Torontron Summer Tour

Hand Eye Society’s Torontron Summer Tour is a summer-long program that showcases indie games on Hand Eye Society’s custom-built arcade cabinets at events throughout Toronto. From festivals to public activations, the tour creates opportunities for developers and artists to share their work in lively, high-traffic settings throughout the summer.

Have an arcade-friendly game?
Submit your game here: https://forms.gle/vt8UHoM8HE7owWH49

Tour Stops

Toronto Fringe Festival

June 30–July 12, 2026
Soulpepper Theatre, 50 Tank House Lane, Toronto

The Torontrons will be set up in the Festival Hub Community Lounge at Toronto Fringe, open every day ’til late. This new quiet zone and community area will include seating, tables, gentle community activities, and a video game chill zone featuring Hand Eye Society’s Torontron arcade cabinets with old and new indie games to try.

Featured Games

The Toronto Fringe stop includes a rotating lineup of indie games, including:

June 30–July 5

July 6–12

Learn more: https://fringetoronto.com/

GAME NIGHT & Video Game Panel

July 7, 2026
4:00 PM–7:00 PM (Game Night)
6:00 PM–7:00 PM (Panel)
Soulpepper Theatre Community Lounge, 50 Tank House Lane, Toronto

Join us for Games Night in the Community Lounge, featuring board games, card games, Hand Eye’s Torontrons, and a panel discussion about the intersection of games and theatre. The panel will run from 6:00 PM–7:00 PM.

Featuring:

Myles Dobson (ACTRA Toronto)

MJ Lyons (Writer, Producer, Toronto Comic Arts Festival)

Brian Morton (Playwright & Director)

Chris Cracknell (Composer & Theatre Artist)

Tanya Yong (Dodo Tree Productions)

g blekkenhorst (Experimental Game Designer & York University)

Learn more: https://fringetoronto.com/

Previous Stops

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

June 3–7, 2026
TIFF Lightbox, Gallery

Part of the iNdigital Space + Arcade, featuring Indigenous games curated by imagineNATIVE. Free and open to the public.
https://imaginenative.org/festival/schedule/

Giant Video Games & Toronto Games Week Kickoff

Thursday, June 11, 2026
8:00 PM–11:00 PM
Canada Malting Silos, 9 Eireann Quay, Toronto

Celebrate the start of Toronto Games Week outdoors at the waterfront. Hand Eye Society will be there with our Torontron arcade cabinets, showcasing locally made games by independent developers and game artists. The evening will also feature massive playable projected Toronto video games on the historic Canada Malting Silos, food stalls, and a chance to meet new folks from Toronto’s game community.
https://torontogamesweek.com/schedule.html

HES x Luminato at Sankofa Square

Friday, June 12, 2026
Sankofa Square, 1 Dundas St East, Toronto

As part of Luminato at Sankofa Square, Hand Eye Society will present Torontron arcade cabinets featuring indie games by local developers and game artists. The installation invites audiences to experience the creativity and artistry of video games in a lively public festival setting.
https://www.luminatofestival.com/luminato-at-sankofa-square

HES x Luminato at Harbourfront

Saturday, June 13–Sunday, June 14, 2026
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto

Hand Eye Society brings the Torontrons to Harbourfront as part of Luminato Festival, featuring indie games by local developers and artists in a lively public festival setting.
https://www.luminatofestival.com/luminato-at-harbourfront-2026

Saturday, June 13, 2026
2:15 PM–4:15 PM
Bahen Centre for Information Technology, 40 St George St, Toronto

This hands-on workshop introduces game developers to the Torontrons and shows them how to prepare their games for arcade-style exhibition. By deconstructing the machines and exploring their internal electronics, participants will learn how to adapt their work for classic and custom arcade controllers and discover new possibilities for public exhibition and interactive design. Part of the Play Outside the Box event series, presented with Douglas Gregory’s alt-control showcase and Gillian Blekkenhorst.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/intro-to-the-torontrons-tickets-1987078720945?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Submit Your Game

Have an arcade-friendly game you’d like to see on the Torontrons?

We’re accepting submissions for future Torontron Summer Tour stops throughout the summer.

Submit your game: https://forms.gle/vt8UHoM8HE7owWH49