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It’s the last day of September, and it’s a beautiful Saturday. Enjoy the start of the fall weather in Toronto by checking out these events!
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Toronto Oktoberfest
What: Get the Dirndl dresses and Lederhosen ready, Toronto. Experience food, drink, and lots of merriment at the two-day festival and outdoor Bavarian Village. Toronto Oktoberfest will include free authentic German beer glass steins, real Bavarian-style communal tables, and benches from Germany. Use promo code DAILYHIVE and get $5 off your ticket!
Where: Ontario Place
When: September 30 at 12 pm
Invictus Games
What: Taking place from September 23 to 30, in venues across Toronto, the 2017 Invictus Games will feature adaptive sports such as wheelchair basketball, archery, swimming, athletics and, new to these Games, golf. Today marks the last day of the event!
Where: Venues throughout the city
When: September 30
Markham Fair
What: The annual fair in the ‘burbs is on this weekend and promising fireworks, a monster truck show, demolition derby, and more… not to mention, plenty of fabulous food.
Where: 10801 McCowan Road
When: Now until October 1
Buffer Festival
What: Buffer Festival is an annual showcase of YouTube world premieres, bringing the most acclaimed digital creators and their audiences together. The festival includes a variety of programming, including a red carpet gala and premiere screenings, showcasing an array of YouTube’s highest quality content.
Where: Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, 189 Yonge Street #620
When: Now until October 1
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What: Transforming the sprawling former Unilever Factory, The Expo for Design, Information and Technology is a 150,000-square-foot immersive experience in all things forward-thinking that will surely make national headlines.
Where: East Harbour, 21 Don Roadway
When: Now until October 8
Pumpkinland and Harvest Fest
What: Get into the fall spirit at Whittamore Farm’s family-friendly Harvest Fest. Choose from 1000’s of pumpkins and become a kid again as you get lost in the corn maze. Enjoy the best of fall time entertainment, including wagon rides, spooky games, nature trails, and farm animals.
Where: Whittamore’s Farm, 8100 Steeles Avenue East
When: Now until October 31
Eating Italy: A Delicious Journey Through Italian Cuisine
What: In this six-week course, Dr. Franco Gallippi explores the history and cultural significance of some of Italy’s most famous dishes as examined through Italian cinema and literature.
Where: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West
When: Now until November 3
Cirque du Soleil VOLTA
What: Cirque du Soleil’s latest is for the free spirits. Filled with extreme sport, live music and signature acrobatics, VOLTA is about the freedom that comes with blazing your own trail.
Where: Under the Big Top, The Port Lands, 51 Commissioners Street
When: Now until November 26
Party Today, Panic Tomorrow
What: Second City’s latest talent-packed mainstage show is now on. Faced with our culture of bad news and political exhaustion, the show encourages the audience to “settle in and get ready for us to spin, sing and laugh away your troubles.”
Where: Second City Mainstage Theatre, 51 Mercer Street
When: Now until December 30
Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters
What: This fall, the AGO will transform into a rare exhibit that will showcase the creative process of famed and fascinating filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and it’s one of the AGO’s most immersive exhibition experiences to date.
Where: AGO, 317 Dundas Street West
When: Now until January 7
Inland
What: Celebrating its sixth edition, Inland returns this fall to 30 to showcase a curated lineup of fashion, apparel and accessory collections – many just off the runways of TFW and RE/SET and favourites from TOM/TW. A responsive new-retail experience INLAND focuses on elevating Canadian talent through the lens of the consumer
Where: QRC West, 134 Peter Street
When: September 30
Free Krispy Kreme Coffee
What: This weekend, caffeine fans can head to any Krispy Kreme location and get a free coffee. The doughnut chain is calling these three days its “National Coffee Weekend”, part of an extended National Coffee Day celebration (October 1). Customers can order a small iced coffee or a hot coffee in any size their hearts desires for no charge.
Where: All Canadian Krispy Kreme locations
When: September 30 to October 1
Legends of Horror
What: An immersive theatrical interpretation of all of the classic horror figures as the audience is led through a one hour, 1.75 km self-guided walk through the bowels of the historic – and spooky – castle.
Where: Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace
When: Now to October 31
The Lights Fest
What: Enjoy a magical night under the stars at The Light Fest. The Lights Fest is an experience where thousands of friends and families gather to listen to live music, fill up on food trucks and light up life. At the perfect moment, everyone ignites their personalized sky lanterns with Tiki torches and lets them take flight.
Where: Osweken Speedway, 1987 Chiefswood Road
When: September 30, 4 pm to 10 pm
Venus Fest
What: Come and check out this cant-miss Toronto music festival and arts celebration run by and featuring women, gender queer, and trans folk.
Where: Artscape Daniels, 585 Dundas Street East
When: September 30
Nuit Blanche Toronto
What: From sunset to sunrise on September 30, Nuit Blanche will be taking over the city. From post-apocalyptic vibes to militant nostalgia, Nuit Blanche transforms the city into an elaborate pageantry of thought-provoking pieces, light installations, and wild colours. The event features over hundreds of local, national and international artists presenting contemporary pieces.
Where: Locations throughout the city
When: September 30
Wanderlust
What: Wanderlust is the Leslieville BIA’s signature event of the year. It’s a customer appreciation event that highlights the people, places and things unique only to Leslieville. Come and enjoy delicious food, live music, and art.
Where: Queen Street East between Vancouver and Booth Avenues
When: September 30, 12 pm to 6 pm
The #NetflixRedForest
What: Netflix will be participating in Nuit Blanche this weekend by inviting event goers to discover a world within a world inside The Red Forest.Wearing a provided hazmat suit, visitors enter The Red Forest to a gooey, creepy avant-garde reimagination of the Upside Down from Stranger Things.
Where: Walking path between University Avenue and Osgoode Lane
When: September 30, from sunset to sunrise
Yoga and Wellness Show
What: Learn, teach, shop, practice, discuss and enjoy all things associated with yoga and a healthy, active lifestyle.
Where: Enercare Centre, Exhibition grounds, 100 Princes’ Blvd
When: September 30 to October 1
Apple Fest
What: The Bayview Leaside BIA presents the second annual festival devoted to this favourite fall orchard fruit. Celebrate with ciders, pies, live music, street art, and more.
Where: Bayview Avenue from Soudan to Davisville
When: September 30, noon to 5 pm
Halloween Haunt at Canada’s Wonderland
What: For 14 terrifying nights this fall, Canada’s Wonderland will be transformed into the most terrifying spectacle of the year. This year will be bigger, better, and more horrifying than ever. Brave your way through terrifying mazes, scare zones and live shows in addition to 700 monsters prowling through the park.
Where: Canada’s Wonderland, 1 Canada’s Wonderland Drive
When: September 30 to October 31
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