From Milkweed to Monarchs
Did you know that monarch butterflies migrate 4,800km each year from Canada to Mexico? Join us for this hands-on workshop to learn how milkweed plants help support this journey and have a chance to plant your own! Learn about our experimental gardens at Bentway Staging Grounds and the opportunities of urban ecology.
Beautiful Native Plants
Why is it so important to re-plant native plants across Toronto? Come find out at this hands-on workshop with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority! At Bentway Staging Grounds, an experimental garden under the Gardiner Expressway, we’ve planted sunflowers, wild ginger, ferns, and paw-paw trees. These plants are already filtering run-off water and helping bring bees and birds back to the area!
Registration open for August and September Workshops
July 18, 2024
Looking for a fun night out with a creative twist? Registration is now available for our August and September Weekly Drawing Socials. The July dates booked up weeks in advance, so sign up early to secure your spot.
Learn to Play Dominoes
Come play dominoes with us! Whether it’s your all-time favourite game or something you’re keen to try for the first time, all are welcome at this neighbourhood gathering. Join us under the Gardiner for some friendly game time ahead of our city-scale Dominoes run on September 22.
Join the Dominoes team – volunteer with us!
June 11, 2024
We’re looking for 250 volunteers to help bring Station House Opera’s spectacular art project, Dominoes, to life in Toronto on September 22, 2024!
Partner EventSephora x Studio Mooi: Kintsugi For Beginners Workshop
Join Sephora and Studio Mooi for a three-hour Kintsugi workshop at Beauty at The Bentway, where you will be guided through a transformative journey using the art of Kintsugi.
Sephora @ The Bentway
May 29, 2024
Opening June 6 and running into 2025, Sephora’s Beauty at The Bentway transforms the undeveloped eastern edge of The Bentway Phase 1 site into something beautiful.
Partner EventSephora x Good Space: Kundalini-inspired movement class
Join Sephora and Good Space for a free Kundalini-inspired movement class at Beauty at the Bentway. Enjoy a 1-hour “MOVE + EASE” class: part Kundalini yoga-inspired dynamic movement to strengthen and detoxify and part restorative yoga to rejuvenate.
Public Curator Talk by Mariam Zulfiqar
Public Curator Talk by Mariam Zulfiqar as part of At the Transit Bar: An International Visiting Curators Series. Co-presented by the Art Gallery of York University and The Bentway.
Softer City Curators’ Tour: May 25
Be the first to explore our Softer City outdoor exhibition by joining a curators’ tour on opening weekend. Learn about the inspiration behind the exhibition theme and come see how Softer City invites artists, architects, and designers to explore new approaches to social connection and soft encounters in our city.
Softer City Curators’ Tour: May 26
Be the first to explore our Softer City outdoor exhibition by joining a curators’ tour on opening weekend. Learn about the inspiration behind the exhibition theme and come see how Softer City invites artists, architects, and designers to explore new approaches to social connection and soft encounters in our city.
LET’S GET TOGETHER @ THE BENTWAY THIS SUMMER
April 25, 2024
Announcing our Summer 2024 season, with a full slate of community recreation, large-scale parties, and free public art presented under the Gardiner. May 24 to October 6.
Yoga with Adriene, presented by The Bentway
July 6, 2024. 10:00am (Timed Entry)
The Bentway welcomes wellness icon Adriene Mishler of Yoga with Adriene for her first-ever live event in Canada! The YouTube superstar has inspired millions of people around the world to practice yoga from the comfort of their homes. Now, join Adriene and thousands of Torontonians live on July 6 for this unforgettable communal outdoor yoga class (co-hosted with Fort York).
Softer City: Freestyle Socials
Join Athony Morgan and Aaron Fitzpatrick for their signature hilarious social game, Freestyle Socials. The game is simple! Through yes or no questions, share ideas and experiences about community and connection. There’s sure to be lots of laughter and you might even make a new friend!
Softer City Curators’ Tours
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Be the first to explore our Softer City outdoor exhibition by joining a curators’ tour on opening weekend. Learn about the inspiration behind the exhibition theme and come see how Softer City invites artists, architects, and designers to explore new approaches to social connection and soft encounters in our city.
Summer Opening Night Party (2024)
A fabulous party to kick-off summer in the city! Mix, mingle, and dance under the Gardiner as The Bentway’s new public art exhibition Softer City officially opened. The evening culminated with a massive collective performance led by local queer line dancing icons, SPURS.
Beading Workshop at The Bentway
June 22, 2024. Times: 12pm-2pm and 3pm-5pm
Join a community beading circle inspired by Nico Williams’s project Tracings, a series of large-scale Indigenous regalia designs installed under the Gardiner. Learn about basic beading techniques and the role that beading plays in healing practices in many communities.
From Steps to Stories Public Opening
Be the first to experience From Steps to Stories, a new high-tech exhibition presented with Autodesk Research. Join us on Friday, November 3 for a free reception as we launch this interactive showcase of cutting-edge space-sensing technology and consider its implications for understanding public space.
Howl’oween returns at The Bentway
October 3, 2023
Toronto’s pooches unleash adorable costumes as part of week-long Halloween festivities under the Gardiner!
Howl’oween (2023)
We’re bringing back a Fall-favourite event, Howl’oween, presented by Ren’s Pets! Compete in a Costumed Pup Parade and Contest, celebrity judges, music, photo station, cozy drinks, and bark-tacular local vendors. Bring your best tricks and treats and prepare for a tail-riffic afternoon of Halloween family fun at The Bentway.
Bentway neighbourhood illuminated for Nuit Blanche
August 23, 2023
This Nuit Blanche, we invite you down to The Bentway and surrounding area for a series of installations that light up the neighbourhoods along the Gardiner Expressway.
Staging Grounds Public Opening
Be the first to see Bentway Staging Grounds, a temporary public space under the Gardiner Expressway at the public opening on September 18!
Attend the Under Gardiner Public Realm Plan Showcase
August 23, 2023
Explore how the spaces under the Expressway can better serve Toronto as we present the recommendations of the Under Gardiner Public Realm Plan for the first time on September 26.