https://theloopto.com/culture/ Culture Desk: Galleries, museums, theatre, music, film, books. en-ca The Loop TO Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:20:00 GMT https://theloopto.com/culture/jazz-in-toronto-concert-halls-and-festivals/ https://theloopto.com/culture/jazz-in-toronto-concert-halls-and-festivals/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:20:00 GMT Live jazz in Toronto from organiser pages: Koerner Hall's 2026/27 Coltrane and Miles concerts, the 2027 Beaches Jazz Festival and Toronto Jazz Festival. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/indigenous-culture-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/indigenous-culture-toronto/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:15:00 GMT Where to begin with Indigenous art and culture in Toronto: the ROM, AGO, Native Earth, imagineNATIVE and treaty history, with official links. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/christmas-concerts-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/christmas-concerts-toronto/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:52:00 GMT Christmas concerts in Toronto, December 2026, in date order: TSO, Tafelmusik, Mendelssohn Choir and more, each linked to its own page, free one flagged. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/toronto-theatre-guide/ https://theloopto.com/culture/toronto-theatre-guide/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:10:00 GMT Theatre in Toronto for the 2026/27 season at a glance: Mirvish, Canadian Stage, Soulpepper, Crow's, Tarragon, Factory and Native Earth, with dates. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/used-bookstores-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/used-bookstores-toronto/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:14:00 GMT Used and antiquarian bookstores in Toronto: The Monkey's Paw, The Scribe and Sellers & Newel, plus the Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair, with official links. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/small-museums-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/small-museums-toronto/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:45:00 GMT Nine small museums in Toronto sorted by interest, from the Bata Shoe Museum and Toronto Railway Museum to City-run house museums across the city. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/aga-khan-museum-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/aga-khan-museum-toronto/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:43:00 GMT Plan an Aga Khan Museum visit in Toronto: exhibitions, the Aga Khan Park and formal gardens, free Wednesday evenings and how to get there by Line 5. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/design-craft-and-fashion-museums-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/design-craft-and-fashion-museums-toronto/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:09:00 GMT Design museums in Toronto: what is on at the Bata Shoe Museum, Gardiner Museum and Textile Museum of Canada into 2027, with dates and TTC directions. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/independent-bookstores-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/independent-bookstores-toronto/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:45:00 GMT Independent bookstores in Toronto sorted by what you like to read: Ben McNally Books, TYPE Books and Bakka-Phoenix, with events and official links. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/independent-cinemas-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/independent-cinemas-toronto/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:48:00 GMT Independent movie theatres in Toronto: the Revue, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, TIFF Lightbox and the Paradise, with a rainy-day plan for each one. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/live-music-venues-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/live-music-venues-toronto/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:20:00 GMT Live music venues in Toronto sorted by room size, from Massey Hall and Koerner Hall to the Music Gallery and the Horseshoe, with official links. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/public-art-toronto-sculptures-and-monuments/ https://theloopto.com/culture/public-art-toronto-sculptures-and-monuments/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:14:00 GMT Public art in Toronto: use the City's map of 450+ works, then find The Archer, the Spirit Garden, Metropolis, 120 Mirrors and a rotating sculpture garden. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/toronto-murals/ https://theloopto.com/culture/toronto-murals/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:27:00 GMT Where to see murals in Toronto: Kensington Market, Graffiti Alley, the Junction's AR walls, plus Scarborough and Etobicoke, with artists named. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/film-festivals-in-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/film-festivals-in-toronto/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:11:00 GMT Film festivals in Toronto beyond TIFF: Reel Asian this November, then Hot Docs, Inside Out, TJFF and imagineNATIVE in 2027, with each organiser's dates. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/classical-music-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/classical-music-toronto/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:46:00 GMT Classical music in Toronto for first-timers: the TSO at Roy Thomson Hall, the Canadian Opera Company, Tafelmusik and Koerner Hall, free concerts flagged. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/comedy-clubs-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/comedy-clubs-toronto/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:48:00 GMT Comedy clubs in Toronto by style: Yuk Yuk's for stand-up, Second City for sketch, Comedy Bar for mixed bills and Bad Dog for improv, with official links. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/free-concerts-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/free-concerts-toronto/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:29:00 GMT Free concerts in Toronto, from the Canadian Opera Company's lunchtime series to cathedral organ recitals and student recitals, with organiser dates. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/contemporary-art-galleries-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/contemporary-art-galleries-toronto/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:53:00 GMT Nine contemporary art galleries in Toronto, from MOCA and The Power Plant to artist-run centres, with free-entry spaces flagged from their official pages. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/art-galleries-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/art-galleries-toronto/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT Eight art galleries in Toronto, sorted by what you want to see, from the AGO to MOCA and Scarborough, with each gallery's own free-admission note. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/islington-village-murals/ https://theloopto.com/culture/islington-village-murals/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:33:00 GMT Walk the Islington Village murals in Etobicoke, Toronto: stop-by-stop notes on the history, artists and stories painted along Dundas Street West. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/city-of-toronto-history-museums/ https://theloopto.com/culture/city-of-toronto-history-museums/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:26:00 GMT Ten City-run Toronto history museums in one guide, from Fort York to Todmorden Mills, with what each site is about and the City's own links for details. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/black-history-sites-toronto/ https://theloopto.com/culture/black-history-sites-toronto/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:19:00 GMT Black history sites in Toronto: the Blackburn plaque, Little Jamaica tours, parks honouring Black figures, library collections and the City Archives. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/toronto-public-library-special-collections/ https://theloopto.com/culture/toronto-public-library-special-collections/ Fri, 08 May 2026 14:30:00 GMT Toronto Public Library special collections explained: Osborne, Merril, Bagshaw, Conan Doyle and more, with how TPL says you can ask to see them. Culture Desk Culture Desk https://theloopto.com/culture/guild-park-and-gardens/ https://theloopto.com/culture/guild-park-and-gardens/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:53:00 GMT Walk Guild Park and Gardens in Scarborough: the Greek Theatre, salvaged bank panels, a pollinator garden and six kilometres of trails above Lake Ontario. Culture Desk Culture Desk