October 26, 2026 | 6 Free Events in Toronto Today

Election Day Monday in the city. Weekly post is ready in two days if you want in and this is the current one. Here are today's picks:

The Grind & The Breach election watch party
Trinity Common | 7p-11p

A watch party hosted by two really great independent media outlets, The Grind and The Breach, to follow the Toronto election results and find out who's on the next city council.

Thriving As An Analogue + Election Watch Party | The Tranzac Club | 7p
A conversation about person to person connections in a digital world, followed by the Toronto election watch party.
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Dina's Residency: Patrick Smith
Dina's Tavern | 7p (music at 8:30p)

A Monday jazz residency running through October, with Patrick Smith on saxophone. Tonight he's joined by Jay M. Yoo, Ethan Ardelli and Sylvia Escobar.

UofT Pop-Up Cinematheque Season 3
Innis Town Hall | 6:30p-8:30p

A series highlighting rare films from the University of Toronto's Cinema Studies Institute and Library archives. Each screening starts with a short talk on the film and its archival status. Today, The Devil and Daniel Mouse (1978) at Innis Town Hall. RSVP first.

Book Talk: Sally Hayden's This Is Also A Love Story
Ben Mcnally Books | 5p-7p

Irish journalist Sally Hayden, whose last book My Fourth Time, We Drowned won the Orwell Prize and Irish Book of the Year, talks about her new one, This Is Also a Love Story. It looks at crisis and conflict around the world through the love stories she's come across from Nigeria and Syria to Ukraine and Japan.

Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation
The Green Barn | 2:30p-4:30p

A hands-on look at growing mushrooms outdoors, whether that's in your backyard or your garden.

Games With Lilly
Hard Feelings | 1p-5p

A weekly board game drop-in at Hard Feelings, where you unwind through play.

Art Exhibits
9a-4p | Clark Centre For The Arts | Multiple Exhibitions
10a-5p | University Of Toronto Art Museums | U of T Art Museum

Farmers' Markets
3p-7p | Sorauren Park | Sorauren Farmers' Market