January 15th-21st Toronto Design Offsite Festival @ various locations. TO DO is Canada’s largest cultural celebration of design, bringing over 100 free events, exhibitions, and window installations to Toronto during design week.

January 17th-21st Come Up To My Room @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. The Gladstone Hotel’s annual alternative design event returns for a 15th year. Framed within the backdrop of the historic 128-year-old Gladstone Hotel, CUTMR invites artists and designers to create site-specific, immersive installations that stimulate the imagination and encourage discussion and dialogue between contributors and visitors alike. $10 general admission/$5 student tickets available online and at the door.

January 19th-February 25th Ice Breakers @ Queens Quay from Habourfront Centre to Toronto Music Garden. Discover, explore, and engage as five interactive public art installations break through Queens Quay West this winter.

January 19th-March 4th Toronto Light Festival @ The Distillery District. Back for a second year, Toronto Light Festival transforms the Distillery District into a large open-air gallery filled with works from local and international light artists.

WEDNESDAY

7 pm Music Bingo @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. A FREE weekly event combining the love of music with the traditional bingo format. Each player receives a Music Bingo card which consists of an assortment of songs. Instead of calling out numbers, they play the music! Singing along encouraged.

8 pm Drake Trivia @ The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. Teams of four or less put their random knowledge to the test as hosts Megan Griffith-Greene and Jeromy Lloyd fire off questions ranging from sporting records and celebrity scandals to geographic discoveries and culinary lingo. $2 to participate and the winning table gets an $80 Drake gift card (plus bragging rights)! Click here to reserve with OpenTable, or show up early to ensure a spot for your team.

THURSDAY

7 pm Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together: Budgeting 101 @ The Drake Hotel (Room 222), 1150 Queen St. Have you ever wondered where all of your money goes at the end of each month? Want to save for short/long term goals but don’t know where to start? In this workshop, create you’ll your own personalized budget, set up an easy-to-follow plan, and learn some tips and tricks on how you can cut back to put more money in your pocket. $30 advance tickets available online.

9 pm Errhead & Myst Milano & Scott Hardware @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Errhead vs. Scott Hardware competing in a hardware battle to the death *OR* a collaborative, playful back-and-forth set of amorphous stream-of-consciousness techno and house (depending on your personality type). Rapper/producer/DJ Myst Milano also on the decks.

10 pm Get Lo @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Bangs & Blush bring you the ULTIMATE ’90s til now dance party, GET LO! They’ll be playing all the shit you wanna hear from the ’90s to today.

10 pm Rewind @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. A DJ night featuring the best in RnB and UK garage!

10 pm Love Shack @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. DJ DangerCat spinning all your favourite rock and roll, indie, garage, surf, and new wave hits all night.

10 pm Club House @ The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W. DJs KoKo and J. Lai serving all of the freshest tracks for your listening and dancing delight. House, club, reggaeton, latin pop, and Cumbia.

FRIDAY

9 pm Magical Unicorn Fashion Show @ Super Wonder Gallery, 584 College St. An evening full of spectacle and splendor! 16 artists will create magically-enhanced unicorns to rock the runway and overdose you with sparkle. Rave Deco by Thadea Decora, Unicorn Oracle Readings by Alexia Cito, and sounds by Steintology and Davey Boom. Costumes encouraged. $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

10 pm Yes Yes Y’all @ Nest, 423 College St. Toronto’s baddest queer hip-hop/dancehall/sweat-your-face-off party! NYC’s Tha Yellow R Kel joins the YYY crew this month. $6 before 11:30 pm, $10 after.

10 pm TO DO or Die Party @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. Toronto Offsite Design Festival’s first dance party! Get hot and sweaty as you dance the night away to the beats of DJs Joe Blow and Fly Lady Di. $10 in advance and at the door.

10 pm Chronologic @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. A dance party through the ages! Pop and antipop from since the end of history (i.e. music from 1890 to 2018, played in chronological order). $5 before 11 pm, $10 after.

10 pm Bad News @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. Thee blitzkrieg slop returns for another year at Handlebar! All vinyl ’50s/60s rock ‘n’ soul dance party with DJs Neil and Derek B.

10 pm Trapped @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Hip-hop, trap, R&B, and more with DJs Justin Bayot, Ben Chin, and Jenno.

10 pm Ciel x Basic Soul Unit @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Bridging generations in the Toronto scene, Ciel and Basic Soul Unit bring you a night of head and body music without limits: unbounded by genres, styles, tempos and compelled by spirit. $5.

10 pm Carlton Ranks @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. The ultimate smooth party groove. Hip-hop, dancehall, soul, RnB, reggae – everything you need.

10 pm Shadows of Motown @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. DJs Well Said, Slater, and Ty play the best of the Motown label and their contemporaries. $5.

10 pm 80s Mix Tape Dance Party @ Stone’s Place, 1255 Queen St. W. DJ Blush is back to take you on a trip back to the 1980s in a musical DeLorean of awesomeness for the first time in 2018. Overload on hairspray, break out the shoulder pads, and get ready to start your weekend off right! $5.

10 pm Tropic of Funk @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. Tropic of Funk is an attempt to reconnect the roots of disco to a more contemporary and experimental sound while being aware of disco and funk’s underground nature. Soulful beats provided by Myst Milano, DJ Phillippe, and Valeroo. $5 before 11:30 pm, $10/PWYC after.

10 pm Video & Chill: All Request Video Dance Party @ The Rec Room, 255 Bremner Blvd. Get your music video and chill on with DJ Greedo playing the newest music videos and throwbacks galore.

10 pm Girl & Boy 90s Dance Party @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. A pulsating dance party rocking the retro sounds of the 1990s and early 2000s! Hip-hop, R&B, pop, and dance music all night. $5 with student ID, $10 without.

10 pm Beam Me Up Disco @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. A disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel, proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence, supplied by residents Patchouli Brothers and Cyclist. $10.

11 pm That Way @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. Come That Way. Go That Way. Dance That Way. Be That Way. With selectors Tribe and Charlton. $10.

SATURDAY

10 am “Listening to Art, Seeing Music” Opening @ Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr. A multi-sensory experience that will take visitors on a journey of discovery to explore the essential interconnectedness of the performing arts, the spoken word, and the visual arts. This event is in conjunction with the Aga Khan Museum and RBC’s Welcome Weekend, which showcases exhibitions, pop-up performances, and other programming completely free.

1 pm Japanese Winter Festival @ William Doo Auditorium, New College, 45 Willcocks St. Experience Japanese culture at the annual Japanese Winter Festival! Enjoy Japanese foods, make your own karuta (Japanese traditional playing cards), fold origami, and watch naginata performances! Until 5 pm. $5.

7 pm PULP: Paper Art Party @ Super Wonder Gallery, 584 College St. Ever partied in a room full of paper? PULP is an evening combining reclaimed materials, installation art, live music, dancing, and charity. It’s a fundraiser designed to examine the current life cycle of paper materials (among others) and investigate alternative uses. $20 advance tickets available online, with proceeds going to Yonge Street Mission Evergreen Centre for Street Involved Youth.

8 pm DJ Skate Nights: Beam Me Up @ Harbourfront Centre (Natrel Rink), 235 Queen’s Quay W. DJs Cyclist and The Patchouli Brothers help you rediscover the sounds of the underground party scene – the night clubs, lofts, and warehouses where disco was reborn (and house music was born). Skate and helmet rentals available. Until 11 pm.

10 pm Love Design Party @ The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W. Drink and dance the night away while admiring fabulous installation works by Sherley Soraya Wijaya at this party celebrating all that is art and design. Music selections by DJs Ace Dillinger and Myst Milano. Admission is free while capacity allows.

10 pm Stranger Things Snow Ball @ Rivoli, 332 Queen St. W. The year is 1984 and Hawkins Middle School is throwing their annual Snow Ball! Relive your middle school dance experiences Stranger Things-style with your favourite ’80s tracks all night long (and without the preteen awkwardness). Formal dress strongly encouraged. $5 advance tickets available online.

10 pm Party & Bull$hit 5 Year Anniversary @ Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Party & Bull$hit celebrates five years! Hip-hop and other trill shit with Family Business DJs FBomb and Ry-Fi + special guests Thugli. $10.

10 pm DJ Digital’s Hair Metal Record Collection @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. Bring your favourite metal records or dig through DJ Digital’s crates. You pick ’em, he’ll play ’em!

10 pm Worst Behavior @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. This Saturday, be on your worst behavior. Bangs & Blush play past and present bangers all night long from Drake, The Weeknd, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G., Nelly, TLC, Missy Elliott, and more! $5 with student ID, $10 without.

10 pm Sweet Dreams @ Bunda Lounge, 1108 Dundas St. W. A showcase of Toronto talent; providing house, tech house, and techno club cuts with a worldly twist and unique energy to set the groove on the dance floor. With Strange City, Tele, Jovitz b2b Vaxx, and Al G. $10 at the door or free before 1 am with guestlist (email sweetdreamslist@gmail.com).

10 pm Tiki Disco Saturdays @ Miss Thing’s, 1279 Queen St. W. Post-dinner Saturday night party in the Coconut Room, with special guest DJs to make you MOVE! No cover before midnight.

10 pm It’s All Good @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. Join VJ Splattermonkey as he takes you on a journey from Biggie to Bjork, Nirvana to No Doubt, Destiny’s Child to Daft Punk, TLC to ATCQ, Eminem to En Vogue, Mariah Carey to Massive Attack, Portishead to Pavement, Spice Girls to Stereolab, and much more! $10.

10 pm High On Sunshine @ Farside, 600 Gerrard St. E. DJs Liêm and Voltaire lead this serious soul, funk, hip-hop, afro, electronic, and breaks dance floor workout. They’ll be joined by guest DJ Tophey.

10 pm On Earth Presents: Container @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. On Earth presents a night of hardware electronics. With Container (live), BURGLAR⁣ (live), and Ceremonies b2b efemmera (DJ set). $10 in advance.

10 pm All Soul’d Out @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJ Big Jimmy Mills on two turntables spinning old school hip-hop, party jams, dancehall, reggae, and RnB.

10 pm Get It Together @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Kensington Market’s open format dance party welcoming all genres, all styles, and all people. Selections by Mikey McFly. $5.

10 pm Retro ‘Guilty’ Pleasures Video Dance Party @ Remix Lounge, 1305 Dundas St. W. An unabashed night of huge retro hits and one hit wonders of the ’80s and ’90s with DJ Lazarus. The best of the worst; the ear worms that haunt you day and night. This month’s spotlight is George Michael. $10.

10 pm Weekend At Bernies 80s Dance Party @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St. Look alive! Sneaky Dee’s is turning into Bernie’s beach house and you’ve got the keys. ’80s classics and hits all night. $5 advance tickets available online.

10:30 pm Back In The Day @ Revival, 783 College St. A tribute to ’90s old school hip-hop, R&B, dance, house, reggae, and pop with DJs Wristpect and R2. Email info@themarqueemedia.com for bottle service inquiries and guest list.

SUNDAY

10 am The Trinity Bellwoods Flea @ The Great Hall (lower level), 1087 Queen St. W. Join the Trinity Bellwoods Flea for a day of local vendors and artisans, sweet treats, and delicious eats. Featuring the best handmade, locally crafted goods, beauty, home decor, art, and vintage. Four-legged friends welcome! Until 5 pm.

7 pm Brass Facts Trivia @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Test your knowledge and win prizes! Hosted by Famous Kirk Hero. Until 10 pm.

~ For event submissions, email Caitlyn Holroyd at caitlyn_holroyd@hotmail.com