September 25, 2026 | 8 Free Events in Toronto Today

The last Friday in September is here. This week's newsletter covers today until next Thursday. Here are today's picks:

Public Pier
Marina Quay West | 6p-1p

Go see the Malting Silos lit up if you haven't ever done that. DJ sets, dance workshops, and interactive public art through the day.

Art Exhibit Reception: wELc0m3 hOm£ ¿
She Said Gallery | 7:30p-10p

Brinda Taneja's debut solo show opens tonight at She Said Gallery. The work moves through painting, collage, and more.

Francophonie en Fête Festival
The Bentway | 11a-10p

Live music across genres, food, and more all weekend. Music is, of course, in french.

Book Talk: Robert Harris' Agrippa
Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library | 7p-8p

The author is in conversation with Ian Brown discussing his new novel set in ancient Rome. Registration required for guaranteed entry, walk-in welcome at 6:45p.

Critical Mass Bike Ride
High Park | 6p

Meet at High Park at 6p, ride at 6:30. The same collective logic as always. Show up in numbers, take up space, make the case for safer streets without needing to say very much at all.

Smileys: A New Play Reading
Wychwood Theatre | 7p-9p

Part drama, part absurdist mystery, with foxes involved.

Thorncliffe Park Women Community Bazaar
Burguess Park | 2:30p-Sunset

A grassroots, women-led event with goods from all different cultures on display.

Film Night w. Benefits: Summer of Soul (2021)
Neilson Park Creative Centre | 6:45p-9:30p

Questlove's documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival is one of the best music films made in the last decade. He used concert footage that sat in a basement for fifty years, showcasing Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, and more.

Ongoing Events
Island Vibes Market | 5p-8p | Fairbank LRT Station
Mahjong Social | 1p-3p | City Hall Library

Fitness
Neon Run | 7:30p | Sugar Beach

Art Exhibits
8a-5p | Mount Pleasant Cemetery | Yesterday. Today. Forever.
5:30p-12a | Le Labo Micro-Gallery | Kylie
10a-5p | Lillian H. Smith Library | Set Phasers
24 hrs | Harbour Square Basin | Global Convenience
11a-5p | She Said Gallery | Welcome Home
11a-5p | Montgomery's Inn | People and Places
11a-5p | Museum Of Toronto | The T.O. You Don't Know
11a-5p | Assembly Hall Gallery | Threads
10a-5p | Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery | Canvas Chronicles
10a-5p | Market Gallery | GATHER