November 29th-December 15th Toronto Christmas Market @ The Distillery District, 55 Mill St. Inspired by the Old World and influenced by the New, this free annual event captures all of the tradition, heritage and charm of a European Christmas Market, while showcasing hundreds of unique and local handcrafted products.

WEDNESDAY

9 pm Fear Street @ Sex Laser, 1369 Dundas St W. Horror/sci-fi movie scores/songs from soundtracks, or spooky/cool stuff every Wednesday. Maybe you’ll talk about movies. Maybe you’ll dance with some zombies. Maybe you’ll fall into the Hell Mouth. $3 PBR before 11pm.

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.

THURSDAY

10 pm Stop Crying @ Crawford, 718 College St. The Bass6 crew plays all the bangers you want to hear! $5.

10 pm Big Jimmy Mills @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Old school hip-hop and dance floor hits with DJ Big Jimmy Mills.

10 pm Worst Behavior @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. DJs Trophy Jones, Coolin Cregg and special guest Sammy from the Yes Yes Y’all crew play strictly the finest in RnB, rap, and reggae.

FRIDAY

7 pm Friday Night Live: Season Finale @ Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. Sponsored by Peroni, Amsterdam Brewing Co., and NOW Magazine. Sights: Classical Theatre Project brings Shakespeare to life; spoken word poet/artist/journalist Ian Keteku performs live; explore the ROM – galleries open from 7-9:30 pm; ROM presents the North American premiere of “Wildlife Photography of the Year” from the Natural History Museum in London. Sounds: The Beauties, UofT Jazz The Profs, UofT Music Jazz Program, house DJs (curated by ElectriCITY Events), Conor Cutz, Summer Fling. Flavours: City Gourmet, HotBunzz, Curbside Bliss, Gourmet Gringos, La Rivolta, Little Tomato, The Saucy Pierogi, Tita Flips. $12 tickets available at the door.

10 pm Big Primpin’ @ Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St. W. Hip-hop and hot times for homos, their friends, and admirers. With cover girls Marianista and Hazel living the glamourest life alongside DJs Phil V and Nino Brown. Half-price drinks before 11 pm. For guestlist, email bigprimpin@gmail.com. $5.

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 Cake @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. The Royale b-day jam with DJs Big Jacks, Bozack, and Royale. $5 before midnight, $10 after.

10 pm Phazed / City Love @ Crawford, 718 College St. Upstairs, it’s old school-meets-new school hip-hop and R&B with DJ Amplified. Downstairs, Crawford’s sweethearts Lacey & Tammy blast out hot hip-hop and RnB tunes! $5 before 10:30 pm, more after.

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 Double K on the decks + Dennis P on the saxophone. Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Pop Lobster: Go Easy On The Pepsi, Ya Filthy Animals Edition @ Magpie, 831 Dundas St. W. December holiday solstice winter times! Lobster Santa! Lobster latkes! Lobster nog! Lobster kinaras! Lobster dreideltimes! Lobster candy canes! Lobsternukiahs! Snowwww! This lobster knows no pop boundaries. You may or may not have the opportunity to dance to the likes of TLC, Pet Shop Boys, Blondie, Destiny’s Child, Nelly, Prince, Britney Spears, Le Tigre, Motown, indie, new wave, disco, and more. With DJs Little Kicks and Digits.

10 pm Sweat Pants @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJ Coolin Cregg plays his/your favourite songs all night. ’95(ish) to ’05(ish) rap/RnB/reggae/dancehall, sexy tunes, new joints, old jams, sweat pants. $5.

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 Ebony @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. DJs Maxwell Church, Jordan Garner, and Sylvermayne play house and techno all night long.

10 pm Building Blocks @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. DJ General Eclectic and special guests DJ Catalist and Mantis take you from A to Z of good dance floor music! Reggae, hip-hop, funk, disco, afrobeat, electro, old school, Brazilian, and more. Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Back-A-Yard @ The Emmet Ray, 924 College St. A night of sunshine vibes with Pie & Mash DJs. The best reggae, ska, dub, and dancehall tunes!

11 pm Elementary @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. DJ/Producers Rynecologist (who mixes cheese with class) and Meech (dubbed as Toronto’s house maestro) join forces for a new monthly dance party. Joining the boys in class this month are DJs HRLD + Cosella. $10.

SATURDAY

10 am Toronto Young Designers Holiday Sale @ Brassai, 461 King St. W. The 4th annual Toronto Young Designers Holiday Sale will be bigger than ever, with 19 local vendors selling jewellery, home decor, paper goods, tote bags, furniture, beauty care, clothing, and more! (No returns. Gift wrapping available). Until 3 pm.

10 am Gladstone Flea: Holiday Edition @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. On the hunt for unique gems, fashion finds, vintage scores and other market must-haves, but hate the idea of spending the weekend knee-deep in thrift store piles? The Gladstone Hotel has teamed up with Anita Clarke of I want – I got and Haley Mlotek of WORN Fashion Journal to bring you an organized, handpicked, holiday marketplace! Packed with purpose, artist goods, reclaimed vintage, craft, design, jewelry, clothing, and more, Gladstone Flea curates the market to help save you from the thrift store itch. Until 4 pm.

10 pm Throw Shade @ The Red Light, 1185 Dundas St. W. DJs Smells Gucci and Coolin’ Cregg play rap music.

10 pm Better Days @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Better nights make for better days. (Especially when one of our favourite disc jockeys, Pooyan, is involved.)

10 pm Grill$ @ Crawford, 718 College St. DJs Jon Chetty and James Redi play Motown, disco, hip-hop, and reggae. FREE GRILLED CHEESE ON THE DANCE FLOOR! Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm With It @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. A monthly dance party that pays tribute to mod culture of the 1960s with a night of soul, rhythm and blues, rock ‘n’ roll, garage, psych, ska, and indie tunes! With DJs Nico and Dave Barnes + special guest DJ Magnificent (Double Barrel, Ottawa). Get with the WITH IT crowd. $5.

10 pm moondance @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. DJs Annie Webber and Keith Hamilton bring you the best dance jams under the moon! Sweat your way to last call by dancing to their favourite music of all eras (surely, some of your favs too). $5.

10 pm Lucky Bitches @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Two ice stallions serve it up hot with a glamour-positive party for anyone who knows what it’s like to be a lucky bitch. The guiltiest of pleasures all night: hitz that span the ages, ’90s hip-hop, contemporary hitz, ’80s velvet jamz, forgotten gemz.

10 pm Pay Day @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. DJs Isosceles and Stew Innes play hip-hop and beyond. Free before 11:30 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Motown Party @ 751, 751 Queen St. W. Motown, northern soul, and remixes with DJs Fawn BC and Caff upstairs + an all-vinyl set with DJs Brett Millius and Reverend Throwdown downstairs. Video and prizes from Eyesore Cinema! $5 before 11 pm, $10 after. $10 advance tickets available online.

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.

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. DJs Numeric, Dalia, Big Jacks, and Royale + host More or Les pay tribute to the golden age of hip-hop, spinning classic jams from the sweet spot of 1986 to 1994. $10.

SUNDAY

12 pm Holiday Art Market @ Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. The perfect place to shop for gifts, the Holiday Art Market features handmade items and unique offerings by local artists and creators – from ceramics to paintings, jewelery to prints, textile works to mixed-media works. Until 5 pm.

7 pm Brass Facts Trivia @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Come get yourself quizzed by the quiz masters Kirk and Anthony!

7:30 pm Cosby Show Trivia Night @ Kitch, 229 Geary Ave. Are you a Theo, Vanessa, Rudy, Sondra, Denise, Cliff, or Clair? Are you the missing Huxtable? Test your Cosby knowledge at the first Cosby Show Trivia Night! Come as a team, or take all the glory for yourself. (Grand prize is a very Cosby-esque sweater.) Trivia starts at 8 pm.

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