Things to Do in Toronto this Weekend: Friday October 19 to Sunday October 21, 2012
- The International Festival of Authors is on now and continues until October 28 at Harbourfront Centre.
- The imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival is also on now and continues until Sunday.
- The Canadian Opera Company's fundraiser Operanation 9: Sweet Revenge with musical guests Nelly Furtado and The Arkells is on tonight (Thursday) at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
- The Toronto After Dark Film Festival runs from October 18-26.
- The annual Toronto Zombie Walk will bring a parade of the undead to the streets of T.O. on Saturday afternoon.
- In fact, many Halloween activities for kids and Halloween-themed events for adults really get going this weekend.
- Broken Pencil magazine celebrates zines and independent culture on Sunday afternoon during Canzine, on at 918 Bathurst.
- The Toronto International Flamenco Festival continues until Saturday.
- The Toronto Chocolate Festival continues, with "The Chocolate Ball" gala event on Friday night.
- Canada's Bridal Show is on from Friday to Sunday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
- Also on at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this weekend is the World MoneyShow for investors and traders, which runs from Thursday to Saturday.
- The Canadian Franchise Association's Franchise Show is on Saturday and Sunday at the Toronto Congress Centre.
- The Cirque du Soleil show Amaluna continues in the Port Lands.
- The Toronto Private School Expo is on Saturday at Roy Thomson Hall.
- And from the calendar of User-submitted events for October:
- Workman Arts is screening the Toronto premiere of William Kurelek's The Maze on Friday night at St. Anne's Church.
- Diasporic Genius is hosting their first Harvest Festival on Saturday.
- Also on Saturday, Gene Hayden teaches a course on writing a self-help book.
- On Sunday, Cardio Kick Fitness is hosting a Total 80's Halloween Zumba Party to help raise funds for St. Joseph's Parish Hall, which is also where the party's being held.
- This Must Be the Place: The CN Tower Show continues at Theatre Passe Muraille until October 27.
- And the art exhibit Now...what r u waiting for? continues at the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts until Sunday.
If you're an event planner hosting something this weekend, feel free to tell us about it in the comments section below. For later events, learn how to submit an event listing to About.com: Toronto.
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