Advanced Machine Learning (AMLA 2026)

 Sat, 25 Jul at 09:00 am Toronto, Canada

Beyond Borders: Edo Language Day and Canadian Multiculturalism

 Thu, 13 Aug at 07:00 pm Toronto City Hall Free

Book Club @ Red Tape Brewery - June

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Red Tape Brewery, Main Street, Toronto, ON, Canada Free

7th International Conference on Big Data and Applications (BDAP 2026)

 Sat, 25 Jul at 10:00 am Toronto, Canada