November 22nd-25th Gourmet Food & Wine Expo @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St. W. Canada’s largest food and drink expo is back for its 24th year. Sip and savour your way through international gourmet cuisine, exotic delicacies, wines, cutting-edge cocktails, craft beers, and more. $20-30 advance tickets available online.

November 22nd-27th Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival @ The Royal Cinema, 608 College St. A festival celebrating the best in contemporary Canadian horror, genre, and underground film.

November 22nd-December 2nd One of a Kind Winter Show @ Enercare Centre, 100 Princes’ Blvd. One of a Kind brings together a community of like-minded individuals to exchange of ideas, stories, and objects through the culture of craft. Featuring over 800 Canadian makers! $15 advance tickets available online.

November 23rd-25th Indigenous Artisan Marketplace @ Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, 16 Spadina Rd. A 100% authentic indigenous artisan marketplace featuring over 40 local vendors selling handmade goods, including moccasins, paintings, beadwork, dreamcatchers, clothing, traditional and contemporary jewelry, and more. Runs 11-4 pm Friday and 10-4 pm Saturday and Sunday.

November 24th-December 2nd NORDEN: The Festival of Cool @ Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. NORDEN promises to infuse the dark nights of winter with “hygge” – the Danish word for a feeling of wellness, coziness and contentment. Cure your winter woes by experiencing the rich and spirited Nordic culture through music, visual arts, film, panel talks, a pop-up holiday market, and of course, food.

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. Email host@thedrakehotel.ca or show up early to reserve a spot.

THURSDAY

6:45 pm Designing The Movies: How to Steal a Million @ Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Ave. A screening of the 1966 heist comedy How to Steal a Million, starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter O’Toole, Eli Wallach, and Hugh Griffith. Prior to the screening, host Nathalie Atkinson and guest Carolyn Rohaly, author of Military Chic, will discuss Hepburn, fashion on film, and cinema’s most stylish heists. $12-15 advance tickets available online.

8 pm The Throwback @ The Drake Lounge, 1150 Queen St. W. DJ Gramera and Dennis P of SoulSkank take over the Drake Hotel lounge and fill the air with smooth beats and silky saxophone sounds. End the night in a fun groove as they take you through classic music eras in true throwback Thursday fashion.

10 pm Back On @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. A new weekly Thursday night party playing all the brand-new Top 40 tracks you can handle. Casual dress, casual feeling. $5.

10 pm Sister Mister @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. A queer dance party bringing some much-needed heat, body, and swish to the West End. Every Thursday, they welcome a new DJ (female, male, and beyond the binary) to get you dancing and always blurring gender lines in Toronto’s nightlife universe.

10 pm On Earth + Friends @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. For this edition of On Earth + Friends, OE welcomes Sector 7-G Recordings co-founder Mike Medow (Detroit). With support from locals Ceremonies and Kehdo. Free before midnight, $5 after.

FRIDAY

6 pm Lovebot Solo Exhibition Opening @ Cabbagetown Building, 225 Carlton St. Lovebot has taken over a vacant building in Cabbagetown to showcase all new, never-before-seen artworks that bring together fine art lovers for a three-day event of exceptional impact. Two floors of all new paintings, new limited edition and event exclusive items, new partnerships, artist talks, and more! Until 10 pm. Exhibition runs through November 25th.

7 pm Inside Capsule 98: The Impact of 90s Nostalgia and More @ Bloor/Gladstone Library 1101 Bloor St. W. In 1998 at age 13, Randi Bergman created a time capsule. Last year, she shared what was inside on her Instagram account @capsule98 and launched a podcast to discuss ’90s nostalgia and more with a slew of celebrity guests. Now, she will take you inside the time capsule, sharing a nostalgic journey! If you dare, bring your ’90s diary or momento for a junior high style Show-And-Tell! RSVP here (event is free, but spaces are limited).

7 pm Friday Night Live: Lit! @ Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. Hit the dance floor as the ROM brings this #FNLROM season to a close with top DJs and live artists, or explore the galleries with tasty food and drinks. $17 (plus tax) tickets available online; limited amount available at the door.

8:45 pm Heathers on 35mm @ TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W. TIFF presents a screening only of the highly quotable teen-revenge tale/contentious cult classic/take-no-prisoners cynical high-school hellscape starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in all their ’80s heartthrob glory. BYOC(roquet Mallet). $14 tickets available online.

10 pm Cheap Thrills @ Stones Place, 1255 Queen St. W. Join DJs Waves and Blush for a night of rock ‘n’ roll, psych, metal, surf, and garage from the 1960s to now.

10 pm Saddle Up! @ Owl’s Club, 847 Dovercourt Rd. Dance to Willie, Dolly, Loretta, and the rest of your honky tonk favourites! You’ll hear all the good tunes and the best of the bad ones (no bro country). Barn-burning live set by Brendt Thomas Diabo at 10:30 pm. $5 before 11 pm, $10 after (bar is cash only).

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 Soul Flower @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. Shake your pants to DJ General Eclectic’s curated collection of soul, psych, and beyond.

10 pm Daniel Benjamin & Tender Buttons @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. Disco, house, dub, boogie, and wave with DJs Daniel Benjamin and Tender Buttons + a special live set by Slash Need.

10 pm Afro Haus @ Revival, 783 College St. Express, release, and GET DOWN to the grooviest, freshest dance music coming out of Sub-Saharan Africa and her diaspora. DJs Ëlle and Luke Sorensen will be serving up a delicious elixir of Afro House, GQOM, Afrobeats, Soca, Kuduro, Sgubhu, Kwaito, and dancehall. $5 before 11 pm, $10 after.

10 pm DJ M4RS @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. A DJ night playing all genres.

10 pm Good Times @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Sounds by Teo Nio and Christo Anesti.

10 pm DJ APG @ Farside, 600 Gerrard St. E. DJ APG spinning pop and rock classics from the past 40 years.

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.

10:30 pm Hey Girl Hey @ The Baby G, 1608 Bloor St. W. Queer dance party featuring DJ Orange Pekoe giving you only the tastiest hip-hop/RnB by female artists + Beardoncé presiding over the iconic Midnight-ish Floorshow! $10.

11 pm Kuruza @ SoSo Food Club, 1166 Dundas St. W. Kuruza is an experience, a vibe, the urge to do whatever makes you happy. You know the feeling that bubbles up inside, the itch to surrender your will and whine your waistline. No limits, just moving to the rhythm of Afro sound with a sexy smirk on your face. Sounds curated by: DJ Camron, DJ Elle, Kazeem, and Kiga. $10 advance tickets available online.

SATURDAY

1 pm The Deadstock Depot @ 1305 Dundas St. W. (above Remix Lounge). Toronto’s only vintage streetwear flea market is back! Over 30 local and international vendors come together to form Canada’s largest selection of handpicked garments catering to the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s street and sportswear aesthetic. Until 7 pm.

2 pm Toronto Drag Market @ Glad Day Bookshop, 499 Church St. Meet your favourite queens and kings and buy their merch (or whatever they’re selling) at Toronto’s FIRST EVER Drag Market! Yohomo DJs spinning all afternoon, drag queen and king shows throughout the day, wine samplings, and Glad Day drink specials. Until 5 pm.

6 pm Cavalcade of Lights @ Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. W. An annual holiday tradition featuring the lighting of Toronto’s official Christmas tree, live musical performances, a spectacular fireworks show, and skating parties on the iconic outdoor rink. All free! Until 10 pm.

7 pm Poetry Slam @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. Local wordsmiths and performers provide an evening of spoken word, lyrical mastery, and friendly competition before an always packed house. $80 goes to the best performance of the night. Doors at 7 pm, sign-up starts at 7:30. $7.

10 pm Footprints 16 Year Anniversary @ Rivoli, 332 Queen St. W. Toronto’s longest-running open format dance party celebrates 16 years! Joining residents Generic Eclectic and Jason Palma for this special edition is Love Handle, bringing you an all-boogie, funk, disco, and house showcase. $5 before 11 pm, $10 after.

10 pm Nite Beat @ The Red Light, 1185 Dundas St. W. Ali Black and Andycapp bring the vibe of the weekly show into the club environment for a special set of all things dance across the history of time… It’s like the the studio but with more booze and less smoking.

10 pm RUDE’s 2nd Year Anniversary @ Luanda House, 974 Bloor St. W. The RUDE Collective celebrates two years of music, art, community, culture, and rudeness! Featuring a performance by TT The Artist + DJ sets by Blackcat, Ace Dillinger, Chanlmarshl, and Bliptor.

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 Queen. $5 before 11 pm, $10 after.

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 Take A Chance @ Farside, 600 Gerrard St. E. DJ JD spins all-vinyl Euro disco and the sweetest tunes to make you feel good.

10 pm Bad Credit’s Dreamy Memes @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. DJ Bad Credit presents an (un)ironic history of music in meme culture.

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, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G., Nelly, TLC, Missy Elliott, and more! $5 with student ID, $10 without.

10 pm Invisible Cities Presents: Telephones @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. As a DJ and producer, Telephones has gained a solid reputation for his free-spirited curveball-style, mixing anything from rough Chicago tracks, balearic tutti-frutti, and proto-house to Italo, Afro, discokraut-gymnastics, and techno workouts. With support from Roberto S. $5 before midnight, more after.

10 pm Saturday Night Jukebox Dance Party @ Stones Place, 1255 Queen St. W. Sweat it out to the sweet sounds of the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll and soul music! DJ Blush plays rock, soul, funk, pop, and disco from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s.

10 pm W A V E S @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. A party for the crowd by the crowd and curated by two DJs that will make sure your feet never stop moving. All decades/genres.

10 pm Juicebox @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. DJs Tweed and Babe Decibel spinning the indie, retro, and Britpop you need! You will hear: The Strokes, David Bowie, Pulp, The Stooges, LCD Soundsystem, Bloc Party, The Human League, Joy Division, Holy Ghost, Glass Candy, and lots more! $10.

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

10 pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: ABBA Dance Party @ The Velvet Underground, 508 Queen St. W. Calling all ABBA fans! Dance the night away to your favourite ABBA songs, plus other disco hits from the ’70s. $20 advance tickets available online.

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

10 am Flipside DJ & Collectors Record Sale @ The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W. Over 30,000 used records in one room from collectors and DJs near and far! Jazz, funk, soul, Latin, Caribbean, rock, library hip-hop, disco, Brazil, reggae, house, breaks, D&B psych, rock, and much more. Until 4 pm.

10 am Etsy Team Toronto Holiday Market @ The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W. Meet and shop a curated selection of Toronto’s most noteworthy Etsy sellers and crafters. Find one-of-a-kind goods, must-have locally made essentials, and swoon-worthy gift and lifestyle items. Admission is FREE and first 50 visitors receive a complimentary swag bag! Until 5 pm.

11 am Veg Holiday Market @ Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. Pick up a handmade gift, indulge in some holiday treats, buy a vegan holiday recipe book, or simply explore locally made and cruelty-free products at this unique holiday market. Until 5 pm.

3:30 pm ABBA on Ice @ Natrel Rink, 235 Queens Quay W. Calling all Dancing Queens! Skate to a playlist of top hits from Sweden’s – and the world’s – ultimate pop band ABBA on the scenic Natrel Rink. Until 6:30 pm. Free!

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

10 pm Sinful Sundays Burlesque @ Cherry Cola’s, 200 Bathurst St. Come be entertained at TO’s weekly “temple of tease.” This edition features MTL performances Miss Meow, Roxy Torpedo, Galadriel Caress, and local host Maximum Capacity. Free entry; tipping encouraged.

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