Toronto road closures for this weekend posted Wednesday

Here are road closures planned for this weekend as issued Wednesday by the City:

Toronto International Film Festival – Festival Street
TIFF’s fourth annual Festival Street initiative will run from Thursday, September 6 through Monday, 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 6 until 5 a.m. on Monday, September 10. John Street between King Street and Wellington Street will also be closed during the five-day period. A map of the above road closures is available at http://bit.ly/RoadClosures_TIFF2018.

Information about TTC service changes for Festival Street is available at http://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Route_diversions/TIFF_2018.jsp.

Taste of the Kingsway
Bloor Street West from Prince Edward Drive North to Montgomery Road will be closed from Friday, September 7 at noon to Sunday, September 9 at midnight. A series of full and partial road closures will also take place in the surrounding area to accommodate this event. A map of the above road closures is available at http://bit.ly/RoadClosures_TFKW2018.

The Festival of Praise
The formation of the parade and festival area will result in all northbound lanes of Queens Park Crescent East being closed between College Street and Bloor Street West on Saturday, September 8 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. with southbound traffic maintained on Queens Park Crescent West. A map of the above road closures is available at http://bit.ly/RoadClosures_FOP2018.

The Cabbagetown Festival
Parliament Street from Gerrard Street East to Wellesley Street East and Carlton Street from Ontario Street to Exchange Lane will be closed in both directions from Saturday, September 8 at 6 a.m. to Sunday, September 9 at 9 p.m. A map of the above road closures is available at http://bit.ly/RoadClosures_CF2018.

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 West to the south and Bay Street to the east on Sunday, September 9 from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. A map of the above road closures is available at http://bit.ly/CdnRoadRace2018.

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 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. A map of the above closures is available at http://bit.ly/TO5K_SickKids2018.