Literary-art Events in Toronto

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

Ashwyn Singh in Toronto | the afterparty

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm 10 DEAN | Waverley CAD 31

When Brothers Speak

 Sat, 22 Nov at 08:00 pm TO Live

Film Reads - Fall Revisions - Table Read for Filmmakers and Actors

 Sat, 25 Oct at 02:00 pm 6x8 Market CAD 10

Juicy Woo-Woo - The UFO Cabaret live @ Arterial

 Fri, 07 Nov at 08:00 pm 451 Adelaide St W CAD 12 to 23

Bookmaking Workshop

 Sun, 26 Oct at 02:00 pm Glad Day Lit Free

Make Your Prose Sing: A First Course in Editing with the Mesdames of Mayhem

 Sat, 08 Nov at 01:00 pm Toronto Public Library - Maria A. Shchuka Branch Free

Women's Breakfast (Hybrid) Fall 2025

 Sat, 15 Nov at 09:30 am Wycliffe College CAD 0 to 20

Time's Eldest Son: Celebrating 400 Years of John Dowland

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Heliconian Club CAD 23 to 63

Israeli Film Series: Highway 65

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:30 pm Leah Posluns Theatre CAD 18

Chopin's Preludes: A Life, in Fragments

 Sun, 08 Feb at 03:00 pm Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts CAD 17 to 55

Allow Me: A StandUp Comedy Show by Rahul Dua

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:00 pm Isabel Bader Theatre, Charles Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada CAD 35 to 100

The Wombats, Only The Poets, Red Rum Club in Toronto

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:00 pm The Danforth Music Hall

The Wombats, Only The Poets, Red Rum Club in Toronto

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm The Danforth Music Hall

Gallery 1065 Poetry Open Mic: On Death, Mourning and Grief

 Fri, 17 Oct at 06:00 pm Gallery 1065 CAD 10

Guernica Editions October In-Person Launch

 Sun, 26 Oct at 03:30 pm Supermarket

Toronto CAN An Evening with Ina Garten

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:30 pm Massey Hall

Art Party in Leslieville!

 Sat, 18 Oct at 06:00 pm iZone Lofts Free

রবি, সুরে ও স্বরে

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm The Don on Danforth

An Evening with Elizabeth Gilbert in Toronto

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:30 pm John Bassett Theatre CAD 53 to 188

On Wholeness Book Launch with Quill Christie-Peters

 Sat, 01 Nov at 06:00 pm William Doo Auditorium Free

Riverdale Mic Night - November, 2025

 Fri, 07 Nov at 06:30 pm 450 Broadview Ave., Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M4K 2N1

Sonic Sancocho - Sope de Brujas

 Sat, 25 Oct at 11:00 pm DROM Taberna, Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada CAD 23

Brick Poetry: Anna Swanson, Charlie Petch, and guest readers

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Confession Publique at Meridian Arts Centre - Studio Theatre

 Sat, 25 Oct Meridian Arts Centre - Studio Theatre

The 3rd International Art & Culture Exhibition- Theme: Roots & Renaissance

 Sat, 29 Nov at 05:00 pm 237 Sackville St CAD 100 to 600

AI and Feminism

 Sat, 01 Nov at 10:00 am 111 Ian MacDonald Blvd CAD 57 to 283

A Dark Room & A Feeling: Fall Session

 Sat, 18 Oct at 09:00 pm Poetry Jazz Café

Canisia Lubrin and Billy-Ray Belcourt: Poetry in the 21st Century

 Mon, 24 Nov at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

Book Launch: Melanie Florence & Matt James

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Book People on Queen Free

Kyung Wha Chung, violin, with Kevin Kenner, piano

Sun, 09 Nov at 03:00 pm 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M5S 1W2

Ho-fung Hung: The China Question

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

Book Launch: The Cheese Cure by Michael Finnerty

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:00 pm University of Toronto Bookstore Free

Lily King: Heart the Lover

 Mon, 27 Oct at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

Anti-Capitalist Bookfare

 Sun, 19 Oct at 10:00 am Tranzac Club Free

Jessica Sole with Delta Sweet & Haley McNeil

 Fri, 21 Nov at 07:30 pm Rivoli Toronto CAD 20 to 26

Creative Catalyst: Mentee Information Session

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:00 pm Nia Centre for the Arts Free

Terrain and Text 003

 Tue, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm BAAA! (Back Alley for Art & Architecture) Free

Book Launch: Unmasking Shame by Dr. Chi Opia-Evans

 Sat, 25 Oct at 01:00 pm 2121 Weston Rd CAD 55

For the Lands That Bleed: Art in Solidarity with Sudan, Palestine & Congo

 Fri, 17 Oct at 09:00 pm Half Note 416 CAD 25

RITUAL. New Moon Ceremony & Inner Journey

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Toronto CAD 11 to 88

AN EVENING WITH RICHARD LAWSON

 Mon, 20 Oct at 06:00 pm William Doo Auditorium Free

Character Creation for Writers

 Sat, 18 Oct at 02:00 pm Centauri Arts Academy CAD 44

Picture Making using Washi Collage with Ruth Maclean

 Sat, 25 Oct at 10:00 am The Japanese Paper Place CAD 170

Tessa Bailey & Laurie Gilmore: Pitcher Perfect Gingerbread Bakery

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

HYCBN Book Tour, Toronto

 Sat, 18 Oct at 05:00 pm 32 Progress Ave Free

TOXIC PRODUCTIVITY - Israa Nasir

 Sat, 01 Nov at 06:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Toronto International Festival of Authors

 Wed, 29 Oct at 02:00 pm Victoria College

Brick Poetry Double Launch : Anna Swanson & Charlie Petch

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop

Join the Momentum Club: Your Next-Level Self!

 Fri, 24 Oct at 11:00 am Kairos CAD 44

Northern Landscapes Concert

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:30 pm Church of St. Mary Magdalene CAD 0 to 28

CACAO: A workshop honouring this sacred plant teacher.

 Sat, 25 Oct at 03:00 pm Toronto CAD 11 to 99

Open Mic - Industry Night - Every Tuesday @ The Wych

 Tue, 28 Oct at 08:00 pm The Wych Free

Sam Casey & The Middle Children with The Shirts

 Sat, 18 Oct at 07:30 pm Rivoli Toronto CAD 20 to 26

"Reaping What She Sows" Book Talk

 Tue, 28 Oct at 06:30 pm Queen Books Free

THE TRANSLATING SUBJECT - Melissa Tanti (with Lorraine York)

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Voices of Freedom reading at Toronto Reference Library

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library Free

MPS Presents: Jaap Blonk, T.D. & qeTTe fossa

 Sat, 18 Oct at 08:00 pm The Jama CAD 15 to 20

Verses and Voices Open Mic Night

 Fri, 24 Oct at 05:00 pm Ben McNally Books CAD 0 to 5

CineConnect Toronto: Free Industry Mixer for Filmmakers & Creatives

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Fox & Fiddle Danforth Free

How to build Impactful, Sustainable Business Workshop

 Tue, 11 Nov at 07:30 pm Zoom call Free

UCAF-KUMF Gallery 50th Anniversary Gala

 Sat, 18 Oct at 06:00 pm Trident Banquet & Conference Centre CAD 62 to 182

Weaving Webs Toronto - Supper & Networking for Creatives

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:00 pm 2501 Victoria Park Ave CAD 33

️ Work with Your Ancestors ️

 Sat, 01 Nov at 11:00 am Wuji Xuan Life Wellness CAD 62

Gallery Talk & City Stroll: Shawn Micallef on INTERGALACTIC PLANETARY

 Sun, 19 Oct at 02:00 pm Koffler Gallery Free

In Conversation: Artist Dimitri Levanoff and Curator David Liss

 Sun, 02 Nov at 02:00 pm Koffler Arts (Koffler301) Free

Box of Treasures: We Survived The Night with Julian Brave NoiseCat

 Mon, 20 Oct at 06:00 pm Native Canadian Centre of Toronto Free

SAY IT!: Deeper

 Mon, 20 Oct at 07:30 pm Imperial Pub CAD 12

OF FLOATING ISLES - Kawika Guillermo (with Larissa Lai)

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Sick Stories Pop Up at Loohoo

 Sat, 18 Oct at 11:00 am 1380 Queen St W Free

OUTER HAVEN POETRY NIGHT XXII

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Imperial Pub CAD 10

COOCHIE COVEN

 Fri, 17 Oct at 08:00 pm District 9 Snack Bar CAD 23 to 33

Gordon Grdina's RU'YA feat. Ghalia Benali

 Sat, 01 Nov at 08:00 pm Aga Khan Museum

RISE OPEN MIC : Threads & Tales: Wear Culture Speaks

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:30 pm CEE Centre For Young Black Professionals Free

Butter by Asako Yuzuki — Fresh Off The Press 1-Year Anniversary Book Club

 Sat, 25 Oct at 05:00 pm Ben McNally Books Free

Back To My Roots: Nashville-style writers round

 Sun, 26 Oct at 02:30 pm The Painted Lady CAD 14

The Wombats Only The Poets & Red Rum Club

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm Danforth Music Hall Theatre

Learn the Money Secrets of the Wealthy

 Wed, 29 Oct at 12:00 pm Franklin Horner Community Centre Free

️ The Dumb Supper

 Fri, 31 Oct at 08:00 pm Wuji Xuan Life Wellness CAD 146

Under the Moon's Embrace, the dance emerges

 Sat, 08 Nov at 08:30 pm Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts CAD 26

"Wait With Me" Book Launch

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm 141 Danforth Ave Free

Pursuing a Public Life: How to Succeed in the Political Arena

 Mon, 10 Nov at 06:00 pm Centre for Social Innovation - Spadina Free

Clockwise at Lola with Erika Werry and Larry the Poet

 Sat, 18 Oct at 08:00 pm Music At Lola

Canada's Ongoing Contribution to Diabetes Research

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:00 pm Toronto Public Library - Sanderson Branch Free

Toronto Writers' Club – Monthly Meetup

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:00 pm Aroma Espresso Bar - Yonge & Eglinton Free

THE HAUNTING OF MODESTO O'BRIEN - Brit Griffin

 Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

#ExperienceTO: Runnymede Historical Tour

 Sat, 01 Nov at 11:00 am St Johns Pantry Free

Career in the Arts Talks for Youth

 Sat, 25 Oct at 01:00 pm Toronto Public Library - Parkdale Branch Free

Take Control of Your Finances Workshop

 Tue, 25 Nov at 07:00 pm Toronto Public Library - Deer Park Branch Free

Book Relaunch | Policing Black Lives: Revised & Expanded Edition

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm It's Ok* Studios Free

SHOUTOUT “We are the Authors of our own lives”

 Fri, 17 Oct at 05:00 pm 25 O'Hara Ave, Toronto, ON M6K 2P7, Canada

The Sellers & Newel Literary Society Presents... Claire Porter

 Tue, 21 Oct at 08:00 pm Sellers & Newel

Día de muertos (Day of the dead celebration)

 Sat, 01 Nov at 02:00 pm MUSE Arts Creative Lab Free

Violet Hour Book Club Toronto Edition: What I Know About You

 Sat, 29 Nov at 06:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Red Tape Brewery Book Club October 23rd, 2025

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

Selling the Screenplay I: From Script to Pitch

 Mon, 03 Nov at 06:30 pm Cinespace Studios Toronto CAD 780

An Evening with Louise Penny

 Fri, 28 Nov at 08:00 pm Massey Hall

Activate You Book Launch & Networking event

 Sat, 15 Nov at 04:00 pm 100 Westmore Dr Free

Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon

 Sun, 02 Nov at 01:30 pm Meridian Arts Centre CAD 52

Tales & Poems (Taste of Lebanon)

 Sat, 18 Oct at 05:00 pm 135 Sixth St CAD 12

WORLDLY GIRLS - Tamara Jong (with Erica H Isomura)

 Mon, 20 Oct at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free