A list of 30+ cheap and free fun events in Toronto and GTA during May including fun family activities, festivals, live music, adult events and more!
Highlights include Doors Open Toronto, multiple food festivals, OCAD University Grad Ex, The CONTACT Photography Festival, and many more fun events!
Marie Curtis Park, Etobicoke/Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area, HFF5+9V, Mississauga
May 30, 2026
Free
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), in partnership with Peel Region and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), invites residents and visitors to celebrate the grand opening of the ... »
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Earlscourt Park, 1369B Saint Clair Avenue West, Toronto
May 28, 2026 To May 30, 2026
Free & Ticketed Events
HAPPENING Multicultural Festival is the first and only Toronto festival created by community artists, giving center-stage to the talent and skills of immigrant, newcomer, and refugee artists. ... »
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Susan Hobbs Gallery, 137 Tecumseth Street, Toronto
May 28, 2026 To July 4, 2026
416.504.3699
Free
Derek Sullivan and Ella Gonzales both previously occupied the gallery for three years, twenty years apart, and shared a studio building, also, years apart. These overlaps form ... »
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Esplanade Park, One The Esplanade, Pickering
May 23, 2026 To May 24, 2026
FREE
Celebrate creativity and community at Artfest, in Esplanade Park! This two-day festival showcases the vibrant work of emerging and local artists, artisans, independent authors, and performers, offering ... »
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Mississauga Celebration Square, Square, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga
May 23, 2026
647-544-0290
Free
Experience the Heart of Buddhist Culture at Vesak Festival 2026! 🙏 Join a diverse community from the GTA, Peel, and York Region as over 25 temples and centres unite to ... »
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Rogers Communication Centre, 80 Gould Street, Toronto
May 23, 2026
2899835568
Free
Do you have an interest in photography or videography? This fun, free community event is for everyone, from newbies to professionals. Calling all photography and filmmaking enthusiasts! ... »
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Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave E, Toronto
May 22, 2026 To May 24, 2026
416-397-1341
Free
Discover plants you won’t find elsewhere, sourced from local and trusted growers. Enjoy a friendly and relaxed shopping experience surrounded by plants and the people who ... »
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Celebration Square, 300 City Center Drive, Mississauga
May 15, 2026 To May 17, 2026
Free
The Canada Literature Festival is conceived as a global gathering celebrating the power of literature, storytelling, and cultural dialogue. It brings together distinguished authors, poets, artists, policymakers, ... »
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Assembly Hall, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr, Etobicoke
May 14, 2026
416 338 7255
Free
Experience natural scenes transformed into unique artistic interpretations using various techniques in camera and post processing in this group photography exhibition by F8 Collective. This exhibition will ... »
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Heritage Skills Development Centre, 2387 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough
May 11, 2026 To May 14, 2026
416-345-1613
Free
Heritage Skills Development Centre (HSDC) warmly invites you to participate in a series of workshops and a community dialogue in observance of Victims and Survivors of Crime ... »
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Markham Fairground Building 1, 10801 McCowan Rd, Markham
May 7, 2026 To May 10, 2026
free
Shoppers can take advantage of huge savings with ZWILLING, Henckels, STAUB and Ballarini products as well as essentials from Backstage Beauty, including ZWILLING Beauty & Tweezerman, which ... »
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Various locations, Toronto
May 1, 2026 To May 31, 2026
416 539 9595
Free
CONTACT is a Toronto-based festival dedicated to exhibiting, analyzing, and celebrating photography and lens-based media. The Festival provides numerous opportunities to experience a diverse range of exhibitions ... »
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Maple Leaf Square, 15 York St, Toronto
April 29, 2026 To May 3, 2026
Free
The Toronto Raptors are hosting Tailgates presented by Tangerine at Jurassic Park (outside Gate 6 of Scotiabank Arena). The signature Playoff Tailgates will feature on-stage entertainment, pop-up activations, ... »
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Power Plant, 231 Queens Quay West, Toronto
April 25, 2026 To September 7, 2026
Free
This spring, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery invites visitors to freely interact with the artworks in Colourful Parachutes: Imagining Alternative Futures Through the Power of Play, ... »
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The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St. W, Toronto
March 19, 2026 To May 17, 2026
FREE
Volcano presents Preservation, an exhibition of new multidisciplinary artworks by four internationally-acclaimed Palestinian artists: dancer and choreographer Marah Haj; filmmaker Moaz Hosni; installation and multidisciplinary artist Shahd ... »
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University of Toronto Art Centre, 15 King’s College Circle, Toronto
February 25, 2026 To August 1, 2026
Free
Land. Sea. Sugar. Salt: Terrestrial and Aquatic Contemplations of the Caribbean offers a space of reflection about the Caribbean through the work of eleven artists, who continue ... »
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Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
February 1, 2026 To August 31, 2026
(416) 973-4000
Free
The latest series from Ghanaian-Canadian multidisciplinary artist and LEGO® sculptor, Ekow Nimako. The 16 new artworks in this series thread together elements of West African mask-making traditions, science ... »
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