Culture Groups Toronto

🍜 Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Toronto (Easy English) @6pm

🌏 Make new international friends in Toronto. Come alone, practise your English, and enjoy a relaxed social night. 😊 A friendly meetup for networking, language exchange, and real conversation — open to everyone. Why People Love Lounge Asia 🍜 **Asian-focused event** 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation Lounge Asia began within the Asian community, so people from Asia often feel comfortable and at home here. At the same time, everyone is welcome — locals, expats, travellers, students, returnees, digital nomads, and globally minded people. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Join 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Entry: CAD 7 when you RSVP at least 48 hours before ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Find Us 📍 Venue The Blake House 449 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G8, Canada ⏰ Start Time — **Toronto Local Time** **6pm** ⚠️ Important: This is the local time in Toronto. Meetup may display Brisbane time or another time zone, so please follow the local time shown above. 🚶 Getting There Please use your preferred map app for directions to the venue. Our Lounge Asia organisers will be there to welcome you 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue This event is free or low-cost because the venue supports our community. Please purchase at least one drink during the event. Your support helps us keep organising events at great venues. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Anyone who makes others uncomfortable may be removed immediately. Not allowed: harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia 🎥 Watch Event Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw) 👉 GET VIP ACCESS: [https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8](https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧！ 一起來聊天吧！ 気軽に遊びに来てね！ 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! လာပြီး အတူပျော်ကြရအောင်! មកលេងជាមួយគ្នាណា! ມາພົບກັນເດີ້! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!

🍜 Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Toronto (Easy English) @6pm

🌏 Make new international friends in Toronto. Come alone, practise your English, and enjoy a relaxed social night. 😊 A friendly meetup for networking, language exchange, and real conversation — open to everyone. Why People Love Lounge Asia 🍜 **Asian-focused event** 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation Lounge Asia began within the Asian community, so people from Asia often feel comfortable and at home here. At the same time, everyone is welcome — locals, expats, travellers, students, returnees, digital nomads, and globally minded people. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Join 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Entry: CAD 7 when you RSVP at least 48 hours before ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Find Us 📍 Venue The Blake House 449 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G8, Canada ⏰ Start Time — **Toronto Local Time** **6pm** ⚠️ Important: This is the local time in Toronto. Meetup may display Brisbane time or another time zone, so please follow the local time shown above. 🚶 Getting There Please use your preferred map app for directions to the venue. Our Lounge Asia organisers will be there to welcome you 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue This event is free or low-cost because the venue supports our community. Please purchase at least one drink during the event. Your support helps us keep organising events at great venues. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Anyone who makes others uncomfortable may be removed immediately. Not allowed: harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia 🎥 Watch Event Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw) 👉 GET VIP ACCESS: [https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8](https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧！ 一起來聊天吧！ 気軽に遊びに来てね！ 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! လာပြီး အတူပျော်ကြရအောင်! មកលេងជាមួយគ្នាណា! ມາພົບກັນເດີ້! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!

🍜 Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Toronto (Easy English) @6pm

🌏 Make new international friends in Toronto. Come alone, practise your English, and enjoy a relaxed social night. 😊 A friendly meetup for networking, language exchange, and real conversation — open to everyone. Why People Love Lounge Asia 🍜 **Asian-focused event** 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation Lounge Asia began within the Asian community, so people from Asia often feel comfortable and at home here. At the same time, everyone is welcome — locals, expats, travellers, students, returnees, digital nomads, and globally minded people. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Join 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Entry: CAD 7 when you RSVP at least 48 hours before ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Find Us 📍 Venue The Blake House 449 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G8, Canada ⏰ Start Time — **Toronto Local Time** **6pm** ⚠️ Important: This is the local time in Toronto. Meetup may display Brisbane time or another time zone, so please follow the local time shown above. 🚶 Getting There Please use your preferred map app for directions to the venue. Our Lounge Asia organisers will be there to welcome you 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue This event is free or low-cost because the venue supports our community. Please purchase at least one drink during the event. Your support helps us keep organising events at great venues. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Anyone who makes others uncomfortable may be removed immediately. Not allowed: harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia 🎥 Watch Event Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw) 👉 GET VIP ACCESS: [https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8](https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧！ 一起來聊天吧！ 気軽に遊びに来てね！ 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! လာပြီး အတူပျော်ကြရအောင်! មកលេងជាមួយគ្នាណា! ມາພົບກັນເດີ້! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!

🍜 Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Toronto (Easy English) @6pm

🌏 Make new international friends in Toronto. Come alone, practise your English, and enjoy a relaxed social night. 😊 A friendly meetup for networking, language exchange, and real conversation — open to everyone. Why People Love Lounge Asia 🍜 **Asian-focused event** 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation Lounge Asia began within the Asian community, so people from Asia often feel comfortable and at home here. At the same time, everyone is welcome — locals, expats, travellers, students, returnees, digital nomads, and globally minded people. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Join 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Entry: CAD 7 when you RSVP at least 48 hours before ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Find Us 📍 Venue The Blake House 449 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G8, Canada ⏰ Start Time — **Toronto Local Time** **6pm** ⚠️ Important: This is the local time in Toronto. Meetup may display Brisbane time or another time zone, so please follow the local time shown above. 🚶 Getting There Please use your preferred map app for directions to the venue. Our Lounge Asia organisers will be there to welcome you 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue This event is free or low-cost because the venue supports our community. Please purchase at least one drink during the event. Your support helps us keep organising events at great venues. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Anyone who makes others uncomfortable may be removed immediately. Not allowed: harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia 🎥 Watch Event Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw) 👉 GET VIP ACCESS: [https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8](https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧！ 一起來聊天吧！ 気軽に遊びに来てね！ 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! လာပြီး အတူပျော်ကြရအောင်! មកលេងជាមួយគ្នាណា! ມາພົບກັນເດີ້! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!

Belong TO: Mystery Game Night: Find the Raccoon

****Please complete the [form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA3hMQUxJLSE_qC1jV4oPREiJxjqXS3cTCpVfxLlmTY7c34w/viewform?usp=header) so we can prepare well for you. If you're on the waitlist, come anyway — we'll make room.*** **Mystery Game Night: Find the Raccoon** Belong TO is a community gathering in Toronto for people in their 20s and 30s, helping strangers become friends. Three raccoons are hiding among us. Everyone gets a secret card, and the goal is simple: chat, ask questions, and figure out who doesn't belong. It's part mystery, part party game, and a great way to meet almost everyone in the room. **No experience or acting skills needed. Just bring your curiosity and your sense of humor. We'll provide the cards, the rules, and snacks.** This night is for anyone in their 20s and 30s, whether you're new to Toronto, new to Belong TO, or just looking for a fun Saturday night. Come alone, bring a friend, or come with a group. You'll be welcomed either way. **What to Expect** **- A quick, easy rule explanation (about 1 minute)** - Live rounds of chatting, guessing, and a lighthearted courtroom moment - Changing groups, so you meet lots of new people - Snacks and time to hang out afterward **Date & Time** Saturday, November 21 6:00–9:00 PM **Location** 333 Queen Street E [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8Ak9K23iDfpF3FNeA](https://maps.app.goo.gl/8Ak9K23iDfpF3FNeA) **Ticket** 5 ticket To help us manage the event, we appreciate if you can e-transfer the 5 ticket payment to confirm your attendance. E-Transfer: belongto2026@gmail.com Your ticket helps cover snacks and supplies for the night. If cost is a barrier, please DM us. We still want you to be able to come. **Register** [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA3hMQUxJLSE_qC1jV4oPREiJxjqXS3cTCpVfxLlmTY7c34w/viewform?usp=header](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA3hMQUxJLSE_qC1jV4oPREiJxjqXS3cTCpVfxLlmTY7c34w/viewform?usp=header) Please complete the form so we can prepare well for you. If you're on the waitlist, come anyway — we'll make room. **Stay Connected** Follow us on Instagram for updates and future gatherings: [https://www.instagram.com/belongto2026](https://www.instagram.com/belongto2026)

December 25 Skating at Nathan Phillips Square FREE EVENT

Somewhere Between Blooms & Bones – Netha Tharmalingam Exhibit Launch

From sweet and whimsical to dark, intense, and thought-provoking, Netha Tharmalingam’s artwork explores a striking range of emotions, perspectives, and uncomfortable truths. There’s beauty here…but no room for complacency. Join us at The Lab for the launch of her exhibition and an afternoon of conversation, creativity, and compassion. Meet Netha, a passionate animal rights activist and metalhead with an artistic voice all her own! Original artwork, prints, and more will be available for purchase. Exhibition runs through January 2027 Free admission Plant-based refreshments available for purchase Art that promises to charm, challenge, and confront. \*Starting a pit is optional

November ART Crawl (#2): Tour 3 top private galleries/spaces ($10 per person)

We will continue with our monthly **Art Crawls**! ***Please read everything over first.*** \*\*\*November Art Crawl #2 = Saturday November 21rst (1:30pm-3:30pm) 18 people/members this time. STARTING in the Yonge/Dundas area. **$10 per person.** **\*\*\*Sent via e-transfer when you signup/rsvp.** **I'm not able to HOLD space for you.** ***--We will visit 3 different*** (downtown/west end/east end) galleries each month **(with short walks between each one)** Each month will be different galleries and/or artist-run centres. \*\*We'll meet the Gallery owners/artists/directors-- who will lead us in tours and conversation at each stop. NO weather cancellations---**we will carry on!** NO cancellations/no refunds or any re-scheduling if you cannot make it. \-\-\-Check your calendars and PLAN ahead if you can join us\-\-and please be on time\. We're not able to wait for you\. Sorry Are you interested in ART/artists--**and learning/visiting** **the exceptional local commercial galleries we have in Toronto? With other MEETUP members.** Saturday November 21 ***(1pm-3pm)*** Once I have 18 **confirmations** from Meetup members (you)--I will email you the start location of our November #2 ART Crawl!! **Our first stop**. Yonge/Dundas area (we then head EAST) If interested, please email me $10. Include your first name only, and email address for a reply. **I will then confirm you.** And will firm up our itinerary with you next week. See you on Saturday November 21rst--if you're confirmed--watch for an email directly from me!! ***We are doing this again in November--as many exceptional current exhibitions. And*** ongoing all Winter---as we find some interesting spaces and exhibitions. Each month will be posted separately. You can email me directly here: torontoisculture@gmail.com Greg Thank you.

FREE Spanish, English, and French Oral Conversational Classes4 Adults!!

\*These classes are not a language exchange, but instead are meant to be a step in between so that students feel confident maintaining in depth and grammatically correct oral conversations outside of class\* \***Meetup event numbers only tend to show new students registering and do not include returning students attending class.** **Per class, there is an average of 7 students.** The first 2 classes are free and then only cost between $18 and $36 depending on which type of class you want to continue with\* These French, English (For Spanish and French speakers only), and Spanish classes are primarily meant for adults who are travellers, or who are planning to live in a French, English, or Spanish-speaking country. The classes are primarily oral-based through guided conversations. They will teach you how to handle conversations in situations such as **"Going to the Convenience Store"**, **"Making Plans"**, **"Negotiating Prices"**, and **"Going out for a Drink"**. To ensure that students get used to using the language automatically, students will learn to maintain contextual conversations with timing before moving on to the next lesson. Call (647)787-9953, e-mail us info@monkeylingo.ca, or visit monkeylingo.ca for more information! **Online and private classes are also available!** No other language classes are as conversational as these ones. We guarantee it! Cheap parking can be found using the "Spot Hero" app.

Art & Archives: Government of Ontario Art Collection + Archives Tour ($10)

**PLEASE read everything** over FIRST. Note--**the start time at 1pm**. Every few months, we're able to add a daytime/weekday important cultural destination. *$10 per person when you RSVP on Meetup.* This ART Crawl is on a *FRIDAY afternoon*--at **York University.** This will be a very special and unique opportunity for us! We'll visit/have tours at three locations: Ontario Archives/Ontario Provincial Art Collection and The Goldfarb Gallery--which is--York University public art gallery. This is where the *Province of Ontario Art Collection* is held--at the **Ontario Archives.** https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/art-collection/ https://thegoldfarbgallery.ca/ We'll have a private tour with the both Curator's (behind the scenes) (We've recently toured the City of Toronto Archives and the Government of Canada Archives) **$10 per person.** Emailed to me directly in advance--**when you RSVP on Meetup** **Sent by E-transfer here:** torontoisculture@gmail.com ***To confirm:*** We are visiting/touring TWO locations at York University. 1. Ontario Archives ( & **Province of Ontario Art Collection**) 2. **Goldfarb Gallery** (this is York University's public gallery (opened recently)) Both locations are a 5-10 mins WALK from York University TTC station. Directions and more details-- [https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/hours-and-location/](https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/hours-and-location/) (As this is a government office--they are open M/F from 9am-5pm only) No refunds/credit or cancellations. The TOUR is firmly booked. PlAN ahead--how will you get there? Transit? Drive? From St. George TTC--you'll arrive at the destination in about 30 minutes.

FREE Spanish, English, and French Oral Conversational Class 4 Adults!

\*These classes are not a language exchange, but instead are meant to be a step in between so that students feel confident maintaining in depth and grammatically correct oral conversations outside of class\* \***Meetup event numbers only tend to show new students registering and do not include returning students attending class.** **Per class, there is an average of 7 students.** The first 2 classes are free and then only cost between $18 and $35 depending on which type of class you want to continue with\* These French, English (For Spanish and French speakers only), and Spanish classes are primarily meant for adults who are travellers, or who are planning to live in a French, English, or Spanish-speaking country. The classes are primarily oral-based through guided conversations. They will teach you how to handle conversations in situations such as **"Going to the Convenience Store"**, **"Making Plans"**, **"Negotiating Prices"**, and **"Going out for a Drink"**. To ensure that students get used to using the language automatically, students will learn to maintain contextual conversations with timing before moving on to the next lesson. Call (647)787-9953, e-mail us info@monkeylingo.ca, or visit monkeylingo.ca for more information! **Online and private classes are also available!** No other language classes are as conversational as these ones. We guarantee it! Cheap parking can be found using the "Spot Hero" app.

Citadel Contemporary Dance: Winterreise

### Winterreise ##### Laurence Lemieux & Citadel \+ Compagnie \| Echo Chamber A solitary traveller wanders through a frozen world of memory and longing in this **moving adaptation of Franz Schubert’s *Winterreise*.** Reimagined for violin, piano, and two voices, the production intertwines live music and dance to explore love, loss, and the search for belonging in Schubert’s timeless song cycle. ***Ticket link here: ($35-$45)*** (you're purchasing for the Saturday November 28th--8pm https://www.citadelcie.com/event/winterreise/ More info on Echo Chamber: https://www.echochambertoronto.com/ Join us for this 'winter journey'!!