#FOOD: TORONTO COCKTAIL FESTIVAL RETURNS OCTOBER 17 TO 25, 2026

Toronto Cocktail Festival, presented by The Alchemist magazine, returns October 18 to 25, 2026, bringing a full week of cocktail events, tastings, seminars, dinners, guest shifts, neighbourhood crawls, and parties to venues across the city.

Tickets for Toronto Cocktail Festival Signature Events go on sale August 1 at thealchemistmagazine.ca/tcf, including the Cocktail-Paired Brunch, Neighbourhood Cocktail Crawl Series, and the Gala of Cocktails, the festival’s main event.

Throughout the week, Toronto Cocktail Festival will spotlight the city’s bartending community alongside leading brands, local venues, and visiting talent from across Canada and beyond. Additional bar and brand-led events will be added to the schedule
beginning August 1, with the full program expected by mid-September.

“We are proud to support and promote Toronto’s incredible cocktail community,” says Gail Nugent, publisher of The Alchemist magazine and event producer for Toronto Cocktail Festival. “The festival brings together bartenders, venues, brands, media, and
cocktail lovers for a week that celebrates the talent and creativity shaping the city’s cocktail culture.”

The festival’s marquee event, the Gala of Cocktails, takes place October 23 at Waterworks Food Hall. Guests can expect music, bar bites, and more than two dozen cocktail stations hosted by local and international bartenders, including global brand
ambassadors serving creative cocktails throughout the evening.

The Signature Events lineup also includes a Cocktail-Paired Brunch and the Neighbourhood Cocktail Crawl Series, running throughout the week.

For tickets and festival programming, visit thealchemistmagazine.ca/tcf.

About Toronto Cocktail Festival:
Presented by The Alchemist magazine, the second annual Toronto Cocktail Festival will
be held October 18 to 25, 2026, at venues across Toronto. It will be a showcase of the
city’s immense bartending talent, with events ranging from cocktail paired brunch,
seminars, “Cinq a Sept” happy hours, cocktail-paired dinners and the week’s main
event, the Gala of Cocktails at Water Works.

About The Alchemist magazine:
The Alchemist is a Canadian magazine devoted to the dynamic culture of craft cocktails
and artisan distillers. Published since 2015 by Lodestar Media, The Alchemist is
international in scope but local in focus, featuring stories about the trends, people, bars
and brands that play their part in the timeless ritual of enjoying a cocktail. This
beautifully designed seasonal magazine is designed as a smartly portable keepsake,
and is supported online between issues.

To read The Alchemist magazine, pick up a copy at bars, bottle shops, distillery tasting
rooms, gourmet grocery stores and barware stores or visit online at
thealchemistmagazine.ca.