- This weekend, featured events at Toronto's historic museums include Queen Charlotte's Birthday Ball at Fort York on Saturday and a Winter Fun Day at Colborne Lodge on Sunday.
- On Friday a new exhibition opens at the Bata Shoe Museum - Collected in the Field: Shoemaking Traditions from Around the World.
- Although Family Literacy Day isn't actually until January 27, the Toronto Public Library's Family Literacy Day events begin this Saturday.
- At Harbourfront Centre this weekend the Next Step dance series offers a wide variety of performances through Dance Ontario's Dance Weekend shows, and of course Harbourfront's Winter programming continues.
- From Thursday to Sunday, Shen Yun "brings to life 5,000 years of Chinese civilization through classical Chinese dance and music" at the Sony Centre.
- On Saturday and Sunday the Monster Jam Maple Leaf Tour brings monster trucks to the Rogers Centre.
- The Total Wedding Show is on at the International Centre (near Pearson Airport) from Friday to Sunday.
- Another option for those in wedding planning mode, the Liberty Grand is having a Wedding Open House on Sunday.
- The Toronto RV Show & Extravaganza is on at the Toronto Congress Centre from Thursday to Sunday.
- Or if you'd rather get away on the water, the Toronto International Boat Show continues at the Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, until Sunday.
- The Kortright Centre for Conservation in Woodbridge has more Animal Tracking hikes this weekend.
- This weekend's Creative Science Sundays programming at the Ontario Science Centre offers a "Music & Technology FunLab" (recommended for ages 14+).
- There's lots going at the Evergreen Brick Works this weekend, including the year-round Farmer's Market and the Tipi Tapestry Project on Saturday and free public skating (weather permitting) on both Saturday and Sunday.
- Everyone's talking about the Leafs coming back, but did you also know the home opener for our National Lacrosse League team, the Toronto Rock, is on this Saturday at the Air Canada Centre?
- And from the calendar of User-submitted events for January:
- The Pepper Shakers, a "...roots rock and roll rockabilly band", play the Blue Goose Tavern in Mimico on Friday night.
- The Superstars of Comedy return to Comedy Bar for two shows on Saturday.
- 101 Markets offers "vintage and artisanal goods" at 3030 Dundas West on Sunday afternoon.
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, learn how to submit an event listing to About.com: Toronto.
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