Last Call in Toronto: Events, Bars & Summer Festivals

Summer in Toronto is packed with festivals, cocktail and beach bars, and cannabis-friendly hangouts—and Last Call's THC seltzers, powders, and mixers are the perfect plus-one. Here's where to go this season, and where to bring Last Call along.

Summer Events & Festivals

• Taste of the Danforth (Aug 7–9) – Greek food and culture festival drawing over one million visitors.
• Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) – Toronto's classic end-of-summer fair.
• Summer Live Music Festival – Lakeside jazz, a cappella, and DJ sets at Trillium Park.
• Union Summer – Free open-air festival with 120+ live performances in the heart of downtown.
• Indigenous Arts Festival (June 20) – One-day festival at Biidaasige Park.
• Panamerican Food and Music Festival – Celebration of food and culture.

Nightlife & Cocktail Bars

• Bar Pompette – #1 cocktail bar in Toronto (Little Italy).
• Bar Banane – Romantic French-influenced cocktail bar in Ossington.
• Bitters & Bloom – Upscale speakeasy-style bar above J's Steak Frites.
• Hanson's Strickling Bar – Known for warm miso-caramel-coffee cocktails.
• La Piscina – Craft cocktails including the Kaiser Soze and Death After Do West.
• Clockwork Champagne & Cocktails – Champagne and cocktail bar.
• Doc's Green Door Lounge – Cocktail destination.

Beach Bars & Patios

• Cabana Pool Bar – Popular weekend poolside bar.
• Toronto Beach Club – Outdoor patio with full production and sound.
• Balmy Beach Club – Beachfront venue with a large patio and new bar area.
• Gull & Firkin – Casual pub with a great patio in The Beach neighborhood.
• Keating Channel Pub & Grill – Spacious waterfront venue with a 275-person waterside patio in the Port Lands.

Cannabis-Friendly Spots

• Club Lit – Legally operated cannabis consumption lounge hosting weekly Saturday Night Comedy Shows.
• CAFE / The Boardroom Theatre – Cannabis-friendly event space in Corso Italia with comedy nights.
• HIGH BAR – Canada's first luxury mobile cannabis bar offering on-site infusing and consumption lounges.
• My Green Merchant – Intimate venue offering cannabis-infused cocktail tastings.