The preliminary schedule is out!
A final schedule will be available as TLX nears.
7 BANDS | 8 DANCES | 25+ HOURS SOCIAL DANCING!
Pre-TLX Swing Dance Social!
NOTE: This dance party is NOT part of the official TLX weekend festivities. You can register for this dance online or pay cash at the door.
Location: Dovercourt House (TOP FLOOR), 805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
Band: Paul Callander Quintet
6:00pm: Doors Open
6:10pm – 7:10pm: Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
7:15pm – 10:30pm: Swing Dance Social
Location: St. Wenceslaus Hall, 496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9
Band: The Savoy Band
6:00pm: Doors Open & Registration w/ DJ’d music
6:30pm – 7pm: Partner Charleston Beginner Lesson
7pm – 7:50pm: Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
8pm – 11:30pm: Swing Dance Social
Location: St. Wenceslaus Hall, 496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9
Band: Peter Hill Band
Food will be served.
11:30pm – 2:30am: Swing Dance Social
Location: Dovercourt House (Main Floor), 805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
Band: Viper’s Cloud
12:30pm – 1:30pm: DJ’d music
1:30pm – 5pm*: Swing Dance Social
* 1st band break: Mix & Match Prelims
Location: Dovercourt House (Main Floor), 805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
DJs: TBA
5pm – 6pm: Lindy Revival Throwback Dance Social
Location: Dovercourt House (Main Floor), 805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
Band: Solomon Douglas Heptet
Licensed bar.
7:30pm – 11:30pm*: Swing Dance Social
* 1st band break: Mix & Match FINALS
Location: Dovercourt House (Main Floor), 805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
Band: Toby Hughes’ New Deans of Swing
Food will be served.
Licensed bar.
11:30pm – 2:30am: Swing Dance Social
Location: St. Wenceslaus Hall, 496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9
Band: Solomon Douglas Quartet
There will be some snacks served.
2:30pm – 6pm*: Swing Dance Social
* 1st band break: Short & Sweet Contest
Location: St. Wenceslaus Hall, 496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9
Band: Shannon Butcher & The Choice Cuts
Supper will be served.
6:15pm – 7:15pm: DJ’d Gospel Music & FOOD!
7:15pm – 10:30pm: Swing Dance Social
Post-TLX Karaoke Party Time!
NOTE: FREE ADMISSION! This dance party is not part of the official TLX weekend festivities.
Location: La Plaza @ Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
9:00pm – 2:00am: Karaoke time!
DANCE
NOTE: This dance party is NOT part of the official TLX weekend festivities. You can register for this dance online or pay cash at the door.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
TOP FLOOR
Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teacher(s): TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:10pm – 7:10pm
Swing Dance Party
7:15pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. Paul Callander Quintet
Get an early start on the Toronto Lindy Exchange Weekend, at the pre-TLX Thursday Night Swing Dance!
We are very happy to have Paul Callander Quintet play for us again. Making his successful Swing Toronto premiere last year, this will mark his band’s third appearance with us. We are looking forward to what should be an amazing pre-TLX dance party!
Learn Lindy Hop, the joyful classic Swing Dance done all around the world.
Come to TLX 2025, the 30th anniversary of Toronto’s Lindy Hop scene and of the Lindy Hop Revival in Canada.
Dovercourt House, including the top floor, is the traditional home of Saturday Night Swing in Toronto, for 20+ years.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Please note that we are on the TOP FLOOR for this dance party.
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
St Wenceslaus Hall
Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.
St. Wenceslaus Parish
496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9
SCHEDULE
Friday, October 3, 2025
Doors open & Registration
DJ’d music
6:00pm
Partner Charleston Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:30pm – 7:00pm
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
7:00pm – 7:50pm
Dance Party
8:00pm – 11:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Join us for the opening dance party of the TLX 2025 weekend!
A favourite band with our dancers, The Savoy Band opens the Toronto Lindy Exchange to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the start of the Lindy Hop revival in Canada!
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ’d music during band breaks.
PRICE
Admission included with your TLX Weekend Pass.
Individual party tickets may become available prior to the dance. Purchase a TLX pass now to guarantee your spot!
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
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DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
St Wenceslaus Hall
Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.
St. Wenceslaus Parish
496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9
SCHEDULE
Friday, October 3, 2025
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
7:00pm – 7:45pm
Dance Party
11:30pm – 2:30am
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Continue the night with more dancing to live music with Peter Hill’s swingin’ 88s and band!
There will be food and non-alcoholic beverages.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ’d music during band breaks.
PRICE
Admission included with your TLX Weekend Pass.
Individual party tickets may become available prior to the dance. Purchase a TLX pass now to guarantee your spot!
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
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DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
Main Floor
Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 4, 2025
DJ’d music
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Dance Party
1:30pm – 5:00pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
“Fast Feet” Theme (Mix of tempos, slower, middling and fast, with more fast songs than usual)
Have fun dancing to faster tempos!
The band plays three sets.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
MIX & MATCH
Mix & Match Contest Prelims in the first band break, done to usual Mix & Match tempos, (it is not a Fast Feet competition.)
Open to everyone with a weekend pass. Register for the competition or cheer on your friends, or whoever you met so far at TLX.
M&M Finals will occur during the 1st band set of the Saturday Main Evening dance.
Prizes for the winners.
Sign-up details TBA.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
Attention: Please note that the venue asks that you DO NOT bring your own food. Bringing water is fine. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!
PRICE
Admission included with your TLX Weekend Pass.
Individual party tickets may become available prior to the dance. Purchase a TLX pass now to guarantee your spot!
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
Main Floor
Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Swing Dance Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
12:15pm – 1:25pm
Dance Party
5:00pm – 6:00pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Join us for a short and chill dance, featuring music often played at Lindy Hop dances back in its revival days of the late 90s / early 2000s!
Feeling nostalgic? Still have your Modrobes? Bring ’em! (if you know, you know!)
…for those feeling nostalgic, don your favourite pair of Modrobes / hospital pants and visor.
Attention: Please note that the venue asks that you DO NOT bring your own food. Bringing water is fine. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
PRICE
Admission included with your TLX Weekend Pass.
Individual party tickets may become available prior to the dance. Purchase a TLX pass now to guarantee your spot!
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
Main Floor
Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Swing Dance Party
No drop-in beginner lesson this week
7:30pm – 11:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. Solomon Douglas Heptet!
We are pumped to have Solomon and his NYC-based band play for Lindy Hoppers again, and it’s for TLX!
Saturday Night Swing TLX 2025 Edition
This Saturday Night Swing instalment is part of the Toronto Lindy Exchange. Get your event passes now!
Our Home of Happy Feet for Saturday Night.
Note: There will be no pre-dance drop-in beginner lesson for this dance.
Mix & Match Contest FINALS during the 1st band break. If you want a chance at making the finals, make sure to sign-up and be in the prelims during the 1st band break of the Saturday afternoon dance!
Licensed bar.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Attention: Please note that the venue asks that you DO NOT bring your own food. Bringing water is fine. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!
PRICE
Admission included with your TLX Weekend Pass.
Individual party tickets may become available prior to the dance. Purchase a TLX pass now to guarantee your spot!
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
Main Floor
Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Dance Party w/ Live Band
11:30pm – 2:30am
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. Toby Hughes’ New Deans of Swing
Big dance floor, licensed bar, things to eat.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Food will be served.
Licensed bar.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
Attention: Please note that the venue asks that you DO NOT bring your own food. Bringing water is fine. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!
PRICE
Admission included with your TLX Weekend Pass.
Individual party tickets may become available prior to the dance. Purchase a TLX pass now to guarantee your spot!
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
St. Wenceslaus Hall
Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.
St. Wenceslaus Parish
496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9
SCHEDULE
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Dance Party
2:30pm – 6:00pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. Solomon Douglas Quartet
Solomon brings back his NYC musicians to play as a tight quartet.
We return to our Friday venue, the biggest dance floor of the weekend, high ceiling, a stage for the band, free parking, two or three minutes walk from the subway.
Short & Sweet Contest during the 1st band break.
Open to everyone with a weekend pass. A 45-75 second performance to Jazz Age music, of the performers’ choice, (music from or in the style of the 1920s, 30s and 40s, including Swing and Blues music). Performance can be solo, partnered, or group (three or more people). Anything goes, within these parameters. Limited number of performances. Prizes for the winners.
Sign-up details TBA.
There will be some light snacks served.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Hungry for some dinner after the dance? Stay for food!
Stay for the start of the final weekend festivities with food and DJ’d gospel music being served, all before Shannon Butcher & The Choice Cuts play us out with swingin’ tunes!
PRICE
Admission included with your TLX Weekend Pass.
Individual party tickets may become available prior to the dance. Purchase a TLX pass now to guarantee your spot!
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
St. Wenceslaus Hall
Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.
St. Wenceslaus Parish
496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9
SCHEDULE
Sunday, October 5, 2025
DJ’d gospel music & FOOD!
Food provided
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:15pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
The final live band dance party of the weekend.
The evening begins with a Gospel Music Throwback Dance, and food being served.
Food buffet details TBA.
Gospel Brunch Dances, with swingin’ and bluesy Gospel music, were a fad in the Toronto Lindy Hop scene. The early part of the evening is a throwback to that.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
ft. Shannon Butcher & The Choice Cuts
Shannon Butcher and The Choice Cuts will round out the weekend with their swingin’ tunes.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
PRICE
Admission included with your TLX Weekend Pass.
Individual party tickets may become available prior to the dance. Purchase a TLX pass now to guarantee your spot!
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
La Plaza Basement Lounge
Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Karaoke time!
9:00pm – 2:00am
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
After the Sunday Night Swing Social at St Wenceslaus Hall, head over to Karaoke Night at the La Plaza Bar & Cocktail Lounge. It’s a 12 minute walk down the road.
Karaoke, drinks, eats. Run by friends of Swing Toronto.
Not an official part of TLX.
Licensed bar.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
Attention: Please note that the venue asks that you DO NOT bring your own food. Bringing water is fine. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!
PRICE
Free admission
Not an official part of TLX.
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
