Hey,
i’m a first year (going into second year) but unfortunately have a birthday rather late in the year (still 18). As a result my social night life has been quite stunted. I was wondering if there are any cool places that are 18+, or where they let in/ allow underage drinking. Any other fun things to do downtown?
any tips are appreciated,
Just looking for a good time 🙂
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hey there,
well friend, i’d rather not endorse underage drinking on here, partly because i don’t want to be nabbed by the cops, but mostly because drunk frosh on campus are frickin’ annoying, and i don’t want to advertise?more ways to get drunk?to any froshies that may read this in future. if i may offer my opinion, drinking at clubs is stupidly expensive anyway.
as for sober events, there’s a nearly endless list of things to do. might i recommend following @torontoist on twitter for daily updates about city events, or scrolling through their events page. they post about cool stuff happening in toronto every day.
the toronto fringe festival is happening right now, which you may enjoy if you’re one of those wretched THEATRE NERDS. fringe festival plays?are not only really cool, they’re also – the holy grail of student events – CHEAP, at only $12/ticket.
in keeping with the nerd theme, nuit blanche and TIFF are really over-advertised BUT?not overrated events, especially if you don’t take them too seriously and go with friends (aska spent half the night last year walking around nuit blanche without shoes, because her boots were too painful. she got some strange looks from strangers, but in her pain-induced haze she saw some weird art and had good middle eastern food at 2am, so it was a night well spent).
speaking of gastro-intestinal needs, might i recommend some rooftop patios courtesy of blogTO (pauper’s pub is within a student budget and their rooftop is really nice).
for your ear-holes,?the phoenix?and bovine sex club always have cool concerts going on, and you missed NXNE this year, but give it a go next year if you haven’t already. also, i guess you have to go to sneaky dee’s before you move away from toronto, because it’s like an icon or whatever.
finally, when your parents come to visit for the weekend and need proof that you’ve become a cultured torontonian, may i recommend?a boat tour from?the harbourfront. it’s chock-full of educational, wholesome, family fun!
cheers,
aska