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 |
|---|---|---|
| Polaris Festival: Hart House Producers' Circle | September 9, 2026 | Harthouse |
| 2026 BFEP Orientation | September 9, 2026 | OISE |
| 2026 C&P & LLE Orientation | September 9, 2026 | OISE |
| Constitutional Roundtable with Prof Hans Michael Heinig | September 9, 2026 | Law |
| Scott Schieman on 'I Want M.O.R.E: Why Your Job Still Matters' | September 9, 2026 | Alumni |
Alumni
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Public History Lab: Hitler and Stalin Today by Professor Timothy Snyder | July 20 to December 18, 2026 |
| U of T Alumni Virtual Book Club — The Glass Chateau | July 31 to October 2, 2026 |
| Scott Schieman on 'I Want M.O.R.E: Why Your Job Still Matters' | September 9, 2026 |
| The Next Cybersecurity Challenge: AI-Powered Threats and Canada's Future | September 10, 2026 |
| London, UK: Terry Fox Run 2026 | September 13, 2026 |
Black Research Network
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Beyond Inclusion: Afro-Can and the Making of Black Student Life | October 1, 2026 |
| BRN 5th Anniversary Social | October 2, 2026 |
| Community-Engaged Research from Principles to Practice 1: Cultivating Community Engagement and Communication | October 6, 2026 |
| 2026 EPIC Symposium | October 16, 2026 |
| 2026 Climate & Health Conference | October 23, 2026 |
CANSSI Ontario
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Sciences: Daniela Witten | October 1, 2026 |
| 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Sciences: Daniela Witten | October 1 to October 2, 2026 |
| 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Sciences: Daniela Witten | October 2, 2026 |
| STAGE ISSS: Francesca Chiaromonte | October 9, 2026 |
| STAGE ISSS: Kevin Lin | November 6, 2026 |
Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Fifty Key Performance Artists Book Launch | September 11, 2026 |
| Fall 2026 BMO Lab Lectures: Fabian Offert | September 30, 2026 |
| BMO Lab Fall 2026 Lectures: Fabian Offert | September 30, 2026 |
| Fall 2026 BMO Lab Lectures: Elizabeth Hunter | October 6, 2026 |
| BMO Lab Fall 2026 Lectures: Elizabeth Hunter | October 6, 2026 |
Centre for Entrepreneurship
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| CfE Connects Lunch & Launch: Speed Connections | September 23, 2026 |
| CfE Connects Lunch & Launch: Spooky Startup Stories | October 28, 2026 |
Centre for Research & Innovation Support
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Discovery Grants: Live Q&A – English Session - September 10, 2026 | September 10, 2026 |
| Horizon Europe Cluster 2: Ask Me Anything Session - Sep. 10, 2026 | September 10, 2026 |
| Equity Guiding Questions tool | September 15, 2026 |
| A World First: From Bench to Bedside Advancing Regenerative Medicine Through Compassionate Access and Clinical Research | September 15, 2026 |
| Discovery Grants: Live Q&A – English Session - September 15, 2026 | September 15, 2026 |
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Tree-Based Machine Learning Methods Workshop | September 11, 2026 |
| What Questions Are Possible? | September 17, 2026 |
| NSERC Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grant: Strategies for Success – Sept. 18, 2026 | September 18, 2026 |
| Health Inc Seminar Series Season 6, Episode 1 | Toward vaccine equity: Commercial forces, technological platforms and the race to develop the Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine | September 24, 2026 |
| MPH in Black Health Information Sessions | September 24 to December 26, 2026 |
Department of Philosophy
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 Philosophy Department Book Sale | September 9, 2026 |
| 2026 Philosophy Undergraduate Orientation and Welcome Event | September 11, 2026 |
| An Unusual Zoroastrian Solution to the Problem of Evil | September 11, 2026 |
| 2026 Toronto Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy: A Celebration of Deborah Black | September 18, 2026 |
| 2026 Jerome S. Simon Memorial Lectures (Barbara Vetter, Freie Universität Berlin) | September 22, 2026 |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Mentorship 101 – Become an alumni mentor! | September 10, 2026 |
| Welcome to Graduate School 2026 | September 11, 2026 |
| U of T Alumni go to the Toronto Blue Jays Game | September 14, 2026 |
| ChemE Master of Engineering (MEng) Online Application Support Drop-In | September 15, 2026 |
| 2026 Canadian Engineering Graduate Studies Fair | September 16, 2026 |
Faculty of Arts & Science
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| CJ Jones, Liturgical Books, Religious Bodies: Designing Manuscripts for Monastic Ritual in the Late Mid... | September 11, 2026 |
| CV & Personal Statement Webinar for Life Science Grad School Applicants | September 16, 2026 |
| Slow is Fast: Growing Your Venture and Yourself | September 24, 2026 |
| Urban Litter Challenge | September 26, 2026 |
| Venture Creation Series: Patent Strategy for Entrepreneurs | September 29, 2026 |
Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| MoveU Skate Series: Queers On Ice | September 15, 2026 |
| The 2026 Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport Conference | September 18, 2026 |
| MoveU Skate Series | September 23, 2026 |
| MoveU Refresh & Recharge | October 28, 2026 |
Faculty of Music
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| RPO Grad Workshop #2c - Canada Graduate Research Scholarship (CGRS D) Preparation | September 9, 2026 |
| RPO Grad Workshop #1c - Meet the RPO | September 9, 2026 |
| Tuesday Voice Series: Welcome & Performances | September 15, 2026 |
| RPO Grad Workshop #3 - CGRS D Peer Review | September 16, 2026 |
| Thursdays at Noon | University of Guanajuato and the University of Toronto Percussion Studios Present: Liquid Borders | September 17, 2026 |
Fields Institute
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Fields-CNAM Nonlinear Days 2026 | September 14 to September 18, 2026 |
| MathEd Forum: Sep 26, 2026 / Margaret Sinclair Memorial Award Lecture: Jennifer Holm | September 26, 2026 |
| 2026 Fields Medal Symposium: Hugo Duminil-Copin | October 13 to October 16, 2026 |
| Optimal Transport Workshop | October 19 to October 23, 2026 |
| Optimization Modelling in Business and Government | October 28 to October 30, 2026 |
Hart House
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Polaris Festival: Hart House Producers' Circle | September 9, 2026 |
| From Looking to Collecting | September 9, 2026 |
| U of T Drama Coalition House Open | September 10, 2026 |
| Cyanotype Sun Printing | September 10, 2026 |
| Touch Grass | September 11, 2026 |
Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Constitutional Roundtable with Prof Hans Michael Heinig | September 9, 2026 |
| IHRP and Asper Centre - Working Groups Information Session | September 16, 2026 |
| Asper Centre Working Group Information Session | September 16, 2026 |
| Book Discussion: Ruin Their Crops on the Ground by Andrea Freeman | September 22, 2026 |
Jackman Humanities Institute
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Over and Over Again: JHI 2026-27 Art Exhibition Opening Night | September 16, 2026 |
| Queer & Trans Negativity Working Group: Meeting 1 | September 23, 2026 |
| Night Owls: Is Capitalism Ethical | September 24, 2026 |
| 2026 JHI New Faculty Salon | October 1, 2026 |
| Varieties of Uniqueness: Defying Duplication | October 8, 2026 |
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| The Buried River: Restoring Nature, Rebuilding Community | September 17, 2026 |
| Why Trees and Which Trees? Perspectives from Two Tree People. | September 24, 2026 |
| Leading with Landscape Exhibition | September 25, 2026 |
| What might it mean to ‘dig where you stand’? | September 29, 2026 |
| Visual Studies Public Lecture: Harlan Levey | September 29, 2026 |
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| BURNOUT IN PHARMACISTS | September 25, 2026 |
| Discovery Pharmacy Health & Wellness Fair | September 25, 2026 |
| Mental Health First Aid Training for Pharmacists | October 1, 2026 |
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Orientation Week at OISE | August 28 to September 11, 2026 |
| Indigenous Education Network (IEN) Orientation Events 2026 | September 3 to September 16, 2026 |
| 2026 C&P & LLE Orientation | September 9, 2026 |
| CIDEC Seminar with Dr. Kerstin Martens: The history of regional organizations in education | September 9, 2026 |
| 2026 BFEP Orientation | September 9, 2026 |
Rotman School of Management
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| 4 Short Talks: The Human Edge in the Age of AI | September 15, 2026 |
| Reunite at Rotman | September 18, 2026 |
| Jill Lepore on "The Rise of the Artificial State" | September 30, 2026 |
| Harvard’s Ranjay Gulati on “How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage” | November 11, 2026 |
St. Michael’s College
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Drive Change at St. Mike’s Golf Classic 2026 | September 23, 2026 |
| St. Michael’s Schola Cantorum: Michaelmas Concert | September 28, 2026 |
| Collegium Annual General Meeting | October 7, 2026 |
| Fall 2026 Senate Meeting | October 19, 2026 |
School of Cities
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Café: The state of local democracy in Canada | September 16, 2026 |
| Leading with Landscape: Symposium & Exhibition | October 1, 2026 |
| Smart as a City: The politics of test-bed urbanism | October 5, 2026 |
| Voice the Vote: Film screening | October 6, 2026 |
| City Politics in Canada: Forty years of continuity and change | October 15, 2026 |
School of the Environment
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Orientation 2026 | September 10, 2026 |
| Environment Seminar Series: Introduction to the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence w... | September 16, 2026 |
| Dr. Leah Stokes on The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Plane... | September 24, 2026 |
| Chemical Pollution and Sustainability: International Perspectives | September 30, 2026 |
| Environment Seminar Series: Repowering the Global Economy with Kirsty Gogan | September 30, 2026 |
Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| The Next Cybersecurity Challenge: AI-Powered Threats and Canada’s Future | September 10, 2026 |
| SRI Seminar Series: Helen Nissenbaum, Cornell University | September 23, 2026 |
| Technophilosophy September Soiree: Will AI be the next great scientist? | September 25, 2026 |
| SRI Seminar Series: Onur Bakiner, “Governing AI: The state of play” | October 7, 2026 |
| SRI Seminar Series: Huili Chen, “Understanding in intelligent machines” | October 21, 2026 |
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| T-CAIREM's 2026 Computing in Medicine - Online Fall Course (Deadline: Sep. | September 13, 2026 |
| Temerty Centre Speaker Series: Samir Grover (Sep. | September 15, 2026 |
| Temerty Medicine Community Connection Black Staff | September 15, 2026 |
| CV & Personal Statement Webinar for Life Science Grad School | September 16, 2026 |
| Be. Belong. Become.: A Celebration of Black Identity, Community and | September 16, 2026 |
Trinity College
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Trinity Blue Jays Night 2026: Invitation for Alumni | September 14, 2026 |
| Trinity Reads: Kickoff reading party | September 17, 2026 |
| Author event with Billy-Ray Belcourt & Daniel Heath Justice | September 24, 2026 |
| 49th Friends of The Library Book Sale: Oct. 21-25 | October 21, 2026 |
| 49th Friends Of The Library Book Sale | October 21, 2026 |
U of T Entrepreneurship
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Beyond Borders: Global Growth Pathways for Women-Led Health & Life Sciences Companies | September 9, 2026 |
| Media 101 Webinar | September 10, 2026 |
| Together Toronto | September 14, 2026 |
| The AI-first startup playbook | September 15, 2026 |
| Startup School: Agent Builder | September 15 to September 24, 2026 |
U of T Mississauga
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| New Student Orientation | September 4 to September 11, 2026 |
| Resource Fair | September 9, 2026 |
U of T St. George
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Spadina Block Party | September 9, 2026 |
| Instagram Live: Welcome to U of T — Getting Connected | September 16, 2026 |
| Xplore Hart House | September 17, 2026 |
U of T Scarborough
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Campus Life Expo | September 9, 2026 |
| Athletics & Recreation Open House | September 10, 2026 |
| UTSC Queer Orientation Mix & Mingle | September 15, 2026 |
Victoria College
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Vic Global Learning Abroad Fair | October 8, 2026 |