Events
The University of Toronto is a busy place – every day offers new opportunities to explore, experience and learn about what makes U of T special. Here are just some of the upcoming events happening across our community.
Upcoming U of T events
| Events | Date | Faculty / Department |
|---|---|---|
| STAGE ISSS: Francesca Chiaromonte | October 9, 2026 | CANSSI |
| Guided Kayak Tour | October 9, 2026 | Harthouse |
| High Park Walk | October 9, 2026 | Harthouse |
| Building a Winning Pitch Masterclass | October 9, 2026 | UTE |
| October Community of Practice (CoP) - Oct. 9, 2026 | October 9, 2026 | CRIS |
Alumni
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Public History Lab: Hitler and Stalin Today by Professor Timothy Snyder | July 20 to December 18, 2026 |
| What's so vanilla about vanilla? Find out how it made history as more than a spice. | September 16 to October 31, 2026 |
| Things Fall Apart | September 26 to December 20, 2026 |
| Exhibition: Leading with Landscape | October 1 to November 10, 2026 |
| U of T Alumni Virtual Book Club — The Lion Women of Tehran | October 9 to December 11, 2026 |
Black Research Network
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| BRN Academic Practice Lab: Navigating Workload, Well-Being and Research Momentum | October 15, 2026 |
| 2026 EPIC Symposium | October 16, 2026 |
| School of Cities Knowledge Café: Data, belonging, and the algorithmic city | October 21, 2026 |
| Communicating Data Through Stories – CRIS | October 22, 2026 |
| 2026 Climate & Health Conference | October 23, 2026 |
CANSSI Ontario
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| STAGE ISSS: Francesca Chiaromonte | October 9, 2026 |
| STAGE ISSS: Kevin Lin | November 6, 2026 |
| STAGE ISSS: Mingyao Li | December 4, 2026 |
| STAGE ISSS: Laura Arbour | December 5, 2026 |
Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| BMO Lab Open Studios | September 25 to December 4, 2026 |
| BMO Lab Fall 2026 Lectures: Kenneth Collins | October 14, 2026 |
| Embracing Nature: Hands-On Workshop on Dyeing Fabrics with Natural Colorants | October 15 to October 16, 2026 |
| BMO Lab Fall 2026 Lectures: Liz Santoro and Pierre Godard | October 21, 2026 |
| Kings, Queens, and Self-Declared Emperors Descend on Toronto for Micronations Screening | November 9, 2026 |
Centre for Entrepreneurship
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Venture Mentoring Service (VMS) Info Sessions | October 13, 2026 |
| Design Thinking to Hack 3Ps: Perfectionism, Procrastination, & People Pleasing | October 22, 2026 |
| CfE Connects Lunch & Launch: Spooky Startup Stories | October 28, 2026 |
| The Money Side of Business | November 3, 2026 |
| Resilience to Rise: The Advantage of Failing Up | November 5, 2026 |
Centre for Research & Innovation Support
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| October Community of Practice (CoP) - Oct. 9, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Speaking Our Truths: The Journey Towards Reconciliation - Part 1 - Oct 15, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Fun Data Friday: Python | October 16, 2026 |
| 2026 EPIC Symposium - Oct. 16, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| What is a Data Management Plan and Why Do I Need One? - Oct. 20, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
Convocation
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| F2. School of Graduate Studies: Arts & Science; Industrial Relations; and Public Health | October 26, 2026 |
| F1. Faculty of Arts & Science | October 26, 2026 |
| F5. School of Graduate Studies, Medicine/Rehabilitation Science | October 27, 2026 |
| F3. School of Graduate Studies: Architecture, Landscape, and Design; Ontario Institute for Studies in Education; Music; and Social Work | October 27, 2026 |
| F4. School of Graduate Studies: Jackman Law, Munk School, and Rotman Management | October 27, 2026 |
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| MPH in Black Health Information Sessions | September 24 to December 17, 2026 |
| 2026 Future Student Information Sessions | September 29 to December 26, 2026 |
| 2026 Future Student Information Sessions | September 30 to December 17, 2026 |
| Author Spotlight | October 14, 2026 |
| When Robots Meet Older People: An Approach from STS | October 14, 2026 |
Department of Philosophy
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| History of Philosophy Research Group Talk (Bridger Ehli, IU-Bloomington) | October 15, 2026 |
| 2026 Annual Toronto Graduate Philosophy Conference | October 16 to October 17, 2026 |
| Aesthetics Reading Group (John Dyck, Misssissippi State University) | October 23, 2026 |
| Ethics and Political Philosophy Interest Group Talk | October 29, 2026 |
| Ethics and Political Philosophy Interest Group Talk (Iwao Hirose, McGill) | October 29, 2026 |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| FIFSW Postdoc Talks: Rethinking Successful Aging: Maintaining, Adapting, and Reclaiming Well-Being in Later Life, with Dr. Mabel Ho | October 19, 2026 |
| 2S/LGBTQIA+ Sexual & Reproductive Justice Forum | October 29, 2026 |
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Thanksgiving Day: University Closed | October 12, 2026 |
| ChemE Master of Engineering (MEng) Online Application Support Drop-In | October 13, 2026 |
| Engineering leadership: Navigating a changing world | October 14, 2026 |
| OPTIONS – Emotional Intelligence: The Human Side of Technical Leadership | October 14, 2026 |
| San Francisco: An evening with U of T Professor Jacob Tsimerman, Fields Medal winner | October 15, 2026 |
Faculty of Arts & Science
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Pecha Kucha - Research Creation to Remake the World Once Creative Project at a Time | October 9, 2026 |
| Revival and Return: Poland and the Jewish Past | October 9, 2026 |
| Distinguished Lecture Series: Margo Seltzer, "Simple Models for Systemsy Problems" | October 13, 2026 |
| Temerty Medicine Graduate Program Fair | October 14, 2026 |
| Wife-Work in an Evangelical Rio: Pleasure, Protection and the Right in Brazil with Laurie Denyer Willis | October 15, 2026 |
Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Virtual Info Session: BKin Combined Master of Teaching | October 9, 2026 |
| Virtual Workshop: Preparing for Graduate School Applications | October 9, 2026 |
| KPE 401 Info Session: International Development Through Sport | October 14, 2026 |
| Rotman Presents: An Evening With Clara Hughes—Performance, Pressure, and Renewal | October 19, 2026 |
| KPE Co-Working: Stronger Together | October 20, 2026 |
Faculty of Music
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Riki Turofsky Masterclass in Voice with Johannes Debus | October 13, 2026 |
| Tuesday Voice Series: 3rd Year Undergraduate Singers in Performance | October 13, 2026 |
| Percussion Ensemble: Steve Reich @ 90 | October 14, 2026 |
| Somers Sonata Pentad 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Thursdays at Noon: Henrique Cazes and Rogério Caetano, guitar | October 15, 2026 |
Fields Institute
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 Fields Medal Symposium: Hugo Duminil-Copin | October 13 to October 16, 2026 |
| NSERC CREATE-MIPPH Professional Development Event | October 16, 2026 |
| Optimal Transport Workshop | October 19 to October 23, 2026 |
| Workshop on Foundation Models for Cosmology and Particle Physics | October 20 to October 22, 2026 |
| Optimization Modelling in Business and Government | October 28 to October 30, 2026 |
Hart House
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Guided Kayak Tour | October 9, 2026 |
| High Park Walk | October 9, 2026 |
| Afrobeat TikTok 101 | October 14, 2026 |
| Camera Club Critical Salon | October 14, 2026 |
| Crocheting Hope | October 14, 2026 |
Jackman Humanities Institute
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| The Play of the Fluctuating Currency - Performance 1 | October 15, 2026 |
| The Play of the Fluctuating Currency - Performance 2 | October 16, 2026 |
| How Art History Teaches: Images, Infrastructure, Cognition | October 16, 2026 |
| The Play of the Fluctuating Currency - Performance 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Defending the Intellectual: Lessons from Ancient Greece | October 20, 2026 |
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Info session: Master of Forest Conservation (MFC) | October 13, 2026 |
| 2026 Filmmaker-in-Residence: Rhayne Vermette | October 13, 2026 |
| From failed architect to film destroyer: 2026 Filmmaker-in-Residence Rhayne Vermette | October 13, 2026 |
| Healthcare Design that Makes a Difference: Insights from Foster + Partners | October 15, 2026 |
| Miscellaneous Tactics | October 22, 2026 |
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Open House: Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | October 15, 2026 |
| 2026 Explore Health Sciences: Grad & Professional Programs Fair | November 5, 2026 |
| Virtual Open House: PharmD for Pharmacists Program | November 26, 2026 |
New College
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Zotero | October 9, 2026 |
| Using Zotero as a Reading and Research Tool | October 16, 2026 |
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Online panel: Equity & Diversity in the Context of Critical AI Literacy | October 9, 2026 |
| Renegade Politics: In Conversation with Dr. Wraychel Gilmore, PhD | October 15, 2026 |
| Writers’ Roost: In conversation with Dr. Trudy Sopp | October 15, 2026 |
| OISE Panel: Education in the Age of AI | October 22, 2026 |
| Mindfulness Community of Practice for Educators | October 26, 2026 |
Rotman School of Management
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| TechTO: Commerce@Rotman | October 13, 2026 |
| The Future of Toronto: A Mayoral Debate at Rotman (SOLD OUT) | October 15, 2026 |
| An Evening with Clara Hughes: Performance, Pressure, and Renewal | October 19, 2026 |
| The Future of Indigenous Entrepreneurship | October 26, 2026 |
| Maxime Cohen on "Pricing in the Age of AI" | October 28, 2026 |
St. Michael’s College
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| The Annual Dante Lecture ‘Between Ulysses and Saint Francis: Models of Leadership in Dante’ | October 16, 2026 |
| Fall 2026 Senate Meeting | October 19, 2026 |
School of Cities
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| City Politics in Canada: Forty years of continuity and change | October 15, 2026 |
| Knowledge Café: Data, belonging, and the algorithmic city | October 21, 2026 |
| Knowledge Cafe: Using the Census – New tools for urban researchers | November 18, 2026 |
| Knowledge Cafe: The paradox of prioritization in public sector algorithms | January 20, 2027 |
| Knowledge Café: Caring for others, struggling for shelter | March 17, 2027 |
School of the Environment
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Environment Seminar Series: When Green Meets Red: Making Environmental Decisions on the Farm with Jenni... | October 14, 2026 |
| Environment Seminar Series: The Conservation Answer to Climate Change with Bob Inglis | November 18, 2026 |
Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| SRI Seminar Series: Huili Chen, “Understanding in intelligent machines” | October 21, 2026 |
| The Human Variable: Psychology for the AI Age | October 28, 2026 |
| SRI Seminar Series: Thomas Ristenpart, “For all tomorrow’s survivors: Computer security in interpersonal threat models” | November 4, 2026 |
| SRI Seminar Series: Lydia T. Liu, “Expertise in age of human-AI collaboration” | November 18, 2026 |
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| AI in Practice for Residents & Fellows Weekend Mini-Course (Final Registration Deadline: Nov. | October 9 to November 15, 2026 |
| Online Info Session:2026-2027 Health Data Nexus Dataset | October 13, 2026 |
| Temerty Medicine Graduate Program | October 14, 2026 |
| IDEAS Foundations of QI: October Online | October 14 to October 21, 2026 |
| Ca RMS Virtual Meet and Greet Session: Getting to Know the | October 15, 2026 |
Trinity College
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| A Conversation with Francis Farrell: Ukraine from the Human to the Global Political Level | October 14, 2026 |
| Timothy Snyder in conversation with Nora Krug: moderated by Trinity’s Dean of Arts Professor Hang-Sun Kim | October 20, 2026 |
| 49th Friends of The Library Book Sale: Oct. 21-25 | October 21, 2026 |
| 49th Friends Of The Library Book Sale | October 21, 2026 |
| Faculty of Divinity Online Information Session: Graduate Degrees (MA, ThM & PhD) | October 22, 2026 |
University College
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Joseph Brant's Unwritten History: Towards an Indigenous Antiquarianism | October 15, 2026 |
| Fall Convocation |
October 26, 2026 |
U of T Entrepreneurship
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Build with Gemini 2026 | August 16 to October 14, 2026 |
| Building a Winning Pitch Masterclass | October 9, 2026 |
| Introduction to Industry Research | October 14, 2026 |
| San Francisco, CA: U of T Alumni All-Comer Event with 2026 Fields Medal Winner, Professor Jacob Tsimerman | October 15, 2026 |
| Growing up with the algorithm | October 20, 2026 |
U of T Mississauga
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Career Talks: Chat with a Peer | Various Dates (Book Your Appointment) |
| Crafternoon Tea at UTM | October 19, 2026 |
U of T St. George
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Small Steps, Strong Defence: Cyber Security Awareness Month at U of T | October 2 to October 22, 2026 |
| Waste Reduction Week | October 19 to October 23, 2026 |
| CfE Connects Lunch & Launch: Spooky Startup Stories | October 28, 2026 |
| MoveU Refresh & Recharge | October 28, 2026 |
U of T Scarborough
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| ConnectU: Connecting Students, Creating Community | September 21 to December 7, 2026 |
Victoria College
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| VWA | Victoria University's Indigenous Healing Garden | October 28, 2026 |
| Day with Emmanuel 2026 | November 14, 2026 |
| VWA | The Art of Spanish Perfume (and One “Wild” Woman) | November 25, 2026 |