One event this weekend will involve local and rolling road closures as described below. Residents and visitors are encouraged to come out and enjoy this event. Businesses in the local areas will be open to pedestrian traffic, but some roads will be closed to vehicles.
Festivals and other special events are important to the city, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars annually into Toronto’s economy. They are enjoyed each year by local residents and visitors.
In addition to road closures related to special events, a significant amount of road work is taking place in the city. People are encouraged to take public transit as a greener, faster and more affordable way of getting to their destinations. TTC customers can subscribe to eAlerts at http://www.ttc.ca or follow @TTCnotices on Twitter to receive information about service diversions.
Those who need to drive in the general vicinity of special events should allow extra time to get to and from their destinations. A more complete list of events and road work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions.
Information about road closures related to parades and special events that are overseen by the Toronto Police Service is available at http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/specialevents/.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
This event will involve full and rolling road closures on Sunday, March 10 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The following streets will be fully closed from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to accommodate the parade formation area:
• St. George Street from College Street to Bloor Street West
• Harbord Street from Huron Street to St. George Street
• Devonshire Place from just north of Hoskin Avenue to Bloor Street West
• Hoskin Avenue from Queens Park Crescent to St. George Street
Rolling closures will be in effect to accommodate the parade route starting at noon:
• Bloor Street West between St. George Street and Yonge Street
• Yonge Street between Bloor Street and Queen Street
• Queen Street West between Yonge Street and University Avenue
• Northbound lanes on University Avenue between Queen Street West and Armoury Street
• Armoury Street between University Avenue and Chestnut Street
Additional road closures will be in effect in the area around City Hall from noon to 3 p.m.:
• Charles Street East from Jarvis Street to Yonge Street
• Elizabeth Street from Dundas Street West to Hagerman Street
• Hagerman Street from Elizabeth Street to Bay Street
• University Avenue from Queen Street West to Armoury Street
• North curb lane on Queen Street West near Bay Street
Road closures to accommodate the parade dispersal area will be effect from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.:
• Armoury Street from University Avenue to Chestnut Street
• Centre Avenue from Armoury Street to Dundas Street West
• Northbound lanes from University Avenue from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West
The full parade route is available at https://stpatrickstoronto.com/
Toronto is Canada’s largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of more than 2.9 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world’s most livable cities. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cityoftoronto, on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/cityofto or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/cityofto.