5 things to do in Toronto today

The weekend is here and if you're thinking of heading out in the cold, there's lots of things to do in Toronto today that include the Light Festival in the Distillery and DesignTO happening all over the city. You can get a free cream bun and there's a screening of Uncut Gems.

Events you might want to check out

Date

About the Event

Location
- Free Japanese Cream Buns
  
  January 17
  
  Free Japanese Cream Buns
  
  Pick yourself up one of 100 fluffy creams at this new location of Hattendo where they make each one from scratch. There's also 20 per cent off all day.
  
  Hattendo Downtown
- SPEAK MUSIC Be Kind Festival
  
  January 17-19
  
  SPEAK MUSIC Be Kind Festival
  
  The new festival is feature local musicians that seeks to spread positivity with proceeds going to support artist programming.
  
  Tranzac Club
- Uncut Gems
  
  January 17-23
  
  Uncut Gems
  
  Although snubbed at the Oscars, this sleeper hit is screening over the next few days at the Paradise with Adam Sandler as a self-destructive gambler.
  
  Paradise
- DesignTO
  
  January 17-26
  
  DesignTO
  
  Creativity, community and experimentation come together at this huge, city-wide design festival with a week of exhibitions, parties, talks and more.
  
  Multiple Venues
- Toronto Light Festival
  
  January 17 - March 1
  
  Toronto Light Festival
  
  The winter nights need not be dark with the return of this big festival that will see bright art and design installations spread throughout the Distillery.
  
  Distillery District
Lead photo by
Herman Wong