A full slate of other street festivals and road races also fills the agenda this weekend, resulting in many detours for transit services throughout the Greater Toronto Area, including RBC Race for Kids in the North York area of Toronto, the Roncesvalles Polish Festival and the Toronto Ukrainian Festival in central Toronto.
This year’s harvest-festival and fall-fair schedule has begun, affecting transit services in the Binbrook area of Hamilton, Brampton and the Brooklin area of Whitby.
Other events take place in Brampton, the East York area of Toronto and Mississauga.
The events affect these routes:
Brampton Transit — Brampton Fall Fair shuttle.
Durham Region Transit — 302 Baldwin - Brock.
GO Transit — 19 Mississauga / North York, 27 Milton / North York, 29 Guelph / Mississauga, 31 Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto, 34 Pearson / North York express, 96 Oshawa / Finch express.
Hamilton Street Railway — All routes, 2 Barton, Binbrook Fair shuttle, 3 Cannon, 7 Locke, Tiger-Cats Express shuttles.
MiWay — 6 Credit Woodlands, 26 Burnhamthorpe.
Toronto Transit Commission — 19 Bay, 25 Don Mills, 26 Dupont, 35 Jane, 36 Finch West, 42 Cummer, 53 Steeles East, 55 Warren Park, 60 Steeles West, 65Parliament; 71 Runnymede, 75 Sherbourne, 77 Swansea, 79 Scarlett Rd, 81 Thorncliffe Park, 97 Yonge, 98 Willowdale - Senlac, 121 Esplanade - River, 125 Drewry, 172 Cherry Beach, 300 Bloor - Danforth overnight, 304 King overnight, 320 Yonge overnight, 335 Jane overnight, 501 Queen, 504C King shuttle buses, 505 Dundas, 506 Carlton, 509 Harbourfront, 510 Spadina, 925 Don Mills express, 935 Jane express.
York Region Transit — Viva blue, 2 Milliken, 5 Clark, 77 Highway 7, 88 Bathurst, 91 / 91A Bayview, 99 Yonge, 760 Vaughan Mills / Wonderland.
The Friday, September 16 events affecting transit services are: Brampton Fall Fair; the Roncesvalles Polish Festival; and the Toronto Ukrainian Festival.
The Saturday, September 17 events affecting transit services are: Binbrook Fair; Brampton Fall Fair; the Brampton Farmers Market; the Brooklin Harvest Festival; the RBC Race for the Kids; the Redpath Waterfront Festival; the Roncesvalles Polish Festival; and the Toronto Ukrainian Festival.
The Sunday, September 18 events affecting transit services are: Binbrook Fair; Brampton Fall Fair; the Elevate Festival; the Gita Mahatsav Parade; the Just For Laughs Festival; the Redpath Waterfront Festival; the Roncesvalles Polish Festival; the Toronto Ukrainian Festival; and the Tour de Mississauga.
Binbrook
Binbrook Fair
The Hamilton Street Railway is operating shuttle buses to carry passengers to and from the Binbrook Fairgrounds for the Binbrook Agricultural Society’s annual event Saturday and Sunday.
Binbrook Fair shuttle
Saturday, September 17, northbound buses leave City Highway 56 beside the fairgrounds, in front of the Little Theatre at 1:38 p.m. and every 40 minutes until 10:18 p.m. Buses proceed:
southward along Highway 56;
eastward along Binbrook Road;
northward along Tanglewood Drive;
westward along Maggie Johnson Drive;
northward along Highway 56;
eastward along Rymal Road; and then
southward along Dakota Boulevard to Bishop Ryan Catholic High School,
ending their trips.Northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Highway 56 beside Binbrook Little Theatre,
- on Rymal Road west of Upper Centennial Parkway and
- on Dakota Boulevard beside Bishop Ryan Catholic High School.
Southbound buses leave Dakota Boulevard beside Bishop Ryan Catholic High School at 1:20 p.m. and every 40 minutes until 10 p.m.
Buses proceed:
northward along Dakota;
eastward along Rymal Road; and then
southward along Highway 56 to the Binbrook Little Theatre,
ending their trips.Southbound drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Dakota Boulevard beside Bishop Ryan Catholic High School,
- on Rymal Road across from Upper Centennial Parkway and
- on Highway 56 beside Binbrook Little Theatre.
Sunday, September 18, northbound buses leave City Highway 56 beside the fairgrounds, in front of the Little Theatre, every hour from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Two more buses leave at 5:45 and 6:30 p.m.
Buses proceed:
southward along Highway 56;
eastward along Binbrook Road;
northward along Tanglewood Drive;
westward along Maggie Johnson Drive;
northward along Highway 56, Upper Centennial Parkway and Centennial Parkway South;
westward along Queenston Road; and then
northward into Eastgate Terminal,
ending their trips.Northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Highway 56 beside Binbrook Little Theatre,
- on Upper Centennial Parkway north of Rymal Road and
- in Eastgate Square terminal platform #1 (regular route 58 stop).
Southbound buses leave Eastgate at 9:35 a.m. and every hour until 4:35 p.m.
Buses proceed:
eastward along Queenston Road; and then
southward along Centennial Parkway South, Upper Centennial Parkway and City Highway 56 to the fairgrounds,
ending their trips.Southbound drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Eastgate Square terminal platform #1 (regular route 58 stop),
- on Upper Centennial Parkway at Rymal Road and
- on Highway 56 beside Binbrook Little Theatre.
Brampton
Brampton events include: the Brampton Fall Fair (September 16, 17, 18); and the Brampton Farmers Market (September 17).
Brampton Fall Fair
Brampton Fall Fair shuttle
Brampton Transit shuttle buses offer frequent service to carry fairgoers between the Heart Lake Terminal and the Region of Peel Agricultural Society’s annual fall fiesta at the Brampton Fairgrounds on Heart Lake Road.
Buses leave the terminal:
- every 30 minutes Friday, September 16 from 5 until 11 p.m.;
- every 30 minutes Saturday, September 17 from noon until 11 p.m.; and
- every 30 minutes Sunday, September 18 from noon until 5 p.m.
Buses leave the fairgrounds:
- every 30 minutes Friday, September 16 from 5:15 until 11:15 p.m.;
- every 30 minutes Saturday, September 17 from 12:15 until 11:15 p.m.; and
- every 30 minutes Sunday, September 18 from 12:15 a.m. until 5:15 p.m.
You can view the shuttle schedule here (.pdf).
Brampton Farmers Market
Saturday mornings and early afternoons until October 8, the City of Brampton is closing
- Wellington Street West between George and Main Streets South
to accommodate the city’s weekly farmers market.
GO Transit is likely detouring service while the street is closed, but has not announced detour routings.
31 / 31A / 31E / 31F Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto
From 6:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, September 17, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Downtown Brampton Terminal, then detour:
eastward along Nelson Street West; and then
southward along Main Streets North and South to Wellington Street,
resuming their regular route southward along Main South.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at all stops.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Wellington Street West at George Street South.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stopping
- on Main Street South south of Wellington Street East.
Brooklin
Brooklin Harvest Festival
The Town of Whitby is closing:
- Baldwin Street between Way Street and Cassels Road
and other streets in Brooklin Saturday morning and afternoon to accommodate the annual event.
Durham Region Transit is likely detouring buses while the street is closed, but has not announced detour-routing information.
302 Baldwin - Brock
(DRT has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this section of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
From 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday, September 17, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Vipond Road and Ferguson Avenue, then detour:
southward along Ferguson; and then
eastward along Winchester Road West to Baldwin Street,
resuming their regular route southward along Baldwin South.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Vipond Road at Montgomery Avenue,
- on Campbell Street at Baldwin Street North and
- on Baldwin Street North at Cassels and Winchester Roads West.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route.
Caledon
The Brampton Fairgrounds — home to the Brampton Fall Fair — is actually in the Town of Caledon.
East York
Pape Village Summerfest
The City of Toronto is closing:
- Pape Avenue between Gamble and Mortimer Avenues
Saturday morning and afternoon to accommodate the Pape Village Business Improvement Area’s annual summer street festival.
The TTC is detouring buses during the event.
25 Don Mills
From about 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. Saturday, September 17, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Pape Avenue and O’Connor Drive, then detour:
eastward along O’Connor;
southward along Donlands Avenue; and then
westward along Mortimer Avenue to Pape,
resuming their regular route southward along Pape.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Pape Avenue at O’Connor Drive, Gamble, Cosburn, Floyd and Mortimer Avenues.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on O’Connor Drive at Chilton Road and Wolverton and Donlands Avenues,
- on Donlands Avenue beyond O’Connor Drive and at Torrens Avenue, beyond Cosburn Avenue and at Floyd and Mortimer Avenues and
- on Mortimer Avenue at Dewhurst Boulevard and at Woodycrest and Pape Avenues.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Pape Avenue at Floyd and Cosburn Avenues, beyond Torrens Avenue and at O’Connor Drive.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Mortimer Avenue at Woodycrest Avenue, Dewhurst Boulevard and Donlands Avenue,
- on Donlands Avenue at Memorial Park and Cosburn Avenues and across from Torrens Avenue and
- on O’Connor Drive beyond Donlands Avenue and at Warland Avenue, Rivercourt Boulevard and Pape Avenue.
925 Don Mills express
From about 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. Saturday, September 17, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Pape Avenue and O’Connor Drive, then detour:
eastward along O’Connor;
southward along Donlands Avenue; and then
westward along Mortimer Avenue to Pape,
resuming their regular route southward along Pape.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Pape Avenue at Cosburn Avenue.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Pape Avenue at Cosburn Avenue.
81 Thorncliffe Park
From about 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. Saturday, September 17, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Pape Avenue and O’Connor Drive, then detour:
eastward along O’Connor;
southward along Donlands Avenue; and then
westward along Mortimer Avenue to Pape,
resuming their regular route southward along Pape.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Pape Avenue at O’Connor Drive, Gamble, Cosburn, Floyd and Mortimer Avenues.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on O’Connor Drive at Chilton Road and Wolverton and Donlands Avenues,
- on Donlands Avenue beyond O’Connor Drive and at Torrens Avenue, beyond Cosburn Avenue and at Floyd and Mortimer Avenues and
- on Mortimer Avenue at Dewhurst Boulevard and at Woodycrest and Pape Avenues.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Pape Avenue at Floyd and Cosburn Avenues, beyond Torrens Avenue and at O’Connor Drive.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Mortimer Avenue at Woodycrest Avenue, Dewhurst Boulevard and Donlands Avenue,
- on Donlands Avenue at Memorial Park and Cosburn Avenues and across from Torrens Avenue and
- on O’Connor Drive beyond Donlands Avenue and at Warland Avenue, Rivercourt Boulevard and Pape Avenue.
Hamilton
See also Binbrook.
Hamilton events affecting transit services this weekend are a Canadian Football League game (September 17); and the Locke Street Festival (September 18).
Canadian Football League game
All Hamilton Street Railway routes
You can ride any HSR bus free of fare to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Saturday, September 17 at 4 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 Tim Horton’s Field for as much as two hours before game time and free of fare from the stadium until the end of service.
2 Barton
Buses serve all local stops between the Hamilton GO Centre, downtown Hamilton and Barton Street East at Lenister Avenue North — just one block north of Tim Hortons Field.
3 Cannon
Buses serve all local stops between the Hamilton GO Centre, downtown Hamilton and Cannon Street East at Balsam Avenue North — just south of Tim Hortons Field.
Tiger-Cats Express shuttles
From about 2 until 4 p.m., Labour Day, Monday, September 5, free HSR shuttle buses also speedily transport ticket-holders from three terminals across the city to the stadium. After the game is over, they’ll shuttle you back again. You can view the schedule for the shuttle service here.
Read Transit Toronto’s May 25 post for more details.
Locke Street Festival
The City of Hamilton is closing
- Locke Street South between Jackson Street West and Stanley Avenue
Sunday morning, afternoon and early evening to accommodate the Locke Street Business Improvement Association’s annual street event.
The Hamilton Street Railway is detouring buses during the event.
7 Locke
From 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday, September 18, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Dundurn Street South and Chatham Street, then detour:
northward along Dundurn South; and then
eastward along Main Street West to Locke Street South,
resuming their regular route eastward along Main.Inbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Chatham Street beside #41 Chatham and at Locke Street South and
- on Locke Street South beyond Hunter Street West and at Main Street West.
Instead inbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Main Street West at Poulette Street.
Outbound buses operate along their regular route to Hunter Street West and Queen Street South, then detour:
southward along Queen South; and then
westward along Aberdeen Avenue West to Dundurn Street South,
resuming their regular route southward along Dundurn South.Outbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Hunter Street West at Pearl and Locke Streets South,
- on Locke Street South at Melbourne Street and Charlton Avenue West,
- on Charlton Avenue West beside #130 Charlton West and at Dundurn Street South and
- on Dundurn Street South beyond Herkimer Street and at Aberdeen Avenue.
Instead, outbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen Street South at Duke Street, Charlton Avenue West and Stanley and Aberdeen Avenues and
- on Aberdeen Avenue at Kent Street and Locke Street South, across from Cottage Avenue and at Dundurn Street South.
Mississauga
Tour de Mississauga
The City of Mississauga is closing
- Living Arts Drive between Princess Royal Drive and Burnhamthorpe Road West
Sunday morning to accommodate the annual bicycle race.
MiWay is detouring buses while the roadway is closed.
26 Burnhamthorpe
From 7 a.m. until noon Sunday, September 18, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Burnhamthorpe Road West and Confederation Parkway, then detour:
northward along Confederation; and then
eastward along Princess Royal Drive to Living Arts Drive,
resuming their regular route northward along Living Arts.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Burnhamthorpe Road West across from Living Arts Drive and
- on Living Arts Drive at City Centre and Princess Royal Drives.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Confederation Parkway at City Centre and Princess Royal Drives.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Living Arts Drive at Burnhamthorpe Road West and
- on Burnhamthorpe Road West at Confederation Parkway.
Instead, westbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Confederation Parkway at Curran Place.
6 Credit Woodlands
From 7 a.m. until noon Sunday, September 18, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Webb Drive and Confederation Parkway, then detour:
northward along Confederation; and then
eastward along Princess Royal Drive to Living Arts Drive,
resuming their regular route northward along Living Arts.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Webb Drive beyond Confederation Parkway,
- on Burnhamthorpe Road West at Living Arts Drive and Confederation Parkway and
- on Living Arts Drive at City Centre and Princess Royal Drives.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Confederation Parkway at Burnhamthorpe Road West and City Centre and Princess Royal Drives.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Living Arts Drive at Burnhamthorpe Road West,
- on Burnhamthorpe Road West across from Living Arts Drive and at Duke of York Boulevard,
- on Duke of York Boulevard at Webb Drive and
- on Webb Drive beyond Duke of York Boulevard.
Instead, westbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Confederation Parkway at Curran Place and beyond Burnhamthorpe Road West.
North York
RBC Race for the Kids
The City of Toronto is closing
- Finch Avenue East, all lanes, between Doris Avenue and Yonge Street,
- Finch Avenue West, all lanes, between Beecroft Road and Yonge Street,
- Finch Avenue West, partial closure of some, but not all, traffic lanes, between Bathurst Street and Beecroft Road,
- Yonge Street, all lanes, between north of Finch Avenue and Sheppard Avenue,
- Yonge Street, partial closure of some, but not all, traffic lanes, between Cummer Avenue / Drewry Avenue and north of Finch Avenue,
and other streets in the North York centre area
Saturday morning to accommodate the road race, supporting youth mental health programs.
The event affects GO Transit, TTC and York Region Transit services.
GO Transit
27 Milton / North York
19 Mississauga / North York
(GO has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information GO supplied during previous events that closed this part of Yonge Street.)
From 7:15 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. Saturday, September 17, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Sheppard East;
northward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
northward into Finch GO Bus Terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street beyond Sheppard Avenue East, at Greenfield, Elmwood, Empress and Newton Avenues and beyond Northtown Way and Finch Avenue East.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Finch Avenue West, Kempford Boulevard, Churchill and Ellerslie Avenues, Mel Lastman Square, North York Boulevard, Elmhurst Avenue and Sheppard Avenue West.
96 Oshawa / Finch express
(GO has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information GO supplied during previous events that closed this part of Yonge Street.)
From 7:15 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. Saturday, September 17, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Sheppard East;
northward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
northward into Finch GO Bus Terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Finch Avenue West, Kempford Boulevard, Churchill and Ellerslie Avenues, Mel Lastman Square, North York Boulevard, Elmhurst Avenue and Sheppard Avenue West.
34 Pearson / North York express
(GO has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information GO supplied during previous events that closed this part of Yonge Street.)
From 7:15 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. Saturday, September 17, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Sheppard East;
northward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
northward into Finch GO Bus Terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street beyond Sheppard Avenue East, at Greenfield, Elmwood, Empress and Newton Avenues and beyond Northtown Way and Finch Avenue East.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Finch Avenue West, Kempford Boulevard, Churchill and Ellerslie Avenues, Mel Lastman Square, North York Boulevard, Elmhurst Avenue and Sheppard Avenue West.
Toronto Transit Commission
42 Cummer
Until 11:15 a.m. Saturday, September 17, westbound buses operate along their regular routes to Cummer and Willowdale Avenues, then detour:
southward along Willowdale;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
southward into Finch Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Cummer Avenue across from Silverview Drive and at Yonge Street.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Willowdale Avenue south of Cummer Avenue and at Silverview Drive and Bishop Avenue.
Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street north of Bishop Avenue, beside #5799 Yonge and at Cummer Avenue and
- on Cummer Avenue east of Yonge Street and at Silverview Drive and Willowdale Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Willowdale Avenue north of Bishop Avenue, at Revcoe Drive, across from Silverdale Drive and at Cummer Avenue.
125 Drewry
Until 11:3- a.m. Saturday, September 17, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Drewry Avenue and Yonge Street, then detour:
eastward along Cummer;
southward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
southward into Finch Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Yonge Street beside #5800 Yonge.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Cummer Avenue east of Yonge Street, at Silverview Drive and at Willowdale Avenue and
- on Willowdale Avenue south of Cummer Avenue, at Silverview Drive and Bishop Avenue.
Westbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street north of Bishop Avenue and beside #5799 Yonge.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Willowdale Avenue north of Bishop Avenue, at Revcoe Drive and across from Silverdale Drive and
- on Cummer Avenue across from Silverview Drive and at Yonge Street.
39A / 39B Finch East
(The TTC has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
Until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, September 17, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Finch Avenue East and Willowdale Avenue, then detour:
northward along Willowdale;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
southward into Finch Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Finch Avenue East at Dudley and Kenneth avenues and beside Finch Station.
Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Finch Avenue East at Doris, Dudley and Willowdale avenues.
939A Finch express
(The TTC has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
Until 11:15 a.m. Saturday, September 17, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Finch Avenue East and Willowdale Avenue, then detour:
northward along Willowdale;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
southward into Finch Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
36A / 36B Finch West
Until 11:15 a.m. Saturday, September 17, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Finch Avenue West and Talbot Road, then detour:
northward along Talbot and Hilda Avenue;
eastward along Drewry and Cummer avenues;
southward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
northward into Finch Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Finch Avenue West at Talbot and Beecroft Roads and across from Duplex Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Drewry Avenue at Fairchild Avenue, beside #43 Drewry and at Yonge Street,
- on Cummer Avenue east of Yonge Street, at Silverview Drive and at Willowdale Avenue and
- on Willowdale Avenue south of Cummer Avenue, at Silverview Drive and Bishop Avenue.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Finch Avenue West beyond Yonge Street, at Greenview Avenue and Talbot Road.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Willowdale Avenue north of Bishop Avenue, at Revcoe Drive and across from Silverdale Drive,
- on Cummer Avenue across from Silverview Drive and at Yonge Street and
- on Drewry Avenue beyond Yonge Street, beside #30 Drewry and at Fairchild and Hilda avenues.
53 Steeles East
Until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, September 17, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Cummer Avenue / Drewry Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Cummer;
southward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward* along Bishop Avenue; and then
southward** into Finch Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Drewry Avenue and beside #5800 Yonge.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Cummer Avenue east of Yonge Street, at Silverview Drive and at Willowdale Avenue and
- on Willowdale Avenue south of Cummer Avenue, at Silverview Drive and Bishop Avenue.
^ Note that the TTC does not operate buses along the 953 Steeles East express route Saturdays.
Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street beside #5799 Yonge and at Cummer Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passenger at temporary stops
- on Willowdale Avenue north of Bishop Avenue, at Revcoe Drive and across from Silverdale Drive and
- on Cummer Avenue across from Silverview Drive and at Yonge Street.
60 Steeles West
Until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, September 17, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Cummer Avenue / Drewry Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Cummer;
southward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward* along Bishop Avenue; and then
southward** into Finch Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Drewry Avenue and beside #5800 Yonge.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Cummer Avenue east of Yonge Street, at Silverview Drive and at Willowdale Avenue and
- on Willowdale Avenue south of Cummer Avenue, at Silverview Drive and Bishop Avenue.
^ Note that the TTC does not operate buses along the 960 Steeles West express route Saturdays.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street beside #5799 Yonge and at Cummer Avenue.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passenger at temporary stops
- on Willowdale Avenue north of Bishop Avenue, at Revcoe Drive and across from Silverdale Drive and
- on Cummer Avenue across from Silverview Drive and at Yonge Street.
98 Willowdale - Senlac
(The TTC has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
Until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, September 17, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Drewry Avenue and Grantbrook Street, then detour:
westward along Drewry;
southward along Bathurst Street; and then
eastward along Finch Avenue West to Senlac Road,
resuming their regular route southward along Senlac.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Grantbrook Street beyond Drewry Avenue, at Charlton Boulevard, across from Blake and Hendon Avenues and at Finch Avenue West.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Drewry Avenue across from Lister Drive and at Marathon Crescent [east] and Bathurst Street,
- on Bathurst Street beside #5720 Bathurst and across from #4981 Bathurst and
- on Finch Avenue West across from Ancona and Clarkhill Streets and at Senlac Road.
Westbound buses operate along their regular route to Senlac Road and Yorkview Drive, then detour:
westward along Yorkview;
northward along Bathurst Street; and then
eastward along Drewry Avenue to Grantbrook Street,
resuming their regular route eastward along Drewry.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Senlac Road at Lurgan Drive and Finch Avenue West,
- on Grantbrook Street beyond Finch Avenue West, at Hendon Avenue, beyond Blake Avenue and at Charlton Boulevard and Drewry Avenue.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Bathurst Street at Finch Avenue West, beside #4979 Bathrust, across from #5720 Bathurst and at Drewry Avenue and
- on Drewry Avenue across from Marathon Crescent [east] and at Lister Drive and Grantbrook Street.
97 Yonge
Until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, September 17, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Cummer Avenue / Drewry Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Cummer;
southward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Finch Avenue East;
southward along Doris Avenue; and then
westward along Sheppard Avenue East to Yonge,
resuming their regular route southward along Yonge.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Drewry Avenue, beside #5800 Yonge, at Hendon Avenue, Finch Avenue West, Kempford Boulevard, Horsham, Churchill, Ellerslie and Park Home Avenues, across from Hillcrest Avenue and at North York Boulevard, Upper Madison and Elmhurst Avenues and Sheppard Avenue West.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Willowdale Avenue beyond Cummer Avenue and at Silverview Drive, Bishop Avenue and Finch Avenue East and
- on Finch Avenue East at Dudley Avenue.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Sheppard Avenue East;
northward along Doris Avenue;
westward along Finch Avenue East;
northward and then southward through Finch Station bus terminal;
eastward along Finch East;
northward along Willowdale Avenue; and then
eastward along Cummer Avenue to Yonge,
resuming their regular route northward along Yonge.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street beyond Greenview Avenue, at Elmwood, Empress, Norton and Church Avenues, across from Horsham Avenue, at Byng Avenue and Finch Avenue East, beyond Bishop Avenue, beside #5799 Yonge and at Cummer Avenue.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Sheppard Avenue East beyond Yonge Street,
- on Finch Avenue East at Dudley Avenue,
- on Willowdale Avenue north of Bishop Avenue, at Revcoe Drive and beyond Silverview Drive and
- on Cummer Avenue across from Silverview Drive and at Yonge Street.
320 Yonge overnight
After 4:30 a.m. Saturday, September 17, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Drewry Avenue / Cummer Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Cummer;
southward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Finch Avenue East;
southward along Doris Avenue; and then
westward along Sheppard Avenue Eastto Yonge,
resuming their regular route southward along Yonge.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Drewry Avenue, beside #5800 Yonge, at Hendon Avenue, Finch Avenue West, Kempford Boulevard, Horsham, Churchill, Ellerslie and Park Home Avenues, across from Hillcrest Avenue and at North York Boulevard, Upper Madison and Elmhurst Avenues and Sheppard Avenue West.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Willowdale Avenue south of Cummer Avenue and at Silverview Drive, Bishop Avenue and Finch Avenue East and
- on Finch Avenue East at Dudley Avenue.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street beyond Greenview Avenue, at Elmwood, Empress, Norton and Church Avenues, across from Horsham Avenue, at Byng Avenue and Finch Avenue East, beyond Bishop Avenue, beside #5799 Yonge and at Cummer Avenue.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Sheppard Avenue East beyond Yonge Street,
- on Finch Avenue East at Dudley Avenue,
- on Willowdale Avenue north of Bishop Avenue, at Revcoe Drive and beyond Silverview Drive and
- on Cummer Avenue across from Silverview Drive and at Yonge Street.
York Region Transit
88 Bathurst
91 / 91A Bayview
From 8:30 until 11 a.m. Saturday, September 17, southbound buses operate along their regular routes to Steeles Avenue West and Cummer Avenue / Drewry Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Cummer;
southward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
northward into Finch GO Bus Terminal,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Drewry Avenue.
Instead, southbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop
- on Cummer Avenue beyond Yonge Street.
Northbound buses operate along their regular routes.
5 Clark
77 Highway 7
From 8:30 until 11 a.m. Saturday, September 17, eastbound buses operate along their regular routes to Steeles Avenue West and Cummer Avenue / Drewry Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Cummer;
southward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
northward into Finch GO Bus Terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Drewry Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop
- on Cummer Avenue beyond Yonge Street.
Westbound buses operate along their regular routes.
2 Milliken
From 8:30 until 11 a.m. Saturday, September 17, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Steeles Avenue West and Cummer Avenue / Drewry Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Cummer;
southward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
northward into Finch GO Bus Terminal,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Drewry Avenue.
Instead, westbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop
- on Cummer Avenue beyond Yonge Street.
Eastbound buses operate along their regular route.
760 Vaughan Mills / Wonderland
Viva blue
99 Yonge
From 8:30 until 11 a.m. Saturday, September 17, southbound buses operate along their regular routes to Steeles Avenue West and Cummer Avenue / Drewry Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Cummer;
southward along Willowdale Avenue;
westward along Bishop Avenue; and then
northward into Finch GO Bus Terminal,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Drewry Avenue.
Instead, southbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop
- on Cummer Avenue beyond Yonge Street.
Northbound buses operate along their regular routes.
Toronto
See also East York and North York.
Toronto events affecting transit services include: the Elevate Festival (September 18 to 26); the Gita Mahotsav Parade (September 18); the Just For Laughs Festival (September 18 to 26); the Redpath Waterfront Festival (September 17 and 18); the Roncesvalles Polish Festival (September 16, 17, 18); and the Toronto Ukrainian Festival (September 16, 17, 18).
Elevate Festival
Just for Laughs Festival
From 8 a.m. Sunday, September 18 until 6 a.m. Monday, September 26, the City of Toronto is closing
- Front Street East between Church and Yonge streets
to accommodate street-level events for both festivals.
The TTC is detouring buses, while the street is closed:
121 Esplanade - River
From 8 a.m. Sunday, September 18 until 6 a.m. Monday, September 26, westbound buses operate along their regular route to The Esplanade and Lower Jarvis Street, then detour:
northward along Lower Jarvis and Jarvis streets;
westward along King Street East; and then
southward along Yonge Street to Wellington Street East,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on The Esplanade beyond Church Street and at Yonge Street,
- on Yonge Street at Front Street East and
- on Front Street West beyond Bay Street.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on King Street East beyond Jarvis and Church streets and
- on Yonge Street at Wellington Street West.
Eastbound buses star their trips on Yonge Street at Wellington Street West, then proceed:
southward along Yonge; and then
eastward along The Esplanade to Church Street,
resuming their regular route eastward along The Esplanade.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Front Street West beyond Bay Street and
- on Church Street at The Esplanade.
Instead, eastbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Yonge Street at Wellington Street West.
**Gita Mahotsav Parade
The parade on Sunday afternoon starts at Yonge - Dundas Square and ends at Nathan Phillips Square. The parade temporarily blocks:
- Dundas Street East, westbound curb lanes, between Victoria and Yonge streets,
- Yonge Street, southbound curb lanes, between Dundas and Queen streets west and
- Queen Street West between Yonge and Bay Streets.
The parade affects TTC services.
19 Bay
From 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday, September 18, expect delays as the parade crosses Bay Street at Queen Street West.
The Redpath Waterfront Festival also affects service along this route Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18.
506 Carlton
505 Dundas
From 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday, September 18, expect delays as the parade proceeds along Dundas Streets East between Victoria and Yonge streets.
501 Queen
From 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday, September 18, expect delays as the parade proceeds along Queen Street West between Yonge and Bay streets.
Redpath Waterfront Festival
After a two year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival resumes at HTO Park and Sugar Beach Saturday and Sunday.
The event affects TTC service.
19 Bay
From about 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, expect delays due to the large number of event-goers travelling to and from the two venues.
The Gita Mahotsav Parade also affects service along this route Sunday, September 18.
509 Harbourfront
65 Parliament
75 Sherbourne
510 Spadina
172 Cherry Beach
From about 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, expect delays due to the large number of event-goers travelling to and from the two venues.
Roncesvalles Polish Festival
The City of Toronto is closing
- Roncesvalles Avenue between Dundas Street West and Harvard Avenue
Friday, Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the festival.
The TTC is detouring service during the events, but has not yet announced detour-routing information.
504C King shuttle buses
304 King overnight
(The TTC has not yet confirmed detour-routing information. This is an unofficial version, until the TTC announces its detours.)
From 11 a.m. Friday, September 16 until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 18, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Dundas and Bloor streets west, then detour:
westward along Bloor West; and then
southward along Parkside Drive to Howard Park Avenue,
resuming their regular route southward along Parkside.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Roncesvalles Avenue south of Boustead and Howard Park Avenues.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Parkside Drive across from Indian Valley Crescent.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Roncesvalles Avenue across from Boustead Avenue and
- on Dundas Street West at Bloor Street West.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Parkside Drive at Indian Valley Crescent.
Toronto Ukrainian Festival
The City of Toronto is closing
- Bloor Street West between Jane Street and Runnymede Road
Friday, Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the festival.
A parade also proceeds along Bloor Street West between High Park Avenue and Jane Street Saturday morning.
The TTC is detouring service during the event.
300 Bloor - Danforth overnight
Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, 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 Runnymede Road to Bloor West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Bloor.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Bloor Street West at Windemere Avenue, Durie Street and Runnymede Road.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Bloor Street West at Runnymede Road, beyond Beresford Avenue and at Windemere Avenue and Jane Street.
26 Dupont
(The TTC has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
From 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 16 until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 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.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Jane Street beyond Bloor Street West and at Weatherall Street.
Westbound buses operate along their regular route.
35 Jane
335 Jane overnight
(The TTC has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
Southbound buses operate along their regular route.
From 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 16 until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 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.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Jane Street beyond Bloor Street West and at Weatherall Street.
935 Jane express
(The TTC has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
Southbound buses operate along their regular route.
From 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 16 until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 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.Buses serve all regular stops.
71 Runnymede
(The TTC has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
Southbound buses operate along their regular route.
From about 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, September 17 during the festival parade, northbound buses start their trips in Runnymede Station terminal, as usually, but detour:
northward along Kennedy Avenue; and then
westward along Colbeck Street to Runnymede Road,
resuming their regular route northward along Runnymede.Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Runnymede Road beyond Runnymede Station.
79 Scarlett Rd
(The TTC has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
Southbound buses operate along their regular route.
From about 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, September 17 during the festival parade, northbound buses start their trips in Runnymede Station terminal, as usually, but detour:
northward along Kennedy Avenue; and then
westward along Colbeck Street to Runnymede Road,Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Runnymede Road beyond Runnymede Station.
77 Swansea
(The TTC has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
From about 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, September 17 during the festival parade, southbound buses start their trips in Runnymede Station terminal, as usually, but detour:
northward along Kennedy Avenue;
westward along Colbeck Street; and then
southward along Runnymede Road to Bloor Street West,
resuming their regular route southward along Runnymede.Southbound buses serve all regular stops.
They also drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Runnymede Road beyond Bloor Street West.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route.
55 Warren Park
(The TTC has not confirmed detour-routing information. We’ve based this part of the post on information it supplied about detours during this event in previous years.)
Southbound buses operate along their regular route.
From 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 16 until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 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.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Jane Street beyond Bloor Street West and at Weatherall Street.
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