Free events in Toronto: October 6-12, 2014

Free events in Toronto this week let you come down from Nuit Blanche with events where you get to sit down, or at least lean on something stable - feminist film screenings, raunchy cult films, anime nights, book launches, art shows, Gilmore Girls trivia... you know, nice, safe things where there's no threat of rain (but the risk of banter may be high). If you're not tired, there are the usual concerts and dance parties, though you might need to show up early. And leave early, since you're taking TTC.

Here's what's free in Toronto this week besides streaming Umberto D and crying at the dog bits.

MONDAY

• I Shot Andy Warhol 1996 - Mary Harron WILD WOMEN WITH STEAK KNIVES #2 Feminist Film Screening [PWYC] (Videofag)

TUESDAY

• Gladstone TV Trivia Night: Gilmore Girls (Gladstone Hotel)


• VCR Meltdown presents TAPEWURM TUESDAYS VOL.4: MINDWARP (Magpie)


• Tender Offer Part 1 (8-11)


• FOUNTAIN ABBEY: IT'S A MONTHLY NOW (Fountain Enterprises)


• roboteyes// snoqualmie // Grand Format (Horseshoe Tavern)


• Banquet: October Residency at Voodoo Child Cafe [PWYC] (Voodoo Child)

WEDNESDAY

• Anime at The Revue: Free Screenings (Revue Cinema)


• BookThug Fall 2014 Book Launch and Party (Supermarket)


• Marguerite Pigeon's SOME EXTREMELY BORING DRIVES Book Launch (Type)


• That Hip Hop $#'! (Velvet Underground)


• Join Herve Tullet in a Live Art Event for Kids [RSVP] (Great Hall)


• Pressgang Mutiny at The Local in October [PWYC] (The Local Pub)

THURSDAY

• Forgiveness Project Presents: LEFT FOR DEAD (Manifesto)


• Inanna Publications Toronto Fall Book Launch No. 1 (Supermarket)


• Live Cast Performance: Wicked (First Canadian Place)


• Suprise x Trap Toronto: SUBCULTURE w/ PhatCap / Krubera / Nic Sacco/ Dom Dias/ Kinos Gully [Before midnight] (Smiling Buddha)


• Rendez Vous Franais Farsi (Artscape Triangle Gallery)

FRIDAY

• Book Launch Tonetta Free As A Bird (Weird Things)


• Ketamine Girls LIVE //PARTY//VINYL DJ SET (751 Lounge)


• Sound Affects [Before 12] (Club 120)


• Synthesexer: October 10, w/guest DJ Modest Stephen Carlick of Exclaim [Before 11] (The Piston)

SATURDAY

• Geek Swap & Sale (Back Space)


• OPEN MIND W/ Corey Dawkins (3030)


• BAD TUCK: Attack of the NOBGOBBLER [Free in Turkey Drag] (The Beaver)

SUNDAY

• 1977! Punk Rock Resurrection IV (Junction City Music Hall)


• The Bazaar of the Bizarre: Halloween edition (Pia Bouman)


• Diwali Festival of Lights (Great Punjab Plaza)

Also check out these regular free events

• Elvis Mondays at the Drake


• Foosball Battle Royale, Monday, Disgraceland


• Art Gallery of Ontario free evening, Wednesday, 6-8:30pm.


• IFOA Weekly, free for supporters, students, & youth under 26, Wednesday, Harbourfront Centre


• Skin of My Nuts Comedy Show, Thursday, Sonic Espresso Bar


• Canadian Opera Company's Free Concerts series


• While nearly all art galleries in the city are free to enter, it's worth noting The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) is always PWYC.


• The ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) offers discounted tickets on Fridays ($10).

Do you want everyone to know about your kinda random free or pay-what-you-can event? Submit it to our event section. (You can also submit your for-money events here, greedy-pants.)

Photo: Mike Charbonneau, Revue Cinema

by Aubrey Jax via blogTO