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STACKT lists its free Art Month for October 1–18, 5–11 p.m. MULTIfest’s “Ripple Effect” programme features 10+ interactive installations, 15+ audiovisual performances, workshops, speakers and walk-away incentives. Check the current daily schedule before visiting.

Event details

Categories: FREE EXPERIENCES · Free Interactive Art Festival

When: · Ends 23:00 Toronto time

Where:

STACKT Market, 28 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON

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Cost: Free admission

About the activation

STACKT’s official Art Month listing describes a free immersive art hub with performances, art and sculptures, and gives dates of October 1–18, 2026, from 5–11 p.m. Its separate MULTIfest listing describes the “Ripple Effect” theme, 10+ interactive art installations, 15+ audiovisual performances, hands-on workshops, speakers and walk-away incentives. The published programme dates do not fully match: STACKT’s MULTIfest event listing says October 1–11, while the current detailed MULTIfest schedule is headed October 1–8 and marks Monday, October 5 as closed. Check the dated programme for the activity you plan to see; do not treat the broader Art Month hours as the hours of every installation or performance. STACKT separately lists Nuit Blanche @ STACKT on October 3 from 7 p.m., describing an all-night programme with nine immersive installations. The Mini Ontario pop-up is a separate Postcode Lottery activation with its own October 3–4 listing, not one of those artworks.

Participation: The Art Month listing gives broad hours; individual MULTIfest programming varies. Check the official schedule, including its date range and closed-day note, before travelling.

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Official sources and Toronto discovery

STACKT Art Month listing — Checked September 28, 2026. STACKT's Art Month listing confirms free admission, October 1–18 and 5–11 p.m. Its MULTIfest listing says October 1–11; the detailed festival schedule is headed October 1–8 and lists October 5 as closed. Keep these source date ranges distinct.

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This source-linked guide covers two individually verified early-October listings at STACKT Market. The works are separate listings; the sources reviewed do not place [W]HOLE in MULTIfest or Nuit Blanche.

[W]HOLE by Jordan Shaw

October 1–8, 2026 · Daily, 9 a.m.–11 p.m. · Free. STACKT Market, Courtyard 1, 28 Bathurst St., Toronto.

A free interactive light installation by Toronto artist and creative technologist Jordan Shaw. Four arches align into a circle from one viewpoint; nearby Bluetooth signals create white flickers, and stepping into the marked circle triggers a wave of light through the arches.

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Fishing for Compliments by stormwhy

October 4, 2026 · All afternoon; the schedule also lists a 5:30 p.m. entry · Free admission. STACKT Market; the programme does not identify an exact courtyard.

A mini-game installation by stormwhy, listed for Sunday, October 4. The official schedule says it runs “all afternoon” and includes a 5:30 p.m. entry, but does not describe the game mechanics or exact placement.

MULTIfest 2026 official schedule · STACKT MULTIfest overview. Its exact game mechanics and placement are not stated.

STACKT's MULTIfest overview lists October 1–11, while its event calendar and the official schedule list October 1–8. Those are programme-wide ranges; the work-specific dates above remain separate. Last checked September 27, 2026.

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