Free things to do in Toronto

Events the organizers list as free, Mon Oct 26 – Sun Nov 1.

Mon Oct 26

Knit Nite at 1RG
Meetup · Knitting · 6 PM – 9 PM · West Bend
Tech Pizza Monday: Papers Club Edition
Meetup · Open Software · 6 PM – 9 PM · The Annex
PEO Kingsway: Oct 26 2026 Demystifying Technologies
Talk · Technologies · 6:30 PM · Swansea Town Hall Community Centre - Upper Floor Classroom
Hellavision Telavision - Dance Everywhere Toronto Screening
Film · 7 PM · Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction
Full Moon Meditation
Meditation · 7 PM · Liberty Village
Toronto launch of Peace Akintade-Oluwagbeye's THE GOAT'S TONGUE
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Parkdale

Tue Oct 27

Media Mingle: German Punk Music
Networking · German Punk · 6 PM · Downtown Toronto
Pickle Party
Class · 6 PM · Wychwood
Book Club & Coffee
Book Club · Coffee · 6:30 PM · High Park North
The Lede: A Live Editorial Meeting Experience
Talk · Journalism · 7 PM · Yorkville
Sarah Aziza, author of THE HOLLOW HALF (conversation with Rebecca Mangra)
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Parkdale
Harmony Cafe - Stand Up Comedy Open Mic
Comedy Open Mic · 7 PM · Kensington Market

Wed Oct 28

Data Sciences Institute - Bridging the Gap Mini-Symposium
Talk · Machine Learning · 1 PM · Downtown Toronto
Building Feminist Decolonial AI in Latin America
Talk · AI · 4 PM · The Annex
Lazer x Inovia Annual pickleball Open 26'
Tournament · Pickleball · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · Leaside
Half Price Wine Wednesday
Wine & Spirits · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · Queen West
Question Everything Trivia @ STACKT Market | trivia outside, chaos inside
Trivia · Pop Culture · 7 PM – 10 PM · Queen West
Drag Bingo at The Well
Bingo · 7 PM – 10 PM · Church-Yonge Corridor

Thu Oct 29

Canvas For A Cause: Art Gallery & Auction
Museum & Gallery · 11 AM – 6 PM · The Annex
Honoring Your Fall Garden’s Abundance: Preserving Habitat, Harvesting Seeds
Class · Gardening · 5 PM · Old Toronto
Free Event: U of T School of Continuing Studies Creative Writing Awards
Books & Readings · Creative Writing · 5:30 PM · The Annex
Side Project Social
Meetup · Side Projects · 6 PM – 9 PM · West Bend
Art with a Purpose Charity Art Show
Museum & Gallery · Abstract Art · 6 PM – 9 PM · Leslieville
CSCU x GDG TMU: Intro to GitHub
Class · Github · 6 PM · Downtown Toronto

Fri Oct 30

TORONTO AUTUMN ARTISAN DISCOVERY FEST
Market · Handmade Crafts · 10 AM · Queen West
TORONTO CREATOR’S POP-UP MARKET
Market · Art And Crafts · 10 AM · The Beaches
Magnifica Humanitas: Choosing Humanity in the AI Revolution
Talk · AI · Sold out · 10 AM – 5 PM · The Annex
Writing Intersectionality in Japan: A Conversation with author ANDO Jose
Talk · Writing · 6 PM · Yorkville
FREE - Scary Karaoke on day #1 of two-night Halloween Weekend at Cat's
Karaoke · Halloween · 7 PM – 11:30 PM · Corso Italia-Davenport
Freaky Fridays @ Church St. Garage
Drag & Burlesque · 8 PM · Church-Yonge Corridor

Sat Oct 31

the mindful miles #122 - we're back in High Park
Hike & Walk · 8 AM · High Park-Swansea
Free Public Art Tour along Dundas St W
Tour · Public Art · 11 AM · Dufferin Grove
Kreate Market — Harvest & Scare Market | Stackt Market
Market · Halloween · 12 PM – 8 PM · Queen West
Stop & Sip: Wine Tasting Bar
Tasting · Sangiovese · 1 PM · Yorkville
Lula Community Salsa Class - Halloween Edition
Class · Salsa · 1 PM · Little Portugal
Tour, Talk & Coffee ALIPH Exibition
Tour · Portraits Of Women · 2 PM · The Annex

Sun Nov 1

Odyssey of the Long Rest: a Walk Through Toronto’s Cemeteries
Hike & Walk · 10 AM – 8:30 PM · Etobicoke
Pixels & Coffee: Toronto Digital Product Design Meetup
Meetup · Product Design · Sold out · 11 AM · Downtown Toronto
Community Sundays: Kids Coding
Family Learning · 12 PM · Downsview
Buy Canadian Book Market
Market · Books · 12 PM – 4 PM · Matty Eckler Community Recreation Centre
Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Event, Ofrenda & Open Mic
Festival · Dia De Muertos · 2 PM – 7 PM · Corso Italia-Davenport
Live Jazz Night at Chez Nad | French Dining & Live Music in Toronto
Live Music · Jazz · 6 PM – 9 PM · Queen West
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