Week of May 28 - June 3

Summer’s starting to take shape with soap making, socialising, and a few reasons to look forward to what’s ahead.

May 28, 2026

This week’s edition has a nice mix of hands-on fun, community catch-ups, and summer energy building in the background.

We’ve got a vegan soap-making workshop, a Vegan Drinks night at NUTTEA, and a Climate Week happy hour to kick off June, plus a special spotlight on the Vegan Night Market returning to Balmy Beach this summer.

There’s also some good news to note with Yves Veggie Cuisine making a comeback in Canada.

A solid week for anyone looking to get out, meet people, and start leaning into the season.

This Week:

📅 Friday, May 29, 2026
🕒 7:00–9:00 p.m.
📍 Studio Mooi, 926 Kingston Rd
🎟️ CA$129–CA$158.20

A beginner-friendly workshop where participants learn to make their own vegan soap using natural ingredients such as essential oils, dried flowers, and clay. The class is led by Kasia from Made by Me, and attendees will leave with six bars of soap to take home after curing.

📅 Friday, May 29, 2026
🕒 6:30–9:30 p.m.
📍 NUTTEA Toronto, 637 Bloor St W
🎟️ Free admission

Toronto Vegan Meetup’s signature Vegan Drinks social heads to NUTTEA for a large, drop-in evening of mingling, with vegan food and drinks available for purchase. The event is open to all (vegans and non-vegans) and is designed for meeting new people in a lively, social setting.

📅 Monday, June 1, 2026
🕒 6:00–8:00 p.m.
📍 Wishbone Animal Rights Lab – The Lab Vegutainment Centre, 108 Dundas St W
🎟️ Suggested donation $5 (pay what you can)

A mocktail happy hour hosted by VegTO to kick off Toronto Climate Week, featuring sustainable bites from Sau Bake (Brazilian street food) and So Daam (Korean-inspired dishes), plus an all-Canadian sober bar with drinks priced at $5. Hosted at Wishbone's Vegutainment Centre; optional dress code for fun: come as your favourite season.


(Event details are accurate to the best of my knowledge at the time of publishing. Events are intended to be vegan, but details may change, please confirm directly with the organizer if you have specific concerns.)

Spotlight

This week is a little different from our usual highlight. Instead of a product, I’m focusing a special summer announcement for Toronto’s vegan community.

The Vegan Night Market

Toronto’s Vegan Night Market begins this summer on June 18th with a series of Thursday evening events at Balmy Beach!

  • Thursday, June 18, 6 – 9:30

  • Thursday, July 16, 6 – 9:30

  • Thursday, August 13, 6 – 9:30

  • Thursday, Sept. 10, 6 – 9:30

This one feels especially welcome with Vegandale, VegTO Fest, Planted Expo, and the Spring Market not happening this summer.

Are you a vendor or musical talent? Use code “torontovegan” to get 10% off.

Worth Noting:

Yves Veggie Cuisine is coming back to Canada

Maple Leaf Foods has now confirmed it is reviving the brand, with five products currently slated to return to Canadian shelves sometime this summer, and the company says the move reflects continued confidence in the plant-based category. It’s a notable bit of positive news for us vegans, especially given how much nostalgic loyalty Yves still has.

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On The Horizon:

*(more info will come closer to the dates)

  • Do West Fest

    📅 Friday–Sunday, June 5–7, 2026
    📍 Dundas St W, from Shaw St to Lansdowne Ave (Little Portugal)
    🎟️ Free admission

    Toronto's unofficial start to summer — 16 blocks of Dundas West go car-free for a weekend of live music, local food vendors, art, and community programming. Good Rebel has confirmed they will be bringing their vegan grill to the fest, serving up BBQ vegan chicken legs with their signature ranch drizzle.

  • Vegan Pop-up Brunch

    📅 Sunday, June 14, 2026
    🕒 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
    📍 Wishbone Animal Rights Lab – The Lab Vegutainment Centre, 108 Dundas St W, 2nd Floor
    🎟️ CA$43.93

    An all-you-can-eat vegan buffet brunch hosted by 5 Principles Cuisines, featuring dishes such as General Tao, tofu scramble, BBQ drumstix, falafel, mac and cheese, bok choy stew, wraps, salads, fruit, and soup. Tickets are required, and children under 12 can attend for free with advance notice.

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