​What if the future isn't something we wait for, but something we create together?

​We Create Our Futures is a 3-day festival of Climate, Culture & Arts, taking over the Centre for Social Innovation in downtown Toronto, October 16–18.

​For three days, we're bringing together artists, activists, neighbours, makers, thinkers, dreamers and doers to explore what a more beautiful, regenerative and connected future could actually feel like.

​Expect art and music, food and fashion, engaging conversations, hands-on making, climate solutions, community wisdom, dancing, learning, repairing, imagining — and lots of unexpected encounters along the way.

​OCT 16 - FRIDAY NIGHT — IMAGINE THE FUTURE - 6PM - 11PM

​We kick things off with a big, beautiful, slightly wild celebration of possibility. CSI transforms through music, performance, art, a Solarpunk fashion show, clothing swap, a sustainable marketplace and visions of a future worth wanting.

​Come curious, dress up in your thrift flips or Solarpunk vision, wander, discover, meet people — and dance with us into the future.

​Detailed Itinerary Below

​SATURDAY — CO-CREATE THE FUTURE - 10AM - 9PM

​Saturday is the heart of the festival: a day to gather, question, experiment and imagine together. We'll explore the future of democracy and food, our relationship with nature, climate and community, and new ways of living and relating to one another. Through conversations, workshops, creative experiences and collective practices, we're asking: What becomes possible when we stop trying to solve everything alone? The day flows into an evening of film, performance, music and social connection with others who care about what you care about.

​Detailed Itinerary Below

​SUNDAY — BRING THE FUTURE HOME - 11AM - 6PM

​Sunday gets practical — and Sunday is FREE! Explore the Resilient Homes Hub, where dozens of experts and solution providers can help you get your home climate-ready, from sump pumps to solar panels. Explore the Future of Finance, ask an incredible futurist anything about co-living and the future of housing, bring something broken to the Repair Café, learn to mend and upcycle, and rediscover Home Economics — from preserving food to saving money and reducing waste. It’s a day about bringing the future into everyday life: how we live, what we own, where we put our money, and how we take better care of our homes, our stuff and each other.

​Detailed Itinerary Below

​Across all three days, We Create Our Futures is an invitation to move beyond doom and abstraction and spend a weekend inside the future we actually want to create: more connected, more creative, more resilient, more regenerative — and a lot more fun.

​Come for an hour. Come for a day. Come for the whole weekend.

​The future is a collective project. Let's make one worth wanting.

​ACCESSIBILITY

​*Centre for Social Innovation is an accessible venue with ramps & elevators*

​TRANSPORTATION & PARKING

​*Green P Parking in the area - We recommend TTC and or Ride Share*

​DETAILED ITINERARY

​FRIDAY - OCT 16TH - 6PM - 11PM

​EVENT SCHEDULE

​DOORS 6PM - EXPLORE (ATRIUM, 101, 201, 301)

​6:30-7:30pm - ROOM 301 - Solarpunk: A Living Reality - Adam Lewis (Regenerative Urban-Rural Communities)

​ATRIUM

​7:30PM - Opening & Welcome

​8PM - 8:35PM - Live Performance by The Ancient Youth

​8:50PM - 9PM - Love Peace Harmony Foundation

​9PM - 9:45PM Solarpunk Fashion Show

• ​Again & Again Studio

• ​Feng Gu

• ​Crayon Club

• ​Meesh

​9:45PM - 11PM - Dance & Social - DJ Sleeping Truth

​Live Cymatics by Self-Reflection

​11PM EVENT END & THANK YOU

​FRIDAY - LIVE ACTIVATIONS - 6PM - 11PM

​ATRIUM

• ​Solarpunk Art Gallery [Bigger Bolder Room] [Curated by Avesta Rastan]

• ​Fashion Designer Shop [Alterna Savings Room A]

• ​Live Art & Crafts [Meeting Room B]

• ​Love Peace Harmony Lounge [Meeting Room C]

• ​Vegan Food [Animal Liberation Kitchen]

• ​Refreshments [Mocktail Bar]

• ​Futuring with Nature [With Joanne]

​ROOM 101 (Upstairs)

• ​Futures Fair - [Sustainable Marketplace]

​ROOM 201 (Upstairs)

• ​Cosmic Clothing Swap [By Space Journey - Chelsea & Roxana Jam]

​& MORE

​SATURDAY - OCT 17TH - 10AM - 9PM

​EVENT SCHEDULE

​DOORS 10AM - EXPLORE (ATRIUM, 101, 201, 301, 401)

​ATRIUM

​11AM - 5PM - FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY (More details coming soon)

​6PM - 9PM - SOLARPUNK SOCIAL (More details coming soon)

​(Workshops & performance details coming soon)

​ROOM 101 (Upstairs)

​Activations & Workshops starting at 11am (More details coming soon)

​Get excited about: 11am - 12pm [Room 101] Creation Story through Yoga [Twin pillars - Jayden & Maia]

​5PM - 6PM - Coherant Drum Circle [With Peter Arcari]

​6PM - 8PM - FUTURE OF FILM - Screening 2040 [By Damon Gameau]

​ROOM 201 (Upstairs)

• ​11AM - 9PM - Cosmic Clothing Swap [By Space Journey - Chelsea & Roxana Jam]

​ROOM 301 - FUTURE OF FOOD (Upstairs)

​VIOLA DESMOND ROOM

​11AM - 5PM - The FUTURE OF FOOD is Bioregionally-Based-Presented by Flavour Harvest, Supported by CCFE

• ​Food themed workshop activations from 11am - 5pm

​ROOM 401 - DISCUSSION GARDEN By Naryan (Upstairs)

​11AM - 5PM - Discussions & Workshops (Details Coming Soon)

​*DETAILED WORKSHOP INTINERARY COMING SOON*

​SATURDAY - LIVE ACTIVATIONS - 11AM - 9PM

​ATRIUM

• ​11AM - 5PM - Social Good Market Supported by CCFE

• ​[Bigger Bolder Room]

  • ​Workshops

  • ​Solarpunk Art Gallery

• ​Workshops [Alterna Savings Room A]

• ​Workshops [Meeting Room B]

• ​Love Peace Harmony Lounge [Meeting Room C]

• ​Vegan Food [Animal Liberation Kitchen]

• ​Refreshments [Mocktail Bar]

• ​Social & Performances (6-9PM)

• ​(More details coming soon)

​ROOM 101 (Upstairs)

• ​Wellness, Workshops & Activations (More details coming soon)

​& MORE

​SUNDAY - OCT 18TH - 11AM - 6PM [FREE/PWYC]

​EVENT SCHEDULE

​DOORS 11AM - EXPLORE (ATRIUM, 101, 201, 301, 401, 501)

​ATRIUM

​11AM - 4PM - HOME RESILIENCE HUB

​ROOM 101 (Upstairs)

​11AM - 3PM - FUTURE OF FINANCE - GOOD INVESTING FAIR

​(Talks & Performances TBD)

​ROOM 201 (Upstairs)

​11AM - 5PM - Cosmic Clothing Swap [By Space Journey - Chelsea & Roxana Jam]

​ROOM 301 - [CREATION STATIONS] {Brought to you by The Shared Bag} (Upstairs)

​11AM - 5PM - FUTURE OF CREATION

​Sewing, Workshops, Talks, Collaborations (More details coming soon)

​VIOLA DESMOND ROOM

​11AM - 2PM - Repair Cafe

​ROOM 401 - DISCUSSION GARDEN By Naryan (Upstairs)

​11AM - 5PM - Discussions & Workshops (Details Coming Soon)

​ROOM 501 - CCFE SALON (Upstairs)

​11AM - 5PM - Discussions & Workshops (Details Coming Soon)

​Thank you to our sponsors Love Peace Harmony Foundation , Shaun Darchiville with Raymond James LTD

​WE CREATE OUR FUTURES

​It's cool to care.

​October 16–18, 2026 Centre for Social Innovation 192 Spadina Ave., Toronto