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By Marilyn Campbell, About.com Guide to Toronto

Things to Do in Toronto This Weekend: Friday November 6th - Sunday November 8th

Thursday November 5, 2009

  • The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair kicks off on Friday at Exhibition Place, where it will continue until November 15th. Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be on hand to officially open the event on Friday morning and if you arrive between 8:30am and 9:45am on Friday you can see the ceremony and enjoy the rest of your day at the fair for free.

  • It's the St. Lawrence Market's 205th Anniversary with a few events Friday night and the bulk of the festivities on Saturday.

  • Harbourfront Centre is having a free Day of the Dead Festival on Saturday and Sunday.

  • It's a big weekend for Film Festivals in Toronto with the Diaspora Film Festival, the Regent Park Film Festival, the Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival, the KinoArt Festival and the Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival all on now or over the next few days.

  • On Friday and Saturday The Children's Trunk Show, a sale of "fashion, jewellery and art made by moms and geared exclusively towards kids and families", will be on in the Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District.

  • Looking to dress up and do some good? On Saturday night the annual Fireball gala will raise funds for Sheena's Place, which provides support for those with eating disorders.

  • On Saturday night the Amadeus Choir presents a Remembrance concert, "Greater Love Hath No Man", at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.

  • There's an early Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Scarborough Civic Centre on Sunday at 2pm.

  • On Sunday afternoon the Air Canada Centre hosts Canada vs. World in the Hockey Hall of Fame Legends Classic.

  • And from the User-Posted Events for November, winter window displays are up in the Dowtown Yonge area and there's a Battle Strikers Battling Top showdown at the CN Tower on Saturday.

If you're an event planner hosting something this weekend, feel free to tell us about it in the comments section below. For later events, add them to the November User-Posted Event Listings (or the user posted events for December).

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