What's Hot in Ontario: Nov 12 to 18, 2026

The Oilers visit the Leafs on Saturday, the Yates Cup is in Kingston that afternoon, and the Distillery Winter Village opens Thursday. Here's Thursday to Wednesday in Ontario.

On sale this week

• On sale Fri Nov 13, 10 am ET Kings of Leon at RBC Amphitheatre Show is Jun 2, 2027, RBC Amphitheatre, Toronto. Band of Horses open. A presale started Tuesday.
• On sale Fri Nov 13, 10 am ET Marc Anthony at Scotiabank Arena Show is Apr 1, 2027, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. The Last Dance tour. A presale runs Thursday.
• On sale Fri Nov 13, 10 am ET Ricky Gervais at Scotiabank Arena Show is Aug 14, 2027, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. The Legend Tour, in a hockey arena.

Ontario

Music

• Sat Nov 14, 7:30 pm The Great Canadian Roadtrip at the Kingston Grand Theatre, Kingston. Doc Walker, Michelle Wright and Jason McCoy on one bill. Tickets are $44.50 to $59.50 plus fees.
• Mon Nov 16 Sombr at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. The You Are The Reason Tour, on a Monday night.
• Tue Nov 17, 7 pm Punch Brothers at Koerner Hall, Toronto. A Tuesday night in the Royal Conservatory's concert hall.
• Wed Nov 18 Jorja Smith at Massey Hall, Toronto. Her only Canadian stop on the fall run.

Sports

• Thu Nov 12, 7 pm Avalanche at Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa. Colorado in Kanata on a Thursday. TSN5 if you're staying in.
• Fri Nov 13, 7:07 pm Bulldogs at Storm at the Sleeman Centre, Guelph. Guelph came in 15-3, Brantford 13-5. Two conference leaders on a Friday night.
• Sat Nov 14, 1 pm Yates Cup at Richardson Stadium, Kingston. Western at Queen's for the OUA title. Streams on OUA.tv.
• Sat Nov 14, 7 pm Oilers at Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. Saturday night, Oilers in town. Sportsnet if you can't get in.
• Sun Nov 15, 6 pm Knicks at Raptors at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. The first of two Knicks visits in three days. The rematch is Tuesday.

Entertainment

• Thu Nov 12, 6 pm Distillery Winter Village at the Distillery Historic District, Toronto. Opening night, with the tree lit at 6. Evening tickets from $16 plus fees through Sunday, free from Monday.
• Sat Nov 14, 5 pm The NBA Roast at Comedy Bar, Toronto. Basketball jokes for $20. Ten tickets max per order, so bring the whole group chat.
• Sat Nov 14, 6 pm Winter Festival of Lights at Queen Victoria Place, Niagara Falls. Opening night. Tree lighting at 7:30, fireworks over the Falls at 8. Free.

Pick of the week

• Sun Nov 15, 3:30 pm Ottawa Dog Film Festival at the Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa. Homeward Bound on the big screen, and you can bring your dog. Proceeds go to dog rescues.

That's the week. The rest of the country is in What's Hot in Canada, so send both to the group chat.