August 4, 2026 | 7 Free Events in Toronto Today

Happy short work week! A nice mix of events to choose from, here are today's picks:

Cinema Italiano
Dufferin/St Clair Library (Earlscourt Room) | 2p-4p

An Italian classic movie screened with English subtitles, but only if you can make it in the middle of the day.

Cinema Italiano

Join fellow Italian Cinema lovers. Classic and contemporary films from various genres will be screened each month (with English subtitles).

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Outdoor Movie: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Trinity Bellwoods Park, SW corner | 8p

Diane Lane buys a villa in Tuscany on impulse. Sandra Oh is her best friend. That's pretty much the important bits. Unlimited popcorn. Bring a blanket. If you're looking for older classics, check the rest of the movie schedule tonight at the bottom.

Free Outdoor Movie Nights in Trinity Bellwoods Park — August 2026 - West Queen West

Free outdoor movie nights in Trinity Bellwoods Park this August with a Foodie Film Club theme. Popcorn included — see the schedule.

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The Lost Season: An Evening with Stacey May Fowles
Book Bar | 6:30p-8:30p

The new Book Bar hosts the kind of author who tells it like it is, with words that resonate. Stacey May Fowles and Lindsey Zier-Vogel talk through the expectations, demands, and realities of motherhood.

The Lost Season: An Evening with Stacey May Fowles | Book Bar

Book Bar

Climate Fresk at CSI
CSI, 192 Spadina Ave | 5:30p-8p

Snacks and climate conversation built around creating a collaborative collage drawn from the findings of the IPCC Reports. Not a sentence I've ever written before.

Climate Fresk at CSI

You are invited to an evening of snacks and climate discussions as we create a “climate collage” based on the findings of the IPCC Reports.

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Q-Pop (2026)
Sankofa Square | 7p–9p

A 28-minute documentary following 23-year-old Peruvian artist Lenin Tamayo, who fuses K-Pop sounds with Quechua, his ancestral tongue. After the screening, Toronto DJ INTROSPKT stays on for a K-Pop-inspired set. A quirky mix of chill and energy.

MOVIES IN THE SQUARE Presented by Inside Out — Sankofa Square

Tuesday, August 4 | 7 - 9PM Experience the magic of outdoor cinema right in the heart of downtown! Movies in the Square brings you free, open-air evening screenings under the shining city lights. Q-POP + K-POP = FUN! FUN! Experience the infectious energy of Q-Pop, a short documentary f

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Soma Yoga
Withrow Park, NW corner | 7p–8p

Outdoor yoga with Christina from Soma Yoga. All levels and drop-ins welcome. Bring a mat and water.

Soma Yoga in the Park

Join us for Soma Yoga in the Park—breathe, stretch, and chill outdoors with good vibes!

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Book Event: Liars in Paradise
Queen Books | 7p-10p

Olesya Lyuzna launches her new 1920s mystery book with an evening of mingling at one of the east end's better independent bookshops. A lighter escape that you can get through effortlessly.

Book Launch: Liars in Paradise by Olesya Lyuzna

Celebrate the launch of Liars in Paradise with an evening of mystery, mingling, and all that jazz!

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Art Exhibits
Forest Hill Library | 10a-5p | Faustine Mendoza
Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery Rd | 11a-5p | North is Freedom
Northern Contemporary Gallery | 11a-5p | Summer Game
Clark Centre For The Arts | 9a-4p | Multiple Exhibitions

Outdoor Movies
Harbourfront Centre Theatre | 8:30p-11:30p | West Side Story (1961)
Ramsden Park | 8:30p-11:30p | Dirty Dancing (1987)

Live Music
Granby Parkette | 5p-6:30p | Ana Lía

Fitness
St. James Park | 6p-7p | Free outdoor yoga

Farmers' Markets
Cynthia Lai Park | 3:30p-7:30p | Scarborough Farmers' Market
Riverdale Park West | 3p-7p | Cabbagetown Farmers' Market
Trinity Bellwoods Park | 3p-7p | Trinity Bellwoods Farmers' Market
June Rowlands Park | 3p-7p | Davisville Farmers' Market