Toronto Chinatown Festival<\/p>\n
Enjoy authentic Chinese food, live performances, live and dragon dances and more at the annual Toronto Chinatown Festival. <\/p>\n
It kicks off on Saturday at 12 p.m. and runs until 8 p.m. on Sunday along Spadina Avenue. The cultural celebration will be happening on the west side of the street from Sullivan Street to St. Andrews Street.<\/p>\n
You can find more details on the Chinatown BIA\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n Supertri Toronto<\/p>\n Run, bike and swim through Toronto this Sunday with the Supertri triathlon\u00a0through the downtown area. The race kicks off with a swim in Lake Ontario before hoping on bike on the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway. It finishes off with a run along Lake Shore Boulevard to the CN Tower.<\/p>\n Over 1,750 athletes are expected to participate in the urban race. There will be road closures on Sunday, you can find more details below.<\/p>\n MixTO<\/p>\n Head down to Trillium Park for a free, family-friendly music event this weekend. Starting on Saturday, there will be live music, DJ sets, food from local vendors and Camp Mixto for kids.<\/p>\n You can find more details on their website.<\/a> The event is a part of the SummerSeries.<\/p>\n Queen Street East Streetfest<\/p>\n Beaches Jazz Festival will be taking over Queen Street East this weekend with bands, food trucks, street vendors and more. <\/p>\n The event kicks off nightly Thursday at 7 p.m. with the streets shutting down at 6 p.m. and runs through until Saturday.<\/p>\n Queen will be closed from Woodbine Avenue to Beech Avenue.<\/p>\n All the acts you can check out this weekend can be found on their website<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n Grooving in the Park<\/p>\n Dance the night away in Woodbine Park at the annual Grooving in the Park. <\/p>\n A fusion of soul, funk, world and house music will be on display on Friday and Saturday at the community-focused dance party. There will be food options, a beer garden and shaded seating.<\/p>\n The full lineup for the festival is available on their website.<\/a><\/p>\n Panamerican Food and Drink Festival<\/p>\n Celebrate Pan-American music, folklore, cuisine and culture at the Panamfest this weekend. Put on by ArtsXplosion, a non-profit arts organization, the festival has grown over its 13 years into a landmark summer gathering.<\/p>\n It\u2019s free to attend with performances happening all weekend long at Nathan Phillips Square. A full lineup is available <\/a>on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n TTC\/GO closures<\/p>\n Late opening on Line 2<\/p>\n Subway service on Line 2 between St George and Broadview stations will be replaced by shuttle buses until 11 a.m. on Sunday due to planned infrastructure maintenance.<\/p>\n Lakeshore West line service adjustments<\/p>\n On Saturday and Sunday, planned construction is taking place on Lakeshore West, and GO train service will run every 30 minutes.<\/p>\n More details can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n Kitchener line service adjustments<\/p>\n On Saturday and Sunday, GO buses replace train service between Stratford or Kitchener and Mount Pleasant GO stations.\u00a0GO trains will run hourly between Mount Pleasant and Mount Dennis GO stations. There will be no GO transit service between Mount Dennis and Union Station.\u00a0<\/p>\n There will be select GO buses running between Stratford or Kitchener GO and Hwy. 407 Bus Terminal.\u00a0<\/p>\n More details can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n Barrie line service adjustments<\/p>\n On Saturday and Sunday, there will be no GO train service between Allandale Waterfront GO and Union Station. GO buses will make all stops between Allandale Waterfront and Rutherford GO, then run direct between Rutherford GO and Highway 407 Bus Terminal.<\/p>\n TTC Line 1 connections are available from Hwy. 407 Terminal. There will be no GO Transit service at Downsview Park GO.<\/p>\n More details can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n Road closures<\/p>\n Supertri Toronto<\/p>\n To accommodate the event and ensure the safety of participants, spectators and volunteers, temporary road and lane closures will be in effect around Exhibition Place and along portions of Lake Shore Boulevard West.<\/p>\n Lake Shore Boulevard West lane closures:<\/p>\n Westbound curb lane of Lake Shore Boulevard West, from New Brunswick Way to British Columbia Road, will be closed from 5 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Eastbound curb lane of Lake Shore Boulevard West, from Ontario Drive to approximately 300 meters east of British Columbia Road, will be closed from 4 a.m. to 11 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n Additional road closures:<\/p>\n Gardiner Expressway eastbound, from the Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, will be closed from 2 a.m. to 12 p.m.<\/p>\n Don Valley Parkway northbound, from the Gardiner Expressway to Eglinton Avenue, will be closed from 2 a.m. to 12 p.m.<\/p>\n Ossfest<\/p>\n Ossington street will be closed from Dundas Street to Queen Street from 6 a.m. Saturday until 3 a.m. on Sunday.<\/p>\n Queen Street East StreetFest<\/p>\n Queen Street East will be closed from Woodbine to Beech Avenues at 6 p.m. until midnight each night<\/p>\n Ongoing road closures<\/p>\n Gardiner Expressway long-term closure<\/p>\n As part of the\u00a0long-term construction plan on the Gardiner Expressway<\/a>, a stretch of the westbound Gardiner has been reduced from four lanes to three. The westbound lane closure will stretch from Park Lawn Road to Grand Avenue in southern Etobicoke. The eastbound lanes along the same stretch will be narrowed, but with no lane reductions, from April 2025 to December 2026.<\/p>\n For full traffic and closure updates,\u00a0click here for the latest information from 680 NewsRadio Toronto.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n Add CityNews Toronto as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n
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