November 5, 2026 | 6 Free Events in Toronto Today

Maybe the last warm Thursday of the year. The weekly dozen-ish picks dropped yesterday, take a look and plan your week and sign up so you're on the list for next week. Here are today's picks:

Community Pumpkin Smash
Milky Way Lane Community Garden | 4:30p-8p

If you haven't gotten rid of your pumpkin yet, bring it and smash it. It's the loud, messy, satisfying end to pumpkin season. And you can bring free compost home for your plants.

A Fresh Sixteen Exhibition Launch Party
It's Ok* Studios | 6p-9:30p

A multimedia Hip Hop exhibition launch during Hip Hop History Month. It's a party, so expect people, music and a good look at the archive's history.

From Hive to Honey Jar
Goethe-Institut Toronto | 6p-7p

A hands-on workshop that follows honey from flower to jar. You'll learn how beekeeping works and how honey gets extracted, which makes the next jar in your cupboard a little more interesting.

Community Tree Planting
Etobicoke General Hospital | 11a-4p

A morning of planting more than 80 trees and shrubs in North Etobicoke. You'll leave a little muddy and with something to point at in the neighbourhood for years.

May As Well Laugh Exhibition Launch
Loohoo | 6p-9p

A cute store with a small gallery, Loohoo welcomes Stephanie Avery as its November Artist. It's a drop-in kind of evening, so come by whenever suits you and see the work.

LAT Wellbeing Walks: River Resonances
Biidaasige Park | 5p

A walk led by a different artist each season. This fall, it's artist Treva Legassie and built around the river.

Ongoing Events
6p-8p | Forget Me Not Coffee | Stitch and Sip: Craft Nights 📅
6:30p-9:30p | The Green Room | Books & Beer 📅

Art Exhibits
10a-5p | Northern District Library | My Red Is Not Your Red 📅
8a-5p | Mount Pleasant Cemetery | Yesterday. Today. Forever. 📅
9a-5p | Clark Centre For The Arts | Dancing Blossoms Installation 📅
9a-5p | Toronto Reference Library | A Legacy in Motion 📅
10a-5p | Assembly Hall Gallery | Cowboys and Wallflowers Exhibition 📅

Fitness
7p-10p | Great Lakes Brewery | GLB Run Club 📅

Book Clubs
6:30p-7:30p | Taylor Memorial Library | The Recipe Club: Food for Thought 📅
7p | Type Books Junction | The Reading Type Book Club: Geek Love 📅
7p-8p | Beaches Library | Beaches Book Club 📅

Literary Events
2p-4p | Toronto Botanical Garden | Author Talk: Robert Moor 📅
6p-7p | Mount Pleasant Library | Author Talk: Christine Higdon 📅
6:30p-8:30p | Queen Books | Book Launch for It's Not Over Yet 📅
7:30p | Type Books Queen | Book Launch: We Are the Underlings 📅

Weekly Events
6p-8p | Forget Me Not Coffee | Stitch and Sip: Craft Nights 📅
11a-4p | Factory Theatre | Free Artist Co-working 📅
2p | Black Creek Community Farm | Black Creek Farm Stand & Market 📅
4p | Scadding Court Community Centre | Scadding Court Community Market 📅
6p | Sankofa Square | Music In The Square 📅
6p-8p | Spadina Road Library | Cathedral Quilting with Sandra Reford 📅
8p-9:30p | Ace Of Spades Lounge And Events | Full House: Free Comedy Show 📅

Live Music
5:30p-7:30p | Nadège Patisserie | Live Jazz 📅