Five to Nine Toronto
TORONTO & GTA
SINCE 2026
the 5–9 after the 9–5
THE WEEKEND GUIDE

The weekend,
sorted.

★ THE BIG ONE

Citywide — downtown core

Nuit Blanche

Toronto's all-night contemporary art festival. 70+ installations, projections and performances across the city. 20th anniversary edition.

Sat 7PM – Sun 7AM
FREE

Also on

Casa Loma

Legends of Horror

A 2KM haunted trail through the castle grounds and tunnels. Spooky season's big one.

Oct 2–31, evenings
FROM $45

Rethink House Pop-Up

Month-long experiential pop-up from Rethink Breast Cancer: 25 for 25 Collection shop, workshops, fitness classes, and community events. General drop-in open to the public.

Oct 2–31, Wed–Sun 10am–6pm
Evergreen Brick Works

Ontario Artisan Market

40+ local makers with handmade and vintage goods, in the Brick Works pavilion.

Sun 10AM–3PM
FREE ENTRY
St. Lawrence Market

St. Lawrence Farmers' Market

The Saturday farmers' market in the North building — local produce, baked goods, flowers. The South Market food hall is open all day next door.

Saturdays 5AM–3PM (farmers') · South building 7AM–5PM
FREE ENTRY
Bata Shoe Museum

Bata Shoe Museum — Free Sundays

Admission is free for everyone on Sundays. Four galleries of footwear history — 4,500 years of shoes, from ancient sandals to sneakers.

Sundays 12–5PM
FREE
Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto

MOCA Toronto

Floor 1 is always free. The whole museum is free on Free First Friday Nights (5–9 pm) and TD Community Sundays (10 am–5 pm), in the first full weekend of the month.

First Friday nights 5–9PM · Floor 1 always free
FREE
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery

The Power Plant

Contemporary art on the waterfront. Admission is free all year, for every exhibition and program. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, and briefly closed for installation until Oct 24, 2026.

Wed–Sun 11AM–6PM
FREE

Art Museum at the University of Toronto

Two galleries on the St. George campus — the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery in Hart House and the Art Centre in University College. Open to the public, and admission is always free.

Tue–Sat 12–5PM · Wednesdays until 8PM
FREE
Artscape Wychwood Barns

The Stop's Farmers' Market

Year-round Saturday farmers' market run by The Stop Community Food Centre — Ontario produce and prepared food. Outdoors May–October, indoors November–April.

Saturdays 8AM–1PM
FREE ENTRY
Ontario Science Centre (Harbourfront Centre)

Ontario Science Centre at Harbourfront Centre

The Science Centre's interim downtown home while its new Ontario Place site is built (the Don Mills building closed in 2024): KidSpark, the Innovation Station and the Space Deck inside Harbourfront Centre. Note: temporarily closed October 5–19, 2026 for Harbourfront Centre maintenance, and the Space Deck is closed on some surrounding dates with reduced $10 admission.

Tue–Sun 10AM–5PM (closed Mondays)
$15 PER VISITOR; AGES 2 AND UNDER FREE
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