June 6th-7th Field Trip Music & Arts Festival @ Fort York Garrison Common, 250 Fort York Blvd. Toronto’s essential home for artistic exploration and discovery. This year’s lineup includes Alabama Shakes, Arkells, The War On Drugs, Purity Ring, My Morning Jacket, Marina & The Diamonds, Father John Misty, and many more. Single-day tickets and weekend passes are available online.

WEDNESDAY

10 pm Liquid Karaoke @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Colin Bergh, James McDonough, Nadia Belerique, and Jeff Hayward are your hosts. $4 Jameson and $5.50 pints before midnight.

10 pm Home Based @ Weldon Park, 569 College St. A night filled with good hip-hop, good people, and good vibes with DJs Sanga Genesis, James Redi, and special guests. Every Wednesday.

THURSDAY

6 pm Jan Ollner / Megan MacDonald / Shogo Okada Opening Reception @ LE Gallery, 1183 Dundas St. W. Jan Ollner, Megan Ellen Macdonald and Shogo Okada all pursue different paths in terms of content and imagery, but their shared sense of exploration in the studio comes through in considering them side by side. All three artists form a relationship to the content they are depicting through. Until 9 pm. Exhibition runs until June 20.

8 pm Craft Beer Passport Launch Party @ Revival, 783 College St. Celebrate the launch of the 2015 Craft Beer Passport, bringing you discounted craft beer at twenty bars and microbreweries across Toronto this summer! Great Lakes Brewery, Black Oak Brewing, Hogtown Brewers, Kensington Brewing Company, Junction Craft Brewing, and Underdogs Brewhouse will be on hand to share their delicious and locally-produced beer. Expect an awesome door prize, beats by D. Matthew and Craft Beer Passports for sale.

10 pm Strangelove @ Weldon Park, 569 College St. The return of a Toronto cultural institution. Every Thursday. $5.

10 pm Get Lo @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. The secret is out and now we know why Gretchen Weiners’ hair was so big! Bangs & Blush and She Does the City are taking over Clinton’s with the ULTIMATE 2000s dance party, GET LO! So slap on your Von Dutch hat and get ready for a total ear assault because your Thursdays will never be the same!

10 pm Fat Laces @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJ Big Jimmy Mills, the scratch-monster, spins old school hip-hop.

FRIDAY

7 pm Friday Night Live: Indigenous Now @ Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. Toronto’s most unique social destination, with eclectic eats, drinks, DJs, dancing, live music, and unexpected experiences. This week, FNL celebrates contemporary Canadian Indigenous art. $15 advance tickets available online.

7:30 pm The Craft Film Screening & Junk Food Extravaganza @ Videofag, 187 Augusta Ave. Teen Witches of the ’90s UNITE! Dress as your favourite character or magical school-girl goth and bring your snacks for the junk food potlock. Hosts Marjan “Sarah” Verstappen and Humboldt “Bonnie” Magnussenusic will be playing music from the soundtrack and perhaps practicing some magic before the film so get there early, as the space fills up quickly. $5.

9 pm Feast in the East @ Jam Factory Co., 2 Matilda St. A monthly east-end music, food, and installation series. This month’s edition features a free dinner by Natalie Boustead, with music provided by Blonde Elvis, Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs, Germaphobes, and The Moralist & The Nihilist. Environs by Inez Genereux and Diana VanderMeulen. $10 advance tickets (includes a free dinner) available at Circus Books & Music, Cask Music, Rotate This, and Soundscapes. $12 at the door or $15 with food. All ages.

9 pm Field Trip Official Weekend Kickoff @ Tattoo, 567 Queen St. W. Official kickoff party for Field Trip Music & Arts Festival, presented in partnership with Palladium Boots. Featuring Seoul, Ben Stevenson, and STACEY. $10 advance tickets available online.

10 pm Parts & Labour 5 Year Anniversary @ Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Parts & Labour, the restaurant that has brought you the P&L Burger, Fried Chicken Feast, and endless amounts of delicious food and drink is turning five! DJs Isosceles and Stew Innes of Pay day will be providing the beats alongside some very special guests. $5 food and cover all night. 5 on 5 on 5 on 5 on 5!

10 pm A Summer Fling Dance Party @ The Steady, 1051 Bloor St. W. The Summer Fling DJs play great songs from all of the eras: classic rock, funk and disco, modern indie, and a sprinkle of other dance floor favourites. From Bowie to Black Lips, Blondie to Broken Social Scene. And that’s just the letter B.

10 pm Big Primpin’ @ Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St. W. Summer’s here….you feeling yourself? Hip-hop and hot times for homos, their friends, and admirers. With DJs Kevin Ritchie, Philip Edward Villeneuve, Aneela Q, and Craig Dom. For guestlist, email bigprimpin@gmail.com. $5.

10 pm SoulSkank @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. Funk, soul, reggae, ska, and dancehall in its most raw form! A vinyl-only dance party with DJs Gramera and Parkdale Funk on the decks + Dennis P on the sax. Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Yacht Rock @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. A night of dancing to the smoothest music you’ve ever heard in your life. $5 to step aboard.

10 pm The Big Sound’s 4th Anniversary Concert @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club, 722 College St. The Big Sound turns four! Toronto’s finest celebration of the golden era of soul and Motown returns to the Mod Club to throw down their next foot stompin’, heart pumpin’, sweet lovin’ soul party! Featuring BIG renditions of the BIG classics guaranteed to make you shout and shake. And as always, you can dance the night away to the originals before and after the set as spun by DJ Wes Allen. $15 (advance tickets available at Soundscapes).

10 pm Girl & Boy 90s Dance Party @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. A pulsating dance party rocking the retro sounds of the 1990s! All your favourite dance, pop, hip-hop, R&B, and so on and so on and so on. $5.

10 pm Marmalade & Buttahfingaz @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Hip-hop, soul, RnB, rap, trap, south.

10 pm No Sleep ‘Til Brooklynn @ Brooklynn, 1186 Queen St. W. Make new friends. No dress code. No bullshit. Mickey “bottle service” available. Music $5 with guestlist before 11:30 pm, $10 otherwise.

10 pm Wedding Night @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. A newfangled affair that glorifies those qualities that are held in highest regard when it comes to a ceremony of holy matrimony: dancing, drinking, bad decision-making, gussying up, and annoying the DJ with requests for songs that he won’t play. Trust in guilty pleasures for an evening of eclectic musical merrymaking! Overdressing for this occasion is very much encouraged.

11 pm Y2K: A Millennium Dance Party @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. A party devoted to the best jams of the early-to-mid 2000s, brought to you by Good Kids. Guilty pleasures, one-hit wonders, chart toppers, and everything in between! $10.

SATURDAY

10 am Dundas West Fest @ Dundas St. W. between Ossington & Lansdowne. Now in its third year, Dundas West Fest is a community celebration of food, drink, shopping, and music. Until 10 pm.

10 am Fortnight’s Annual Studio Sale @ Crown Flora Studio, 1233 Queen St. W. (Rear entrance on Gwynne). Shop from Fortnight Lingerie’s samples and previous collections at 50-70% off. First 20 guests who spend $100 or more will receive a Crown Flora candle. Cash only. Until 6 pm.

9 pm Official Field Trip After Party @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. Keep the vibes going at the Official Field Trip After Party! Featuring Songhoy Blues, Calvin Love, and Billy Moon. $15 advance tickets available online.

10 pm Nice Up 2 @ The 519 Church Street Community Centre, 519 Church St. Yes Yes Y’all and Dudebox join forces for this all-inclusive, all-love, good-vibes-only dance party! If you’re too cool to be nice, you’re boring and it’s time to leave. Dancehall and hip-hop tunes courtesy of the YYY DJs, James Redi, and Jon Chetty. Fried chicken courtesy of The Dirty Bird. Drinks are $5, cover is $10, with proceeds going to the 519 Church Street Community Centre.

10 pm With It @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. Floorshakers and heartbreakers with DJ Nico and Magnificent! ’60s mod, R&B, reggae, and soul. Presented in collaboration with Fred Perry Toronto and in part by Kops Records and CIUT 89.5 FM. $10.

10 pm Pacific Rhythm @ Bambi’s, 1251 Queen St. W. DJs D.Dee, Members only, and Jesse Proudfoot fill the dance floor with sweet vibes and gyrations. $5.

10 pm Biggity Boop @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Hip-hop, dancehall, and R&B with your hosts Hoiking and Teej Mahal. It ain’t nothin’ but a biggity boop! Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Whatchu Know Bout Me? @ The Steady, 1051 Bloor St. W. Dance party for homos featuring the ladies of hip-hop and R&B. With DJ Orange Pekoe (No No Pony, Skank Top, Buddies After Hours) and Edmonton’s Le Faye. No cover, no drama.

10 pm Lucky Bitches @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. West side’s longest running glam-positive dance party! Party jams and freedom.

10 pm Tapette: Franco Fierté @ The Henhouse, 1532 Dundas St. W. Tapette and Franco Fierté (Toronto’s French Pride party people) join forces for a pre-Pride bash! DJ Phil V on the 1s and 2s spinning French disco, pop, and house + performance by Barbie Jo Bontemps. $5.

10 pm Shake, Rattle & Roll @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Spend the night together with the Bangs & Blush ladies! ’60s pop, soul and rock ‘n’ roll to drink, dance, and get messy to. $5.

10 pm PPParty @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Why all the the P? ‘Cuz this party is golden! 24 Karat hits from all decades. $5.

11 pm Love Saves The Day @ The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W. Maximal disco and maximal house with DJs Kevin Ritchie and Jaime Sin.

11 pm Shake A Tail @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St. ’60s pop, rock, soul, funk, garage, ska, ANYTHING! Always humid. $5.

11 pm Never Forgive Action @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. A monthly dance party paying tribute to the golden age of hip-hop! DJs Numeric and Dalia spin classic jams from the sweet spot of 1986 to 1994. $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.

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