Toronto.com’s Top Picks for This Weekend: October 16 to October 18

It’s a short week， so the weekend is coming up fast! Check out this week’s Halloween offerings including the Toronto After Dark Film Festival， a walking tour of the Necropolis Cemetery and the city’s newest escape game: Trapped in a Room with a Zombie.

Don’t miss: Weegee Murder is My Business， Toronto Chocolate Festival and the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

New Contest! Enter for a chance to win two tickets to experience the nearly sold out Casa Loma escape game King of the Bootleggers.

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FRIDAY: October 16

Toronto After Dark Film Festival

This nine-day film fest showcases horror， sci-fi and thrillers. This year’s lineup includes Deathgasm， Tales of Halloween， and Lazer Team.

ALSO ON FRIDAY

• ImagineNative Festival
• Big City Improv Festival
• Exhibit: Weegee: Murder is My Business
• Trapped in a Room With a Zombie

More Friday Events

SATURDAY: October 17

Toronto Chocolate Festival

Featuring chocolate in all its delicious forms， this festival highlights chocolate tastings， chocolate making exhibitions， and chocolate eating contests for chocolate lovers of all ages.

ALSO ON SATURDAY

• Toronto Russian Film Festival
• X Avant New Music Festival
• Meryl Streep and the Takacs Quartet
• Paul McCartney
• Bicycle Fall Blowout Sale
• Early Music Fair at Fort York

More Saturday Events

SUNDAY: October 18

City of the Dead: The Necropolis Cemetery Tour

The drama-enhanced tour visits the graves of William Lyon Mackenzie， his family， and his fellow rebels and rivals. Guests hear stories of murder， revenge， heartbreak and perseverance.

ALSO ON SUNDAY

• National Women’s Show
• Sesame Street Live: Make a New Friend
• Uma Nota Festival
• Toronto Waterfront Marathon
• Student Life Expo

More Sunday Events