It’s April, and it’s officially spring in Toronto! While the weather is still a bit unpredictable, rain is coming and so are the flowers — and with it, some of the best events and culture the city has to offer. Here are the most important dates, events and festivals that everyone in Toronto needs to know for April.
Events, festivals and important dates in Toronto in April 2026
April 1: Hayley Williams at Massey Hall
April 1: Trixie Mattel and Katya at Meridian Hall
April 1: April Fools Day
April 1: First day of Passover
April 1–4: Bat out of Hell at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre
April 2: Josh Baker at Coda
April 2: Glen Hansard at The Great Hall
April 2: Dirty Dancing in Concert at Meridian Hall
April 3: Good Friday
April 3–5: Canadian Pet Expo
April 4: Mae Martin at Massey Hall
April 4: Hassan Phills at Meridian Hall
April 5: Easter Sunday
April 5: Beaches Lion Club Easter Parade
April 6: An Evening with David Sedaris at Massey Hall
April 6: The Neighbourhood at Scotiabank Arena
April 6: Naika at History
April 7–8: Lily Allen at Massey Hall
April 7–19: Chicago at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre
April 7–26: The Book of Mormon at Princess of Wales Theatre
April 7–May 3: Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary at Crow’s Theatre
April 8: Perfume Genius at The Great Hall
April 8: International Day of Pink
April 8–11: Symphonically Spielberg: The Music of John Williams at the TSO
April 9: Alice Phoebe Lou at The Concert Hall
April 9: Chris Grey at Danforth Music Hall
April 9: yung kai at The Mod ClubÂ
April 9–12: Spring One of a Kind ShowÂ
April 10–12: Toronto Silent Film Festival
April 11: CamelPhat at History
April 11: Sam Roberts Band at Massey Hall
April 11: Witchz at The Great Hall
April 11–12: The Baby Show at the Enercare Centre
April 11–26: Clyde’s at Bluma Appel Theatre
April 12: Jackson Wang at Coca-Cola ColiseumÂ
April 12: Toronto Art Crawl Spring Pop-Up
April 12: Anthony Green at Danforth Music Hall
April 12: Ivan Urgant at Meridian Hall
April 13: Raye at Coca-Cola Coliseum
April 13: Snail Mail at The Concert Hall
April 13: GoldFord at Danforth Music Hall
April 14–15: Diana Krall at Massey Hall
April 14–May 3: Inside American Pie at CAA Theatre
April 15: LANY at Coca-Cola Coliseum
April 15: The Maine at History
April 16: Florence + The Machine at Scotiabank Arena
April 16: Carlos Vives at Coca-Cola Coliseum
April 16: Asim Azhar at Danforth Music Hall
April 16–19: Toronto Ukrainian Film Festival
April 17: Maisie Peters at Phoenix Concert Theatre
April 17: John Butler Trio at History
April 17: Jonas Blue at CODA
April 17: Equality Day in Canada
April 17–18: Oh Wonder at Danforth Music Hall
April 17–18: West Side Story: Film with Live Orchestra at Meridian Hall
April 17-19: T.O. Food and Drink Fest
April 18: Under Armour Toronto 10K
April 18: Xenia Concerts and TO Live Present: An adaptive concert with Mattmac & Phoenix the Fire at Meridian Hall
April 18: NBA playoffs begins
April 18: NHL playoffs begins
April 20: Demi Lovato at Scotiabank Arena
April 21–May 10: The Division at Crow’s Theatre
April 22: Earth Day
April 22–May 10: Moulin Rouge! The Musical at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre
April 23: Lewis Capaldi at Scotiabank Arena
April 23: Dave at Coca-Cola Coliseum
April 23: The Last Dinner Party at Massey Hall
April 23: Tyler Shaw at The Mod Club
April 23-May 3: Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival
April 24: Allie X at Danforth Music Hall
April 24: Triumph at Scotiabank Arena
April 24: Northern Super League regular season begins
April 24–26: The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark at The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres
April 25: Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman at Massey Hall
April 25–May 16: Bluebeard’s Castle/Erwatung at the Canadian Opera CompanyÂ
April 26: Joost at History
April 26–May 3: The Festival of Literary DiversityÂ
April 27: ichiko aoba at Massey Hall
April 27: Bring Me the Horizon at Scotiabank Arena
April 29: Callum Scott at Massey Hall
April 30: Anticipation: The Carly Simon and James Taylor Story at Meridian Arts Centre
April 30: Nimesh Patel at Meridian Hall
