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 |
|---|---|---|
| INQYR Beyond Limits: The Conference — Mobilizing innovative global social research for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth joy and resilience | October 2, 2026 | SocialWork |
| JICS Centennial Golf Championship — Fore the Future! | October 2, 2026 | OISE |
| Pareidolia | October 2, 2026 | Harthouse |
| 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Sciences: Daniela Witten - Day 2/2 | October 2, 2026 | Arts |
| Fun Data Fridays: Data Cleaning with OpenRefine | October 2, 2026 | CRIS |
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 |
| 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 |
| University College Book Sale | October 1 to October 4, 2026 |
Black Research Network
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| BRN 5th Anniversary Social | October 2, 2026 |
| Composing While Black: Afrodiasporic Music Today – Faculty of Music | October 5, 2026 |
| Community-Engaged Research from Principles to Practice 1: Cultivating Community Engagement and Communication | October 6, 2026 |
| Black Student & Alumni Career Networking Night | October 7, 2026 |
| BRN Academic Practice Lab: Navigating Workload, Well-Being and Research Momentum | October 15, 2026 |
CANSSI Ontario
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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: Elizabeth Hunter | October 6, 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 |
Centre for Entrepreneurship
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| CfE Connects Lunch & Launch: Spooky Startup Stories | October 28, 2026 |
Centre for Research & Innovation Support
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 |
| OEH Seminar Series: “Environmental Health issues following the war in Ethiopia” | October 2, 2026 |
| From Trauma to Meaning: Trauma-Focused Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully Workshop | October 2, 2026 |
Department of Philosophy
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Global Philosophy Research Interest Group Talk (Martin Adam, University of Victoria) | October 2, 2026 |
| Language, Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Mind Research Interest Group (Adam Pautz, Brown) | October 2, 2026 |
| Linguistic Internalism and Externalism: Bridging Medieval and Contemporary Thought | October 3, 2026 |
| 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 |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Trench Innovation Sprint: Lunch-and-Learn Info Session | October 5, 2026 |
| Therapy Dog Visit | October 6, 2026 |
| ChemE Master of Engineering (MEng) Online Application Support Drop-In | October 6, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving Day: University Closed | October 12, 2026 |
| ChemE Master of Engineering (MEng) Online Application Support Drop-In | October 13, 2026 |
Faculty of Arts & Science
Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Experiential Learning Info Session | October 6, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Group Advising: Planning for Arts & Science Minors | October 20, 2026 |
Faculty of Music
Fields Institute
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Annual Meeting for the a Quantum Alliance Project on Sensing | October 6, 2026 |
| 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 |
Hart House
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Pareidolia | October 2, 2026 |
| Nuit Blanche Guided Walk | October 3, 2026 |
| Barbershop | October 5, 2026 |
| The Hart House Sketchbook | October 6, 2026 |
| Little Jamaica Music History Walking Tour | October 6, 2026 |
Jackman Humanities Institute
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Varieties of Uniqueness: Defying Duplication | October 8, 2026 |
| Defending the Intellectual: Lessons from Ancient Greece | October 20, 2026 |
| Queer & Trans Negativity Working Group: Meeting 2 | October 21, 2026 |
| Queer & Trans Negativity Working Group: Meeting 3 | November 18, 2026 |
| Dead Book Clubs | November 27, 2026 |
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Film screening – “Aurand / Beavers: Architecture and Dwelling” | October 5, 2026 |
| Info session: PhD in Architecture, Landscape, and Design | October 7, 2026 |
| Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa | October 8, 2026 |
| 2026 Filmmaker-in-Residence: Rhayne Vermette | October 13, 2026 |
| Info session: Master of Forest Conservation (MFC) | October 13, 2026 |
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Discovery and Development of M4K2009 for the Treatment of Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG): An Open Science Approach | October 2, 2026 |
| Open House: Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | October 15, 2026 |
| Virtual Open House: PharmD for Pharmacists Program | November 26, 2026 |
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| JICS Centennial Golf Championship — Fore the Future! | October 2, 2026 |
| Palestine Will Always Remain Under Our Stamping Feet: Dabke, Relationality & Palestinian Worldmaking Under Deracination | October 2, 2026 |
| OISE Virtual Fall Open House | October 3, 2026 |
| Native Seed-Saving Workshop | October 6, 2026 |
| Book Launch & Chat - Critical Theories and the Postsocialist Challenge: Race, Gender, Decolonization and Social Justice | October 8, 2026 |
Rotman School of Management
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Harvard’s Ranjay Gulati on “How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage” | November 11, 2026 |
St. Michael’s College
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| The Qur’anic Mary as a Bridgebuilder between Religions: A Lecture and Discussion with Prof Klaus von Stosch | October 6, 2026 |
| Collegium Annual General Meeting | October 7, 2026 |
| Fall 2026 Senate Meeting | October 19, 2026 |
School of Cities
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Knowledge Café: Data, belonging, and the algorithmic city | October 21, 2026 |
| Knowledge Cafe: Using the Census – New tools for urban researchers | November 18, 2026 |
School of the Environment
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| MES In-Person Open House 2026 | October 7, 2026 |
| MES Virtual Open House 2026 | October 7, 2026 |
| 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: Onur Bakiner, “Governing AI: The state of play” | October 7, 2026 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026 Distinguished Lecture in Statistical Sciences with Daniela | October 1 to October 2, 2026 |
| 8th Cardio-Rheumatology | October 2, 2026 |
| Temerty Centre Speaker Series: Dr. William Tran (Oct. | October 2, 2026 |
| T-CAIREM–C-AIM Collaborative Innovation Grants for AI In Healthcare (Deadline: Oct. | October 2, 2026 |
| Second Annual University of Toronto Obstetric Anesthesia | October 3, 2026 |
Trinity College
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Sacred Music in a Sacred Space | October 2, 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 | October 21, 2026 |
| 49th Friends of The Library Book Sale: Oct. 21-25 | October 21, 2026 |
| Trinity Alumni ’80s Pub Night | October 22, 2026 |
U of T Entrepreneurship
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Build with Gemini 2026 | August 16 to October 14, 2026 |
| T-CAIREM's 2026 National Health Datathon | October 2, 2026 |
| BFN Demo Day - The Fifth Chapter | October 2, 2026 |
| Gig to Grow Business Summit 2026: From Start-Up to Scale-Up | October 3, 2026 |
| Unpacking U.S. Trade Turbulence: What do ventures need to know? | October 7, 2026 |
U of T Mississauga
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| Career Talks: Chat with a Peer | Various Dates (Book Your Appointment) |
| All-Nations Powwow | October 3, 2026 |
| Smart Minds, Smarter Futures – AI, Academics & Career Growth | October 8, 2026 |
| Crafternoon Tea at UTM | October 19, 2026 |
U of T St. George
| Events | Date |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Vic Global Learning Abroad Fair | October 8, 2026 |
| 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 |