The best bashes to flaunt your Movember moustache in Toronto
It’s Friday night and your Movember face furniture is seriously on fleek – what are you going to do, just sit at home and not parade that Magnum P.I. cookie-duster for all to see? Heck no. Get out there, grab life by the handlebar ‘stache (okay, maybe ask for permission first) and strut your peachy-fuzzy stuff at Toronto’s most mustachioed bashes. And hey, while you’re at it, raise a few bucks for a more-than-worthy cause.
The Only Cafe
972 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON M4J 1L9Taking dive bar to high art, this east end haunt is also home to Movember’s best and biggest beer ball. Mid-Movember Mighty Moustache Mayhem at the “MO’nly” sees Muskoka’s-own Sawdust City Brewing take over the taps on November 18. 25¢ of each pint sold will go towards the Movember Foundation, but the real fun begins with the official judging of the Moustache Competition. Walk your crumb-catcher down the catwalk for your chance to have a real-life actual beer brewed in your moustache’s honour – with the winner’s marvelous mug (and mo’) recreated on the brew’s label.
Marquis of Granby Pub
418 Church St, Toronto, ON M5B 2A3This Church Street pub hosts its annual Movember Challenge Karaoke fundraiser on November 19. Not your average mumble-your-way-through-Sweet-Caroline event, “challenge karaoke” offers the opportunity to not only humiliate yourself, but all your friends too (for a great cause, obvs). The rules: for $5, sing a song of your choice. For $20, challenge a friend to sing a song of your choice. For $30, buy yourself out of said challenge (also known as the big ol’ chicken clause). $5O bucks buys you a track off the the "banned list," and a whopping $100, a selection by Celine Dion ;)
The Hoxton
69 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 2P6Sure there’s no booze and it starts at the ungodly hour of 6:30 am, but it doesn’t mean it can’t make for mo’ lotta Movember merry-making. It was certainly news to us that Toronto’s trendiest nightclub transforms into a makeshift yoga studio every Wednesday morning. The Breakfast Club hosts its last event of the season on November 25, with DJs, juice, snacks, dancing, and yes, plenty of yoga. $5 from each ticket sold will go toward the Movember Foundation.
Cadillac Lounge
1296 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6K 1L4On November 26, bring your leather jacket as well as your luscious lip luggage to this rockabilly hotspot for its third annual Mo Trivia Night. The event promises to be bigger and better than ever before with more teams, great prizes and even dustier moustaches. Intimate knowledge of celebrity moustache culture (ahem, our new Prime Minister) might make for a leg-up at this year’s competition and the chance to take home the prestigious Mo Cup.
The Paddock Tavern
178 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 2R4Part of its monthly Off the Boat indie music showcase, on November 28, Toronto’s third oldest pub hosts a must-not-miss Movember fundraising event. This Bathurst Street haunt will host the smooth tunes of sure-to-be-mustachioed live bands, including Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist Ryan O'Shaughnessy, local dark-pop duo Honey Beard and one-man-band Food Water Shelter.
Indochino
143 King St E, Toronto, ON M5C 1G6Ahh, after a month of plaintive pawing at your pubescent pushbroom (grow, damnit!), Movember mournfully comes to a close. Put this puppy to rest (and maybe set your significant other’s mind at ease) and swing by Toronto’s Indochino Showroom to receive a complimentary shave-down in their barber studio, as well as a free beer. Space is limited, and yes you read that right – FREE BEER – so make sure you RSVP ASAP.
