September 2, 2026 | 9 Free Events in Toronto Today

Redid the list to focus on indoor events today, based on the weather. The weekly list comes out today, there's still a little time to get on the list. Here are today's picks:

Not Just Tourists Pack Party
Roncesvalles United Church | 6p-8p

Every Wednesday, Not Just Tourists gathers to sort and pack medical supplies to give to travellers heading to places that need them. Show up, pitch in, or volunteer to take supplies with you next time you're heading somewhere across the world.

Movie: Tampopo (JFT People's Choice Award screening)
The Japan Foundation | 6:30p-9p

If you couldn't get in to yesterday's screening, tonight there's another one. This time it's Juzo Itami's 1985 ramen comedy. Unfortunately, it's bring your own ramen

Messy Drag Bingo
The Well Restaurant & Bar | 7p-10p

Messy Margaret hosts a weekly drag bingo night with performances to go along with the games.

Another option:
Collective Arts Taproom | 7p-9p | Music Bingo | Bingo with music trivia

Painting Across Identity
The Jamii Hub | 7p-9p

Andrew Patterson leads a five-week painting workshop at The Jamii Hub exploring how identity and form show up in visual art. It runs every Wednesday through September 30 and registration is free though it closes tonight, so sign-up today.

Book Launches: Queen Mab & That Time I Killed You
Type Books Queen | 7p

Emily McBride in conversation with Emma Olivia Cohen about her novel debut. It's the story of a new mother whose sense of reality begins to slip in a fascinating way.

Book Bar | 6:30p-8p | Lisa de Nikolits' That Time I Killed You
Heather Wood talks to the author about her thriller. Talking about the thriller takes the edge off a little.

Talk About Books
North York Central Library | 7p-8p

If you're uptown, drop by the library and get recommendations from the librarians with a theme. And with a library, the books have a deadline, so you feel that pressure to actually read it.

Plantasia in the Gardens
Allan Gardens | 6p-9p

Mort Garson's 1976 synthesizer album Mother Earth's Plantasia was made for plants and the people who love them and tonight Polaris and Sacred Bones Records are playing it on vinyl inside Allan Gardens, surrounded by the exact kind of audience Garson had in mind. A special venue for a very cool event.

Open Studio with Jasmine Vanstone
Nia Centre For The Arts | 4p-8p

Drop-in with visual artist in residence Jasmine Vanstone. Come see what she's been working on and hear about the ideas and influences behind it.

Fall 2026 Exhibitions
Onsite Gallery | 12p-5p

Two exhibitions open today at OCAD's Onsite Gallery and run through January. Returning to Ourselves brings together more than four decades of work by Cree Métis siblings Rebecca and Kenny Alvin Baird. In the Special Projects Gallery, there's a celebration of Michael Massie's installtions, sculptures and more.

Ongoing
Toronto Beach Yoga | 6:30p-7:30p | Kew-Balmy Beach
Toronto Stitchers & Chatters | 6p-8p | 346 Dupont St
Roots for Resilienc | 5:30p-8p | Maloca Community Garden
Mahjong Adult Social | 1p-3:30p | Beaches Library
Wednesday Soul Sessions | 9p-11p | The Wheat Sheaf Tavern

Art Exhibits
9a-8p | Clark Centre For The Arts | Multiple Exhibitions
10a-5p | Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery | Art Meets Word
11a-5p | Twist Gallery | Contour
8a-6p | Ascent Gallery | Ritual / Still
11a-6p | The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery | Colourful Parachutes
11a-5p | Montgomery's Inn | People and Places

Outdoor Movies
College Park, 8:30p-11:30p | Legally Blonde (2001) POSTPONED - Sep 9

Farmers' Markets
Robertson Parkette, 3:30p-7:30p | Courtyard Farmers' Market
Green P Lot 300 Borden St, 3p-7p | Bloor Borden Farmers' Market
Regent Park, 5p-8p | Taste of Regent Park Market
Runnymede Presbyterian Church, 3p-7p | Annette Village Farmers' Market
4709 Dundas St W, 2p-6p | Montgomery's Inn Farmers' Market