LodgEvent lists 10 events in Toronto, Canada, including Fan Expo Canada 2026, IDS Toronto 2027 and ICSC Canada 2026. Upcoming dates run from 27 August 2026 to 29 April 2027. Browse dates, venues and nearby hotels for each event below.

Toronto Trade Fairs & Business Events — Visitor Guide

Toronto is Canada's largest trade fair city, and it has a complication that catches visitors out every year: three major venues, spread across the city, with similar-sounding names. Establish which one your event uses before you book anything — the difference between them is a daily commute.

LodgEvent lists 10 events in Toronto across 3 venues, with Metro Toronto Convention Centre hosting 8 of them. The strongest sectors here are Real Estate, Construction & Urban, Entertainment, Media & Culture and Home & Interior.

Three venues — which is yours?

Enercare Centre — the big one

Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place is Canada's largest exhibition facility: over a million square feet of contiguous space across seven to eight connected halls, on the lakefront just west of downtown.

What makes it distinct is capability rather than size alone. Ceiling heights run from 12 to 60 feet, with 90 to 120 foot column spacing and heavy floor loading in most halls. That is why the machinery shows, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and the Toronto International Boat Show can all be staged here — the building takes exhibits that most convention centres cannot.

In 2019 it became the first convention centre in Ontario to achieve LEED Platinum certification. It connects underground to the Beanfield Centre, so events sometimes span both.

Getting there: the 509 and 511 streetcars run from Union Station to Exhibition Loop, and GO Transit's Exhibition station sits at the grounds. During major shows the streetcars get very full — allow more time than the map suggests.

Metro Toronto Convention Centre — the convenient one

MTCC sits in the downtown core with around 442,000 sq ft of exhibition space across seven halls, 77 meeting rooms, two ballrooms and a 1,232-seat theatre. It runs close to 400 events a year.

Its case is simple: everything is already there. Union Station is adjacent, hotels are within walking distance, and restaurants surround it. For a two-day visit where you fly in, attend and leave, this is the least demanding venue in the city.

The building splits into a North and a South building connected underground — worth checking which your sessions are in, as they are a few minutes apart.

Toronto Congress Centre — the airport one

TCC is in Etobicoke, roughly three minutes from Pearson International Airport and fifteen to twenty from downtown. It offers over a million square feet across ten divisible halls, 56 to 60 meeting rooms, two ballrooms and free parking.

The logic here is inverted from the other two. If your event is at TCC, an airport hotel is the sensible choice rather than a compromise — you are close to the venue, close to your flight, and the downtown journey is one you make once for an evening out rather than twice a day.

Public transit to TCC is poor by Toronto standards. Budget for taxis or ride-hailing, or check whether your organiser runs a shuttle.

Getting around

From Pearson (YYZ): the UP Express train runs to Union Station downtown in 25 minutes, every 15 minutes, and is by far the most reliable option — Toronto's airport road traffic is unpredictable and a taxi can take twice as long at the wrong hour. From Union, you are at MTCC on foot and a short streetcar ride from Enercare.

For Toronto Congress Centre, take a taxi directly from the airport; the UP Express goes the wrong way.

Billy Bishop (YTZ), the island airport, is a genuine alternative if you are flying from within Canada or the northeast US. It sits on the waterfront minutes from downtown and Exhibition Place — a considerably shorter transfer than Pearson.

Around the city: the TTC subway, streetcars and buses all work on a single fare. A Presto card or contactless payment covers everything. The subway is limited compared to European cities — two main lines — so streetcars matter more here than they would elsewhere.

Where to stay

• Downtown core (around Union, Financial District, Entertainment District): Best for MTCC, good for Enercare, and where the restaurants and evenings are. The default unless your event is at TCC.
• Waterfront and Liberty Village: Closer to Exhibition Place, quieter, often better value than the core.
• Airport area (Etobicoke, Mississauga): The right choice for Toronto Congress Centre events, and cheaper generally. Isolated in the evening.
• Yorkville and Midtown: Upmarket, on the subway, further from all three venues but pleasant.

Toronto has deep hotel supply and a trade fair alone rarely strains it. Rates are high year-round by Canadian standards, and summer — when the city is at its most pleasant and tourism peaks — is the expensive season rather than fair weeks.

Entry

Most visa-exempt travellers arriving by air need an eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization), applied for online in a few minutes. Do this before booking flights: approval is usually immediate but not guaranteed.

Other nationalities need a visitor visa, which takes weeks — apply early, and ask the organiser for a letter of invitation.

If you are exhibiting, look into the ATA Carnet for temporarily importing display materials. It saves duties and border time, and is well established for trade show goods.

Practical notes

Winter is a real factor. From roughly December to March, temperatures sit below freezing and snow disrupts flights. Toronto's PATH — a 30 km underground pedestrian network linking downtown buildings, including Union Station and the MTCC — becomes genuinely useful rather than a curiosity. If your event is downtown in winter, a hotel connected to PATH is worth paying for.

Currency is the Canadian dollar, and US dollars are generally not accepted despite the border being an hour away. Cards work everywhere.

Tipping is 15–20% in restaurants and the payment terminal will prompt you. Not optional in practice.

Sales tax is added at the till, not shown on the price tag — 13% in Ontario.

Toronto is genuinely multicultural, and this shows up practically: whatever cuisine your visiting clients prefer, the city has a good version of it. Kensington Market, Chinatown, Little Italy and Greektown are all short rides from downtown.

Based on what's currently listed, activity here concentrates in March, October and December.

Next up is Fan Expo Canada 2026 on 27 August 2026.