September 24, 2026 | 11 Free Events in Toronto Today
A great Thursday full of movies. Yesterday the weekly dozen-ish picks dropped! Thanks for all the support this summer, I really appreciate it. Here are today's picks:
Movie Night: The Dark Knight
Cibc Square Park | 8p-11p
Bring a blanket and watch this classic on the big screen in the elevated park you've been meaning to check out.
Wellbeing Walks: River Resonances by Treva Legassie
Lassonde Art Trail | 6p-7p
Treva Legassie leads a soundwalk through Biidaasige Park that asks you to listen rather than look. Each participant receives a set of listening scores printed on postcards.
Culture Days: Bluegrass Music Workshop and Concert
Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Columbus Centre | 7:30p-9p
A bluegrass evening with a workshop and a live performance all in 90 minutes. Perfect for a weeknight.
Sonali Menezes' Depression Cooking
Another Story Bookshop | 7p-8:30p
Launch of Sonali Menezes' debut collection, Depression Cooking with Sean Lee and Jody Chan join Menezes for the evening. If you don't know Another Story, it's one of the better independent bookshops in the city for exactly this kind of event. Wear layers because it gets hot inside after an hour.
Vinyl Party
The Bell & The Beacon | 9p-11:30p
Three musicians, three record collections, one room.
Doodling for Adults
North York Central Library, Room 1 | 2p-3p
Monthly drop-in for adults who want an hour or two with some colouring sheets and no agenda.
VOICES/VOIX Launch
House Of Anansi Press | 6p-8p
The eighth issue of Poetry in Voice's bilingual student journal, launches tonight at the famous House of Anansi press. Some of the poets will be reading. 6p mingle 6:30p start.
Why Trees and Which Trees?
John H. Daniels Faculty Of Architecture, Landscape And Design | 6:30p-8p
Two of Britain's leading foresters make the case for and against trees as a climate response. The framing is practical rather than aspirational: which species, planted where, under what conditions, and why that actually matters.
Movie Nights: Big Fight in Little Chinatown
Team Yoon Office Back Patio | 8:30p
Karen Cho's documentary Big Fight in Little Chinatown screens on a back patio. The film looks at displacement and resistance in Chinatowns and what communities are actively doing about it. Artist and organizer Hannia Cheng joins Diana Yoon for a talkback right after the credits.
Book Talk: Framing Ferrante
Istituto Italiano Di Cultura | 6:30p-8:30p
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is hosting a conversation on Elena Ferrante. Her style, her recurring preoccupations, and why her novels keep generating serious critical attention.
Screening: The Zoongidewin Project
Hot Docs Cinema | 6:30p-8p
The Canadian Journalism Foundation is screening The Zoongidewin Project, a short documentary produced by Anishinaabe journalist Lenard Monkman. The film looks directly at the HIV crisis in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, where Indigenous people account for 76 per cent of new cases, and approaches the epidemic through a harm-reduction lens. Pulitzer and Peabody Award-winning journalist Connie Walker leads the conversation after the screening, followed by a Q&A. Tickets are free with promo code JTALKS2026 and include popcorn and a drink.
Ongoing
Cinema Italiano | Sep 24, 2p-4p, Dufferin/St. Clair Library
Art Exhibits
10a-5p | Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery | Canvas Chronicles
11a-5p | Spadina Museum | In Broken Light
10a-5p | Market Gallery | GATHER
11a-5p | Twist Gallery | Contour
8a-6p | Ascent Gallery | Ritual / Still
11a-5p | Assembly Hall Gallery | Threads
12p-5p | Onsite Gallery | Returning to Ourselves + Michael Massie
Farmers' Markets
Black Creek Community Farm | 2p-7p | Black Creek Farm Stand & Market
29 Lower River St Toronto Corktown | 4p-7:30p | Underpass Park Farmers Market
1949 Danforth Ave | 3p-7p | East Lynn Park Farmers' Market
Flemo Farm | 3p-6p | Flemo Farmers' Market
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