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Events for graphic designers & creatives

This calendar lists in-person and online design and arts events for graphic designers, illustrators, and visual creatives. We built this to help strengthen our community and reduce gatekeeping and barriers to connection. All events are based in Toronto.

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Toronto Design Community Event Calendar
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FoF Toronto Summer Picnic 2025
Friends of Figma Toronto
Jul 26
Dog Draw IX: Dog Days of Summer
Zack Rosen + Candypress
Jul 23
Generations
ADCC
Jul 17
Pop-Up Paper Fair
Toronto's First Post Office
Aug 9
Pop-Up Paper Fair
Toronto's First Post Office
Jul 12
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Love Art & Basketball
Thu
Jun
19
to
Wed
Jul
23

Love Art & Basketball

with
Art Starts TO
Love, Art & Basketball (LAB) is taking over Art Starts TO beneath Yorkdale Mall with a full month of creative chaos, community energy, and unapologetic self-expression.
Vector Festival
Thu
Jul
10
to
Sat
Aug
09

Vector Festival

with
InterAccess
Vector Festival 2025, 404_not_found, embraces the broken hyperlink, the loading screen, and the sharks biting undersea fiber-optic cables.

Upcoming Events

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Screenprinting: Beyond the Basics - Three Session Course
Wed
Jul
16
to
Wed
Jul
16

Screenprinting: Beyond the Basics - Three Session Course

with
Secret Planet Print Shop
In this multi-day three session course participants will be taught a solid base of screenprinting approaches and techniques.
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DesignTO Tours: Inside a Geary Avenue Creative Hub
Thu
Jul
17
to
Thu
Jul
17

DesignTO Tours: Inside a Geary Avenue Creative Hub

with
DesignTO
Join DesignTO for an exclusive house tour of two unique industrial lofts filled with contemporary art, designer furniture, and plants.
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Generations
Thu
Jul
17
to
Thu
Jul
17

Generations

with
ADCC
A conversation between those who paved the way — and those reshaping what’s next. This panel explores what creativity means across generations. Join us to discover how the industry is being reimagined — past, present, and future.
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The Toronto Pancakes & Booze Art Show
Fri
Jul
18
to
Fri
Jul
18

The Toronto Pancakes & Booze Art Show

with
Pancakes & Booze Art Show
Come experience one of the largest pop-up art movements to hit North America over the past decade. Celebrating over 15 years of serving FREE PANCAKES and introducing you to some of the nation's leading emerging artists.
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Print Play: Japanese Woodblock Printing
Sat
Jul
19
to
Sat
Jul
19

Print Play: Japanese Woodblock Printing

with
Open Studio
Join artist Khadijah Morley for a chat about her recent residency at Mokuhanga Innovation Lab in Japan and learn to pull a woodblock print.
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Intro to Silkscreen (Intensive)
Sun
Jul
20
to
Sun
Jul
20

Intro to Silkscreen (Intensive)

with
The inPrint Collective
Interested in screen but intimidated by the process? In this workshop, you'll receive an intensive introduction to emulsion-based silkscreen and demystify the practice so you can do it at home.
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Collage Night
Wed
Jul
23
to
Wed
Jul
23

Collage Night

with
Art Freaks
​Art is for everyone! Come get a little messy, meet other creative weirdos, and glue your heart out at our first Art Freaks event! ​Think of it like a craft night with your coolest, most creative friends — even if you just met them.
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Dog Draw IX: Dog Days of Summer
Wed
Jul
23
to
Wed
Jul
23

Dog Draw IX: Dog Days of Summer

with
Zack Rosen + Candypress
This night of life-drawing has a twist - the models are dogs! Besides the cuteness factor (which will be high) you get a night unlike any other and you’ll go home with a stack of personal masterpieces to frame and display.
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Art Battle Toronto City Championship!
Thu
Jul
24
to
Thu
Jul
24

Art Battle Toronto City Championship!

with
Art Battle International
Come watch as artists transform blank canvases into beautiful pieces of art in 3 rounds of just 20 minutes, and then help vote to determine the winner of the event!
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DesignX Dinners
Thu
Jul
24
to
Thu
Jul
24

DesignX Dinners

with
DesignX
Curated, intimate gatherings for design leaders and practitioners. Dine with 4 other brilliant minds from Toronto’s design community. A new mix of people each time. Good food, better conversations.
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Snack and Sketch
Thu
Jul
24
to
Thu
Jul
24

Snack and Sketch

with
Slow Night
We invite non-artists, bad artists, and burnt out creatives out for an evening of snacks and sketching al fresco. Soak up the summer vibes out on the brand new courtyard patio with the food and drinks of your choice!
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FoF Toronto Summer Picnic 2025
Sat
Jul
26
to
Sat
Jul
26

FoF Toronto Summer Picnic 2025

with
Friends of Figma Toronto
Come out and soak up the summer vibes with a fabulous picnic at the heart of Toronto with your FoF Toronto Community! It’ll be a chill meetup to hang out, make new friends, and enjoy the sunny weather.
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The Conté Club
Wed
Jul
30
to
Wed
Jul
30

The Conté Club

with
Made by Emblem
Made by Emblem is hosting a drop-in life drawing session on the last Wednesday of each month! Come join Erik Mohr (Creative Director) for a relaxed evening filled with mark-making.
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Block Printing with Sarah Aranha
Sat
Aug
02
to
Sat
Aug
02

Block Printing with Sarah Aranha

with
MOCA
Learn how to design, carve, and print on fabric in this 3-hour Community Weekend workshop at MOCA. Led by artist Sarah Aranha, explore positive and negative space as you carve your own block out of soft linoleum.
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Art Socials
Wed
Aug
06
to
Wed
Aug
06

Art Socials

with
The Bentway
Learn the basics of screen printing, watercolour painting, letterpress, and more while connecting with neighbours. No experience necessary!
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Snack and Sketch
Thu
Aug
07
to
Thu
Aug
07

Snack and Sketch

with
Slow Night
We invite non-artists, bad artists, and burnt out creatives out for an evening of snacks and sketching al fresco. Soak up the summer vibes out on the brand new courtyard patio with the food and drinks of your choice!
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Eco Printing
Sat
Aug
09
to
Sat
Aug
09

Eco Printing

with
Multintto
Turn nature into your palette in this 3-hour hands-on workshop with artist Camila Salcedo. Explore the beautiful process of eco printing methods —using leaves, flowers, and plant matter to create one-of-a-kind prints on fabric.
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Pop-Up Paper Fair
Sat
Aug
09
to
Sat
Aug
09

Pop-Up Paper Fair

with
Toronto's First Post Office
Toronto’s First Post Office is bringing back its summer pop-up paper fair! We're featuring local stationery brands at our pop-up fair in our historical post office!
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Cyanotype
Sun
Aug
10
to
Sun
Aug
10

Cyanotype

with
Multintto
Discover the magic of sun-powered printing in this hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to create striking blue-and-white images using plants, objects, and UV-sensitive surfaces.
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Two-Tone Linocut Printmaking
Sun
Aug
10
to
Sun
Aug
10

Two-Tone Linocut Printmaking

with
Multintto
Dive into the bold world of relief printing in this 3.5-hour hands-on session where you’ll create striking two-tone prints using soft linoleum blocks.
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Art Socials
Wed
Aug
13
to
Wed
Aug
13

Art Socials

with
The Bentway
Learn the basics of screen printing, watercolour painting, letterpress, and more while connecting with neighbours. No experience necessary!
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Cyanotype Weekend
Sat
Aug
16
to
Sun
Aug
17

Cyanotype Weekend

with
The inPrint Collective
During this workshop you will learn how to take photos from your camera, convert to negative, then print beautiful cyanotype prints from your cherished photos.
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Art Socials
Wed
Aug
20
to
Wed
Aug
20

Art Socials

with
The Bentway
Learn the basics of screen printing, watercolour painting, letterpress, and more while connecting with neighbours. No experience necessary!
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Snack and Sketch
Thu
Aug
21
to
Thu
Aug
21

Snack and Sketch

with
Slow Night
We invite non-artists, bad artists, and burnt out creatives out for an evening of snacks and sketching al fresco. Soak up the summer vibes out on the brand new courtyard patio with the food and drinks of your choice!
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Art Socials
Wed
Aug
27
to
Wed
Aug
27

Art Socials

with
The Bentway
Learn the basics of screen printing, watercolour painting, letterpress, and more while connecting with neighbours. No experience necessary!
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The Conté Club
Wed
Aug
27
to
Wed
Aug
27

The Conté Club

with
Made by Emblem
Made by Emblem is hosting a drop-in life drawing session on the last Wednesday of each month! Come join Erik Mohr (Creative Director) for a relaxed evening filled with mark-making.
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Collage Night
Fri
Sep
05
to

Collage Night

with
Slow Night
​​​Slow Night invites non-artists, bad artists, and burnt out creatives for a relaxing collage night where we curate, cut, and paste to our hearts' content!
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The Conté Club
Wed
Sep
24
to
Wed
Sep
24

The Conté Club

with
Made by Emblem
Made by Emblem is hosting a drop-in life drawing session on the last Wednesday of each month! Come join Erik Mohr (Creative Director) for a relaxed evening filled with mark-making.
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RGD’s DesignThinkers Toronto
Wed
Oct
01
to
Thu
Oct
02

RGD’s DesignThinkers Toronto

with
Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD)
The RGD's 26th annual DesignThinkers Conference will be an in-person event, with an option to attend virtually through the event platform Pheedloop where you can watch live-streamed sessions and connect with other online attendees.
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Collage Night
Fri
Oct
03
to

Collage Night

with
Slow Night
​​​Slow Night invites non-artists, bad artists, and burnt out creatives for a relaxing collage night where we curate, cut, and paste to our hearts' content!
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RGD‘s Design Educators Conference
Fri
Oct
03
to

RGD‘s Design Educators Conference

with
Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD)
Join us as we explore design’s potential to adapt, flourish and influence through a mindset rooted in curiosity, resilience and the courage to challenge the norms. Organised in collaboration with George Brown College.
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The Conté Club
Wed
Oct
29
to
Wed
Oct
29

The Conté Club

with
Made by Emblem
Made by Emblem is hosting a drop-in life drawing session on the last Wednesday of each month! Come join Erik Mohr (Creative Director) for a relaxed evening filled with mark-making.
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Toronto Stationary Show
Sat
Nov
01
to
Sat
Nov
01

Toronto Stationary Show

with
Toronto Stationary Show
The Toronto Stationery Show unites the community of stationery enthusiasts in the city and around the world. We are artists & businesses who are passionate about snail mail and paper related goods. Discover new and local creatives at our ev
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2025 ADCC Awards
Thu
Nov
06
to
Thu
Nov
06

2025 ADCC Awards

with
ADCC
On November 6th, The Advertising & Design Club of Canada will announce the winners of our 2025 ADCC Awards.
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Collage Night
Fri
Nov
07
to

Collage Night

with
Slow Night
​​​Slow Night invites non-artists, bad artists, and burnt out creatives for a relaxing collage night where we curate, cut, and paste to our hearts' content!
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The Conté Club
Wed
Nov
26
to
Wed
Nov
26

The Conté Club

with
Made by Emblem
Made by Emblem is hosting a drop-in life drawing session on the last Wednesday of each month! Come join Erik Mohr (Creative Director) for a relaxed evening filled with mark-making.
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Collage Night
Fri
Dec
05
to

Collage Night

with
Slow Night
​​​Slow Night invites non-artists, bad artists, and burnt out creatives for a relaxing collage night where we curate, cut, and paste to our hearts' content!
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The Conté Club
Wed
Dec
17
to
Wed
Dec
17

The Conté Club

with
Made by Emblem
Made by Emblem is hosting a drop-in life drawing session on the last Wednesday of each month! Come join Erik Mohr (Creative Director) for a relaxed evening filled with mark-making.

Past Events

'Cause maybe they'll happen again, y'know?
A Fresh New Wave with Trevor Twells
Pop-Up Paper Fair
Wooden Block Printing Workshop
Linocut Printing Workshop
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
Fabric: Alternative Futures with Tech Unconference
Newcomer Creative Exchange: Field Trip & Tour of 401 Richmond
Snack and Sketch
Vector Festival
PRHC Portfolio Review for Emerging Creatives
Zine Making 101
From Wax to Metal | Hand Carved Ring Workshop
Flat Chicken 1 Print Sale
Pixels inPrint: A Lego-Print Exhibition (Workshop)
OLIGARCHY pres. RENEW: Popup
Persian Calligraphy Workshop
Vinyl Painting at Sunset
Nastaliq Calligraphy
CreativeMornings Toronto
A Night With State Goods
CTRL SHIFT Vol 4. @ Toronto Tech Week
Snack and Sketch
Ditch the Design Studio
CTRL SHIFT Vol. 4 @ Toronto Tech Week
Collage Night
Portfolio Review Night [Online]
RGD’s Design Scavenger Hunt
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