City of Toronto to function enjoyable actions and points of interest over the August lengthy weekend – City of Toronto

News Release

July 30, 2025

The City of Toronto is providing a variety of enjoyable actions and points of interest for residents and guests to take pleasure in over the upcoming Civic Holiday lengthy weekend.

Media advisory
Tomorrow, Jas Baweja, Senior Communications Advisor, City of Toronto might be obtainable to talk to media to offer an outline of what’s open and closed over the vacation weekend.

Date: Thursday, July 31
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: A Street Reception, 2nd ground, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W.

City seashores
The City has 10 supervised swimming seashores to go to and revel in. Plan your go to and discover extra data on the City’s seashores webpage.

Outdoor swimming pools, wading swimming pools and splash pads
Outdoor swimming pools, splash pads and wading swimming pools are all nice methods to beat the summer time warmth. They might be open all through the weekend and on Monday, August 4. More data, together with hours of operation, is out there on the City’s Swimming & Water Play webpage.

Whether on the seashore or a public pool, residents and guests are inspired to observe secure swimming by:

• Swimming solely when lifeguards are on obligation and inside supervised swimming areas.
• Staying inside arm’s attain of youngsters who’re in or close to water.
• Never swimming alone or whereas inebriated or medicine.
• Staying hydrated, sporting sunscreen and limiting publicity to warmth and solar.
• Calling 911 in case of emergency.

Toronto Island Park
Toronto Island Park is a well-liked vacation spot in the summertime and, like many different main points of interest, might be busy this weekend. People are inspired to:

• Buy tickets on-line earlier than heading to the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal. Online ticket holders can go on to the ferry boarding line on the terminal.
• Be affected person and plan your journey forward of time.
• Plan journey throughout non-peak hours – the ferry is busiest from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. when heading to the islands, and from 5:30 to 9 p.m. for return journeys to the town, particularly from Centre Island.

More details about ferry providers, together with on-line ticket purchases, is out there on the City’s Toronto ferries webpage.

Visit Toronto’s latest park
Biidaasige Park, Toronto’s latest park, might be open to welcome residents and guests this weekend. Enjoy ziplines and a waterplay function together with leisure trails and biking paths. More data is out there on-line.

Community centres and indoor swimming pools
Indoor swimming pools and neighborhood centres might be open Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3, however might be closed on Monday, August 4. Find extra data, together with a map with facilities, on the Parks & Community Recreation Centres webpage.

Conservatories and greenhouses
Allan Gardens Conservatory and Centennial Park Conservatory are free and open to the general public from 10 a.m. to five p.m. every day this lengthy weekend. More data is out there on the City’s conservatories webpage.

Cultural centres
Cultural centres might be working on restricted weekend hours and closed on Monday, August 4. Please seek the advice of the hours of operations and plan forward by visiting the City’s web site.

Toronto History Museums 
Fort York National Historic Site and Scarborough Museum are open Saturday, August 2, Sunday, August 3 and Monday, August 4 from 11 a.m. to five p.m.

Other Toronto History Museums are closed on Monday, August 4 however will function throughout their common hours on Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3.

Visitors can take pleasure in free normal admission together with web site excursions, hands-on actions and extra. More data is out there on the City’s Museums webpage.

Golf at municipal programs 
Toronto’s 5 municipal golf programs are open all through the lengthy weekend. Golfers are inspired to guide upfront, which may be achieved on-line by visiting the person golf course webpage or by telephone by calling the golf course.

More data is out there on the City’s golf webpage.

Tennis and pickleball courts 
Public tennis and pickleball courts might be obtainable to be used throughout the town all through the lengthy weekend. Players are requested to share the courts by limiting their play time to half-hour intervals if others are ready to make use of them.

More details about public courts is out there on the City’s tennis webpage and the City’s pickleball webpage.

High Park Animal Display
The High Park Animal Display might be open to guests from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. all through the lengthy weekend. Visitors are reminded that roads inside High Park are closed to automobiles on weekends and holidays. More data is out there on the City’s zoos and farms webpage.

Riverdale Farm 
Riverdale Farm is open from 9 a.m. to five p.m. all through the lengthy weekend. More data is out there on the City’s Riverdale Farm webpage.

St. Lawrence Market 
On Sunday, August 3, the Taste of the Caribbean Festival will fill Market Street with the meals, crafts and tradition of the Caribbean. Visit the distributors and revel in dwell music from 10 a.m. to five p.m.

The St. Lawrence Market and the Saturday Farmers’ Market might be open common hours through the Civic Holiday lengthy weekend:

• Saturday, August 2: 7 a.m. to five p.m.; Farmer’s Market from 5 a.m. to three p.m.
• Sunday, August 3: 10 a.m. to five p.m.
• Monday, August 4: Closed

Toronto Public Library

All Toronto Public Library (TPL) branches might be closed on Sunday, August 3 and Monday, August 4. Visit the TPL website for a full checklist of TPL branches and their hours of operation.

TPL cardholders can obtain and stream eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, newspapers, motion pictures and music at any time through the TPL website.

TTC 

The TTC will function on its Holiday service schedule on Monday, August 4. More data is out there on the TTC webpage.

Toronto Zoo
The Toronto Zoo might be open all three days from 9:30 a.m. till 7 p.m. More data, together with easy methods to buy tickets, is out there on the Toronto Zoo’s website.

Important reminder about fireworks 

The August Civic Holiday just isn’t a delegated fireworks day. Residents are solely permitted to set off fireworks on their property if they’ve obtained a allow from Toronto Fire Services. Fireworks are usually not allowed in metropolis parks or on seashores, balconies, streets, parking heaps or different personal property.

The misuse or unlawful sale of fireworks may be reported to 311 by telephone or by submitting a service request on the City’s 311 webpage. More details about fireworks guidelines is out there on the City’s Fireworks webpage.

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