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events calendar
Free Hot Chocolate Mondays: February 3
Stop by The Bentway skate trail to enjoy free hot chocolate every Monday evening from January 6 – February 10! Starting January 6, enjoy free hot chocolate every Monday evening (5:00pm-8:30pm) and explore the local neighbourhood. A big thank you to our friends at CityPlace Fort York BIA for their generous support!
Billy Bishop Free Rental Thursdays: February 6
Enjoy free skate rentals at The Bentway skate trail every Thursday evening from January 9 – February 13! Starting January 9, enjoy free skate rentals every Thursday evening (5:00pm-8:00pm) thanks to the generous support of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The last time to rent skates is 8:00pm and all skates must be returned by […]
Partner Event Skate with Ausma
Join Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik at skating rinks across the ward to embrace winter fun and meet your neighbours! Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik invites you to lace up your skates for her skating party at The Bentway! Courtesy of the Deputy Mayor Malik’s team, we are excited to offer: Be sure to check out other […]
Free Hot Chocolate Mondays: February 10
Stop by The Bentway skate trail to enjoy free hot chocolate every Monday evening from January 6 – February 10! Starting January 6, enjoy free hot chocolate every Monday evening (5:00pm-8:30pm) and explore the local neighbourhood. A big thank you to our friends at CityPlace Fort York BIA for their generous support! Billy Bishop Free Rental Thursdays: February 13
Enjoy free skate rentals at The Bentway skate trail every Thursday evening from January 9 – February 13! Starting January 9, enjoy free skate rentals every Thursday evening (5:00pm-8:00pm) thanks to the generous support of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The last time to rent skates is 8:00pm and all skates must be returned by […] TDSB PA Day
The Bentway Skate Trail is open 12pm-9pm on Friday, February 14!
Family Day (2025)
Join us for this season’s final day of skating at The Bentway Skate Trail! We will be open 12pm-9pm on Monday, February 17.
Panel: Rx for Social Connection
Exploring how public space design and programming can combat loneliness and strengthen communities. This event welcomed attendees to discover insights from Rx For Social Connection: Public space as a strategy to combat loneliness with the interdisciplinary research team from The Bentway, Gehl (New York) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (University of Toronto) during […]
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Waterfront ReConnect: Boom Town
On view nowBoom Town employs vibrant colour, playful characters, and environmental lighting to enliven the York Street intersection, improving safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Waterfront ReConnect: Pixel Story
On view nowPixel Story references the multitude of vantages, scales, speeds, and distances at which to view the Expressway, enticing passersby to move forward towards the waterfront, or pause to reflect on its diverse stories.
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Bentway Staging Grounds
On view nowBentway Staging Grounds is a site of active, environmental learning that continues The Bentway’s creative work along the Gardiner Expressway. Visitors are invited into a living laboratory for urban ecology, with experimental gardens that use rainwater run-off from the highway above to support the growth of flowering plant species.
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Memory Work
On display May 1, 2022 onwardsSituated at the western entrance to The Bentway, Memory Work is a mural made up of twelve embellished photographic portraits of revolutionary women and non-binary figures from a future Toronto. Initiated by studio From Later with artist Rajni Perera and Memory Work Collective, this speculative monument imagines a city characterized by collective care and politics…