Here are weekend events and road closures as released Wednesday by the City:
Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF’s fourth annual Festival Street initiative will run from Thursday, September 7 through Sunday, September 10. Festival Street events will result in the full closure of King Street West to traffic between Spadina and University Avenues from 5 a.m. on Thursday, September 7 until 5 a.m. on Monday, September 11. John Street between King and Wellington Streets will also be closed during the five-day period. More information is available at bit.ly/2wART4M.
Taste of the Kingsway
Bloor Street West between Prince Edward Drive North and Montgomery Road will be closed from Friday, September 8 at noon to Sunday, September 10 at 11 p.m. A series of full and partial road closures will also take place in the surrounding area to accommodate the Taste of the Kingsway event.
Festival of Praise
The formation of the parade and festival area for this event will require the closure of all northbound lanes of Queen’s Park Circle from College Street to Bloor Street on Saturday, September 9 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The dispersal area for the parade will result in the closure of the northbound lanes of Queen’s Park Crescent from College Street to Wellesley Street from 2 to 5 p.m.
Cabbagetown Festival
Parliament Street between Gerrard and Wellesley Streets and Carlton Street between Parliament and Berkeley Streets will be closed from Saturday, September 9 at 6 a.m. to Sunday, September 10 at 9 p.m. for the Cabbagetown Festival.
Bang and Olufsen Yorkville 5K Charity Fun Run/Walk
and Canadian 5K Road Race Championship
A series of road closures will take place in the area bounded by Davenport Road to the north, University Avenue/Queen’s Park/Avenue Road to the west, Dundas Street to the south and Bay Street to the east on Sunday, September 10 from 8 a.m. to noon for these two events.
Toronto 5K for Sick Kids Hospital Foundation
A series of road closures will take place in the area bounded by St. Clair Avenue West to the north, Christie Street to the west, Davenport Road to the south and Russell Hill Road/Boulton Drive to the east on Saturday, September 9 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. for this fundraising event.
