Upcoming events at the EWG
October 2026
Not Dead Yet! John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50
September 30, 2026
Gather your fellow knights, dust off your coconuts and prepare for an evening of irreverent humour and unparalleled comedy history ...
Sasha Velour: Travesty
October 2, 2026 , at 8:00p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Internationally beloved drag icon Sasha Velour is coming to Toronto ...
Josh Thomas
October 3, 2026 , at 8:00p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Josh Thomas started doing stand-up comedy 20 years ago and quickly became a mainstay of the Australian comedy scene. Since then, he has lost three celebrity cooking shows, failed at Celebrity Splash and Taskmaster and cured Bob Katter’s homophobia, among many other achievements ...
Jacob Collier: The Light For Days Tour — A Series of Solo Performances in Intimate Spaces
October 3, 2026 , at 8:00p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
With a depth and imagination that is beyond question, musical multi-hyphenate Jacob Collier has taken the world by storm ...
2026 Tours of the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres
October 5, 2026
Guided tours of this National Historic Site — the last operating stacked theatre in the world — are 90 minutes long and recount the history and restoration of the complex. Visit the original and new lobbies, the elegant Elgin Theatre and the unique and whimsical Winter Garden Theatre, and view samples from the world’s largest collection of vaudeville scenery ...
In Defence of Democracy: Carissa Véliz, in conversation with Lisa LaFlamme
October 6, 2026 , at 6:30p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The Samara Centre for Democracy presents In Defence of Democracy with Carissa Véliz ...
Danny Bhoy: Dear World ...
October 9, 2026
Scottish comedy superstar Danny Bhoy returns to Canada with all new material. Fresh from its completely sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Bhoy brings his latest show Dear World … to Canada ...
Sal Vulcano Everything's Fine Tour
October 17, 2026 , at 7:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Outback presents co-creator, executive producer and star of the global comedy phenomenon Impractical Jokers Sal Vulcano ...
2026 Tours of the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres
October 19, 2026
Guided tours of this National Historic Site — the last operating stacked theatre in the world — are 90 minutes long and recount the history and restoration of the complex. Visit the original and new lobbies, the elegant Elgin Theatre and the unique and whimsical Winter Garden Theatre, and view samples from the world’s largest collection of vaudeville scenery ...
Alex Edelman: What Are You Going To Do
October 22, 2026 , at 7:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
MRG Live presents one of the most critically hailed comedians of his generation ...
Jonathan Van Ness — Hot & Healed
October 23, 2026 , at 7:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Award-winning television personality, New York Times best-selling author, podcaster and comedian Jonathan Van Ness is bringing their highly anticipated new live show, Hot & Healed, to audiences across Canada this fall ...
Kyla Cobbler Gone Rogue
October 24, 2026
Outback Presents is thrilled to announce that breakout Irish comedian Kyla Cobbler has added a third Toronto performance to her first-ever Canadian tour following overwhelming demand ...
PEN Canada: Graeme Gibson Talk with Evan Gershkovich
October 27, 2026 , at 7:30p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The Toronto International Festival of Authors presents the PEN Canada Graeme Gibson Talk, an annual conversation between writers whose insights, experiences and expertise offer valuable perspectives on the urgent political, social, cultural and economic issues of our time ...