What’s on across Canada

Thursday, October 8

• Thu · Oct8

  Halifax

  Nowadays Festival

  Oct 8 – Oct 11

  Halifax

  All over Downtown Dartmouth!. NOWADAYS Festival is an artist-run music and culture festival based in downtown Dartmouth.

  Nowadays Festival — Oct 8 – Oct 11
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  Toronto

  Brush & Bowl: Guided Artistic Retreat + Matcha Whisking

  Thu, Oct 8·1:00 PM

  Toronto·$97.78-$182.02

  Gleam & Sip. Paint, then let it surprise you. You'll make your own cup cosy, whisk your own matcha, and leave knowing…

• Thu · Oct8

  Halifax

  ANSMA Awards Show Gala

  Thu, Oct 8·6:00 PM

  Halifax

  Light House Centre. Celebrate the best of African Nova Scotian music and culture at the 28th Annual ANSMA Awards Show…

  ANSMA Awards Show Gala — Thu, Oct 8
• Thu · Oct8

  Halifax

  2026 - 2027 Season: Rouyn-Noranda vs Halifax Mooseheads

  Thu, Oct 8·7:00 PM

  Scotiabank Centre

  Cheer on the Halifax Mooseheads, Halifax’s hometown major junior hockey team. #GoMooseGo

  2026 - 2027 Season: Rouyn-Noranda vs Halifax Mooseheads — Thu, Oct 8
• 

  Toronto

  The Burton Experience: Academy of Dark Arts – Immersive Halloween Pop-Up

  Thu, Oct 8·5:30 PM

  Toronto·$22.63

  Café Nicole Bistro + Bar. Enter an immersive world of dark magic, interactive challenges and potion-making at Café…

• 

  Halifax

  Opening Reception: Breaking Bread exhibition

  Thu, Oct 8·6:00 PM

  Centre for Craft Nova Scotia & The Mary E. Black Gallery

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  Mississauga · Toronto

  The Art of Presence: Forest Bathing and Sound Immersion

  Thu, Oct 8·6:00 PM

  Small Arms Inspection Building·$20

  There is an art to slowing down, and most of us have forgotten it.

• 

  Halifax

  Spontaneity: Murder Mystery & Improv

  Thu, Oct 8·7:30 PM

  Halifax·$17.57

  Spontaneity: Murder Mystery & Improv — Thu, Oct 8
• 

  Toronto

  Campus Tour - Casa Loma Campus

  Thu, Oct 8·11:00 AM

  Casa Loma

  George Brown College - Casa Loma Campus. Come and see that George Brown College is the right fit for you!

  Campus Tour - Casa Loma Campus — Thu, Oct 8
• 

  Toronto

  Hand Building and Surface Design: Stoneware (All Levels)

  Thu, Oct 8·1:30 PM

  Gardiner Museum

  Hand Building and Surface Design: Stoneware (All Levels) Thursdays October 8 to November 26, 2026 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm For…

  Hand Building and Surface Design: Stoneware (All Levels) — Thu, Oct 8
• 

  Mississauga · Toronto

  The Ampersand Review October 8th Writing Series

  Thu, Oct 8·6:00 PM

  Mississauga·$0-$22.90

• 

  Toronto

  Turning Tables

  Thu, Oct 8·6:00 PM

  Toronto

  St. Matthew's Clubhouse. One room full of writers at different tables doing various creative writing and community…

  Turning Tables — Thu, Oct 8
• 

  Toronto

  In Conversation: Cybèle Young & Zoë Foster

  Thu, Oct 8·6:30 PM

  Koffler Arts·$0-$25

  Kamiphony’s artist and curator explore the ideas and inspirations behind the exhibition

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  Toronto

  Intermediate Pour Over Workshop

  Thu, Oct 8·2:00 PM

  Toronto·$200.08

  Seven Mystery Roastery. Take your pour over brewing skills beyond the basics in this 2 hours hands-on workshop designed…

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  Mississauga · Toronto

  Food Forward Summit 2026

  Thu, Oct 8

  The International Centre

  Join the conversation shaping Canada’s food future. Food Forward is Canada’s premier summit for food systems innovation.

  Food Forward Summit 2026 — Thu, Oct 8
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  Mississauga · Toronto

  LiveWire Conference

  Thu, Oct 8·7:30 AM

  Sandman Signature Mississauga Hotel·$73.71-$84.75

  LiveWire Conference — Thu, Oct 8
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  Mississauga · Toronto

  Self-Employment Summit 2026 - Peel Region

  Thu, Oct 8·5:00 PM

  Courtyard by Marriott Toronto Mississauga/West

  Self-Employment Summit 2026 - Peel Region — Thu, Oct 8