Things to Do in Toronto Tonight Instead of Scrolling
By Max Ward, co-founder of DisConnect · · Updated
Boredom is a location problem. Toronto has more going on any given weeknight than you'll ever run out of. The issue is finding it at 7:45pm when your thumb is already on TikTok. Here's a starter list. Times and prices change, so check before you head out.
Move
- Run clubs. Toronto has dozens of free weeknight run clubs, most leaving from a running shop, brewery or café. Show up, run 5K, stay for a drink. No one checks your pace.
- Walk a park at golden hour. Trinity Bellwoods, High Park, Riverdale Park East for the skyline. Leave your phone in your pocket. It'll still be there.
- Ferry to the Toronto Islands. Twenty minutes across the water and you're somewhere that feels like a different city.
Laugh
- Late standup. Comedy clubs across the west end run cheap late shows most nights. Comedians notice phones. Keep yours away.
- Improv. The Second City Toronto is the famous one, but smaller rooms run shows every week.
Drink like your parents did
- Trivia nights. Most neighbourhoods have a pub quiz on a weeknight. It's the one place using your phone gets you disqualified.
- Happy hour with a person, not a screen. Text one friend. Pick a place within 10 minutes of both of you. Done.
Make something
- Pottery, life drawing, print-making drop-ins. Two hours where your hands are too busy to scroll.
- Kensington Market wander. Not technically making anything, but you'll come home with something.
Go phone-free on purpose
Before The Internet runs phone-free nights across Toronto. Phones go into locked pouches at the door, and people actually talk to each other. The Globe and Mail covered the movement in August 2026. Here's how it started.
Let the app decide
The hardest part of any of this is picking. DisConnect is built for exactly that moment. After a long stretch in a feed, it shows you three things happening within 10 minutes of you, mapped, tonight. Go, tap your card at the door, and earn points toward free rounds, cover and early entry at partner spots.
Toronto is our first city. We go neighbourhood by neighbourhood so the map is full when you open it, not a list of three coffee shops.
Download it. It'll tell you what to do tonight. Free on the App Store for iPhone. Add the card to earn rewards at partner spots.
Venues: get in the network
Run a bar, studio, club or café in Toronto? We'll fill your Tuesday. Members tap in at your door, so you can count every person we send. Email us.
Questions people ask
What is there to do in Toronto tonight?
Free weeknight run clubs, late standup and improv shows, pub trivia, drop-in pottery or life drawing, park walks at Trinity Bellwoods or High Park, the ferry to the Toronto Islands, and phone-free nights by Before The Internet. The DisConnect app shows three things happening within 10 minutes of you.
Are there phone-free events in Toronto?
Yes. Before The Internet runs phone-free nights across Toronto where phones go into locked pouches at the door. The Globe and Mail covered the trend in August 2026.
Is there an app that tells you what to do instead of scrolling?
DisConnect notices when you've been scrolling a while and suggests three things happening within 10 minutes of you. Members earn rewards for checking in at partner venues with the DisConnect card. Toronto is the first city.
