October 5th-7th Fall For Dance @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E. The critically acclaimed Fall For Dance North return for an exciting three evenings of dynamic performances and a matinee. Experience an eclectic mix of performance styles from contemporary, modern ballet, latin ballroom, hip-hop, bharatanatyam (Indian classical), classical hopak (Ukrainian) and West African. Tickets are $15 each for any seat in the house and can be purchased in person, by phone, or online.

October 7th-9th The Million Dollar Monster Show @ Super Wonder Gallery, 876 Bloor St. W. A group exhibition immortalizing and celebrating the beauty of monsters in pop culture. Don’t listen to what anybody says, monsters ARE beautiful! $7 in advance or $10 at the door (PWYC if you come in costume).

WEDNESDAY

6 pm Drake AV Video Art Party @ The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. Meet and mingle with the artists of Drake’s inaugural in-house video art collective, the Drake AV, and check out the works that will grace Drake TV screens for the season ahead. Meet and greet from 6-7 pm, followed by DJs and video art projections. PWYC.

6:30 pm Harvest Wednesdays @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. Harvest Wednesdays seeks to connect urbanites with rural producers and spark conversation about Community Shared Agriculture, eating locally for global change and of course, enjoying seasonal Ontario produce, harvested just the day before. Each event features notable guest chefs, inspiring community speakers, produce from Chick-a-biddy farms, local wine partners, and more! This week, the Gladstone hosts a Thanksgiving-inspired feast to celebrate the launch of Chocolates x Brandon Olsen (CXBO)’s fall collection. $60-70 tickets available online.

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.

THURSDAY

5 pm Perfect Strangers @ Thoroughbred, 304 Richmond St. W. DJ Caff on the 1s and 2s all night long, playing everything from bangers to ballads. Hip-hop, R&B, reggae, new jack swing, and more + $5 food and drink special menu in full effect. Take it all in on the patio or inside, your choice.

7 pm Bunz Flea T.O. @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. Everyone and their mother is invited to come drink dance and trade or buy handmade and artisan goods from local vendors at this unique night market – from cupcakes to zines to bike repairs and artwork, there’s going to be something for everyone! Vendors will accept cash or trades of their choosing. Until 1 am.

7 pm Pop Culture Trivia @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. A new trivia night with the emphasis on entertainment (movies, TV, music). This is the payoff for all the television you’ve been watching. Prizes and cheap drinks all night!

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 Gucci & His Children @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Celebrating the Trap God (a.k.a. Gucci Mane), Big Guwop, Mr. Zone 6, and all his children. Music by CSB and Yuknodis. $5.

10 pm Big Bird Boogie @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. DJ Dan spinning the best of ’70s rock, surf, and Motown. $4 Jim Beam and $6 pints of Duggans Phi on special.

10 pm Electricladyland @ The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W. A queer synthy, sexy dance party, playing all and only electronic ladies! Expect lots of Le Tigre, Erykah Badu, Bjork, Kate Bush, Kelela, Broadcast, Robyn, Madonna, The Knife, Kylie Minogue, M.I.A., Lykke Li, FKA Twigs, Santogold, Grimes, and more.

FRIDAY

7 pm #FNLROM: Thanks Canada @ Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. ROM Friday Night Live is back! Stuff yourself with poutine, maple syrup, and all things Canadian at #FNLROM. $15 tickets available online and at the door.

7 pm It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Trivia @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. Dennis, Dee, Charlie, Mac, and Frank are the Worst People On Earth. Can you remember every time one of them inflicted mental, emotional, and physical pain on each other and well… everyone who crossed their path? Bring your gang (up to four people) to remember the exploits of “The Gang” with hilarious host Kaleb Robertson! $2 suggested donation.

9:30 pm Fake Prom: Big Shiny ’90s Feat. Wannabe Spice Girls Tribute Band @ The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W. STOP RIGHT NOW and dust off those POGs, because Atomic Lollipop is taking you back to the days of cheesy deco and teacher chaperones for a no-curfew night of great music, bad decisions, and shameless tamagotchi neglect! Join Wannabe: The Spice Girls Tribute Band and the Much Video dance crew for a nostalgia tsunami, packed with tunes that made you drop your furbies, grab your walkman, and get on the floor. $30-35 tickets available online (this event will sell out, so grab your tickets ASAP).

10 pm Hold Tight @ Stone’s Place, 1255 Queen St. W. DJ Blush (Brittney Townson) and DJ Misty (Misty McKenzie-Hill) bring this hip-shakin’ dance party to Toronto’s legendary Rolling Stones-themed bar and lounge, Stone’s Place – and you NEED to be there! Featuring soul, funk, and rock music from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. $5 before 11 pm, more after.

10 pm Trav Luv @ Dundas Video, 831 Dundas St. W. Oh Middy and Tommy Hilniga, modern DJs of the new trap, playing southern rap and worldwide turn up music, your girl’s favourite songs, and beats that make people shake their tail feather.

10 pm SoulSkank @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. Soul, funk, soul, reggae, ska, dancehall, and Motown in its most raw form! A vinyl-only dance party with DJs Gramera and Parkdale Funk on the wax. $5.

10 pm Wedding Night @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. The party that shamelessly plays favourites across the pop music spectrum, including new wave, hip-hop, freak funk, dad rock, and R&B. Strangers in first-rate finery make tequila-fuelled matrimony to a pleasure-packed soundtrack! Come formally attired, either well-dressed or purposefully poorly dressed, and get in for half price.

10 pm Baby Blue @ The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W. Global club sounds courtesy of DJs Prince Josh, Young Teesh, and Shifra Rifka.

10 pm Lady Gaga vs. Everybody Video Dance Party @ The Gladstone Hotel (Ballroom), 1214 Queen St. W. VJ Caff mixes all your favourite Lady Gaga videos on the big screen, alongside the biggest and best in pop, hip-hop, R&B, and dance. Featuring a special performance from The Girls Club and a Gaga look-a-like!
$12

10 pm Motif @ The Steady, 1051 Bloor St. W. Add some funk and disco with some house peppered in and a boogie vibe, and you’ve got Motif. DJs Gene King and Jason Ulrich provide the tunes. $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 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 Lazy Susans @ The Ossington, 63 Ossington Ave. Spinning hip-hop, RnB, soul, rap, trap, and dirty south.

10 pm F*CK Y*U D!E @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. DJs Brains4brkfst and Death Cohen. $5.

10:30 pm Big Primpin’ @ Miss Thing’s, 1279 Queen St. W. Hip-hop and hot times for homos, their friends, and admirers. With DJs Blackcat and Tamika! For line bypass, email bigprimpin@gmail.com. $7.

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 with DJs Fawn Big Canoe and Abel! $10.

SATURDAY

10 am Toronto Flower Market @ CAMH, 1001 Queen St. W. A market that celebrates locally grown flowers, the growers that cultivate them, and the florists that style them. Flowers in season: dahlia, mums, ornament kale, sweetheart roses, cypress, monstera, tulips, snapdragons, amaranthus, and more (plus pumpkins). Until 3 pm. Last one of the season!

9 pm POSI VIBEZ presents: 4 Sweet Solo Acts @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. The night will feature four local & sweet solo acts (3 out of 4 are ladiezzzz so yay girl power) that are sure to have you swooning. $10

10 pm Funk Off @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Get down to music of the funk variety! TNT on the tunes. $5.

10 pm Reggae In Your Jeggae @ Lucky Shrike, 850 Dundas St. W. A musical expedition and kinetic expression session! Reggae, ska, bluebeat, and rocksteady for movers and groovers, dancers and freakers, and lordly leapers and ladies alike. DJs Gav, Kev, and James playing their favourite ’60s and early ’70s selections on vinyl.

10 pm All Souled Out @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJ Big Jimmy Mills on two turntables spinning old school hip-hop, party jams, dancehall, reggae, and RnB. $5.

10 pm Shake, Rattle & Roll @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. The Bangs & Blush ladies roll out all the hip shakers and baby makers from the ’50s and ’60s for you to drink, dance, and get messy to. $5 with student ID, $10 without.

10 pm Back @ The Steady, 1051 Bloor St. W. Hip-hop, dancehall, R&B, house, and ballroom tunes with DJs Vaughan and J. Lai. Back-a-licious!

10 pm A Sneaky Dee’s Motown Night @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St. Dust off your dance shoes and come twist and shout with Sneaky Dee’s! Featuring all the jams from The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and The Pips, Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Marvelettes, and more. $3.50 drinks before midnight. Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Party & Dance @ Prohibition Gastrohouse, 696 Queen St. E. Pop, dance, and hip-hop throwbacks with DJ Caff. $5

10 pm THE BRTHDY PRTY @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Who doesn’t love a birthday party?! Free Polaroids ALL NIGHT! Cupcake hour provided by Baken Toronto. Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Stones Place Saturday Nights @ Stones Place, 1255 Queen St. W. Saturday night party with DJ Blush! Dance all night to the best of ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s rock ‘n’ roll, soul, and pop at one of Toronto’s most legendary dance venues in the city of Toronto. Bring those dancing shoes – you’ll be sure to leave sweaty and smiling. $5.

10 pm Beam Me Up Disco @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. A Digital Needle and Cyclist playing that eclectic, inclusive funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rap, rare groove, reggae, gospel and proto-house; all those transcendent tunes that fall under the disco umbrella!

11 pm Racks & Bands @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. Racks & Bands is a monthly party focused on one thing and one thing only: bringing booty back to the Underground. Turn up with resident DJs Johnny Hockin and Vanity Muscles as they motivate the winin’ and grindin’, playing only the hottest in current rap and RnB. $10.

SUNDAY

3 pm Super-Flea Every Sunday Flea Market Party @ Super Wonder Gallery, 876 Bloor St. W. Shop rad stuff and PARTY! Over 35 vintage and one-of-a-kind vendors, yummy foods, live music and entertainment, and drinks in Lucifer’s Lounge. Until 9 pm.

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

9 pm Conga Radio @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Good Timin’ brings you the Toronto return of Conga Radio. Expect some bold musical choices along with some tasty bangers.

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