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Toronto design event calendar

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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Design in Tension: The hidden complexity of bank note design

FEELS Issue 26: Desire Launch Party

Resistance and Reconciliation in York

Hertage Toronto

The Next Stop is… ART!

Heritage Toronto

Ghost Signs of Toronto

Heritage Toronto

Tablescape Still Life

Gwartzman's Art Supplies

Featured Events

designwalks™ - Toronto - Walk 10

designwalks™ is a monthly walk-and-talk gathering for the design community, held on the last Saturday of every month in Toronto. Built around honest conversation and shared movement, designwalks™ creates space for designers to connect beyond portfolios, titles, and transactional networking. Each walk brings together creatives from different backgrounds to

FEELS Issue 26: Desire Launch Party

Join the creators of FEELS to celebrate our 26th issue! Join us for a sexy evening of poetry and live storytelling by Issue 26 contributors as we celebrate our Desire Issue!!

Happening Today & Ongoing Exhibitions

The Great Canadian Jersey

The Great Canadian Jersey

Aga Khan Museum

The Great Canadian Jersey is a commemorative project created by Rogers that celebrates Canada’s deep connection to hockey by uniting pieces of jerseys from every province and territory into a single patchwork design.

Toronto Outdoor Art Fair

Toronto Outdoor Art Fair

Toronto Outdoor Art Fair

TOAF is inclusive, accessible and radically welcoming to all artists and art enthusiasts. For over 60 years, TOAF has been a key part in launching and sustaining the careers of 20,000 Canadian artists by directly connecting them to millions of art lovers, and public and private institutions.

Good Friends Market

Good Friends Market

Good Friends Market

Good Friends Market is a Toronto-based market where good people, good finds, and good tastes collide. Part vintage treasure hunt, part handmade showcase, part “I didn’t plan on buying this but I had to.” From gifts to keepers, there’s something for everyone - especially if you like finding things before everyone else does.

Zine Shine

Zine Shine

Issues Mag Shop

Zine Shine is a two-week zine extravaganza, showcasing the range and vibrancy of zine culture in Toronto (and across the country!) We'll be exhibiting a wide selection of zine here at the shop. Everything will be available for sale in-store and online, and our hope is to expose our magazine-loving community to all the excitement of zine culture!

Popular Culture in Early Modern English Household Print, 1660-1800

Popular Culture in Early Modern English Household Print, 1660-1800

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

Some things do not change much over time, namely the kinds of books people read and keep as reference sources at home. This exhibition showcases materials from the three best-selling genres of later seventeenth and eighteenth-century English print: household manuals, religious works, and light entertainment.

Summer Tenugui Towels: Fireworks, Fireflies, and Yōkai Monsters

Summer Tenugui Towels: Fireworks, Fireflies, and Yōkai Monsters

The Japan Foundation, Toronto

Summer must be the most active season for Tenugui towels. In order to survive through the extreme heat and humidity of summer in Japan, all kinds of customs, culture, and rituals have been created and developed. Tenugui towels were one of the tools to cope with summer in a practical way.

Game On! Exhibition

Game On! Exhibition

Step into Game On! — a vibrant exhibition celebrating the art, culture, and spirit of games through time. From board games to daring sports, each piece invites you to explore how games connect people, spark creativity, and build communities.

Upcoming Events

Fabric Printing Workshop

Fabric Printing Workshop

Ed's Mercantile

Discover the art of transforming plain textiles into vibrant, personalized creations in this hands-on Fabric Printing workshop. Designed for beginners and creatives alike, this session introduces a variety of printing techniques such as block printing, stencil design and more.

Paste Paper Workshop

Paste Paper Workshop

Big River Bindery

This paper decorating technique has been used historically for book covers and endsheets. A paint and paste mixture is applied to paper with brushes, then patterned with an assortment of combs, tools, and stamps.

Sashiko Embroidery: A Slow Stitch Workshop

Sashiko Embroidery: A Slow Stitch Workshop

Stitch & Salvage

Learn traditional Japanese sashiko embroidery and start your visible mending journey. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Traditional sashiko stitch Visible mending basics Cultural history

Craft: Talk Shit, Get Print

Craft: Talk Shit, Get Print

Join The Vermin for a shittalking, lino printmaking workshop at Critical Distance, facilitated by Laura Grier! In this workshop, participants will talk shit about capitalism and colonialism, cutting their messages into linoleum blocks for print-making on paper, fabric, or any material that can absorb ink.

Silkscreen Workshop!

Silkscreen Workshop!

Join our Silkscreen Workshop where you'll learn the basics of silkscreen printing in a laid-back, fun atmosphere. These workshops are perfect for people who don't necessarily want to know every technical detail about screen printing, but have always wanted to print and make something. Sip on wine and nibble on cheese while you work!

Push the Pose: Animation Figure Drawing Techniques

Push the Pose: Animation Figure Drawing Techniques

Gwartzman's Art Supplies

Learn to apply intent and bring life into your figure drawings by pushing the pose. Our seasoned instructor will guide you through a clear breakdown of what the term means, while you work from a live, clothed model.

2026 Art Battle Canadian National Championship!

2026 Art Battle Canadian National Championship!

Art Battle Toronto

Join us in the heart of Toronto for the 2026 Canadian Art Battle Championship — the ultimate night of live competitive painting! This prestigious event brings together top artists from across the country, all battling for the title of 2026 Art Battle Canada Champion.

Art Socials: Letterpress Type Flags & Banners

Art Socials: Letterpress Type Flags & Banners

For sports fans and creatives alike! Design and print your own pennant flag from antique wood type on a printing press. While your flag dries, experiment with banner making with cut-out letters from previously printed alphabets and assemble a unique text-based artwork.

Lego Letterpress

Lego Letterpress

Flycatcher Press

Sometimes we just want to play with legos as adults. We will design and print two-colour designs using lego tiles. Participants bring home 10 cards+envelopes each. You'll learn how to use lego tiles and bases to design a two-colour lego letterpress print, and printing on one of our vintage printing presses.

Cyanotype & Early Photography: Botanical Sun Printing Workshop

Cyanotype & Early Photography: Botanical Sun Printing Workshop

Discover one of the oldest forms of photography in this hands-on cyanotype sun printing workshop in Toronto—a creative, beginner-friendly art experience set within the historic grounds of The Village at Black Creek.

Printmaking Workshop: Heritage-Inspired Linocut Printing at Black Creek

Printmaking Workshop: Heritage-Inspired Linocut Printing at Black Creek

This beginner-friendly printmaking workshop will walk you through the process of carving your own stamp block and hand printing. Join the Toronto Art Club by PH1 Studios for a unique printmaking workshop in Toronto where art, history, and craftsmanship come together.

Tablescape Still Life

Tablescape Still Life

Gwartzman's Art Supplies

Step inside and paint our dreamy still life. Whether you are a hobbyist, or professional, settle in, try out some specialty samples and spend time with other creatives while sipping on a zero-proof drink! All materials + drink included.

designwalks™ - Toronto - Walk 10

designwalks™ - Toronto - Walk 10

designwalks™ is a monthly walk-and-talk gathering for the design community, held on the last Saturday of every month in Toronto. Built around honest conversation and shared movement, designwalks™ creates space for designers to connect beyond portfolios, titles, and transactional networking. Each walk brings together creatives from different backgrounds to

Ghost Signs of Toronto

Ghost Signs of Toronto

Heritage Toronto

Learn how to spot the fading painted ads that linger on Toronto’s streets — remnants of early Canadian marketing that used imagery, typography, and emotion to shape a national identity. Discover what these disappearing signs can tell us about Toronto’s past, and sharpen your eye for the hidden history still visible above our streets.

Good Friends Market: Oss Fest

Good Friends Market: Oss Fest

Good Friends Market

Good Friends Market is a Toronto-based market where good people, good finds, and good tastes collide. Part vintage treasure hunt, part handmade showcase, part “I didn’t plan on buying this but I had to.” From gifts to keepers, there’s something for everyone - especially if you like finding things before everyone else does.

Cut: Solar-Cuts

Cut: Solar-Cuts

Slow down, step into the sun, and make some meaningful prints by hand in a cyanotype workshop facilitated by Gabrielle Tyrie. Transform a meaningful photograph from your phone into a lasting print, or experiment with photograms by arranging objects directly onto light-sensitive paper.

Design in Tension: The hidden complexity of bank note design

Design in Tension: The hidden complexity of bank note design

This online talk explores the hidden tension between visual storytelling and technical performance. Martine and Boyd share how this pressure shapes the bank note design process, requiring close collaboration across disciplines, rigorous testing and constant negotiation with stakeholders.

FEELS Issue 26: Desire Launch Party

FEELS Issue 26: Desire Launch Party

Join the creators of FEELS to celebrate our 26th issue! Join us for a sexy evening of poetry and live storytelling by Issue 26 contributors as we celebrate our Desire Issue!!

Tarot Card Design with Tatyana

Tarot Card Design with Tatyana

Ed's Mercantile

Join Tatyana at Ed’s Mercantile for a fun and creative event where you can unleash your inner artist! At this hands-on workshop, you'll have the opportunity to design your very own tarot card(s). Whether you're a seasoned tarot reader or just curious about the art of divination, this event is perfect for anyone looking to add a personal touch to their tarot

Eco-Printing & Flower Pounding with Leah Sanchez

Eco-Printing & Flower Pounding with Leah Sanchez

Explore eco-printing and flower pounding techniques using plants and flowers. Leave with your own printed tote bag or/and fabric samples.

Basic & Creative Zine Structures

Basic & Creative Zine Structures

Big River Bindery

Zines are DIY, self-published booklets for sharing ideas and art. In this workshop, we’ll go through basic and more creative ways to fold and assemble zines – from the popular one sheet booklet, to map folds, to flexagons. We’ll also discuss history and types of zines, resources, and fairs.

Art Socials: Printmaking Letterpress Postcards from Toronto

Art Socials: Printmaking Letterpress Postcards from Toronto

Print your own letterpress postcards using two antique platen presses set up with an image and text. Learn about traditional typesetting from wood and metal type, how it was used historically and how it can still be used today. Add colour to your image and write on your postcard to share your favourite memory of your Toronto summer with a friend or loved one

Italian Long Stitch Binding

Italian Long Stitch Binding

Big River Bindery

The long stitch book was common to accountants and record keepers in 16th Century Italy. In one night, we will construct a modern variation using the long stitch method with multiple sections, adding the pages into your books. This sewing method has rows of sewing on the spine that serve as a decorative element as well as the structure.

Good Friends Market

Good Friends Market

Good Friends Market

Good Friends Market is a Toronto-based market where good people, good finds, and good tastes collide. Part vintage treasure hunt, part handmade showcase, part “I didn’t plan on buying this but I had to.” From gifts to keepers, there’s something for everyone - especially if you like finding things before everyone else does.

Letterpress Club at Open Studio

Letterpress Club at Open Studio

Join us for Letterpress Club as we gather around the Vandercook 4T and make some text-based prints around a different theme each month. We will be celebrating Pride month and welcoming all participants who identify as a part of the 2SLGBT+ community to collaborate and have fun printing with wood type. Let's celebrate the community we make together.

Nastaliq Calligraphy

Nastaliq Calligraphy

Nastaliq calligraphy, a treasured legacy of Persian culture, is a perfect blend of elegance, harmony, and fluidity. This course will guide you step by step, from the basics to advanced techniques, helping you refine your skills and create stunning calligraphic pieces.

Zine Dream 16

Zine Dream 16

Zine Dream is an annual small press art fair that is held in Toronto. Zine Dream 16 will be held at the Parkdale Hall 1605 Queen St. W. on August 15 from 11AM-5PM.

Copy: Publishing and Political Movements

Copy: Publishing and Political Movements

Learn how to make your own publication and how to publish in lockstep with political struggle. This three-part workshop will guide participants through the process of creating your own independent publication, from finding the money, to working with a team, to editing, designing, and printing. Participants will create a piece of printed matter to take home.

Art Socials: Letterpress Type Flags & Banners

Art Socials: Letterpress Type Flags & Banners

This monthly session explores art, urbanism, and placemaking through collage. Work with a curated mix of archival photos of Toronto, urban planning publications, and vintage magazines to express your own take on citybuilding and create your own reimagined built environment.

Marketing Evenings TO: Building Shake Shack Canada

Marketing Evenings TO: Building Shake Shack Canada

Bringing a global brand into a new market takes more than recognition, it takes local insight and community-first activation. In this session, the leaders behind Shake Shack Canada share how they launched, localized, and scaled the brand for Canadian audiences.

Good Friends Market

Good Friends Market

Good Friends Market

Good Friends Market is a Toronto-based market where good people, good finds, and good tastes collide. Part vintage treasure hunt, part handmade showcase, part “I didn’t plan on buying this but I had to.” From gifts to keepers, there’s something for everyone - especially if you like finding things before everyone else does.

Past Events

'Cause maybe they'll happen again, y'know?

Toronto Outdoor Art Fair

Sunset Plein Air Picnic

Beginner Linocut printmaking workshop

Zine Shine

Dog Draw XIV: Sun’s Out, Tongues Out

Leaders in Design: User-Centred Innovation

One Sheet Books

Letterpress Club at Open Studio

Costumed Life Drawing

Carve & Print: Custom Linocut Sketchbooks

Letterpress Printing Workshop

Lino Printing Workshop with Bess Ma

Creatives Multi-Industry Networking Event

Toronto Early Career Designer Picnic

designwalks™ - Toronto - Walk 9

ACIDO x UMBRA World Industrial Design Day Showcase

Winsor Newton Oil Colours with Olivia Di Gregorio

Crafts & Crafts: Zine Making for Village Building

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