Victoria Day weekend events in Toronto for 2018

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Date

About the Event

Location

Toronto Kpop Con

May 18-20

Toronto Kpop Con

It's a huge gathering of all things Kpop with performances, speakers, meet-and-greets, special guests and exhibitions all weekend long.

Metro Toronto Convention Centre
It is ON this Summer

May 19-20

It is ON this Summer

Ontario Place opens for the season this weekend with a free, two-day party featuring yoga, live music and skating on its new and synthetic year-round ice rink.

Ontario Place
Sunnyside 20

May 20

Sunnyside 20

Sunnyside Pavilion kicks off a season of summer in the sun with live music, dancing and drinks beside the lake.

Sunnyside Pavilion & Cafe
Electric Island

May 20

Electric Island

Electric Island returns to the Islands after last year's flooding with Archie Hamilton, Green Velvet, Yoko0 and more headlining the EDM festival.

Hanlan's Point

Events you might want to check out

Date

About the Event

Location

Key to the City

May 18

Key to the City

Superkick'd Pro is taking over the Great Hall with a huge wrestling rock show and party extravaganza for the ages.

The Great Hall
Royal Wedding Viewing Party

May 19

Royal Wedding Viewing Party

If you can get up early enough, you can watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot in a lavish royal ceremony.

Princess of Wales Theatre

Food & Drink

Date

About the Event

Location

Rib Fest

May 18-20

Rib Fest

Bibs and ribs are on all weekend, alongside barbecue chicken, desserts, roasted veggies and, yes, blooming onions.

Yonge and Dundas Square
Tastemaker

May 18-19

Tastemaker

A curated selection of Toronto chefs, restaurants and artisans collaborate for a huge, immersive food hall-style feast.

Evergreen Brick Works
Spring Beerfest TO

May 19-20

Spring Beerfest TO

Pour some out for the historic homies at Fort York and enjoy brews, food trucks, roasted 'mellows and games in celebration of the long weekend.

Fort York: Garrison Common

Music

Date

About the Event

Location

Next Music from Tokyo

May 18

Next Music from Tokyo

This annual two-day tour brings bands from Japan’s indie and underground music scene to Canada — including The Taupe, Yubisaki Nohaku and Bakyun the everyday.

Rivoli
Charly Bliss

May 19

Charly Bliss

New York's Charly Bliss has arrived with the power pop bops, alongside the equally rad Skating Polly.

Horseshoe Tavern
Carla's Dreams

May 20

Carla's Dreams

Imagine an anonymous group of musicians from all over the world collaborating on a pop-eletrco music project, that's Carla's Dreams.

Phoenix Concert Theatre
Freedom

May 20

Freedom

Legendary DJ Tiësto is joined by KSHMR and Manzone & Strong for a night of deep house and trance inside Rebel.

Rebel
Jun Curry Ahn

May 20

Jun Curry Ahn

BgA member Jun Curry Ahn is flying solo for his spot as a special guest at this year's Kpop Con.

John Bassett Theatre

Film

Date

About the Event

Location

RBG

May 18-19

RBG

A hit at this year's Sundance, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg got her own doc about her trailblazing legal legacy and internet stardom.

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Boom for Real

May 18-20

Boom for Real

Sara Driver's intimate documentary explores the formative years of legendary painter Jean-Michel Basquiat before his meteoric rise to fame.

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Pollock

May 19

Pollock

Ed Harris portrays Jackson Pollock, another artist who experienced superstardom in his lifetime, and his hard-living, self-destructive tendencies.

TIFF Bell Lightbox
Toronto Nepali Film Festival

May 19

Toronto Nepali Film Festival

A series of films by Nepali filmmakers sees them use their craft to construct distinctive Nepal-related narratives inside of Toronto’s cultural landscape.

Innis Town Hall

Parties

Date

About the Event

Location

Girl and Boy

May 18

Girl and Boy

Take it back to the 90s and early 2000s with all the freshest hip hop, R&B and pop hits from the decade.

Clinton's Tavern
Reggae Night

May 19

Reggae Night

This Leslieville storefront is being transformed into a tropical hotspot for a giant reggae and dancehall party, with live music and lots of rum.

Surf the Greats
I Think I'm Making a Comeback

May 19

I Think I'm Making a Comeback

It's a night of funky funk, soul, pop rock and basically everything that makes for the ultimate dance party.

Swan Dive
Queens of Pop

May 19

Queens of Pop

Calling all divas for a live video dance party, featuring the most powerful women of pop including Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Janet Jackson.

Remix Lounge
Anchorman Dance Party

May 20

Anchorman Dance Party

It's an afternoon delight with throwback jams from the 70s and leather bound books that are kind of a big deal.

Sneaky Dee's

Art events

Date

About the Event

Location

Harry Was a Cow Caller

May 18-31

Harry Was a Cow Caller

This series of photographs examines small farming in Southwestern Ontario, featuring Harry — a cow caller — whose way of life is quickly disappearing.

Hashtag Gallery
Artfest Toronto

May 19-21

Artfest Toronto

The Distillery District serves as a backdrop for this huge art festival that features paintings, photography, sculpture, live music and craft shows.

The Distillery Historic District

Markets and pop-ups

Date

About the Event

Location

Waterfront Artisan Market

May 19 - October 6

Waterfront Artisan Market

The first of the season, this curated mix of local artisans, crafters, chefs and bakers come together for a huge marketplace on the waterfront.

HTO Park
Pop Up at the Barns

May 19 - July 21

Pop Up at the Barns

Another first of the season, this community marketplace takes up inside Wychwood to feature artisans, food vendors and fresh produce.

Artscape Wychwood Barns
Spring Mrkt Show

May 20

Spring Mrkt Show

This spring market includes fashion, beauty, wellness, visual artists, crafters, food merchants and retailers selling their wares all day long.

Native Canadian Centre of Toronto
Leslieville Farmers Market

May 20

Leslieville Farmers Market

Opening this week is the Leslieville Farmers Market — now in its 8th season — kicking off the season with live music and fresh food.

Jonathan Ashbridges Park

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