By Nisean Lorde
With FIFA World Cup 2026 landing in Toronto and Vancouver this summer (June 11-July 19, 2026), demand for stays in host cities is already surging, with Airbnb searches for stays up about 80% year-over-year for trips around match dates. Now, Airbnb is offering a new cash incentive to convince more people to list their homes. … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
If your commute could use a little more of a plot, Toronto’s busiest transit hub has transformed into a browsing spot for readers who like their stories either heart-fluttering or hair-raising (or perhaps a bit of both?). Hopeless Romantic Books and Little Ghosts Books have teamed up for a limited-time pop-up that puts romance and … Continued
If you’ve noticed more photo booths popping up around the city lately, you’re not imagining it. Within the last five years photo booths have slowly taken over the corners of our city. Toronto is deep in its analog era, and that means two things: both offline adventures and the pursuit of true vintage photo booths. … Continued
By Ron Johnson
In a new collab with Soulpepper Theatre, Crow’s Theatre is staging a powerful and moving production of Tennessee Williams’s Summer and Smoke, anchored by a wonderful performance from Toronto actor bahia watson as Alma Winemiller. From the moment she steps on stage, watson commands attention, drawing the audience fully into Alma’s inner world with a … Continued
Another long weekend is finally here — and this one is all about love. Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with friends or a date or reuniting with loved ones for Family Day, there’s plenty of things to do in Toronto to keep your weekend busy. Steve Aoki at Rebel Steve Aoki is celebrating a big … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
A full moon isn’t the only celestial phenomenon Torontonians have to look forward to this year. The city’s most photogenic sun alignment takes place this Sun, Feb 15, 2026. It’s called Torontohenge: the moment when the setting sun lines up with the city’s east-west downtown street grid, sending a straight beam of light down between … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
Millennials are about to embark on a nostalgic journey, as one of the most recognizable pop icons of the 2000s hits the road this summer. Hilary Duff will be travelling the world — including Toronto — on The Lucky Me Tour, marking her first major global headline run in almost 20 years. The tour will … Continued
Last updated: Feb. 10, 2026 Maybe you’re not into Valentine’s Day. Or perhaps you are, but instead of diving headlong into lovey-dovey couples stuff, all you really want to do this year is kick it with your pals, your besties, or maybe yourself, for once. If so, Galentine’s Day — or Palentine’s Day — is … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Toronto is getting a new immersive art exhibition, this time with an Impressionist twist. Beginning Feb. 26, Claude Monet: The Immersive Experience opens at YZD, inviting visitors to step inside the luminous, lily-soaked world of one of history’s most influential painters. The new exhibit takes place in a facility offering more than 20,000 square feet … Continued
Yannick Bisson knows when he has a good thing going — 19 seasons later, he remains the star of Canada’s most-watched scripted series, Murdoch Mysteries. And this year, he also celebrates 35 years of marriage with his wife, Shantelle. Here, they give us the details of their whirlwind romance. How they met Yannick: I visited … Continued
Love is in the air again and Toronto is gearing up to savour it. Whether you’re alone or coupled up this Valentine’s Day, there are events far and wide to celebrate love. Maybe that looks like a sweat session at a cool gym or catching a love-themed comedy show. Either way, we’ve curated a full … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
Toronto’s east end is reportedly about to lose one of its most familiar movie-going fixtures. According to the Globe and Mail’s film editor Barry Hertz, Cineplex Beaches will close at the end of the day on Feb 17, shutting down the six-screen multiplex that first opened in June 1999, under the Alliance Atlantis banner, before … Continued
