{"id":840629,"date":"2026-08-01T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/840629\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:39:09","slug":"watch-live-torontos-59th-caribbean-carnival-grand-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/840629\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Toronto’s 59th Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

The biggest event of Toronto\u2019s Caribbean Carnival returns today as the annual Grand Parade winds its way through Exhibition Place and along Lake Shore Boulevard West.<\/p>\n

Now in its 59th year, the festival is North America\u2019s largest Caribbean Carnival, celebrating Caribbean culture while attracting millions of visitors over the course of the event each year.<\/p>\n

CP24 will have live special coverage from the Grand Parade beginning at 10 a.m. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n

\"\"CARIBANA Road closures <\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Toronto police announced that the closures will take effect on Saturday, Aug. 1, at 12 a.m. and continue until Sunday, Aug. 2, at 6 a.m.<\/p>\n

They include:<\/p>\n

Lake Shore Boulevard West from Fort York Boulevard to Colborne Lodge DriveThe southbound lanes of Strachan Avenue from Fleet StreetThe westbound lanes of Lake Shore Boulevard West between Bathurst Street and Fort York Boulevard will be open to local traffic only<\/p>\n

The following Gardiner Expressway ramps will also close at 12 a.m. on Saturday, August 1:<\/p>\n

Westbound Gardiner Expressway on ramp at Jameson AvenueEastbound Gardiner Expressway off ramp at Jameson AvenueEastbound Gardiner Expressway on ramp from Jameson Avenue, and Lake Shore Boulevard West at British Columbia RoadWestbound Gardiner Expressway off ramp at Dunn AvenueLake Shore Boulevard West will close to traffic at 12 a.m. from westbound Strachan Avenue to Parkside Drive, and eastbound Lake Shore Boulevard West from Colborne Lodge Drive to Strachan AvenueThe Princes\u2019 Gates will remain closed to vehicle traffic on Saturday, August 1 starting at 1 a.m.<\/p>\n

Police say residents and visitors should expect traffic delays as a result of the parade and guests are advised to plan their journeys in advance and use public transit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe service is also expecting increased activity in the evening hours at restaurants and nightclubs,\u201d police said in a news release. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe service will have dedicated resources in the downtown core and waterfront areas in the evenings to maintain public safety and to respond quickly to any incidents.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a full list of related road closures and restricted access points, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The biggest event of Toronto\u2019s Caribbean Carnival returns today as the annual Grand Parade winds its way through…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":840630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[712,49,48,44],"class_list":["post-840629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-apple-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=840629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/840630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=840629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=840629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}