September 30, 2026 | 7 Free Events in Toronto Today
Wednesday's events. The newsletter drops today if you want in! Here are today's picks:
Light the CN Tower Orange
CN Tower | 7p
The CN Tower lights up orange for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A simple, visible acknowledgement. Find your favourite CN Tower view after dark.
Indigenous Legacy Gathering
Nathan Phillips Square | until 9p
An event to celebrate the culture and commemorate the day. There are performances all day, culminating with a DJ to end the night. The tee pees are massive and beautiful to see in the square if you happen to be nearby.
Actual Book Club Meeting
Recess Community, 401 Richmond St, Unit 409 | 6p-8p
A silent book club where you bring your own book, read for an hour and socialize after (if you want).
5-Second Flipbook
Toronto Animated Image Society (tais)| 6:30p-8:30p
A hands-on workshop where you turn short digital video clips and looped animations into physical flip books. You get to take home your creation at the end of the night.
Family Salsa
Fort York National Historic Site | 6p
A dance lesson to start, and some dancing for fun. Stop by after work if you're nearby.
Art Exhibit Opening: Colours of Resilience
TIFF Lightbox Gallery | 6p-8:30p
Original drawings by Palestinian children collected between 1987 and 1993 for the book Colors of Resilience that preserve the voices, hopes, fears, and resilience. This runs the length of the Palestinian Film Festival so you have time, but tonight is the opening reception.
Book Talks Around The City
Joanne Leow's Exhumations | Queen Books | 6:30p-8:30p
A conversation that asks hard questions about oil, economy, and complicity in relation to Singapore.
Zahra Ebrahim & Jane Farrow's Women, Walking | Type Books Jnctn | 7p-8:30p
A conversation about how women move through public
Artist Talk: Tanya Marcuse
The Image Centre | 7p-8:30p
the photographer walks through her three-part project which you can see at the same time.
Ongoing Events
Question Everything Trivia| 7p-9p | Courage Cookies, Stackt Market
Drag Bingo | 7p-10p | The Well
Art Exhibits
11a-5p | Montgomery's Inn | People and Places
10a-5p | Market Gallery | GATHER
11a-5p | Cedar Ridge Creative Centre | Introspection
11a-5p | Assembly Hall Gallery | Threads
12p-5p | 918 Bathurst Centre | As Loud As Freedom
11a-5p | Museum Of Toronto | The T.O. You Don't Know
24hrs | Harbour Square Basin | Global Convenience
11a-5p | She Said Gallery | Welcome Home
11a-5p | Fort York National Historic Site | Rebirth
10a-5p | University Of Toronto Art Museums | U of T Art Museum
Farmers' Markets
Runnymede Presbyterian Church | 3p-7p | Annette Village Farmers' Market
Green P Lot 300 Borden St | 3p-7p | Bloor Borden Farmers' Market
Montgomery's Inn | 2p-6p | Montgomery's Inn Farmers' Market
Robertson Parkette | 3:30p-7:30p | Courtyard Farmers' Market
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