What's On in Ontario: Oct 1 to 7, 2026

Hockey's back. Nuit Blanche is Saturday. And Friday at 10 am ET, next summer's tickets go on sale. Here's Thursday to Wednesday in Ontario.

On sale this week

• On sale Fri Oct 2, 10 am ET Slipknot at Rogers Stadium Jul 23, 2027, Toronto. The (sic)est Stadium Tour, almost ten months out. Presales started Tuesday.
• On sale Fri Oct 2, 10 am ET Lizzy McAlpine at Scotiabank Arena Jun 27, 2027, Toronto. An arena night for the start of summer, on the Over Country Tour.
• On sale Fri Oct 2, 10 am ET Riley Green at RBC Amphitheatre Jun 11, 2027, Toronto. Country night on his That's Just Me Tour.

Ontario

Music

• Thu Oct 1, 7:30 pm Phoebe Bridgers at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. Night one of two on the Lost Tour. Friday's show is at 7:30 too.
• Fri Oct 2, 7:30 pm Interpol at The Bowl at Sobeys Stadium, Toronto. Doors at 6, and DIIV opens.
• Sun Oct 4 Gorillaz at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. A Sunday arena show to close the weekend, on the Mountain Tour. The arena says 7, other listings say 7:30. Check before you go.
• Mon Oct 5 Steve Lacy at Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto. The venue says 7, other listings say 8. Check before you go.
• Wed Oct 7, 8 pm DJ Shadow at History, Toronto. Thirty years of Endtroducing. Doors at 7, 19+.

Sports

• Sat Oct 3, 8 am Canada Heads Up Shootout at Toronto Motorsports Park, Cayuga. Heads-up drag racing Saturday and Sunday, 8 am both days per the track's schedule, which can change. Spectator tickets are $30 a day.
• Sat Oct 3, 4 pm Marlies home opener against the Hamilton Hammers at Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto. Hockey at 4, and the Leafs at 7.
• Sat Oct 3, 7 pm Senators at Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. Ottawa's in town. On Sportsnet if you're staying in.
• Tue Oct 6, 7 pm Predators at Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. Nashville on a Tuesday. TSN4 if you can't make it.

Entertainment

• Sat Oct 3, 7 pm Nuit Blanche across Toronto, until 7 am Sunday. Free. A UFO has crashed into a car on Queen West, between City Hall and Osgoode Hall, so that's your photo.
• Sat Oct 3, 8 pm Josh Thomas at the Elgin Theatre, Toronto. Stand-up, for a Saturday that isn't a bar. The show is called jiggle jiggle.
• Sun Oct 4, 10 am Mississauga Video Game Show at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale. A retro-game market, open until 4. It's $5 at the door.

Pick of the week

• Tue Oct 6, 8 pm Pub Chess at Left Field Brewery in Liberty Village, Toronto. Boards open at 8, five quick rounds start at 8:30, then casual games. It's $10, cash or card, every Tuesday.

That's the week. Send it to the group chat.