Toronto Cocktail Festival

Toronto Cocktail Festival 2025: The city’s can’t-miss cocktail event is coming this fall

September 20, 2025 No Comments

Looking for the best events in Toronto this October? Mark your calendar for the first-ever Toronto Cocktail Festival, happening October 22–26, 2025.

Toronto is about to raise its glass in a whole new way. From October 22 to 26, 2025, the first annual Toronto Cocktail Festival will take over the city with a week of spirited seminars, tastings, and experiences that highlight the artistry, innovation, and community behind the city’s cocktail culture. Tickets are now on sale, with more programming to be announced in the weeks ahead.

Presented by The Alchemist magazine, this five-day city-wide celebration of cocktails, culture and culinary creativity unites Toronto’s top bartenders, chefs, and visiting talent from the global bar scene.

Tickets are on sale now for Toronto Cocktail Festival

The first annual festival runs from October 22 to 26 with a full slate of events, including the unmissable Gala of Cocktails

Tickets are now on sale for the first annual Toronto Cocktail Festival presented by The Alchemist magazine. Save your seat for the best seminars, most delicious cocktail-paired dinners and unmissable signature events like the Gala of Cocktails and the Closing Cocktail-Paired Brunch.

“We are proud to support and promote Toronto’s incredible cocktail community and culture. The success of Toronto Cocktail Festival is made possible through the collaboration of everyone in the industry including bartenders, venues, brands, consumers, and the supporting media,” says Gail Nugent, publisher of The Alchemist magazine and event producer for TCF.