Several upcoming events in Toronto will involve road closures as described below. Residents and visitors are encouraged to come out and enjoy these events. Businesses in the areas affected are open to pedestrian traffic but some roads will be closed to vehicles.
Festivals and other special events are important to the city, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars annually into Toronto’s economy. They are enjoyed each year by local residents and visitors.
In addition to road closures related to special events, a significant amount of road work is taking place in the city. People are encouraged to take public transit as a greener, faster and more affordable way of getting to their destinations.
Those who need to drive in the general vicinity of special events should allow extra time to get to and from their destinations. A more complete list of events and road work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions. TTC customers can receive information about service diversions by subscribing to eAlerts at http://www.ttc.ca or by following @TTCnotices on Twitter.
Information about road closures related to parades and special events that are overseen by the Toronto Police Service is available at http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/specialevents/.
Pride Week events
Community Street Festival, Friday, June 22 to Monday, June 25
Church Street from Dundas Street East to Bloor Street East will be fully closed from Friday, June 22 at 10 a.m. to Monday, June 25 at 6 a.m.
Trans Pride March, Friday, June 22
The march will start at the intersection of Church and Hayden Streets, proceeding north to Bloor Street East, then proceeding west on Bloor Street East, south on Yonge Street and east on Carlton Street to Allan Gardens. Roads along the route will be closed from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Pride and Remembrance Run, Saturday, June 23
Wellesley Street East between Jarvis Street and Queen’s Park Crescent East, and Queen’s Park Crescent West between College Street and Bloor Street West, will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to noon for the run.
Dyke March, Saturday, June 23
The march will start at the intersection of Church and Hayden Streets, proceeding north to Bloor Street East, then proceeding west on Bloor Street East, south on Yonge Street and east on Carlton Street to Allan Gardens. Roads affected will be closed from noon to 6 p.m. Pride Parade, Sunday, June 24
Rosedale Valley Road from Park Road to Bayview Avenue will be closed from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The parade will start at Church Street and Bloor Street East, proceed west on Bloor Street East, south on Yonge Street and east on Dundas Street East to Victoria Street. A number of roads in the area will be closed for periods between noon and 7 p.m., with the parade itself taking place from 2 to 7 p.m.
Downtown Jazz Festival
Cumberland Street from Bellair Street to Old York Lane will be closed from Friday, June 22 at 4 p.m. to Sunday, June 25 at 11:59 p.m. and Yorkville Avenue from Bellair Street to Hazelton Avenue will be closed from Friday, June 22 at 12:01 a.m. to Sunday, June 25 at 6 a.m.
Luminato Festival
The southbound curb lane of Victoria Street will be closed from Shuter Street to Queen Street East from Sunday, June 24 at 10 a.m. to Monday, June 25 at 10 a.m.
Kensington Market Pedestrian Sundays
Parts of Kensington Avenue, Augusta Avenue and Baldwin Street will be closed on Sunday, June 24 from noon to 10:30 p.m.
Hockey Hall of Fame Gala
The Carlton Street westbound curb lane from Church Street to the underground garage entrance at Mattamy Centre will be closed on Monday, June 25 from 5 to 11:30 p.m.
Rotary International
Bremner Boulevard from York Street to the Air Canada Centre will be closed from Saturday, June 23 to Wednesday, June 27 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
Below are the curb lane closures for bus loading and unloading from Saturday, June 23 to Wednesday, June 27 from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily:
• Bay Street southbound curb lane from the rail bridge to Lake Shore Boulevard West
• Bremner Boulevard north and southbound curb lanes from York Street to Rees Street
• Blue Jays Way southbound curb lane from the Marriott Hotel to Front Street West
• Front Street West eastbound curb lane from Blue Jays Way to Lower Simcoe Street
• Albert Street north side curb lane from Bay Street to James Street.
Fairbank Village BIA – Flavours of Fairbank
Eglinton Avenue West from Ronald Avenue to Dufferin Street will be closed from Saturday, June 23 at 2 a.m. to Monday, June 25 at 5 a.m.
Junction BIA – Summer Solstice
Dundas Street West will be closed from High Park Avenue to Indian Grove (Keele Street will remain open) from Saturday, June 23 at 4 a.m. to Sunday, June 24 at 7 a.m.
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