Welcome, all you adventure-seeking listeners, to “Things to do in Toronto” with your always-on-the-move, pun-loving globe-trotter Oly Bennet! It’s Sunday, October 12th, 2025, and Toronto’s serving up that classic Thanksgiving long weekend energy: think golden leaves, brisk sweater weather, and a city more packed with fun than a raccoon rooting through your recycling bin. Grab your pumpkin spice lattes, because today’s forecast is a crisp, sunny high of 14°C, perfect for leaf crunching and city exploring.

Right now, Toronto is buzzing with energy and turkey-induced anticipation. The Diwali Festival of Lights is lighting up Nathan Phillips Square with over a thousand artists, heaps of food, and a sky full of fireworks—the city’s about to get sparklier than a disco ball in a snowstorm. For family fun, head to Pumpkin Fest at Downsview Park where you’ll find an epic pumpkin patch, carnival games, and yes, a miniature train because no good fall party is complete without a tiny train chugging through the festivities.

But wait, culture vultures, don’t fly south yet! The Muslim International Film Festival continues today, spotlighting fresh cinematic voices and stories from across the globe. Art lovers can soak in serious creativity at the STACKT market’s October art exhibition—and stick around for MULTIfest, Toronto’s first-ever immersive art-tech blowout. Thriller fans, brace yourself: DARKFIELD’s sensory experience in total darkness is finally in town. Also, The Parkdale Hall is hosting its Thanksgiving Market, bringing you local vendors, artisanal treats, and enough autumn vibes to turn your phone reel positively orange.

Music enthusiasts, get ready. The Drake Hotel is spinning the All Vinyl Everything party tonight for anyone who believes that real music comes with real grooves. If live performance is more your jam, Alireza Ghorbani’s “Iranam World Tour” is taking the stage at Coca-Cola Coliseum for an epic musical journey spanning worlds you didn’t even know existed. And for those night owls who want to stretch the long weekend as far as it’ll go, Fiction Nightclub is throwing two mega bashes: the U of T and TMU Long Weekend Parties. Picture packed dance floors, DJ anthems, and a sea of students who forgot what Monday responsibility means.

Scouting for news? Toronto public transit is running on a holiday schedule tomorrow—set your alarms for those trains, unless you’re relishing an extra hour under the duvet. As for foodies, word on Queen Street is that Flapjack’s Pancake Shack is opening its new pop-up today and serving pumpkin pancakes until they run out—run, don’t walk. And if you need a cozy spot to recover from tonight’s shenanigans, the newly reopened Orangutan Café in Parkdale is slinging Turkish coffee as rich as last night’s vinyl beats.

If you want a real taste of local life, Oly's tip: hop on a streetcar just for the heck of it—if you’re lucky, you’ll catch a street performer charming an entire car with an impromptu jazz solo or some gravity-defying yo-yo tricks. Fun fact: Toronto’s streetcars make up the largest system of its kind in North America, so ride like royalty and wave at the CN Tower as you pass.

Before I dash off to taste test every weird chip flavour at the PC chip battle and see who can map art onto a pickleball court at STACKT Market, a quick tease for tomorrow: public tea party with DJ beats for a good cause, and the roaring return of Toronto’s most laugh-out-loud standup show at Comedy Bar—trust Oly, you’ll want front row.

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