Toronto election events — the city-wide calendar
Toronto votes three times before November: a federal by-election in Beaches—East York on August 31, a provincial by-election in Scarborough Southwest on September 3, and the city-wide municipal election on October 26 (mayor, councillor, school trustee). This calendar carries every debate and every official voting date for all three, plus city-wide civic events. Ward rows are chipped and link down to their own full ward calendar.
Week by week
This week — from Monday, August 10
- Sat15Aug11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Wheels on the Danforth festival and car show Tabling / festival Today Both wardsmap 1
source: beachmetro.com · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
Week of Monday, August 17
- Tue18Aug6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Scarborough Southwest all-candidates debate Debate / forum Ward 20map 2
Attendance as reported by the source: Hafiz (Lib) confirmed; Bekkering (Green) confirmed; Tarun (PC) declined — as reported Aug 11. Attendance lists can change; every candidate in the race is welcome on the same terms.
source: beachmetro.com · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Wed19Aug6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Beaches—East York all-candidates debate Debate / forum Ward 19map 3
Attendance as reported by the source: Devine (NDP) confirmed; Livesey (Green) confirmed; Shahnawaz (Lib) confirmed — as reported Aug 12. Attendance lists can change; every candidate in the race is welcome on the same terms.
source: beachmetro.com · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Thu20Aug2 p.m.
Scarborough Southwest nominations close; final candidate list published How to vote Ward 20
source: elections.on.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Fri21Aug9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Beaches—East York advance polls day 1 (of 4) How to vote Ward 19
source: elections.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Fri21Aug2 p.m.
Toronto municipal nomination close (mayor/councillor/trustee) How to votemap 4
source: toronto.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Sat22Aug9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Beaches—East York advance polls day 2 How to vote Ward 19
source: elections.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Sun23Aug9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Beaches—East York advance polls day 3 How to vote Ward 19
source: elections.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
Week of Monday, August 24
- Mon24Aug9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Beaches—East York advance polls day 4 (final) How to vote Ward 19
source: elections.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Tue25Aug6 p.m.
Beaches—East York special-ballot and vote-by-mail application deadline How to vote Ward 19map 5
source: elections.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Wed26Aug10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Scarborough Southwest advance voting day 1 (of 3) How to vote Ward 20
source: elections.on.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Thu27Aug10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Scarborough Southwest advance voting day 2 How to vote Ward 20
source: elections.on.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Fri28Aug10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Scarborough Southwest advance voting day 3 (final) How to vote Ward 20
source: elections.on.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Fri28Aug6 p.m.
Scarborough Southwest vote-by-mail application deadline How to vote Ward 20
source: elections.on.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
Week of Monday, August 31
- Mon31Aug9:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Beaches—East York ELECTION DAY How to vote Ward 19
source: elections.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Tue1Sep
Toronto mail-in voting opens How to vote
source: toronto.ca · search-corroborated; primary page not yet fetched (August 15, 2026)
- Wed2Sep
Scarborough Southwest election-office voting closes 6 p.m.; ad blackout begins How to vote Ward 20
source: elections.on.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Thu3Sep9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Scarborough Southwest ELECTION DAY How to vote Ward 20
source: elections.on.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
Week of Monday, September 14
- Mon14Septime not yet published
Toronto Mayoral Debate at Daily Bread Food Bank Debate / forummap 6
source: dailybread.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
Week of Monday, October 5
- Tue6Oct10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Toronto advance voting day 1 (of 6) How to vote
source: toronto.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Wed7Oct10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Toronto advance voting day 2 How to vote
source: toronto.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Thu8Oct10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Toronto advance voting day 3 How to vote
source: toronto.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Fri9Oct10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Toronto advance voting day 4 How to vote
source: toronto.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Sat10Oct10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Toronto advance voting day 5 How to vote
source: toronto.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
- Sun11Oct10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Toronto advance voting day 6 (final) How to vote
source: toronto.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
Week of Monday, October 26
- Mon26Oct10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
TORONTO ELECTION DAY (mayor; Ward 19 + Ward 20 council; TDSB W10; TCDSB W11/W12) How to vote
source: toronto.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
The map
Numbered pins match the chips on the schedule above; the outlines are Wards 19 and 20, where the two by-elections' ward calendars live. Tap a pin for the venue and its events.
Map tiles need a connection — the pins and boundary above still work offline. Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Venue coordinates: OpenStreetMap (estate geocode cache, checked August 15, 2026). Base map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Not on the map — and why
- No venue — an application deadline or list publication, not a place to go. Aug 20 — Scarborough Southwest nominations close; final candidate list published · Aug 28 — Scarborough Southwest vote-by-mail application deadline · Sep 1 — Toronto mail-in voting opens.
- At your assigned advance station — the row's Elections Canada link has the postal-code lookup. Aug 21 — Beaches—East York advance polls day 1 (of 4) · Aug 22 — Beaches—East York advance polls day 2 · Aug 23 — Beaches—East York advance polls day 3 · Aug 24 — Beaches—East York advance polls day 4 (final).
- At any advance voting location in the riding — the row's Elections Ontario link has the lookup. Aug 26 — Scarborough Southwest advance voting day 1 (of 3) · Aug 27 — Scarborough Southwest advance voting day 2 · Aug 28 — Scarborough Southwest advance voting day 3 (final).
- At your assigned polling station — the row's Elections Canada link has the postal-code lookup. Aug 31 — Beaches—East York ELECTION DAY.
- At the local election office — address on the by-election page. Sep 2 — Scarborough Southwest election-office voting closes 6 p.m.; ad blackout begins.
- At your assigned voting location — the row's Elections Ontario link has the lookup. Sep 3 — Scarborough Southwest ELECTION DAY.
- Advance voting locations not yet published by Toronto Elections — this page re-checks when they are. Oct 6 — Toronto advance voting day 1 (of 6) · Oct 7 — Toronto advance voting day 2 · Oct 8 — Toronto advance voting day 3 · Oct 9 — Toronto advance voting day 4 · Oct 10 — Toronto advance voting day 5 · Oct 11 — Toronto advance voting day 6 (final).
- At your assigned voting place — check MyVote via the row's link once locations are published. Oct 26 — TORONTO ELECTION DAY (mayor; Ward 19 + Ward 20 council; TDSB W10; TCDSB W11/W12).
Expected — not announced
These happened in the 2022 election cycle and are listed so you can watch for them — none of them is announced for 2026. Nothing here is a date until the host publishes one; when one lands, it moves into the schedule above with a source.
Additional Daily Bread municipal debates (ward-level or mayoral) Expected — not announced Both wards
Not announced. Listed because it happened in the 2022 cycle — based on 2022 precedent only. pattern only: DB hosted Apr 2 Scarborough Southwest federal + Aug 18 Scarborough Southwest + Aug 19 Beaches—East York + Sept 14 mayoral; only Sept 14 is published
source: dailybread.ca · verified from the source, August 15, 2026
Where this comes from
Every row was read from the linked source — election authorities (Elections Canada, Elections Ontario, Toronto Elections), hosts’ own pages, and local reporting — on the date its stamp shows. “Search-corroborated” marks the weaker tier honestly: reported by a reliable search result whose primary page we could not fetch yet. Expected rows are 2022-cycle precedent only and say so. No event here is invented, and no candidate is named outside an all-candidates event’s own reported attendance. Something wrong? Use the door above — it takes thirty seconds.