The school year is almost over, which means most of us have been released (temporarily, if you’re in summer school) from the stranglehold that is tests and assignments. We finally have time to do stuff! Go forth and be free! Oh crap, but wait, we still owe OSAP several thousand dollars.

Have no fear, I painstakingly scraped the internet for free events happening in Toronto and filtered out 13 of the best ones (do you really want to attend a talk about organ donation or driving for seniors?).

Candian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series
Happening now til June 8th at the Canadian Opera Company
Whether you’re a first-time concert-goer or a life-long aficionado, we invite you to discover a world of creativity and diversity in an inspiring light-filled space overlooking the heart of downtown Toronto. Performances in six series: Vocal, Piano, Jazz, Dance, Chamber and World Music.

Baskin Robbins 31 Cent Scoop Night
April 27th 5pm – 10pm
Happens every year and the event is also held in support of the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Royal Wedding Viewing Party
April 29th 5am – 10am, Canadian Broadcasting Centre Atrium (250 Front St. W)
For those of you who are insane enough to wake up before 5am, free tea and scones will be on offer, and prizes will be awarded for the best hat, wedding dress or bridesmaid dress.

Astronomy Night 2011: Imaging Planets Beyond the Solar System
April 30th 6:30pm, Bahen Center (40 St. George St.)
Astronomy talk, telescope tour, Ask an Astronomer, meteorite display, general relativity demonstration, planetarium shows, and hot chocolate.

Maintaining Your Bicycle Workshop
April 30th 2pm – 4pm, Lillian H. Smith Library
Learn how to adjust or replace brake pads, to clean and replace the chain, patch an inner tube and change a tire.

Toronto Film Festival Event – Best of SHORT FILMS around the world
April 30th 7pm – 11pm, National Film Board

Entrepreneurship 101 – The Pitch
May 4th 5:30pm – 6:30pm, MaRS (101 College St.)
This lecture covers all the essentials of building and delivering an effective pitch to help you find financing for your entrepreneurial venture or sell your product to customers. Learn the elements of a good pitch deck and identify the key elements of good communication that successful start-ups use.

“The Show Off”: OCAD University’s 96th Annual Graduate Exhibition
May 5th – 8th, OCAD Main Campus
The class of 2011, an eclectic mix of more than 500 graduating students working in twelve undergraduate programs, will exhibit work from a broad spectrum of disciplines, ranging from drawing and painting, printmaking, photography, criticism and curatorial practice, integrated media and sculpture/installation in the Faculty of Art; to advertising, environmental, industrial and graphic design, illustration and material art and design (jewellery, fibre and ceramics) in the Faculty of Design.

Renegade Nuclear Physics Lab at Science Rendezvous
May 7th 2pm – 10pm, Willcocks St.
The Renegade Nuclear Physics Laboratory is a massive art experiment and science experience involving a homemade nuclear fusion reactor. How does it work? We’re not really sure. What are we using it for? Powering a soundsystem and DJs for a massive free public street party as part of Science Rendezvous! Is it dangerous? You bet! (Who doesn’t love danger?)

Victoria Day on Toronto’s Waterfront: Free Admission at the Museum of Inuit Art
May 23rd 10am-6pm, 207 Queen’s Quay West
They also have a card you can use to get discounts on businesses around the area.

Dairy Queen to attempt Guinness World Record with 21,000-lb ice cream cake
May 10th 12pm-2pm, Yonge and Dundas
Free pieces of the giant cake will be given away.

Doors Open Toronto
May 29th 10am – 5pm, all over Toronto
150 buildings of architectural, historic, cultural and/or social significance open their doors to the public. The theme this year is photography.

St. Lawrence Market Corn Roast
August 6th 11am – 3pm, St. Lawrence Market
Come down to the Market and receive a free cob of corn seasoned to perfection! All corn is grown by Market farmers.

For a list of hundreds of more events, check out  these sites:
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/daily_events.cfm
http://wx.toronto.ca/festevents.nsf/all?OpenView

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