Toronto Synth and Pedal Expo Returns, Delicious Audio Brings Vintage Gear Showcase

Delicious Audio brought its Toronto Synth & Pedal Expo back after a pandemic-induced hiatus, filling an 8,000-square-foot venue in Leslieville with hands-on gear, workshops, and vintage finds. The event marked the return of a series that launched successfully in 2018 and ran a second edition in 2019 before going dark. For Toronto's synth and pedal community, it was a long wait.

Korg, Sequential, Arturia, Novation, Modal, Oberheim, and Universal Audio headlined the confirmed exhibitor list, alongside a dense roster of pedal builders and retailers. The full Eventbrite-confirmed list ran to more than 50 names: 1010 Music, Animals Pedal, Apogee, ASM, Audiofab, BOSS, Casio, Chase Bliss, DigiTech, Dunlop, Empress Effects, Erikson Audio, Jackson Audio, Keeley, Long McQuade, MXR, Neural DSP, Noise Lab FX, RAT, Stonegate FX, Supercool Pedals, Voodoo Lab, Warm Audio, Way Huge, and more. The Delicious Audio site confirmed a separate synth manufacturer list that added Behringer, Elektron, North Coast Synthesis, Pioneer DJ, Roland, Roli, Screwed Circuitz, and Waldorf, with Moog Audio curating a dedicated Eurorack and tabletop section featuring modules from Make Noise, Mutable Instruments, Intellijel, Befaco, Tiptop, Xaoc, and several others.

Delicious Audio has been running these events since 2011, with sold-out shows in New York, London, and Los Angeles. The Toronto expo is organized in partnership with The Deli and Moog Audio. For London's March 2026 edition, the organization moved to a ticketed model at Number 90 on Wallis Road, with prices ranging from £5 to £17.50 and free entry for under-18s. Toronto's own admissions policy was described on the Delicious Audio site as a free show, with discounts of 10 to 30 percent on most gear on display from exhibitors.

Two venue references appear in the source materials worth flagging. The Eventbrite listing cited "an 8k square foot venue in Leslieville." The Delicious Audio site described the basement of The Fifth, a bar, with Saturday hours of noon to 7pm and Sunday hours of 10am to 5pm on November 9 and 10, though no year was specified on that page. Exact date and venue confirmation for the 2026 Toronto edition should be verified directly with the organizers before committing to either reference.

Companies or collectors looking to exhibit can reach the organizers at paolo@delicious-audio.com. Updates are posted to the Stompbox Exhibit and Synth Expo Facebook pages as they become available.