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TomorrowTuesday

  1. 7:30 PMTIFA Presents PEN Canada Graeme Gibson TalkThe Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres · Downtown CoreTickets on Ticketmaster (opens the seller's site)

28 OctWednesday

  1. 2:30–8:30 PMToronto International Festival of Authors 2026Victoria University at the University of Toronto · Downtown Core+ 4 more datesTickets on festivalofauthors.ca (opens the seller's site)

29 OctThursday

  1. 3:00 PMYouth Entrepreneurship ProgramHeritage Skills Development Centre · Scarborough+ 2 more dates

1 NovSunday

  1. 5:00 PMTIFA Presents East West Street: A Song of Good and EvilThe Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres · Downtown CoreTickets on Ticketmaster (opens the seller's site)

4 NovWednesday

  1. 2:00–3:30 PMTaylor Memorial Library Talk: Our Urban ForestTaylor Memorial Library · ScarboroughTickets on tpl.bibliocommons.com (opens the seller's site)

6 NovFriday

  1. 7:30–10:00 PMLit IRL: A Bookish PartyThe Drake Hotel · Little Italy & Little PortugalTickets on luma.com (opens the seller's site)

7 NovSaturday

  1. 2:00–4:00 PMMore Than a Game: Stories and Legacy of LacrosseMarket Gallery · St. Lawrence & DistilleryTickets on secure.toronto.ca (opens the seller's site)

10 NovTuesday

  1. 5:30–7:30 PMReclaiming Knowledge: Indigenous Disability, Language, Education, and the Politics of ResearchDaphnee Cockwell Complex · Downtown CoreTickets on docs.google.com (opens the seller's site)

11 NovWednesday

  1. 3:30–6:00 PMWhat Is the Role of Empathy in Democracy?Globe and Mail Centre 17th Floor · Cabbagetown & Regent ParkTickets on rootsofempathy.org (opens the seller's site)

12 NovThursday

  1. 7:00 PMRebellion Talks: Booze, Taverns & Rowdy Rebels - SOLD OUTMontgomery's Inn · EtobicokeTickets on secure.toronto.ca (opens the seller's site)

14 NovSaturday

  1. 10:00–10:45 AMStorytime At The ParkDownsview Park · North York+ 1 more dateTickets on downsviewpark.ca (opens the seller's site)

15 NovSunday

  1. 12:00–5:00 PMBMO Student Life Expo 2026Metro Toronto Convention Centre · HarbourfrontTickets on studentlifeexpo.com (opens the seller's site)

16 NovMonday

  1. 2:00–3:30 PMAgincourt Library Invasive Plants TalkAgincourt Library · Scarborough
  2. 6:30–8:00 PMCultural Hotspot In-Person Funding Info Session: KGOMorningside Branch, Toronto Public Library · ScarboroughTickets on eventbrite.ca (opens the seller's site)

17 NovTuesday

  1. 2:00–3:30 PMLocke Library TalkLocke Library · MidtownTickets on tpl.bibliocommons.com (opens the seller's site)

18 NovWednesday

  1. 11:00 AM–12:30 PMFlemingdon Park Library Talk: Our Urban ForestFlemingdon Park Library · North YorkTickets on tpl.bibliocommons.com (opens the seller's site)

19 NovThursday

  1. 2:00–3:30 PMWychwood Library Talk: Managing Invasive Plants Around Your HomeWychwood Library · MidtownTickets on tpl.bibliocommons.com (opens the seller's site)

22 NovSunday

  1. 12:00–2:00 PMWorkshop: Make Moisturizing Cream at Karma Co-opKarma Co-op Grocery Store · Yorkville & the AnnexTickets on docs.google.com (opens the seller's site)

26 NovThursday

  1. 7:00–10:00 PMShab-e She’r Poetry Fourteenth AnniversaryTranzac Club · Yorkville & the Annex
  2. 7:00–9:30 PMRough DraftBook Bar · Little Italy & Little PortugalTickets on luma.com (opens the seller's site)
  3. 7:00 PM(Sold out) Rebellion Talks: The Strange & Tragic Tale of Robert BaldwinSpadina Museum · Midtown

30 NovMonday

  1. 7:00–8:00 PMCurator’s Talk: Time, Labour and the Value of BeadsBata Shoe Museum · Yorkville & the Annex+ 1 more dateTickets on batashoemuseum.ca (opens the seller's site)

8 DecTuesday

  1. 7:00–8:45 PMHeld by Anne Michaels - By the Lake Book ClubAssembly Hall Gallery · EtobicokeTickets on secure.toronto.ca (opens the seller's site)

12 DecSaturday

  1. 2:00 PMRebellion Talks: The Rebels' Island StrongholdTodmorden Mills Heritage Site · East York & LeasideTickets on secure.toronto.ca (opens the seller's site)

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