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260 events tracked (221 hidden, 39 featured) · Updated July 25, 2026 12:55 UTC

Monad Blitz Toronto | One-Day Hackathon Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 01:00 PM · Old Toronto
cryptohackathonengineers
Hosted by Web3TO, Monad Foundation
Touch Grass Run with Chatbase Featured
Sat, Jul 25 at 01:00 PM · Bathurst Quay · 59 going
socialnetworkinggeneral
Hosted by Sia Karpenko
444: Walk Club - 25th July Featured
Sat, Jul 25 at 01:00 PM · The Dialog Cafe · 110 going
healthgeneral
Hosted by Jess
Founders Running Club :: Toronto Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 01:30 PM · Union Station · 657 going
startupnetworkingfounders
Hosted by Founders Running Club, Yana, Roman, Yanis, Kanika Sachdevva
Monthly Book Club Meetup Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 02:30 PM · Book People on Queen · 26 going
socialgeneral
Hosted by Book People
Read-a-thon: Live Book Club Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 03:00 PM · Coronation Park
socialfoodgeneral
Hosted by Wine About Books
Let's go swim in a pool by the beach! (Chillathalon Part 3) Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 03:30 PM · Sunnyside - Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool · 8 going
healthsocialgeneral
Hosted by Adam Chen, Kaustubh
HerDailyInvest x Blossom Con Community Meetup Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 03:30 PM · NEO COFFEE BAR KING X SPADINA
networkingsocialgeneral
Hosted by Azia Mery @ HerDailyInvest
🌳 Papers in the Park S2E11 Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 04:00 PM · Trinity Bellwoods Park · 28 going
aipanelgeneral
Hosted by Alvin Li
1 Hour Reiki Healing Pop Up Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 04:00 PM · Old Toronto
healthsocialgeneral
Hosted by Shelby
CanadaPyaar Toronto Island Girls Beach Picnic 🏝️ Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 05:00 PM · Toronto Island Park - Hanlan's Point · 10 going
socialgeneral
Hosted by Aditi
Chaubaara Chill Session #11 Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 05:00 PM · Bampot House
socialgeneral
Hosted by Ravi Rekhi
Matcha Workshop Social by Ao Cha Featured
Sat, Jul 25 at 05:00 PM · Again Again · 22 going
foodworkshopgeneral
Hosted by again again, Ao cha
Billy's Popsicle Stand! (Day 1) Featured
Sat, Jul 25 at 06:00 PM · 102 Gladstone Ave · 13 going
foodgeneral
Hosted by Misha Glouberman
byoblanket # 2 - beachin' with barnett 🏖️ Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 06:00 PM · Sunnyside Pavilion Cafe · 3 going
socialgeneral
Hosted by Adam Chen, Barnett
Toronto Desi Comedy Show in support of students' movement | 100% sales donated to non-profit for children in India 🇮🇳 Hidden
Sat, Jul 25 at 10:00 PM · Society Clubhouse · 47 going
socialgeneral
Hosted by Gaurav Dhama
MuseAI Focus IRL: From EMBC Research to Colosseum Build Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 01:00 PM · Toronto
aicryptogeneral
Hosted by Alexander Vicol, Steve Mann
Touch Grass: Yoga in the Park + Career Reality Check Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 01:30 PM · Trinity Bellwoods Park
careerhealthgeneral
Hosted by The New Hire
Toronto's Cutest Run Club (July 26) 💌🌲💭 Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 02:00 PM · Rosedale
healthsocialgeneral
Hosted by toronto.sisters
GIAWALK Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 02:00 PM · NILE COFFEE & BAR · 31 going
healthgeneral
Hosted by GIALOC
Step6ix Sunday Social Run Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 02:00 PM · Bready Cafe · 41 going
healthsocialgeneral
Hosted by Step6ix
Toronto Café Walk [North York Edition] ☕ Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 02:50 PM · Lansing
foodsocialgeneral
Hosted by Michelle Hsu
Romantasy Club: Mistborn #2 The Well Of Ascension Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 04:00 PM · Mossop's Social House · 17 going
socialgeneral
Hosted by Wine About Books
Kensington Market Art Fair Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 04:00 PM · 302 Spadina Ave. · 131 going
designarts & culturegeneral
Hosted by Rafi Ghanaghounian
Afternoon session: All-Day Mahjong Party Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 06:00 PM · Again Again
socialgeneral
Hosted by again again
Billy's Popsicle Stand! (Day 2) Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 06:00 PM · 102 Gladstone Ave · 8 going
foodsocialgeneral
Hosted by Misha Glouberman
B-Y-O-July-Birthday (feat. Gregory, Kavya, Amee, Yash, Geniee, Suad, Ahmed, Tak, and more!) Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 08:00 PM · Tenjin Karaoke Bar · 48 going
socialpartygeneral
Hosted by Adam Chen, Godwin Chan, Brandon To
MTG PLACE x STRONG Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 09:00 PM · Strong Pilates Little Italy Toronto
healthsocialgeneral
Hosted by MTG Place, STRONG Pilates Little Italy
Tantric Co- Relating Drop In Hidden
Sun, Jul 26 at 09:30 PM · Pluto: Fourth Space for Community, Co-Creation, & Coworking · 2 going
healthsocialgeneral
Hosted by Eleanore Savitri, Pluto Toronto
Evening session: All-Day Mahjong Party Featured
Sun, Jul 26 at 10:00 PM · Again Again
socialgeneral
Hosted by again again
Pull Up a Chair (Sorauren Farmers' Market) - July 27th, 3:45pm Hidden
Mon, Jul 27 at 07:45 PM · Sorauren Farmers’ Market · 7 going
foodsocialgeneral
Hosted by Flavour Harvest, VegTO (Toronto Veg Association)
Pull Up a Chair (Sorauren Farmers' Market) - July 27th, 5pm Hidden
Mon, Jul 27 at 09:00 PM · Sorauren Farmers’ Market · 8 going
foodsocialgeneral
Hosted by Flavour Harvest, VegTO (Toronto Veg Association)
Founder Mixer Featured
Mon, Jul 27 at 09:00 PM · Old Toronto · 95 going
startupnetworkingfounders
Hosted by Wendy Huang, David Ongchoco
Data Drinks July 2026 [TORONTO] Hidden
Mon, Jul 27 at 10:00 PM · Left Field Brewery (Liberty Village) · 43 going
ainetworkinggeneral
Hosted by PRAKTIKAI
Meraki Season 5 Episode 6 Hidden
Mon, Jul 27 at 10:00 PM · New Stadium
technetworkinggeneral
Hosted by Krupa Dave, New, Smit Patel
Back to the Basics: A Financial Literacy Workshop with Wealthsimple Foundation Hidden
Mon, Jul 27 at 10:00 PM · Old Toronto
workshopcareergeneral
Hosted by Kickback
Drink & Draw Toronto #101: 🐈 Pets of Toronto 🐕 Featured
Mon, Jul 27 at 10:00 PM · Creeds Coffee Bar · 31 going
designsocialgeneral
Hosted by Drink and Draw Toronto
AI Hacking Featured
Mon, Jul 27 at 10:00 PM · 30 Adelaide St E · 3 going
aihackathongeneral
Hosted by Georgia Berg
Pull Up a Chair (Sorauren Farmers' Market) - July 27th, 6:15pm Hidden
Mon, Jul 27 at 10:15 PM · Sorauren Farmers’ Market · 6 going
foodsocialgeneral
Hosted by Flavour Harvest, VegTO (Toronto Veg Association)
Visions: Sights & Sounds for Inspiring Change Hidden
Mon, Jul 27 at 10:30 PM · Pluto: Fourth Space for Community, Co-Creation, & Coworking · 6 going
designsocialgeneral
Hosted by Lighthouse Ontario, Pluto Toronto
Dance Alchemy® - Movement & Magic Hidden
Mon, Jul 27 at 11:00 PM · Pluto: Fourth Space for Community, Co-Creation, & Coworking · 12 going
healthworkshopgeneral
Hosted by Anthony Addorisio, Pluto Toronto
Moonset ~ A Reflection Ritual for Founders Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 08:00 PM · Pluto: Fourth Space for Community, Co-Creation, & Coworking
startupwellnessfounders
Hosted by Rosebridges Starchuk Code, Pluto Toronto
The Consistent Writer – Generating Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 09:00 PM · Pluto: Fourth Space for Community, Co-Creation, & Coworking · 3 going
designgeneral
Hosted by Joanne Szilagyi, Panpsyche, Pluto Toronto
after hours: a happy hour for toronto's creatives and founders Featured
Tue, Jul 28 at 09:30 PM · Mexhico Foods
startupnetworkingfounders
Hosted by Verci, Prin Intes
Iris Lens | EP8: Agentic Workflow with Rootly AI Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 09:30 PM · Old Toronto · 7 going
aipanelengineers
Hosted by Iris Lens, Sama, Iris Guo, Rootly
Social Reading Night #19 Featured
Tue, Jul 28 at 10:00 PM · Wildhearts Cafe · 24 going
socialarts & culturegeneral
Hosted by Quiet Smile
Full Moon Ceremony 🐺 🌕 Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 10:30 PM · Pluto: Fourth Space for Community, Co-Creation, & Coworking · 6 going
socialgeneral
Hosted by Apolinaria Gaiduk 🐺, Wolf Spirit Guidance, Pluto Toronto
Reading Rhythms Toronto Chapter - July 28th (Hidden Back Patio!) Hidden
Tue, Jul 28 at 11:00 PM · Now & Later
socialgeneral
Hosted by Reading Rhythms, Aashna Aggarwal
Makers Lounge Meetup #12 Hidden
Wed, Jul 29 at 09:30 PM · New Stadium · 6 going
networkinggeneral
Hosted by Berto Mill
Fintech Social Toronto Featured
Wed, Jul 29 at 09:30 PM · Charlie Social House
networkinggeneral
Hosted by Lorenze Dsouza, Geraldine Holliday, Layial El-Hadi, Darren Liao, Anthony A
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Luma Events in Toronto

Looking for Luma events in Toronto? This page tracks every public event on Luma (lu.ma) in Toronto — 260 right now, including the 85% that never appear on Luma's discover page. We refresh the full Toronto Luma calendar every 4 hours. See also all Luma events by city.

Toronto events at a glance

260
tracked events
85%
hidden from Luma discover
77
events this week
~97
events per week on average
Networking
most active category (117)
Saturday
busiest day of the week

Toronto is Canada’s de facto startup capital and has the density to back it up: Shopify alumni are one of the most active founder communities in the country, and the MaRS Discovery District in the Discovery District neighbourhood concentrates a huge range of health tech, fintech, and cleantech companies in a way that generates its own event ecosystem. The city’s immigrant tech community is a genuine strength — engineers and founders from South Asia, East Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa are deeply embedded in the startup scene, and you’ll find events that explicitly serve those communities rather than treating “tech” as a monolithic group. Corktown and the Old Toronto area host a lot of the recurring community meetups; the waterfront is increasingly active as tech offices have moved into the area. The volume of events relative to the city’s size has grown substantially over the last several years, driven partly by talent that stayed after the pandemic redistributed where people live and work.

What’s distinct about Toronto’s calendar compared to other major North American tech cities is the range: you’ll find a genuine design community, a strong gaming industry presence (Ubisoft has a large Toronto studio), and a fintech scene that’s more payments-and-banking-infrastructure than crypto-speculative. The AI scene has grown quickly, partly because of Geoffrey Hinton’s historical connection to the University of Toronto and the resulting academic pipeline feeding into industry. Saturday evening is the busiest time on the calendar — which is slightly unusual compared to the Thursday-dominant pattern in US cities. Events tend to be less formal than you might expect for a city this size; the startup community here has a collaborative rather than competitive feel that makes showing up as a newcomer relatively low-stakes.

Frequently asked questions about Toronto events

How many events are happening in Toronto?
We're tracking 260 upcoming events in Toronto, sourced from 439 Luma organizer calendars. 221 of those are hidden — they don't appear on Luma's discover page. The full list refreshes every 4 hours.
How many events are happening in Toronto this week?
There are 77 events happening in Toronto this week (7 AI, 6 startup, 43 networking events). Scroll up to see the live list, refreshed every 4 hours.
What percentage of Toronto events are hidden from Luma's discover page?
85% of Toronto events are hidden — they exist in organizer calendars but never get featured on Luma's discover page. We surface all of them: 221 hidden and 39 featured events right now.
How many events does Toronto have per week on average?
Toronto averages about 97 events per week based on the last 9 weeks of historical data. Some weeks run higher when conferences or hackathons cluster; quieter weeks still hit our baseline.
What kinds of events are most common in Toronto?
Networking events are the most active category in Toronto, with 117 upcoming events. Other strong categories include startup, tech, networking, and crypto.
What day of the week has the most events in Toronto?
Saturday is the busiest day for Toronto events, with 70 events currently scheduled. Weekday evenings tend to anchor the calendar — meetups, demo nights, and founder dinners.
What time of day do Toronto events usually start?
Most Toronto events run in the evening (5 PM–11 PM) — 51% of events start in that window. The single most common start time is 6 PM local time.
What are the top neighborhoods for events in Toronto?
The most active neighborhoods for events in Toronto are Old Toronto, Corktown, Riverside. Click any event in the list above to see its exact venue and location.
Who hosts the most events in Toronto?
The most active hosts in Toronto right now include Pluto Toronto, Flavour Harvest, Adam Chen. Hosts that put up the most public events tend to be community calendars, coworking spaces, and recurring meetup organizers.
What's the biggest upcoming event in Toronto?
The largest event currently on our radar in Toronto is "Founders Running Club :: Toronto" with 657 guests RSVPed. See the full event list above for time and venue.
How do I find hidden events in Toronto?
This page is the directory — every public Luma event in Toronto, including the hidden ones that never reach Luma's discover page. Filter by date, category, or just scroll. Each event links straight to Luma to RSVP. Data refreshes every 4 hours.

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