Festivals and Events

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. A show tracing more than eight decades of Québec's history through the life of Marcel Desjardins (1939 to 2024), father of author and director Éric Desjardins, combining theatre, dance, puppets, music and archive footage. Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Tickets released November 7 at 1:00 p.m.; online booking adds a $2 fee.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. Montreal songwriters from India, Rwanda, Iran, Brazil and Ukraine sing in French for the first time, setting well known Québec chanson lyrics to music, with musical direction by Joel Kerr and host Monique Giroux. Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Tickets are released Saturday, November 21 at 1:00 p.m.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. Violinist Laurence Kayaleh and cellist Elizabeth Dolin perform duets and solos for violin and cello without accompaniment, including works by Bach, Ravel and Canadian composer Guy Fouquet. Sunday, November 15, 2026, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., presented by the Maison de la culture Ahuntsic. Tickets released October 31; online booking adds a $2 fee.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. Violinist Nadia Monczak and pianist Lucas Porter offer a musical journey through Eastern European folklore, Romani influences, Italian traditions and Impressionist music, with poems and short stories woven in. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Tickets released November 3; online booking adds a $2 fee.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. An immersive musical work about shared presence, where voice, santur, tar, double bass and percussion create a soundscape centred on Sema dance, blending tradition with a contemporary style. Friday, November 13, 2026, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Tickets released October 31; online booking adds a $2 fee.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. A playful, poetic and acrobatic show by DynamO Théâtre, blending movement theatre and acrobatics in a ring to explore living together and sharing scarce resources. For ages 8 and up, presented as part of CINARS, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets released October 27; online booking adds a $2 fee.

A nocturnal animals scavenger hunt at Parliament Street Library, on all day during library hours from November 2 to 30, 2026. Toronto Public Library lists it among its free programs for children.

An evening with author Rachel Cusk about Life of M at the Toronto Reference Library, Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 7 PM to 8 PM. Part of Toronto Public Library's Salon Series; the library asks you to reserve free tickets on Eventbrite.

A chance to meet the winner of the 2026 Giller Prize at the Toronto Reference Library, Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 6 PM to 7 PM. Part of Toronto Public Library's Salon Series; the library asks you to reserve free tickets on Eventbrite.

An event on the connection oriented leader featuring Jody Wilson-Raybould and other guests, at the Toronto Reference Library, Monday, November 16, 2026, 7 PM to 8 PM. Part of Toronto Public Library's Salon Series; the library asks you to reserve free tickets on Eventbrite.

An evening with Hazel Mae around Before I Let You Go at the Toronto Reference Library, Thursday, November 12, 2026, 7 PM to 8 PM. Part of Toronto Public Library's Salon Series; the library asks you to reserve free tickets on Eventbrite.

The prize ceremony for the 2026 Toronto Book Awards at the Toronto Reference Library, Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 7 PM to 8 PM. Part of Toronto Public Library's Salon Series; the library asks you to reserve free tickets on Eventbrite.