Events in Ajax, Brampton, the Georgetown area of Halton Hills, the Hespeler area of Cambridge, the Keswick area of Georgina, the Lindsay area of Kawartha Lakes, Markham, Niagara Falls, Stouffville and Toronto affect transit services this weekend.
The events affect these routes:
Brampton Transit — 2 Main, 24 Van Kirk, 56 Springbrook, 502 Züm Main.
Durham Region Transit — 291 / 292 Ajax community bus.
GO Transit — 31 Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto bus, 70 Uxbridge / Stouffville / Markham, 71 Stouffville / Toronto bus.
Grand River Transit — 203 iXpress.
Milton Transit — 2 Main, 6 Scott.
Niagara Falls Transit — 102 Hospital, 104 / 204 Victoria Avenue.
Toronto Transit Commission — 32 Eglinton West, 43 Kennedy, 53 Steeles East, 94 Wellesley, 121 Fort York - Esplanade, 300 Bloor - Danforth overnight, 332 Eglinton West overnight, 501 Queen, 504 King, 505 Dundas, 511 Bathurst.
York Region Transit — 8 Kennedy, 9 Ninth Line, 15 Stouffville, 50 Queensway, 51 Keswick local.
The Thursday, June 23 event affecting transit service is: Stouffville Food Truck Frenzy.
The Friday, June 24 events affecting transit services are: the Hespeler Village Farmers Market; and Pride Toronto.
The Saturday, June 25 events affecting transit services are: the Brampton Farmers Market; the Flavours of Fairbank; the Georgetown Farmers Market; Lindsay Farmers Market; the Milton Farmers Market; the Music in the Streets Festival; Pickering Village JAM; Pride Toronto; the Queen Street Rock ‘n’ Swap; the TD Taste of Asia Festival; and the Toronto Waterfront 10.
The Sunday, June 26 events affecting transit services are: the Annex Family Festival; the Flavours of Fairbank; Pickering Village JAM; Pride Toronto; and the TD Taste of Asia Festival.
Ajax
Pickering Village JAM
The Town of Ajax is closing
- Old Kingston Road
Thursday and Friday evening and all day Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the Pickering Village Business Improvement Area’s festival of jazz, art and music.
Durham Region Transit is likely detouring buses while the road is closed, but has not confirmed detour-routing information. This post describes how it detoured buses in previous years during this event.
291 Ajax community bus
(DRT has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this section of the post on information it supplied about this event in 2015.)
All day Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Kingston Road West and Old Kingston Road, then detour:
westward along Kingston West to Elizabeth Street,
resuming their regular route westward along Kingston.Westbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Kingston Road West at Elizabeth Street.
292 Ajax community bus
(DRT has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this section of the post on information it supplied about this event in 2015.)
All day Saturday, June 25, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Kingston Road West and Old Kingston Road, then detour:
westward along Kingston West to Elizabeth Street,
resuming their regular route westward along Kingston.Westbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Kingston Road West at Elizabeth Street.
Brampton
Brampton Farmers Market
Saturday mornings and early afternoons until October 8, the City of Brampton is closing
- Main Streets North and South between Nelson and Wellington Streets
to accommodate the city’s weekly farmers market.
Brampton Transit is detouring service during the market.
2 Main
From 5:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Main Street North and Nelson Street, then detour:
westward along Nelson Street West, passing, but not stopping at, the Downtown Transit Terminal,
southward along George Streets North and South; and then
eastward along Wellington Street West to Main South,
resuming their regular route southward along Main.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Main Street North at Queen Street West and
- on Main Street South at Wellington Street West.
Northbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Main Streets South and North at Wellington Street, John Street, north of Queen Street and at Theatre Lane.
You can view a map of the detour routing here. (.pdf)
56 Springbrook
From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25, southbound buses start their trips on George Street North across from Diplock Lane, then proceed:
southward along George North to Queen Street West,
resuming their regular route westward along Queen West.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on George Street North north of Diplock Lane,
- on Main Street South at Wellington Street West and
- on Wellington Street West at George Street South.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on George Street North across from Diplock Lane.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Queen Street West and Mill Street North, then detour:
northward along Mill North; and then
eastward along Nelson Street West to George Street North,
ending their trips.Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- on George Street North north of Diplock Lane.
You can view a map of the detour routing here. (.pdf)
24 Van Kirk
From 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Main Street North and Nelson Street East, then detour:
eastward along Nelson East; and then
southward along George Street North to a temporary stop across from Diplock Lane,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Main Street South at Wellington Street West,
- on Wellington Street West at George Street South and
- on George Street North north of Diplock Lane.
Northbound buses start their trips on George Street North across from Diplock Lane, then proceed:
southward along George North;
westward along Queen Street West;
northward along Mill Street North; and then
eastward along Nelson Street West to George North,
resuming their regular route eastward along Nelson West.Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- on George Street North north of Diplock Lane.
You can view a map of the detour routing here. (.pdf)
502 Züm Main
From 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Main Street North and Nelson Street West, then detour:
westward along Nelson Street West, passing, but not stopping at, the Downtown Transit Terminal,
southward along George Streets North and South; and then
eastward along Wellington Street West to Main South,
resuming their regular route southward along Main.Southbound buses skip this Züm station:
- Wellington.
Northbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Northbound buses skip these Züm stations:
- Wellington and Theatre Lane.
You can view a map of the detour routing here. (.pdf)
Cambridge
See Hespeler.
Georgetown
Downtown Georgetown Farmers Market
Saturday mornings until October 15, the Town of Halton Hills is closing
- Main Street South Georgetown between James and Church Streets
to accommodate the Georgetown Central Business Improvement Area’s weekly market.
GO Transit is detouring service during the weekly market.
31 Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto bus
From 6:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, June 25, eastbound buses from Guelph operate along their regular route to Main and Guelph Streets (Provincial Highway 7) and then proceed:
southeastward along Guelph to Mill Street,
resuming their regular route southwestward along Guelph.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Main Street South opposite Cross Street and at Wesleyan Street and
- on Mill Street at Guelph Street.
Westbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Mill Street south of Guelph Street and
- on Main Street South opposite Wesleyan Street and at Cross Street.
Georgina
See Keswick.
Halton Hills
See Georgetown.
Hespeler
Hespeler Village Market
The City of Cambridge is closing
- Queen Street East between Guelph Avenue / Adam Street and Tannery Street East,
Friday afternoons and evenings until October 7 to accommodate the market.
Grand River Transit is detouring buses, while the street is closed.
203 iXpress
Inbound buses operate along their regular route.
From 3 until 8 p.m. Friday, June 24, outbound buses operate along their regular route to Adam and Tannery Streets, then detour:
northward along Adam to Queen Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Guelph Avenue.Outbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Tannery Street East at Queen Street East.
Kawartha Lakes
See Lindsay
Keswick
Music in the Streets Festival
The Town of Georgina is closing:
- Simcoe Avenue between Metro Road South and The Queensway South
Saturday to accommodate the event.
York Region Transit is likely detouring buses while the street is closed.
51 Keswick local
From 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday, June 25, southbound buses operate along their regular route Metro Road North and Church Street, then detour:
eastward along Church to The Queensway,
resuming their regular route eastward along Church.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Simcoe Avenue east of Metro Road South and west of the Queensway South and
- on The Queensway South at Church Street.
Northbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Simcoe Avenue east of The Queensway South and at Metro Road South.
50 Queensway
From 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday, June 25, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Metro Road South and Simcoe Avenue, then detour:
southward along Metro South to The Queensway South,
resuming their regular route southward along Queensway South.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Simcoe Avenue east of Metro Road South and west of The Queensway South,
- on The Queensway South south of Cedar Street and Parkview Road and at Silas Boulevard and Garden Avenue.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Metro Road South across from Gwendolyn Boulevard and Garden Avenue.
Northbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on The Queensway South at Henry Street, across from Silas Boulevard, at Mel’s Lane and across from Cedar Street and Simcoe Avenue and
- on Simcoe Avenue east of The Queensway South and at Metro Road South.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Metro Road South at Garden Avenue and Gwendolyn Boulevard.
Lindsay
Lindsay Farmers Market
Saturday mornings until October 29, the City of Kawartha Lakes is closing
- Victoria Avenue North between Peel Street and Kent Street West
during the weekly market.
Lindsay Transit is detouring buses to accommodate the event.
Green route
From 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, June 25, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Victoria Avenue North and Peel Street, then detour:
eastward along Peel Street;
southward along Cambridge Street North; and then
westward along Kent Street West to Victoria Avenue North,
resuming their regular route westward along Kent West.Outbound buses operate along their regular route.
Markham
TD Taste of Asia Festival
The Region of York and the Town of Markham are closing
- Kennedy Road (Regional Road 3) between Denison Street and Steeles Avenue East
all day Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the annual Asian multicultural festival.
The event affects TTC and York Region Transit is likely detouring buses during the event.
Toronto Transit Commission
43 Kennedy
53 Steeles East
Before 9 p.m. Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26, expect delays near Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue East.
York Region Transit
8 Kennedy
(YRT has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about this event in 2015.)
Before 9 p.m. Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26, southbound buses operate on their regular route to Kennedy and Denison Street, then detour:
eastward along Denison;
southward along Old Kennedy Road; and then
westward along Steeles Avenue East to Kennedy,
resuming their regular route eastward along Kennedy.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Kennedy Road at Denison Street, Gorvette Road, Clayton Drive and Steeles Avenue East.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Old Kennedy Road across from Aldergrove Drive and at Sunrise Drive and Steeles Avenue East and
- on Steeles Avenue East beside Milliken GO Station and at Kennedy Road.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Harvest Moon and Clayton Drives then detour:
northward along Clayton; and then
eastward along Denison Street to Kennedy,
resuming their regular route northward along Kennedy.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Kennedy Road north of Clayton Drive, across from Gorvette Road and at Denison Street.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Denison Street beside #1345 Denison and at Clayton Drive and Gorvette Road.
Milton
Milton Farmers Market
The Town of Milton is closing
- Main Street East between James and Martin Streets
Saturday mornings until October 8 (except for June 6) to accommodate the Milton Chamber of Commerce’s weekly market.
Milton Transit is detouring buses while the street is closed.
2 Main
Until noon Saturday, June 25, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Main Street East and James Street, then detour:
northward along James; and then
eastward along Mill Street to Martin Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Martin.Westbound buses operate along their regular route.
6 Scott
Until noon Saturday, June 25, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Main Street East and James Street, then detour:
northward along James;
eastward along Mill Street; and then
southward along Martin Street to Main East,
resuming their regular route eastward along Martin.Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Niagara Falls
Queen Street Rock ‘n’ Swap
The City of Niagara Falls is closing
- Queen Street between Erie and Ontario Avenues
Saturday afternoon and early evening to accommodate the Niagara Falls Downtown Business Improvement Association’s food-and-entertainment street festival.
Niagara Falls Transit is detouring buses, while the street is closed.
102 Hospital
Inbound buses operate along their regular route.
After noon Saturday, May 25, outbound buses start their trips at the Downtown Niagara Falls Terminal, as usual, then proceed:
southward along Erie Avenue;
westward along Park Street; and then
southward along Ontario Avenue to Queen Street,
resuming their regular route westward along Queen.Buses serve all stops.
104 Victoria Avenue
204 Victoria Avenue
From noon until 8 p.m., Saturday, June 25, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Huron Street and Ontario Avenue, then detour:
southward along Ontario;
eastward along Morrison Street;
southward along Erie Avenue;
eastward along Ellis Street; and then
northward along River Road to Queen Street,
resuming their regular route northward along River.Inbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street at Zimmerman Avenue and
- on River Road across from Bridge Street.
Outbound buses start their trips at the Downtown Niagara Falls Terminal, as usual, then proceed:
southward along Erie Avenue;
westward along Park Street; and then
southward along Ontario Avenue to Queen Street,
resuming their regular route westward along Queen.Outbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street at Ontario Avenue..
Stouffville
Food Truck Frenzy
The Town of Whitchurch - Stouffville is closing:
- Main Street Stouffville Market Street and Park Drive
Thursday afternoon and evening to accommodate Stouffville Business Improvement Association’s annual event.
GO Transit and York Region Transit are detouring buses while the street is closed.
GO Transit
71 / 71A / 71C / 71D / 71F Stouffville / Toronto
70 / / 70B / 70E Uxbridge / Stouffville / Markham
(GO has not confirmed the detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about this event in previous years.)
From 4 until 9 p.m. Thursday, June 23, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Main Street and Park Drive, then detour:
southward along Park;
westward along Burkholder Street; and then
northward along Market Street to Main,
resuming their regular route westward along Main.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Main Street at Church Street North.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses serve all regular stops.
York Region Transit
9 Stouffville
From 4 until 9 p.m. Thursday, June 23, buses operate along their regular route to Main and Market Streets, then detour:
southward along Market;
eastward along Burkholder Street; and then
northward along Park Drive to Main,
resuming their regular route eastward along Main.Buses skip their regular stop
- on Main Street at Park Drive.
15 Stouffville
From 4 until 9 p.m. Thursday, June 23, buses operate along their regular route to Main Street and Park Drive, then detour:
southward along Park;
westward along Burkholder Street; and then
northward along Market Street to Main,
resuming their regular route westward along Main.Buses skip their regular stop
- on Main Street at Park Drive.
Instead, buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Park Drive at Main Street.
Toronto
Toronto events affecting transit services this weekend include: the Annex Family Festival (June 26); the Flavours of Fairbank (June 25 and June 26); Pride Toronto (all month); and the Toronto Waterfront 10 (June 25).
Annex Family Festival
The City of Toronto is closing
- Bloor Street West from Bathurst Street to Spadina Road
Sunday morning and afternoon
to accommodate the Bloor - Annex Business Improvement Area and Miles Nadel Jewish Community Centre annual street festival.
The event affects TTC service.
300 Bloor - Danforth overnight
After 7 a.m. Sunday, June 25, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Bloor Street West and Bathurst Street, then detour:
southward along Bathurst;
eastward along Harbord Street; and then
northward along Spadina Avenue to Bloor West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Bloor.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Bloor Street West at Brunswick and Spadina Avenues.
Westbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Bloor Street West at Brunswick Avenue and Bathurst Street.
Flavours of Fairbank
The City of Toronto is closing
- Eglinton Avenue West between Ronald Avenue and Dufferin Street
all day Saturday and Sunday for the Fairbank Village Business Improvement Area’s annual event.
The TTC is detouring buses while the street is closed.
32 Eglinton West
332 Eglinton West overnight
From 2 a.m. Saturday, June 25 until 5 a.m. Monday, June 27, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Eglinton Avenue West and Caledonia Road, then detour:
northward along Caledonia;
eastward along Castlefield Avenue; and then
southward along Dufferin Street to Eglinton West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Eglinton.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Eglinton Avenue West at Caledonia Road, across from Little Boulevard and at Nairn Avenue, Ennerdale Road and Dufferin Street.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Caledonia Road north of Bowie and Schell Avenues and at Castlefield Avenue and
- on Dufferin Street at Bowie Avenue.
Westbound buses operate along their regular route to Eglinton Avenue West and Dufferin Street, then detour:
northward along Dufferin;
westward along Castlefield Avenue; and then
southward along Caledonia Road to Eglinton West,
resuming their regular route westward along Eglinton.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Eglinton Avenue West across from Ennerdale Road, at Ronald and Montcalm Avenues and Caledonia Road.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Dufferin Street at Livingstone Avenue and north of Whitmore Avenue and
- on Caledonia Road across from Schell Avenue, at Bowie Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West.
Pride Toronto
The City of Toronto is closing
- Church Street between Gloucester and Maitland Streets (blocking the intersection with Wellesley Street West),
Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday and early Monday to accommodate various components of the month-long event.
The TTC is detouring buses, while the street is closed.
94 Wellesley
From 6 p.m. Friday, June 24 until 6 a.m. Monday, June 27, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Wellesley Street East and Jarvis Street, then detour:
southward along Jarvis;
westward along Gerrard Street East;
northward along Yonge Street;
eastward along Wellesley East; and then
northward into Wellesley Station terminal,
resuming their regular route.Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Wellesley Street East at Church Street.
Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Wellesley Street East at Church and Jarvis Streets.
Toronto Waterfront 10
The City of Toronto is closing:
- University Avenue between Dundas and Front Streets West;
- York Street between Front Street West and Bremner Boulevard;
- Bremner Boulevard between York Street and Navy Wharf Court;
- Rees Street between Bremner Boulevard and Lake Shore Boulevard West**;
- Lake Shore Boulevard West between York Street and Parkside Drive;
- Fort York Boulevard between Fleet Street and Lake Shore Boulevard West;
- Strachan Avenue between Fleet Street and Lake Shore Boulevard West; and
other streets in downtown Toronto from about 4:30 until 11 a.m. Saturday to accommodate the road race.
The event affects TTC services.
511 Bathurst
The TTC continues to replace streetcars with buses, due to a major construction project at College and Bathurst Streets. Buses detour on-street through Exhibition Place during construction in Exhibition Loop.
From 5 until 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Bathurst Street and Fort York Boulevard, then detour:
westward along Fort York to Fleet Street,
resuming their regular long-term detour routing westward along FleetSouthbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Fleet Street west of Bathurst and Bastion Streets.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Fort York Boulevard west of Bathurst Street and across from Gzowski Street.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Fleet Street east of Fort York Boulevard, across from Bastion Street and at Bathurst Street and
- on Bathurst Street at Fort York Boulevard.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Fleet Street at Fort York Boulevard,
- on Fort York Boulevard at Bastion and Bathurst Streets.
505 Dundas
From 7:30 until 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26, expect delays as participants pass along University Avenue at Dundas Street West.
121 Fort York - Esplanade
From 5 until 7:15 a.m. and from 8:15 until 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26, eastbound buses start their trips in Princes’ Gates Loop, then proceed:
northward along Canada Drive; and then
eastward along Manitoba Drive to Strachan Avenue,
resuming their regular route eastward along Fleet Street.Eastbound buses skip their regular stop:
- on Princes’ Boulevard at Strachan Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses pick up passengers at temporary stops:
- in Princes’ Gate Loop and
- on Manitoba Drive at Strachan Avenue.
Westbound buses operate along their regular route to Fort York Boulevard and Fleet Street, then detour:
westward along Fleet and Manitoba Drive;
southward along Canada Drive; and then
eastward into Princes’ Gate Loop,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip their regular stop:
- on Princes’ Boulevard at Strachan Avenue.
Instead, westbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop:
- in Princes’ Gate Loop.
From 7:15 until 8:15 a.m., when participants are on the streets, the TTC extends the detour routing.
121 Fort York - Esplanade
From 7:30 until 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26, eastbound buses start their trips in Princes’ Gates Loop, then proceed:
northward along Canada Drive; and then
eastward along Manitoba Drive to Strachan Avenue,
resuming their regular route eastward along Fleet Street.They continue along their regular route to Fort York Boulevard and Lower Spadina Avenue, then further detour:
southward along Lower Spadina;
eastward along Queens Quay West; and then
northward along Bay Street to Front Street West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Front West.
- on Princes’ Boulevard at Strachan Avenue,
- on Bremner Boulevard east of Lower Spadina Avenue,
- on Front Street West east of Blue Jays Way and at John and Simcoe Streets.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Princes’ Gate Loop,
- on Queens Quay across from Lower Spadina Avenue and at Rees and York Streets and
- on Bay Street north of Queens Quay West, at Lake Shore Boulevard West and across from the Air Canada Centre.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Front Street West at John Street,
- on Navy Wharf Court south of Front Street East,
- on Bremner Boulevard at Lower Spadina Avenue and
- on Princes’ Boulevard at Strachan Avenue.
Instead, westbound buses pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Bay Street south of Harbour Street,
- on Queens Quay West west of York and Rees Streets,
- on Lower Spadina Avenue north of Queens Quay West and
- in Princes’ Gate Loop.
After 8:15 a.m., the buses operate along the shorter detour routing that they followed before 7:15 a.m.
504 King
From 7:30 until 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26, expect delays as participants pass along University Avenue at King Street West.
501 Queen
From 7:30 until 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26, expect delays as participants pass along University Avenue at Queen Street West.
Inbound buses operate toward downtown.
Outbound buses operate away from downtown.
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