Make Plans. Find Your People.

Navarathri Viratham at Ottawa Sivan Temple

Oct 10, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – Oct 20, 2026, 9:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Ottawa

Ottawa Sivan Temple observes Navarathri Viratham from October 10 to October 20, 2026, at its North Gower temple.

Promotional artwork · Global Tamil Conference

Promotional conference artwork from the organiser; not a documentary event photograph

Global Tamil Research Conference 2026

Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · Times to be confirmed · Scarborough

Four days exploring Tamil language, research, culture and technology.

Event flyer · Durham Tamil Association

Halloween & Diwali Celebration event flyer from the Durham Tamil Association

Halloween & Diwali Celebration — Durham Tamil Association

Oct 17, 2026, 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Pickering

Free family-friendly Halloween and Diwali celebration in Pickering.

Helpying Hand Foundation (via happeningnext)

Official poster for Helpying Hand Family Wali Diwali, October 17, 2026, Brampton Masonic Centre

Helpying Hand Family Wali Diwali

Oct 17, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Brampton

Free family Deepavali celebration at the Ronald E. Groshaw Brampton Masonic Centre, Oct 17, 6–11 p.m.; the listed RSVP deadline (Sept 25) has passed.

Event poster · Latika Productions / Eventbrite

Official Krishh Live in Toronto poster, 17 October 2026 in Whitby

Krishh Live in Toronto

Oct 17, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. (Toronto time) · Whitby

An evening of Tamil live music at Canada Event Centre in Whitby.

North York Diwali Fest (via Eventbrite)

North York Diwali Fest – Festival of Lights 2026

Oct 23, 2026, 5:00 p.m. – Oct 25, 2026, 10:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · North York

Free three-day Diwali festival of lights, music, food and culture at Mel Lastman Square, North York, October 23–25, 2026.

Dream Media Agency (via Eventbrite)

Official Season 5 poster for Diwali Dhamaka 2026, October 24-25, Courtyard by Marriott Brampton

Diwali Dhamaka 2026 – The Festival of Lights

Oct 24, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – Oct 25, 2026, 9:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Brampton

Free two-day Diwali (Deepavali) celebration with live music, food, shopping and family activities at the Courtyard by Marriott in Brampton.

Diwali Festival of Lights (Nathan Phillips Square)

Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – Oct 25, 2026, 11:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Toronto

Free two-day Diwali Festival of Lights at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Oct 24–25, 12 noon–11 p.m.; organiser not stated on source.

Promotional banner · Toronto Tamil Book Fair

Toronto Tamil Book Fair 2026 promotional banner from the organiser's website

Toronto Tamil Book Fair 2026

Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – Oct 25, 2026, 9:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Scarborough

Two-day book fair celebrating Tamil language and literature in Scarborough.

Maple Machi / Rakesh Sridhar via Eventbrite

Poster for Maple Machi's Diwali Special Tamil Comedy Show in Milton

Community

Maple Machi's Presents: Diwali Special Tamil Comedy Show

Oct 25, 2026, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Milton

Maple Machi presents a Diwali special Tamil-language comedy show on Sunday, October 25, 2026 (5-7 PM) at Blenz Coffee, 10 Bronte Street South, Milton — tickets CA$10 via Eventbrite.

Organizer event poster via Eventbrite

Pei Kooda Whine — A Halloween Night of Soca, Dancehall & Tamil

Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 p.m. – Oct 31, 2026, 2:00 a.m. (Toronto time) · Toronto

Tamil Halloween night mixing Soca, Dancehall and Tamil music at Bella Mia in downtown Toronto, Friday October 30, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.; 19+, costumes encouraged.

Toronto Mahavihara Meditation Centre

Devotee offering Katina robes to a monk at the Toronto Mahavihara ceremony

Katina Ceremony 2026

Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026 · Times to be confirmed · Scarborough

Toronto Mahavihara hosts its annual Katina Pooja ceremony: blessing pirith chanting, the offering of robes and dana to the Sangha.

Organizer event poster via Eventbrite

Event poster for the Advancing Mental Health Equity for Tamil Communities town hall on October 31, 2026, hosted by Scarborough Health Network and the Jaffna Medical Faculty Overseas Alumni Canada.

Advancing Mental Health Equity for Tamil Communities — Town Hall

Oct 31, 2026, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Toronto

Free two-hour town hall hosted by the Jaffna Medical Faculty Overseas Alumni Canada and Scarborough Health Network to advance mental health equity for Tamil communities.

Organizer event poster via Eventbrite

Event poster for Yakshini — The Haunted Night, a South Indian–themed Halloween party at Malang, Mississauga, on October 31, 2026.

Yakshini — The Haunted Night

Oct 31, 2026, 10:00 p.m. – Nov 1, 2026, 1:00 a.m. (Toronto time) · Mississauga

South Indian–themed Halloween night at Malang in Mississauga on October 31, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. — spooky folklore, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada music, costume party and DJ.

St. John's and Chundikuli Girls' Alumni Association (via tamil.events)

Official poster: St. John's and Chundikuli Girls' Alumni Association Family Gathering, November 1, 2026

St John and Chundikuli Alumni – Family Gathering 2026

Nov 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Scarborough

The St. John's and Chundikuli Girls' Alumni Association hosts a day-long family gathering for alumni and their families at JC's Banquet Hall in Scarborough.

Dheepa Thirunaal Kondattam 2026 event poster

Ottawa Tamil Sangam

Dheepa Thirunaal Kondattam 2026

Nov 1, 2026, 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Ottawa

Ottawa Tamil Sangam's Deepavali celebration on Nov 1, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Stittsville — music, dance, a grand Tamil culture fashion show and dinner. Tickets $10–$25 via Zeffy.

Event poster · SV Creative Arts / AllEvents

Crowd Kacheri Tamil Movie Sing-Along event poster by SV Creative Arts

Crowd Kacheri — Tamil Movie Sing-Along in Ajax

Nov 1, 2026, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Ajax

SV Creative Arts presents Crowd Kacheri, a Tamil movie sing-along evening with the live band Desi Metronomes at the Ajax Centre for the Arts on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Nivaranam Foundation (via tamil.events)

Official save-the-date poster for MGR 110 charity concert, November 6, 2026, Metropolitan Centre

MGR 110

Nov 6, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. (Toronto time) · Scarborough

A charity fundraiser marking M.G. Ramachandran's 110th birth anniversary year, presented by Senthil Kumaran's Nivaranam Foundation at the Metropolitan Centre in Scarborough.