North York Shoutouts: What’s Happening This Weekend
Local events, neighbourhood finds and what’s happening around North York.
Telly Paul
Welcome to North York Shoutouts 👋 |
Your new local shortcut to what’s worth knowing around North York. Twice a week, we’ll bring you useful neighbourhood finds, upcoming events, local businesses and stories worth sharing — without making you dig for them. Quick trivia: Which North York landmark opened in 1993 and sits at 5100 Yonge Street? Keep scrolling. The answer is at the end. |
☀️ Weekend Weather |
Saturday: Mainly sunny, high 18°C. Clear Saturday night, low 9°C. Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud with a 40% chance of showers, high 20°C. Forecast: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Check again before heading to an outdoor event, as conditions can change. |
📰 Featured Story |
North York has a busy October ahead, with arts, family attractions and cultural celebrations throughout the month. Highlights include Nuit Blanche at the Aga Khan Museum on October 3–4, Toronto PumpkinFest at Downsview Park October 10–12, and the free North York Diwali Fest at Mel Lastman Square October 23–25. Read More... |
🍂 This Weekend in North York |
TBG Fall Ravine Festival |
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Toronto Gone Wild: Ravines |
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Essence of the Garden: Plein Air Art Exhibition & Sale |
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📍 Coming Up |
North York Farmers’ Market |
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🍽️ Local Restaurant Spotlights |
Local restaurant spotlight — A casual Yonge Street stop for Chinese pastries, dim sum, dumplings and noodles. Bao House highlights its crispy, juicy Finger San Jian as a signature dish. |
Bao House North York |
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Local restaurant spotlight — An all-day Mediterranean café at North York Centre for breakfast, weekend brunch, coffee or dinner. The menu includes shakshuka, Mediterranean plates and desserts. |
Cafe Landwer — North York |
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🏙️ Around the Neighbourhood |
Why North York Shoutouts? North York is big enough that great things can happen a few neighbourhoods away and still be easy to miss. Our goal is simple: surface the useful, interesting and local — events worth attending, businesses worth discovering and stories that make North York feel a little more connected. |
💡 Know a North York Gem? |
Have a favourite restaurant, shop, service, community event or hidden gem you think your neighbours should know about? Reply to this newsletter and tell us about it. Your suggestion could appear in an upcoming North York Shoutouts. |
💡 Answer to Trivia Question: Mel Lastman Square, the civic square beside North York Civic Centre. |