October in Toronto
Oct 2. Leafs Home Opener vs. Ottawa Senators. Scotiabank Arena. $180+. nhl.com/mapleleafs
Oct 3-4. Post Malone. $100+. scotiabankarena.com
Oct 3-5. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. In concert. Roy Thomson Hall. $57+. tso.ca
Oct 3-6. Markham Fair. Horse show, dancing, food and live bands. $5+. markhamfair.ca
Oct 4. Toronto Tequila Festival. Sip it straight or sample a cocktail. Berkely Church. $20-30$. drinkinc.ca
Oct 4-5. Toronto Food Film Fest. Screenings and food-themed workshops. torontofoodfilmfest.com
Oct 4-6. Toronto Fall Home Show. Enercare Centre. $10+. fallhomeshow.com
Oct 5. Nuit Blanche. An all-night contemporary art event. Various locations. nbto.com
Oct 5. Haunted Mississauga. Guided tours of Trinity Cemetery. heritagemississauga.com
Oct 5. Diwali RazzMatazz (Mississauga). Celebration Square. canadadiwali.ca/razzmatazz-mississauga/
Oct 5-6. PumpkinFest (Port Elgin). Pub-kin crawl, giant vegetables, celebrity speed spitting and more. $7. pumpkinfest.org
Oct 5-6. Oakville Half Marathon. Half marathon, 10K, 5K and 2K run and mutt strutt. Shell Park. oakvillehalfmarathon.com
Oct 5-6. The Baby Show. Enercare Centre. $15. thebabyshows.com
Oct 5-13. Fall Celebration Train Ride. Enjoy fall in a 1950’s train car. $27. ydhr.ca
Oct 6. Fall Wedding Show. Hyatt Regency Toronto. $5+. theweddingshow.ca
Oct 6. Avril Lavigne. $55+. sonycentre.ca
Oct 6. CIBC Run for the Cure. 5K or 1K run or walk for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. University of Toronto (St. George). cibcrunforthecure.ca
Oct 6. Bon Iver. $155+. scotiabankarena.com
Oct 8. Wilco. Featuring Lord Huron. Budweiser Stage. $55+. livenation.com
Oct 8. The Chainsmokers. $65+. scotiabankarena.com
Oct 9. The Black Keys. $82+. scotiabankarena.com
Oct 10. The Wiggles Live (Oshawa). $40. tributecommunitiescentre.com
Oct 10-Jan 7. Mandela: Struggle for Freedom. Interactive exhibit following the life of Nelson Mandela. Meridian Arts Centre. $12. tocentre.com
Oct 11. An Evening with David Sedaris. $45+. sonycentre.ca
Oct 12. Toronto Women’s 8K/5K. 8K and 5K run for the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario. Sunnybrook Park. towomensruns.com
Oct 12-14. Pumpkinfest. Downsview Park. pumpkinfesttoronto.com
Oct 12-14. Apple Harvest Festival (Blue Mountain). Live music, apple pie trail, hiking and more. appleharvestfestival.ca
Oct 13. Noah Kahan. $38+. thedanforth.com
Oct 13. Thanksgiving Harvest Brunch at Glenerin Inn. $44. glenerininn.com
Oct 14. Happy Thanksgiving!
Oct 14. Charli XCX. $46+. rebeltoronto.com
Oct 14. Carrie Underwood. $79+. scotiabankarena.com
Oct 16. World of Dance. Featuring The Kings. $42+. sonycentre.ca
Oct 16-21. Red Bull Music Festival. Highlighting local artists and exciting musical collaborations. redbull.com
Oct 17. MANÁ. $100+. scotiabankarena.com
Oct 17. RuPaul’s Drag Race. $88+. sonycentre.ca
Oct 17. Light the Night Walk. Walk to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. Nathan Phillips Square. lightthenight.ca
Oct 17-19. Creativ Festival (Mississauga). International Centre. $14. csnf.com
Oct 17-25. Toronto After Dark Film Festival. 9 nights of horror, sci-fi and action films. Scotiabank Theatre. torontoafterdark.com
Oct 18. Jim Jeffries. $49+. sonycentre.ca
Oct 18-20. Fall RV Show. Toronto Congress Centre. $7.50+. rvshowsontario.ca
Oct 18-20. Cask Days Beer Festival. Celebrating 15 years of the festival. Evergreen Brickworks. $15+. caskdays.com
Oct 18-20. Fall Classic Car Auction (Mississauga). International Centre. $18. ccpauctions.com
Oct 19. Everest Challenge. Teams of 2-10 will climb the mountain enough times to equal 29,092 feet, the height of Mount Everest. bluemountain.ca
Oct 19. Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship. 10th anniversary of the competition. Yonge-Dundas Square. smokespoutinerie.com
Oct 19-20. Halloween Train Ride. From Uxbridge to Stouffville. $15+. ydhr.ca
Oct 19-20. Canada’s Baking and Sweets Show (Mississauga). International Centre. $8+. canadasbakingandsweetsshow.com
Oct 19-20, 26-27. Boo at the Zoo. Costume parades. torontozoo.com
Oct 20. Niagara Falls International Marathon. Marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K run. niagarafallsmarathon.com
Oct 20. Peace of Minds Walk (Hamilton). 3K walk in support of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario. Bayfront Park. schizophrenia.on.ca
Oct 20. Run Blue Mountains (Thornbury). Half marathon, 10K, 5K and 1K run. Beaver Valley Community Centre. runbluemountains.ca
Oct 20. The Head and the Heart. $64+. sonycentre.ca
Oct 20. Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Marathon, half marathon and 5K run. torontowaterfrontmarathon.com
Oct 23-24. Elton John. $400+. scotiabankarena.com
Oct 24-Nov 3. International Festival of Authors. Harbourfront Centre. $18. ifoa.org
Oct 25-27. Fall Cottage Life Show (Mississauga). International Centre. $15. shows.cottagelife.com
Oct 25-27. Art TO. Celebrating 20 years of modern and contemporary art. Metro Toronto Convention Centre. $22. arttoronto.ca
Oct 25-27. Toronto Snowmobile, ATV and Power Sports Show (Mississauga). International Centre. $17. torontosnowmobileatvshow.com
Oct 26-27. Howling Hootenanny. Haunted maze, performances, pumpkin decorating and more. $15. blackcreek.ca
Oct 26-27. Zoomer Show. For those aged 45+. Enercare Centre. $15+. zoomershow.com
Oct 27. Monster Dash. 10K and 5K run or walk in costumes. Ontario Science Centre. monsterdash.ca
Oct 27. Symphony Spooktacular. Roy Thomson Hall. $28+. tso.ca
Oct 30. The Mavericks. $150+. thedanforth.com
Oct 30. Rocket Ride for Rehab. Spin sessions in support of the Toronto Rehab Foundation. First Canadian Place. $50. rocketride4rehab.com
Oct 31. Loreena McKennitt (Hamilton). FirstOntario Music Hall. $60+. coreentertainment.ca
Oct 31-Nov 2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In concert. $55+. sonycentre.ca
