Jazz, planes and pups: What’s happening in Toronto for Labour Day weekend
While the summer holidays are coming to a close, there’s still one more long weekend for you to enjoy in the city.
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening across Toronto on the weekend, including on Labour Day Monday.
Weekend events
Canadian International Air Show
It’s the last weekend of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), and that means it’s time for the annual Canadian International Air Show.
The show, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, will feature the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and the U.K.’s Royal Air Force aerobatics team, the Red Arrows.
This year also marks 100 years of service for the Royal Canadian Air Force, said Maj. Brent Handy, team lead for the Snowbirds.
“It’s always a treat to fly around the Toronto skyline because it’s such an iconic physical view,” he said.
Handy said participating in the air show is an exciting privilege. He said the pilots are grateful for the chance to connect with Canadians — particularly children, who could be inspired by the performance.
“We want to encourage people to go out there, reach for the stars and chase big dreams,” he said.
You can catch the spectacle at Marilyn Bell Park on Lakeshore Boulevard W. from 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
BuskerFest and Bark in the Park TO
Toronto International BuskerFest is returning to Woodbine Park this weekend, featuring a wide array of street performers and raising money for Epilepsy Toronto.
The festival, running Friday to Monday, will include performances by daredevils, acrobats, musicians and magicians. There’s also a beer garden with live music and more than 30 food vendors.
Couple Kimberly and Daniel Craig are performing at BuskerFest as The Street Circus — an act Daniel describes as “a two-person Cirque du Soleil with a much smaller budget.”
The show incorporates their best tricks, performed individually and together, including a hand-to-hand acrobatic routine.
The pair have been street performing for 15 years, Kimberly said. At last year’s festival, they won the people’s choice award.
In street performances, an act and an audience together transform empty spaces into “a place where there’s a little bit of magic, a little bit of fun,” Daniel said.
“There’s something kind of beautiful about that, the impermanence of it all,” he said.
This year, BuskerFest will also feature Bark in the Park TO — a dog-focused festival with activities, obstacle courses, costume contests and vendors geared toward your furry friends.
T.U. Jazz Fest
T.U. Jazz Fest, a free festival for emerging musicians, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year at Mel Lastman Square in North York.
From Friday to Monday, the festival will feature live performances, master-classes taught by musicians and local food vendors.
Toronto Dragon Festival
The annual Toronto Dragon Festival is returning to Nathan Phillips Square this weekend, hosted by the Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts. The festival is a celebration of Chinese culture, featuring music, performances and food vendors.
This year, spectators can watch a lion dance competition on Saturday and Sunday. International troupes will wear colourful lion costumes as they perform a traditional Chinese dance.
The festival is on Friday from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Taste the Caribbean Food Festival
On Sunday, Taste the Caribbean will bring authentic food, music and artisanal crafts to Market Street at St. Lawrence Market. Performances will include local reggae and soca artists, as well as a steel pannist from Trinidad.
What’s open and closed on Labour Day Monday
Attractions
- CNE: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Casa Loma: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Distillery District: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Ripley’s Aquarium: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Toronto Zoo: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- High Park Animal Display: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Riverdale Farm: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Royal Ontario Museum: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Aga Khan Museum: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Art Gallery of Ontario: 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Hockey Hall of Fame: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Canada’s Wonderland: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Allan Gardens Conservatory: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Centennial Park Conservatory: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Fort York: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Cineplex theatres.
- Imagine Cinemas.
Alcohol
- All LCBO stores are closed Monday but are open on the weekend.
- Select The Beer Store locations are closed on Monday. A full list can be viewed on their website.
Malls
- CF Eaton Centre: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Vaughan Mills: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- CF Markville: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Pacific Mall: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Toronto Premium Outlets: 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Yorkdale Shopping Centre: Closed.
- Fairview Mall: Closed.
- CF Sherway Gardens: Closed.
- CF Shops at Don Mills: Closed.
Services
- Banks and all government offices.
- Postal services.
- Toronto Public Library will be closed Sunday and Monday.
- Toronto History Museums will be closed Monday.
Public transit
- The TTC will operate on a holiday service schedule.
- GO Transit will operate on a Saturday schedule.
Road closures
The following road closures will be in place on Monday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. for the Labour Day parade, Toronto police said.
- University Avenue from Adelaide Street W. to Dundas Street W.
- Armoury Street from University Avenue to Chestnut Street.
- Centre Avenue from Armoury Street to Dundas Street W.
- Queen Street W. from Bay Street to Dufferin Street.
- York Street from Queen Street W. to Richmond Street W.
- Dufferin Street from Queen Street W. to CNE entrance.
Police recommend people use public transit to attend the parade.
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