This weekend will see Toronto become a playground for artists, parties, and sweet-tooths alike. There's the chance of getting swept up in a sea of green with the St. Patrick's Day parade or being overcome with grief at the thought of the giant pandas leaving.
Events you might want to check out:EGLX (March 9-11 @ The International Centre)
Life-sized Catan, anyone? The Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo will be showing off all the latest trends in gaming.
Life Through a Lens (March 11 @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema)
Discover renowned photographer, Annie Leibovitz, who is responsible for some of the most memorable images of the past several decades.
Plants and Animals (March 10 @ Horseshoe Tavern)
Montreal indie-rock band Plants and Animals is making a stop in Toronto before they embark on their international tour.
Resonance (March 8-14 @ Black Cat Artspace)
Street photography meets the gallery as Lucan Coutts and Max Whitehead reimagine Toronto as a neon surrealist landscape.
Vegan Bake Off (March 11 @ Glass Factory & Lounge)
Now ten year's strong, enjoy plant-based treats from professional and home bakers and find out who all be crowned the Vegan Master.
The World of the Fatimids (March 10 - July 2 @ Aga Khan Museum)
Explore through one of history’s most intriguing and vibrant civilizations that influenced thought and life throughout the Mediterranean, Southern Europe, and the Near East.
Animal Farm (March 9 - April 7 @ Young Centre for the Performing Arts)
This weekend marks the premiere of Animal Farm, Soulpepper's take on the classic novel by George Orwell.
Men's Fashion Week (March 9-11 @ 1 Yonge)
Toronto Men's Fashion Week kicks off this weekend, showing off some fo the most cutting edge runway presentations and showrooms in menswear.
National Home Show (March 9-18 @ Enercare Centre)
Owning a home is something we all aspire to, and the National Home Show is set to show off all the newest rends and technology in homeownership.
Multiforms, Open Fortress (March 9 @ Music Gallery)
See movement differently with an intimate, sensorial dance encounters presented in both traditional and non-traditional spaces.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum (March 9 @ City Hall)
The City of Toronto and SheEO come together for panel discussions, tactical workshops, and female founders helping female founders.
Fempocalypse (March 9 @ Ernest Balmer Studio in the Distillery District)
A female-led cabaret of young innovators come together to help support Native Women’s Association of Canada.
Unhistories (March 9-10 @ OCAD University)
Explore the meaning of “history” with a re-organizing of the composition of the past, by re-constructing methods of transmitting narratives, and by destabilizing the seeming linearity of events.
OCAD U Gallery Crawl (March 10 @ Multiple Venues)
It's the first annual OCAD University Gallery Crawl of nine nearby galleries.
The Glow Up (March 10 @ 90 Ontario St)
It's a glow-in-the-dark, hip-hop yoga sash, featuring neon body paint, snacks, and wine.
St Patrick's Day Parade (March 11 @ Bloor & St. George)
You don't have to be Irish to enjoy the St. Patrick's Day Parade - just grab your greenest gear and go!
Finding Home Toronto (March 11 @ Gladstone Hotel)
An evening of music, spoken word poetry, comedy and community with every dollar is going to help those who are finding home - a new home.
A Silent Voice (March 11 @ Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre)
Naoko Yamada's Silent Voices explores at a story of a school bully who, years later, seeks redemption for the unkindness he visited upon a young girl with a hearing disability.
Drag Your Heels (March 9 @ The Rec Room Toronto)
The first installment of Drag Your Heels features top drag queens out of the Village and beyond.
Turn Back Time (March 9 @ Gladstone Hotel)
Put that hair in a scrunchie and break of the leg warmers for a sweaty 80s video dance party.
The Mystic Forest (March 10 @ Opera House)
The Opera House is being transforming into The Mystic Forest; a spectacular combination of scenography, over-the-top theatrical interaction, colourful costumes.
Synthesexer (March 10 @ The Piston)
Get synthy to all the hits at this alternative electro dance party by everyone from Daft Punk to Missy Elliot.
GOAT Dance Competition (March 10 @ Mod Club)
Are you the greatest dancer of all time? Show and prove at the first ever GOAT Dance Competition.
Nightmares On Wax (March 9 @ Velvet Underground)
UK DJ Nightmares on Wax is back as part of his Shape of the Future tour.
Joe Pug (March 10 @ The Drake Hotel)
Texas native Joe Pug is stopping by Toronto as part of his North American tour.
Crywank Chastity (March 10 @ Smiling Buddha)
Performing for the first time in Canada, UK's Crywank + Chastity's is here to rock out with the Feels Fine.
Sugar Shack TO (March 10-11 @ Sugar Beach)
It's the first day of Toronto’s urban sugar shack featuring live music, food, and maple-infused treats.
Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival (March 10 - April 8 @ Kortright Centre for Conservation)
A celebration of all things maple, The Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival is on this weekend in Woodbridge.
Tom’s Dairy Freeze Opening (March 11 @ Tom's Dairy Freeze)
Some might say spring starts later this month, but we all know it really starts whenever Tom’s Dairy Freeze reopens for the season.
Yoko Ono's The Riverbed (February 22 - June 3 @ Gardiner Museum)
Yoko Ono takes patrons on an exploration of the riverbed—a temporary village and a repository of hopes and dreams for individuals and for the world.
Sketch Comedy Festival (March 1-11 @ Theatre Centre Cafe)
There's still time to catch TOsketchfest featuring a slew of Toronto sketch comics and musical acts.
The Sleeping Beauty (March 8-18 @ The National Ballet of Canada)
Marius Petipa transforms the stage in this retelling of the classic story of The Sleeping Beauty.
by Lisa Power via blogTO
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