September 19, 2026 | 12 Free Events in Toronto Today

An overflowing Saturday! The newsletter is out too if you want to see the whole week. Make sure you look at ongoing events because there are some good ones. Here are today's picks:

Fisher Small & Fine Press Fair
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library | 10a-5p

Indie publishers and book artists have a book lover's dream for a venue. Come for the fair, stay for the display of books you'll never see anywhere else.

Roncesvalles Polish Festival
Roncesvalles Village | 11a-11p

The polka and pierogi are constants, but there's also local musicians and artists alongside the food from Roncy's own restaurants and shops.

Sound on Geary (SONG)
Geary Avenue | 2p-11p

The walk along Geary is always worth it, and today there are eight stages programmed by the bars, studios, breweries and restaurants that actually line the street. Sixteen live street artists are painting in real time too..

Sharon, Lois & Bram Concert
Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground | 10a-3p (Sharon at 2p)

A free concert for all of those who grew up on the elephant show or just want to hear one of the original gang (Sharon) sing Skinnamarink and have an excuse to join in. There are other people slated to sing, but the headliners are on at 2p

German Family Movie: One in a million
Goethe-Institut Toronto | 3:30p-5p

follows a gymnast and YouTuber and her biggest fan as both navigate the particular pressures of growing up. In German with subtitles.

Harvest Fair
Mount Pleasant Road | 10a-4p

A neighbourhood celebration that marks the turn of the season.

STILL/ALIVE Exhibition Opening
Still/Alive 152 Sterling Rd | 1p-5p

The public opening brings together fifteen artist-florist pairs working across sculpture, floristry and site-responsive installation. It runs for 11 days, but today's event is the only one marked free on their site.

Toronto Shih Tzu Meetup
Ramsden Park | 2p-4p

If that's your dog, you already know. If it isn't, that's why I added it here

VOLUNTEER: Indigenous Wildfire Fundraiser
Tranzac Club | 5p-7p

A fundraiser for Indigenous communities responding to wildfires, and they need people to show up and help run it If you have a free evening.

Migratory Birds Walk
Tom Riley Park | 10a-12p

September is when migration really picks up. This guided walk covers what's passing through right now alongside broader questions about urban ecology.

Mushroom Discovery Walk
West Deane Park | 10:30a-12:30p

A walk through West Deane Park focused on foraging basics and mushroom identification. Fall is genuinely the right season for this as the mycelial activity underfoot picks up considerably as temperatures drop.

45th Anniversary & Grand Reopening
Flemingdon Park Library | 9a-3:30p

A full day of free programming. Morning hours are crafts and games; Magic Mel performs at one. Registration is required for the one to three-thirty block, so check the listing before heading over.

Ongoing Events
Park(ing) Day |Parking Spaces in the city | Check the map
Public Pier | 10a-11p | Marina Quay West | food, music, and lit up silos
Ukrainian Festival | 10a-11p | Bloor West Village | all weekend
Kensington Market Jazz Festival | 1p-10p | Supermarket & Bellevue Square Park
Lula Community Salsa Class | 1p-2p | Lula Lounge
West of Spadina Festival | 11a-4p | St. Andrews Playground Park
Guided Kayak Tour to Toronto Islands | 9a-1p | Cherry Beach | Register first

Art Exhibits
10a-5p | Market Gallery | GATHER
11a-5p | Spadina Museum | In Broken Light
24hrs | Harbour Square Basin | Global Convenience
10a-5p | Lillian H. Smith Library | Set Phasers
10a-5p | University Of Toronto Art Museums | U of T Art Museum
10a-5p | 40th anniversary of Franklin | Lillian H. Smith

Outdoor Movies
David Pecaut Square, 9:30p-12a | The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Sorauren Avenue Park, 6p-11:30p | Inside Out 2 + Holes

Farmers' Markets
Allan Gardens | 10a-2p | Allan Gardens Farmers' Market
Wychwood Barns | 8a-1p | The Stop's Farmers Market
Baird Park | 9a-1p | Junction Farmers' Market
725 Logan Ave | 9a-1p | Withrow Park Farmers' Market
550 Bayview Ave | 8a-1p | Evergreen Brick Works Farmers' Market
40 Carl Hall Rd | 10a-5p | Downsview Park Merchants' Market

Fitness
Trillium Park | 10a-11a | Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga
Toronto Music Garden | 11a-12p | Yoga