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Daylight Saving Skate

Daylight saving steals an hour of sleep, and we’re giving it back the best way we know how: on the ice! On our final day at the skate trail, we’re inviting neighbours to reset their internal clocks together with complimentary coffee and an extra hour of skating –pajamas encouraged! 

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Winter Skating, Extended to March 8!

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We are pleased to announce that our popular figure-eight outdoor Skate Trail will remain open through Sunday, March 9, giving skaters more time to glide beneath the Gardiner Expressway and enjoy one of Toronto’s most distinctive winter experiences!

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$128,600 OTF Grant from the Province helps with capital improvements at The Bentway

January 19, 2026

This winter, The Bentway is enhancing its much-loved under-Gardiner site, including its signature Skate Trail, thanks to receiving a $128,600 Capital grant from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) in 2025. MPP Chris Glover was at The Bentway on Friday to celebrate and highlight the importance of investment in public spaces. “The Bentway is one of our community’s most loved spaces, and I’m thrilled to support this $128,600 capital […]

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A group of people ice skating at The Bentway in Toronto.
Winter Skating (2025)

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We’re delighted to welcome neighbours and visitors back for another magical season of ice skating under the city lights. Lace up your skates and glide into the holidays with us! Be sure to check our Holiday and New Year hours before you visit.

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Polar Bear Skate (2025)

The Bentway’s boldest winter ritual returns on December 28 with the cheeky Polar Bear Skate! Brave Torontonians are invited to strip down to their skivvies and take a fearless lap around trail to bid farewell to 2025.

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Two members of The Bentway's programming team speaking to a group of people standing on The Bentway Skate Trail.
Sun/Shade Curators’ Tours

May 24 & 25, 2:00pm-3:30pm. June 19, July 17, August 21, 6:30pm – 8:00pm.

Go behind the scenes of our Sun/Shade outdoor art exhibition by joining a curators’ tour with The Bentway’s Programming team. Learn about the inspiration behind the season, the creation of each artwork, and how they fit together. Sun/Shade explores new ways of collaborating with the sun, as well as the importance of shade, in our urban spaces.

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A yoga teacher poses with prayer-hands at a park under the highway
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).

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Winter at The Bentway is back!

December 1, 2021

The Bentway welcomes back local neighbours and city-wide visitors for another winter of fun and skating! The Bentway Skate Trail’s 220-metre figure-eight loop will open for skating on December 22 with skate rentals, hot drinks, and special events. Alongside skating this year, The Bentway will also present a winter art exhibition by Inuvialuk artist Maureen […]

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SafewaysTO Aims to Put Pedestrians and Cyclists First

June 8, 2020

Five Toronto-based organizations today announced their coming together to create SafewaysTO, an initiative that offers Torontonians an emerging network of increasingly-vital safe, linear public spaces or “safeways” (including bike lanes, multi-use trails, parks and ActiveTO closures), providing city-dwellers expanded routes to navigate and enjoy on foot and by active transportation safely. SafewaysTO is led by […]

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