30+ Unmissable Fall Festivals Happening in Toronto & GTA This 2025
Fall in Toronto is here. One weekend you are enjoying the sun, and the next you are looking for a warm sweater. In between, the city is packed with festivals. From film screenings and food markets to cultural celebrations, there is something happening every weekend. To help you plan your schedule, here is a guide to the best fall festivals happening in Toronto and the GTA for 2025.
A quick tip: Event details can change, so we recommend checking the official websites for the latest updates before you go.
30+ Can’t-Miss Fall Festivals in Toronto & GTA (2025 Guide)
Toronto
Toronto International Film Festival – TIFF
You can kick off the fall season with TIFF, Toronto’s biggest red-carpet moment. It offers eleven days of films, talks, and even star-spotting on King Street.
- When: September 4-14, 2025
- Location: Multiple venues across Toronto, including TIFF Bell Lightbox and other partner theaters
- Admission: Check here.
- Website: https://www.tiff.net
- Best for: Movie lovers.
Asialicious Carnival
If your September plans involve food, you’ll love attending the Asialicious. It’s a colorful mix of performances, street eats, and community spirit that always draws a crowd.
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- When: September 5-7, 2025
- Where: Woodside Square (1571 Sandhurst Cir, Scarborough)
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://asialiciouscarnival.com
- Best for: Foodies and culture fans.
Trinbago Toronto Festival
Want a festival that feels like a vacation? Trinbago brings the flavor of Trinidad and Tobago to Toronto with music, food, and even trip giveaways. Yes, you could win a flight south.
- When: September 5-7, 2025
- Where: Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen Street West, Toronto)
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://www.trinbago.ca
- Best for: Festival goers and culture lovers.
Taste of The Kingsway
Bloor Street West transforms into one big block party with food, live music, and family activities. With patios, kids’ zones, and community fun, it’s the perfect weekend stroll.
- When: September 5-7, 2025
- Where: Bloor Street West between Montgomery Rd and Prince Edward Dr, Toronto
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://thekingsway.ca
- Best for: Families and neighborhood explorers.
Toronto Vegandale Festival
Even if you’re not vegan, Vegandale is worth it for the food alone. Add live music, art, and the most Instagrammable plates downtown—you’ll leave full and curious.
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- When: September 6, 2025
- Where: Woodbine Park (1695 Queen St E, Toronto)
- Tickets: Click here.
- Website: https://www.vegandalefest.com
- Best for: Vegans and the vegan-curious.
Cabbagetown Festival
This one feels like your friendly neighborhood street fair, just bigger. You’ll find artisan stalls, food trucks, live music, and a kids’ zone that will keep little ones busy all afternoon.
- When: September 6-7, 2025
- Where: Parliament St. and Carlton St. Toronto
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://www.cabbagetownto.com
- Best for: Families and locals.
Philippine Festival Mississauga
Next, celebrate Filipino culture with food, dance, music, and family fun. From DJ nights to traditional games, it’s a festival that mixes heritage and good energy perfectly.
- When: September 12-14, 2025
- Where: Celebration Square (300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga)
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://www.philfestsauga.ca
- Best for: Families and anyone craving Filipino food.
Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival
The Bloor West strip turns into a hub of Ukrainian food, music, and culture. It’s part concert, part market, and part cultural showcase—all packed into one weekend.
- When: September 12-14, 2025
- Where: Bloor West Village, Toronto
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://ukrainianfestival.com
- Best for: Fans of Ukrainian culture.
Roncesvalles Polish Festival
Pierogis, polka, and plenty of live music—this is North America’s biggest Polish celebration. Roncesvalles comes alive with global eats, performances, and family fun zones.
- When: September 13-14, 2025
- Where: Roncesvalles Village (Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto)
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://polishfestival.ca
- Best for: Foodies and families.
Water Lantern Festival
Ever wanted to make a wish and watch it float away? The Water Lantern Festival is your chance. You’ll witness the lake glowing with thousands of lanterns—it’s calm, romantic, and Instagram-worthy.
- When: September 19-20, 2025
- Where: Downsview Park (70 Canuck Ave, North York)
- Tickets: Click here.
- Website: https://www.waterlanternfestival.com
- Best for: Festival lovers.
Etobicoke Ribfest
If the smell of smoked ribs makes you weak, this one’s your weekend. And if you still have room, there’s corn, donuts, and beer waiting.
- When: September 19-21, 2025
- Where: Colonel Sam Smith Park (1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Etobicoke)
- Tickets: Free with $5 charitable donation suggested.
- Website: www.ribfestx.com
- Best for: BBQ fans.
VegTO Fest 2025
Vegan or not, VegTO is where you’ll eat guilt-free and still roll home full. Between food stalls, panels, and live music, it’s a full-on city block party with plants at the center.
- When: September 20-21, 2025
- Where: Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen St W, Toronto)
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://www.veg.ca
- Best for: Plant-based eaters.
Picklefest Food & Drink Festival
Yes, an entire festival for pickles. Brined, fermented, or deep-fried, this event proves pickles are more than a burger sidekick.
- When: September 20-21, 2025
- Where: Henderson Brewing Co. (128a Sterling Rd., Toronto)
- Tickets: Click here.
- Website: https://picklefestcanada.com
- Best for: Pickle lovers.
Ube Wonderland
Purple everything? Ube Wonderland blends Filipino culture with playful attractions, live performances, and desserts so good you’ll forget they’re technically root vegetables.
- When: September 26-28, 2025
- Where: Scarborough Town Centre (500 Progress Avenue, Scarborough)
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://www.pinoynightmarketto.com
- Best for: Families and ube fans.
Water/Fall Festival
Two weekends of markets, music, and art right by the lake. It’s the kind of fall outing where you end up “just browsing” but somehow come home with three new crafts.
- When: September 27-28 & October 4-5, 2025
- Where: Various Locations, Downtown Waterfront, Toronto
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://www.waterfallfestival.ca
- Best for: City explorers.
Toronto Garlic Festival
Garlic ice cream? Garlic beer? Even a garlic breath contest? This fest takes the humble clove very seriously, and it’s way more fun than your average farmers’ market.
- When: September 28, 2025
- Location: Spadina Road between Davenport Road and Dupont street, Toronto
- Admission: Free
- Website: https://torontogarlicfestival.ca
- Best for: Garlic fans.
Greater Toronto Area
World Of Jazz Festival
Downtown Brampton turns into a jazz hub with over 100 musicians across multiple stages. And you can expect everything from blues and bebop to late-night jam sessions.
- When: September 5-7, 2025
- Where: Various Venues, Brampton
- Tickets: Free and ticketed
- Website: https://www.worldofjazz.ca
- Best for: Jazz fans.
Falls Fun Festival at Brooks Farms
This farm is basically a fall playground with zip lines, corn mazes, jumping pillows, and even a singing chicken show. Perfect excuse to bring the kids (or your inner kid).
- When: September 6-October 26, 2025
- Where: Brooks Farms (122 Ashworth Road, Mount Albert, Uxbridge)
- Tickets: Click here.
- Website: https://www.brooksfarms.com
- Best for: Families.
Oktoberfest at Canada’s Wonderland
Roller coasters and bratwurst? Canada’s Wonderland is pulling double duty with Oktoberfest. Enjoy pretzels, schnitzel, and craft beer between thrill rides.
- When: September 6-21, 2025
- Where: 9580 Jane St, Vaughan
- Tickets: Free with park admission
- Website: https://www.canadaswonderland.com
- Best for: Theme park goers.
Head for the Hills Craft Beverage Festival
A countryside day with craft beers, gourmet eats, and live music? Sounds like fall goals. It’s like a chill picnic, except you don’t have to pack it yourself.
- When: September 13, 2025
- Where: Trafalgar Sports Park (11494 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown)
- Tickets: Click here.
- Website: https://headforthehills.ca
- Best for: Craft drink lovers.
Brampton Latin Festival
This one’s a full-on cultural journey across Latin America. No passport needed, just good energy and an appetite for fun.
- When: September 13, 2025
- Where: Gage Park (45 Main St S, Brampton)
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://bramptonlatinosassociation.com
- Best for: Latin music and dance fans.
Mississauga Lantern & Mid-Autumn Festival
Mississauga lights up with lanterns, cultural performances, and mooncakes galore. Don’t leave without picking up your free lantern to join the glow.
- When: September 19-21, 2025
- Where: P6 Parking Lot (Square One Shopping Centre, City Centre Drive, Mississauga)
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://nightmarkets.ca
- Best for: Families.
Taste of Cooksville
Cooksville offers two days of global eats, live shows, and inflatable fun for the kids. Yep, Cooksville knows how to throw an exciting food fest.
- When: September 20-21, 2025
- Where: Dundas Street from Hurontario St. to Camilla Rd., Mississauga
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://www.cooksvillebia.com
- Best for: Foodies.
PumpkinFest at Downey’s Farm
Downey’s Farm becomes pumpkin central with wagon rides, corn mazes, and yes, a Goat Mountain Slide. It’s the kind of fall fun that keeps kids buzzing and parents snapping photos.
- When: September 20-October 31, 2025
- Where: 13682 Heart Lake Road, Caledon
- Tickets: Click here.
- Website: https://downeysfarm.com
- Best for: Families.
Fall Harvest Festival
This fall season, step back in time at a Victorian farm, press apples, and pick pumpkins. It’s history, hands-on fun, and maybe a little cotton candy.
- When: September 27-28, 2025
- Where: Bronte Creek Provincial Park (1219 Burloak Drive, Oakville)
- Tickets: Park admission
- Website: https://brontecreek.org
- Best for: Families.
Tastes of South East Asia
Lantern displays light the way as you enjoy Southeast Asian street food and live performances. It’s culture, flavor, and photo ops all in one.
- When: October 10-11, 2025
- Where: Mississauga Celebration Square (300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga)
- Tickets: Free admission
- Website: https://www.tastesofsea.com
- Best for: Culture lovers.
Other Fall Festivals to Check Out
- Caribbean Tales Film Festival – September 3-13 at multiple venues | Ticketed
- The Egyptian Coptic Festival – September 5-7 at Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga | Free admission
- Markham-Milliken Children’s Festival – September 6 at Aaniin Community Centre & Library, 5665 14th Avenue, Markham | Free admission / Play-All-Day Pass also available
- Riverdale Farm’s Fall Festival – September 6-7 at Riverdale Farm, Winchester Street, Toronto | Free admission
- Maha Onam 2025 – September 7 at Sankofa Square, Toronto, ON, 1 Dundas St E, Toronto | Free admission
- Montgomery’s Inn Fall Festival – September 17 at 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke Free admission
- Honey Harvest Festival – September 20 at Kortright Centre for Conservation, 9550 Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge | Ticketed
- Fall Festival at The Village – September 20-21 at Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy, Toronto | Ticketed
- Applefest Markham – September 27 at Markham Museum, 9350 Markham Road, Markham
- Diwali RazzMatazz – October 3-5 at Mississauga Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga | Free admission
- North York Diwali Fest 2025 – October 10-12 at Mel Lastman Square (5100 Yonge St, North York)| Free admission
- The Female Eye Film Festival – October 14-19 at TIFF Lightbox, 350 King St W, Toronto
- Fall for Dance North Festival (FFDN) – October 15-26 at multiple venues | Ticketed
- Toronto Cocktail Festival – October 22-26 at multiple venues | Ticketed
After a day of festival hopping, you might be looking for a comfy place to unwind. As the evenings get cooler, keep the fun going without the chill with our guide to the 15+ Heated Patios in Toronto for a Cozy Fall Night Out.
More…
- https://www.todocanada.ca/harvest-festivals-farm-festivals-toronto-gta
- https://www.overheretoronto.com/best-fall-activities-in-toronto
- https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/festivals-events-calendar
- https://planbeforeland.com/toronto-in-fall
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