From beer, to music, to more beer, this weekend is jam-packed with awesome stuff to do in and around Toronto. Check out our picks for some of the most unmissable events happening in the city from September 18 to 20.
Toronto Beer Week
More important than Christmas to some, Toronto Beer Week showcases the city’s best craft beers for the enjoyment of bearded and unbearded craft beer connoisseurs alike. 70 participating venues across the city have loaded up the kegs and many have some good eats to go along with the suds.
When to go: September 18-26
Where at? 70 venues around Toronto
Tickets: admission is free
Oktoberfest
http://www.torontooktoberfest.ca/
Don’t let that lederhosen you wore for Halloween three years ago go to waste. It’s Oktoberfest in Toronto, and you know what that means: das boot, girls in dirndls, weird music and really drunk people attempting to do traditional German dancing, and making weak attempts at pronouncing German words like Unabhaengigkeitserklaerungen (declarations of independence – we’re helping you hone your Deutsche skills!).
When to go: Friday, the tapping of the keg (19+) 6-11 pm; Saturday (all ages) 11:30 am-4:30 pm; Sunday Ein Prosit closing party (19+) 6-11 pm
Where at? Ontario Place, 955 Lake Shore Blvd. W
Tickets: Saturday, $22; Friday and Sunday, $25 and up
Riot Fest
Hello, Wu-Tang! Riot Fest is loud, crazy and quirky, and headlined not only by the Wu-Tang Clan, but also The Prodigy, Rancid, Alexisonfire, Cancer Bats, the Joy Formidable, the Eagles of Death Metal and Tyler, the Creator. Riot Fest adds carnival rides and circus-style sideshow performers to the mix.
When to go: Saturday and Sunday, noon to midnight
Where at? Downsview Park, 35 Carl Hall Rd
Tickets: starting at $89.98
Toronto Urban Roots Fest
http://torontourbanrootsfest.com/
Hipsters, unite! Wilco’s coming to town to headline the Toronto Urban Roots Fest (TURF) along with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Of Monsters and Men, The Pixies, Rich Aucoin, Royal Canoe, Elliott Brood and a personal guilty pleasure, Cake. (Come on, Short Skirt/Long Jacket? Amazing tune!). At last check, single-day tickets were still available, but going fast.
When to go: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 1 pm-11 pm
Where at? Fort York Garrison Common National Historic Site, 250 Fort York Blvd
Tickets: starting at $89.50