The Toronto Group Chat: What your friends are talking about this week (Nov. 10)

Hey, Toronto, what’s up?! Your group chat is popping off, and we’re here to keep the good times going. Welcome to another week of the Toronto Group Chat. This is your weekly rundown of the city’s biggest and hottest updates. Here, you’ll find all the stuff you actually want to share in your group chat. Every week, we’re dishing out five must-know highlights of what’s going on in the city or stories you need to know about.

Maybe people are already talking about it, or maybe you’ll start the conversation.

Check out what’s new in Toronto. Let’s get into it.

What’s good, chat?

Starbucks Bearista Glass Cold Cup – Surprise Box Edition is out!

My daily mug will have to see the inside of my storage unit for the holidays because Starbucks just dropped its Bearista Glass Cold Cup – Surprise Box Edition. The limited-edition collection features five new festive personalities: Aspen, Reiny, Bunny, Joy, and the rare Goldie, available now at Starbucks Coffeehouses across Canada.

Each Bearista is made out of hand-blown glass and is available for $49.95, while supplies last. Considering they are absolutely adorable, I don’t expect to find them in stores with ease. But that doesn’t mean I won’t try. The cups have a purchase limit of two Surprise Boxes per customer.

Alani Nu reveals new drink in Canada

Talking about festive receptacles, Alani Nu is dropping a brand-new flavour in Canada, and it’s all about to be revealed next week. The team will host a festive Winter Wonderland pop-up at CF Toronto Eaton Centre from Nov. 13 to 20. But you’ll want to be in the mall on Wednesday, Nov. 18, just before 10 a.m., for the flavour reveal.

Totally fine if you can’t make it because the Alani Nu Winter Wonderland pop-up will stick around for a few days, offering product sampling, photo opps and activities. You can find the activation outside of Sephora and lululemon.

Fall Out Boy is going on tour

Fall Out Boy fans, this one’s for you! The iconic rock band is gearing up for a massive year, and Toronto is officially on the list of stops for their upcoming world tour.

The Grammy-nominated band has announced its Twilight of the Punks Tour, a 36-date global tour spanning Europe, the U.K., the U.S., and Canada in 2027.

According to Live Nation, this will be the band’s biggest tour to date, with performances scheduled at stadiums and arenas across 11 countries during its European and U.K. leg, followed by a North American run.

The band will bring its high-energy performance to Toronto’s Rogers Stadium on July 22, 2027. This date marks the only Canadian stop on the massive world tour.

Latin holiday market

Looking for some warmth this holiday season? Or should I say heat? Toronto Latinos is hosting a Latin Christmas Market on Dec. 6 at The Warehouse Event Venue at Downsview Park. Expect over 50 Latin vendors, photos with Santa, and arcade games. And what’s the holiday season without themed Christmas drinks?

Admission is free with a ticket, and it runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Say it ain’t snow! Toronto could get icy this weekend

Now to crush all your hopes and dreams of not seeing snow for a while, according to The Weather Network (TWN), the “coldest air of the season” will hit southern Ontario later this week, with temperatures set to drop to or near freezing, Thursday into Friday.

And according to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s current seven-day Toronto forecast, it calls for a 30 per cent chance of precipitation Friday into Saturday, which could manifest as either rain showers or flurries. Either way, I am staying indoors.

That’s it for now, Toronto! Check back soon for the next Group Chat roundup.

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