July 20, 2026 | 5 Free Events in Toronto Today

A quiet start to the week after a month of soccer and a week of smoke feels right. Here are today's picks:

Moth Night

High Park Forest School, 375 Colborne Lodge Drive | 8:30p-11p

An evening of UV light moth observation. They do a talk, then you're out there with the specialists watching nocturnal insects under lights. If you're in High Park looking for moths at almost midnight, you deserve to see something amazing.

Moth Night in Toronto’s High Park

Toronto’s High Park is lucky to be a home to over a thousand species of moths! Join us for a talk followed by nighttime observation of moths.

High Park Nature Centre

World Play

Koffler Arts - Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. | 7p-8:30p

Art, poetry, lyrics, etc performed in multiple languages with English translations. Alon Nashman curates it.

WORLD PLAY: Reading Toronto’s Many Languages | Chapter 7 | Koffler Arts

Monday July 20 | 7 to 8:30 PM Register Here Koffler Arts presents the seventh WORLD PLAY event in this ongoing series, curated by Alon Nashman, on…

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Mindful Mondays

Downsview Park, 70 Canuck Ave | 6:30p-8p

A perfect Monday activity. Slow evening of stewardship in the park. Mulch, water, explore newly planted wildflowers and trees. Learn about native and non-native plants while actually contributing to the space.

Mindful Mondays

Slow down and savour summer with this gentle stewardship program

Downsview Park

Blackout Poetry
New Toronto Library | 6p-7p

Take a page of words and redact it down to something new. It's a TPL event and they ask you to register but it's not required.

Blackout Poetry: Reading Between The Lines — Toronto Public Library

Blackout poetry is a fresh form of ‘creative destruction’, where instead of starting a poem with a blank page, you take on a page full of words and reduce it to create something new and unique! Join us as we explore the many variations of blackout poetry and create your own!nbsp;Registration advised, but drop-in welcome.\nInformation Collection Notice:nbsp;The personal information on this form is collected by the Toronto Public Library under the Public Libraries Act, sections 20(a), 20(c), and 20(d). The information will only be used for event and program registration, delivery and evaluation. Questions about how the library handles your information can be directed to Answerline staff atnbsp;answerline@tpl.ca, 416-397-5981, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto ON M4W 2G8.

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Games With Lilly

Hard Feelings Mental Health, 353 Church Street | 1p-5p

Weekly board game drop-in where you show up and play whatever. Codenames, Scrabble, Dixit, whatever's on the table.

Games with Lilly

Get your game on at Hard Feelings ♟️ Introducing Games with Lilly, a weekly board game drop in event facilitated by our volunteer, Lilly! Playing games is a gre

Live Music

Union Station, 12p | Sara Kae
Union Station, 5:30p | Jay Douglas

Sorauren Park, 3p | Sorauren Farmers' Market
Scadding Court, 10a | Market 707