Toronto 
Current Weekend – Things to do this weekend in Toronto
I. Live Music & Concerts
Soul in the City – Casa Loma will play host to live performances by Sean Jones in the spectacular Glass Pavilion – Monday Evenings in August | Doors – 05:00 PM | Regular Admission.
1. Free Concerts across GTA
Shul of Rock: @ Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre in Earl Bales Park, Toronto on Tuesday, August 25 | 07:00 PM (Earl Bales Summer Entertainment Series).
Concert @ College Park Courtyard, 777 Bay Street, Toronto on Wednesday, August 26 | 12:00 PM (Play the Parks).
Patrick Brealey @ Trinity Square, Distillery District on Wednesday, August 26 | 6:00 PM (Music City Summer Series).
Concert @ Trinity Park, Toronto on Thursday, August 27 | 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM (Play the Parks).
Concert @ McGill Parkette, 415 Yonge St, Toronto on Thursday, August 27 | 05:00 PM (Play the Parks).
Brass Transit – Chicago Tribute @ Unionville’s Millennium Bandstand, Markham on Thursday, August 27 | 7:30 PM – 09:00 PM (Thursday Nights at the Bandstand).
The Massey Hall Band @ Roy Thomson Hall Patio, Toronto on Thursday – Friday, August 27 & 28 | 05:00 PM (Live on the Patio).
The Bee Gees Tribute Band @ Mill Pond Park Gazebo, Richmond Hill on Thursday, August 27, 2015 | 07:00 PM (Concert in the Park).
Quique Escamilla@ Toronto Botanical Garden on Thursday, August 27 | 07:00 PM (The Edwards Summer Music Series).
Up Jumped Swing featuring Miz Debbie @ St James Park, Toronto on Thursday, August 27 | 07:00 PM (Music in St. James Park).
Ancient Echoes, New Beats @ Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay West on Thursday, August 27 | 07:00 PM (Music in the Garden).
Stacey Renee (Pop) @ Millennium Square, Beachfront Park, Pickering on on Thursday, August 27 | 7:00 PM – 09:00 PM (Waterfront Concert Series).
Brendan Cassidy Trio @ Village of Yorkville Park on Friday, August 28 | 11:30 AM – 02:30 PM (Bloor Yorkville Summer Music).
Atom and the Volumes @ Garden Square, Brampton on Friday, August 28 | 07:00 PM ( Friday Night Artist Spotlight).
Farrucas Duo @ Village of Yorkville Park on Saturday, August 29 | 1:30 PM – 04:30 PM (Bloor Yorkville Summer Music).
TB & J (American Country) @ Esplanade Park, Pickering on Sunday, August 30 | 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM (Esplanade Concert Series).
Silk and Bamboo @ Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay West on Sunday, August 30 | 04:00 PM (Music in the Garden).
See Free Summer concerts in GTA
Symphony in the Gardens – Toronto Concert Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Kerry Stratton at Casa Loma | Tuesdays, till August 25, 2015 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
2. Always ABBA
Direct from Australia, the world’s premier live ABBA tribute The ABBA Show comes to North America this Summer to spread a little sparkle and celebrate the world’s most famous and enduring Pop act. The ABBA Show is a full-scale theatrical production featuring 2.5 hours of live musical performances, a live backing band, replica costumes, theatrical lighting and effects and all the dancing an ABBA fan can handle.
Thursday, August 27, 2015 | 8:00 PM
3. Queen – It’s a Kinda Magic
QUEEN – IT’S A KINDA MAGIC recreates Queen’s 1986 World Tour concert, featuring over 20 of the band’s greatest hits such as “We Will Rock You”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “We Are the Champions”, “Under Pressure” and “Fat-Bottomed Girls”. Painstaking attention has been paid to all the music – the iconic voice of Mercury, the amazing guitar solos of May and the groundbreaking Rock harmonies. And with state-of-the-art sound and lighting and authentic costumes, this is as close as you’ll ever get to the real thing!
4. Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions
Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions is becoming the must-see video game concert of the year, giving Pokémon fans of all ages the chance to experience live, beautiful music of the Pokémon franchise.All-new orchestral arrangements and carefully timed visuals draw from recent and classic Pokémon video games. Details
5. Camp Wavelength
Music Festival- The Wooden Sky, Do Make Say Think, The Weather Station, DOOMSQUAD, Absolutely Free, Loscil, Pierre Kwenders, Doldrums, Moon King, Prince Rama, Anamai and more!
II. Theatre & Other Events
1. Performing Arts Events
Performing Arts & Theatre in August
Events this weekend include
Oh Canada What a Feeling! @ Princess of Wales Theatre
Always ABBA @ Lower Ossington Theatre
Kinky Boots @ Royal Alexandra Theatre
Newsies @ Ed Mirvish Theatre
The Comedy of Errors & Julius Caesar. – Shakespeare in High Park @ High Park Amphitheatre
Full House! The Musical Parody! @ Randolph Theatre
Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha (Play in Hindi – Anupam Kher & Neena Gupta) @ Massey Hall (Play details)
Shakesbeer @ Artscape Wychwood Barns
2. Free Movies
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom @ Garden Square, Brampton on Tuesday, August 25 | 09:00 PM (Throwback Flicks).
Inside Llewyn Davis @Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto on Tuesday, August 25 | 09:00 PM (City Cinema).
True Grit @ WestJet Stage, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto on Wednesday, August 26 | 08:45 PM (Free Flicks Harbourfront Centre)
Manufactured Landscapes @ Mississauga Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga on Monday, August 24, 2015 | 8:30 PM – (TIFF in your Park)
The Triplets of Belleville @ David Pecaut Square, 215 King St W, Toronto on Wednesday, August 26 | 08:30 PM (TIFF in the Park).
Guardians of the Galaxy @ Mississauga Celebration Square on Thursday, August 27, 2015 | 08:00 PM (Movie Nights).
Family Movie @ Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre in Earl Bales Park, Toronto on Thursday, August 27 | 09:00 PM (Earl Bales Summer Entertainment Series).
Big Hero 6 @ Guild Park, Scarborough on Friday, August 28, 2015 | 08:00 PM
Hugo @ Panorama Community Garden, 11 Farr Ave, Etobicoke on Friday, August 28, 2015 | 8:30 PM – (TIFF in your Park)
Night at the Museum – Secret of the Tomb @ Garden Square, Brampton on Saturday, August 29, 2015 | 09:00 PM ( Movies Under the Stars)
See more Free Summer Movies in GTA
Sing-a-long-a Grease @ TIFF Bell Lightbox- August 28 – 30, 2015 | 07:00 PM ($18.25 – $22.75) – Details
III. Sports & Related Events
2. Chevrolet Silverado 250
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns for its only Canadian appearance for the Chevrolet Silverado 250. This year, the event takes place one week prior to its traditional Labour Day date. Joining the trucks will be the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin and the Canadian Touring Car Championship presented by Continental Tire.
Bowmanville
3. Toronto BlueJays
vs. Detroit Tigers
4. Live Professional Boxing
Denton Daley vs Giulian Ilie
5. Runs & Walks
Electro Dash @ Downsview Park on August 29, 2015
Mud Hero @ Albion Hills on August 29
Purple Walk for Epilepsy @ Parking lot of Epilepsy Toronto, 468 Queen Street East on Sunday, August 30th
IV. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events
TBG Organic Farmers Market, Thursdays at Toronto Botanical gardens, 777 Lawrence Ave E , North York
1. Toronto International BuskerFest
Comedy, spontaneity and a dash of the unbelievable – welcome to the Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy. Comedians, contortionists, musicians, magicians, fire jugglers, acrobats, aerial artists, clowns, daredevils and more all come together for North America’s largest street performer festival and the largest epilepsy awareness event in the world. Head to the world’s longest, most vibrant street, for 4 days and 4 nights of non-stop, action-packed, fun-filled entertainment. Details
Thursday | Noon-11:00 PM
Friday | Noon-11:00 PM
Saturday | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• A series of lane closures will take place on Yonge Street from Richmond Street to College Street on Thursday, August 27 from 5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. A full closure of the road will take place from Thursday, August 27 from 9:30 a.m. to Sunday, August 30 at 11:59 p.m.
• Other road closures on local streets including Dundas Square Street, Walton Street, Gould Street, Edward Street and Elm Street will take place from Thursday, August 27 to Sunday, August 30 to accommodate this event.
York Eglinton Farmers Market 2015 @ Green P Parking lot, at 1507 Eglinton Ave. W, Toronto on August 28 | 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
2. Mabuhay Philippines Festival
All day entertainment—singers, dancers, martial arts demonstrations. Outstanding Filipino-Canadian bands. Colorful fashion show by Internationally renowned designers.Jaw dropping costumes direct from the Philippines in the Parade of Fiestas. And, Filipino Food Vendors—the best of Philippine cuisine.
Eco Art Fest – Until September 13 @ Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto.
3. CNE
The Ex (Canadian National Exhibition) is Canada’s largest annual fair and the seventh largest in North America.
4. Taiwan Fest
The Portuguese first introduced bread to Taiwan. The Dutch then brought buffalo and tomatoes. The Japanese built railroads and brought baseball. Koxinga, the Chinese military leader who defeated the Dutch, was born in Japan. This storied island has much to showcase as a place where cultures migrated and Indigenous cultures thrived and innovated. Explore some of the most remarkable generations of artists and ideas through TAIWANfest. Details
5. Tamil Fest
The Tamil Street Festival aims to bring together for the very first time a two-day street festival that will showcase the rich and vibrant culture, music, cuisine and traditions of the Tamils in a unique platform that has never been done before in Toronto. This event will be historic and will be the largest Tamil Street Festival outside of the Indian Sub-continent.
6. SoundBites
Come hungry as we see the triumphant return of the AwesTRUCK Food Truck Awards, featuring 30 of your favourite food trucks serving up curbside cuisine. We’ve got big flavour and an even bigger sound with a live concert by July Talk, you won’t want to miss! Catch the Insauga Preshow, with performances by K.I.D. and Junia T! Summer never tasted so good!
7. Korean Harvest Festival
Food Festival, Live entertainment, culture performances and more! Details
Sunday, August 30, 2015 | 02:00 PM – 10:30 PM
8. Bacon, Beer and Cider Festival
This afternoon is all about enjoying bacon!!! From savoury samplings of bacon wrapped onion rings & bacon wrapped pork loin on a stick to sweet delights like chocolate bacon mousse & bark, there is something to satisfy your bacon craving! And what better way to pair these salty, rich treats than with ciders & brews. You don’t want to miss this great afternoon of food, drink, music & good times with proceeds going to the Bowmanville Hospital Foundation “Back the Cat” campaign.
Tasting tickets: Cost $1.
9. Blackstock Fair
Celebrating 150 years. Full Slate of Fair Events. Entertainment for All Ages. Model Railway Centre. Fort Henry Guard 1867 Re-enactment. Special Period Competitions. Music from Bluegrass to Beatles. Chainsaw Carving. Kids World, Ag World Education. 4-H & Livestock Competitions. New midway-Cope Amusements.
10. Xtreme Wheels Stunt Show
Craz-E-Crew Stunt Team is one of the world’s largest and most popular action sports thrill shows, featuring extreme sports stunts with BMX bikes, skateboarding, and inline skating! Watch as some of today’s biggest extreme sport stars reach heights of up to 20 feet in the air while performing death defying stunts! Joining them, the Xpogo Stunt Team is the best extreme pogo performance team in the world. Jumping over 9 feet in the air on next-generation pogo sticks, they throw down flips and incredible tricks. Details
11. Toronto Tours & Walks
Explore Toronto through speciality guided tours & Scavenger Hunts!
1. Tasty Tours: Tasty Tours offers a variety of Sweets Tours along Toronto’s eclectic multicultural neighbourhoods.
2. Toronto Photo Tours : Capture the beauty of Toronto – From historic architecture to colourful and eclectic markets.
3. Toronto Ghost Walks: Join for an evening walk on and around the University of Toronto’s St. George campus and hear the stories, myths and legends surrounding those who haunt the halls of some of Toronto’s oldest buildings.
4. Kensington and Chinatown Caper :Uncover history, graffiti and sample street food in this scavenger hunt through this multicultural market – all while answering tricky questions.
5. Church Street Caper : Explore the Church-Wellesley Village, learn a little history, and answer tricky questions on this romp through time and space! (Ages 16+)
6. Haunted Toronto Scavenger Hunt :Tales of intrigue, betrayal, and revenge abound on this scavenger hunt after dark through Toronto’s most haunted places… Keep your wits about you!
7. Murder at the ROM: A murder mystery scavenger hunt! A curator has been murdered and you must follow the clues through the museum collections to solve whodunit.
8. The Mummy’s Curse : A murder mystery scavenger hunt! Did the mummy’s curse strike the museum? Solve the clues to uncover the truth.
9. Secrets of St. Lawrence Scavenger Hunt : Explore the roots of Toronto in and around the St. Lawrence Market, answering tricky and humorous questions along the way!
12. Other Festivals near GTA
Winona Peach Festival on August 28, 29 and 30, 2015 @1328 Barton St, Hamilton
Arts & Craft, the Midway, vendors with various products for sale, the “Peach of a Car Show” operates on Saturday and Sunday and has approximately 40 vehicles on display, free entertainment, Food Court with a multitude of foods to satisfy everyone, gluten free, dairy free, many “peach” filled pies, crepes, cobbler and our famous Peach Sundae! Come and make the Winona Peach Festival your family tradition!
13. Exhibitions
“Can You Imagine?” Exhibit at PAMA
An innovative exhibit that lets YOU tell US what matters most for the future. Through interactive displays, you provide feedback that helps the Peel Region plan for the needs of our communities in 2035. This input will be used to inform our Strategic Plan and Community Vision. @ FREE ADMISSION to PAMA, Brampton
Mythbusters at Ontario Science Centre
Spend a day as a MythBuster at MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition to uncover the truth. And while you’re at it, watch live demonstrations and check out real props and gadgets from the show. Discovery Channel’s Emmy®-nominated show MythBusters specializes in testing wild hypotheses in wildly entertaining experiments as co-hosts, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman relentlessly test every myth within busting distance. The exhibition features real remnants from experiments on the show along with many interactive learning opportunities for visitors to engage in hands-on fun! Mythbusters.
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