Free events in Toronto in October 2026

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Jan 30

  Michael Massie: now and then

  Onsite Gallery (OCAD University) · Entertainment District

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Jan 30

  Returning to Ourselves: Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird

  Onsite Gallery (OCAD University) · Entertainment District

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Jan 12

  EMBODIED

  Gladstone House · West Queen West

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Jun 17

  Over and Over Again

  Carol-Ann Apilado · Kuh Del Rosario · Sukaina Kubba · Esmelyn Miranda Orozco

  Art Museum at the University of Toronto · University of Toronto (St. George)

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Dec 20

  Things Fall Apart (Toronto Biennial of Art 2026)

  Art Museum at the University of Toronto · University of Toronto (St. George)

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Nov 8

  nicholas x bent: stories (they) you (don't) tell at bedtime

  The Cardinal Gallery · Davenport Village

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  7 PM

  Fall 2026 Opening Celebration

  The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery · Harbourfront

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Cassette Karaoke

  Gladstone House · West Queen West

  • Music

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Mar 21

  Fleck Clerestory Commission Program: Ella Gonzales

  The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery · Harbourfront

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Mar 21

  Owner of a Lonely Heart

  The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery · Harbourfront

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Mar 21

  Sharon Lockhart: Fogo

  The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery · Harbourfront

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Mar 21

  Smokestack Commission Program: Sami Tsang

  The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery · Harbourfront

  • Visual arts

  Free

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• Visual arts

  until Mar 21

  South Facade Billboard: Morgan Sears-Williams

  The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery · Harbourfront

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Mar 21

  Zadie Xa with Benito Mayor Vallejo: Moonlit Confessions Across Deep Sea Echoes

  The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery · Harbourfront

  • Visual arts

  Free

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Uncovered: Soft Drive / Eddy Spyv / Fall Risk

  Horseshoe Tavern · Queen West / Entertainment District

  • Music

  Free Tickets ↗

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Visual arts

  2 PM

  Adult & Seniors Mobile Art Studio

  Daniels Spectrum · Regent Park

  • Visual arts

  Free

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Music

  12 PM

  Sound Break: elle de Lyon

  elle de Lyon

  St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts · Old Town / St. Lawrence

  • Music

  Free Tickets ↗

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  George Weston Recital Hall Open House Celebration

  Mali Obomsawin · Ahmed Moneka · Fraser String Quartet · The Jerome Tucker Band

  Meridian Arts Centre · North York Centre

  • Music
  • House
  • Recital

  Free Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Live At Cassette: High School Crush

  Gladstone House · West Queen West

  • Music

  Free

Saturday, October 31, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Good Enough Live Band Scaryoke

  Gladstone House · West Queen West

  • Music

  Free

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