Arts

Featuring articles about Toronto’s flourishing arts community, including music, theatre, dance, musicals, comedy and visual arts. Toronto concerts, exhibitions and arts related event listings are also included within this section.

Award-winning production, King Gilgamesh returns to Soulpepper Theatre for limited time

08/25/2025
TorontoTimes

Following sold-out performances in Toronto, New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Halifax, the award-winning hybrid theatre-music production King…

Music Day in Canada Unites 11 Cities for a One-Night National Celebration of Live Music

08/25/2025
TorontoTimes

TORONTO, August 25, 2025 — Music Day in Canada, an annual nationwide celebration dedicated to live…

Hidden Interactive Art in Toronto: Discovering Installations That Respond to Sound and Motion

08/25/2025
TorontoTimes

Art isn’t just for looking at. In Toronto, some hidden places let you clap, move, or…

AGO Dances into Fall with Exciting Performances, Exhibitions and Talks

08/23/2025
TorontoTimes

Live performances, Fall For Dance North, artmaking and talks inspired by David Blackwood and Joyce Wieland…

Gigantic 10,000 sq ft Mural Inspired by Exhibition Place Coming to The Bentway This Fall

08/23/2025
TorontoTimes

The Bentway, in collaboration with Exhibition Place, has announced a colossal public art project by Canadian…

TTC boosts service for Oasis fans heading to Rogers Stadium

08/23/2025
TorontoTimes

It’s finally here. One of the most anticipated concerts of 2025, and the TTC is turning…

Canada’s Lauren Ash of ‘Superstore’ fame to release Debut Album Call Me When You Get This

08/15/2025
TorontoTimes

TORONTO, August 15, 2025 – Belleville, Ontario’s Lauren Ash is ready to rock – unfiltered, unguarded, and louder…

TIFF Wavelengths marks its 25th edition with 25 exciting new films

08/11/2025
TorontoTimes

TORONTO, August 12, 2025 — TIFF has just announced its 25th Wavelengths programme, the Festival’s steadfast visionary selection…

Canadian Music Legends, THE GUESS WHO are Reuniting

08/11/2025
TorontoTimes

Legendary rock band The Guess Who is making their long-awaited return to the stage with their first live…

Crossroads Theatre’s Summer in the Park features 3 days of free shows in Weston

08/08/2025
TorontoTimes

Three days of free shows & community programming from August 22 to 24 coming to Weston’s…

Toronto Indie rockers Violet Night just dropped most amibitious new album yet

08/08/2025
TorontoTimes

TORONTO, August 8, 2025 — Atmospheric indie rock band VIOLET NIGHT is revving into its next chapter with…

New Spotlight Sketch Comedy Series coming to The Second City Monthly

08/07/2025
TorontoTimes

September Spotlight Will Feature Potato Potato and Small Friend Tall Friend Spotlight at The Second City is…

Over 100 Canoes Set to Paint Lake Ontario: The Bentway’s Newest Art Spectacle is Unbelievable

08/07/2025
TorontoTimes

500 Volunteers needed to bring this unprecedented artwork to life This September, The Bentway presents A…

NEW Exhibition Coming to AGO and It’s Inspired by the AGO

08/06/2025
TorontoTimes

Jesse Mockrin debuts new paintings inspired by the AGO’s European Collection TORONTO, August 6, 2025 —…

tick, tick..BOOM! Comes to Toronto this Fall from Bowtie Productions

08/05/2025
TorontoTimes

From the composer of RENT, starring Joshua Kilimnik, Misha Sharivker, and Diana Del Rosario Bowtie Productions is proudly presenting their…

TIFF’s 2025 Centrepiece programme celebrates the best of international cinema

08/05/2025
TorontoTimes

TORONTO, August 5, 2025 — TIFF has just announced this year’s Centrepiece programme, the Festival’s global showcase of…

The Art of War opening at Stratford

08/03/2025
TorontoTimes

TORONTO, August 3, 2025 — The Art of War is a powerful and moving Canadian play…

Toronto rockers Finger Eleven share thunderous new song featuring Richard Patrick from Filter

08/02/2025
TorontoTimes

National Tour with Headstones and The Tea Party launches this Fall, New Album due November 7…

5 Signs It’s Time to Tune Your Piano

07/28/2025
TorontoTimes

(And How to Choose the Right Service for Your Piano in Toronto) “If your piano doesn’t…

Stratford Festival Mourns the Loss of Actor Michael Blake

07/23/2025
TorontoTimes

TORONTO, July 21, 2025 — It is with deep sadness that the Stratford Festival family announces…

Thomas Rhett releases new songs following sold-out Toronto show

07/18/2025
TorontoTimes

ABOUT A WOMAN (& A GOOD OL’ BOY) OUT TODAY INCLUDING COLLABORATIONS WITH JORDAN DAVIS AND…

TOtimes Books: The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb is an unforgettable page-turner

07/14/2025
Laurie Wallace-Lynch

If you are someone who cries during Hallmark movies or when Bambi’s mother dies in the…

37th Beaches Jazz Festival reveals lineup for TD Weekend at Woodbine Park

07/14/2025
TorontoTimes

The 37th Annual Beaches Jazz Festival keeps the summer energy high with TD Weekend at Woodbine Park, running…

Toronto’s Nelson Sobral releases soulful Cyndi Lauper cover

07/14/2025
TorontoTimes

Hailing from Toronto, Nelson Sobral is equally inspired by the vast, wide open spaces of the…

Music icon, Paul McCartney is bringing his Got Back 2025 tour to Hamilton’s TD Coliseum

07/11/2025
TorontoTimes

TORONTO, July 11, 2025 – Following his historic three-night stand at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom earlier…