January 24th-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 24th-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

6 pm Toronto Night Time Record Show @ Monarch Tavern, 12 Clinton St. 10 fully-stocked tables of vinyl goodness for your perusal and consumption. All styles of music will be represented, from vintage treasures to the latest wax. The Monarch Tavern will also be spinning the good stuff all night for you to groove to whilst digging. $3 admission.

7 pm Night of Ideas @ Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. This all-night event brings together artists, writers, philosophers, historians, neuroscientists, and other restless minds in more than 50 cities around the world to tackle all things sleep related, from the health impact of sleeplessness to the cultural importance of dreaming and the politics of sleep. Attendees can also take part in a sleep mask workshop, go for a night swim, and watch a 16mm screening of Andy Warhol’s 1963 film “Sleep.” Free!

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 Nachtcrew @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. An electronic music dance party with Wasserman, Babygirl, and DINA. Visuals by Nadia Khashan.

10 pm Tutti Frutti Apocalypse @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. Sonic Nightmare on Dundas Street: Garage, glam, punk, rockabilly, surf, rock ‘n’ roll from the ’50s to the present with DJ Nora Noise.

10 pm Soul, Funk & What? @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Soul and funk that will have you dancing the night away, all spun on 45s. Maximum party time!

10 pm Électrovelo @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. A blend of synth-pop, disco, electroclash, and all things electric for your dancing pleasure. Hosted by DJ Lana (Electricladyland, The Beaver).

FRIDAY

7 pm Friday Night Live: Contemporary Live @ Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park Blvd. Celebrate the opening of the ROM’s newest exhibition, Here We Are Here: Black Canadian Contemporary Art, with one vibrant and rhythmic #FNLROM! $17 advance tickets available online.

8 pm Winter 2018 Season Opening Party @ Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, 231 Queens Quay W. Celebrate the launch of the Power Plant’s Winter 2018 exhibition season! Be among the first to experience exhibitions by Kader Attia and Emeka Ogboh, and view the progression of Michael Landy’s continually evolving Fleck Clerestory Commission Project. Cash bar available all evening. No cover.

10 pm Hung Up: Disco, Not Disco @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. A night of disco, house music, and more with DJ LK and Streets. Old School, new school, and a dance floor for you to rule (complete with mood lighting). Bold looks encouraged! Free before 10:30 pm, $5 after.

10 pm The Beat @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. No cover, all vinyl dance party with DJ Misty and Edward Bear playing soul, vintage R&B, funk, and rock ‘n’ roll. Twin sister party in Osaka, Japan on March 10!

10 pm Beatles vs. Stones @ Stones Place, 1255 Queen St. W. “Gimme Shelter” or “Here Comes The Sun”? DJ Blush gives you an evening of hits and rarities from the two greats: The Beatles and The Rolling Stones! Come get your Beatles and Stones fill with a ton of ’60s rock ‘n’ roll in between. $5.

10 pm DJ Teenage Werewolf @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. Come get weird with DJ Teenage Werewolf! Psych, soul, punk, post-punk, rock ‘n’ roll.

10 pm Scream. @ The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W. A night DEADicated to all things horror and things the go bump in the night! Performances by Jacklynne Hyde, Maximum Capacity, and Josh Newfund. DJ Adam Cowan will slay the dance floor. $5.

10 pm Boosie Fade @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. The boys of Boosie Fade are bringing you all your favourite ceiling-slapping tunes from artists like Cardi B, 21 Savage, Chance the Rapper, Travis Scott and Quavo, Migos, Trippie Redd, Rico Nasty, Layla Hendryx, Pressa, Beyonce, Rihanna, DRAM, Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj, and more. $10.

10 pm Foxtrot @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. DJ Weird Dad plays groovy tunes for your Friday night! Rock ‘n’ roll, glam, psych, mod, wavy gravy.

10 pm Get Buck @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJ Nino Brown spins hip-hop, soca, RnB, and dancehall. Deep grooves that transcend.

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 Get Good @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. Diggy The DJ plays all your favourite bangers. $10.

SATURDAY

8 pm DJ Skate Nights: For The Culture @ Harbourfront Centre (Natrel Rink), 235 Queen’s Quay W. DJs Skitz and Crossover provide a soundtrack of reggae, soca, afrobeats, basement jams, and more.Skate and helmet rentals available. Until 11 pm.

10 pm Luxury ’66 Presents: Euro Dancehall 4ever @ The Yukon, 1592 Queen St. W. All the rave/euro/trance music you love combined with all the dancehall you need. “I’ll Fly With You” x “Ramping Shop.” “Stereo Love” x “Throat.” “Sandstorm” x “I’m So Special.” “Better Off Alone” x “Better Off Alone (Extended Mix).”

10 pm Hey Girl Hey @ The Baby G, 1608 Bloor St. W. Queer dance party featuring the ladies of hip-hop and R&B! DJ Orange Pekoe playing your favourite ’90s-now tunes + Beardoncé changing your entire life at the legendary 12:30 floorshow. $10.

10 pm LDR Presents: ÈBONY & Yuri Prcn @ Yauca’s Lounge, 755 Dovercourt Rd. A night of music and catharsis facilitated by some of our city’s most innovative music makers, ÈBONY and Yuri Prcn.

10 pm F’unreal @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Six great DJs with different styles collide in a sweaty mash-up of fun. $5.

10 pm Roll + Skank @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. A DJ night with the hottest beats around. All the way from the U.K, this is what you’ve been waiting for.

10 pm Jelly @ Glad Day Bookshop, 499 Church St. DJs Sammy Rawal, Tamika, and Diego Armand serving sounds all night to bounce to. House, trap, dancehall, vogue, club dembow, afro, electronic, and baile funk. $5 before midnight, $10 after.

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 John F.M with Club Fitness & Yohei Saka @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. I? ?I welcomes John F.M from Detroit, with support from locals Club Fitness and Yohei Saka. $10.

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 Panic @ Remix, 1305 Dundas St. W. The ultimate retro party with DJ Lazarus spinning the kind of retro that changed your life. ’80s, ’90s, new wave, post-punk, classic alternatives, synth pioneers, Britpop, shoegaze, madchester, new romantic, classic industrial, ska, and more. This month’s spotlight is The Cure. $5 before 11 pm, $10 after.

10 pm Hacker 02 @ Smiling Buddha, 961 College St. Dance floor augmentations with Stacey Sexton, Tax Haven, SF, and Wizard Of. Visuals by Alexandra Dumais. $5.

10 pm Good Times @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. Motown, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, and guilty pleasures with DJ Misty. Good times for one and all!

10 pm PARTYBOOBYTRAP @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. All genres of music c/o Mike Roc and JAYEMKAYEM. Hosted by Freeza Chin.

10 pm Superbad 2000s Dance Party @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St. There’s a party at Sneaky Dee’s and Seth, Evan, and McLovin are on their way with the booze! They’ll be playing all of your favourite 2000s party jams all night, so be there or you’ll look like Steven Glansburg. $5 advance tickets available online.

11 pm Juicebox @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. DJs Tweed and Babe Decibel throw down awesome tunes for your partying pleasure on one of the best dance floors Toronto has to offer. The Strokes, Bowie, Arcade Fire, New Order, LCD Soundsystem, and more! Giveaways from Kops Records and Steamwhistle Brewery. $10.

11 pm Itzsoweezee @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. A feel-good house party atmosphere! DJs Tom Wrecks, DeMiggs, and ΛV play music to make you dance, smile, and holler. For line bypass before midnight, submit names here (right side of the page). $10.

SUNDAY

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

7 pm Did It For The ’Gram: A Grammy Viewing Party @ The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. We all know what it’s like to do it for the ’gram. Eat, drink, and cheer on your hometown heroes on the big screen with Boosie Fade. Reservations encouraged.

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