It’s Toronto’s 191st birthday and they are inviting all residents to celebrate with them. Keep in mind, there will be two subway closures this weekend.
Celebrate Toronto
This weekend is Toronto’s 191st anniversary, and the City is celebrating with a big birthday bash at Nathan Phillips Square.
The Toronto Made Market at the square will feature over 150 local vendors offering crafts and art. Local food stalls will offer a variety of delicious eats, and there will be a licensed bar area.
There will be live music all day and the event will be capped off with fireworks at 9 p.m. over Toronto City Hall.
The event runs from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is free to attend.
Toronto Vintage Show
Vintage lovers will be in heaven at the Toronto Vintage Show this weekend. The show, now in its 13th year will feature over 130 vendors that have been carefully curated and include a selection of vintage fashion and accessories from a range of eras.
It starts on Saturday from 10 a.m. until Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Queen Elizabeth Building in Exhibition Place.
Tickets are available here.
Leafs and Raptors in action
With both their regular seasons winding down, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors are both in action this weekend.
The Raptors will play the Detroit Pistons at Scotiabank Arena on Friday night. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.
The following night, the Maple Leafs, who just clinched their playoff spot, will face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The puck drops at 7 p.m.
TTC/GO closures
Line 1 closure
Subway service on Line 1 between Sheppard West and Lawrence West stations will be replaced by shuttle buses on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6, for planned track work.
Regular subway service will resume Monday, April 7, at approximately 6 a.m.
Line 2 closure
Subway service on Line 2 between Warden and Kennedy stations will be replaced by shuttle buses starting at 11 p.m. on Friday, April 4 and continuing on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6, for planned expansion work at Kennedy Station.
Regular subway service will resume Monday, April 7, at approximately 6 a.m.
Road closures
Gardiner Expressway closure
As part of the long-term construction plan on the Gardiner Expressway, one westbound lane and one eastbound lane are closed between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue. The eastbound on-ramp from Lake Shore Boulevard at Jameson Avenue is also closed.
Temporary closures
- The Yonge and Bloor intersection will be reduced to a single lane until 2025 for condo construction and sewer installation.
- University Avenue will be reduced to a single lane in both directions between College Street and Queen Street West to complete several infrastructure projects for the next several months.
- Yonge Street is reduced to a single lane both ways between Wellington and King for underground work at the TTC’s King Station to add new elevators and make it an accessible station. Construction is expected to continue into 2026.
- Queen Street is fully closed to traffic between Bay and Victoria Streets to accommodate work on a new station for the Ontario Line subway. The closure is scheduled to last until 2027.
- Eglinton Avenue West is reduced to a single lane east of Islington and west of Scarlett Road due to tunnelling work related to the multi-year Eglinton Crosstown West Extension project.
- Lane restrictions on Bayview Avenue between Roehampton Avenue and Armistice Drive while the city completes road resurfacing, curb and sidewalk replacement, and traffic signal and pedestrian upgrades. One northbound lane is currently closed on Bayview Avenue between Kilgour Road and Roehampton Avenue.
- Cherry Street remains closed south of Polson Pier due to maintenance on the Ship Channel Lift Bridge (Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge). Road users are able to access the Port of Toronto and Cherry Beach via Unwin Avenue.
- From Sunday, January 12 until the spring, one northbound lane on the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) from the Eastern Avenue on-ramp to Queen Street East will be closed to accommodate work for the Eastern/Adelaide Bridges Rehabilitation Project. One eastbound and one westbound lane on Eastern Avenue will be closed between Sumach Street and Broadview Avenue. One eastbound lane on Adelaide Street will be closed between Sumach Street and Eastern Avenue.
- Queens Park Crescent is reduced to a single lane south of Bloor as part of the TTC’s Easier Access Program at Museum Station. The project is expected to be complete by the end of 2025.
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