Sun/Shade Curators’ Tours

Go behind the scenes of our Sun/Shade outdoor art exhibition by joining a curators’ tour with The Bentway’s Programming team. Learn about the inspiration behind the season, the creation of each artwork, and how they fit together. Sun/Shade explores new ways of collaborating with the sun, as well as the importance of shade in our urban spaces.

TIFA Romance

Romance, Love Stories for those who Love Stories

Nov 21-24

Toronto International Festival of Authors

The world’s best words at Toronto International Festival of Authors

Oct 29-Nov 2

MOTIVE Crime & Mystery

TIFA brings writers to readers all-year round with MOTIVE mystery festival,

27-29

Shelagh Keeley: Film Notebooks 1985-2017

Visual art exhibition on view from  April 11- September 14,  2025

Nigerian-Canadian artist Emmanuel Osahor’s To Dream of Other Places at The Power Plant explores beauty and nature through lush gardenscapes in paintings, prints, ceramics, and photo wallpaper.

Summer Live Music Festival

Experience the sounds of summer at the Summer Live Music Festival 2025 – a free outdoor event at Trillium Park featuring award-winning jazz bands, world music artists, and top a cappella groups. From soulful jazz to global rhythms and vocal harmony, the festival offers a vibrant mix of genres for all music lovers. Bring a blanket, soak in the waterfront views, and enjoy world-class performances in a relaxed, open-air setting.

Dora Mavor More Awards

The annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards celebrate excellence on Toronto stages and are the oldest and largest professional theatre, dance and opera awards program in Canada. 

Startup Fashion Week

Startup Fashion Week celebrates and highlights Canada’s most promising startup businesses in fashion. We offer networking, parties, photo shoots, a Business of Fashion Conference and a Runway Show. 

Oct 20 – 24 – Times and Locations of each event vary

Xenia@TSM: VC2 Cello Duo

Two cellos and two cellists: they’re the same, but different! Join us for a fun and interactive introduction to the many voices of the cello. 

July 19th at 11 AM

Vector Festival

Vector Festival is an annual experimental media arts festival dedicated to showcasing digital games and creative media practices. 

July 10 – August 9 – various exhibitions, performances, and workshops