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The events affect these routes:

Barrie Transit — All routes, Nine Mile Portage shuttle.

Brampton Transit — 2 Main, 77 Highway 7, Brampton Fall Fair shuttle.

GO Transit — 31 Guelph - Georgetown - Toronto.

Guelph Transit — All routes, 9 Stone Road Mall, 51 Gordon, 52 University - Kortright.

Hamilton Street Railway — All routes, Tiger-Cats Express.

Toronto Transit Commission — 26 Dupont, 30 Lambton, 35 Jane, 55 Warren Park, 71 Runnymede, 77 Swansea, 79 Scarlett Rd, 300 Bloor - Danforth overnight, 312 St. Clair overnight, 313 Jane overnight, 504 King shuttle.

York Region Transit — Viva blue, 3 Thornhill / York U, 4 Major Mackenzie, 54 Bayview North, 77 Highway 7 / Centre, 99 Yonge South.

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The Friday, September 18 events affecting transit are: Brampton Fall Fair; Canadian Football League action; Toronto Ukrainian Festival.

The Saturday, September 19 events affecting transit are: Acton Fall Fair Parade; Brampton Fall Fair; Downtown Brampton Farmers Market; Georgetown Farmers Market; Great Maple Cart Derby; Guelph City Hall Grand Opening; Newmarket Fall Festival; Nine Mile Portage Heritage Festival; Roncesvalles Polish Festival; Thornhill Village Festival; Toronto Ukrainian Festival.

The Sunday, September 20 events affecting transit are: Brampton Fall Fair; Doors Open Barrie; Roncesvalles Polish Festival; Toronto Ukrainian Festival.

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Acton

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Acton Fall Fair Parade

The Town of Halton Hills is closing various streets in downtown Acton on Saturday to accommodate the Acton Agricultural Society’s annual parade to the fairgrounds.

GO Transit is detouring buses during the event.

31 Guelph - Georgetown - Union

From 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Guelph Street and Main Street North (Highway 7 and Regional Road 25), then detour:

northward along Main;
east- and southward along Wallace Street;
eastward along McDonald Boulevard;
southward along Churchill Road North to Queen Street,
resuming their regular route eastward along Queen (Highway 7).

Westbound buses reverse this routing.

An event in Georgetown also affects service along this route.

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Barrie

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Barrie events affecting transit are: the Nine Mile Portage Heritage Festival (September 19); and Doors Open Barrie (September 20).

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Nine Mile Portage Heritage Festival

The City of Barrie, the Township of Springwater and the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority host this event on Saturday to salute a nine-mile aboriginal portage between Lake Simcoe and the Nottawasaga River at historic Fort Willow.

Nine Mile Portage shuttle

Barrie Transit is operating free shuttle bus service between Fort Willow and Memorial Square in Downtown Barrie from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 19. Buses stop only at Grenfell Hall (Grenfell and Sunnidale Roads); George Johnston and Selsdon Roads; Dobson and Sunnidale Roads; and Memorial Square.

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Doors Open Barrie

On Sunday, September 20 you can ride to the various Doors Open sites — or anywhere in Barrie — for free on all Barrie Transit buses, if you hold a valid Doors Open passport.

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Brampton

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Brampton events include: Brampton Fall Fair (September 18, 19, 20); Downtown Brampton Farmers Market (September 19).

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Brampton Fall Fair

Brampton Fall Fair shuttle

Brampton Transit shuttle buses offer free and frequent service to carry fairgoers between the Heart Lake Terminal and the Region of Peel Agricultural Society’s 156th annual fall fiesta at the Brampton Fairgrounds on Heart Lake Road.

Buses leave the Terminal:

• every 30 minutes on Friday, September 18 from 4:05 until 10:05 p.m.;
• every 30 minutes on Saturday, September 19 from 9:35 a.m. until 9:35 p.m.; and
• every 30 minutes on Sunday, September 20 from 8:35 a.m. until 5:05 p.m.

Buses leave the fairgrounds:

• every 30 minutes on Friday, September 18 from 4:20 until 10:20 p.m.;
• every 30 minutes on Saturday, September 19 from 9:50 a.m. until 9:50 p.m.; and
• every 30 minutes on Sunday, September 20 from 8:50 a.m. until 5:20 p.m.

You can view the shuttle schedule here. (.pdf)

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Downtown Brampton Farmers Market

The City of Brampton is closing Main Street between John Street and Nelson Street West / Theatre Lane every Saturday morning until October 10 to accommodate the market.

Brampton Transit is detouring bus service during the market.

2 Main

From 6 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Main Street North and Nelson Street West, then detour:

westward along Nelson West;
southward along George Streets North and South; and then
eastward along Wellington Street West to Main,
resuming their regular route southbound along Main.

Northbound buses reverse this routing.

You can see a map of the detour route here. (.pdf)

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Caledon

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The Brampton Fairgrounds — home to the Brampton Fall Fair — is actually in the Town of Caledon.

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Georgetown

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Georgetown Farmers Market

The Town of Halton Hills is closing part of Main Street South Georgetown every Saturday morning until October 10 to accommodate the Georgetown Central Business Improvement Area’s weekly market.

GO Transit is detouring bus service during the market.

31 Guelph - Georgetown - Union

From 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, buses traveling to and from Guelph remain on Highway 7 instead of travelling along Main Street. They do not serve the Georgetown agency during the market hours.

An event in Acton also affects service along this route.

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Guelph

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Guelph events affecting transit service include: Guelph City Hall Grand Opening (September 18); and Ontario Hockey League action.

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Guelph City Hall Grand Opening

You can ride any Guelph Transit bus for free from 5:40 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 19. You can also ride any Guelph Transit bus for free to the hockey game on Friday, September 18.

51 Gordon

On Saturday, September 19, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Gordon and Fountain Streets, then detour:

eastward along Fountain Street East; and then
northward along Wyndham Streets South and North to Carden Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Wyndham North.

Inbound buses skip stops on Gordon Street between Fountain and Wilson Streets and on Wilson Street at Carden Street beside City Hall.

Outbound buses reverse this routing.

Outbound buses skip stops on Gordon Street between Waterloo Avenue and Wilson Street.

9 Stone Road Mall

On Saturday, September 19, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Waterloo Avenue and Gordon Street, then detour:

southward along Gordon;
eastward along Fountain Street East; and then
northward along Wyndham Streets South and North to Carden Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Wyndham North.

Inbound buses skip the on Wilson Street at Carden Street beside City Hall.

Outbound buses reverse this routing.

Outbound buses do not skip stops.

52 University - Kortright

On Saturday, September 19, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Gordon and Fountain Streets, then detour:

eastward along Fountain Street East; and then
northward along Wyndham Streets South and North to Carden Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Wyndham North.

Inbound buses skip stops on Gordon Street between Fountain and Wilson Streets and on Wilson Street at Carden Street beside City Hall.

Outbound buses reverse this routing.

Outbound buses skip stops on Gordon Street between Waterloo Avenue and Wilson Street.

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Ontario Hockey League action

All Guelph Transit routes

You can ride any Guelph Transit bus for free on Friday, September 18 to the Guelph Storm game against the Saginaw Spirit at 7:30 p.m. — if you have a valid ticket to the game. You can ride free of fare to and from the Sleeman Centre on Friday evening after 5 p.m. by simply showing the Guelph Transit driver your game ticket.

You can also ride any Guelph Transit](http://bit.ly/8rkD2) bus for free during the events celebrating the opening of the new Guelph City Hall.

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Halton Hills

See Acton and Georgetown

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Hamilton

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Canadian Football League action

All Hamilton Street Railway routes

On Friday, September 18, you can ride any HSR bus for free to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats game against the Calgary Stampeders at 7:30 p.m. — if you hold a valid ticket to the game. With the HSR’s Ticket to Ride program, you can ride free of fare to Ivor Wynne Stadium for as much as three hours before game time and free of fare from the stadium until the end of service.

Tiger-Cats Express shuttles

Four free HSR shuttle buses also speedily transport ticket-holders from four terminals across the city to the stadium and back again after the game is over. You can read the schedule for Friday’s shuttle service here. (.pdf)

Read Transit Toronto’s June 19 post for more details.

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Maple

Great Maple Cart Derby

The Region of York is closing Major Mackenzie Drive West between McNaughton Road and Keele Street on Saturday to accommodate the annual cart derby for boys and girls from eight to 14 years old.

York Region Transit is detouring transit services during the event.

4 Major Mackenzie

On Saturday, September 19, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Cranston Park Avenue and McNaughton Road, then detour:

eastward along McNaughton; and then
southward along Keele Street to Major Mackenzie West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Major Mackenzie.

Westbound buses reverse the routing.

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Markham

See Thornhill

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Newmarket

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Newmarket Fall Festival

The Town of Newmarket is closing Main Street between Park Avenue and Water Street on Saturday to accommodate the festival.

York Region Transit is detouring buses during the event.

54 Bayview North

From 7 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Main and Queen Streets, then detour:

eastward along Queen Street East; and then southward along Prospect Street to Water Street,
resuming their regular route southward along Prospect.

Northbound buses reverse this routing.

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Thornhill

Thornhill Village Festival

The City of Vaughan and the Region of York are closing several streets in the village of Thornhill on Saturday

The Region of York is closing Yonge Street between Centre Street and Arnold Avenue on Saturday to accommodate the Society for the Preservation of Historic Thornhill’s annual street festival.

Brampton Transit and York Region Transit are detouring bus services during the event.

Brampton Transit

77 Highway 7

From 7 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Centre Street and Atkinson Avenue, then detour:

southward along Atkinson Avenue; and then
eastward along Clark Avenue West to Yonge Street,
resuming their regular route southward along Yonge.

Westbound buses reverse the routing.

You can see a map of the detour here. (.pdf)

York Region Transit

77 Highway 7 / Centre

From 7 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Centre Street and Atkinson Avenue, then detour:

southward along Atkinson Avenue; and then
eastward along Clark Avenue West to Yonge Street,
resuming their regular route southward along Yonge.

Westbound buses reverse the routing.

You can see a map of the detour here. (.pdf)

3 Thornhill / York U

The event does not include a parade along Yonge Street north of Centre Street this year, so buses operate along their regular route.

Viva blue

From 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Richmond Hill Centre Terminal, then detour:

eastward along Highway 7;
southward along Bayview Avenue; and then
westward along Steeles Avenue East to Yonge Street,
resuming their regular route southward along Yonge.

Northbound buses reverse this routing.

You can see a map of the detour here. (.pdf)

A project further north on Yonge Street between Oxford Street / Industrial Drive and Major Mackenzie Drive in central Richmond Hill also affects service along this route. Another project even further north on Yonge Street between Estate Garden Drive / Old Colony Road and Jefferson Forest Drive in Oak Ridges also affects service along this route.

99 Yonge South

From 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 20, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Royal Orchard Boulevard, then detour:

eastward along Royal Orchard;
southward along Bayview Avenue;
westward along John Street to Yonge,
resuming their regular route southward along Yonge.

Northbound buses reverse this routing.

You can see a map of the detour here. (.pdf)

A project further north on Yonge Street between Oxford Street / Industrial Drive and Major Mackenzie Drive in central Richmond Hill also affects service along this route.

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Toronto

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Toronto events affecting transit service are: Roncesvalles Polish Festival (September 19, 20); Toronto Ukrainian Festival (September 18, 19, 20).

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Roncesvalles Polish Festival

On Saturday and Sunday, the City of Toronto is closing Roncesvalles Avenue between Boustead and Grafton Avenues to accommodate the Roncesvalles Village Business Improvement Area’s annual celebration of Polish culture in Toronto.

(The event is continuing despite the ongoing project to install watermains along the street.)

The event affects TTC services.

313 Jane overnight

From about 2 until 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 20, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Dundas Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue, then detour:

southeastward along Dundas West;
southward along Lansdowne Avenue;
westward along Queen Street West and the Queensway to Sunnyside Loop; and then
northward through the Sunnyside Loop,
ending their trips.

(Southbound buses have operated along this detour route as far as Queen Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue since July 20.)

Northbound buses start their trips at Sunnyside Loop, then proceed:

southward along Sunnyside Avenue;
eastward along the Queensway and Queen Street West;
northward along Lansdowne Avenue; and then
northwestward along Dundas Street West to Roncesvalles Avenue;
resuming their regular route northward along Dundas West.

504 King shuttle

From about 6 a.m. on Saturday, September 19 until 11 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Dundas Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue, then detour:

southeastward along Dundas West;
southward along Lansdowne Avenue;
westward along Queen Street West and the Queensway to Sunnyside Loop; and then
northward through the Sunnyside Loop,
ending their trips.

(Southbound buses have operated along this detour route as far as Queen Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue since July 20.)

Northbound buses start their trips at Sunnyside Loop, then proceed:

southward along Sunnyside Avenue;
eastward along the Queensway and Queen Street West;
northward along Lansdowne Avenue; and then
northwestward along Dundas Street West to Roncesvalles Avenue;
resuming their regular route northward along Dundas West.

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Toronto Ukrainian Festival

The City of Toronto is closing all lanes of Bloor Street West between Jane Street and Runnymede Road and the eastbound lanes between Runnymede Road and Glendonwynne Road on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the festival.

A parade also proceeds along Bloor Street West between High Park Avenue and Jane Street on Saturday morning.

The TTC is detouring bus service during the events.

300 Bloor - Danforth overnight

If the eastbound lanes of Bloor Street West between Runnymede and Glendonwynne Road are clear from about 2 a.m. until 5 a.m. on Saturday, September 19 and from about 2 until 9 a.m. on Sunday, September 20, eastbound buses operate along their regular routes to Bloor Street West and Jane Street, then detour:

northward along Jane;
eastward along Annette Street; and then
southward along Runnymede Road to Bloor West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Bloor.

If the eastbound lanes of Bloor Street West between Runnymede and Glendonwynne Roads remain occupied overnight, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Bloor Street West and Jane Street, then detour:

northward along Jane;
eastward along Annette Street; and then
southward along High Park Avenue to Bloor West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Bloor.

Westbound buses operate along their regular route to Bloor Street West and Runnymede Road, then detour:

northward along Runnymede;
westward along Annette Street; and then
southward along Jane Street to Bloor West,
resuming their regular route westward along Bloor.

26 Dupont

From 6 p.m. on Friday, September 18 until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, eastbound buses start their trips at Jane Station, as usual, but detour:

northward along Armadale Avenue; and then
westward along Weatherell Street to Jane Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Jane.

Westbound buses operate along their regular route.

35 Jane

Southbound buses operate along their regular route.

From 6 p.m. on Friday, September 18 until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, northbound buses start their trips at Jane Station, as usual, but detour:

northward along Armadale Avenue; and then
westward along Weatherell Street to Jane Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Jane.

30 Lambton

From 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, during the festival parade, passengers should expect detours or delays at High Park Station.

71 Runnymede

From 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, during the festival parade, passengers should expect detours or delays. Southbound buses likely operate along their regular route, but northbound buses may operate from Runnymede Station,

northward along Kennedy Avenue; and then
westward along Colbeck Street to Runnymede Road,
resuming their regular route northward along Runnymede.

312 St. Clair overnight

Southbound buses operate along their regular route.

From about about 2 until 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, northbound buses start their trips at Jane Station, as usual, but detour:

northward along Armadale Avenue; and then
westward along Weatherell Street to Jane Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Jane.

79 Scarlett Rd

From 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, during the festival parade, passengers should expect detours or delays. Southbound buses likely operate along their regular route, but northbound buses may operate from Runnymede Station,

northward along Kennedy Avenue; and then
westward along Colbeck Street to Runnymede Road,
resuming their regular route northward along Runnymede.

77 Swansea

From 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, during the festival parade, passengers should expect detours or delays. Buses may operate through gaps in the parade.

55 Warren Park

Southbound buses operate along their regular route.

From 6 p.m. on Friday, September 18 until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, northbound buses start their trips at Jane Station, as usual, but detour:

northward along Armadale Avenue; and then
westward along Weatherell Street to Jane Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Jane.

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Vaughan

See Maple and Thornhill.