Highlights
✨ The Interior Design Show
Date/Time: January 24 – 26, 2025
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), Toronto
Explore cutting-edge designs and innovations from top architects, designers, and manufacturers at Canada’s premier design showcase.
✨ DesignTO Festival
Date/Time: January 24 – February 2, 2025
Location: Various Locations, Toronto
Experience Toronto’s design scene through a city-wide celebration featuring exhibitions, workshops, and installations across various venues.
✨ Friday Pro Stand Up Comedy
Date/Time: January 24, 2025, 8:00 PM
Location: Chef’s Hall, 111 Richmond St W, Toronto
Enjoy a night of laughter with top professional comedians performing live at one of Toronto’s favorite food halls.
✨ Martin Amini
Date/Time: January 25, 2025, 7:00 PM
Location: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto
Laugh out loud with Martin Amini as he brings his stand-up comedy tour to Toronto’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
✨ TechnoSalon x DesignTO Opening Night Event
Date/Time: January 24, 2025, 7:00 PM
Location: Stackt Market, 28 Bathurst St, Toronto
Kick off DesignTO in style with TechnoSalon, a fusion of art, design, and techno music at Stackt Market.
✨ Tagliolini al Pesto
Date/Time: January 25, 2025, 6:00 PM
Location: Eataly Yorkville, 55 Bloor St W, Toronto
Join this hands-on pasta-making class and master the art of creating fresh tagliolini with classic pesto sauce.
✨ The Lord of the Rings in Concert
Date/Time: January 26, 2025, 7:30 PM
Location: Meridian Hall, 1 Front St E, Toronto
Immerse yourself in the epic soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring performed live with a full orchestra and choir.
✨ Brunch Club
Date/Time: January 26, 2025, 11:00 AM
Location: Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), 317 Dundas St W, Toronto
Enjoy a delightful brunch experience at the AGO, surrounded by art and good company.
Music
Friday 1/24
- Chad and JT @ Annabel’s – Link
- Ben Barnes @ Danforth Music Hall – Link
- Friction x Dirt Monkey @ Axis Club – Link
- TAUK @ Adelaide Hall – Link
- Azzecca @ CODA – Link
- Lil Texas @ Velvet Underground – Link
- Emo Night @ Sneaky Dee’s – Link
- The Wong Groove Group w/ Midnight Munchies & Opal Complex @ Sneaky Dee’s – Link
- The Empties with Moondoggy & Fighting Chance @ Horseshoe Tavern – Link
- Joe Mcleod, The Public Service @ TD Music Hall – Link
- Candlelight Concerts: Tribute to Bad Bunny @ MCCT – Link
Saturday 1/25
- dhruv @ Axis Club – Link
- Jersey @ The Concert Hall – Link
- Ash @ History – Link
- Joshua Hyslop @ Drake Underground – Link
- Angrybaby @ Velvet Underground – Link
- Max Styler @ CODA – Link
- FACTORY, Mr. Pharmacist, The Dead Souls @ Horseshoe Tavern – Link
- We Salute You – Practically Hip @ Phoenix Concert Theatre – Link
- ALL 90s w/Jester, Mista Jiggz, Agile, & MistahVince @ Revival Bar and Event Venue – Link
- Slowdive @ Massey Hall – Link
- Candlelight Concerts: The Best of Hans Zimmer @ MCCT – Link
- The Vaniers with Madfolk & Yellow Magnolia @ Rivoli – Link
- Toronto R&B Sounds Intimate Concerts @ Junto Studios – Link
Sunday 1/26
- Max Styler @ CODA – Link
Markets + Expos + Festivals
Friday 1/24
- OVO Warehouse Sale @ International Centre (3 Days) – Link
- Moose Knuckles Warehouse Sale @ Terrace – Link
- The Interior Design Show @ MTCC (3 Days) – Link
- Toronto International Boat Show @ Enercare Centre (3 Days) – Link
- DesignTO Festival @ Various (Until Feb 2) – Link
Saturday 1/25
- Saturday Farmers’ Market @ Allan Gardens – Link (Free)
Sunday 1/26
- The Wedding Show @ Hyatt Regency Toronto – Link
Fun with Friends
Friday 1/24
- Junction Comedy Show @ Alpine – Link
- Australia Day 2025 Dinner @ Toronto Lawn Tennis Club – Link
- Board Game Night @ Left Field Brewery – Link
- Friday Pro Stand Up Comedy @ Chefs Hall – Link
- DesignTO Launch Party @ Harbourfront Centre – Link
Saturday 1/25
- Martin Amini @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Link
- Sneaky 2000s Dance Party @ Sneaky Dee’s – Link
- Chinese New Year Party @ Rebel – Link
- In-Person Tarot Card Readings @ Chefs Hall – Link
- Hangar Skate @ 34 Hanover Rd – Link (Free)
- DJ Skate Nights @ Brick Works – Link (PWYC)
- DJ Skate Night: Yohomo on Ice @ Harbourfront Centre – Link (Free)
- TechnoSalon x DesignTO Opening Night Event @ Stackt – Link (Free)
- Urban Capers Scavenger Hunts @ ROM – Link
Sunday 1/26
- BenTastic @ Wychwood Theatre – Link
- La Cotorrisa @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Link
- Black History Month Kick-off Brunch @ Liberty Grand – Link
- Ravensburger Puzzle Competition @ Snakes & Lattes College – Link
- The World’s Biggest Improv Tournament @ SoCap Comedy – Link
Arts & Culture
Friday 1/24
- It’s All Gonna Break Canadian Premiere @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (2 Days) – Link
- PIAZZOLLA & PALEJ Sinfonia Toronto Concert @ Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church – Link
- Tagliolini al Pesto @ Eataly Yorkville – Link
- Framing Perspectives: Craft, Space, and the Power of Seeing @ Engel & Völkers Toronto City – Link (Free)
- design collection @ Stackt (Until Feb 2) – Link (Free)
- Dance with Jade’s Hip Hop Academy @ AGO – Link
- Madama Butterfly @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts (Until Feb 16) – Link
- UTNMF @ University of Toronto (Until Feb 4) – Link
- The Lord of the Rings in Concert @ Meridian Hall (3 Days) – Link
- DesignTO: Permission To Celebrate @ Miraki Life Workspace (Until Jan 31) – Link
Saturday 1/25
- Continuum Contemporary Music: Spanning @ Temerty Theatre – Link
- Pasta traditions from the North @ Eataly Yorkville – Link
- Birding Basics: Advanced Techniques @ Tommy Thompson Park – Link
- Birding Basics: Beginner @ Tommy Thompson Park – Link
- Tre Amici Wine Tasting @ Firkin on Danforth – Link
- Curatorial Tour: Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto Exhibition @ Museum of Toronto – Link
- Shibori Thread Resist Dyeing @ Ed’s Mercantile – Link
- Winter Trees and Watercolour @ High Park – Link
- Frost Fairies of High Park @ High Park – Link
- Botanical Printed Notebook @ Botanical Garden – Link
- Tafelmusik at the Garden: In Stile Moderno @ Botanical Garden – Link
- Joy of Dance – Winter Dance Showcase @ MTCC – Link
- Smartphone Photography @ ROM – Link
- Brunch Club @ AGO – Link
- Curatorial Tours @ Museum of Toronto – Link
- Last Saturday Art Crwal @ Little Portugal – Link (Free)
- Matilda In Concert @ Roy Thomson Hall – Link
Sunday 1/26
- Year of the Snake Celebration @ Bata Shoe Museum – Link
- Toronto Operetta: The Magic of Venice @ Edward Jackman Centre – Link
- TEDxUofT Conference 2025: Mosaic @ Isabel Bader Theatre – Link
- DesignTO Talks: Material Expressions @ Collective Arts Toronto Taproom & Café – Link (Free)
- Afternoon Tea and Paint Experience @ Windsor Arms Hotel – Link
- Gems By You @ Dean Davidson Design – Link
- Resin 3D Printing Workshop @ Site 3 Co-Laboratory – Link
- The Great Sing-Off @ Humber Valley United Church – Link
- Nature Connection: Winter Forest Art @ Downsview Park – Link (Free)
- A Deep Dive Into High Park’s Wildlife @ High Park – Link
- Introduction to Meteorites and Meteor-wrongs @ ROM – Link
- Just For One Day @ CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre – Link
Wellness
- Sat 1/25: Sound Bath & Yoga Nidrā for Stress Relief @ Altea – Link
- Sun 1/26: Guided Breathwork Experience: Awakening @ Botanical Garden – Link
