Upcoming Events
BODYCLOCK - THURSDAYS
Unpretentious Vibes & Astounding Sound, BODYCLOCK is a queer & bipoc-centric weekly underground electronic dance party happening on the 1st 2nd & 3rd THURSDAY of every month. Hang out at the front bar or dance it out in the back, we'll be featuring some deep cuts from the city's best local selectors. Each week we deliver a different format to make your body shake and free yourself from the grind.
🎧Bodyclock Residents:
1st 2nd & 3rd Thursdays of every month 9pm free b4 10pm $10 after - 19+
WAX CANDY DISCO DANCE PARTY!
Every Friday Wax Candy resident DJ Cyclist serves up the sweetest soulful and uplifting club classics and unearthed Disco gems how they are meant to heard, on wax and in one of the best sounding rooms in the city. TGIF, let loose and funk it all night long!
A warm welcome from Cynthia at the door and go find your friends on the dance floor.
Doors at 10pm, Free b4 11, $10 after, 19+
LOSE YOURSELF Y2K VIDEO DANCE PARTY!
Saturday, April 4, 2026
On Saturday April 4th, join VJs Mikey Lukey and General Eclectic at The Piston and "Lose Yourself" to the sounds of the first decade of the millennium, the 2000's, The Naughty Noughties, Y2K baby!
From Akon to Alicia keys, Beyonce to Bloc Party, !!! (Chk Chk Chk) to Crazy Town, Daft Punk to Derulo, Fergie to Furtado, Gorillaz to Gwen Stefani, Metric to Maroon 5, Sean Kingston to Sean Paul, The Rapture to The Strokes, T-Pain to Timbaland, White Stripes to Lil Wayne & much more!
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes on the first Saturday of every month!!!
*Respect for consent and diversity is The Piston law and anyone who doesn't abide by this can expect quick expulsion.
Doors at 10:00 pm EST
$15 cover 19+
SAIGON SUNDAYS RETRO EASTER SOIREE
Sunday, April 5, 2026
7pm Saigon Sundays Retro Easter Soiree!
80's & 90's 2000's britpop • synthpop • post-punk • indie • alternative hits
w/CFNY Live-To-Air DJs Paul Dhingra & Dwight Hybrid
937 Bloor Street West, Toronto - Cover $10
With every year that passes Saigon Sundays adds another year to our 20yr retro window now with a healthy serving of fun 2000's from The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Daft Punk and other bangers along with core dancefloor faves from The Smiths, Depeche Mode, New Order, Stone Roses, Blur, Pulp, Joy Division, The Cure, Human League, Pet Shop Boys, Underworld, The Prodigy, The Specials, Madness, The Clash, and tons more.
Saigon Sundays is a packed night at The Piston with a great community of friends that celebrating the dancefloor with every event.
Great staff. Cheap drinks.
Long Weekend Sunday Tradition that began at Whiskey Saigon.
Get there early, dance real late.
Get Social & Connect:
FREEF’ALL OPEN MIC
The open mic is at the PISTON on the FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH (subject to change so please follow for updates) Doors and sign up are at 7:00pm at the bar. Admission is FREE.. Sign up is first come first serve. If you come early, you can choose when you want to play.
The open mic generally starts at 7:30. Performers get two songs or up to 10 mins as long as there’s time. If it gets super busy, we will go into the LIGHTENING ROUND (one song each) later in the night in order to get through the list. We have house instruments and a sound person, so we can accommodate pretty much any musical situation.
Any questions, feel free to send us a message on Facebook or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/freefallsundays/
Freefall Sundays has been running for over 18yrs. It is hosted by Steve York (Mercy Flight) and Tony Rabalao (Leh-Lo).
“A place where people come together to perform and share their love of music, network and connect. The FreeF’all community has grown over the years and attracts performers of all styles from all over the world.”
WAX CANDY DISCO DANCE PARTY! (Copy)
Every Friday Wax Candy resident DJ Cyclist serves up the sweetest soulful and uplifting club classics and unearthed Disco gems how they are meant to heard, on wax and in one of the best sounding rooms in the city. TGIF, let loose and funk it all night long!
A warm welcome from Cynthia at the door and go find your friends on the dance floor.
Doors at 10pm, Free b4 11, $10 after, 19+
FAST TIMES 80S DANCE PARTY!
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Fast Times 80's dance party is a monthly dance party on the 2nd Saturday of every month! DjBabs and DjTweed will be spinning your favourite new wave, synthpop, pop and guilty pleasure hits of the 1980’s!
Come dance like nobody's watching!
10pm $15 19+
LYCANTHRO W/ BLOOD OPERA & AXMINISTER
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Neurotic Entertainment Presents:
Lycanthro (Ottawa) https://www.instagram.com/lycanthro_metal/
w/ local favorites Blood Opera https://www.instagram.com/bloodoperainc/
& AxMinister https://www.instagram.com/axminister_band/
SUN APRIL 12
DOORS 7:30, SHOW 8PM
$15 Advance via Eventbrite
IT'S ALL GOOD 90’S VIDEO DANCE PARTY!
On Saturday, March 21st, join VJs, Mike Luke and General Eclectic, as they take you back to the '90s and celebrate 10 years of music video dance parties at The Piston, 937 Bloor Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! From Biggie to Björk, Nirvana to No Doubt, Destiny's Child to Daft Punk, TLC to A.T.C.Q., Eminem to En Vogue, Mariah Carey to Massive Attack, Portishead to Pavement, Spice Girls to Stereolab & much more!
JUICEBOX - INDIE SLEAZE-BRITPOP-POST PUNK DANCE PARTY
Juicebox is an all vinyl monthly dance party on the fourth Saturday of every month. Running for 10 years, hosts DjBabs and DjTweed spin Indie Sleaze-Post Punk-New Wave-Synthpop-Britpop
You’ll hear:
The Strokes, David Bowie, Pulp, LCD Soundsystem, Bloc Party, Wet Leg, Cold Cave, The Human League, Joy Division, The Buzzcocks, ABC, Air, The Specials, Le Tigre, Belle & Sebastian, Supergrass, The Clash, Blur, Roxy Music, The Modern Lovers, Orange Juice, Gorillaz, Scissor Sisters, Broadcast, Sextile, Amyl & The Sniffers, Franz Ferdinand, Ladytron, The Drums, Robyn, The Charlatans, CSS, Goldfrapp, The Undertones, The Ramones, The Sounds, Super Furry Animals, St. Etienne, Tahiti 80, Weezer, MIA, Santogold, Garbage, Fatboy Slim, Belle & Sebastian, Wet Leg, Interpol, Madness, Phoenix, Arcade Fire, Happy Mondays, MGMT, The Stone Roses, The Cure, Kasabian, Cut Copy, The Gossip, Automatic, Peaches, The Rapture, Blondie, The Jam, The Dandy Warhols,The Jesus And Mary Chain, Arctic Monkeys, Yacht, Royksopp, Midnight Juggernauts, Tame Impala, The Killers, Viagra Boys, Stereolab, Jet, The Smiths, Sleaford Mods, Simple Minds, New Order and so on...
10pm $10 b4 11pm $15 after - 19+
EXILED/ CROWD SURF/ SPONGE FACTORY
Sunday, March 29, 2026
The Piston and Room 33 Collective presents:
Exiled
Sunday March 29 8pm 19+ $10/pwyc