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Arts & culture in Toronto

The hottest arts, theatre and culture in Toronto right now, ranked 0-100 by how big each is.

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Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes World Tour

Comedy

Scotiabank Arena· Torontoin 1 weekSat 15 Aug, 19:00
60Rising ~19.8k expected

A 20k-capacity venue.

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    Troy Hawke: Never Stop, Never Change!

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    Disney's The Lion King Live in Concert

    Sobeys Stadium

    A 4.5-star venue.

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    The Opera House

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    Ludovico Einaudi: Solo Piano

    Roy Thomson Hall

    A 4.7-star venue.

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    Randy Feltface: Gimmick

    The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres

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Culture in Toronto: the rundown

31 spots are on the Place to Be radar in Toronto right now. The hottest is Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes World Tour at Scotiabank Arena (rising, 60/100), followed by Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny and 'Twas the Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil. The board leans culture. Every spot is ranked 0 to 100 by how big the crowd is, and Place to Be does not sell tickets, so the order is honest.

31 culture

Top spots right now

  1. 1Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes World Tour · Scotiabank Arena · Sat 15 Aug · ~19.8k60
  2. 2Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny · Scotiabank Arena · Fri 16 Oct · ~19.8k60
  3. 3'Twas the Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil · Meridian Hall · Thu 10 Dec55
  4. 4The Wiggles - Tree of Wisdom Spectacular! · Meridian Hall · Sat 29 Aug53
  5. 5West Side Story in Concert · Meridian Arts Centre: Lyric Theatre · Tue 6 Oct53
  6. 6The Cut · Meridian Arts Centre: Greenwin Theatre · Sat 7 Nov53
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Frequently asked

What's on for culture in Toronto right now?

Right now Toronto has 31 on the radar under culture, led by Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes World Tour at Scotiabank Arena, Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny at Scotiabank Arena, 'Twas the Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil at Meridian Hall. The list is ranked by how big each spot is and updates hourly.

What is the biggest event in Toronto?

Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes World Tour at Scotiabank Arena on Sat 15 Aug. It scores 60 out of 100 on the radar, the rising tier, and the largest expected crowd is around 19.8k at Scotiabank Arena.

How does Place to Be rank events?

Each spot is scored 0 to 100, led by how big the crowd is, then venue quality, ticket demand, category and whether more than one source lists it. Place to Be does not sell tickets, so the ranking is honest and never pay to play.

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Refreshed through the day from live sources. 31 spots on the Toronto radar right now.